ALL-MARIUCCI CONFERENCE:
The players were selected on a vote from the Conference Coaches:
Goaltenders:
Zane Gothberg ( Thief River Falls Prowlers )
Matt Grove ( Crookston Pirates )
Defensemen:
Tai Larson ( Warroad Warriors )
Michael Pieper ( Warroad Warriors )
Jacob Malwitz ( Thief River Falls Prowlers )
Ian Cochran ( Moorhead Spuds )
Forwards:
Brock Nelson ( Warroad Warriors )
Tyler Landman ( Roseau Rams )
Lucas Dillon ( Thief River Falls Prowlers )
Jake Useldinger ( East Grand Forks Green Wave)
Trent Johnson ( Moorhead Spuds )
Adam Knockenmus ( Roseau Rams )
Head Coach-of-the-Year: Tim Bergland ( Thief River Falls )
Assistant Coach-of-the-Year: Dennis Fermoyle ( Warroad )
ALL-NORTHWEST CONFERENCE:
The players were selected on a vote from the Conference Coaches:
Goaltenders:
Alex Lyon ( Lake-of-the-Woods Bears)
Zach Page ( Red Lake Falls Eagles )
Defensemen:
Garrett Schmitz ( Red Lake Falls Eagles )
Eric Derosier ( Red Lake Falls Eagles )
Nick Lindegard ( Kittson-Central Wolfpack )
Tyler Bergh ( Kittson-Central Wolfpack )
Jeff Bergh ( Kittson-Central Wolfpack )
Forwards:
Adam Skala ( Red Lake Falls Eagles )
Joncarlo Westerlund ( Lake-of-the-Woods Bears )
Cody Hasbargen ( Lake-of-the-Woods Bears )
Jalen Stay ( Lake-of-the-Woods Bears )
Craig Lindegard ( Kittson-Central Wolfpack )
Dylan Zutz ( Red Lake Falls Eagles )
Head Coach-of-the-Year: Brad Kennet ( Red Lake Falls Eagles )
Assistant Coach-of-the-Year: Jason Sobolik (Kittson-Central )
MINNESOTA 8A ALL-SECTION TEAM:
The players were selected on a vote from the Section Coaches:
Goaltenders:
Zane Gothberg ( Thief River Falls Prowlers )
Matt Grove ( Crookston Pirates )
Defensemen:
Michael Pieper ( Warroad Warriors )
Tai Larson ( Warroad Warriors )
Kevin McMorrow ( Park Rapids Panthers )
MaCauley Useldinger ( East Grand Forks Green Wave )
Jacob Malwitz ( Thief River Falls Prowlers )
Mark Bittner ( Crookston Pirates )
Garrett Schmitz ( Red Lake Falls Eagles )
Forwards:
Brock Nelson ( Warroad Warriors )
Lucas Dillon ( Thief River Falls Prowlers )
Jake Useldinger ( East Grand Forks Green Wave )
Dane Shaugabay ( Warroad Warriors )
Brett Hebel ( Warroad Warriors )
Jesse Nemgar ( Bemidji Lumberjacks )
Kent Peterson ( Thief River Falls Prowlers )
Adam Skala ( Red Lake Falls Skala )
Tyler Aandal ( Thief River Falls Prowlers )
Head Coach-of-the-Year: Albert Hasbargen ( Warroad )
Assistant Coach-of-the-Year: Adrian Hasbargen ( Warroad )
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
MINNESOTA STATE CLASS "A" HOCKEY TOURNAMENT: Warroad Led By Top Unit Of Nelson, Shaugabay, Hebel (Courtesy Of Grand Forks Herald)
They’re called the gold line because of the color of their practice jerseys. The nickname seems appropriate, the way these three forwards have been golden for the Warroad boys hockey team this season.By: Kevin Fee
They’re called the gold line because of the color of their practice jerseys.
The nickname seems appropriate, the way these three forwards have been golden for the Warroad boys hockey team this season.
Senior Dane Shaugabay and juniors Brock Nelson and Brett Hebel have put up numbers for one line that haven’t been seen in the hockey tradition-rich Warroad in some time.
They have a combined 180 points in 28 games, an average of 6.4 per game, entering the Minnesota state Class A hockey tournament. Warroad (26-2) meets Hutchinson (19-7-1) at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the quarterfinals in the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
Dennis Fermoyle, a Warrior assistant coach this season who has been around the program for 20 years, says the Nelson line might be the best he’s seen in Warroad.
“When they’ve got things going, they are very good,” Fermoyle said. “We’ve had some good lines, but I think that’s the best line we’ve had.”
Nelson, a grandson of U.S. Hockey Hall of Famer Billy Christian, is the leader of the group. Nelson, a crafty center, has 41 goals and 33 assists for 74 points.
Shaugabay has put up 22 goals and 32 assists for 54 points. And Hebel has 20 goals and 32 assists for 52 points.
Here’s what Warroad coach Albert Hasbargen has to say about the three:
On Nelson: “He’s got God’s gift with his hands. He’s just a natural goal-scorer. He’s fun to watch out here. . . . You can tell he’s not a first-generation hockey player. He just knows the game.”
On Shaugabay: “He has a good shot and complements the other two. . . . He’s pretty foxy around the net as far as finding the twine.”
On Hebel: “He’s a physical player who gets in front of the net and is hard to move, likes to screen the goalie. And he’s real tough along the wall.”
The three aren’t the only difference-makers for the Warriors, of course.
The team has received solid play from goalie Jason Goldsmith, several defensemen, including veterans Michael Pieper and Tai Larson, and a second forward line of Chris Sylvester, Micky Knox and Nick Stoskopf.
With little varsity experience, Goldsmith was the question mark entering the season. He’s come through, posting a 25-2 record, a 1.50 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage.
But the gold line is what puts fear in opponents. Hebel can do it in several ways.
“He is the player on our team I’d least like to play against,” Fermoyle said. “He’s a big, strong kid and he plays physical and does it very well. He does it without taking penalties.
“Defensemen do not want to hang on to the puck when he’s coming at them.”
Hebel said: “I go into the corners and grab the puck and give it to Brock and Dane and then go to the net.”
Hasbargen likes the line’s unselfishness and says the three move well north and south on the ice.
“They don’t do a lot of sideways stuff,” he said. “They attack quickly and they get back quickly."
"If I were a coach on the other side of it, I would certainly have to shut down this line to have success against us.”
That will be Hutchinson’s charge Wednesday.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
2009 Minnesota State High School Hockey Boy's Class "A" & "AA" Tournament Pairings As Announced By The Minnesota State High School League
Xcel Energy Center In St. Paul, Minn
Class "A" On Wednesday, March 11, 2009:
11:00 AM: #2-seed S. C. Cathedral (25-2-1) vs. Mahtomedi (20-6-2)
1:00 PM: #3-seed Warroad (26-2-0) vs. Hutchinson (20-7-1)
6:00 PM: #1-seed Little Falls (28-0-0) vs. Virginia/MIB (23-5-0)
8:00 PM: #4-seed Breck School (24-3-1) vs. Roch Lourdes (20-7-0)
Class "AA" On Thursday, March 12, 2009:
11:00 AM: #2-seed Eden Prairie (25-3-0) vs. Hill-Murray (18-9-1)
1:00 PM: #3-seed Blaine (24-3-1) vs. Rochester Century (15-11-2)
6:00 PM: #1-seed Edina (24-4-0) vs. Moorhead (15-9-3)
8:00 PM: #4-seed Duluth East (24-3-1) vs. Cretin-Derham Hall (20-7-1)
Class "A" On Wednesday, March 11, 2009:
11:00 AM: #2-seed S. C. Cathedral (25-2-1) vs. Mahtomedi (20-6-2)
1:00 PM: #3-seed Warroad (26-2-0) vs. Hutchinson (20-7-1)
6:00 PM: #1-seed Little Falls (28-0-0) vs. Virginia/MIB (23-5-0)
8:00 PM: #4-seed Breck School (24-3-1) vs. Roch Lourdes (20-7-0)
Class "AA" On Thursday, March 12, 2009:
11:00 AM: #2-seed Eden Prairie (25-3-0) vs. Hill-Murray (18-9-1)
1:00 PM: #3-seed Blaine (24-3-1) vs. Rochester Century (15-11-2)
6:00 PM: #1-seed Edina (24-4-0) vs. Moorhead (15-9-3)
8:00 PM: #4-seed Duluth East (24-3-1) vs. Cretin-Derham Hall (20-7-1)
2009 Minnesota Sectional Championships Scores From Around The State In Class "AA" & "A" .. The 16-Team Hockey Showcase Is Set
From Staff Reports Across Minnesota:
( Spotter Taylor Mychal-Richard Oshie )
Class AA Results:
Class 2A - Section 1 Rochester Century 5, Lakeville North 3 F
Class 2A - Section 2 Edina 5, Bloomington-Jefferson 0 F
Class 2A - Section 3 Cretin-Derham Hall 2, Apple Valley 1 F/OT
Class 2A - Section 4 Hill-Murray 5, Stillwater Area 4 F/2OT
Class 2A - Section 5 Blaine 7, Centennial 1 F
Class 2A - Section 6 Eden Prairie 4, Minnetonka2F
Class 2A - Section 7 Duluth East 4, Elk River 1 F
Class 2A - Section 8 Moorhead 5, Roseau 2 F
Class A Results:
Class 1A - Section 1 Red Wing 2, Rochester Lourdes 3 F
Class 1A - Section 2 Breck 7, Mound-Westonka 2 F
Class 1A - Section 3 Hutchinson 3, New Ulm 1 F
Class 1A - Section 4 Mahtomedi 4, St. Thomas Academy 1 F
Class 1A - Section 5 St. Cloud Cathedral 5, Hermantown 1 F
Class 1A - Section 6 Little Falls 3, Alexandria 2 F OT
Class 1A - Section 7 Virginia M-I-B 3, Hibbing 1 F
Class 1A - Section 8 Warroad 3, Thief River Falls 2 F
( Spotter Taylor Mychal-Richard Oshie )
Class AA Results:
Class 2A - Section 1 Rochester Century 5, Lakeville North 3 F
Class 2A - Section 2 Edina 5, Bloomington-Jefferson 0 F
Class 2A - Section 3 Cretin-Derham Hall 2, Apple Valley 1 F/OT
Class 2A - Section 4 Hill-Murray 5, Stillwater Area 4 F/2OT
Class 2A - Section 5 Blaine 7, Centennial 1 F
Class 2A - Section 6 Eden Prairie 4, Minnetonka2F
Class 2A - Section 7 Duluth East 4, Elk River 1 F
Class 2A - Section 8 Moorhead 5, Roseau 2 F
Class A Results:
Class 1A - Section 1 Red Wing 2, Rochester Lourdes 3 F
Class 1A - Section 2 Breck 7, Mound-Westonka 2 F
Class 1A - Section 3 Hutchinson 3, New Ulm 1 F
Class 1A - Section 4 Mahtomedi 4, St. Thomas Academy 1 F
Class 1A - Section 5 St. Cloud Cathedral 5, Hermantown 1 F
Class 1A - Section 6 Little Falls 3, Alexandria 2 F OT
Class 1A - Section 7 Virginia M-I-B 3, Hibbing 1 F
Class 1A - Section 8 Warroad 3, Thief River Falls 2 F
Thursday, March 5, 2009
MINNESOTA SECTION 8A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Warroad Nips Thief River Falls 3-2 In Thriller; Brock Nelson Tallies GWG w/ 1:53 Left In Regulation
Courtesy Of Grand Forks Herald:
Brock Nelson’s goal with 1 minute, 53 seconds remaining lifted Warroad to a 3-2 victory over Thief River Falls on Thursday night in the Minnesota Section 8A boys hockey championship in The Gardens.
By: Brittany Brevik, Grand Forks Herald
WARROAD, Minn. — Thief River Falls had an answer for just about every goal Warroad put on the board.
But the Warriors — as usual —kept their cool, stuck to the game plan and it paid off.
Brock Nelson’s goal with 1 minute, 53 seconds remaining lifted Warroad to a 3-2 victory over Thief River Falls on Thursday night in the Minnesota Section 8A boys hockey championship in The Gardens.
“The third goal really did it for us,” Warroad senior defenseman Michael Pieper said. “After that, it was just defense. We really like to take care of our zone. We know that if we can get up and win in our zone, then we can win the game.”
It is Warroad’s third straight section championship and, of course, its third trip to the state tournament.
The Warriors will play on Wednesday against an opponent to be named in St. Paul.
Warroad took a 1-0 lead in the first period when a Pieper shot deflected off Brett Hebel and past Thief River Falls goalie Zane Gothberg (19 saves).
The Prowlers answered with Kent Peterson’s tally with 2.2 seconds left in the first.
“I thought we controlled the first period pretty dramatically,” Pieper said. “When they scored with a couple of seconds left, that kind of hurt. But we came out in the second, they tied it up again and we kept playing.
“We know we’ve got enough offensive power and defensive support with our goalie. We’re not going to lose our cool. We’re going to play our game and know that our game’s better than the rest.”
Nick Stoskopf scored the lone goal of the second period, as he took a shot from the point that Gothberg appeared to have under control. A second later, the puck trickled in behind the goalie for a 2-1 Warroad lead.
“It was a good defensive battle, but we got some lucky bounces tonight,” Warroad coach Albert Hasbargen said. “Typically we get some pretty goals. . . . we just got some bounces and ended up on top.”
Thief River Falls knotted it at 2 when Warroad goalie Jason Goldsmith (16 saves) left a rebound out front and Brady Johnson was there to knock it in.
“We didn’t get too frustrated when they tied it up every time,” Pieper said.
Nelson notched the third tally for Warroad on an assist from Dane Shaugabay. Shaugabay, with the puck, weaved through a crowd of players in front of the net and took a shot that bounced off Gothberg’s left pad. Nelson was there at the left post to score his 41st goal of the season.
“He’s just a natural goal-scorer,” Hasbargen said.
The coach missed the game-winner.
“I was talking to some players on the bench and really didn’t see the score,” he said. “I looked at the clock and saw how short time was getting. . . . I actually thought (Dane Shaugabay) had scored it.”
Thief River Falls ended its season at 21-5-2.
Warroad (26-2) will have a chance at its first state title since 2005 when the tournament begins in the Xcel Energy Center.
“Coach says it’s a lot more fun when you win it,” Pieper said of state. “And they’ve been there; they have that experience.”
Brock Nelson’s goal with 1 minute, 53 seconds remaining lifted Warroad to a 3-2 victory over Thief River Falls on Thursday night in the Minnesota Section 8A boys hockey championship in The Gardens.
By: Brittany Brevik, Grand Forks Herald
WARROAD, Minn. — Thief River Falls had an answer for just about every goal Warroad put on the board.
But the Warriors — as usual —kept their cool, stuck to the game plan and it paid off.
Brock Nelson’s goal with 1 minute, 53 seconds remaining lifted Warroad to a 3-2 victory over Thief River Falls on Thursday night in the Minnesota Section 8A boys hockey championship in The Gardens.
“The third goal really did it for us,” Warroad senior defenseman Michael Pieper said. “After that, it was just defense. We really like to take care of our zone. We know that if we can get up and win in our zone, then we can win the game.”
It is Warroad’s third straight section championship and, of course, its third trip to the state tournament.
The Warriors will play on Wednesday against an opponent to be named in St. Paul.
Warroad took a 1-0 lead in the first period when a Pieper shot deflected off Brett Hebel and past Thief River Falls goalie Zane Gothberg (19 saves).
The Prowlers answered with Kent Peterson’s tally with 2.2 seconds left in the first.
“I thought we controlled the first period pretty dramatically,” Pieper said. “When they scored with a couple of seconds left, that kind of hurt. But we came out in the second, they tied it up again and we kept playing.
“We know we’ve got enough offensive power and defensive support with our goalie. We’re not going to lose our cool. We’re going to play our game and know that our game’s better than the rest.”
Nick Stoskopf scored the lone goal of the second period, as he took a shot from the point that Gothberg appeared to have under control. A second later, the puck trickled in behind the goalie for a 2-1 Warroad lead.
“It was a good defensive battle, but we got some lucky bounces tonight,” Warroad coach Albert Hasbargen said. “Typically we get some pretty goals. . . . we just got some bounces and ended up on top.”
Thief River Falls knotted it at 2 when Warroad goalie Jason Goldsmith (16 saves) left a rebound out front and Brady Johnson was there to knock it in.
“We didn’t get too frustrated when they tied it up every time,” Pieper said.
Nelson notched the third tally for Warroad on an assist from Dane Shaugabay. Shaugabay, with the puck, weaved through a crowd of players in front of the net and took a shot that bounced off Gothberg’s left pad. Nelson was there at the left post to score his 41st goal of the season.
“He’s just a natural goal-scorer,” Hasbargen said.
The coach missed the game-winner.
“I was talking to some players on the bench and really didn’t see the score,” he said. “I looked at the clock and saw how short time was getting. . . . I actually thought (Dane Shaugabay) had scored it.”
Thief River Falls ended its season at 21-5-2.
Warroad (26-2) will have a chance at its first state title since 2005 when the tournament begins in the Xcel Energy Center.
“Coach says it’s a lot more fun when you win it,” Pieper said of state. “And they’ve been there; they have that experience.”
2009 Minnesota Sectional Championships Scores From Around The State In Class "AA" & "A" .. The 16-Team Hockey Showcase Is Set
From Staff Reports Across Minnesota:
( Spotter Taylor Mychal-Richard Oshie )
Class AA Results:
Class 2A - Section 1 Rochester Century 5, Lakeville North 3 F
Class 2A - Section 2 Edina 5, Bloomington-Jefferson 0 F
Class 2A - Section 3 Cretin-Derham Hall 2, Apple Valley 1 F/OT
Class 2A - Section 4 Hill-Murray 5, Stillwater Area 4 F/2OT
Class 2A - Section 5 Blaine 7, Centennial 1 F
Class 2A - Section 6 Eden Prairie 4, Minnetonka 2 F
Class 2A - Section 7 Duluth East 4, Elk River 1 F
Class 2A - Section 8 Moorhead 5, Roseau 2 F
Class A Results:
Class 1A - Section 1 Red Wing 2, Rochester Lourdes 3 F
Class 1A - Section 2 Breck 7, Mound-Westonka 2 F
Class 1A - Section 3 Hutchinson 3, New Ulm 1 F
Class 1A - Section 4 Mahtomedi 4, St. Thomas Academy 1 F
Class 1A - Section 5 St. Cloud Cathedral 5, Hermantown 1 F
Class 1A - Section 6 Little Falls 3, Alexandria 2 F OT
Class 1A - Section 7 Virginia M-I-B 3, Hibbing 1 F
Class 1A - Section 8 Warroad 3, Thief River Falls 2 F
( Spotter Taylor Mychal-Richard Oshie )
Class AA Results:
Class 2A - Section 1 Rochester Century 5, Lakeville North 3 F
Class 2A - Section 2 Edina 5, Bloomington-Jefferson 0 F
Class 2A - Section 3 Cretin-Derham Hall 2, Apple Valley 1 F/OT
Class 2A - Section 4 Hill-Murray 5, Stillwater Area 4 F/2OT
Class 2A - Section 5 Blaine 7, Centennial 1 F
Class 2A - Section 6 Eden Prairie 4, Minnetonka 2 F
Class 2A - Section 7 Duluth East 4, Elk River 1 F
Class 2A - Section 8 Moorhead 5, Roseau 2 F
Class A Results:
Class 1A - Section 1 Red Wing 2, Rochester Lourdes 3 F
Class 1A - Section 2 Breck 7, Mound-Westonka 2 F
Class 1A - Section 3 Hutchinson 3, New Ulm 1 F
Class 1A - Section 4 Mahtomedi 4, St. Thomas Academy 1 F
Class 1A - Section 5 St. Cloud Cathedral 5, Hermantown 1 F
Class 1A - Section 6 Little Falls 3, Alexandria 2 F OT
Class 1A - Section 7 Virginia M-I-B 3, Hibbing 1 F
Class 1A - Section 8 Warroad 3, Thief River Falls 2 F
A Special Feature Story On Coach Jon Bittner's Dedication To The Crookston Hockey Program; A Few Words Of Wisdom By The Publisher
For Immediate Press Release
Thursday, March 5, 2009
By: Timothy Oshie
Publisher / Oshie Sports & Media Group
I came across a story around midnight last night as part of Frank Fee's web site. I'd like to share with you a portion of his column/story on the the Crookston Pirates @ Warroad Warriors semi-final hockey game last Saturday night at The Gardens Arena in Warroad, Minn.
Just to preface the quotes from below, Crookston fell to the Warriors on this night by the score of 9-1. Through it all, Pirates head coach Jon Bittner, kept his athletes focused and primed for the pump in the event of a monumental comeback.
What's even more special is the eloquent words given to the players after the first and second periods that really hit home.
Coach Jon Bittner:
“It was good to see Brady get the goal and the work Cody did on it too,” said Bittner, “We had talked in the locker room on how you wanted to finish, do you want to go out with a sour taste in your mouth, or do you want to go out playing your hardest and being proud of your efforts? I was real proud of the way they finished in the third period.”
Warroad, who did not play their top line in the third period, would score with 15 seconds left to make it a 9-1 win and advance the Warriors to the Section 8A championship game on Thursday night against Thief River Falls.
“They are flat out a good hockey team,:” said Bittner of the Warriors, “they can skate, pass, shoot and have a lot of hockey moxie and capitalize on every mistake. They have the whole package, certainly good skilled forwards and solid defensemen. An excellent program and a great coaching staff.”
Crookston season ends at 13-13 and 11 seniors on the tournament roster and 13 overall that played their last Pirate high school game.
Coach Jon Bittner:
“It certainly is a disappointed locker room right now,” said Bittner, “but we talked about the good things too. You’ve put extra time on the weight’s, you’ve put extra time in the summers at night and during the summer and fall playing in tournaments. You had 13 wins this year and you’ve played everybody tough this year basically, except Warroad and I’m not going to discount that at all and I reminded them of the steps they have taken and how proud we are of them for setting the table now for the next group.”
Folks, I write and publish this story today on the day when Minnesota Section 8A will crown it's 16th champion since the inception of the (2) classes in the Minnesota State Boy's Hockey League. I write you today to tell you I've known Jon Bittner since my arrival in Warroad back in the summer of 2002. His life has had adversity the past few years and yet he came back to coach the Crookston Pirates in 2007-08 after an absence of a few years while replacing Jeff Perrault at the Pirates helm.
Jon Bittner is a man of dignity and honor. The words he gave to his hockey players attest to his commitment to the children of Crookston and his incredible ambassadorship to the game of hockey.
On a personal note, I've coached hockey since 1989. I started out coaching at Seattle Junior Hockey Association and did so until the spring of 2002. Upon my arrival in Warroad in 2002, I coached the Warroad Bantam A team then for the next four seasons as the Assistant Coach / JV Head Coach of the Warroad Warriors.
See my friends, you become a coach of any sport to develop great young people and to have them manifest excellence in every aspect of their lives. Not just the game of hockey, but the game of life. I've coached hockey, football, basketball, golf, baseball and volleyball in my adult life. There is no better satisfaction then to say a young man or woman attain greatness in all their aspects of life.
Don't get me wrong. We also coach sports to attain successes of our respective careers and the careers of our athletes. But, like the words of Jon Bittner last Saturday night in which he said, "You’ve put extra time on the weight’s, you’ve put extra time in the summers at night and during the summer and fall playing in tournaments. You had 13 wins this year and you’ve played everybody tough this year basically, except Warroad and I’m not going to discount that at all and I reminded them of the steps they have taken and how proud we are of them for setting the table now for the next group.”
The leave your legecy as an athlete for your small town communities of Warroad, Roseau, Baudette, Thief River Falls, Crookston, Red Lake Falls, Bagley, Hallock, Bemidji, Park Rapids, East Grand Forks and Walker, is the greatest thing you can do in your young, and elder life.
Nothing is worth attaining unless you've sacrificed through sweat and tears to the betterment of your team; to the betterment of your athletic department; to the betterment of your town. Trust me on this statement folks.
You, as an athlete, will forgot the intricacies of the games when you get older. You won't forgot the brotherhoods, the sisterhoods and the golden memories on your prep careers.
So, as you read this story today, take time to reflect on your careers as a young athlete and like the words of Mr. Jon Bittner, "we have now taken the steps now and how proud we are of them for setting the table for the next group."
I wish both the Thief River Falls Prowlers and the Warroad Warriors the best of luck in tonight's Section 8A Boy's Hockey championship tilt. But more importantly I wish them luck in the rest of their lives.
Coach Timothy Oshie
Thursday, March 5, 2009
By: Timothy Oshie
Publisher / Oshie Sports & Media Group
I came across a story around midnight last night as part of Frank Fee's web site. I'd like to share with you a portion of his column/story on the the Crookston Pirates @ Warroad Warriors semi-final hockey game last Saturday night at The Gardens Arena in Warroad, Minn.
Just to preface the quotes from below, Crookston fell to the Warriors on this night by the score of 9-1. Through it all, Pirates head coach Jon Bittner, kept his athletes focused and primed for the pump in the event of a monumental comeback.
What's even more special is the eloquent words given to the players after the first and second periods that really hit home.
Coach Jon Bittner:
“It was good to see Brady get the goal and the work Cody did on it too,” said Bittner, “We had talked in the locker room on how you wanted to finish, do you want to go out with a sour taste in your mouth, or do you want to go out playing your hardest and being proud of your efforts? I was real proud of the way they finished in the third period.”
Warroad, who did not play their top line in the third period, would score with 15 seconds left to make it a 9-1 win and advance the Warriors to the Section 8A championship game on Thursday night against Thief River Falls.
“They are flat out a good hockey team,:” said Bittner of the Warriors, “they can skate, pass, shoot and have a lot of hockey moxie and capitalize on every mistake. They have the whole package, certainly good skilled forwards and solid defensemen. An excellent program and a great coaching staff.”
Crookston season ends at 13-13 and 11 seniors on the tournament roster and 13 overall that played their last Pirate high school game.
Coach Jon Bittner:
“It certainly is a disappointed locker room right now,” said Bittner, “but we talked about the good things too. You’ve put extra time on the weight’s, you’ve put extra time in the summers at night and during the summer and fall playing in tournaments. You had 13 wins this year and you’ve played everybody tough this year basically, except Warroad and I’m not going to discount that at all and I reminded them of the steps they have taken and how proud we are of them for setting the table now for the next group.”
Folks, I write and publish this story today on the day when Minnesota Section 8A will crown it's 16th champion since the inception of the (2) classes in the Minnesota State Boy's Hockey League. I write you today to tell you I've known Jon Bittner since my arrival in Warroad back in the summer of 2002. His life has had adversity the past few years and yet he came back to coach the Crookston Pirates in 2007-08 after an absence of a few years while replacing Jeff Perrault at the Pirates helm.
Jon Bittner is a man of dignity and honor. The words he gave to his hockey players attest to his commitment to the children of Crookston and his incredible ambassadorship to the game of hockey.
On a personal note, I've coached hockey since 1989. I started out coaching at Seattle Junior Hockey Association and did so until the spring of 2002. Upon my arrival in Warroad in 2002, I coached the Warroad Bantam A team then for the next four seasons as the Assistant Coach / JV Head Coach of the Warroad Warriors.
See my friends, you become a coach of any sport to develop great young people and to have them manifest excellence in every aspect of their lives. Not just the game of hockey, but the game of life. I've coached hockey, football, basketball, golf, baseball and volleyball in my adult life. There is no better satisfaction then to say a young man or woman attain greatness in all their aspects of life.
Don't get me wrong. We also coach sports to attain successes of our respective careers and the careers of our athletes. But, like the words of Jon Bittner last Saturday night in which he said, "You’ve put extra time on the weight’s, you’ve put extra time in the summers at night and during the summer and fall playing in tournaments. You had 13 wins this year and you’ve played everybody tough this year basically, except Warroad and I’m not going to discount that at all and I reminded them of the steps they have taken and how proud we are of them for setting the table now for the next group.”
The leave your legecy as an athlete for your small town communities of Warroad, Roseau, Baudette, Thief River Falls, Crookston, Red Lake Falls, Bagley, Hallock, Bemidji, Park Rapids, East Grand Forks and Walker, is the greatest thing you can do in your young, and elder life.
Nothing is worth attaining unless you've sacrificed through sweat and tears to the betterment of your team; to the betterment of your athletic department; to the betterment of your town. Trust me on this statement folks.
You, as an athlete, will forgot the intricacies of the games when you get older. You won't forgot the brotherhoods, the sisterhoods and the golden memories on your prep careers.
So, as you read this story today, take time to reflect on your careers as a young athlete and like the words of Mr. Jon Bittner, "we have now taken the steps now and how proud we are of them for setting the table for the next group."
I wish both the Thief River Falls Prowlers and the Warroad Warriors the best of luck in tonight's Section 8A Boy's Hockey championship tilt. But more importantly I wish them luck in the rest of their lives.
Coach Timothy Oshie
MINNESOTA SECTION 8AA CHAMPIONSHIP: Moorhead Knocks Off Roseau 5-2; Spuds Earn First Trip To Xcel Energy Center Since 2005
Courtesy Of The Grand Forks Herald:
Games and rivalries like the one Logan Marks played in Wednesday night are among the reasons why. Marks stopped 22 shots to help lift Moorhead to a 5-2 victory against three-time defending champion Roseau in the Section 8AA final before 2,902 fans in Ralph Engelstad Arena.
By: Kevin Fee, Grand Forks Herald
THIEF RIVER FALLS – Logan Marks moved to Moorhead from Greenville, S.C., as a freshman.
Now a junior goalie, what does he think of Minnesota high school hockey now?
“It’s so competitive,” Marks said. “I’m so into it. They talk about Texas football and you have Minnesota hockey. It’s right up there.”
Games and rivalries like the one Marks played in Wednesday night are among the reasons why. Marks stopped 22 shots to help lift Moorhead to a 5-2 victory against three-time defending champion Roseau in the Section 8AA final before 2,902 fans in Ralph Engelstad Arena.
It was the fifth straight time Roseau and Moorhead have met in the section final, with Moorhead last winning in 2005.The 15-9-3 Spuds advance to next week’s state tournament in St. Paul.
Roseau ended its season at 15-10-3.
In the third meeting of the year between the teams (Moorhead won 4-3 in overtime and 5-0 during the regular season), three power-play goals sparked the Spuds to the victory.
Leading 3-2 after two periods, Moorhead scored at 3 minutes, 46 seconds of the third to take control.
A Trent Johnson shot appeared to bounce off of Roseau goalie Ethan Kvidt’s glove and trickle past the goal line. Kyle Kraemer was credited with the goal on the official game sheet, but both Johnson and Kraemer said the goal went to the wrong person. Johnson went wide, cut in and fired the shot.
“It’s a save we should have made,” Roseau coach Scott Oliver said. “He just didn’t get a handle on it, and he left it sitting there. Then all the traffic came in and the puck just trickled over the line.”
Johnson was officially credited with two goals, including an empty-netter with 19 seconds left to ice it.
“We came out flying,” Johnson said. “We knew we had to come out in the first period and play well, and that’s what we did. Logan played really strong in the nets, which was good for us.”
Moorhead never trailed, taking a 2-1 lead after one period and a 3-2 edge after two. All five goals in the first two periods came on power plays. The key, Moorhead coach Dave Morinville said, was staying ahead.
“They had to keep coming, keep coming,” Morinville said of the Rams. “That takes a lot out of you. I think that’s what probably helped us out at the end.”
Oliver agreed.
“I was worried about playing from behind because they have three solid lines,” he said of the Spuds.
“Actually, I thought our third line played its best game in a long time. But you’re pressing when you’re playing from behind and we were playing from behind all night. You shorten your bench and you press, so you do fatigue a little more.”
The Spuds received goals from Jordan Doschadis and Johnson to take their lead after the first.
Adam Knochenmus scored for the Rams in the period. Roseau’s Cole Kostrzewski tied it at 6:01 of the second on a shot from the slot before Moorhead answered at 10:31 on a Lucas Henry rebound goal.
“The difference was the special teams,” Oliver said. “They were 3-for-3 on their first three power plays. And we didn’t execute as well the last half of the game on our power play as we did in the first half of the game.”
Marks was a key, too.
The son of former UND player and assistant coach John Marks, Logan Marks made a big save on a backhand attempt by Tyler Landman with Moorhead leading 3-2 in the second.
“That was probably the turning point right there,” Morinville said.
Marks said he’s enjoying his time in Minnesota.
“It’s been a perfect move for me,” he said. “I’ve gotten so much more ice time. I went from an hour of ice time in South Carolina and to now skating every day and playing in front of all these people.”
He’ll play in front of a few more next week in the Xcel Energy Center.
Games and rivalries like the one Logan Marks played in Wednesday night are among the reasons why. Marks stopped 22 shots to help lift Moorhead to a 5-2 victory against three-time defending champion Roseau in the Section 8AA final before 2,902 fans in Ralph Engelstad Arena.
By: Kevin Fee, Grand Forks Herald
THIEF RIVER FALLS – Logan Marks moved to Moorhead from Greenville, S.C., as a freshman.
Now a junior goalie, what does he think of Minnesota high school hockey now?
“It’s so competitive,” Marks said. “I’m so into it. They talk about Texas football and you have Minnesota hockey. It’s right up there.”
Games and rivalries like the one Marks played in Wednesday night are among the reasons why. Marks stopped 22 shots to help lift Moorhead to a 5-2 victory against three-time defending champion Roseau in the Section 8AA final before 2,902 fans in Ralph Engelstad Arena.
It was the fifth straight time Roseau and Moorhead have met in the section final, with Moorhead last winning in 2005.The 15-9-3 Spuds advance to next week’s state tournament in St. Paul.
Roseau ended its season at 15-10-3.
In the third meeting of the year between the teams (Moorhead won 4-3 in overtime and 5-0 during the regular season), three power-play goals sparked the Spuds to the victory.
Leading 3-2 after two periods, Moorhead scored at 3 minutes, 46 seconds of the third to take control.
A Trent Johnson shot appeared to bounce off of Roseau goalie Ethan Kvidt’s glove and trickle past the goal line. Kyle Kraemer was credited with the goal on the official game sheet, but both Johnson and Kraemer said the goal went to the wrong person. Johnson went wide, cut in and fired the shot.
“It’s a save we should have made,” Roseau coach Scott Oliver said. “He just didn’t get a handle on it, and he left it sitting there. Then all the traffic came in and the puck just trickled over the line.”
Johnson was officially credited with two goals, including an empty-netter with 19 seconds left to ice it.
“We came out flying,” Johnson said. “We knew we had to come out in the first period and play well, and that’s what we did. Logan played really strong in the nets, which was good for us.”
Moorhead never trailed, taking a 2-1 lead after one period and a 3-2 edge after two. All five goals in the first two periods came on power plays. The key, Moorhead coach Dave Morinville said, was staying ahead.
“They had to keep coming, keep coming,” Morinville said of the Rams. “That takes a lot out of you. I think that’s what probably helped us out at the end.”
Oliver agreed.
“I was worried about playing from behind because they have three solid lines,” he said of the Spuds.
“Actually, I thought our third line played its best game in a long time. But you’re pressing when you’re playing from behind and we were playing from behind all night. You shorten your bench and you press, so you do fatigue a little more.”
The Spuds received goals from Jordan Doschadis and Johnson to take their lead after the first.
Adam Knochenmus scored for the Rams in the period. Roseau’s Cole Kostrzewski tied it at 6:01 of the second on a shot from the slot before Moorhead answered at 10:31 on a Lucas Henry rebound goal.
“The difference was the special teams,” Oliver said. “They were 3-for-3 on their first three power plays. And we didn’t execute as well the last half of the game on our power play as we did in the first half of the game.”
Marks was a key, too.
The son of former UND player and assistant coach John Marks, Logan Marks made a big save on a backhand attempt by Tyler Landman with Moorhead leading 3-2 in the second.
“That was probably the turning point right there,” Morinville said.
Marks said he’s enjoying his time in Minnesota.
“It’s been a perfect move for me,” he said. “I’ve gotten so much more ice time. I went from an hour of ice time in South Carolina and to now skating every day and playing in front of all these people.”
He’ll play in front of a few more next week in the Xcel Energy Center.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Section 8A "Year of the Goaltenders" Race Continues Through Today; Vote For Your Favorite Goaltender As Deadline Is Today
By: Timothy Oshie
Publisher / Oshie Sports & Media
It has been without a doubt the Year-of-the-Goaltenders in Section 8A Boy's hockey.
I've had a chance to witness several Section 8A games throughout this 2009 season. In those games, both goaltenders were usually the best two players on the ice.
To your right, you have until 6:00 PM to vote for your favorite goaltender in this week long poll that has stirred up a ton of interest and support by member schools and the fans.
Next, we will be launching (2) new polls later today as to Defensemen-of-the-Year nominations and Coach-of-the-Year poll as well.
We ask that not only do you vote, but to submit an e-mail to oshiesports@gmail.com and talk about your favorite Section 8A game or moment this past season. All submissions will be posted on "your" Section 8A site in a timely fashion. Please, this is meant to support the kids and coaches of Section 8A so be professional in your presentation.
And now, below, are the nominations for 2009 Section 8A Goaltender-of-the-Year (a non-scientific poll that has no barring on the post season awards in Section 8A, Mariucci Conference, Mid-State Conference, Northwest Conference and Independent Conference).
And thanks for supporting the Section 8A site for the second consecutive season.
Brady Yrjo (Park Rapids)
Zach Page (Red Lake Falls)
Alex Lyon (LOW)
Alex Chaput (Kittson)
Zane Gothberg (TRF)
Jason Goldsmith (Warroad)
Gavin Ross (Bagley)
Matt Grove (Crookston)
Derek Dudgeon (Bemidji)
Kyle Storbakken (EGF)
Micah Bank (Walker-H-A)
Publisher / Oshie Sports & Media
It has been without a doubt the Year-of-the-Goaltenders in Section 8A Boy's hockey.
I've had a chance to witness several Section 8A games throughout this 2009 season. In those games, both goaltenders were usually the best two players on the ice.
To your right, you have until 6:00 PM to vote for your favorite goaltender in this week long poll that has stirred up a ton of interest and support by member schools and the fans.
Next, we will be launching (2) new polls later today as to Defensemen-of-the-Year nominations and Coach-of-the-Year poll as well.
We ask that not only do you vote, but to submit an e-mail to oshiesports@gmail.com and talk about your favorite Section 8A game or moment this past season. All submissions will be posted on "your" Section 8A site in a timely fashion. Please, this is meant to support the kids and coaches of Section 8A so be professional in your presentation.
And now, below, are the nominations for 2009 Section 8A Goaltender-of-the-Year (a non-scientific poll that has no barring on the post season awards in Section 8A, Mariucci Conference, Mid-State Conference, Northwest Conference and Independent Conference).
And thanks for supporting the Section 8A site for the second consecutive season.
Brady Yrjo (Park Rapids)
Zach Page (Red Lake Falls)
Alex Lyon (LOW)
Alex Chaput (Kittson)
Zane Gothberg (TRF)
Jason Goldsmith (Warroad)
Gavin Ross (Bagley)
Matt Grove (Crookston)
Derek Dudgeon (Bemidji)
Kyle Storbakken (EGF)
Micah Bank (Walker-H-A)
MINNESOTA SECTION 8A SEMI-FINAL: TRF Gets Hat Trick From Kent Peterson En Route To 6-1 Barrage Over Bemidji; Advance To Section 8A Title Tilt
The favorites will meet for the Section 8A boys hockey title. Kent Peterson scored three goals and added two assists to lead second-seeded Thief River Falls to a 6-1 victory against Bemidji in a semifinal game Monday.
By: Herald Staff Report, Grand Forks Herald
WARROAD, Minn. - The favorites will meet for the Section 8A boys hockey title.
Kent Peterson scored three goals and added two assists to lead second-seeded Thief River Falls to a 6-1 victory against Bemidji in a semifinal game Monday.
The victory lifts the Prowlers into Thursday’s 7 p.m. title game against top-seeded Warroad.
Peterson scored at 3 minutes, 52 seconds of the first period on a rebound of a Lucas Dillon shot to give the Prowlers a quick lead against the Lumberjacks.
“Getting that first goal was a big one for us,” Thief River Falls coach Tim Bergland said.
Dillon then scored at 12:21 and Peterson again at 15:13 to make it 3-0 after one.
“We came out with a lot of energy, more so than in the first (quarterfinal) game against Park Rapids,” Bergland said. “I thought the kids played well all over the ice.”
After Bemidji’s Jesse Nemgar made it 3-1 at 9:28 of the second, Derek Kayser restored Thief River Falls’ three-goal lead with a goal at 13:01 of the period.
Jacob Malwitz and Peterson scored third-period goals for the final margin.
“He was attacking the net,” Bergland said of Peterson. “He was aggressive. He’s a big kid and he skates hard and, when he does that, he’s successful.”
Prowlers goalie Zane Gothberg had 22 saves.
Thief River Falls (21-4-2) defeated Bemidji 2-1 and 3-1 during the regular season.
Now the Prowlers will try to slow down 25-2 Warroad, which has won 10 straight. Thief River Falls has is 11-0-1 in its last 12 games.
Warroad defeated the Prowlers 3-1 and 5-1 during the regular season.
“They have a nice team,” Bergland said of the Warriors. “They move the puck and are physical. They have kids who can score.
“We know we’re up against a good team.”
Thief River Falls 6, Bemidji 1
TRF: Kent Peterson Hat Trick, 2 assists, Lucas Dillon 1 goal (gw), 1 assist
TRF: Derek Kayser & Jacob Malwitz 1 goal each
B: Jesse Nemgar 1 goal
TRF: Zane Gothberg 22 Saves
By: Herald Staff Report, Grand Forks Herald
WARROAD, Minn. - The favorites will meet for the Section 8A boys hockey title.
Kent Peterson scored three goals and added two assists to lead second-seeded Thief River Falls to a 6-1 victory against Bemidji in a semifinal game Monday.
The victory lifts the Prowlers into Thursday’s 7 p.m. title game against top-seeded Warroad.
Peterson scored at 3 minutes, 52 seconds of the first period on a rebound of a Lucas Dillon shot to give the Prowlers a quick lead against the Lumberjacks.
“Getting that first goal was a big one for us,” Thief River Falls coach Tim Bergland said.
Dillon then scored at 12:21 and Peterson again at 15:13 to make it 3-0 after one.
“We came out with a lot of energy, more so than in the first (quarterfinal) game against Park Rapids,” Bergland said. “I thought the kids played well all over the ice.”
After Bemidji’s Jesse Nemgar made it 3-1 at 9:28 of the second, Derek Kayser restored Thief River Falls’ three-goal lead with a goal at 13:01 of the period.
Jacob Malwitz and Peterson scored third-period goals for the final margin.
“He was attacking the net,” Bergland said of Peterson. “He was aggressive. He’s a big kid and he skates hard and, when he does that, he’s successful.”
Prowlers goalie Zane Gothberg had 22 saves.
Thief River Falls (21-4-2) defeated Bemidji 2-1 and 3-1 during the regular season.
Now the Prowlers will try to slow down 25-2 Warroad, which has won 10 straight. Thief River Falls has is 11-0-1 in its last 12 games.
Warroad defeated the Prowlers 3-1 and 5-1 during the regular season.
“They have a nice team,” Bergland said of the Warriors. “They move the puck and are physical. They have kids who can score.
“We know we’re up against a good team.”
Thief River Falls 6, Bemidji 1
TRF: Kent Peterson Hat Trick, 2 assists, Lucas Dillon 1 goal (gw), 1 assist
TRF: Derek Kayser & Jacob Malwitz 1 goal each
B: Jesse Nemgar 1 goal
TRF: Zane Gothberg 22 Saves
Monday, March 2, 2009
Minnesota Section 8A Champions / Minnesota Class "A" High School Tourney Team Finishes From 1994 - 2009 Of Section 8A Teams (UPDATED 3/4/09)
By: Timothy Oshie
Publisher / Oshie Sports & Media
Since the inception of the Minnesota State High School League's division into both a Class A and Class AA for the 1993-94 hockey season, the Warroad Warriors have qualified in (14) of those Section 8A championship games with the Warriors entry last Saturday night after beating Crookston, 9-1.
Of the previous (13), the Warriors have represented Section 8A (10) times in venues such as the St. Paul Civic Center, the Target Center and now the palatial Xcel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota.
Warroad, under Cary Eades, captured (3) Minnesota Class A championships in the seasons of 1994, 1996 and 2003. The Warriors, under co-head coaches Albert Hasbargen and Dennis Fermoyle, captured the 2005 title while steering Warroad to its only undefeated season in school history (29-0-2).
East Grand Forks, under the guidance of Jim Scanlan, represented Section 8A in the 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2002 Minnesota State Class A Tournaments. Their best finish was a Runner-Up placing in the 1999 classic against Benidle-St. Margaret's.
In 2006, the Thief River Falls Prowlers ended a 40-year drought into the Minnesota State High School Tournament. Senior Michael Forney scored in the fourth-overtime at The Gardens Arena in Warroad against the Warriors. Forney's heroics propelled the Prowlers into the 2006 event where they lost to The Blake School in the Consolation final.
Warroad now leads with (14) Section 8A finals ('94, '95, '96, '97, '98, '00, '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08 and now '09).
East Grand Forks has garnered (6) Section 8A finals ('94, '98, '99, '01, '02, '08).
Thief River Falls, before tonight's Section 8A semi-final game versus the Bemidji Lumberjacks, sits at (5) Section 8A finals ('99, '03, '05, '06, '07). The Prowlers can make it a half-dozen with a victory tonight over the 'Jacks.
Roseau (now in AA) participated in (3) Section 8A finals in 1995, 1996 and 1997. The Rams succumbed to the Warroad Warriors on each of those three finals before moving to Class AA in 1999.
The Crookston Pirates have participated in (2) Section 8A finals in back-to-back years of 2000 and 2001. Under the guidance of Jeff Perreault, the Pirates lost to Warroad in 2000 then the Green Wave of East Grand Forks in 2001.
The Lake of the Woods Bears participated in the 2004 Section 8A finals against the Warroad Warriors. The Bears eventually fell to the Warriors in overtime, 4-3, in a Section 8A hockey classic at the Civic Center in East Grand Forks, Minnesota.
Below is a chronological look at the annual Section 8A Championship games (teams/scores) and the Section 8A Champion's entry into the Minnesota State High School Class A Boy's Hockey Tournament:
1994 Section 8A Finals: Warroad 2 - EGF 1
1994 MN State Class A Finals: Warroad 5 - Hibbing 3
1995 Section 8A Finals: Warroad 3 - Roseau 0
1995 MN State Class A 3rd Place: Warroad 7 - Red Wing 2
1996 Section 8A Finals: Warroad 6 - Roseau 2
1996 MN State Class A Finals: Warroad 10 - Red Wing 3
1997 Section 8A Finals: Warroad 4 - Roseau 3
1997 MN State Class "A" Finals: Red Wing 4 - Warroad 3
1998 Section 8A Finals: EGF 5 - Warroad 4
1998 MN State Class "A" Consolation: EGF 6 - Mahtomedi 2
1999 Section 8A Finals: EGF 2 - TRF 1
1999 MN State Class "A" Finals: Benilde-S-M 4 - EGF 2
2000 Section 8A Finals: Warroad 3 - Crookston 2
2000 MN State Class "A" Finals: Breck 3 - Warroad 2
2001 Section 8A Finals: EGF 4 - Crookston 0
2001 MN State Class "A" Consolation: EGF 5 - Mound-Westonka 2
2002 Section 8A Finals: EGF 4 - Warroad 2
2002 MN State Class "A" Consolation: EGF 4 - Orono 2
2003 Section 8A Finals: Warroad 3 - TRF 1
2003 MN State Class "A" Finals: Warroad 3 - Simley 1
2004 Section 8A Finals: Warroad 4 - Lake of the Woods 3 OT
2004 MN State Class "A" Consolation: Warroad 9 - Albert Lea 0
2005 Section 8A Finals: Warroad 4 - TRF 1
2005 MN State Class "A" Finals: Warroad 4 - Totino Grace 3 (2 OT) **
2006 Section 8A Finals: TRF 3 - Warroad 2 (4OT)
2006 MN State Class "A" Consolation: Blake 4 - TRF 3
2007 Section 8A Finals: Warroad 2 - TRF 1
2007 MN State Class "A" 3rd Place: St. T-A 7 - Warroad 2
2008 Section 8A Finals: Warroad 2 - EGF 0
2008 MN State Class "A" 3rd Place: Warroad 2 - SC Cathedral 1 (OT)
2009 Section 8A Finals: Warroad vs. TRF
2009 MN State Class "A":
EGF Denotes: East Grand Forks
TRF Denotes: Thief River Falls
** Denotes: Longest MN State Championship Game In History From 1945-2008
Publisher / Oshie Sports & Media
Since the inception of the Minnesota State High School League's division into both a Class A and Class AA for the 1993-94 hockey season, the Warroad Warriors have qualified in (14) of those Section 8A championship games with the Warriors entry last Saturday night after beating Crookston, 9-1.
Of the previous (13), the Warriors have represented Section 8A (10) times in venues such as the St. Paul Civic Center, the Target Center and now the palatial Xcel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota.
Warroad, under Cary Eades, captured (3) Minnesota Class A championships in the seasons of 1994, 1996 and 2003. The Warriors, under co-head coaches Albert Hasbargen and Dennis Fermoyle, captured the 2005 title while steering Warroad to its only undefeated season in school history (29-0-2).
East Grand Forks, under the guidance of Jim Scanlan, represented Section 8A in the 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2002 Minnesota State Class A Tournaments. Their best finish was a Runner-Up placing in the 1999 classic against Benidle-St. Margaret's.
In 2006, the Thief River Falls Prowlers ended a 40-year drought into the Minnesota State High School Tournament. Senior Michael Forney scored in the fourth-overtime at The Gardens Arena in Warroad against the Warriors. Forney's heroics propelled the Prowlers into the 2006 event where they lost to The Blake School in the Consolation final.
Warroad now leads with (14) Section 8A finals ('94, '95, '96, '97, '98, '00, '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08 and now '09).
East Grand Forks has garnered (6) Section 8A finals ('94, '98, '99, '01, '02, '08).
Thief River Falls, before tonight's Section 8A semi-final game versus the Bemidji Lumberjacks, sits at (5) Section 8A finals ('99, '03, '05, '06, '07). The Prowlers can make it a half-dozen with a victory tonight over the 'Jacks.
Roseau (now in AA) participated in (3) Section 8A finals in 1995, 1996 and 1997. The Rams succumbed to the Warroad Warriors on each of those three finals before moving to Class AA in 1999.
The Crookston Pirates have participated in (2) Section 8A finals in back-to-back years of 2000 and 2001. Under the guidance of Jeff Perreault, the Pirates lost to Warroad in 2000 then the Green Wave of East Grand Forks in 2001.
The Lake of the Woods Bears participated in the 2004 Section 8A finals against the Warroad Warriors. The Bears eventually fell to the Warriors in overtime, 4-3, in a Section 8A hockey classic at the Civic Center in East Grand Forks, Minnesota.
Below is a chronological look at the annual Section 8A Championship games (teams/scores) and the Section 8A Champion's entry into the Minnesota State High School Class A Boy's Hockey Tournament:
1994 Section 8A Finals: Warroad 2 - EGF 1
1994 MN State Class A Finals: Warroad 5 - Hibbing 3
1995 Section 8A Finals: Warroad 3 - Roseau 0
1995 MN State Class A 3rd Place: Warroad 7 - Red Wing 2
1996 Section 8A Finals: Warroad 6 - Roseau 2
1996 MN State Class A Finals: Warroad 10 - Red Wing 3
1997 Section 8A Finals: Warroad 4 - Roseau 3
1997 MN State Class "A" Finals: Red Wing 4 - Warroad 3
1998 Section 8A Finals: EGF 5 - Warroad 4
1998 MN State Class "A" Consolation: EGF 6 - Mahtomedi 2
1999 Section 8A Finals: EGF 2 - TRF 1
1999 MN State Class "A" Finals: Benilde-S-M 4 - EGF 2
2000 Section 8A Finals: Warroad 3 - Crookston 2
2000 MN State Class "A" Finals: Breck 3 - Warroad 2
2001 Section 8A Finals: EGF 4 - Crookston 0
2001 MN State Class "A" Consolation: EGF 5 - Mound-Westonka 2
2002 Section 8A Finals: EGF 4 - Warroad 2
2002 MN State Class "A" Consolation: EGF 4 - Orono 2
2003 Section 8A Finals: Warroad 3 - TRF 1
2003 MN State Class "A" Finals: Warroad 3 - Simley 1
2004 Section 8A Finals: Warroad 4 - Lake of the Woods 3 OT
2004 MN State Class "A" Consolation: Warroad 9 - Albert Lea 0
2005 Section 8A Finals: Warroad 4 - TRF 1
2005 MN State Class "A" Finals: Warroad 4 - Totino Grace 3 (2 OT) **
2006 Section 8A Finals: TRF 3 - Warroad 2 (4OT)
2006 MN State Class "A" Consolation: Blake 4 - TRF 3
2007 Section 8A Finals: Warroad 2 - TRF 1
2007 MN State Class "A" 3rd Place: St. T-A 7 - Warroad 2
2008 Section 8A Finals: Warroad 2 - EGF 0
2008 MN State Class "A" 3rd Place: Warroad 2 - SC Cathedral 1 (OT)
2009 Section 8A Finals: Warroad vs. TRF
2009 MN State Class "A":
EGF Denotes: East Grand Forks
TRF Denotes: Thief River Falls
** Denotes: Longest MN State Championship Game In History From 1945-2008
Sunday, March 1, 2009
MINNESOTA STATE GIRLS HOCKEY: Blake Tops Warroad For Class A Title
Sophomore Hillary Crowe tapped in the game-winning goal early in the third period, and Blake beat Warroad 4-3 in the Class A girls state hockey championship this afternoon in the Xcel Energy Center.By: Herald Staff and Wire Reports
ST. PAUL — With three seconds left in the state championship, Blake goalie Chloe Billadeau looked around frantically. After a flurry of shots on net, she was on the ice and knew the puck was somewhere close.
It popped out in the center of the crease, with an open net in front of it, and Billadeau dove on it before a Warroad stick could knock it in.
The manic events capped a crazed final 20 seconds, as the Bears held on for a 4-3 win over Warroad in the Class A girls state hockey championship today in the Xcel Energy Center.
“I remember looking up at the clock and seeing 13 seconds, and it was just ticking so slowly,” Blake coach Brano Stankovsky said. “To hear that buzzer was phenomenal.”
Warroad coach David Marvin said his team got better as the game wore on.
“We had a bad first period,” he said. “We got outshot and outplayed pretty good. I thought we played better in the second but didn’t get a lot of shots.
“Then in the third we were all over them. They got saved by the bell a little bit.”
The top-seeded Bears shut down one of the state’s top offenses for most of the game, holding Warroad to just five shots on goal for the first two periods. Blake led by two in the third, but a pair of Warriors goals 28 seconds apart tied the game.
Megan Brettingen scored at 3:01 and Kayla Gardner at 3:29 for the Warriors.
But sophomore Hillary Crowe scored the game-winner with just over 10 minutes left, pushing in a rebound from deep in the crease. The Bears held off Warroad for most of the period, until the Warriors pulled their goalie with 20 seconds left.
Warroad kept the puck in the Blake zone for the entire 20 seconds, and fired wide on a few shots before a shot ricocheted off a few bodies and ended up behind Billadeau.
“We put some heat on them,” Marvin said. “It was a good hockey game.”
Warroad goalie Shelby Amsley-Benzie had 23 stops.
The game ended on a somber note, as sophomore Alyssa Veil lay injured on the ice after the horn sounded. Blake players subdued their celebration to huddle around Veil, who was carried off the ice, but Stankovsky said it was likely just a strain.
Veil, who scored the game’s first goal, twisted her left knee in the scramble around the net in the final seconds.
Warroad shut down top Blake scorers Sally Komarek and Margaret Chute, who combined for seven goals in the previous two tournament games. All four of Blake’s goals came from freshmen or sophomores — Veil, Abbie Lund, Ali Austin and Crowe.
Warroad was trying to win its first state girls title.
It was the third state title for the top-seeded Bears, who also won in 2003 and 2007. They breezed through the first two games of the tournament, beating New Ulm 9-0 and Mahtomedi 7-0, and outshooting opponents 90-18.
Warroad outscored its first two tournament opponents 19-2.
“They’re the best team we played this year, make no mistake about that,” Marvin said.
Hannah Johnston, Karley Sylvester and Brook Story were Warriors named to the all-tournament team.
Marvin said his players went beyond what was expected of them before the season started.
“Once we started beating good teams in November and December, then our expectations really grew,” he said. “It’s tough losing; I don’t like losing. But getting to state and reflecting back, we had an exceptional year.”
And, of Blake, he said: “Maybe we’ll get another crack at them next year.”
Warroad Defeats Crookston 9-1; Qualifies For Section 8A Championship For 7th Consecutive Year; Brock Nelson & Nick Stoskopf Each Tally 2 Goals
Warroad 9, Crookston 1
W: Brock Nelson 2 goals, 2 assists, Nick Stoskopf 2 goals, 1 assist
W: Chris Sylvester & Dane Shaugabay 1 goal, 2 assists
W: Brett Hebel & Jake Mack 1 goal, 1 assist, Eric Milbridge 1 sh goal
C: Landlois Brady 1 powerplay goal
W: Jason Goldsmith 7 Saves
C: Matt Grove (42:30M) 30 Svs of 38 W: Nick Biermaier (8:30M) 4 Svs of 5
W: Brock Nelson 2 goals, 2 assists, Nick Stoskopf 2 goals, 1 assist
W: Chris Sylvester & Dane Shaugabay 1 goal, 2 assists
W: Brett Hebel & Jake Mack 1 goal, 1 assist, Eric Milbridge 1 sh goal
C: Landlois Brady 1 powerplay goal
W: Jason Goldsmith 7 Saves
C: Matt Grove (42:30M) 30 Svs of 38 W: Nick Biermaier (8:30M) 4 Svs of 5
Saturday, February 28, 2009
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.
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.
Friday, February 27, 2009
The Warrior Express Continues .. Nelson / D. Shaugabay Net Hat Tricks; Crookston Comes From Behind Late To Edge EGF In 2009 Section 8A Tourney Finals
WARROAD 11, KITTSON-CENTRAL 0
First period — 1. Brock Nelson (Chris Sylvester, Nick Stoskopf) 10:35; 2. Micky Knox (Sylvester) 14:50; 3. Dane Shaugabay (Carson Gray) 16:09; 4. Dane Shaugabay (Brock Nelson, Tai Larson) 16:19
Second period — 5. Dane Shaugabay (Brett Hebel) 1:30; 6. Knox (Michael Pieper, Jason Goldsmith) 4:12; 7. Brock Nelson (Dane Shaugabay, Hebel) 4:43; 8. Hebel (Brock Nelson) 8:23; 9. Adam Shaugabay (Aaron Rasmusson) 14:39
Third period — 10. Brock Nelson (Nick Stoskopf, David Nelson) 12:05; 11. David Nelson (Sylvester) 12:05
Goalie saves — KC: Alex Chaput 11-7-8 — 25; W: Jason Goldsmith 2-4-1 — 7
CROOKSTON 4, EGF SENIOR HIGH 3
First period — 1. C, Alan Mart (Zach Mercil, Alex Edevold) 4:15; 2. C, Jarret Butenhoff (Cody Holtman, Brady Langlois) 9:59
Second period — 3. EGF, Jake Useldinger (Macauley Useldinger) 9:17
Third period —4. EGF, Casey Ristau (Nick Ohman) 16:22; 5. EGF, Justin Kahl (Brendan Mochoruk) 7:51; 6. C, Mercil (Mark Bittner) 10:34; 7. C, Morgan Terpstra (Langlois) 12:05
Goalie saves — C: Matt Grove 8-13-9 — 30; EGF: Kyle Storbakken 10-10-10 — 30
Today’s quarterfinals
Park Rapids vs. Thief River Falls, 6 p.m.; Lake of the Woods vs. Bemidji, 8:15 p.m
First period — 1. Brock Nelson (Chris Sylvester, Nick Stoskopf) 10:35; 2. Micky Knox (Sylvester) 14:50; 3. Dane Shaugabay (Carson Gray) 16:09; 4. Dane Shaugabay (Brock Nelson, Tai Larson) 16:19
Second period — 5. Dane Shaugabay (Brett Hebel) 1:30; 6. Knox (Michael Pieper, Jason Goldsmith) 4:12; 7. Brock Nelson (Dane Shaugabay, Hebel) 4:43; 8. Hebel (Brock Nelson) 8:23; 9. Adam Shaugabay (Aaron Rasmusson) 14:39
Third period — 10. Brock Nelson (Nick Stoskopf, David Nelson) 12:05; 11. David Nelson (Sylvester) 12:05
Goalie saves — KC: Alex Chaput 11-7-8 — 25; W: Jason Goldsmith 2-4-1 — 7
CROOKSTON 4, EGF SENIOR HIGH 3
First period — 1. C, Alan Mart (Zach Mercil, Alex Edevold) 4:15; 2. C, Jarret Butenhoff (Cody Holtman, Brady Langlois) 9:59
Second period — 3. EGF, Jake Useldinger (Macauley Useldinger) 9:17
Third period —4. EGF, Casey Ristau (Nick Ohman) 16:22; 5. EGF, Justin Kahl (Brendan Mochoruk) 7:51; 6. C, Mercil (Mark Bittner) 10:34; 7. C, Morgan Terpstra (Langlois) 12:05
Goalie saves — C: Matt Grove 8-13-9 — 30; EGF: Kyle Storbakken 10-10-10 — 30
Today’s quarterfinals
Park Rapids vs. Thief River Falls, 6 p.m.; Lake of the Woods vs. Bemidji, 8:15 p.m
Thursday, February 26, 2009
State Record? Warroad Star From '48 Scored 12 Goals In Game .. Max Oshie Earned All-Tourney Honors In '48 MN State Tournament At St. Paul Auditorium
Courtesy of Star-Tribune:By: Paul Walsh
(Photo Courtesy of vintagemnhockey.com)
Move over John Mayasich.
Your official state record for most goals in a boys high school hockey game is about to fall. And it's not even close.
Max Oshie, a star forward for the Warroad Warriors, scored 12 goals in a game on Jan. 6, 1948, as his squad defeated Thief River Falls 16-2, according to a news account of the contest.
That collection of four hat tricks easily tops what was thought to be the record of seven goals scored by Eveleth's Mayasich in a state tournament semifinal game in 1951.
Turns out, Mayasich said today, that seven was never really his highest one-game record anyway. He said he scored 11 goals in a 23-0 thumping of visiting Duluth Central in 1950. And it's a feat that he is not proud of, saying, "You should never do that against a team. It's embarrassing."
As for that and other moments of greatness, Mayasich shrugs them off. "I don't have anything, articles or anything, about records in high school," he said in a telephone interview from Eveleth.
"I don't consider them my records. I had good linemates and a good team."
Just this season, three other players scored seven in a game: Ben Hanowski of Little Falls, Michael Unzen of Moose Lake and Dan Billiar of Mankato East.
When it comes to verifying Oshie's goal barrage as the certifiable record, Ellen Giloy of the Minnesota State High School League said, "I would probably just need a copy of the clipping" from the Warroad Pioneer, adding that the MSHSL considers newspaper reports as "sound sources" for determining records.
Giloy said how the MSHSL collects records is simple. "The only way we hear about them is when people report them."
The Pioneer's coverage of Oshie's remarkable game came to the attention of startribune.com after one of his classmates read Monday's online report about this season's trio of seven-goal scorers.
In the game, played outdoors in Warroad, Oshie scored 11 of his goals against Thief River Falls netminder Ralph Engelstad. Yes, that's the same person whose name adorns the lavish hockey arena at the University of North Dakota.
While Oshie died in 2006 at age 78, his legacy lives on in the NHL. Great-nephew T.J. Oshie, a standout at Warroad in high school and North Dakota in college, plays for the St. Louis Blues.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Warroad Rolls Into Section 8A Tournament
If Warroad High School had any perceived weakness entering this boys hockey season, it was in goal. Senior Jason Goldsmith, with just two periods of varsity action to his credit entering the season, erased any doubts in a hurry with three shutouts in Warroad’s first four games.
Courtesy Of Grand Forks Herald
By: Virg Foss
WARROAD, Minn. — If Warroad High School had any perceived weakness entering this boys hockey season, it was in goal.
Senior Jason Goldsmith, with just two periods of varsity action to his credit entering the season, erased any doubts in a hurry with three shutouts in Warroad’s first four games.
The steady play of Goldsmith (1.55 goals-against average, .911 save percentage) and the dynamic top line of juniors Brock Nelson and Brett Hebel and senior Dane Shaugabay are among the reasons why the Warriors are favored to repeat as Minnesota Section 8 champion.
The Warriors, 23-2, enter Thursday’s section quarterfinals at The Gardens Arena in Warroad with a 13-0 record at home, the No. 1 seed in the section and a 10-0 record against Section 8A opponents this season.
“Our record doesn’t surprise me,” Goldsmith said. “I think it surprised everyone else in the section and in the state, because they thought we lost a lot of guys from last year and would be down this year. We took that as momentum for us going into this year.”
It’s worked.
Goldsmith has provided the steady goaltending coach Albert Hasbargen was looking for. The power line of Nelson (35 goals), Shaugabay (25) and Hebel (17) has combined for 77 goals, more than three a game.
Newcomer Joey Olson has joined defensive holdovers Tai Larson, Eric Milbridge, Michael Pieper and Carson Gray to provide help in front of Goldsmith. Chris Sylvester (17 goals) and Micky Knox (13) have helped balance the attack.
“Our scoring has been spread out pretty good,” Hasbargen said. “Even if one team tries to shut down one line, we have others who can score.”
The depth of Warroad extends to the coaching staff. Two of Hasbargen’s assistants, Bruce Olson and Dennis Fermoyle, have won Minnesota state titles as head coaches, joining Hasbargen in that distinction.
Nelson, a 6-foot-4, 180-pound center, is drawing considerable interest from college recruiters, though he says he’s always been a UND fan. He has not made a verbal commitment.
Nelson has more than doubled his goal output from last year (15) to this year.
“He just has a knack with the puck,” Hasbargen said. “He seems like he’s got stickem tape on both sides of his stick blade. He’s a kid who can find the twine, something you don’t coach.”
Warroad’s biggest challenge could come from No. 2 seed Thief River Falls, which lost 3-1 and 5-1 to Warroad this season. The Prowlers are spearheaded by the section’s top goalie in junior Zane Gothberg (1.49 average, .937 save percentage).
“Any time you’ve got a boy who can win a game by himself, that makes the team pretty dangerous,” Hasbargen said of Gothberg and the Prowlers.
Nelson said he expected a good season after the Warriors placed third in last year’s state tournament.
“We’ve had a lot of guys step up and play pretty awesome,” Nelson said. “Hopefully we can make it down to state again and win it all.”
The 2009 Section 8A Boy's Hockey Championship Brackets Set; Games Begin On Thursday, February 26 At The Gardens Arena In Hockeytown USA
Championship Rounds - At The Gardens Arena (Warroad)
Quarter-Final Round On Thursday, February 26, 2009:
#1 Warroad vs. #9 Kittson-Central, 6:00 PM
#4 Crookston vs. #5 East Grand Forks, 8:15 PM
Quarter-Final Round On Friday, February 27, 2009:
#2 Thief River Falls vs. #7 Park Rapids, 8:15 PM
#3 Bemidji vs. #6 Lake of the Woods, 6:00 PM
Semi-Finals Round On Saturday, February 28, 2009:
Winner #1 Warroad / #9 K-C vs. Winner #4 Crookston / #5 EGF, 7:00 PM
Semi-Finals Round On Monday, March 2, 2009:
Winner #2 TRF / #7 Park Rapids vs. Winner #3 Bemidji / #6 LOW, 7:00 PM
Championship Game On Thursday, March 5, 2009, 7:oo PM
Quarter-Final Round On Thursday, February 26, 2009:
#1 Warroad vs. #9 Kittson-Central, 6:00 PM
#4 Crookston vs. #5 East Grand Forks, 8:15 PM
Quarter-Final Round On Friday, February 27, 2009:
#2 Thief River Falls vs. #7 Park Rapids, 8:15 PM
#3 Bemidji vs. #6 Lake of the Woods, 6:00 PM
Semi-Finals Round On Saturday, February 28, 2009:
Winner #1 Warroad / #9 K-C vs. Winner #4 Crookston / #5 EGF, 7:00 PM
Semi-Finals Round On Monday, March 2, 2009:
Winner #2 TRF / #7 Park Rapids vs. Winner #3 Bemidji / #6 LOW, 7:00 PM
Championship Game On Thursday, March 5, 2009, 7:oo PM
LOW Blanks Bagley; Park Rapids Downs Walker-H-A; Kittson-Central Wins Thriller Over Red Lake Falls In Play-In Rounds 2009 Section 8A Tournament
First Round (play-in game):
(6) Lake of the Woods 9, (11) Bagley/Fosston 0
LOW: Cody Hasbargen 2 goals, 2 assists, Joncarlo Westerlund 1 goal, 2 assists
LOW: Travis Mollberg, Shae Pepera, & Justin Peters 1 goal, 1 assist each
LOW: Kyle Poolman 3 assists, Wade Holen, Braeden Beller, Josh Smart 1 goal each
LOW: Co-Shutout Alex Lyon (34M) 13 Saves Cody Carlson (17M) 1 Save
BF: Gavin Ross 43 Saves
(7) Park Rapids Area 8, (10) Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 2
(9) Kittson Central 5, (8) Red Lake Falls 4
KC: Craig Lindegard 2 goals, 2 assists, Nick Lindegard 1 goal, 4 assists
KC: Kellen Albrecht 2 goals, 1 assist
RLF: Luke Olsen 1 goal, 1 assist
RLF: Cody Hanson, Derrick Cardinal, Garrett Schmitz (pp) 1 goal each
KC: Alex Chaput 30 Saves RLF: Zach Page 25 Saves
(6) Lake of the Woods 9, (11) Bagley/Fosston 0
LOW: Cody Hasbargen 2 goals, 2 assists, Joncarlo Westerlund 1 goal, 2 assists
LOW: Travis Mollberg, Shae Pepera, & Justin Peters 1 goal, 1 assist each
LOW: Kyle Poolman 3 assists, Wade Holen, Braeden Beller, Josh Smart 1 goal each
LOW: Co-Shutout Alex Lyon (34M) 13 Saves Cody Carlson (17M) 1 Save
BF: Gavin Ross 43 Saves
(7) Park Rapids Area 8, (10) Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 2
(9) Kittson Central 5, (8) Red Lake Falls 4
KC: Craig Lindegard 2 goals, 2 assists, Nick Lindegard 1 goal, 4 assists
KC: Kellen Albrecht 2 goals, 1 assist
RLF: Luke Olsen 1 goal, 1 assist
RLF: Cody Hanson, Derrick Cardinal, Garrett Schmitz (pp) 1 goal each
KC: Alex Chaput 30 Saves RLF: Zach Page 25 Saves
Friday, February 20, 2009
2009 Section 8A Boy's Hockey Tournament; Preliminary Rounds @ Home Sites; Championships Rounds @ The Gardens Arena In Warroad, MN
Preliminary Round On February 24, 2009:
#9 Kittson-Central at #8 Red Lake Falls, 7 PM, Cardin-Hunt Arena
#11 Bagley-Fosston at #6 Lake of the Woods, 7 PM, Baudette Arena
#10 Walker-H-A at #7 Park Rapids, 7 PM, Park Rapids Comm Center
Championship Rounds - At The Gardens Arena (Warroad)
Quarter-Final Round On Thursday, February 26, 2009:
#1 Warroad vs. Winner K-C vs. RLF, 6:00 PM
#4 Crookston vs. #5 East Grand Forks, 8:15 PM
Quarter-Final Round On Friday, February 27, 2009:
#2 Thief River Falls vs. Winner Park Rapids / Walker-H-A, 8:15 PM
#3 Bemidji vs. Winner Bagley-Fosston vs. LOW, 6:00 PM
Semi-Finals Round On Saturday, February 28, 2009:
Winner Warroad / RLF vs. Winner Crookston / EGF, 7:00 PM
Semi-Finals Round On Monday, March 2, 2009:
Winner TRF / PR / Walker vs. Winner Bemidji / Bagley / LOW, 7:00 PM
Championship Game On Thursday, March 5, 2009, 7:oo PM
#9 Kittson-Central at #8 Red Lake Falls, 7 PM, Cardin-Hunt Arena
#11 Bagley-Fosston at #6 Lake of the Woods, 7 PM, Baudette Arena
#10 Walker-H-A at #7 Park Rapids, 7 PM, Park Rapids Comm Center
Championship Rounds - At The Gardens Arena (Warroad)
Quarter-Final Round On Thursday, February 26, 2009:
#1 Warroad vs. Winner K-C vs. RLF, 6:00 PM
#4 Crookston vs. #5 East Grand Forks, 8:15 PM
Quarter-Final Round On Friday, February 27, 2009:
#2 Thief River Falls vs. Winner Park Rapids / Walker-H-A, 8:15 PM
#3 Bemidji vs. Winner Bagley-Fosston vs. LOW, 6:00 PM
Semi-Finals Round On Saturday, February 28, 2009:
Winner Warroad / RLF vs. Winner Crookston / EGF, 7:00 PM
Semi-Finals Round On Monday, March 2, 2009:
Winner TRF / PR / Walker vs. Winner Bemidji / Bagley / LOW, 7:00 PM
Championship Game On Thursday, March 5, 2009, 7:oo PM
Red Lake Falls Explodes In 8-2 Whipping Over Detroit Lakes; Bemidji Rolls Out A Dozen Over Greenway 12-3; Kittson Downs Park Rapids In OT
Red Lake Falls 8, Detroit Lakes 2
First period — 1. DL, Tanner Lane (Brett Provo) 2:52; 2. RLF, Kyle Larson (Robbie Glass, Andrew Jahnke) 7:02; 3. RLF, Jahnke (Derrick Cardinal, Garrett Schmitz) 8:11; 4. RLF, Dillon Zutz (G. Schmitz, Alex Derosier) 9:24
Second period — 5. RLF, Schmitz 10:00; 6. RLF, Larson (Glass, Zutz) 11:48; 7. RLF, Cardinal (Glass, G. Schmitz) 13:48; 8. RLF, Cody Hanson (Corey Schmitz) 15:20
Third period — 9. RLF, C. Schmitz 2:00; 10. DL, Alex Phelps (Lane, Provo) 11:00
Goalie saves — RLF: Zach Page 2-12-4 — 18, Curtis Olson x-x-3 — 3; DL: Blake Murphy 10-8-6 — 24
Bemidji 12, Greenway 3
B: Braden Devescovi Hat Trick, 1 assist, Rylee Curb Hat Trick
B: Jesse Nemgar 1 goal, 4 assists, Jared Bergquist 1 goal, 2 assists
B: Lucas Phillips, Max Hazelton, Mike Rees 1 goal, 1 assist each
B: Kevin Larson & Kris Maggert 2 assists each, Luke Burns 1 goal
G: Garrett Orhn 2 goals, Tyler Nielson 1 goal
B: Derek Dudgeon (17M) 11 Svs of 12 Brett Dokken (34M) 8 Svs of 10
G: Trevor Guyer (34M) 26 Svs of 34 Erikur Arnason (17M) 11 Svs of 15
Kittson Central 3, Park Rapids Area 2 OT
First period — 1. DL, Tanner Lane (Brett Provo) 2:52; 2. RLF, Kyle Larson (Robbie Glass, Andrew Jahnke) 7:02; 3. RLF, Jahnke (Derrick Cardinal, Garrett Schmitz) 8:11; 4. RLF, Dillon Zutz (G. Schmitz, Alex Derosier) 9:24
Second period — 5. RLF, Schmitz 10:00; 6. RLF, Larson (Glass, Zutz) 11:48; 7. RLF, Cardinal (Glass, G. Schmitz) 13:48; 8. RLF, Cody Hanson (Corey Schmitz) 15:20
Third period — 9. RLF, C. Schmitz 2:00; 10. DL, Alex Phelps (Lane, Provo) 11:00
Goalie saves — RLF: Zach Page 2-12-4 — 18, Curtis Olson x-x-3 — 3; DL: Blake Murphy 10-8-6 — 24
Bemidji 12, Greenway 3
B: Braden Devescovi Hat Trick, 1 assist, Rylee Curb Hat Trick
B: Jesse Nemgar 1 goal, 4 assists, Jared Bergquist 1 goal, 2 assists
B: Lucas Phillips, Max Hazelton, Mike Rees 1 goal, 1 assist each
B: Kevin Larson & Kris Maggert 2 assists each, Luke Burns 1 goal
G: Garrett Orhn 2 goals, Tyler Nielson 1 goal
B: Derek Dudgeon (17M) 11 Svs of 12 Brett Dokken (34M) 8 Svs of 10
G: Trevor Guyer (34M) 26 Svs of 34 Erikur Arnason (17M) 11 Svs of 15
Kittson Central 3, Park Rapids Area 2 OT
2009 Section 8A Girl's Championship: Warroad Nips Rams To Earn 2nd Berth To Minnesota State High School Tournament
Courtesy Of Grand Forks Herald
By: Brad Elliot Schlossman
The Warroad girls hockey team has a long history of heartbreak in the Minnesota Section 8A final.
A couple of eighth-graders might not know anything about it, and they weren’t about to become part of it.
Lisa Marvin gave Warroad an early lead and classmate Kayla Gardner gave the Warriors a trip to the state tournament by scoring an overtime goal in a 2-1 victory over rival Roseau for the Section 8A championship in the East Grand Forks Civic Center.
A couple of eighth-graders might not know anything about it, and they weren’t about to become part of it.
Lisa Marvin gave Warroad an early lead and classmate Kayla Gardner gave the Warriors a trip to the state tournament by scoring an overtime goal in a 2-1 victory over rival Roseau for the Section 8A championship in the East Grand Forks Civic Center.
Gardner’s wrist shot from the slot at 4 minutes, 43 seconds of the extra frame sent the entire Warroad team on the ice to celebrate its third overtime win against the Rams this season.
This one meant the most, though.
Warroad advances to the state tournament for the second time in program history. This section final was usually the roadblock for the Warriors, who had lost in eight of their last nine state-qualifying games.
“Our girls just had the belief and we got a bounce at the end,” Warroad coach David Marvin said. “Roseau is a great hockey team. Either team could have won.”
Roseau, which beat Warroad 3-2 in the section championship last season, ended its season at 22-6. All six losses were by one goal with four coming in overtime.
“Everyone could see what this game was: Two great teams going at it,” Roseau coach Brian Bergstrom said. “What do you do? Our kids have nothing to hang their heads about.”
Although the game featured several high-end offensively talented players, it turned into a defensive battle.
Marvin, a forward, gave the Warriors a 1-0 lead with 3:19 left in the first period. Brook Story’s attempt from the slot trickled to the right side of the goal, where Marvin was able to bang it in.
Roseau tied it up in the second.
Moments after the Rams killed off a 5-on-3 power play that lasted 1:29, Kylie Lane came out of the penalty box and buried a shot from the right circle. That goal came with just 46 seconds left in the middle frame.
After a scoreless third period, Gardner had a great chance to finish it early in overtime. Gardner was stationed alone at the top of the crease and took a pass from behind the net, but Chelsey Froseth (28 saves) turned it aside.
Gardner didn’t miss on her next opportunity.
“The puck just came out in front and I saw the goalie was off to the side a little bit,” she said. “So I tried to put it on the other side. It feels great.”
This one meant the most, though.
Warroad advances to the state tournament for the second time in program history. This section final was usually the roadblock for the Warriors, who had lost in eight of their last nine state-qualifying games.
“Our girls just had the belief and we got a bounce at the end,” Warroad coach David Marvin said. “Roseau is a great hockey team. Either team could have won.”
Roseau, which beat Warroad 3-2 in the section championship last season, ended its season at 22-6. All six losses were by one goal with four coming in overtime.
“Everyone could see what this game was: Two great teams going at it,” Roseau coach Brian Bergstrom said. “What do you do? Our kids have nothing to hang their heads about.”
Although the game featured several high-end offensively talented players, it turned into a defensive battle.
Marvin, a forward, gave the Warriors a 1-0 lead with 3:19 left in the first period. Brook Story’s attempt from the slot trickled to the right side of the goal, where Marvin was able to bang it in.
Roseau tied it up in the second.
Moments after the Rams killed off a 5-on-3 power play that lasted 1:29, Kylie Lane came out of the penalty box and buried a shot from the right circle. That goal came with just 46 seconds left in the middle frame.
After a scoreless third period, Gardner had a great chance to finish it early in overtime. Gardner was stationed alone at the top of the crease and took a pass from behind the net, but Chelsey Froseth (28 saves) turned it aside.
Gardner didn’t miss on her next opportunity.
“The puck just came out in front and I saw the goalie was off to the side a little bit,” she said. “So I tried to put it on the other side. It feels great.”
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Crookston Pirates Make It 3 Straight With Win Over Red Lake Falls
Courtesy Of Crookston Daily Times
By: Derek Martin
Crookston made it three consecutive victories on Tuesday evening with a Section 8A win over Red Lake Falls at the Crookston Civic Arena.
The Pirates recorded all three goals in the second period. Brady Langlois and Jarret Butenhoff each recorded a goal and an assist in the contest. Crookston improved to 11-12 on the season and 6-6 in the section. Red Lake Falls fell to 11-11-1 and 7-9 in Section 8A play.
Alan Mart put the Pirates on the board at the 7:49 mark of the second period following a scoreless first. Zach Mercil and Alex Edevold assisted on the goal. The game-winning tally came off a shorthanded goal from Langlois at the 10:45 mark. The final goal for Crookston came at the 13:07 mark of the period from Butenhoff.
The Eagles made it 3-1 at the 14:51 mark of the third period with a goal by Cody Hanson but that was as close as they would come.
Matt Grove made 21 saves in net for the Pirates, while Red Lake Falls’ Zach Page stopped 34 shots.
The regular season comes to a close on Friday for Crookston when it hosts Park Rapids at 7:30 p.m.
The Panthers are 5-3-2 in Section 8A play and are one spot ahead of the Pirates in the standings.
By: Derek Martin
Crookston made it three consecutive victories on Tuesday evening with a Section 8A win over Red Lake Falls at the Crookston Civic Arena.
The Pirates recorded all three goals in the second period. Brady Langlois and Jarret Butenhoff each recorded a goal and an assist in the contest. Crookston improved to 11-12 on the season and 6-6 in the section. Red Lake Falls fell to 11-11-1 and 7-9 in Section 8A play.
Alan Mart put the Pirates on the board at the 7:49 mark of the second period following a scoreless first. Zach Mercil and Alex Edevold assisted on the goal. The game-winning tally came off a shorthanded goal from Langlois at the 10:45 mark. The final goal for Crookston came at the 13:07 mark of the period from Butenhoff.
The Eagles made it 3-1 at the 14:51 mark of the third period with a goal by Cody Hanson but that was as close as they would come.
Matt Grove made 21 saves in net for the Pirates, while Red Lake Falls’ Zach Page stopped 34 shots.
The regular season comes to a close on Friday for Crookston when it hosts Park Rapids at 7:30 p.m.
The Panthers are 5-3-2 in Section 8A play and are one spot ahead of the Pirates in the standings.
Red Lake Falls Hosts Detroit Lakes; Greenway Travels West On Highway 2 To Battle Lumberjacks; Panthers Invade Hallock Memorial Arena On 2/19/09
Detroit Lakes at Red Lake Falls, 7:30 PM Cardin-Hunt Arena
Greenway at Bemidji, 7:30 PM Bemidji State University
Park Rapids Area at Kittson Central, 7:00 PM Hallock Ice Arena
Greenway at Bemidji, 7:30 PM Bemidji State University
Park Rapids Area at Kittson Central, 7:00 PM Hallock Ice Arena
Section 8A Girl's Championship Game: Warroad - Roseau Hockey Rivalry Continues .. This Time The Girl's Hit Center Stage In Northern Tradition
By: Timothy Oshie
Publisher / Oshie Sports & Media
Northwest Minnesota's most legendary rivalry continues tonight at the Civic Center Arena in East Grand Forks, Minn.
There might be a few differences. You won't see the FOX Sports North television semi-trailers adjecent to the friendly confines of the Zamboni door nor will you see the likes of 2,500 fans in attendance, or maybe you will.
What you will see tonight is two very powerful girls hockey programs battling for Roseau County supremecy and the 2009 Section 8A representative in the Minnesota State Girl's High School Hockey Championships next week at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.
Roseau has won 10 of 11 games dating back to January 13th with the only blemish coming at the hands of the Warriors in a 3-2 overtime affair in front of a capacity crowd at the Rams Sports Center.
Warroad, who knocked off East Grand Forks, 7-1 on Tuesday night, comes into the contest with a 24-2-0 record on the season. Warroad's only losses coming to Breck, 3-0, back on December 29, 2008, and Duluth in a 1-0 affair on January 16 on holy grail home ice of The Gardens Arena in Warroad.
Roseau defeated Park Papids, 10-0, in the quarter-final round on February 12, then knocked off the perenniel powerhouse Crookston Pirates, 5-1, on Tuesday night at the East Grand Forks Civic Center.
Roseau boosts a 22-5-0 record with losses to Warroad (2), Edina, Hill-Murray and Crookston.
Warroad Co-Head Coach, David "Izzy" Marvin, is excited for the match-up tonight in East Grand Forks.
"It's going to be a great hockey game tonight with two programs that know a lot about each other," the third-year Warrior coach continued. "In both overtime wins this year it's came down to the bounce of the puck. In the first game, Roseau was putting on the heat and hit a post then we came down and scored the game-winner. In the second game, we caught them on a line change after a dump in on the net. Both games were fantastic."
Marvin credited both programs starting from the early youth years that has led to this fierce rivalry recentely.
"Both teams are so fimiliar with each other that it comes down to a bounce here or some puck luck there. There is mutual respect for each program and it's a great rivalry here."
Warroad's other Co-Head Coach is Derrick Comstock. Comstock has been the constant main stay in the Warriors program in all ten years of it's existance in Minnesota State High School Hockey. Other head coaches at Warroad have included Ron Tveit, Bruce Elson and Scott Knutson.
Warroad has participated in the Section championships round in nine-consecutive seasons. Moorhead knocked Warroad out in the earlier rounds in it's inaugural year back in 2000.
Izzy also credited that growing up both programs always seemed to make the MAHA State Championships.
"There is no doubt that has added to the competitiveness of both programs. We know each other so well it's like back in the old days when the North Stars (Minnesota) and Blackhawks (Chicago) would meet in the play-offs. Both teams knew each other so well it was usually decided by the bounce of the puck."
Roseau boosts four players over or near 50 points on the season (Mary Loken, 36g+28a=64 pts.; Kylie Lane, 24g+38=62 pts; Amy Olsen, 25g+26a=51 pts.; and Abby Ness, 29g+20a=49 pts.).
Warroad has four players over the half-century mark on the season (Karly Sylvester, 33g+27a=60 pts.; Layla Marvin, 16g+42a=58 pts.; Brook Story, 30g+25a=55 pts.; and Lisa Marvin, 22g+30a=52 pts.).
Both programs are very close in the statistical categories of goals scored and goals against. Roseau holds the edge in goals scored with 156 on the season to Warroad's 137 but the Warriors hold the defensive edge 23-35.
Both showcase very talented goaltenders as well. Roseau's senior netminder, Chelsey Froseth, has fantastic numbers with 28 goals against, a 1.28 GAA, and a .923 save % on the year.
Warroad's youthful sophomore, Shelby Amsley-Benzie, has only allow 22 goals against, a 0.85 GAA and a robust .954 save % on the season. Amsley-Benzie is one of the top goaltenders in the state, as is Froseth.
Roseau also has the braintrust in head coach, Brian Bergstrom, and assistants Jeff Olson and Patty Elsmore.
The puck drops tonight at 7 p.m. sharp at the East Grand Forks Civic Center.
Publisher / Oshie Sports & Media
Northwest Minnesota's most legendary rivalry continues tonight at the Civic Center Arena in East Grand Forks, Minn.
There might be a few differences. You won't see the FOX Sports North television semi-trailers adjecent to the friendly confines of the Zamboni door nor will you see the likes of 2,500 fans in attendance, or maybe you will.
What you will see tonight is two very powerful girls hockey programs battling for Roseau County supremecy and the 2009 Section 8A representative in the Minnesota State Girl's High School Hockey Championships next week at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.
Roseau has won 10 of 11 games dating back to January 13th with the only blemish coming at the hands of the Warriors in a 3-2 overtime affair in front of a capacity crowd at the Rams Sports Center.
Warroad, who knocked off East Grand Forks, 7-1 on Tuesday night, comes into the contest with a 24-2-0 record on the season. Warroad's only losses coming to Breck, 3-0, back on December 29, 2008, and Duluth in a 1-0 affair on January 16 on holy grail home ice of The Gardens Arena in Warroad.
Roseau defeated Park Papids, 10-0, in the quarter-final round on February 12, then knocked off the perenniel powerhouse Crookston Pirates, 5-1, on Tuesday night at the East Grand Forks Civic Center.
Roseau boosts a 22-5-0 record with losses to Warroad (2), Edina, Hill-Murray and Crookston.
Warroad Co-Head Coach, David "Izzy" Marvin, is excited for the match-up tonight in East Grand Forks.
"It's going to be a great hockey game tonight with two programs that know a lot about each other," the third-year Warrior coach continued. "In both overtime wins this year it's came down to the bounce of the puck. In the first game, Roseau was putting on the heat and hit a post then we came down and scored the game-winner. In the second game, we caught them on a line change after a dump in on the net. Both games were fantastic."
Marvin credited both programs starting from the early youth years that has led to this fierce rivalry recentely.
"Both teams are so fimiliar with each other that it comes down to a bounce here or some puck luck there. There is mutual respect for each program and it's a great rivalry here."
Warroad's other Co-Head Coach is Derrick Comstock. Comstock has been the constant main stay in the Warriors program in all ten years of it's existance in Minnesota State High School Hockey. Other head coaches at Warroad have included Ron Tveit, Bruce Elson and Scott Knutson.
Warroad has participated in the Section championships round in nine-consecutive seasons. Moorhead knocked Warroad out in the earlier rounds in it's inaugural year back in 2000.
Izzy also credited that growing up both programs always seemed to make the MAHA State Championships.
"There is no doubt that has added to the competitiveness of both programs. We know each other so well it's like back in the old days when the North Stars (Minnesota) and Blackhawks (Chicago) would meet in the play-offs. Both teams knew each other so well it was usually decided by the bounce of the puck."
Roseau boosts four players over or near 50 points on the season (Mary Loken, 36g+28a=64 pts.; Kylie Lane, 24g+38=62 pts; Amy Olsen, 25g+26a=51 pts.; and Abby Ness, 29g+20a=49 pts.).
Warroad has four players over the half-century mark on the season (Karly Sylvester, 33g+27a=60 pts.; Layla Marvin, 16g+42a=58 pts.; Brook Story, 30g+25a=55 pts.; and Lisa Marvin, 22g+30a=52 pts.).
Both programs are very close in the statistical categories of goals scored and goals against. Roseau holds the edge in goals scored with 156 on the season to Warroad's 137 but the Warriors hold the defensive edge 23-35.
Both showcase very talented goaltenders as well. Roseau's senior netminder, Chelsey Froseth, has fantastic numbers with 28 goals against, a 1.28 GAA, and a .923 save % on the year.
Warroad's youthful sophomore, Shelby Amsley-Benzie, has only allow 22 goals against, a 0.85 GAA and a robust .954 save % on the season. Amsley-Benzie is one of the top goaltenders in the state, as is Froseth.
Roseau also has the braintrust in head coach, Brian Bergstrom, and assistants Jeff Olson and Patty Elsmore.
The puck drops tonight at 7 p.m. sharp at the East Grand Forks Civic Center.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
2009 Section 8A Boy's Hockey Brackets
Preliminary Round On February 24, 2009:
#9 Kittson-Central at #8 Red Lake Falls, 7 PM, Cardin-Hunt Arena
#11 Bagley-Fosston at #6 Lake of the Woods, 7 PM, Baudette Arena
#10 Walker-H-A at #7 Park Rapids, 7 PM, Park Rapids Comm Center
Championship Rounds - All Games At The Gardens Arena (Warroad)
Quarter-Final Round On Thursday, February 26, 2009:
#1 Warroad vs. Winner K-C vs. RLF, 6:00 PM
#4 Crookston vs. #5 East Grand Forks, 8:15 PM
Quarter-Final Round On Friday, February 27, 2009:
#2 Thief River Falls vs. Winner Park Rapids / Walker-H-A, 8:15 PM
#3 Bemidji vs. Winner Bagley-Fosston vs. LOW, 6:00 PM
Semi-Finals Round On Saturday, February 28, 2009:
Winner Warroad / RLF vs. Winner Crookston / EGF, 7:00 PM
Semi-Finals Round On Monday, March 2, 2009:
Winner TRF / P.R. / Walker vs. Winner Bemidji / Bagley / LOW, 7:00 PM
Championship Game On Thursday, March 5, 2009, 7:oo PM
#9 Kittson-Central at #8 Red Lake Falls, 7 PM, Cardin-Hunt Arena
#11 Bagley-Fosston at #6 Lake of the Woods, 7 PM, Baudette Arena
#10 Walker-H-A at #7 Park Rapids, 7 PM, Park Rapids Comm Center
Championship Rounds - All Games At The Gardens Arena (Warroad)
Quarter-Final Round On Thursday, February 26, 2009:
#1 Warroad vs. Winner K-C vs. RLF, 6:00 PM
#4 Crookston vs. #5 East Grand Forks, 8:15 PM
Quarter-Final Round On Friday, February 27, 2009:
#2 Thief River Falls vs. Winner Park Rapids / Walker-H-A, 8:15 PM
#3 Bemidji vs. Winner Bagley-Fosston vs. LOW, 6:00 PM
Semi-Finals Round On Saturday, February 28, 2009:
Winner Warroad / RLF vs. Winner Crookston / EGF, 7:00 PM
Semi-Finals Round On Monday, March 2, 2009:
Winner TRF / P.R. / Walker vs. Winner Bemidji / Bagley / LOW, 7:00 PM
Championship Game On Thursday, March 5, 2009, 7:oo PM
Bemidji Stops 2-Game Skid; Lumberjacks Knock Off Detroit Lakes 6-2
Courtesy Of Bemidji Pioneer:
The Bemidji Lumberjacks hockey team broke a two-game skid Tuesday to hand Detroit Lakes at 6-2 setback on the losers ice.
Bemidji scored three times in the first period to take a 3-1 lead and expanded a 4-2 advantage with two in the third.
Jesse Nemgar led the way with two goals and three assists for five points.
Jared Bergquist, Joe Welle, Luke Burns and Kris Maggert scored the other goals.
Welle’s and Maggert's came on power plays in the first and third periods.
Derek Dudgeon had only 13 stops. DL’s Chris Widne had 36.
The win lifted Bemidji to 12-11-1. The Jacks close their regular season tomorrow hosting Coleraine at Nymore Gardens.
The B Team also won 2-1 on goal by Steve Heller and Jordan Manick. Axel Osborn rejected 12 shots. DL had 33 stops.
The Bemidji Lumberjacks hockey team broke a two-game skid Tuesday to hand Detroit Lakes at 6-2 setback on the losers ice.
Bemidji scored three times in the first period to take a 3-1 lead and expanded a 4-2 advantage with two in the third.
Jesse Nemgar led the way with two goals and three assists for five points.
Jared Bergquist, Joe Welle, Luke Burns and Kris Maggert scored the other goals.
Welle’s and Maggert's came on power plays in the first and third periods.
Derek Dudgeon had only 13 stops. DL’s Chris Widne had 36.
The win lifted Bemidji to 12-11-1. The Jacks close their regular season tomorrow hosting Coleraine at Nymore Gardens.
The B Team also won 2-1 on goal by Steve Heller and Jordan Manick. Axel Osborn rejected 12 shots. DL had 33 stops.
2009 Mariucci / Mid-State / Northwest Conderence Standings As Of 2/18/09
Rank / Team / Mariucci Record / Overall Record
1. Warroad (10- 1-0) (23- 2-0)
2. Thief River Falls (8- 3-0) (19- 4-2)
3. Moorhead (5- 2-0) (10- 9-3)
4. Roseau (5- 5-0) (12- 9-3)
5. Bemidji (3- 6-0) (12-11-1)
6. Crookston (1- 7-0) (11-12-0)
7. East Grand Forks (1- 9-0) (9-15-1)
Rank / Team / Mid-State Record / Overall Record
1. Park Rapids (6- 1-1) (14- 6-3)
2. Northern Lakes (5- 2-1) (18- 4-3)
3. Wadena-Deer Creek (5- 3-0) (12-12-1)
4. Detroit Lakes (2- 5-0) (7-17-0)
5. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (0- 7-0) (2-17-0)
Rank / Team / Northwest Record / Overall Record
1. Lake Of The Woods (4- 0-0) (11-12-1)
2. Red Lake Falls (4- 2-0) (11-11-1)
3. Kittson Central (2- 4-0) (5-16-1)
4. Bagley/Fosston (0- 4-0) (1-18-0)
1. Warroad (10- 1-0) (23- 2-0)
2. Thief River Falls (8- 3-0) (19- 4-2)
3. Moorhead (5- 2-0) (10- 9-3)
4. Roseau (5- 5-0) (12- 9-3)
5. Bemidji (3- 6-0) (12-11-1)
6. Crookston (1- 7-0) (11-12-0)
7. East Grand Forks (1- 9-0) (9-15-1)
Rank / Team / Mid-State Record / Overall Record
1. Park Rapids (6- 1-1) (14- 6-3)
2. Northern Lakes (5- 2-1) (18- 4-3)
3. Wadena-Deer Creek (5- 3-0) (12-12-1)
4. Detroit Lakes (2- 5-0) (7-17-0)
5. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (0- 7-0) (2-17-0)
Rank / Team / Northwest Record / Overall Record
1. Lake Of The Woods (4- 0-0) (11-12-1)
2. Red Lake Falls (4- 2-0) (11-11-1)
3. Kittson Central (2- 4-0) (5-16-1)
4. Bagley/Fosston (0- 4-0) (1-18-0)
Bemidji Knocks Off Detroit Lakes; TRF's Kent Peterson Scores In OT Thriller; Warroad Defeats LOW In Highway 11 Battle In Exciting Section 8a Action
Bemidji 6, Detroit Lakes 2
B: Jesse Nemgar 2 goals, 3 assists, Braden Devescovi 2 assists
B: Jared Bergquist, Luke Burns, Kris Maggert, Joseph Welle 1 goal each
DL: Nathan Baker 1 goal, 1 assist, Alex Phelps 1 goal
B: Derek Dudgeon 13 Saves DL: Chris Widme 36 Saves
Thief River Falls 3, East Grand Forks 2 OT
Kent Peterson scored the game-winning goal 23 seconds into overtime to lift Thief River Falls over East Grand Forks Senior High on Tuesday.
Thief River Falls led 2-1 entering the third period. Macauley Useldinger scored 46 seconds into the final period on assists from Jake Useldinger and Henry Gutierrez to force overtime.
“We battled back from a 2-1 deficit and got the opportunity to go into overtime,” Senior High coach Cory Chupka said. “We worked hard, we battled along the boards and we’re heading into the section tournament with a good feeling.”
Lucas Dillon scored the lone goal of the first period for Thief River Falls. Senior High’s Nick Ohman and the Prowlers’ Peterson picked up second-period tallies.
“They have some skill up front, but for the most part I thought we played pretty well,” Chupka said. “The shots didn’t indicate how we played.”
Kyle Storbakken had 33 saves for the Green Wave, while Thief River Falls’ Zane Gothberg had nine stops.
Senior High dropped to 9-14-1. The Minnesota Section 8A tournament begins Feb. 26.
Park Rapids Area 3, Wadena-Deer Creek 1
PR: Tucker Coborn 2 goals, 1 assist, Ian Johnson 1 goal, 1 assist
WDC: Trevor Ness 1 goal
PR: Brady Yrjo 12 Saves WDC: Allen Uselman 27 Saves
Warroad 5, Lake of the Woods 1
Missing scores:
Red Lake Falls at Crookston
B: Jesse Nemgar 2 goals, 3 assists, Braden Devescovi 2 assists
B: Jared Bergquist, Luke Burns, Kris Maggert, Joseph Welle 1 goal each
DL: Nathan Baker 1 goal, 1 assist, Alex Phelps 1 goal
B: Derek Dudgeon 13 Saves DL: Chris Widme 36 Saves
Thief River Falls 3, East Grand Forks 2 OT
Kent Peterson scored the game-winning goal 23 seconds into overtime to lift Thief River Falls over East Grand Forks Senior High on Tuesday.
Thief River Falls led 2-1 entering the third period. Macauley Useldinger scored 46 seconds into the final period on assists from Jake Useldinger and Henry Gutierrez to force overtime.
“We battled back from a 2-1 deficit and got the opportunity to go into overtime,” Senior High coach Cory Chupka said. “We worked hard, we battled along the boards and we’re heading into the section tournament with a good feeling.”
Lucas Dillon scored the lone goal of the first period for Thief River Falls. Senior High’s Nick Ohman and the Prowlers’ Peterson picked up second-period tallies.
“They have some skill up front, but for the most part I thought we played pretty well,” Chupka said. “The shots didn’t indicate how we played.”
Kyle Storbakken had 33 saves for the Green Wave, while Thief River Falls’ Zane Gothberg had nine stops.
Senior High dropped to 9-14-1. The Minnesota Section 8A tournament begins Feb. 26.
Park Rapids Area 3, Wadena-Deer Creek 1
PR: Tucker Coborn 2 goals, 1 assist, Ian Johnson 1 goal, 1 assist
WDC: Trevor Ness 1 goal
PR: Brady Yrjo 12 Saves WDC: Allen Uselman 27 Saves
Warroad 5, Lake of the Woods 1
Missing scores:
Red Lake Falls at Crookston
Monday, February 16, 2009
LOW Travels West On Highway 11 To Battle Section 8A League Leading Warroad Warriors On This Monday, February 16, 2009
Lake Of The Woods at Warroad, 7:30 PM The Gardens Arena
Minnesota State Class A Rankings As Of February 16, 2009
Courtesy Of:
MN Boys Hockey Website
1. St. Thomas Academy (18-4-1)
2. Warroad (22-2-0)
3. Little Falls (23-0-0)
4. Breck (19-3-1)
5. St. Cloud Cathedral (19-2-1)
6. South St. Paul (16-4-3)
7. Hermantown (20-3-0)
8. Thief River Falls (18-4-2)
9. Mahtomedi (16-6-1)
10. Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl (19-5-0)
11. Hibbing/Chisholm (14-7-1)
12. Duluth Marshall (13-8-1)
13. International Falls (16-6-2)
14. Totino-Grace (16-6-2)
15. Red Wing (16-7-0)
16. Rochester Lourdes (15-7-0)
17. Alexandria (19-3-1)
18. Duluth Denfeld (13-11-0)
19. New Prague (16-7-0)
20. Albert Lea (16-8-0)
21. Mound-Westonka (14-9-0)
22. Orono (13-10-0)
23. Sartell-St. Stephen (16-7-1)
24. Rogers (13-10-0)
25. Bemidji (11-11-1)
MN Boys Hockey Website
1. St. Thomas Academy (18-4-1)
2. Warroad (22-2-0)
3. Little Falls (23-0-0)
4. Breck (19-3-1)
5. St. Cloud Cathedral (19-2-1)
6. South St. Paul (16-4-3)
7. Hermantown (20-3-0)
8. Thief River Falls (18-4-2)
9. Mahtomedi (16-6-1)
10. Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl (19-5-0)
11. Hibbing/Chisholm (14-7-1)
12. Duluth Marshall (13-8-1)
13. International Falls (16-6-2)
14. Totino-Grace (16-6-2)
15. Red Wing (16-7-0)
16. Rochester Lourdes (15-7-0)
17. Alexandria (19-3-1)
18. Duluth Denfeld (13-11-0)
19. New Prague (16-7-0)
20. Albert Lea (16-8-0)
21. Mound-Westonka (14-9-0)
22. Orono (13-10-0)
23. Sartell-St. Stephen (16-7-1)
24. Rogers (13-10-0)
25. Bemidji (11-11-1)
Sunday, February 15, 2009
CROX' Grove Shuts-Out LOW; RLF Upends Wadena in OT; KC Nips WHA In OT; TRF's Gothberg Shuts-Out Park Papids In 8A Action 2/14/09
Crookston 1, Lake of the Woods 0
First period — 1. C, Alex Edevold (Derek Henry) 6:35
Goalie saves — C: Matt Grove 11-8-8 — 27; LOW: Alex Lyon 10-11-6 — 27
Red Lake Falls 3, Wadena-Deer Creek 2, OT
First period — 1. RLF, Garrett Schmitz 10:25
Third period — 2. WDC, Pettit (Meyer) 2:00; 3. RLF, Dylan Zutz (Robbie Glass, Schmitz) 6:03; 4. WDC, Peters (Ness) 15:00
Overtime — 5. RLF, Schmitz (Cody Hanson, Adam Skala) 4:28
Goalie saves — RLF: Zach Page 6-6-11-1 — 24; WDC: Uselman 14-22-11-3 — 50
Kittson Central 5, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 4 OT
Thief River Falls 5, Park Rapids Area 0
First period — 1. Kent Peterson (Lucas Dillon) 9:59; 2. Jesse Castle (Brady Meunier, Drew Erickson) 11:37
Second period — 3. Peterson (Dillon, Keaton Joppry) 9:35
Third period — 4. Dillon (Peterson, Joppry) 9:13; 5. Peterson (Joppry, Dillon) 12:41
Goalie saves — PR: Brady Yrjo 8-7-9 — 24; TRF: Zane Gothberg 4-8-5 — 17
TRF: Kent Peterson Hat Trick, 1 assist, Lucas Dillon 1 goal, 3 assists
TRF: Keaton Joppry 3 assists
TRF: Zane Gothberg Shutout 17 Saves PR: Brady Yrjo 24 Saves
First period — 1. C, Alex Edevold (Derek Henry) 6:35
Goalie saves — C: Matt Grove 11-8-8 — 27; LOW: Alex Lyon 10-11-6 — 27
Red Lake Falls 3, Wadena-Deer Creek 2, OT
First period — 1. RLF, Garrett Schmitz 10:25
Third period — 2. WDC, Pettit (Meyer) 2:00; 3. RLF, Dylan Zutz (Robbie Glass, Schmitz) 6:03; 4. WDC, Peters (Ness) 15:00
Overtime — 5. RLF, Schmitz (Cody Hanson, Adam Skala) 4:28
Goalie saves — RLF: Zach Page 6-6-11-1 — 24; WDC: Uselman 14-22-11-3 — 50
Kittson Central 5, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 4 OT
Thief River Falls 5, Park Rapids Area 0
First period — 1. Kent Peterson (Lucas Dillon) 9:59; 2. Jesse Castle (Brady Meunier, Drew Erickson) 11:37
Second period — 3. Peterson (Dillon, Keaton Joppry) 9:35
Third period — 4. Dillon (Peterson, Joppry) 9:13; 5. Peterson (Joppry, Dillon) 12:41
Goalie saves — PR: Brady Yrjo 8-7-9 — 24; TRF: Zane Gothberg 4-8-5 — 17
TRF: Kent Peterson Hat Trick, 1 assist, Lucas Dillon 1 goal, 3 assists
TRF: Keaton Joppry 3 assists
TRF: Zane Gothberg Shutout 17 Saves PR: Brady Yrjo 24 Saves
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Warroad Cruises To A Solid 7-2 Victory Over Bemidji Lumberjacks At Nymore; Warrior's Dane Shaugabay Explodes For Hat Trick
Courtesy Of Bemidji Pioneer By: Jim Carrington
The Warroad Warriors ended Bemidji’s long trip through the top ten of the Class A hockey standings Friday night, spanking the Jacks 7-2 before a good turnout at the Nymore Arena. It included a sizeable turnout of Warroad fans.
Warroad had taken the first meeting 7-1 at home.
The visitors looked every bit like a potential state champion raising its record to 22-1.
Bemidji dropped to 11-11-1 with games at Detroit Lakes Tuesday and at home with Coleraine Thursday, two games it figures to win.
The Warriors dominated the game out shooting Bemidji 44-19 .
They scored four times in the second period to take a 5-0 lead and started the clock running for a four minute stretch in the third after moving to a 7-1 lead.
Bemidji turned the clock off four minutes later with its second goal of the night.
Dane Shaugabay had a hat trick while Micky Knox scored twice and Brock Nelson and Chris Sylvester once.
Lucas Phillips and Steve Heller had the Bemidji goals, both in the final period.
The hard hitting game drew 14 whistles, seven on each team.
Bemidji was 1-7 on the power play while the winners scored twice and added a short handed goal.
Bemidji stayed close for a period though out shot 13-6.
Knox had his first goal at 6:12 at the end of an odd man rush, one of many Derek Dudgeon would face during the night.
But Warroad continued the barrage, out shooting Bemidji 15-4 in the second period.,
Knox added his second goal in the first two minutes and Shaugabay followed with his first pair two minutes apart, the first on a power play with Lucas Phillips gone for tripping.
The second followed a 15 minute delay to replace a sheet of plastic discharged by hard hit at the south end of the rink..
Nelson completed the period with a short handed goal at the end of a 2 on 1 rush with teammate Carson Gray gone for holding.
Phillips put Bemidji on the board to start the final stanza on a power play but Shaugabay matched that on a Warroad power play three minutes later and Sylvester’s tally at 9:47 started running time.
Heller ended it at 13:27 with his first varsity goal with Rylee Curb and Joe Welle getting the feeds.
Warroad held a 16-9 shots bulge in the stanza with Brett Dokken playing the final four minutes, making four stops.
He and Dudgeon ended with 37. Jason Goldsmith had only 17 for the Warriors.
Warroad also took the B Game 2-0, scoring twice in the first period though piling up a 31-15 shots advantage.
Jeremiah Graves played an excellent game in goal for Bemidji. Shawn Storey was the Warroad net minder.
The B Team dropped to 14-8-1.
Crookston Edges EGF In OT Thriller; Detroit Lakes Over K-C; Warroad Continues Section 8A Dominance Over Bemidji On 2/13/09
Crookston 3, East Grand Forks 2 OT
First period — 1. EGF, Henry Gutierrez (Jake Useldinger, Macauley Useldinger) 4:06
Second period — 2. C, Zach Mercil (Alan Mart, Alex Prudhomme) 13:47
Third period — 3. EGF, Macauley Useldinger (Brendan Mochoruk) 7:21; 4. C, Morgan Terpstra 16:28
Overtime — 5. C, Mercil (Mark Bittner) 2:59
Goalie saves — C: Matt Grove 15-14-7-1 — 37; EGF: Kyle Storbakken 8-6-6-2 — 22
Detroit Lakes 8, Kittson Central 1
DL: Nathan Baker 2 goals, 2 assists, Tanner Lane 2 goals, 1 assist
DL: Brandon Yozamp 1 goal, 2 assists, Josh Saunders & Alex Phelps 1 goal, 1 assist
DL: Andrew Friezen 16 Saves KC: Alex Chaput 30 Saves
Warroad 7, Bemidji 2
First period — 1. W, Aaron Rasmusson (Micky Knox, Chris Sylvester) 6:12
Second period — 2. 2. W, Knox (Sylvester) 1:39; 3. W, Dane Shaugabay (Brett Hebel, Michael Pieper) 4:11; 4. W, Shaugabay (Pieper, Hebel) 6:20; 5. W, Brock Nelson (Hebel) 10:46
Third period — 6. B, Phillips (Hazelton, Larson) 3:25; 7. W, Shaugabay (Pieper) 6:38; 8. W, Sylvester (Nick Stoskopf) 9:47; 9. B, Steve Heller (Rylee Curb, Joseph Welle) 13:27
Goalie saves — W: Jason Goldsmith 6-4-8-18; B: Derek Dudgeon 12-11-10 — 33, Brent Dokken x-x-4 — 4
First period — 1. EGF, Henry Gutierrez (Jake Useldinger, Macauley Useldinger) 4:06
Second period — 2. C, Zach Mercil (Alan Mart, Alex Prudhomme) 13:47
Third period — 3. EGF, Macauley Useldinger (Brendan Mochoruk) 7:21; 4. C, Morgan Terpstra 16:28
Overtime — 5. C, Mercil (Mark Bittner) 2:59
Goalie saves — C: Matt Grove 15-14-7-1 — 37; EGF: Kyle Storbakken 8-6-6-2 — 22
Detroit Lakes 8, Kittson Central 1
DL: Nathan Baker 2 goals, 2 assists, Tanner Lane 2 goals, 1 assist
DL: Brandon Yozamp 1 goal, 2 assists, Josh Saunders & Alex Phelps 1 goal, 1 assist
DL: Andrew Friezen 16 Saves KC: Alex Chaput 30 Saves
Warroad 7, Bemidji 2
First period — 1. W, Aaron Rasmusson (Micky Knox, Chris Sylvester) 6:12
Second period — 2. 2. W, Knox (Sylvester) 1:39; 3. W, Dane Shaugabay (Brett Hebel, Michael Pieper) 4:11; 4. W, Shaugabay (Pieper, Hebel) 6:20; 5. W, Brock Nelson (Hebel) 10:46
Third period — 6. B, Phillips (Hazelton, Larson) 3:25; 7. W, Shaugabay (Pieper) 6:38; 8. W, Sylvester (Nick Stoskopf) 9:47; 9. B, Steve Heller (Rylee Curb, Joseph Welle) 13:27
Goalie saves — W: Jason Goldsmith 6-4-8-18; B: Derek Dudgeon 12-11-10 — 33, Brent Dokken x-x-4 — 4
Friday, February 13, 2009
Eerie Friday The 13th / Valentine's Edition Of Section 8A Hockey For February 13-14, 2009 ( Jason & Cupids Beware )
Friday, February 13th
Crookston at East Grand Forks, 7:30 PM EGF Civic Center
Kittson Central at Detroit Lakes, 7:30 PM Freeman Sports Arena
*On MSBN* Warroad at Bemidji, 7:30 PM Nymore Arena
Saturday, February 14th
Crookston at Lake of the Woods, 3:30 PM Baudette Arena
Kittson Central at Walker-H-A, 3:00 PM Walker Comm Center
Park Rapids at Thief River Falls Ralph Engelstad Arena
Red Lake Falls at Wadena-D-C, 2:00 PM Wadena Comm Center
Crookston at East Grand Forks, 7:30 PM EGF Civic Center
Kittson Central at Detroit Lakes, 7:30 PM Freeman Sports Arena
*On MSBN* Warroad at Bemidji, 7:30 PM Nymore Arena
Saturday, February 14th
Crookston at Lake of the Woods, 3:30 PM Baudette Arena
Kittson Central at Walker-H-A, 3:00 PM Walker Comm Center
Park Rapids at Thief River Falls Ralph Engelstad Arena
Red Lake Falls at Wadena-D-C, 2:00 PM Wadena Comm Center
Warroad Surges To Beat Grand Forks (ND) Central; Warriors Overcome 5-1 Deficit In 3rd To Tally 5 Unanswered Goals For Come-From-Behind Victory
Courtesy of Grand Forks Herald
By: Tom Miller / Sports
As a longtime resident of a place that calls itself Hockeytown USA, Warroad boys hockey coach Albert Hasbargen has seen plenty of strange things on the ice.
But Hasbargen said what happened Tuesday night trumps them all.
“I haven’t seen anything like that before,” Hasbargen said.
“Unbelievable.”
Warroad scored five goals in the final period to complete a 6-5 come-from-behind win over Grand Forks Central High School in nonconference play at Purpur Arena.
Warroad, 21-2, started the third period facing a 5-1 deficit.
But Dane Shaugabay scored on the power play at 2:01 of the final period to start the spree. Brett Hebel and Brock Nelson added two goals in the next 11 minutes to sink the Knights.
Hebel scored the game-winner with 3:53 remaining.
“We knew we played an awful (second) period,” Hasbargen said. “In the third period, we played hard and things went in the net. The adrenaline gets going, and we started believing we could do it.”
It was a drastic turnaround from the first two periods. After the first 34 minutes, the Warriors looked to be simply trying to stave off a blowout.
The Knights scored the game’s first four goals and led 5-1 after two periods.
Central’s Jake Plutowski recorded a hat trick, while Jordy Aamot and Casey Purpur also had goals.
Aamot’s tally just 10 seconds into the second period appeared to be the game-changer. Aamot scored shorthanded on a breakaway.
“That seemed to drain all of our emotion,” Hasbargen said. “That’s common of a shorthanded goal. We’ve done it to other teams. They score like that and it take a lot out of you.”
But behind the top line of Nelson, Shaugabay and Hebel, the Warriors had enough firepower to respond.
That trio was responsible for all six Warroad goals. It’s nothing new for the Warriors, as Nelson has a team-leading 55 points this season, followed by Shaugabay with 47 and Hebel with 44.
“They’re good hockey players,” Central coach Tony Bina said. “If you leave them room to operate, they’re going to bury it on you.”
The Knights dropped to 13-6.
“I think maybe we got a little overconfident,” Bina said. “We just didn’t stay focused on the little things that win games. We were too offensive-minded and didn’t take responsibility in our end like we did in the first two periods.
“This is a tough loss, but it’s something to learn from. We’ve given up leads like this twice now.
But we’re not going to let it happen a third time. We just won’t.”
TRF Knocks Off Roseau In OT (Matt Lindquist Nets GWG); I-Falls Outlasts LOW (Alex Lyon 59 Saves) On February 12, 2009
International Falls 4, Lake of the Woods 1
IF: Jon McDonald 1 goal, 1 assist, Travis Phillipe, Will Corrin, Daniel Eldien 1 goal each
LOW: Joncarlo Westerlund
IF: Glenn Walls 11 Saves LOW: Alex Lyon 59 Saves
Thief River Falls 4, Roseau 3 OT
TRF: Matt Lindquist GWG, 1 assist, Tyler Aandal 2 goals
R: Shane Omdahl 2 goals, 1 assist, Erik Mattson 1 goal
TRF: Zane Gothberg 51 Saves R: Ethan Kvidt 16 Saves
R: Shane Omdahl scored the game-tying goal w/ 37 seconds left in the 3rd period
TRF: Matt Lindquist scored an unassisted shorthanded game-winning goal with 11 seconds left in overtime
Missing scores:
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley at Bagley/Fosston
IF: Jon McDonald 1 goal, 1 assist, Travis Phillipe, Will Corrin, Daniel Eldien 1 goal each
LOW: Joncarlo Westerlund
IF: Glenn Walls 11 Saves LOW: Alex Lyon 59 Saves
Thief River Falls 4, Roseau 3 OT
TRF: Matt Lindquist GWG, 1 assist, Tyler Aandal 2 goals
R: Shane Omdahl 2 goals, 1 assist, Erik Mattson 1 goal
TRF: Zane Gothberg 51 Saves R: Ethan Kvidt 16 Saves
R: Shane Omdahl scored the game-tying goal w/ 37 seconds left in the 3rd period
TRF: Matt Lindquist scored an unassisted shorthanded game-winning goal with 11 seconds left in overtime
Missing scores:
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley at Bagley/Fosston
Thursday, February 12, 2009
LOW Invades International Falls; Roseau Takes On TRF On MSBN Web Cast; Walker-H-A Travels To Bagley On 2/12/09
Lake of the Woods at International Falls, 7:30 PM Bronco Arena
Roseau at Thief River Falls, 7:30 PM Ralph Engelstad Arena
Walker-H-A at Bagley-Fosston, 7:00 PM Albert Kaiser Arena
Roseau at Thief River Falls, 7:30 PM Ralph Engelstad Arena
Walker-H-A at Bagley-Fosston, 7:00 PM Albert Kaiser Arena
Section 8A Featuring Lake of the Woods @ I-Falls; Roseau @ TRF (MSBN Live Web Cast); Walker-H-A @ Bagley-Fosston To Round Out Games On 2/12/09
Walker-H-A at Bagley-Fosston, 7:00 PM Albert Kaiser Arena
*On MSBN* Roseau at TRF, 7:30 PM Ralph Engelstad Arena
LOW at International Falls, 7:30 PM Bronco Arena
*On MSBN* Roseau at TRF, 7:30 PM Ralph Engelstad Arena
LOW at International Falls, 7:30 PM Bronco Arena
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Warroad Erases 4-Goal Deficit Downs GFC 6-5; TRF Upends Bemidji 3-1; DL Shuts Down Bagley 8-0 In Sizzling Section 8A Final
Detroit Lakes 8, Bagley/Fosston 0
DL: Alex Phelps 2 goals, 1 assist, Travis Maristuen 2 goals, Tanner Lane 1g, 3a
DL: Blake Murphy Shutout | 13 Saves | BF: Gavin Ross 49 Saves
Thief River Falls 3, Bemidji 1
TRF: Tyler Aandal & Matt Lindquist 1 goal, 1 assist each, Kent Peterson 1 goal
B: Jesse Nemgar 1 goal
TRF: Zane Gothberg 18 Saves | B: Derek Dudgeon 26 Saves
Warroad 6, Grand Forks Central (ND) 5
W: Brett Hebel 2 goals|GWG, 2 assists, Brock Nelson Hat Trick
W: Dane Shaugabay 1 goal, 2 assists
GFC: Jake Plutowski Hat Trick
W: Jason Goldsmith 19 Saves | GFC: David Sayler 19 Saves Down 5-1, Warroad scored five unanswered goals in the third period for the win
W: Brett Hebel scored the game-winning powerplay goal w/ 3:53 left in the third period
Missing scores:
Devils Lake (ND) at Kittson Central
Moose Lake Area at Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
Postponed:
Park Rapids Area at Crookston
DL: Alex Phelps 2 goals, 1 assist, Travis Maristuen 2 goals, Tanner Lane 1g, 3a
DL: Blake Murphy Shutout | 13 Saves | BF: Gavin Ross 49 Saves
Thief River Falls 3, Bemidji 1
TRF: Tyler Aandal & Matt Lindquist 1 goal, 1 assist each, Kent Peterson 1 goal
B: Jesse Nemgar 1 goal
TRF: Zane Gothberg 18 Saves | B: Derek Dudgeon 26 Saves
Warroad 6, Grand Forks Central (ND) 5
W: Brett Hebel 2 goals|GWG, 2 assists, Brock Nelson Hat Trick
W: Dane Shaugabay 1 goal, 2 assists
GFC: Jake Plutowski Hat Trick
W: Jason Goldsmith 19 Saves | GFC: David Sayler 19 Saves Down 5-1, Warroad scored five unanswered goals in the third period for the win
W: Brett Hebel scored the game-winning powerplay goal w/ 3:53 left in the third period
Missing scores:
Devils Lake (ND) at Kittson Central
Moose Lake Area at Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
Postponed:
Park Rapids Area at Crookston
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
A Plethora Of Section 8A Games On This Icy Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Bagley/Fosston at Detroit Lakes, 7:30 PM Freeman Sports Arena
Bemidji at Thief River Falls, 7:30 PM Ralph Engelstad Arena
Devils Lake (ND) at Kittson Central, 7:00 PM Hallock Ice Arena
Moose Lake Area at Walker-H-A, 7:00 PM Walker Comm Center
Park Rapids Area at Crookston, 7:30 PM Crookston Civic Arena
Warroad at Grand Forks Central, 7:30 PM Purpur Arena
Bemidji at Thief River Falls, 7:30 PM Ralph Engelstad Arena
Devils Lake (ND) at Kittson Central, 7:00 PM Hallock Ice Arena
Moose Lake Area at Walker-H-A, 7:00 PM Walker Comm Center
Park Rapids Area at Crookston, 7:30 PM Crookston Civic Arena
Warroad at Grand Forks Central, 7:30 PM Purpur Arena
Bagley Erupts For 7-0 Victory; Mora Knocks Off Walker-H-A; TRF Shuts Down LOW 4-1; Warroad's Goldsmith Shuts Out EGF 4-0 In Section 8A Action
Bagley/Fosston 7, Wahpeton (ND) 0
Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson 10, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 2
MHF: Jake Horbacz Hat Trick, Joe Cannon & Michael Humphrey 1 goal, 2 assists ea
MHF: Brandon Kulenkamp 3 assists
WHA: Jake Karst 2 goals
MHF: Cody Bjornson 18 Saves WHA: Micah Bank 28 Saves
Thief River Falls 4, Lake of the Woods 1
TRF: Tyler Aandal & Jesse Castle 1 goal, 2 assists each, Kent Peterson 1 goal, 1 assist
LOW: Cody Hasbargen 1 goal
TRF: Zane Gothberg 22 Saves LOW: Alex Lyon 37 Saves
Warroad 4, East Grand Forks 0
W: Carson Gray (pp), Brock Nelson (pp), Dane Shaugabay, Andy Stoskopf 1 goal ea
W: Michael Pieper 2 assists
W: Jason Goldsmith Shutout 16 Saves EGF: Kyle Storbakken 36 Saves
Missing scores:
Fort Frances (ON, CN) at Kittson Central, 4:00 PM Hallock Ice Arena
Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson 10, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 2
MHF: Jake Horbacz Hat Trick, Joe Cannon & Michael Humphrey 1 goal, 2 assists ea
MHF: Brandon Kulenkamp 3 assists
WHA: Jake Karst 2 goals
MHF: Cody Bjornson 18 Saves WHA: Micah Bank 28 Saves
Thief River Falls 4, Lake of the Woods 1
TRF: Tyler Aandal & Jesse Castle 1 goal, 2 assists each, Kent Peterson 1 goal, 1 assist
LOW: Cody Hasbargen 1 goal
TRF: Zane Gothberg 22 Saves LOW: Alex Lyon 37 Saves
Warroad 4, East Grand Forks 0
W: Carson Gray (pp), Brock Nelson (pp), Dane Shaugabay, Andy Stoskopf 1 goal ea
W: Michael Pieper 2 assists
W: Jason Goldsmith Shutout 16 Saves EGF: Kyle Storbakken 36 Saves
Missing scores:
Fort Frances (ON, CN) at Kittson Central, 4:00 PM Hallock Ice Arena
Friday, February 6, 2009
Lone Game In Section 8A Hockey ... Bemidji Lumberjacks Travel To River Lakes On This Friday, February 6, 2009
Bemidji at River Lakes, 7:30 PM River Lakes Civic Center
LOW Knocks Off K-C In OT; Moorhead Triples Up EGF; Northern Lakes Downs Bagley; Park Rapids Blanks RLF; TRF Wins Thriller Over CROX On 2/5/09
Lake of the Woods 4, Kittson Central 3 OT
First period — 1. LOW, JonCarlo Westerlund (Cody Hasbargen) 9:51
Second period — 2. KCC, Nick Lindegard (Kellan Albrecht, Brady Diamond) 7:46; 3. KCC, N. Lindegard (Jeff Burg, Tyler Burg) 14:15
Third period — 4. KCC, Craig Lindegard 8:44; 5. LOW, Jalen Stay (Jordan Hanson) 11:57; 6. LOW, Josh Smart (Hanson, Stay) 12:54
Overtime — 7. LOW, Shea Pepera (Westerlund, Hasbargen) :20
Goalie saves — LOW: Alex Lyon 7-8-2 — 17; KCC: Alex Chaput 12-10-15 — 37
Moorhead 6, East Grand Forks 2
First period — 1. EGF, Casey Ristau (Macauley Useldinger, Jake Useldinger) 2:10; 2. M, Braden Rahman (Jordan Doschadis, Alex Altenbernd) 10:10; 3. EGF, Henry Gutierrez (Ristau) 12:06
Second period — 4. M, Doschadis (Altenbernd) 9:05; 5. M, Trent Johnson (Jason Strand) 11:04; 6. M, Johnson (Codi Wilder) 13:03; 7. Rahman (Doschadis) 14:42
Third period — .8. M, Kyle Kraemer (Quinn Buckellew, Lucas Henry) 5:59
Goalie saves — EGF: Shane Wasylow 9-10-15 — 34; M: Michael Bitzer 4-4-4 — 12
M: Trent Johnson & Braden Rahman 2 goals each, Ian Cochran 2 assists
EGF: Henry Gutierrez & Christian Parker 1 goal each
M: Michael Bitzer 12 Saves EGF: Shane Wasylow 34 Saves
Northern Lakes 4, Bagley/Fosston 3
NL: Ryan Donovan 2 goals, 1 assist
BF: Michael Thorson & Zach Thomas 1 goal, 1 assist each
NL: Tyler Carraway 28 Saves BF: Gavis Ross 42 Saves
Park Rapids Area 4, Red Lake Falls 0
PR: Zak Holmen, Ryan Kent (PP), Sam Coborn (PP), & Tucker Coborn (en) 1 goal ea
PR: Brady Yrjo Shutout 16 Saves RLF: Zach Page 28 Saves
Thief River Falls 1, Crookston 0
Third period — 1. TRF, Jesse Castle (Jacob Malwitz) 4:14
Goalie saves — TRF: Zane Gothberg 4-3-6 —13; C: Matt Grove 10-4-8 — 22
TRF: Jesse Castle scored the only goal, a powerplay goal, w/ 4:18 left in the 3rd per
TRF: Zane Gothberg Shutout 13 Saves C: Matt Grove 22 Saves
First period — 1. LOW, JonCarlo Westerlund (Cody Hasbargen) 9:51
Second period — 2. KCC, Nick Lindegard (Kellan Albrecht, Brady Diamond) 7:46; 3. KCC, N. Lindegard (Jeff Burg, Tyler Burg) 14:15
Third period — 4. KCC, Craig Lindegard 8:44; 5. LOW, Jalen Stay (Jordan Hanson) 11:57; 6. LOW, Josh Smart (Hanson, Stay) 12:54
Overtime — 7. LOW, Shea Pepera (Westerlund, Hasbargen) :20
Goalie saves — LOW: Alex Lyon 7-8-2 — 17; KCC: Alex Chaput 12-10-15 — 37
Moorhead 6, East Grand Forks 2
First period — 1. EGF, Casey Ristau (Macauley Useldinger, Jake Useldinger) 2:10; 2. M, Braden Rahman (Jordan Doschadis, Alex Altenbernd) 10:10; 3. EGF, Henry Gutierrez (Ristau) 12:06
Second period — 4. M, Doschadis (Altenbernd) 9:05; 5. M, Trent Johnson (Jason Strand) 11:04; 6. M, Johnson (Codi Wilder) 13:03; 7. Rahman (Doschadis) 14:42
Third period — .8. M, Kyle Kraemer (Quinn Buckellew, Lucas Henry) 5:59
Goalie saves — EGF: Shane Wasylow 9-10-15 — 34; M: Michael Bitzer 4-4-4 — 12
M: Trent Johnson & Braden Rahman 2 goals each, Ian Cochran 2 assists
EGF: Henry Gutierrez & Christian Parker 1 goal each
M: Michael Bitzer 12 Saves EGF: Shane Wasylow 34 Saves
Northern Lakes 4, Bagley/Fosston 3
NL: Ryan Donovan 2 goals, 1 assist
BF: Michael Thorson & Zach Thomas 1 goal, 1 assist each
NL: Tyler Carraway 28 Saves BF: Gavis Ross 42 Saves
Park Rapids Area 4, Red Lake Falls 0
PR: Zak Holmen, Ryan Kent (PP), Sam Coborn (PP), & Tucker Coborn (en) 1 goal ea
PR: Brady Yrjo Shutout 16 Saves RLF: Zach Page 28 Saves
Thief River Falls 1, Crookston 0
Third period — 1. TRF, Jesse Castle (Jacob Malwitz) 4:14
Goalie saves — TRF: Zane Gothberg 4-3-6 —13; C: Matt Grove 10-4-8 — 22
TRF: Jesse Castle scored the only goal, a powerplay goal, w/ 4:18 left in the 3rd per
TRF: Zane Gothberg Shutout 13 Saves C: Matt Grove 22 Saves
Thursday, February 5, 2009
EGF Battles Moorhead; KC Heading NE To Baudette; Northern Lakes @ Bagley; RLF @ Park Rapids; TRF @ Crookston In Crucial Section 8A Games 2/5/09
East Grand Forks at Moorhead, 7:30 PM | Moorhead Sports Center
Kittson Central at Lake of the Woods, 7:00 PM | Baudette Arena
Northern Lakes at Bagley/Fosston, 7:00 PM | Albert Kaiser Arena
Red Lake Falls at Park Rapids, 7:00 PM | Park Rapids Center
Thief River Falls at Crookston, 7:30 PM | Crookston Civic Arena
Kittson Central at Lake of the Woods, 7:00 PM | Baudette Arena
Northern Lakes at Bagley/Fosston, 7:00 PM | Albert Kaiser Arena
Red Lake Falls at Park Rapids, 7:00 PM | Park Rapids Center
Thief River Falls at Crookston, 7:30 PM | Crookston Civic Arena
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Park Rapids Downs DL; Warroad Sweeps Roseau In Battle Of Roso County; TRF Over RLF; GF Red River Downs EGF In Sizzling Section 8A Hockey Action
Park Rapids Area 6, Detroit Lakes 2
Warroad 3, Roseau 2
First period — 1. W, Brock Nelson (Brett Hebel) 13:44; 2. R, Kevin Erickson (Trevor George) 12:37
Second period — 3. W, Andy Stoskopf (Chris Sylvester, Michael Pieper) 10:40
Third period — 4. W, Nelson (Hebel, Eric Milbridge) 13:32; 5. R, Eric Mattson (Tyler Landman) 12:30
Goalie saves — W: Jason Goldsmith 5-7-13 — 25; R: Ethan Kvidt 9-14-10 — 33
Thief River Falls 7, Red Lake Falls 0
TRF: Kent Peterson Hat Trick, Lucas Dillon & Jesse Castle 1 goal, 2 assists
TRF: Keaton Joppru & Andrew Lansing 2 assists
TRF: Co-Shutout Zane Gothberg (29M) 10 Saves Ryan Sagstuen 6 Saves
RLF: Zach Page (34M) 15 Svs of 20 Cole Larson 10 Svs of 12
Grand Forks (ND) Red River 9, EGF 2
First period — 1. RR, Jake LaDouceur (Jordan Bancroft) 5:31; 2. RR, Josh Heisz (Bancroft) 7:09; 3. RR, LaDouceur (Russel Crary, Luke Johnson) 12:53; 4. RR, Bancroft (Casey Fugleberg) 15:45; 5. EGF, Brendan Mochoruk (Jake Useldinger) 16:00; 6. RR, Crary (LaDouceur, Keith Howe) 16:59
Second period — 7. RR, Bancroft (LaDouceur) 9:25; 8. RR, Fugleberg (Scott Swiers) 10:02; 9. EGF, Jake Useldinger (Nick Ohman) 15:24
Third period — 8. RR, LaDouceur (Crary, Bryce Anderson) 6:38; 9. RR, Heisz (Fugleberg, Crary) 15:02
Goalie saves — RR: Mitch Byrne 4-15-3 — 22; EGF: Kyle Storbakken 9-2-x — 11, Shane Wasylow x-2-12 — 14
NEW:
Northern Lakes 6, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 0
NL: Cody Chambers & Justin Miska 1 goal, 2 assists each, Charlie Hollinbeck 3a
NL: Max Engen 1 goal, 1 assist
NL: Trey Flesch Shutout | 15 Saves
WHA: Micah Bank (45:10M) 30 Svs of 35 | Evan Wilson (5:50M) 5 Svs of 6
Warroad 3, Roseau 2
First period — 1. W, Brock Nelson (Brett Hebel) 13:44; 2. R, Kevin Erickson (Trevor George) 12:37
Second period — 3. W, Andy Stoskopf (Chris Sylvester, Michael Pieper) 10:40
Third period — 4. W, Nelson (Hebel, Eric Milbridge) 13:32; 5. R, Eric Mattson (Tyler Landman) 12:30
Goalie saves — W: Jason Goldsmith 5-7-13 — 25; R: Ethan Kvidt 9-14-10 — 33
Thief River Falls 7, Red Lake Falls 0
TRF: Kent Peterson Hat Trick, Lucas Dillon & Jesse Castle 1 goal, 2 assists
TRF: Keaton Joppru & Andrew Lansing 2 assists
TRF: Co-Shutout Zane Gothberg (29M) 10 Saves Ryan Sagstuen 6 Saves
RLF: Zach Page (34M) 15 Svs of 20 Cole Larson 10 Svs of 12
Grand Forks (ND) Red River 9, EGF 2
First period — 1. RR, Jake LaDouceur (Jordan Bancroft) 5:31; 2. RR, Josh Heisz (Bancroft) 7:09; 3. RR, LaDouceur (Russel Crary, Luke Johnson) 12:53; 4. RR, Bancroft (Casey Fugleberg) 15:45; 5. EGF, Brendan Mochoruk (Jake Useldinger) 16:00; 6. RR, Crary (LaDouceur, Keith Howe) 16:59
Second period — 7. RR, Bancroft (LaDouceur) 9:25; 8. RR, Fugleberg (Scott Swiers) 10:02; 9. EGF, Jake Useldinger (Nick Ohman) 15:24
Third period — 8. RR, LaDouceur (Crary, Bryce Anderson) 6:38; 9. RR, Heisz (Fugleberg, Crary) 15:02
Goalie saves — RR: Mitch Byrne 4-15-3 — 22; EGF: Kyle Storbakken 9-2-x — 11, Shane Wasylow x-2-12 — 14
NEW:
Northern Lakes 6, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 0
NL: Cody Chambers & Justin Miska 1 goal, 2 assists each, Charlie Hollinbeck 3a
NL: Max Engen 1 goal, 1 assist
NL: Trey Flesch Shutout | 15 Saves
WHA: Micah Bank (45:10M) 30 Svs of 35 | Evan Wilson (5:50M) 5 Svs of 6
2009 Section 8A Nominations For League MVP (Forwards) ... Vote Directly To The Right Of Column ...
Here are the nominations listed below. You may vote for more then one player and vote often. This is an unscientific poll just giving kudos to the young men that have made Section 8A one of the most electrifying sections in all of Minnesota High School hockey.
Coborn, Tucker - Park Rapids
Coborn, Sam - Park Rapids
Skala, Adam - Red Lake Falls
Lindegard, Craig - Kittson Central
Albrecht, Kellen - Kitsson Central
Westerlund, Joncarlo - LOW
Nelson, Brock - Warroad
Shaugabay, Dane - Warroad
Hebel, Brett - Warroad
Useldinger, Jake - EGF
Gutierrez, Henry - EGF
Dillon, Lucas - TRF
Aandal, Tyler - TRF
Nemgar, Jesse - Bemidji
Thorson, Michael - Bagley Fosston
Karst, Jake - Walker/H/A
Edevold, Alex - Crookston
Coborn, Tucker - Park Rapids
Coborn, Sam - Park Rapids
Skala, Adam - Red Lake Falls
Lindegard, Craig - Kittson Central
Albrecht, Kellen - Kitsson Central
Westerlund, Joncarlo - LOW
Nelson, Brock - Warroad
Shaugabay, Dane - Warroad
Hebel, Brett - Warroad
Useldinger, Jake - EGF
Gutierrez, Henry - EGF
Dillon, Lucas - TRF
Aandal, Tyler - TRF
Nemgar, Jesse - Bemidji
Thorson, Michael - Bagley Fosston
Karst, Jake - Walker/H/A
Edevold, Alex - Crookston
Monday, February 2, 2009
Warroad vs. Roseau For 154th Time .. EGF Travels Across To Red River .. Hawks Invade Bemidji .. TRF vs. RLF .. DL Visits The Park In Section 8A Action
Detroit Lakes at Park Rapids, 7:30 PM Park Rapids Center
EGF at Grand Forks Red River (ND), 7:30 PM Purpur Arena
Hermantown at Bemidji, 7:30 PM Bemidji State University
Northern Lakes at Walker-H-A, 7:00 PM Walker Arena
TRF at Red Lake Falls, 7:30 PM Cardin-Hunt Arena
Warroad at Roseau, 7:30 PM Roseau Memorial Arena
EGF at Grand Forks Red River (ND), 7:30 PM Purpur Arena
Hermantown at Bemidji, 7:30 PM Bemidji State University
Northern Lakes at Walker-H-A, 7:00 PM Walker Arena
TRF at Red Lake Falls, 7:30 PM Cardin-Hunt Arena
Warroad at Roseau, 7:30 PM Roseau Memorial Arena
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Kittson Drops Donnie Brooke To Fargo Shanley; TRF Ties Marshall; Alex Edges Bemidji In Regulation; Warroad Knocks Off Duluth Denfeld In OT
Fargo Shanley (ND) 6, Kittson Central 5
Thief River Falls 2, Duluth Marshall 2 TIE
First period — 1. DM, Joe Kozlak (Dave Grannis, Pat Mahoney) 5:43
Second period — 2. TRF, Lucas Dillon (Kent Peterson, Jacob Malwitz) 1:37
Third period — 3. TRF, Keaton Joppru (Matt Audette) 12:57; 4. DM, Mahoney 14:56
Goalie saves — TRF: Zane Gothberg 5-6-3-4 — 18; DM: Willie Paul 7-8-9-6 — 30
Alexandria 2, Bemidji 1
Warroad 2, Duluth Denfeld 1 OT
W: Mickey Knox 2 goalsGTshG & GWG, Carson Gray 2 assists
W: Knox scored the game-tying shorthanded goal w/ 13:37 left in the 3rd period
W: Knox scored the game-winning goal w/ 3:00 left in overtime
Warriors outshot the Hunters 48-15
First period — 1. DD, Kevin Vaugan 7:45
Third period — 2. W, Micky Knox (Carson Gray) 3:23
Overtime — 3. W, Knox (Gray) 6:24
Goalie saves — DD: Matt Mesina 12-10-19-5 — 46; W: Jason Goldsmith 7-3-0-4 — 14
Thief River Falls 2, Duluth Marshall 2 TIE
First period — 1. DM, Joe Kozlak (Dave Grannis, Pat Mahoney) 5:43
Second period — 2. TRF, Lucas Dillon (Kent Peterson, Jacob Malwitz) 1:37
Third period — 3. TRF, Keaton Joppru (Matt Audette) 12:57; 4. DM, Mahoney 14:56
Goalie saves — TRF: Zane Gothberg 5-6-3-4 — 18; DM: Willie Paul 7-8-9-6 — 30
Alexandria 2, Bemidji 1
Warroad 2, Duluth Denfeld 1 OT
W: Mickey Knox 2 goalsGTshG & GWG, Carson Gray 2 assists
W: Knox scored the game-tying shorthanded goal w/ 13:37 left in the 3rd period
W: Knox scored the game-winning goal w/ 3:00 left in overtime
Warriors outshot the Hunters 48-15
First period — 1. DD, Kevin Vaugan 7:45
Third period — 2. W, Micky Knox (Carson Gray) 3:23
Overtime — 3. W, Knox (Gray) 6:24
Goalie saves — DD: Matt Mesina 12-10-19-5 — 46; W: Jason Goldsmith 7-3-0-4 — 14
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