Monticello: Aidan Widmark scored at 6:30 in the 1st period, assisted by Cameron Schmitz.
Princeton: Christopher Eli scored at 4:11 in the 2nd period, assisted by Brody Kok.
Penalties:
1st Period: Princeton’s Gabe Nichols received a minor for elbowing at 16:48.
3rd Period: Monticello’s Cameron Schmitz received a minor for tripping at 9:17.
OT1 Period: Princeton’s Dominic Patnode and Monticello’s Roman Thompson both received minors for roughing at 0:12.
Shots on Goal:
Monticello: Total of 53 shots (15 in 1st, 15 in 2nd, 12 in 3rd, 11 in OT).
Princeton: Total of 18 shots (10 in 1st, 4 in 2nd, 4 in 3rd, 0 in OT).
Game Highlights:
The game was tightly contested with both teams scoring once in the regulation time, leading to a draw after overtime.
Neither team was able to capitalize on their power play opportunities, going 0 for 2.
Monticello dominated in shots on goal, indicating more offensive pressure throughout the game, but Princeton’s defense and goaltending effectively neutralized this advantage.
Hutchinson 6
Southwest Christian/Richfield 5
1st Period:
Hutchinson: Manny Pearce at 3:57, assisted by Nathan Thode.
Southwest Christian/Richfield: Tate Hardacre at 7:08, assisted by Christian Greer and Owen Zick.
Hutchinson: Emmett Reiter at 12:11, assisted by Easton Mallak.
Southwest Christian/Richfield: Tate Hardacre at 15:52.
2nd Period:
Southwest Christian/Richfield: Jared Greiner at 4:38 (PP), assisted by Tate Hardacre and Paul Hornor.
Hutchinson: Gunnar Bick at 6:12, assisted by Emmett Reiter.
Southwest Christian/Richfield: Owen Zick at 10:02, assisted by Christian Greer and Paul Hornor.
3rd Period:
Southwest Christian/Richfield: Jared Greiner at 1:30, assisted by Kael Lundquist and Kaden Feltmann.
Hutchinson: Nathan Thode at 6:41, assisted by Gunnar Bick.
Hutchinson: Emmett Reiter at 10:29, assisted by Toren Miller.
Hutchinson: Emmett Reiter at 16:13, assisted by Gunnar Bick.
Penalties:
Hutchinson received two minor penalties: Easton Mallak for hooking at 4:06 in the 2nd and Charles Renner for tripping at 14:27 in the 2nd.
Power Plays:
Hutchinson: 0 opportunities with no goals.
Southwest Christian/Richfield: 1 goal on 2 opportunities.
Shots on Goal:
Hutchinson: Total of 33 shots (11 in 1st, 8 in 2nd, 14 in 3rd).
Southwest Christian/Richfield: Total of 45 shots (6 in 1st, 20 in 2nd, 19 in 3rd).
Game Highlights:
A high-scoring game with Hutchinson pulling ahead in the final period.
Southwest Christian/Richfield had a strong power play, scoring on one of their two opportunities.
Emmett Reiter of Hutchinson emerged as a key player, contributing significantly with three goals.
Warroad 4
Bemidji 3
1st Period: Bemidji’s Briggs Knott scores at 0:34, assisted by Noah Mannausau. Warroad’s Carson Pilgrim equalizes at 6:05, assisted by Murray Marvin-Cordes and Taven James.
2nd Period: Bemidji’s Joey Fankhanel at 10:13 and Austin Coe at 14:58 (SH) increase the lead to 3-1.
3rd Period: Warroad’s Dominic Anthony at 7:09 and Carson Pilgrim at 11:12 level the score to 3-3.
OT: Ryan Lund scores the winning goal for Warroad at 3:36, assisted by Carson Pilgrim and Broden Hontvet.
Power Plays: Neither team scored on their single power play opportunity.
Shots on Goal: Warroad had 39 shots, Bemidji had 28.
Penalties: Both teams had three infractions each, contributing to 6 penalty minutes per team.
Game Highlights:
A closely contested match that went into overtime after Warroad rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the 2nd period.
Carson Pilgrim had a standout game for Warroad, contributing to three of the four goals, including one in overtime.
Bemidji’s early lead in the 2nd period wasn’t enough to secure the win, despite a short-handed goal by Austin Coe.
Moorhead 5
East Grand Forks 3
1st Period: East Grand Forks’ Landon Jamieson scores at 10:35, assisted by Jace Panzer.
2nd Period: Moorhead’s Zac Zimmerman scores short-handed at 5:36, Tyden Bergeson assisting. East Grand Forks’ Brock Schultz scores on a power play at 6:35, followed by Jace Fore’s goal at 8:49. Moorhead’s Mason Kraft scores a power play goal at 12:15, assisted by Brandon Mickelson and Zac Zimmerman.
3rd Period: Moorhead’s Mason Kraft scores at 10:44, Zac Zimmerman assisting. Tyden Bergeson adds another at 15:45, with assists from Zimmerman and Parker Gast. Zak Devig seals the win with an empty-net goal at 16:53, assisted by Aiden Dufault.
Power Plays: East Grand Forks scores 1 out of 5 attempts. Moorhead scores 1 out of 1 attempt.
Shots on Goal: East Grand Forks had 30 shots. Moorhead had 23 shots.
Penalties: East Grand Forks incurs one penalty for 2 minutes. Moorhead incurs five penalties totaling 10 minutes.
Game Highlights:
After falling behind in the first two periods, Moorhead mounts a comeback with three unanswered goals in the third period.
Zac Zimmerman played a crucial role in Moorhead’s victory, contributing to four of the five goals.
Despite leading for two periods, East Grand Forks couldn’t maintain their advantage, succumbing to Moorhead’s aggressive third-period offense.
St.Cloud Cathedral 2
Northern Lakes 1
1st Period: St. Cloud Cathedral’s Joey Gillespie scores short-handed at 13:25, assisted by John Hirschfeld.
2nd Period: St. Cloud Cathedral’s Andrew Dwinnell extends the lead to 2-0 at 3:51, with Joey Gillespie and John Hirschfeld assisting. Northern Lakes’ Easton Anderson scores at 6:00, Jerome Martin and Wyatt Balmer assisting.
3rd Period: No goals scored.
Power Plays: Both teams had no power play opportunities.
Shots on Goal: Northern Lakes totaled 22 shots. St. Cloud Cathedral had 36 shots.
Penalties: No penalties were recorded for either team.
Game Highlights:
St. Cloud Cathedral took an early lead with a short-handed goal and managed to maintain the lead throughout the game.
Northern Lakes attempted a comeback in the second period with a goal from Easton Anderson but were unable to equalize.
Strong defensive play from both teams in the third period prevented any additional scoring.
Mound Westonka 5
Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 3
1st Period: Mound Westonka’s Collin Hagen scores twice at 10:26 and 12:12, both assisted by Aleksandr Barnes.
2nd Period: Mound Westonka’s Blake Decker scores at 11:52, assisted by Luke Poikonen and Collin Hagen. Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato’s Kasey Melquist scores at 14:34, assisted by Alex Nelson.
3rd Period: Mound Westonka’s Evan Ross scores at 0:16, assisted by Jackson Henningsgaard. Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato’s Carson Niska scores at 0:57, assisted by Anton Haataja. Mound Westonka’s Aleksandr Barnes scores at 2:27, assisted by Brandon Zierke and Jackson Jewison. Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato’s Jordan Abbott scores a power play goal at 9:31, assisted by Keeran Niska.
Power Plays: Both teams had no power play opportunities.
Shots on Goal: Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato had 27 shots. Mound Westonka had 26 shots.
Penalties: No penalties were recorded for either team.
Game Highlights:
Collin Hagen opened the scoring for Mound Westonka with two consecutive goals in the first period.
Both teams exchanged goals in the second and third periods, but Mound Westonka maintained their lead.
Mound Westonka’s balanced attack proved too much for Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato, despite a late power play goal from Jordan Abbott.
