| 02/10/2009 Coach Roy Nystrom of Albert Lea records 600th victory. Junior forward Dan Billiar of Mankato East scored seven goals. Albert Lea 6 Rochester John Marshall 2 16-7-0 7-15-0 Coach Roy Nystrom of Albert Lea recorded his 600th victory, the fourth coach in boys high school hockey history to record 600 wins. The winningest coach of all-time is Bill Belisle, of Woonsocket Mt. St. Charles Academy in Rhode Island with 806 career wins, followed by Edward Burns, of Arlington, Mass. with 695 career wins, and Willard Ikola, of Edina High School with 616, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations record book. Nystrom is in his 36th year as head coach of the Tigers. Albert Lea outshot Rochester John Marshall 38-19. For Albert Lea, junior defenseman Casey Marka had 3 goals and senior forwards Tyler Prihoda and Jordan Prescher-Smerud each had 1 goal, 2 assists. For Rochester John Marshall, senior defenseman Alex Peterson and sophomore defenseman Zach Ewing each had 1 goal. Goalies: Albert Lea - junior John Wrolson, Rochester John Marshall - sophomore Bryan King. Benilde-St. Margaret's 6 St. Francis 3 18-4-0 18-6-0 Junior forward Joey Benik of St. Francis tied the record for goals in the regular season with his 62nd goal of the season at 8:30 of the third period. Jared Festler, a junior at Little Falls in 2007, set the record of 62. Benilde-St. Margaret's tallied four goals in the second period to lead 6-2 after two. Benilde-St. Margaret's outshot St. Francis 55-14. For Benilde-St. Margaret's, junior forward Will Nelson had 4 assists and freshman forward Christian Horn had 1 goal, 2 assists. For St. Francis, senior defenseman Jared Lahti had 1 goal, 1 assist and sophomore defenseman Jack Beckman had 2 assists. Goalies: Benilde-St. Margaret's - junior Jacob Meyers, St. Francis - junior Andy Benik. Burnsville 3 Eastview 3 OT (tie) 10-10-2 10-11-1 Burnsville dominated the first two periods and led 3-1 after two; however, Eastview came back strong in the third period and knotted the contest with two tallies early in the period. Burnsville outshot Eastview 6-5 in overtime. Burnsville outshot Eastview 45-26. For Burnsville, junior forward Adam Smyth had 1 goal, 1 assist and senior forward Zach May had 2 assists. For Eastview, junior forward Mike Chacich had 3 assists, junior forward Luke Trepanier had 2 goals, and sophomore forward Max Smith had 1 goal, 2 assists. Goalies: Burnsville - senior Aaron Schlink, Eastview - junior Ryan O'Shea. Eden Prairie 5 Bloomington Jefferson 2 19-3-0 21-1-0 Eden Prairie jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead with two goals early in the first period. Junior forward Mitch Rogge one-timed a shot from the slot, at 0:58; and, at 2:21, sophomore forward Kyle Rau deflected in a shot from the point. In the second period, the Eagles took a commanding 3-0 advantage when Rogge tallied on a breakaway, at 7:28. At 10:17, senior defenseman Tim LaBombard of Bloomington Jefferson fired in a high wrister; however, senior forward Jordan Hoffman of Eden Prairie made it a 4-1 game with a rebound at 11:55. The teams exchanged goals in the final period. Bloomington Jefferson outshot Eden Prairie 32-28, For Eden Prairie, senior forward Joe McQuillan had 1 goal, 2 assists and Rogge had 2 goals. For Bloomington Jefferson, LaBombard had 1 goal, 1 assist. Goalies: Eden Prairie - sophomore Andrew Ford, Bloomington Jefferson - senior Casey O'Connor. Little Falls 10 St. Cloud Tech 21-0-0 11-8-2 Little Falls led 5-1 after one period. The Flyers outshot St. Cloud Tech 42-27. For Little Falls, senior forward Wesley Waytashek had 4 goals, 2 assists, senior forward Ben Hanowski had 6 assists, senior forward Riley Hirsch had 2 goals, 3 assists, and senior defenseman Izaak Berglund had 2 goals, 2 assists. For St. Cloud Tech, sophomore forward Jobe Peterson and senior defenseman Ryan Feeny each had 1 goal. Goalies: Little Falls - senior Michael Sperl, St. Cloud Tech - junior Cole Lundell (first 7:43) and sophomore Al Patten (the rest of the game).. Ben Hanowski has 50 goals, 46 assists, 96 points for the season, 366 points for his career. The career record for points is Johnny Pohl, Red Wing, 378 points. Mankato East 9 Austin 4 4-17-0 0-18-1 Junior forward Dan Billiar of Mankato East netted seven goals in the contest. Billiar scored twice in the first period, three times in the second, and finished with two tallies in the third period, at 5:10 and 15:35. Billiar notched two power play goals and one shorthanded marker. Mankato East outshot Austin 70-19. For Mankato East, Billiar had 7 goals, 1 assist, junior forward Taylor Reis had 5 assists, and junior forward Ryan Willaert had 1 goal, 3 assists. For Austin, junior forward Adam McMasters had 3 goals. Goalies: Mankato East - freshman Lucas Weihe, Austin - junior Aaron Dooley. Orono 2 Mound-Westonka 0 12-10-0 13-9-0 Orono scored a goal in each of the final two periods of a close game. Senior goalie John Gabos of the Spartans recorded the shutout. Shots were even 19-19. For Orono, senior forward Ed McGinty had 2 assists. Goalies: Orono - Gabos, Mound-Westonka - junior Aaron Davis. Thief River Falls 3 Bemidji 1 16-4-2 11-10-1 Bemidji scored the lone goal of the second period to lead 1-0 after two; however, Thief River Falls came back with three tallies in the third period to make the difference. Thief River Falls outshot Bemidji 29-19. For Thief River Falls, senior forward Tyler Aandal and junior forward Matt Lindquist each had 1 goal, 1 assist. For Bemidji, junior forward Jesse Nemgar had 1 goal. Goalies: Thief River Falls - junior Zane Gothberg, Bemidji - senior Derek Dudgeon. Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl 4 Duluth Marshall 3 19-5-0 12-8-1 Virginia/Moutain Iron-Buhl pumped in four goals in the first period and held on for the win. The game was even as Duluth Marshall netted a goal in each period. Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl outshot Duluth Marshall 26-24. For Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl, senior forward Chris Westin had 3 assists and sophomore forward Garrett Hendrickson had 1 goal, 1 assist. For Duluth Marshall, senior forward Zach Mausolf had 2 goals. Goalies: Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl - senior Will Lustig, Duluth Marshall - senior Willie Paul (first period) and junior Max Elstad (second and third periods). Warroad 6 Grand Forks Central ND 5 21-2-0 13-6-0 Grand Forks Central led 1-0 after one period and added four goals in the second period for a 5-1 bulge after two; however, Warroad stormed back with five talies in the third period for an amazing come-from-behind victory. In the third period, senior forward Dane Shaugabay of the Warriors notched a power play goal, at 2:00; and junior forward Brett Hebel scored at 8:31 to cut the margin to 5-3. Warroad would then tally three goals in a flurry of 1:06 to claim the lead. Junior forward Brock Nelson logged back-to-back goals :38 apart, at 12:01 and 12:39. Seconds afterward, Grand Forks Central picked up a penalty; and, Hebel fired in a power play tally, at 13:07, to give Warroad a 6-5 advantage. Warroad outshot Grand Forks Central 25-24. For Warroad, Hebel had 2 goals, 2 assists, Nelson had three goals, Shaugabay had 1 goal, 2 assists, and junoir defenseman Joey Olson had 3 assists. For Grand Forks Central, senior forward Jake Plutowski had 3 goals and sophomore forward Jody Aamot had 1 goal, 1 assist. Goalies: Warroad - senior Jason Goldsmith, Grand Forks Central - sophomore Derek Fuller. |