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March 7-10, 2018 Xcel Energy Center & 3M Arena at Mariucci


2018 State Tournament Leading Scorers

Player Class Team Goals Assists Total Points
Sammy Walker Class AA Edina 3 8 11
Aaron Myers Class A Thief River Falls 2 4 6

LAKE MINNETONKA PRIDE

Following this tournament, Lake Minnetonka was able to boast about two hockey champions along its shoreline.  On the north side of the lake, Orono, the No. 3 seed in the Class A field, won the championship with a 2-1 victory over No. 4 Alexandria.  The Spartans captured their first championship when Landon Wittenberg snapped a I-all tie at the 6:17 mark of the third period.  To earn a berth in the championship game, Orono needed overtime to defeat No. 2 Mahtomedi 5-4 in the semi finals.  In Class AA, top seeded Minnetonka won its first championship following a 5-2 victory over No. 3 Duluth East in the title game.  The Skippers are only the fourth No. 1 seed in 12 years to win the Class AA tournament.  It has been done eight times in Class A.  Matt Koethe had two goals for Minnetonka in its historic victory.

SLAP SHOTS

  • There were no penalties in the Class AA semifinal game between Duluth East and Edina.
  • This was only the second time in the seeded era that a No. 1 seed failed to make the title game in Class A.  In 2009, Little Falls was No. 1, but lost in the semifinals to No. 4 Breck.
  • Tournament Attendance: 121,389

Lakeville North - Class AA Section 1

Roster Position Number
Matthew Preston D 3
Keaton Kranz F 4
Ben Monson D 5
Blake Brandt F 7
Michael Buckingham D 8
Mitchell Kohner F 9
AJ Anello F 10
Ryan Antonakis D 11
Tommy Shandorf F 12
Spencer Schneider F 14
Garrett Daly D 16
Cole Pearson D 17
Sam Enebak F 18
Jeremy Santiago F 19
Carson Sandwick F 20
Gus Brown F 21
Johnny Dupont D 23
Shane Griffin F 25
Caleb Mayer G 29
Will Johnson G 31
Cameron Weber Manager
Charlie Dickie Manager
Jack Dixon Manager
Trent Eigner Head Coach
Jake Enebak Assistant Coach
Jake Taylor Assistant Coach

Minnetonka - Class AA Section 2

Roster Position Number
Charlie Glockner G 1
Grant Docter D 2
Josh Luedtke D 3
Matt Koethe F 4
Andrew Hicks D 5
Mason Hendrickson F 7
Luke Loheit F 8
Bobby Brink F 9
Joe Molenaar F 10
Mitch McGannon F 12
Will Crull D 14
Nic Henry F 16
Dylan Heiam D 20
James Miller D 21
Ryan Elder F 26
David Andes F 27
Jack Bayless F 29
Cameron Smrekar G 31
Andrew Howe D 32
Teddy Lagerback F 34
Max Norby Manager
Rylan Campbell Manager
Sean Goldsworthy Head Coach
Steve Aronson Assistant Coach
Jack Hillen Assistant Coach
Mike Johnson Assistant Coach

Saint Thomas Academy - Class AA Section 3

Roster Position Number
Muzzy Donohue G 1
Matthew Martine D 2
Carter Henry D 3
Will Schimek D 4
Blake Holmes D 5
Thomas Winges D 6
Luke Williams D 7
Nico Vega F 9
Ben Strucker F 10
Rob Christy F 11
Ryan O'Neill F 12
Payton Matsui F 14
Ray Christy F 15
Cade Huntley F 16
Chase Foley D 17
Andrew Boemer D 18
Brendan McFadden F 21
Luke Herzog F 22
Jackson Hallum F 23
Atticus Kelly G 30
A.J. Owens Manager
Anders Kilen Manager
Amanual Bird Manager
Tim Gattman Manager
Cole Huettl Manager
Nate Broetzman Manager
Tom Vannelli Head Coach
Greg Vannelli Head Coach
Mike Vannelli Assistant Coach
Rob Vannelli Assistant Coach
Greg Monohan Assistant Coach
Aaron Hoiland Assistant Coach
Mark McKasy Assistant Coach
Andrew Commers Assistant Coach

Hill-Murray - Class AA Section 4

Roster Position Number
Lucas Wahlin F 2
Henry Eischen F 6
Scott Moyer F 8
Ben Helgeson F 9
Vincent Hurley F 10
Nick Pierre F 11
Joey Petronack D 12
Matthew Fleischhacker D 14
Michael Fleischhacker F 15
Joe Becker F 16
Sam Karr F 17
Ryan Petersen D 18
Brett Oberle D 19
Seamus O. Regan D 20
Jake Henthorne D 22
Joseph Quast F 24
Troy Tischler F 26
Charlie Strobel F 27
Remington Keopple G 30
Wyatt Vint G 33
Joel LaChappelle Manager
Zach Peterson Manager
Bill Lechner Head Coach
Mark Tollefsbol Assistant Coach
Pat Schafhauser Assistant Coach
Tony Ciro Assistant Coach

Centennial - Class AA Section 5

Roster Position Number
Travis Allen G 1
Andrew Stuart F 2
Austin Kanner F 3
Alexander Brouillet D 4
Frank Weiss D 5
William Francis D 7
Carter Wagner F 8
Jake Pierson F 9
Jack Menne F 10
Lucas McGregor F 11
Luke Arends D 12
Ethan Will F 13
Hayden Brickner F 14
Wyatt Schoephoerster D 15
Caleb Nelson F 19
Robert Carlson D 21
Joshua O'Hara F 25
Kullen Daikawa F 26
Joshua Hermes F 28
Bryce Crowley G 33
Hannah Lahr Manager
Alyssa Levine Manager
Sabra Brouillet Manager
Ritch Menne Head Coach
Chris Johnson Assistant Coach
Gary Tolkinen Assistant Coach
Ted Cheesebrough Assistant Coach

Edina - Class AA Section 6

Roster Position Number
Jack Wolfe G 1
Jake Boltmann D 2
Drew Bishop D 3
Bjorn Swanson W 6
Liam Malquist W 7
Peter Colby W 9
Sammy Walker C 10
Lewis Crosby W 11
Cole Cavanagh W 12
Evan Shoemaker C 14
Trevon Couser D 15
Brett Chorske C 16
Ben Brinkman D 17
Mason Nevers W 18
Max Borst W 19
Mike Vorlicky D 20
Mason Reiners D 21
Jett Jungels W 22
Demetrios Koumontzis C 23
Garrett Mackay G 30
Max Pardo Manager
Jack Nasby Manager
Will Burger Manager
Patrick Swanson Manager
Curt Giles Head Coach
Dave Terwilliger Assistant Coach
Greg Aslakson Assistant Coach
Dick Blooston Assistant Coach
Josh Harding Assistant Coach

Duluth East - Class AA Section 7

Roster Position Number
EJ Hietala D 2
Will Fisher D 4
Garrett Worth F 5
Austin Jouppi F 8
Nick Lanigan F 11
David Holliday F 13
Hunter Hren F 14
Ricky Lyle F 15
Porter Haney F 19
Frederick Hunter Paine D 20
Carson Cochran D 21
Ryder Donovan F 22
Ian Mageau F 23
Jack FitzGerald F 24
Luke LeMaster D 25
Jonathan Jones F 26
Logan Anderson F 28
Lukan Hanson G 30
Brendan Baker F 37
Parker Klieve G 41
Dylan Crist Manager
Seth Hoffman Manager
Mike Randolph Head Coach
Brendan Brooks Assistant Coach
Dylan Mills Assistant Coach
Louie Krenzen Assistant Coach
Mike Renier Assistant Coach
Jake Boese Assistant Coach
Tim Cortes Assistant Coach

St. Michael-Albertville - Class AA Section 8

Roster Position Number
Justin Damon G 1
Blake Spetz C 2
Zach Sjelin W 3
Cole Lehmann D 4
Brady Berning D 5
Riley Olhoff C 6
Caden Sigerud W 7
Val Popowski D 8
Luc Laylin W 9
Adam Flammang W 11
Garret Sandberg D 12
Lane Berning W 13
Cody Kelly D 14
Joradan Drobinski W 16
Nate Swenson C 18
Jake Benson C 19
Beau Reckard W 21
Brennan Pederson W 25
Joey Robinson W 28
Blake Marhula G 31
Ellie Thiner Manager
Tyler Barta Manager
Kaitlyn Peterson Manager
Jerremiah Johnson Head Coach
Jason Johnson Assistant Coach
Jon Foucault Assistant Coach
Sean Fish Assistant Coach

Mankato East/Loyola - Class A Section 1

Roster Position Number
Blake Hains G 1
Nick Banfill F 2
Nolan Michels F 5
Matthew Salzle F 6
Noah Honetschlager F 7
Brett Borchardt D 8
Hayden Guillemette F 9
Adam Megard F 10
Jacob Schreiber F 11
Jackson Keller D 12
Jake Anderson D 14
Jacob Oachs D 15
Sam Schulz F 16
Jacob Rundle F 17
Parker Steindl D 20
Garrett Rabenhorst F 21
Layten Liffrig F 22
Jacob Kanzenbach F 23
Jack Cusey G 29
JD Kragh G 30
Jack Frederick Manager
Josie Fredericksen Manager
Brittany Jensen Manager
Adam Fries Head Coach
Jack Diercks Assistant Coach
Jeff Humble Assistant Coach
Tanner Grina Assistant Coach
Judd Schulz Assistant Coach

Orono - Class A Section 2

Roster Position Number
Charlie Carlsen G 1
Zach Adams D 2
Davey Burns F 3
Nick Gheradi D 4
Tyler Olsen F 5
Billy Lynch F 8
Zach Rutherford D 10
Spencer Overturf F 11
Landon Wittenberg F 13
Zack Simon F 15
Jack Suchy F 16
Will Larson F 18
Fisher Eiss F 21
Jack Kubitz D 22
Thomas Walker F 23
Dane Korsi F 26
Lucas Jorgenson F 29
Evan Babekuhl G 33
Anders Gulbrandson D 36
Daniel Eckerline D 37
Alex Danielson Manager
Ben Bissen Manager
Will Scholz Head Coach
Mark Parrish Assistant Coach
Justin Pagel Assistant Coach
Richie Anderson Assistant Coach
Zach Nelson Assistant Coach

Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato - Class A Section 3

Roster Position Number
Fillip Haataja D 2
Erik Koller F 3
Brandt Pederson F 4
Cole Evjen F 7
Ben Lindquist F 8
Dylan Schutz F 10
Patrick Benson D 11
Jake Johnson F 12
Jackson Bakeberg F 16
Caleb Keith F 17
Orrin Grangroth D 18
Matthew Wedin D 19
Corey Benda D 20
Alex Heinonen F 21
Terrell Grangroth D 25
Blake Johnson F 26
Paul Raisanen D 27
Bennett Lecher F 29
Darby Halonen G 30
Cade Marquardt G 31
Kenny Farniok Manager
Trent Raisanen Manager
Chris Olson Head Coach
Bill Huhner Assistant Coach
Chuck Wedin Assistant Coach
Craig McKechney Assistant Coach

Mahtomedi - Class A Section 4

Roster Position Number
Cullen Guzzo D 3
Colin Hagstrom F 4
Aidan Pearson D 5
Connor Stoker D 6
Sam Ayd D 7
Noah Skillings D 8
Nikolai Dulak F 9
Kory Pilarski F 10
Jeff Kneale F 11
Tommy Broten D 14
Sam Jenson F 15
Cole McCarver F 16
Joe Paradise F 17
Wyatt Begley D 18
Dallas Duckson F 22
Tom Paradise F 24
Charlie Bartholomew F 27
Dylan L'Allier F 28
Bailey Huber G 32
Josh Campbell G 35
Brandon Anderson Manager
James Ebbott Manager
Michael Miller Manager
Jeff Poeschl Head Coach
Alex Rogoscheske Assistant Coach
Jeff Mars Assistant Coach
Tom Strelow Assistant Coach

Monticello/Maple Lake - Class A Section 5

Roster Position Number
Kayle Bocken D 2
Chase Bocken F 3
Luke Frucci F 4
Jeff Henrikson F 5
Jake Friede F 7
Huntley Hinz F 9
Jacob Sorenson D 10
Brian Cornelius F 11
Devon Lyons F 12
Evan Doebler F 14
Jack Saunders D 15
Troy Dahlheimer F 18
Matt Miller F 20
Tyler Anderson D 21
Alex Opatz F 23
Kaleb Holme F 27
Nick Foldesi F 29
Collin Soderholm G 30
Tyler Klatt G 33
Keith Holme D 34
Jocelyn DeChene Manager
Abby Bergstrom Manager
Marin Thornton Manager
Trae Modaff Manager
Abby Goth Manager
Eric Nelson Head Coach
Dan Miller Assistant Coach
Marc Marcotte Assistant Coach
Nate Sunderman Assistant Coach

Alexandria - Class A Section 6

Roster Position Number
Andrew Revering D 2
Caleb Strong F 3
Ryker Treat F 4
Derek Pesta D 5
Joseph Bigger D 6
Ben Doherty F 7
Derek Dropik F 8
Ben Jenson C 9
Jack Westlund F 10
JJ Foster F 11
Evan Lattimer D 12
Zach Wosepka F 20
Jack Powell D 21
Shane Birkeland F 25
Matthew Carlsen G 26
Jakob Stender F 27
Jackson Boline G 30
Bailey Rosch G 31
Joe Westlund F 35
Wyatt Blahosky D 39
Brock Shriver Manager
Kevin Dau Manager
Franny Palmer Manager
Kelsea Haugen Manager
Ian Resch Head Coach
Bruce Hanstad Assistant Coach
Jon Cullen Assistant Coach
Brian Krause Assistant Coach
Pat Boline Assistant Coach

Hermantown - Class A Section 7

Roster Position Number
Austin Hess G 1
Trent Madill D 6
Jacob Herter W 7
Brady Baker W 9
Ryan Dobbs W 12
Justin Thomas W 13
Darian Gotz D 14
Drew Sams C 16
Tyler Watkins C 18
Ben Siljendahl W 20
Sam High D 21
Elliott Peterson C 22
Wyatt Sonneson W 23
Brandon Schmidt C 24
Jake Hausmann W 26
Blake Biondi W 27
Cole Monahan G 33
Zach Carson D 37
Cayden Sunde D 38
Indio Dowd D 44
Joe Pionk Manager
Max Curtis Manager
Tessa Soukup Manager
Macie Sisson Manager
Patrick Andrews Head Coach
Chad Huttel Assistant Coach
Joe Muehbauer Assistant Coach
Matt Swanson Assistant Coach
Nate Buck Assistant Coach

Thief River Falls - Class A Section 8

Roster Position Number
Tucker Skime F 2
Gunnar Fellman D 3
Hunter Larson F 4
Evan Bushy D 6
Cole Gillespie F 7
Kaiden Quam F 8
Daltyn Quam D 9
Brady Anderson F 12
Eric Buckley F 14
Blaine Olson D 15
Aaron Myers F 16
Jace Jorde F 17
Keaden Kempert D 19
Parker Lane F 22
Gabe Trudeau F 26
Grant Hartmann F 27
Kaleb Flaagen D 29
Brandon Mack G 31
Nick Corneliusen G 35
Ethan Janisch F 66
Jenna Von Holtum Manager
Kinzie Homme Manager
Tim Bergland Head Coach
Scott Bergland Assistant Coach
Rick Johnson Assistant Coach