Player | Class | Team | Goals | Assists | Total Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Cowan | Class AA | Edina | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Gavyn Thoreson | Class AA | Andover | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Carson Pilgrim | Class A | Warroad | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Jayson Shaugabay | Class A | Warroad | 2 | 6 | 8 |
SKIPPERS EDGE HORNETS STING FOR 2ND SCHOOL TITLE
In a defensive-themed state championship game, Minnetonka outlasted Edina 2-1 to win the Class 2A state title. Edina played in its 31st state tournament while Minnetonka came to state for the seventh time. Edina previously won championships in 2019, 2014, 2013, 2010, 1997, 1988, 1984, 1982, 1971 and 1969 (Edina East won it all in 1979, 1978 and 1974). The Skipper’ only prior title came in 2018.
Minnetonka took a 1-0 lead at 11:01 of the opening period when Hagen Burrows scored on the game’s first power play. Other than that, the game remained dominated by the defenses through two periods. At that point, Minnetonka had 10 shots on goal to 14 for Edina. The Hornets finally cracked the scoring column early in the third period. Bobby Cowan scored from close range 27 seconds into the period to make it a 1-1 game. The Skippers took the lead once more on a goal by Ashton Schultz at 8:25 of the third. That stood up to the final horn.
The final shots on goal were 15 for Minnetonka and 23 for Edina. The Skippers finished the season with a record of 29-2 and the Hornets closed at 22-7-1. The championship game was the third meeting of the season for the two Lake Conference teams. Minnetonka won both regular-season matchups by scores of 4-0 and 1-0.
TOURNEY UNDER-DOGS UPSET STATES TOP TEAM
When the team that’s seeded third in the boys state hockey tournament looks at the bracket, the path seems pretty clear: Beat an unseeded opponent in the quarterfinals, get past the No. 2 seed in the semifinals and knock off the top seed for the championship. That was Mahtomedi’s plan in this week’s Class A tournament at Xcel Energy Center and they executed it to perfection. The Zephyrs beat Alexandria 6-3 on Wednesday, Hermantown 2-1 on Friday and topped things off with a 6-5, double-overtime win over previously unbeaten Warroad on Saturday.
Mahtomedi (23-8) also won the title in 2020. Warroad, the state runner-up for the second year in a row, last won the championship in 2005. The Warriors had defeated Mahtomedi 7-4 in early December. “Our team personally, we like being the underdogs,” said Mahtomedi’s Charlie Drage, who had a hat trick Saturday and finished the season with 35 goals. “We knew that everyone picked Warroad and Hermantown and they thought that was going to be the game. We came into it remembering last year and remembering that feeling and just wanting to beat both these teams and knock both of them out.”
Warroad held a 3-1 lead in the second period and was in front 5-3 four minutes into the third period. Mahtomedi surged at that point, with Peyton Sunderland scoring his second goal of the season at 7:08 and Drage scoring at 11:00 and 15:40 to send it into overtime at 6-6. After a scoreless eight-minute extra session, the ice was resurfaced and play resumed. The outcome was settled when Jonathan Grove scored at 4:56 of the second overtime. Carson Pilgrim had a hat trick for Warroad, giving him 52 goals on the season.
Drage – who chipped his front teeth during the postgame celebration but never stopped smiling -- said his tying goal seemed to put a charge into the Zephyrs. “When we scored, I felt like the game was ours,” he said. “We had all the momentum and we were all like, ‘Let's do it. We're going to win this." Twenty-five-year Mahtomedi coach Jeff Poeschl said the depth of Class A hockey has grown stronger in the last several years, which was evident during the tournament. “The top five, six, seven Class A teams in the state are all very, very good hockey teams,” he said. “And you need a lot of things to go right to win a championship. Part of that is grit and skill but you need things to go right and there are a lot of teams that have all those components. We're just real thankful that we were able to pull all those components together this year."
SLAP SHOTS
Roster | Position | Number |
---|---|---|
Ryder Patterson | D | 2 |
Tate Pritchard | F | 3 |
Tyler Lafferty | D | 7 |
Eiji Hofmann | D | 8 |
Camden Crawford | D | 9 |
Zander Billins | F | 11 |
William Weidemann | F | 12 |
Thomas Boisjolie | F | 13 |
Jackson Ernst | F | 14 |
Cullen Ryan | F | 16 |
Aidan Willis | F | 18 |
John Novak | D | 19 |
Luke Johnson | D | 21 |
Ashton Dahms | F | 22 |
Will Kortan | F | 23 |
Colton Kunkel | D | 28 |
Jack Ohlund | F | 29 |
Brooks Currie | G | 32 |
Jack Hochsprung | G | 33 |
Owen Sheffel | F | 40 |
Eva Ernst | Manager | |
Sophie Harbaugh | Manager | |
Lexi Johnson | Manager | |
Addie Lefald | Manager | |
Josh Storm | Head Coach | |
Lee Engstrom | Assistant Coach | |
Nicholas von Fischer | Assistant Coach | |
Brett Franz | Assistant Coach | |
Brandon O’Brien | Assistant Coach | |
Nick Smallidge | Assistant Coach | |
Tucker Schumacher | Assistant Coach |
Roster | Position | Number |
---|---|---|
Hunter Bauer | G | 1 |
Ryan Holzer | D | 2 |
Daniel Klaers | D | 3 |
Brayden Thompson | D | 5 |
Jacob Mccuskey | F | 7 |
Maxwell Krebsbach | F | 8 |
Jack Sand | F | 9 |
Luke Garry | F | 10 |
Ashton Schultz | F | 11 |
Alex Lunski | F | 12 |
Gavin Garry | F | 15 |
Daniel Pasqua | D | 16 |
Liam Hupka | D | 17 |
Hagen Burrows | F | 19 |
Sam Scheetz | F | 21 |
Javon Moore | F | 22 |
John Stout | D | 23 |
Gabriel Tibbitts | D | 29 |
Kaizer Nelson | G | 31 |
Robert House | D | 33 |
Fletcher Olness | Manager | |
Sean Goldsworthy | Head Coach | |
Steve Aronson | Assistant Coach | |
Jason Johnson | Assistant Coach | |
Mike Johnson | Assistant Coach | |
Stevie Johnson | Assistant Coach | |
Fran McDevitt | Assistant Coach | |
Jack Ramsey | Assistant Coach | |
Tom Stretar | Assistant Coach |
Roster | Position | Number |
---|---|---|
Trey Gnetz | D | 2 |
Nate Chorlton | F | 4 |
Charlie Cantwell | F | 5 |
Aidan Siegfried | D | 6 |
Simon Houge | D | 8 |
Easton Swift | F | 9 |
Lucas Cernohous | D | 10 |
Charles Owens | F | 11 |
Attila Lippai | F | 15 |
Max Anderson | F | 17 |
Jake Fisher | F | 18 |
Colin Scanlan | F | 19 |
Maxwell Bennett | F | 20 |
Colton Jamieson | D | 21 |
Holden Saumweber | F | 22 |
Jameson Dodig | D | 24 |
Szilveszter Lippai | F | 25 |
Luke Chorlton | D | 27 |
Owen Nelson | G | 30 |
Leo Miller | G | 35 |
Owen Nei | Manager | |
Jack Taxdahl | Manager | |
Reid Turbak | Manager | |
Matt Funk | Head Coach | |
Charlie Basco | Assistant Coach | |
Charlie Hammel | Assistant Coach | |
Niko Kapetanovic | Assistant Coach | |
Mike Keis | Assistant Coach | |
Brian Kilburg | Assistant Coach | |
Derek Weinke | Assistant Coach |
Roster | Position | Number |
---|---|---|
Andrew Lane | G | 1 |
Joseph Luger | D | 2 |
Brayden Houge | D | 6 |
Ryan Madigan | F | 7 |
Simon Seidl | F | 8 |
Jude Bonin | F | 9 |
Ben Miller | F | 11 |
Caden Sampair | F | 12 |
Matthew Whisler | D | 14 |
Brady Ingebritson | F | 15 |
Lucas Mann | F | 16 |
Boden Sampair | F | 17 |
Jackson Reeves | F | 18 |
Graham Greeder | D | 19 |
Landon Cottingham | D | 20 |
Zach Laumeyer | F | 22 |
Seth Klepac | D | 26 |
Riley Zupfer | F | 27 |
Casper Lang | D | 28 |
Jack Erickson | G | 33 |
Riley Quast | Manager | |
Andrew Whisler | Manager | |
Bill Lechner | Head Coach | |
Tony Flint | Assistant Coach | |
Pat Schafhauser | Assistant Coach | |
Mark Tollefsbol | Assistant Coach |
Roster | Position | Number |
---|---|---|
Jack Roach | G | 1 |
Ty Patefield | F | 3 |
Owen Smith | D | 5 |
Gavin Anderson | D | 6 |
Preston Moses | F | 7 |
Riley Bot | F | 12 |
Luke Margenau | D | 13 |
Grant Leneau | D | 14 |
Jack Kernan | F | 15 |
Jay Ellingson | F | 16 |
Blake Steenerson | F | 18 |
Lucas Busch | F | 21 |
Andrew Karkoc | F | 22 |
Andrew Leafblad | D | 24 |
Beck Picconatto | D | 26 |
Finn Brink | F | 27 |
Connor Stelljes | D | 28 |
Michael Burtness | G | 33 |
Joseph Imgrund | F | 37 |
Joseph Leafblad | D | 40 |
Luke Giuliani | Manager | |
Jacob Sinclair | Manager | |
Todd Bergland | Head Coach | |
Ryan Coyne | Assistant Coach | |
Andy Hedlund | Assistant Coach | |
Tom Miller | Assistant Coach |
Roster | Position | Number |
---|---|---|
Robbie Clarkowski | G | 1 |
Barrett Dexheimer | D | 4 |
Dylan Curme | F | 5 |
Eddie Revenig | D | 6 |
Caden Morgan | D | 7 |
David Cepek | F | 8 |
Mason West | F | 9 |
John Halverson | F | 10 |
Ryan Flaherty | F | 11 |
Lucas Cole | F | 12 |
Charlie Sandven | D | 14 |
Quintin Schaefer | F | 15 |
Matt Vander Vort | F | 17 |
Jackson Nevers | F | 18 |
Grant Olson | F | 19 |
Mikey Mason | D | 20 |
Bobby Cowan | F | 21 |
John Warpinski | F | 22 |
Robby Hoch | D | 24 |
Joe Bertram | G | 30 |
Danny Geyer | Manager | |
Tyler Munson | Manager | |
Jackson Parrish | Manager | |
Curt Giles | Head Coach | |
Greg Aslakson | Assistant Coach | |
Dick Blooston | Assistant Coach | |
Josh Harding | Assistant Coach | |
Dave Terwilliger | Assistant Coach |
Roster | Position | Number |
---|---|---|
Beau Altman | D | 1 |
Drew Law | D | 2 |
Landon Stringfellow | D | 3 |
Austin Westman | F | 5 |
Tristen May-Robinson | D | 7 |
Cooper Conway | F | 8 |
Kent Sauer | F | 9 |
Crosby Perry | F | 10 |
Brooks Cogswell | F | 11 |
Gavyn Thoreson | F | 12 |
Cayden Casey | F | 15 |
Ben Doll | F | 19 |
Caiden Belisle | D | 20 |
Macklin Yelle | F | 22 |
Anthony Pardo | D | 23 |
Gavin Sullivan | F | 26 |
Rocko Gorowsky | F | 27 |
Luke Babineau | F | 28 |
Cal Conway | G | 30 |
Quinn Knudson | D | 37 |
Katelyn Drabczak | Manager | |
Elise Heihn | Manager | |
Mark Manney | Head Coach | |
Brett Barta | Assistant Coach | |
Cal Decowski | Assistant Coach | |
Ryan Olson | Assistant Coach | |
Bill Thoreson | Assistant Coach |
Roster | Position | Number |
---|---|---|
Easton Lammers | F | 2 |
Joey Simonich | F | 3 |
Garrett Lindberg | D | 4 |
Colby Krier | D | 5 |
Aiden Dufault | D | 6 |
Caleb Alderson | F | 7 |
Joe Kortan | F | 10 |
Parker Gast | F | 11 |
Abe Carlson | F | 12 |
Carver Hasbargen | F | 13 |
Dalton Songstad | D | 14 |
Jack Arnold | D | 15 |
Mason Kraft | F | 19 |
Brooks Cullen | F | 20 |
Colin Baumgartner | D | 21 |
Aaron Reirson | F | 22 |
Jace Blythe | F | 24 |
Ian Ness | F | 27 |
Kai Weigel | G | 31 |
Charlie Stenjehem | G | 33 |
Ethan Monshaugen | Manager | |
Graden Quade | Manager | |
Jon Ammerman | Head Coach | |
Tony Kunka | Assistant Coach | |
Derek Thompson | Assistant Coach | |
Sam Walstatd | Assistant Coach |
Roster | Position | Number |
---|---|---|
Michael Fossum | D | 2 |
Barrett Bradley Jr. | F | 3 |
Bridger Riley | D | 4 |
Gabriel Sawyer | F | 5 |
Brecken Riley | D | 6 |
Ty Frank | D | 7 |
Brayden Brakke | F | 10 |
Jacob Geiger | F | 11 |
Kamden Kaiser | F | 12 |
Will Cashin | F | 13 |
Elliot Pontow | D | 14 |
Zachary Paquette | F | 15 |
Andrew Winter | F | 16 |
Parker Vogt | F | 17 |
Cullen Merritt | F | 19 |
Cayden Monson | F | 20 |
Griffin Kennelly | F | 21 |
Brayden Olsen | F | 22 |
Keaton Walock | G | 30 |
Treyton Shimota | G | 31 |
Cam Mellgren | Manager | |
Mason VanZuilen | Manager | |
Mike Luckraft | Head Coach | |
Charlie Cloud | Assistant Coach | |
Scott Cloud | Assistant Coach | |
Tayler Freiermuth | Assistant Coach |
Roster | Position | Number |
---|---|---|
Brock Peyton | G | 1 |
Luca DeCubellis | D | 3 |
Caden Bickett | D | 4 |
John Engebretson | D | 5 |
Easton Sankey | F | 6 |
Avery Anderson | F | 7 |
Hayden Simon | F | 8 |
Joseph Greenagel | F | 9 |
Ben Setnicker | F | 10 |
Brody Finnegan | D | 13 |
Cayden Effertz | F | 15 |
Sam Setnicker | F | 17 |
Trey Landa | F | 18 |
Bradley Walker | F | 21 |
Thomas Lewin | F | 22 |
Joseph Mugaas | D | 27 |
Connor Lang | F | 29 |
Johnny DeLong | G | 35 |
Brooks Fegers | F | 38 |
Rylan Schultz | D | 39 |
Charlie Kraus | Manager | |
Alex Mohs-Messerli | Manager | |
Patrick Stephenson | Manager | |
Sean Fish | Head Coach | |
Mitch Hall | Assistant Coach | |
Gregg Malmgren | Assistant Coach |
Roster | Position | Number |
---|---|---|
Ethan Langseth | D | 2 |
Kaleb Hein | D/F | 3 |
Will Serie | D | 5 |
Alexander Schlosser | F | 7 |
Brady Bork | F | 8 |
Owen Sudenga | F | 9 |
Layke Miller | D | 10 |
Brock Behrend | F | 11 |
Elliot Domagala | F | 12 |
Blaik Bork | D/F | 13 |
Levi Gonnerman | F | 14 |
Gavin Reisch | F | 15 |
Sage Viessman | D | 16 |
Patrick Kroski | F | 19 |
Marcus Vortherms | D/F | 20 |
Maddux Domagala | F | 21 |
Henry Hartquist | D | 23 |
Tucker Dammann | F | 27 |
Tyler Arends | G | 30 |
Xander Remme | G | 31 |
Kai Buss | Manager | |
Conner Connell | Manager | |
Phillip Paquette | Head Coach | |
Chris DenHoed | Assistant Coach | |
Kaden Ericson | Assistant Coach |
Roster | Position | Number |
---|---|---|
Cavanaugh Bruner | D | 2 |
David Wolsfeld | F | 4 |
Cole Swanson | D | 5 |
Samuel Harris | D | 6 |
Will Brummel | D | 7 |
Jake Hodd-Chlebeck | F | 8 |
Jonathon Grove | F | 9 |
Charles Drage | F | 11 |
Seth Nelson | F | 15 |
Wyatt Tarnowski | D | 16 |
Patrick Egan | F | 17 |
Gene Wegleitner | F | 18 |
Max Egan | F | 19 |
Jimmy Egan | F | 21 |
Carter Haycraft | F | 22 |
Corey Bohmert | F | 24 |
Carson Marshall | D | 26 |
Noah Mogren | F | 27 |
Andrew Reister | F | 29 |
Charles Brandt | G | 30 |
Abbey Forster | Manager | |
Harrison Irsfeld | Manager | |
Jeff Poeschl | Head Coach | |
Chris Bennett | Assistant Coach | |
Dave Colova | Assistant Coach | |
John O'May | Assistant Coach | |
Alex Rogosheske | Assistant Coach | |
Tom Strelow | Assistant Coach |
Roster | Position | Number |
---|---|---|
Tommy Gohman | D | 2 |
Vince Gebhardt | D | 3 |
Cooper Kosiba | D | 4 |
John Hirschfeld | F | 6 |
Caden Johnson | F | 7 |
Sam Hayward | D | 10 |
Jaeger Wood | F | 13 |
Philip O’Neal | F | 14 |
Landon Swenson | F | 17 |
Cole Hwang | F | 19 |
Thomas Rosenkrans | D | 20 |
Griffin Sturm | D | 21 |
Joey Gillespie | F | 24 |
Andrew Dwinnell | F | 26 |
Ben Petroske | F | 27 |
Matthew Janu | G | 30 |
Nick Hansen | G | 31 |
Noah Klein | F | 32 |
Kyle Kozak | F | 33 |
Cade Simones | F | 37 |
Isaac Halvorson | Manager | |
Taylor Kroll | Manager | |
Robbie Stocker | Head Coach | |
Ron Brown | Assistant Coach | |
Cal Herold | Assistant Coach | |
Leo Lommel | Assistant Coach | |
Dan Miller | Assistant Coach | |
Mike Petroske | Assistant Coach | |
Justin Schultz | Assistant Coach |
Roster | Position | Number |
---|---|---|
Elijah Rasmusen | G | 1 |
Jack Lamski | D | 2 |
Leonard Kompelien | F | 3 |
Gage Castle | D | 4 |
Joseph Lamski | F | 6 |
Tyler Kludt | F | 7 |
Gavin Olson | F | 8 |
Kasen Muscha | F | 11 |
Matthew Hornstein | D | 12 |
Henry Ramstorf | D | 16 |
Mason Loch | D | 19 |
Evan Anderson | F | 21 |
Jack Breitzman | F | 22 |
Caleb Lind | F | 23 |
Zaven Noetzelman | F | 24 |
Keegan Lucy | F | 25 |
Bennett Olsen | D | 28 |
Nicholas Peterson | F | 29 |
Jackson Cavers | G | 35 |
Cameron O'Shea | F | 39 |
Owen Draper | Manager | |
Cole Haabala | Manager | |
Josh Meyers | Head Coach | |
Dusty Clarquist | Assistant Coach | |
Erich Murphy | Assistant Coach | |
Adam Olsen | Assistant Coach | |
Landon Olson | Assistant Coach |
Roster | Position | Number |
---|---|---|
Henry Peterson | D | 2 |
Samuel Swenson | F | 3 |
Wyatt Carlson | F | 4 |
Evan Gunderson | F | 7 |
Drew Nelson | D | 8 |
William Esterbrooks | D | 9 |
Kade Kohanski | F | 11 |
Nolan Barker | D | 12 |
Weston Bohlman | D | 13 |
Aaron Evjen | F | 14 |
Mason Sundbom | F | 16 |
Matthew Kauppinen | F | 17 |
Bradford Skytta | F | 18 |
Joshua Kauppinen | F | 19 |
George Peterson | D | 22 |
River Freeman | F | 23 |
Dallas Vieau | F | 24 |
Rocco Ericksen | F | 28 |
Garron Opsahl | G | 31 |
Dane Callaway | G | 32 |
Gabby Belrose | Manager | |
Paxtyn Misiewicz | Manager | |
Caden Olson | Manager | |
Will Peterson | Manager | |
Patrick Andrews | Head Coach | |
Greg Aker | Assistant Coach | |
Nate Buck | Assistant Coach | |
Chad Huttel | Assistant Coach | |
Jameson Lundquist | Assistant Coach | |
Matt Swanson | Assistant Coach |
Roster | Position | Number |
---|---|---|
Hampton Slukynsky | G | 1 |
Erick Comstock | D | 2 |
Garrett Hennum | F | 5 |
Landon Thompson | F | 6 |
Griffin Marvin | F | 8 |
Kanon Hoffman | D | 9 |
Gaabi Boucha | F | 11 |
Damon Skappel | F | 13 |
Taven James | F | 15 |
Jayson Shaugabay | F | 17 |
Carson Pilgrim | F | 18 |
Broden Hontvet | D | 21 |
Murray Marvin-Cordes | F | 22 |
Draydin Johnson | F | 23 |
Deagan Watson | D | 24 |
Ryan Lund | D | 25 |
Will Hardwick | D | 27 |
Benjamin Norris | G | 30 |
Wyatt Hennum | F | 32 |
Peyton Sunderland | F | 33 |
Patrick Kennedy | Manager | |
Teferi Reeves | Manager | |
Jay Hardwick | Head Coach | |
Scott Knutson | Assistant Coach | |
Dane Shaugabay | Assistant Coach | |
Darrell Shaugabay | Assistant Coach | |
Ben Smieja | Assistant Coach | |
Michael Tveit | Assistant Coach |