Warroad Advances to Class A Final with Win over Delano By Robert Brent The second semifinal matchup of Class A kicked off Friday afternoon as the Warroad Warriors took on the Delano Tigers. The matchup is a full season in the making after Delano defeated the Warriors 3-1 on November 21st in both teams’ first […]
Hibbing/Chisholm Starts Fast, Downs Mahtomedi to Reach Class A Final By Robert Brent Hibbing/Chisholm earned a trip to the Class A state championship game with a semifinal victory over Mahtomedi on Friday. Semifinal Friday kicked off with a matchup between Class A’s Hibbing/Chisholm and Mahtomedi in the morning slot. The two teams have faced off […]
Warroad Shuts Down Northern Lakes Behind Kennedy’s 24-Save Performance By Robert Brent Ryan Shaugabay scored twice and Warroad exploded for a 17-shot third period to defeat Northern Lakes in the final quarterfinal of the day 5-0. Third-seeded Warroad and sixth-seeded Northern Lakes faced off in the final Class A quarterfinal of the Minnesota State Tournament’s […]
By Robert Brent After entering the third period tied 2-2, Delano erupted for four unanswered goals to defeat Mankato West 6-2 at Grand Casino Arena, powered by an 11-point night from the Halonen trio. The #2 seed Delano Tigers and #7-seeded Mankato West Scarlets kicked off the evening slate of the Class A Boys Hockey […]
By Robert Brent After falling to St. Cloud Cathedral in last year’s quarterfinals, fourth-seeded Mahtomedi flipped the script at the Class A State Tournament, defeating the Crusaders 2-1 behind a late third-period goal from Brayden Fuerst to advance and set up a semifinal showdown with Hibbing/Chisholm. The #4 seed Mahtomedi and the #5 seed […]
By Robert Brent Second-Period Surge Powers Hibbing/Chisholm Past Dodge County The Bluejackets scored three times in a dominant second period to defeat Dodge County 4-1 at Grand Casino Arena, advancing to the Class A semifinals and moving one step closer to a state championship berth. Minnesota hockey fans rejoice! The best four days of the […]
New champion to be crowned in Class A Class A field represents all areas of the state by Robert Brent, Let’s Play Hockey The puck drops on the Class A State Tournament Wednesday and with it comes a guarantee of a new champion. Last year’s title winner, East Grand Forks, was bounced from the Section […]
Hibbing/Chisholm downs Luverne 7-0 by Rob Brent The Hibbing/Chisholm Blue Jackets cruised to an opening-round victory over the Luverne Cardinals Wednesday evening in a game where the Bluejackets got balanced contributions from their whole lineup, including three-point nights each from brothers Tate and Cole Swanson. Top-seeded Hibbing/Chisholm took on the Luverne Cardinals in a Class […]
No. 6 Orono goes on offensive onslaught to defeat No. 3 Northfield by Rob Brent The Orono Spartans pulled off a minor upset with an offensive onslaught in which they scored seven goals. The no. 6 seeded Spartans defeated the Northfield Raiders Wednesday afternoon in their Class A Quarterfinal matchup. The Spartans played the game […]
