Little Falls went 7-20 last season, beat Prairie Centre 5-2 in the Section 6A Quarterfinal, then lost 5-1 to Sartell in the semifinal. The team’s top two scorers graduate, and so does a goaltender who posted an excellent save percentage despite a difficult season in front of him.
Players Lost to Graduation
Remi Chisholm led the team by a wide margin — 20 goals, 18 assists, 38 points, with 4 power-play goals, 6 power-play assists and 2 short-handed goals. Beau Majerle added 17 points (4-13), almost all of it playmaking, with 2 power-play goals and 2 power-play assists.
Tyler Rekowski contributed 11 points, mostly assists. Izaak Kalis graduates after carrying nearly the entire goaltending workload — 7-20, a 3.51 GAA, a .923 save percentage, and 2 shutouts in 27 appearances. That save percentage stands out on a team that finished well below .500, and replacing it will be one of the bigger questions in the section.
Returning Players for 2026-27
Mason Oothoudt becomes the team’s leading returning scorer — 6 goals, 9 assists, 15 points — and he’s a senior next year. Liam Thoma and Brandon Laubach tied for the next spot at 12 points apiece, both juniors next year, with Laubach contributing 8 goals to lead that pairing offensively.
Kyler Schmidgall added 10 points (2-8) from the blue line as a senior. Brady Dick and Griffin Kosek each contributed in the 6-7 point range, both seniors next year.
Goaltending
This is the most significant open question facing the program. With Izaak Kalis gone, Little Falls needs a new starter, and no returning name carries comparable varsity experience.
Who to Watch
Mason Oothoudt steps into the leading scoring role as a senior, and Liam Thoma and Brandon Laubach give the program two more returning juniors with real point totals. Kyler Schmidgall adds depth from the blue line. The goaltending competition will be the storyline to track most closely all offseason.
What Little Falls Needs to Replace
- Remi Chisholm’s 38 points
- Beau Majerle’s 17 points
- Izaak Kalis’s .923 save percentage and full season in net
2026-27 Outlook
Little Falls loses its top two scorers and its goaltender from a team that already won a section playoff game. Mason Oothoudt, Liam Thoma and Brandon Laubach give the program a returning core to build the offense around, but the bigger question is in net, where the program needs to replace one of the more efficient goaltenders in the section relative to the team in front of him. This looks like a transition year built around the search for a new starter.
Statistics reflect the 2025-26 regular season and Section 6A playoffs.
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