TRF Jumps Out Early To Defeat Park Rapids; Bemidji Comes Back Late To Net 3-2 Thriller On Max Hazelton's Goal At :46 Left In 3rd

All Games At The Gardens Arena In Warroad, Minnesota

THIEF RIVER FALLS 5, PARK RAPIDS 2

First period — 1. TRF, Kent Peterson (Jacob Malwitz, Lucas Dillon) 3:29; 2. TRF, Dillon (Peterson) 7:05; 3. TRF, Dillon (Kevin Lunke) 11:24
Second period — 4. TRF, Jesse Castle (Tyler Aandel, Matt Audette) 6:11; 5. PR, Ian Johnson (Tucker Coborn, Sam Coborn) 15:06
Third period — 6. PR, S. Coborn (T. Coborn) 12:09; 7. TRF, Aandel (Matt Lindquist, Castle) 16:50
Goalie saves — TRF: Zane Gothberg 7-6-8 — 21; PR: Brady Yrjo 6-9-15 — 30

BEMIDJI 3, LAKE OF THE WOODS 2

First period — 1. B, Luke Burns (Lucas Phillips, Kris Maggert) 3:25; 2. LOW, Shae Pepera (Cody Hasbargen, Joncarlo Westerlund) 3:50
Second period — 3. LOW, Pepera (Chad Reed, Westerlund) 6:19;
Third period — 4. B, Jesse Nemgar (Jared Berquist) 11:22; 5. Max Hazelton (Rylee Curb) 16:14
Goalie saves — B: Derek Dudgeon 6-6-9— 21; LOW: Alex Lyon 12-16-8 — 36

Semifinals On Saturday, February 28, 2009:
Crookston vs. Warroad, 7 p.m.

Semifinals On Monday March 2, 2009:
Thief River Falls vs. Bemidji, 7 p.m.

Championship Game On Thursday, March 5, 2009:
Semifinal Winners, 7 p.m.