Games Slated For Thursday, January 7, 2010 In Section 8A .. Game of the Night .. TRF Travels To Moorhead In Mariucci Conference Battle

Bemidji at Crookston, 7:30PM | Crookston Civic Arena
Park Rapids at Bagley/Fosston, 7:00 PM | Kaiser Arena
Red Lake Falls at Walker-H-A, 7:00 PM | Walker Comm Center
Thief River Falls at Moorhead, 7:30PM | Moorhead Sports Center

EGF Green Wave Score A Head-Turner .. Sophomore goalie Aubol stops 32 shots to beat No. 3 Warroad .. Courtesy of Grand Forks Herald

By: Tom Miller, Grand Forks Herald

Hockey fans at the East Grand Forks Civic Center on Tuesday night were keeping close tabs on the much-anticipated World Junior Championship gold-medal game between U.S.A. and Canada.

The Americans eventually shocked Canada in overtime, but it was the East Grand Forks Senior High boys hockey team that pulled off the first stunner of the night.

The Green Wave, behind sophomore goalie Hunter Aubol’s 32 saves, held on for a 2-1 win over No. 3-ranked Warroad.

“It’s been about two years since anyone in the section has beaten Warroad,” Senior High coach Cory Chupka said. “Our guys continue to take steps forward. They showed tonight that they can win against a quality team.”

The Warriors dropped to 9-2, while the Green Wave improved to 5-9.

“That’s the biggest win in my hockey career,” said Aubol, who was starting his fifth game of the season. “We knew we had to play hard. We knew they were going to come hard . . . it’s Warroad.”

The Green Wave, who were outshot 33-24, never trailed.

Senior Jake Useldinger scored a goal at 13 minutes, 47 seconds of the first period. With four seconds left on a power play, Useldinger came into the offensive zone along the right side and tucked a shot to the short side, underneath the stick of Warroad goalie Shawn Storey.

After a scoreless second period, Senior High spread the lead to 2-0 with a fortunate bounce. With eight minutes left in the third period, Casey Ristau attempted a centering pass to Zack Lawdermilt from the end line. The pass managed to knock off the skates of Storey and into the net for the eventual game-winner.

“(Senior High) out-worked us,” Warroad coach Albert Hasbargen said. “You aren’t going to win many games if you don’t win the little battles and the little races. We had some scoring chances, but not enough. That comes with not winning many battles.”

The Warriors wouldn’t go quietly. Just as Warroad pulled its goalie with 1:27 remaining, UND-recruit Brock Nelson punched home a rebound to make it 2-1.

Warroad put on pressure for much of the remaining 87 seconds. Warroad spent the final 26 seconds in the Senior High zone, but Aubol didn’t falter.

“The puck was really bouncing around,” Chupka said. “The kids kept their cool, both on the ice and on the bench.

“Hunter Aubol stepped up, obviously, making those saves at the end. He’s battling and competing.”

After spending most of the season in a three-goalie rotation, Aubol has played well in two straight games.

“He’s just getting more confident,” Chupka said. “He’s doing the fundamentals and giving us a chance to win in the third period.”

It was Warroad’s first loss to a Class A opponent this season.

“We’ve got to be mentally ready every time we step on the ice,” Hasbargen said.

EGF Senior High 2, Warroad 1

Key play: Casey Ristau’s goal for a 2-0 lead with 8 minutes left in the third period.

Key player: Hunter Aubol, 32 saves.

EGF Green Wave Knock Off #3 Warroad .. TRF Blanks Kittson-Central .. LOW Nudges RLF .. Park Rapids Blanks NL .. Crookston / Walker-H-A Both Fall

East Grand Forks 2, Warroad 1

EGF: Casey Ristau (3) 1g, 1a, Jake Useldinger (14)
EGF: Hunter Aubol 32 Saves | Win
W: Brock Nelson (16)
W: Shawn Storey 22 Saves | Loss

Lake of the Woods 4, Red Lake Falls 3

LOW: Justin Peters (4) 1g, 1a, JC Westerlund (1), Wade Holen (11), Ian Sulsen (1)
LOW: Alex Lyon 47 Saves | Win
RLF: Garrett Schmitz (11, 12), David Johnston (1)
RLF: Zach Page 22 Saves | Loss

Park Rapids Area 5, Northern Lakes 0

PR: Dan Ricke (9, 10), Tucker Coborn (16) 1g, 2a, Ian Johnson (5), Levi Erickson (6)
PR: Ryan O'Mara 15 Saves | Shutout Win
NL: Joey Bergquist 28 Saves | Loss

Roseau 5, Crookston 2

R: Josh Erickson (5) 1g, 1a, Trevor Baumgartner (5) 1g, 1a
R: Taylor Hedlund (2), Shane Omdahl (18), Cole Kostrzewski (11)
R: Ethan Kvidt 24 Saves | Win
C: Morgan Terpstra (9), Brandon Larson (1)
C: Nick Biermaier 29 Saves | Loss

Thief River Falls 4, Kittson County Central 0

TRF: Matt Lindquist (9) 1g, 1a, Brady Meunier (3) 1g, 1a
TRF: Spencer Wiseth (1), Brandan Skime (5)
TRF: Zane Gothberg 14 Saves | Shutout Win
KCC: Alex Chaput 48 Saves | Loss

Greenway 13, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 0

Section 8A Back In Full Swing .. Big Match-Ups Tonight For Section Seeding Positions

Warroad at East Grand Forks, 7:30 PM | EGF Civic Center
Crookston at Roseau, 7:30 PM | Memorial Arena
LOW at Red Lake Falls, 7:00 PM | Cardin-Hunt Arena
Park Rapids at Northern Lakes, 7:00 PM | Breezy Point Arena
TRF at Kittson-Central, 7:00 PM | Hallock Ice Arena

Bagley-Fosston's Dillon Spray Erupts For "Pure" Hat Trick .. Teammate Nelson Papke Also Records Hat Trick .. As Flyers Record 11-2 Victory Over Ely

Bagley/Fosston 11, Ely/Tower-Soudan/Babbitt-Embarrass 2

BF: Dillon Spray (12, 13, 14) PURE Hat Trick |1sh| in the 1st period plus one assist
BF: Nelson Papke (7, 8, 9) Hat Trick |1sh|, 1a, Aaron Leintz (2, 3, 4) Hat Trick
BF: Brenton Bergh (3) 1g, 1a, Cole Gubrud (2) 1g, 1a
BF: Gavin Ross 31 Saves | Win
ETSBE: Alex Koshak (6), Bill Foy (7)
ETSBE: Cody Bialik 22 Saves | Loss

Grand Forks Central (ND) 5, East Grand Forks 3

Final Results For All Section 8A Holiday Tourney Action For Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Northern Lakes Tournament
Game 1 - Third Round

Morris/Benson Area vs. Bagley/Fosston | NO REPORT

Game 2 - Third Round
Northern Lakes 3, Red Lake Falls 2
NL: Cody Chambers () 1g, 1a | Cody Chambers scored the game-winner w/ 7 seconds left.
NL: Sam Johnson (), Connor Chambers () sh
NL: Joey Bergquist 32 Saves | Win
RLF: Robbie Glass (), Channing Sandberg ()
RLF: Zach Page 25 Saves | Loss

First period — 1. RLF, Robbie Glass (Cody Hanson) 9:47; 2. NL, Sam Johnson (Cody Chambers) 7:39; 3. NL, Connor Chambers 3:37

Second period — 4. RLF, Channing Sandberg 5:24

Third period — 5. NL, Cody Chambers (Kyle Decent) 0:07

Goalie saves — RLF: Zach Page 8-9-5 — 22; NL: Tyler Cullenwing 8-15-9 — 32
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Ralph Engelstad Classic

Game 1 - Third Round
St. Louis Park 4, Crookston 3 OT
SLP: Alex Smith () 2g | Smith scored the game-winner in overtime at 3:53.
SLP: Jacob Wood () 1g, 1a | Wood scored the game-tying goal w/ 1:00 left in the 3rd.
SLP: Tyler Broderson () 1g, 1a
SLP: Ryan Froom 20 Saves | Win
C: Morgan Terpstra (), Kolton Walker (), Ryan Edevold ()
C: Nick Biermaier 28 Saves | Loss

First period — 1. SLP, Jesse Solstad (Alex Smitih, Case Ritzman) 2:08; 2. C, Morgan Terpstra (Zach Mercil) 14:37

Second period — 3. C, Kolten Walker (Michael Awender, Ryan Bittner) 11:48

Third period — 4. SLP, Tyler Broderson (Jacob Wood, Christian Erickson) 10:07; 5. C, Ryan Edevold (Awender) 12:07; 6. SLP, Wood (Broderson) 16:40

Overtime — 7. SLP, Smith 3:53

Goalie saves — C: Nick Biermaier 7-7-10-4 — 28; SLP: Ryan Nichols 6-6-6-0 — 18

Game 2 - Third Round
Hermantown 9, East Grand Forks 3
H: Adam Krause () 4 goals, 1a | Pure Hat Trick in the third period
H: Jeff Paczynski () 2g, 1a, Andrew Oakes () 2g, Chad Bannor ()
H: Tiegen Brickson 28 Saves | Win
EGF: Andrew Gregoire (), Brandon Peabody (), Alex Robertson ()
EGF: Shane Wasylow 20 Saves | Loss

First period — 1. H, Adam Krause (Jeff Paczynski) 8:01

Second period — 2. EGF, Andrew Gregoire (Seth Strodahl) 4:47; 3. H, Paczynski (Mike Robertson, Garett Skrbich) 6:01; 4. H, Andrew Oaks (Charlie Cimnick) 12:31; 5. EGF, 13:30; 5. EGF, Brandon Peabody 13:20

Third period — 6. EGF, Alex Robertson (Casey Ristau) 6:26; 7. H, Krause (Cody Christopherson, Willis Kantenen) 7:11; 8. H, Krause (Christopherson, Jared Kolquist) 8:07; 9. H, Krause (Kolquist) 12:19; 10. H, Andrew Oaks (Corey Kolquist, Cimnick) 12:49; 11. H, Chad Bannor (Jared Thomas, Connor Hedy); 12. H, Paczynski (Skrbich) 15:37

Goalie saves — EGF: Shane Wasylow 6-3-11 — 20; Hermantown: Tiegen Brickson 6-12-10 — 28

Game 3 - Third Round
Thief River Falls 6, Hutchinson 1
TRF: Brandan Skime () 2g, Mathew Audette () 1g, 1a, Micah Ranum () sh
TRF: Evan Ose (), Marcus Daniels ()
TRF: Zane Gothberg 11 Saves | Win
H: Michael Hantge ()
H: Zak Swenson 33 Saves | Loss

First period — 1. TRF, Evan Ose (Brady Meunier, Andrew Lansing) 3:07; 2. TRF, Matt Audette (Jacob Malwitz) 14:46

Second period — 3. TRF, Brenden Skime (Derek Kayser, Chris Forney) 1:30; 4. Skime (Logan Kennedy) 6:04; 5. H, Michael Hantge (Tanner Grina, Ted Gretzke) 11:11

Third period — 6. Micah Ranum (Riley Soderstrom, Audette) 2:19; 7. TRF, Marcus Daniels 9:46

Goalie saves — H: Zak Swenson 16-14-9 — 39; TRF: Zane Gothberg 4-5-3 — 12
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Roseau Hockey Classic

Game 1 - Second Round
Alexandria 2, Lake of the Woods 0
A: Thomas Williams (), Scott Hennen ()
A: Erich Murphy 16 Saves | Shutout Win
LOW: 44 Saves | Loss

Game 2 - Second Round
Roseau 8, Faribault 3
R: Shane Omdahl () 2g, 2a, Josh Erickson () 2g, 1a, Cole Kostrzewski () 2g, 1a
R: Adam Knochenmus () 1g, 2a, Trevor Baumgartner () 1g, 1a
R: Ethan Kvidt 20 Saves | Win
F: George Richie () 2g, Bo Putrah () 1g, 1a
F: Aaron Forgaard 41 Saves | Loss

First period — 1. R, Adam Knochenmus (Shane Omdahl) 7:52; 2. F, Bo Putrah 4:44; 3. R, Josh Erickson (Tim Tesarek) 4:18; 4. R, Omdahl (Knochenmus, Cole Kostrzewski) 0:39

Second period — 5. R, Kostrzewski (Knochenmus, Lyle Norman) 13:52; 6. F, George Richie (Colby Hullett, Aaron Forgaard); 7. R, Erickson (Trevor Baumgartner) 2:09

Third period — 8. F, Richie (Ryan Dwyer, Putrah) 14:45; 9. R, Baumgartner (Justin Anderson, Erickson) 10:34; 10. Kostrzewski (Kevin Erickson, Omdahl) 3:57; 11. R, Omdahl (Travis Connell, Mike Johnson) 2:16

Goalie saves — F: Aaron Forgaard 43; R: Ethan Kvidt 20
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Wadena-Deer Creek Invitational

Game 1 - Third Round
Wahpeton/Breck. (ND) vs. Walker-H-A | NO REPORT

Game 2 - Third Round
Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson 3, Wadena-Deer Creek 2
MHF: Derek Graves () 2g, Patrick Martin ()
MHF: Cody Bjornson 15 Saves | Win
WDC: Logan Meyer () 2g
WDC: Dylan Isola 33 Saves | Loss
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Warroad Hockeytown Hockey Classic

Game 1 - Round Three
Osseo 4, Grafton/Park River (ND) 3

Game 2 - Round Three
Warroad 7, Fargo North (ND) 1
W: Nick Stoskopf () 2g, 2a, Brock Nelson () 2g, 1a, Aaron Rasmussen () 1g, 2a
W: Hayden Timm () 1g, 1a, Joey Olson ()
W: Shawn Storey ?? Saves | Win
FN: Zach Kraft 1 goal
FN: John Hanson ?? Saves | Loss

First period — 1. W, Nick Stoskopf (Brad Hebel) 5:29; 2. W, Brock Nelson (Stoskopf, Aaron Storey) 15:32

Second period — 3. W, Stoskopf (Hebel, Nelson) 0:38; 4. W, Nelson (Stoskopf, Hebel) 11:50; 5. W, Joey Olson (Aaron Rasmussen) 15:29

Third period — 6. FN, Zach Kraft (James Simonson) 2:20; 7. W, Hayden Timm (Rasmussen) 6:07; 8. W, Rasmussen (Timm) 12:45

Goalie saves — W: Shawn Story 4-3-5 — 12; FN: John Hanson 21-11-8 — 40

Former Warroad Warrior, T.J. Oshie, Is Featured On USA Hockey Website .. "Oshie’s hopes to bring Olympic spotlight back to Warroad, MN"

For Immediate Press Release
December 29, 2009

By Jack McCarthy
Special to USAHockey.com

Warroad, Minn., may not be very large, yet it carries an outsized representation in U.S. Olympic hockey circles.

Home to 1,700 people and perched on the southwest shoreline of Lake of the Woods in northern Minnesota, Warroad is home to three Olympic goal medal winners and at least five more who represented the United States on the ice.

And 22-year-old St. Louis Blues center T.J. Oshie hopes to become the latest on the list.

“There are a lot of Olympians from Warroad and they talked to me about it and told me I’d be there some day,” said Oshie, who won two Class A state championships while at Warroad High School. “Henry Boucha, he’s my cousin, he talked to me quite a bit about it and showed me his [1972] silver medal and that was pretty special.”

Warroad also is home to 1960 gold medal winners Bill Christian and brother, Roger. Bill’s son, Dave, was a member of the 1980 Miracle on Ice gold medalists. The Christian family also manufactured hockey sticks of the same name in Warroad for 35 years. The town secured its first female Olympian last week when Warroad native Gigi Marvin was named to the U.S. women’s Olympic team.

Oshie has experienced a whirlwind 16 months as he jumped from college (University of North Dakota) to the pros (St. Louis Blues) and now stands poised to represent his country at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

“It’s unbelievable. I never thought I’d be here, especially at this age, but I’m very proud,” said Oshie, who skated with 19 other forward prospects at the Team USA orientation camp in suburban Chicago during August. “It’s surprising with all the caliber of players here, but everyone is bonding very well and everyone gets along.”

Oshie is coming off a successful, if slightly abbreviated rookie season with the Blues.

Hampered by an ankle injury early in 2008-09, he went on to appear in 57 regular season games and made increasingly bigger contributions as the season progressed.

He closed with 14 goals and 25 assists for 39 points. Fourteen points came in the Blues’ final 15 games as St. Louis reached the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2004. In 30 games so far this season, Oshie has 18 points (7-11).

A popular YouTube video featured Oshie’s punishing, but clean hits on Columbus winger Rick Nash last March. And he’s so popular with Blues fans that his No. 74 jersey is a top-seller, reportedly three-times better than his closest teammate.

He frequently updates a Twitter page and said prior to the orientation camp that he “hoped to make Blues fans proud.” And his Facebook page has nearly 2,800 followers. It includes a 2005 clip from Oshie’s high school days when he won a faceoff, then earned an assist on a game-winning goal in the Minnesota state championship game.

Shortly thereafter, the centerman was the Blues’ top pick (24th overall) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

But pro play was put on hold as Oshie opted for a college career at North Dakota. He put in three seasons and 129 games for the Fighting Sioux, collecting 59 career goals and 83 assists for 142 points. North Dakota reached the NCAA Frozen Four three straight times with Oshie on board.

He also has two previous associations with Team USA, including seven games in the 2006 World Junior Championships, where he had one goal.

Earlier this year, he played nine games in the Men’s World Championships, picking up one goal and a pair of assists.

“It’s great. I love the guys to death and we’re all good friends,” Oshie said. “There’s a lot of good friendships and we only get to hang out at these events, so it’s fun.”

And he’d like nothing better than to renew some of those summertime camp acquaintances in Vancouver.

Story courtesy of Red Line Editorial, Inc.

Section 8A Schedule For Wednesday, December 30, 2009 ... Good Luck To All Teams Today !!!!

Eveleth-Gilbert/ME Invitational | The Hippodrome
Championship Game

Park Rapids Area (8A) vs. Spring Lake Park (4A)
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Northern Lakes Invitational | Breezy Point Ice Arena
Third Round - Round Robin

Morris/Benson Area (6A) vs. Bagley/Fosston (8A), 10:30 AM
Northern Lakes (6A) vs. Red Lake Falls (8A), 1:00 PM
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Ralph Engelstad Classic (6th Annual) | Ralph Engelstad Arena
Third Round

Crookston (8A) vs. St. Louis Park (2A), 2:30 PM
East Grand Forks (8A) vs. Hermantown (5A), 5:00 PM
Thief River Falls (8A) vs. Hutchinson (3A), 7:30 PM
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Roseau Holiday Classic | Roseau Memorial Arena
Second Round - Round Robin

Alexandria (6A) vs. Lake of the Woods (8A), 5 PM
Faribault (1A) vs. Roseau (8AA), 7:30 PM
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Wadena-Deer Creek Invitational | Wadena Community Center
Third Round

Wahpeton/Breckenridge (ND) vs. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (8A), 4:30 PM
Wadena-Deer Creek (6A) vs. Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson (5A), 7:15 PM
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Warroad Hockeytown Hockey Classic | The Gardens Arena
Third Round

Osseo (5AA) vs. Grafton (ND), 11:00 AM
Fargo North (ND) vs. Warroad (8A), 1:30 PM
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Holiday Hockey Action Continues .. Park Rapids Sam Coborn Erupts For (5) Goals .. Warroad's Nick Stoskopf / EGF's Jake Useldinger Rack Up (4) Points

Eveleth-Gilbert/ME Invitational
Game 3 - Semifinal
Park Rapids Area 5, Henry Sibley 2
PR: Sam Coborn 5 goals
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Northern Lakes Invitational
Game 1 - Second Round
Red Lake Falls 4, Bagley-Fosston 3
First period — 1. RLF, Joe Berberena (Robbie Glass) 15:26; 2. BF, Dillon Spray (Aaron Leinte) 11:43; 3. RLF, Channing Sandberg (Dave Johnston) 6:10; 4. BF, Cole Young (Spray) :33

Third period — 5. RLF, Berberena 9:37; 6. RLF, Cody Hanson (Dylan Zutz) 2:56; 7. BF, Spray (Nelson Pupke) :04

Goalie saves — RLF: Cole Larson 4-2-4 — 10; BF: Gavin Ross 13-14-17 — 44
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Ralph Engelstad Classic
Game 1 - Second Round
East Grand Forks 8, St. Louis Park 5
First period — 1. EGF, Andrew Gregoire 3:52; 2. EGF, Zack Lawdermilt (Brandon Peabody) 8:08; 3. SLP, Tyler Broderson (Jarod Wood, Brookes Patterson) 9:33; 4. SLP, Jacob Wood (Broderson) 11:37

Second period — 5. SLP, Case Ritzman (Alex Smith) 4:28; 6. EGF, Lawdermilt (Jake Useldinger) 5:57; 7. EGF, Adam Knopp (Blake Christianson) 6:47; 8. SLP, Wood (Broderson) 11:29; 9. EGF, Lawdermilt (Gregoire, Useldinger) 13:29; 10. SLP, Jesse Solstad (David Petit) 16:14

Third period — 11. EGF, Cory Mack (Useldinger, Lawdermilt) 6:13; 12. EGF, Alex Robertson 7:38; 13. EGF, Useldinger 16:49

Goalie saves — EGF: Beau Scheving 9-11-2 — 22; SLP: Mickey Hills 8-14-19 — 41

Game 2 - Second Round
Crookston 7, Hutchinson 1
First period — 1. C, Morgan Terpstra (Alex Prudhomme, Zach Mercil) 12:05; 2. H, Logan Hahn (Tanner Grina) 16:57

Second period — 3. C, Terpstra 6:58; 4. C, Kolton Walker (Ryan Edevold, Michael Alwender) 11:20; 5. C, Mark Bittner (Terpstra) 16:02

Third period — 6. C, Alwender (Austin Proulx) 5:28; 7. C, Seth Heppner (Edevold) 6:05; 8. C, Bittner (Prudhomme) 16:21

Goalie saves — H: Jordan Johnson 14-12-8 — 34, C: Nick Biermaier 4-5-5 — 14

C: Morgan Terpstra (6, 7) 2g, 1a, Mark Bittner (2, 3), Micheal Awender (2) 1g, 1a
C: Kolton Walker (1), Seth Heppner (3)
C: Nick Biermaier 14 Saves | Win
H: Logan Hahn (4)
H: Jordan Johnson 35 Saves | Loss

Game 3 - Second Round
Hermantown 7, Thief River Falls 0
H: Jared Thomas (4, 5), Jeff Paczynski (1) 1g, 1a
H: Cody Christopherson (1), Adam Krause (11), Connor Hady (1), Willis Kantonen (7)
H: Tyler Ampe 25 Saves | Shutout Win
TRF: Zane Gothberg 15 Saves | Loss

Note: Two of the top three returning scorers from last year for Hermantown, Christopherson and Paczynski, FINALLY got their first goals of the season. Where have they been? Also, Gothberg, who has been argued as the best goaltender in the state, was lit up tonight on only 22 Hermantown shots. At the other end, Tyler Ampe gets the shutout and that is back-to-back shutouts in the tournament for Hermantown, 46 total saves. Tiegen Brickson has the shutout on Monday. Goaltender info provided by Nolan Bannor.
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Roseau Holiday Classic
Game 1 - First Round
Alexandria 6, Faribault 2
A: Thomas Williams (7, 8) 2g, 1a
A: Nick Swanson (3), Scott Hennen (4), Zach Van Orsdel (1), Garrett Skinner (3)
A: Erich Murphy 23 Saves | Win
F: George Richie (8, 9) 2g
F: Wyatt Andreas 16 Saves | Loss

Game 2 - First Round
Roseau 6, Lake of the Woods 2
R: Lyle Norman (2) 1g, 1a, Tim Tesarek (3), Taylor Hedlund (1), Travis Connell (4)
R: Shane Omdahl (14), T. J. Erickson (1)
R: Ethan Kvidt 13 Saves | Win
LOW: Wade Holen (10), Travis Tom (3)
LOW: Goaltender 44 Saves | Loss
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Wadena-Deer Creek Invitational
Game 1 - Second Round
Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson 6, Wahpeton/Breckenridge (ND) 2
MHF: Dylan Graves (1) sh, 1a, Derek Graves (3) 1g, 1a
MHF: Dylan Libra (5), Patrick Martin (6), Chuck Anderson (5), Jeremy Peterson (2)
MHF: Cody Bjornson 23 Saves | Win
WB: Cody Bronson 2 goals
WB: Wyatt Herrick 40 MIN, 14 Saves on 19 Shots | Loss
WB: Ethan Miksche 20 MIN, 11 Saves on 12 Shots

Game 2 - Second Round
Wadena-Deer Creek 17, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 2
WDC: Brandyn Swanson (3, 4, 5) Hat Trick, Matthew Spar (2, 3, 4) Hat Trick
WDC: David Najjar (1, 2) 2g, 1a, Brennan Wallace (4, 5), Kyle Beiswenger (1, 2)
WDC: Logan Meyer (3) 1g, 4a, Taylor Bienusa (4) 1g, 3a, Duke Harrison (1) 1g, 3a
WDC: Ryan Johnson (1) 1g, 1a, Mason Freeman (1)
WDC: Dylan Isola 14 Saves | Win
WHA: Zach Standlie (4, 5)
WHA: Evan Wilson 38 Saves | Loss
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Warroad Invitational
Game 1 - Second Round
Fargo North (ND) 5, Grafton/Park River (ND) 2
First period — 1. FN, Nick Schreiner (Cory Bjoralt) 12:53; 2. GPR, Cole Rehovsky (Cole Anderson, Sam Tweten) 15:04; 3. FN, Josh Nistler (Nick Brenneman, Kyle Berg) 16:44

Second period — 4. FN, Jacob McPhail (Berg, Patrick McClellan) 6:32

Third period — 5. FN, Brenneman (Berg) 14:56; 6. GPR, Austin Campbell (Paul Dusek) 16:02; 7. FN, Brenneman (McPhail, Berg) 16:46

Goalie saves — GPR: Nick Grabanski 5-12-7 — 24; FN: John Hanson 9-11-6 — 26

Game 2 - Second Round
Warroad 4, Osseo 3
First period — 1. O, Patrick Bonner (James Hanson, Tim Bonner) 13:08; 2. W, Nick Stoskopf (Brock Nelson, Brett Hebel) 13:38; 3. W, Hebel (Stoskopf, Nelson) 15:44; 4. W, Nelson (Hebel, Stoskopf) 17:00

Third period — 5. O, Sam Windale (P. Bonner) 3:06; 6. O, Tom Windale (T. Bonner, P. Bonner) 14:13; 7. W, Stoskopf (Hebel, Aaron Storey) 16:37

Goalie saves — W: Shawn Storey 6-7-7 — 20; O: Jared Mol 4-8-10 — 22

W: Nick Stoskopf (5, 6) 2g | Stoskopf scored the GW-PPG w/ 23 seconds left in the game.
W: Brett Hebel (11) 1g, 2a, Brock Nelson (13) 1g, 1a
W: Shawn Storey 22 Saves | Win
O: Patrick Bonner (6) 1g, 2a, Sam Windle (1), Tom Windle (15)
O: Jared Mol 25 Saves | Loss

2009 Holiday Tournament Schedule For Section 8A On Tuesday, December 29, 2009 ... A Full Slate Of Section 8A Games In NW Minnesota

Devils Lake (ND) Tournament | Burdick Arena
Second Round

Kittson County Central (8A) vs. Jamestown (ND), 6:45 PM
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Eveleth-Gilbert/ME Invitational | The Hippodrome
Semifinals

Park Rapids Area (8A) vs. Henry Sibley (3AA)
Spring Lake Park (4A) vs. St. Mark's School (MA)
Consolation Semifinals
Minneapolis West (6AA) vs. Morris (MB, CN)
Minneapolis East (6AA) vs. Eveleth-Gilbert/ME (7A)
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Northern Lakes Invitational | Breezy Point Ice Arena
Second Round - Round Robin

Bagley/Fosston (8A) vs. Red Lake Falls (8A), 12PM
Morris/Benson Area (6A) vs. Northern Lakes (6A), 2:30PM
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Ralph Engelstad Classic (6th Annual) | Ralph Engelstad Arena
Second Round

East Grand Forks (8A) vs. St. Louis Park (2A), 2:30PM
Crookston (8A) vs. Hutchinson (3A), 5:00PM
Thief River Falls (8A) vs. Hermantown (5A), 7:30PM
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Roseau Holiday Classic | Roseau Memorial Arena
First Round - Round Robin

Faribault (1A) vs. Alexandria (6A), 5:30PM
Lake of the Woods (8A) vs. Roseau (8AA), 8PM
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Wadena-Deer Creek Invitational (19th Annual) | Wadena Community Center
Second Round - Round Robin

Wahpeton/Breckenridge (ND) vs. Mora/H-F (5A), 4:30PM
Wadena-Deer Creek (6A) vs. Walker-H-A(8A), 7:15PM
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Warroad Hockeytown USA Classic | The Gardens Arena
Second Round - Round Robin

Grafton (ND) vs. Fargo North (ND), 5PM
Osseo (5AA) vs. Warroad (8A), 7:30PM

EGF's Useldinger Nets Hat Trick + 2 Assists To Lead Green Wave .. Holiday Tourney Results On Monday, December 28, 2009

THIEF RIVER FALLS — Jake Useldinger had three goals and two assists to lead East Grand Forks Senior High to a win in the REA Holiday Classic at Ralph Engelstad Arena.

Useldinger scored all three of his goals in the third period.

Zack Lawdermilt added two goals and two assists for the Green Wave, who trailed 2-1 after the first period.

Zak Swenson made 42 stops for Hutchinson. Hunter Aubol and Beau Scheving combined to stop 23 shots for the Wave.

More Results:

Eveleth-Gilbert/ME Invitational
Game 1 - Quarterfinal

Park Rapids Area 7, Minneapolis West 4
PR: Tucker Coborn (12, 13) 2g, 2a, Sam Coborn (11) 1g, 2a, Kevin McMorrow (5) 1g, 1a
PR: Levi Erickson (5), Ian Johnson (4), Kyle Kanten (6)
PR: Scott Smith 12 Saves | Win
MW: Dylan Kiskila (2, 3), Luke Norrgard (2, 3)
MW: Griffin Thomas 34 Saves | Loss

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Northern Lakes Invitational
Game 1 - First Round - Round Robin

Red Lake Falls 11, Morris/Benson Area 1
RLF: Garrett Schmitz (8, 9, 10) Hat Trick, 2a, Joe Berberena (1, 2)
RLF: Kyle Larson (1, 2), Channing Sandberg (3) 1g, 2a
RLF: Andrew Jahnke (5) 1g, 1a, Cody Hanson (4) 1g, 1a, Brady Barbot (1) 1g, 1a
RLF: Dylan Zutz 3 assists, Robbie Glass 3 assists
RLF: Zach Page 30 Saves | Win
MB: Tanner Picht (6)
MB: Alex Sinclair 16 Saves | Loss

Game 1 - First Round - Round Robin
Northern Lakes 8, Bagley/Fosston 3
NL: Connor Chambers (5, 6) 2g, 2a, Chris Smieja (5) 1g, 1a, Brady Roy (2) 1g, 1a
NL: Sam Johnson (10), Ray Nelson (1), Kyler Decent (1), Collin Burke (2) sh
NL: Tyler Carraway 15 Saves | Win
BF: Nelson Papke (4, 5, 6) Hat Trick
BF: Gavin Ross 43 Saves | Loss

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Ralph Engelstad Classic
Game 1 - First Round - Round Robin

Hermantown 3, Crookston 0
H: Adam Krause (9, 10) 2g, 1a, Jesse Dyson (1)
H: Tiegen Brickson 21 Saves | Shutout Win
C: Nick Biermaier 43 Saves | Loss

Game 2 - First Round - Round Robin
East Grand Forks 8, Hutchinson 4
EGF: Jake Useldinger (8, 9, 10) Hat Trick, 1a, Zack Lawdermilt (7, 8) 2g, 2a
EGF: Jake Greenwood (2), Michael Stengle (1), Tucker Poolman (2)
EGF: Beau Scheving 34 MIN, 14 Saves | Win
EGF: Hunter Aubol 17 MIN, 9 Saves
H: Michael Hantge (6, 7) , Tanner Grina (2), Mitchell McLain (3)
H: Zak Swenson 42 Saves | Loss
Note: Jake Useldinger scored a hat trick and Zack Lawdermilt scored twice all in the third period. The scored was tied 3-3 going into the third.

Game 3 - First Round - Round Robin
Thief River Falls 6, St. Louis Park 1
TRF: Mathew Lindquist (7, 8) 2g, 2a, Micah Ranum (8, 9)
TRF: Riley Soderstrom (4), Dustin Myklebust (1)
TRF: Zane Gothberg 15 Saves | Win
SLP: Brookes Patterson (3)
SLP: Mickey Hills 26 Saves | Loss

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Wadena-Deer Creek Invitational
Game 1 - First Round - Round Robin

Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson 18, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 0
MHF: Michael Humphrey (3, 4, 5) Hat Trick, 3a
MHF: Dylan Libra (2, 3, 4) Hat Trick, 1a, Patrick Martin (3, 4, 5) Hat Trick |1sh|, 1a
MHF: Chuck Anderson (3, 4) 2g, 1a, Michael Johnstone (5, 6)
MHF: Anthony Pasillias (4) 1shg, 5a, Harley Lindberg (1) 1shg, 1a
MHF: Jeremy Peterson (1) 1g, 1a, Nick Dye (1), Derek Graves (2)
MHF: Cody Bjornson 7 Saves | Shutout Win
WHA: Micah Bank 28 Saves | Loss

Game 2 - First Round - Round Robin
Wahpeton (ND) 5, Wadena-Deer Creek 3
WAH: Adam Wiertzema 2g, 1a, Brandon Wixo 1g, Cody Bronson 1g, Matt Berger 1g
WAH: Wyatt Herrick 23 Saves | Win
WDC: Matthew Spar (1), Brandyn Swanson (2), Trenton Wollenburg (2)
WDC: Dylan Isola 29 MIN, 17 Saves on 20 Shots | Loss
WDC: Tyler Muehler 31 MIN, 19 Saves on 21 Shots

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Warroad Hockeytown Classic
Game 1 - First Round - Round Robin

Warroad 2, Grafton/Park River (ND) 0
W: Dylan Fowler (1) scored the game-winning goal w/ 1:35 left in the game
W: Brock Nelson (12) en
W: Shawn Storey 15 Saves | Shutout Win
GPR: Dylan Offutt 29 Saves | Loss

Game 2 - First Round - Round Robin
Osseo 8, Fargo North (ND) 2
O: Tim Bonner (8, 9, 10) Hat Trick, Alex Watkins (4, 5, 6) Hat Trick
O: James Hansen (3), Geoffrey Cohn (2)
O: Jared Mol 17 MIN, 5 Saves on 5 Shots | Win
O: Bradley Yates 34 MIN, 6 Saves on 8 Shots
FN: Justis Garrett 1 goal, Kyle Berg 1 sh goal
FN: Nick Schmit 23 Saves | Loss

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2009 Holiday Hockey Tournament Schedule For Section 8A .. Games Start On Monday, December 28, 2009 .. All Section 8A Teams In Action

Devils Lake (ND) Tournament | Burdick Arena
Devils Lake (ND) vs. Kittson County Central, Time TBA

Eveleth-Gilbert/ME Invitational | The Hippodrome
Park Rapids Area (8A) vs. Minneapolis West (6AA), 11:00 AM
Henry Sibley (3AA) vs. Morris (MB, CN), 1:15 PM
Minneapolis East (6AA) vs. Spring Lake Park (4A), 5:00 PM
St. Mark’s School (MA) vs. Eveleth-Gilbert/Mesabi East (7A), 7:15 PM

Northern Lakes Invitational | Breezy Point Ice Arena
Red Lake Falls (8A) vs. Morris/Benson Area (6A), 12:00 PM
Northern Lakes (6A) vs. Bagley/Fosston (8A), 2:30 PM

Ralph Engelstad Classic (6th Annual) | Ralph Engelstad Arena
Crookston (8A) vs. Hermantown (5A), 2:30 PM
East Grand Forks (8A) vs. Hutchinson (3A), 5:00 PM
Thief River Falls (8A) vs. St. Louis Park (2A), 7:30 PM

Wadena-Deer Creek Invitational (19th Annual) | Wadena Community Center
Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson (5A) vs. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (8A), 4:30 PM
Wadena-Deer Creek (6A) vs. Wahpeton/Breckenridge (ND), 7:15 PM

Hockeytown (Warroad) Hockey Classic (17th Annual) | The Gardens Arena
Osseo (5AA) vs. Fargo North (ND), 5:00 PM
Grafton (ND) vs. Warroad (8A), 7:30 PM

Roseau Hockey Classic (7th Annual) | Roseau Memorial Arena
Alexandria (7A) vs. Fairbault (1A), 5:00 PM
Lake of the Woods (8A) vs. Roseau (8AA), 8:00 PM

Section 8A Scores From December 22, 2009 .. Warroad Comes Back To Defeat TRF .. Kittson Steam Rolls Bagley .. Park Rapids Edges Crookston

Park Rapids 3, Crookston 2

Kittson County Central 8, Bagley/Fosston 0
KCC: Markas Dahl (4, 5, 6) Hat Trick, 1a, Craig Lindegard (13, 14, 15)
Hat Trick, 1a
KCC: Jeff Bergh (2) 1g, 2a, Kyle Petersburg (1)
KCC: Alex Chaput 17 Saves | Shutout Win
B/F: Kenneth Davis 31 Saves | Loss

First period — 1. KCC, Craig Lindegard 5:31

Second period — 2, KCC, Jeff Berge (Donovan Kasprowicz) 1:17; 3. KCC,
Markas Dahl (Gabe Montoya) 4:45; 4. KCC, Lindegard (Montoya, Berge)
13:00; 5. KCC, Dahl (Lindegard) 15:24

Third period — 6. KCC, Kyle Petersburg (Berge) 2:30; 7. KCC, Dahl
13:03; 8. KCC, Lindegard (Dahl, Montoya) 16:49

Goalie saves — BF: Gavin Ross 34; KCC: Alex Chaput 21

Warroad 2, Thief River Falls 1
W: Brett Hebel (11), Brandon Pearson (2)
W: Shawn Storey 23 Saves | Win
TRF: Brady Meunier (3)
TRF: Zane Gothberg 19 Saves | Loss
Note: Warroad scored twice in the 3rd period to comeback from behind to win. Hebel scored at 3:36 into the 3rd and Brandon Pearson at 7:08 in. Brady Meunier scored at just 59 seconds into the second period but the Prowlers could not find the net the rest of the night.

Second period — 1. TRF, Brady Meunier (Riley Soderstrom, Brady Johnson) 0:59

Third period — 2. W, Brett Hebel (Brock Nelson, Nick Stoskopf) 3:36;
3. W, Brandon Pearson 7:08

Goalie saves — TRF: Shane Gothberg 10-7-2 — 19 Shawn Storey 9-6-8 —23

Colossal Match-Up Tonight In Section 8A .. TRF (#7) Journey's To Warroad (#3) In A Clash Of The Titans..Nelson/Hebel & Co. Host The Zane Gothberg Show

By: Timothy Oshie (Publisher)

Section 8 has always generated the great match-ups throughout its existance. The major upsets, the stroll up and down, west to east on Minnesota State Highway's 34, 11, 3, 200, 2, and weathering the vicious NW Minnesota storms and blizzards.

Tonight, that tradition continues as the Thief River Falls Prowlers make the 88-mile trek to the friendly confines of the mystical, Gardens Arena in Warroad.

WARROAD WARRIORS:
Head Coach: Albert Hasbargen (5th Year)
Section: 8A
Conference: Mariucci
Enrollment: 335
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Black, Gold
Assistant Coaches: Adrian Hasbargen, Bruce Olson, Dennis Fermoyle
Home Ice: The Gardens Arena, Warroad
08-09 Record: 28-3-0
State Titles: 4 (1994, Class A; 1996, Class A; 2003, Class A; 2005, Class A)

The Warriors are off to a fast 5-1-0 start with the only blemish to a revitalized Grand Rapids Thunderbirds program.

Warroad has made the trip south in March in 11 of the past 16 state tournaments, winning titles in 1994, 1996, 2003 and 2005. The only two other programs to capture Section 8A titles since the Class AA / A system came into effect in the 1993-94 season is East Grand Forks (1998, '99, 2001, '02) and Thief River Falls (2006). And again, despite losing excellent talent to graduation, it would be difficult not to consider the Warriors the favorites in Section 8A. There are holes to fill, however, including scoring depth behind that top line.

They are led by the dynamic scoring duo of Brett Hebel (9+9=18) and Brock Nelson (11+9=20). Junior Nick Stoskopf (4+5+9)rounds out one of most dangerous lines in Minnesota hockey. That line has accounted for 24 of the team’s 33 goals, while All-State defenseman Carson Gray (2+7=9) and blueliner Joey Olson (1+7=8) are the only other players with more than four points.

Those five were the main returning veterans for the Warriors, who also had to replace All-State honorable mention goaltender Jason Goldsmith. Shawn Storey (5-1-0, 2.00), Goldsmith’s backup last winter, has been solid thus far, with a .886 save percentage.

THIEF RIVER FALLS PROWLERS
Head Coach: Tim Berglund (3rd Season)
Section: 8A
Conference: Mariucci
Schools in Cooperative: Goodridge, Thief River Falls, Warren-Alvarado-Oslo
Combined Enrollment: 740
Nickname: Prowlers
Colors: Royal Blue, Gold
Assistant Coaches: Bob Huot, Greg Bottem, Scott Bergland
Home Ice: Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls
State Titles: 2 (1954, 1956)
08-09 Record: 21-5-2

The Prowler's have been the only team in Section 8A to knock off the Warriors since the 2001-02 season at The Gardens in Warroad. That occurred in the 2006 Section 8A championship game back in late February, 2006. Michael Forney's heroic, overtime rebound goal in the fourth, extra session gave TRF its first Minnesota State H.S. Tournament bid since 1965.

Senior goaltender, Zane Gothberg, is widely considered the best in Minnesota hockey. Gothberg is a (A) rated goaltender in the NHL's Central Scouting Mid-Season list (Brock Nelson is also an "A" rater skater) for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft later next summer. Both Gothberg and Nelson have committed to the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux Men's hockey program.

Will Section 8A have two representatives in mid-March at the Minutemen's "Minnesota Mr. Hockey" banquet?

Time will tell.

The Prowlers are paced Mathew Lindquist and Micah Ranum each with 5 goals apiece with Ryan Crosson and Brady Johnson 3 goals.

So, tune in to exciting Section 8A action tonight as #3 Warroad hosts #7 Thief River Falls at The Gardens Arena in Warroad for a 7:30 PM tilt.

FollowThePuck.com's, Doug Hagen's Gamebreak:

#3. Warroad Warriors (5-1-0)

Defeated: Bemidji 6-3 | Brock Nelson 2 goals, Carson Gray 2 goals

This week: 1 game scheduled
Tuesday, 12/22: home vs. #7A Thief River Falls (6-1-0)

Goals: Warroad 33, Opponents 13

Warroad bounced back nicely after losing their first game of the year against Grand Rapids the week before. The Warriors took care of Bemidji 6-3 in Bemidji last Tuesday night.

FollowThePuck.com's, Doug Hagen's Game Break:

#7. Thief River Falls Prowlers

(6-1-0) | at Warroad on Tuesday

Goals: Thief River Falls 28, Opponents 14

The Prowlers only loss this season has been to Roseau in their very first game. Since giving up six goals to the Rams, senior goaltender Zane Gothberg and Thief River Falls have given up eight goals in six games.

They shutout a good International Falls team 1-0 last Saturday.

I'm not quite sold on their ability to score goals but University of North Dakota recruit Zane Gothberg should be able to give them a chance to win every game. They will have their hands full against Brock Nelson, Brett Hebel, and the Warriors on Tuesday night.

The game is being broadcasted on both radio stations. KTRF (1230 AM) in Thief River Falls and KQ-92.5 in Warroad. The Minnesota Sports Broadcasting Network is also airing the game via webcast at http://www.mnsportsnetwork.com/.

Light Schedule Tonight In Section 8A Hockey .. Clash Of Titans As TRF @ Hockeytown USA .. Park Rapids Visits Crookston .. Kittson Host Bagley-Fosston

Bagley-Fosston at Kittson Central, 6:30PM | Hallock Arena
Park Rapids at Crookston, 7:30PM | Crookston Civic Arena
Thief River Falls at Warroad, 7:30PM | The Gardens Arena

EGF Hockey "Loses A Great Man" .. Hockey Hero Timothy Pesch Passes Doing What He Always Loved Doing .. Helping & Teaching Kids (Courtesy GF Herald)

Young EGF hockey team plays on despite loss of beloved coach

Tim Pesch dies midway through tournament

“I said, ‘See you in a couple hours,’ and went home to get something to eat,” Dale Pesch recalled Monday. “Everything seemed good, normal.” But Tim, 52, the baby in a family of eight hard-skating siblings, suffered a massive heart attack at home over the noon hour Saturday and died a short time later.

By: Chuck Haga, Grand Forks Herald

His East Grand Forks Squirts hockey team was down 4-1 after two periods Saturday morning against the Grand Forks Blues, an all-star team, so Coach Tim Pesch had a few words for his skaters.

“Boy, you guys are missing a heck of a good game,” he said, needling the youngsters about their tepid performance, appealing to their pride.

The team responded, scoring three goals to tie the game, then another a minute into overtime to win it. They celebrated briefly, but they had another game scheduled at 3 p.m.

In the coaches’ box, Dale Pesch talked briefly with Tim, his younger brother and fellow coach, about drills they wanted to work on after the weekend games.

“I said, ‘See you in a couple hours,’ and went home to get something to eat,” Dale Pesch recalled Monday. “Everything seemed good, normal.”

But Tim, 52, the baby in a family of eight hard-skating siblings, suffered a massive heart attack at home over the noon hour Saturday and died a short time later.

At the hospital, the family conferred, and Dale made the call: The kids would play the afternoon game.

They weren’t told about Coach Tim’s death until after the game.

Such a jolt

Tim Pesch was a standout hockey player at East Grand Forks Senior High, graduating in 1976. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues and played in Canada until injuries forced him to think about another career.

An accomplished stone and brick mason, he stayed with hockey as a coach at various levels, hoping to develop some future stars. He and friends from high school regularly gathered for a pickup game.

“He was a pretty good hockey player in his day,” his brother said. “Hockey has always been important in our family.”

Tim was “the baby of the family, so this was such a jolt,” Dale said. “We didn’t expect it, though (heart disease) does run in the family. … Three uncles on our mother’s side didn’t make it to 55.”

Tim had coached the Squirts for four years, and Dale joined him this year. “He took care of the forwards, and I took care of defense,” Dale said.

“He was normal during the morning game Saturday. He didn’t say anything or act any differently. When he went home, Lori, his wife, was a little late coming home. She called him and asked if she should pick up something for dinner, but he said he was already making something.”

Lori was blocks from home when she called.

“When she got there, he was coming up the basement steps, and he couldn’t breathe,” Dale said. A 911 call brought medical technicians, who were able to get a faint pulse before racing Tim to the hospital. He was declared dead after further attempts to revive him.

His loss would be hard at any time, his brother said, but it’s especially difficult for the family as Christmas approaches.

“And his daughter just had a baby girl,” he said. “He was a grandpa for the first time.”

From his players, a pair of salutes

Tim and Dale had talked at a Friday night practice and again after the Saturday morning game about working on face-offs. They talked about getting former East Grand Forks and UND hockey player Donny Riendeau, a nephew, to help out.

“It was really something, how those kids came out for the third period Saturday morning and tied the game, then won it in overtime,” Dale said. “It was the first time they ever beat the Blues. They didn’t quit.”

Like others in the family, Tim approached the ice with intensity, “but he usually kept his cool pretty good. He always was a considerate guy, a guy who’d do anything for you — especially the kids we’re coaching now.”

After Dale made the decision to play the afternoon game against Moorhead, he asked a friend to take over the coaching duties.

“Tim would want them to play,” he said.

“The kids didn’t know that Tim had died. I got there late in the third period, and the kids and all the parents got together in the locker room.

“It was terrible. There was a lot of crying — kids and parents, too.”

The Squirts lost the Saturday afternoon game, but Sunday — after stepping onto the ice to form a circle and slap sticks in a UND Sioux-like tribute to their late coach — they cruised to a win over West Fargo.

And on Wednesday, at Tim Pesch’s funeral at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in East Grand Forks, his young skaters, 9 and 10 years old, will assemble again in their game jerseys to serve as honorary pallbearers.

A Crazy Night In Section 8A .. Apple Valley Captures Stadstad Hockey Classic .. A Plethora Of Games With Wild Finishes On Saturday Night

Fort Frances (ON, CN) 6, Kittson County Central 4
FF: Donovan Cousineau 2g, 2a, Nick Kaun 2g, 1a, Brett McMahon 1g,
Dustin Brown 1g
FF: Wes Brown 17 Saves | Win
KCC: Marcus Dahl () 2g, Craig Lindegard () 1g, 2a, Gabe Montoya () 1g, 1a
KCC: Alex Chaput 33 Saves | Loss

Thief River Falls 1, International Falls 0TRF: Ryan Crosson () | GWG w/ 6:05 left in the 2nd period
TRF: Zane Gothberg 21 Saves | Shutout Win
IF: Mike Hart 16 Saves | Loss

Red Lake Falls 5, Wadena-Deer Creek 3
RLF: Dylan Zutz () 2g, Cody Hanson () 1g, 1a, Channing Sandberg () 1g, 1a
RLF: Robbie Glass ()
RLF: Zach Page 14 Saves | Win
WDC: Taylor Bienusa () 1g, 1a, Logan Meyer (), Trenton Wollenburg ()
WDC: Tyler Muehler 33 Saves | Loss

Park Rapids Area at Lake of the Woods | NO REPORT

Prairie Centre Area 6, Bagley/Fosston 5
PC: Robby Polipnick () scored the GWG w/ 47 seconds left in the game.
PC: Cody Bartkowicz () Hat Trick, Nate Mettenburg () 1g, 1a, Ryan Connor ()
PC: Aaron Olson 22 Saves | Win
B/F: Cole Gubrud () 1g, 2a, Nelson Papke () 1g, 1a
B/F: Dillon Spray (), Cameron Cardinal (), Tal Iverson ()
B/F: Gavin Ross 21 Saves | Loss

Grand Forks Herald/Jason Stadstad Classic
Championship
Apple Valley 4, Grand Forks Red River (ND) 1
Apple Valley 4, Grand Forks Red River (ND) 1
AV: Kris Goodman () 2g, Jordan Ocel (), Chris Fischer () en
AV: Aaron Gretz 19 Saves | Win
GFRR: Cody Jennewein 1 goal
GFRR: Mitchell Byrne 24 Saves | Loss

3rd Place Game
Grand Forks Central 8, Grafton-Park River 0

5th Place Game
Roseau 7, Bismarck-Century Patriots 1
R: Adam Knochenmus () 2g, Shane Omdahl () 1g, 2a
R: Travis Connell (), Justin Anderson (), Josh Erickson (), Tim Tesarek ()
R: Goaltender ?? Saves | Win
BC: Logan Rauhauser 1 goal
BC: Jared Hruby 37 Saves | Loss

7th Place Game
East Grand Forks 3, Bismarck High 2
East Grand Forks 3, Bismarck High (ND) 2
EGF: Cory Mack () 1g, 1a, Casey Ristau (), Zack Lawdermilt ()
EGF: Goaltender ?? Saves | Win
BH: Jake Erickson 1 goal, Brandon Oliver 1 goal
BH: Hunter Aubol 26 Saves | Loss

On Tap For Saturday, December 19, 2009 In Section 8A .. GF Herald / Jason Stadstad Hockey Classic Continues .. A Great Day Of Hockey In The Northland

Bagley/Fosston at Prairie Centre, 3PM, Expo Arena
Fort Frances at Kittson Central, Hallock Arena
Park Rapids at LOW, 7PM, Baudette Arena
Red Lake Falls at Wadena-D-C, 3PM, Wadena Comm Center
Thief River Falls at I-Falls, 3PM, Bronco Arena

G.F. Herald / Jason Stadstad Hockey Classic

Championship — Apple Valley vs. Red River, 1:45 p.m., Ralph Engelstad Arena
3rd-Place — GF Central vs. Grafton, 11:30 a.m., Ralph Engelstad Arena
5th-Place — Bismarck Century vs. Roseau, 7:30 p.m., Purpur Arena
7th-Place — EGF Senior High vs. Bismarck, 5:15 p.m., Purpur Arena

Section 8A Resutls From Friday, December 18, 2009 .. GF Herald / Jason Stadstad Classic Heats Up Into Championship Round; Walker-H-A & RLF Drop Games

Detroit Lakes 15, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 2

Fort Frances (Canada) 5, Red Lake Falls 4
First period — 1. F, Brendan Cawston (Tyson Mclain) 9:43; 2. F, Cawston (Nik Jourdain) 13:44

Second period — 3. F, Jeff Cridland 2:33; 4. R, Andrew Jahnke (Robbie Glass, Dylan Zutz) 3:02; 5. R, Garrett Schmitz (Channing Sanberg) 11:46; 6. R, Jahnke (Schmitz, Zutz) 16:14

Third period — 7. F, Donovan Cousineau :33; 8. R, Casey Mercil (Jacob Ness, Glass) 1:44; F, Cousineau 11:14

Goalie saves — F: Wes Brown 7-11-12 – 30; R, Cole Larson 11-11-11 - 33

Grand Forks Herald/Stadstad Hockey Classic

Consolation Semi-Finals

Bismarck Century (ND) 6, East Grand Forks 2
First period — 1. BC, Logan Rauhauser 15:07

Second period — 2. EGF, Adam Knopp (Tyler Hajicek) 4:02; 3. BC, Garrett Mindt 7:22; 4. BC, Matt Andre (Dan Kovar) 11:15; 5. EGF, Cory Mack (Zack Lawdermilt) 13:14; 6. BC, Rauhauser (Tanner Megal)16:39

Third period — 7. BC, Rauhauser (Kovar) :20; 8. BC, Mindt (Joey Fuher, Jace Kusler) 12:26

Goalie saves — BC: Aaron Nelson 9-6-14 — 29; EGF: Beau Scheving 10-6-10 — 26

Roseau 6, Bismarck High (ND) 2
First period – 1. B, Brandon Oliver (Jake Erickson) 4:33; 2. R, Shane Omdahl (Cole Kostrzewski, Taylor Hedlund) 13:59; 3. R, Travis Connell (Lyle Norman) 14:38

Second period – 4. R, Omdahl :24; 5. B, Erickson (Oliver) 3:02; 6. R, Kostrzewski (Adam Knochenmus) 7:27; 7. R, Kostrzewski (Knochenmus) 9:34; 8. R, Justin Anderson (Chase Broten) 9:53

Goalie saves – R: Ethan Kvidt 8-4-x – 12, Ryan Erickson x-x-11 – 11; B: Brandt Haskell 5-3-x – 8, Lawrence Dvorak x-5-8 – 13

Championship Semi-Finals:

Apple Valley 4, Grand Forks Central (ND) 1
Grand Forks Red River (ND) 1, Grafton-Park River (ND) 0

Games Today / December 19, 2009
11:30 a.m. — Third Place, GF Central vs. Grafton-Park River, Ralph Engelstad Arena
1:45 p.m. — Championship, Apple Valley vs. GF Red River, Ralph Engelstad Arena
5:15 p.m. — Seventh place, Bismarck High vs. EGF Senior High, Purpur Arena
7:30 p.m. — Fifth place, Roseau vs. Bismarck Century, Purpur Arena

Kittson-Central Bearcats senior, Craig Lindegard, Earns Poll Honors As Top Performer In Section 8A Early This Season

For Immediate Press Release
Friday, December 18, 2009
East Grand Forks, MN:

By: Timothy Oshie (Publisher):

Congratulations to Kittson-Central Bearcats senior, Craig Lindegard, as he garnered 21 votes (32%) of the total as Section 8A Top Performer for the first poll of the 2009-10 hockey season.

Warroad's dynamic duo of Brett Hebel (13 votes - 20%) and Brock Nelson (12 votes - 18%) finished up second, and tied for third, respectively.

Dillon Spray of the Bagley-Fosston also ended up with 12 votes - 18% in tying Nelson for third place honors.

Here is the total list of players, votes and % in the initial poll:

Craig Lindegard, Kittson / 21 votes (32%)
Brett Hebel, Warroad / 13 votes (20%)
Dillon Spray / Bagley-Fosston 12 votes (18%)
Brock Nelson, Warroad / 12 votes (18%)
Sam Coborn, Park Rapids / 3 votes (4%)
Jake Useldinger, EGF / 1 vote (1%)
Channing Sanburg, RLF / 1 vote (1%)
Wade Holen, LOW / 1 vote (1%)
Shea Pepera, LOW / 1 vote (1%)
Morgan Terpstra, Crookston / 0 vote (0%)

Please post or include the official Section 8A web site address located at the bottom of this story. Add it to the respective high school websites, newspaper or radio stations, youth hockey sites, etc. to get more traffic, thus more people voting for their hometown players.

If you should have any human interest stories or big performances by your hometown players please contact Timothy Oshie at the credentials below.

Good luck to all the teams of Section 8A during all play this season.

Happy Holidays & A Happy New Year