| 12/20/2008 Edina Holiday Classic Edina 3 Eden Prairie 2 7-1-0 6-1-0 Edina led 1-0 after one period on a goal from sophomore forward Steve Fogarty at 5:22. In the second period, Edina was whistled for two penalties giving Eden Prairie a 5-on-3 power play. At 7:56, junior forward Mike Erickson knocked in a rebound; and, at sophomore forward Kyle Rau scored off a behind-the-back pass from senior forward Taylor Wolfe for a 2-1 Eagle lead. Later in the period, senior defenseman Brendan Baker of the Hornets tallied on a power play to knot the score, 2-2 after two. Early in the third period, Baker logged his second goal that gave Edina the lead for good, at 3-2. Elk River/Zimmerman 6 Grand Rapids 3 6-3-0 2-6-1 Elk River/Zimmerman broke the game open with six straight goals, four in the second period. Elk River/Zimmerman outshot Grand Rapids 31-20. For Elk River/Zimmerman, junior forward Nick Filipovich had 2 goals, 1 assist and junior forward Ben Jaremko had 1 goal, 2 assists. For Grand Rapids, senior defenseman Sam Rendle had 1 goal, 2 assists. Grand Forks Herald/Jason Stadstad Hockey Classic Grand Forks Red River ND 3 Roseau 2 Grand Forks Red River notched a pair of goals in the second period and one early in the third to take a 3-1 lead. Roseau put on pressure throughout the rest of the period, outshooting the Red Riders 20-6. At 7:10, junior forward Cole Kostrzewski of the Rams tallied to cut the margin to 3-2; however, despite carrying the play for the remainder of regulation, Roseau could not come up with the tying goal. Roseau outshot Grand Forks Red River 38-22. For Roseau, Kostrzewski and freshman forward Brandon Gunderson each had 1 goal. Blaine 3 Grand Forks Central ND 1 eng Most of the scoring was in the first period when Blaine claimed a 2-1 margin following a flurry of three goals in 2:16. The game stayed 2-1 until sophomore forward Nick Bjugstad of the Bengals fired in an empty net tally. Blaine outshot Grand Forks Central xx-19. Goalies: Blaine - senior Danny Harper. Bloomington Jefferson 6 Grafton/Park River ND 0 Senior goalie Casey O'Connor of Bloomington Jefferson logged his second shutout in two games. The Jaguars put up four goals in the second period. Bloomington Jefferson outshot Grafton/Park River 43-21. For Bloomington Jefferson, junior forward Zach Knight, senior forward Bjorn Knutson and junior defenseman Joe Faust each had 1 goal, 1 assist and junior forward Tyler Dietzler had 2 assists Centennial 9 North Metro 2 Centennial led 4-0 after one period. The game had 28 penalties. The Cougars outshot North Metro 60-10. For Centennial, junior defenseman Charlie Aus had 1 goal, 4 assists, senior forward Kyle Stutz had 1 goal 3 assists, senior forward David Schreiner had 3 goals, and junior forward James Hughes had 1 goal, 2 assists. Eagan 3 Hopkins 3 OT (tie) Eagan tallied twice in the second period to lead 2-1 after two. In the third period, Hopkins scored a pair of goals, tying the game on a power play marker from freshman forward Travis Boyd, at 10:40. The overtime period was even with no scoring. Eagan outshot Hopkins 38-32. For Eagan, senior forward Austin Bailey had 1 goal, 2 assists. For Hopkins, sophomore forward Kyle Dalton had 2 goals and senior forward Johnnie Hicks had 2 assists. Hermantown 10 Mound-Westonka 0 Senior goalie Ben Tessier was in net for the shutout. Hermantown outshot Mound-Westonka 47-16. For Hermantown, junior forward Cody Christopherson had 3 goals, 2 assists and senior forward Kurt Peterson had 2 goals, 2 assists. Hill-Murray 3 Mahtomedi 2 OT Both teams netted a goal in the first period before Hill-Murray led 2-1 after two. Mahtomedi tied the game, 2-2, with a power play tally from freshman forward Tanner Jordan, at 10:11 of the third period. In overtime, senior forward Jeff Westerhaus notched the game-winner at 4:47. Hill-Murray outshot Mahtomedi 30-22. For Hill-Murray, Westerhaus had 2 goals and senior forward Paul Prescott had 2 assists. For Mahtomedi, sophomore defenseman Ben Marshall had 1 goal, 1 assist and junior forward Brandon Zurn had 2 assists. St. Thomas Academy 4 Minnetonka 3 OT Minnetonka scored early in the third period to tie the contest, 3-3. In overtime, freshman forward Peter Krieger of St. Thomas Academy tallied at 5:07 for the game-winner. Minnetonka outshot St. Thomas Academy 40-35. For St. Thomas Academy, Krieger had 2 goals, Crandall and Ried each had 1 goal, 1 assist. For Minnetonka, sophomore forward Thomas Schutt, junior forward Tommy Lundquist, and junior defenseman Troy Hesketh each had 1 goal. |