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3-12-10 Tournament Updates by VMH.com staff reporter: Adam Nelson. Photos by: Kyle Oen and Mike Hueller
Hermantown Hawks vs. Mahtomedi Zephyrs (Class A Semifinal)
Teams exchange big body checks
Mahtomedi with a slight edge so far 13:42 left
#14 Ben Marshall with a strong goal for
Mahtomedi at 5:26.
1-0 Mahtomedi
Hermantown with power play at 5:59 looking to
tie the score.
Hermantown ties it at 7:14 with a power play
goal by #20 Chad Bannor
1-1 all knotted up
Tempo picking up
#3 Charlie Adams puts Mahtomedi back on top at 10:13
2-1 Mahtomedi
Hermantown buzzing the offensive zone looking to tie the game
#16 Jared Kolquist lights the lamp with a nasty wrist shot at 11:46 to tie the game back up for Hermantown
2-2
Mahtomedi to the power play at 12:12
Hermantown full strength
After 1 period Mahtomedi 2 Hermantown 2
Shots 10-7 Hermantown
2nd period
#3 Charlie Adams again for Mahtomedi at
39 seconds into the period
3-2 Mahtomedi
Mahtomedi to the power play at 2:53
Hermantown stands strong and is back at full strength
Hermantown to the power play at 6:45
Hermantown to get a 5 on 3 power play at 7:51
Hermantown ties it up with a goal by #16 Jared
Kolquist at 8:25
3-3
Coincidental penalties called at 13:59
1 min remaining
After 2 periods Mahtomedi 3 Hermantown 3
Shots 23-16 Hermantown
3rd Period
Mahtomedi to the power play at 1:01
Hermantown full strength
Mahtomedi to the power play at 4:40
#22 Brandon Zurn gets a power play goal at 5:50
to give Mahtomedi the lead
4-3 Mahtomedi
#21 Mike Rose of Mahtomedi helps his team
extend the lead at 7:23
5-3 Mahtomedi
Hermantown storms back with a goal by #5 Charlie Comnick
5-4 Mahtomedi
Mahtomedi returns the favor at 8:49 with a goal by #22 Brandon Zurn
6-4 Mahtomedi
Hermantown battles back with another goal from #5 Charlie Comnick
6-5 Mahtomedi
Hermantown to power play at 10:54
#5 Charlie Comnick gets his third goal of the period at 11:18 as Hermantown is now tied. 6-6
Mahtomedi scores a goal that was not allowed because time had run out at 0.00 after review. The Mahtomedi team swarms the ice with helmets and gloves everywhere thinking they had won the game.
Score after 3 periods: Hermantown 6 Mahtomedi 6.
Shots 42-26 Hermantown
Overtime
Hermantown gets the winner at 1:12 of overtime
by #10 Jared Thomas, this time the goal will count
in period 4. What a GREAT game with two evenly
matched teams going head to head.
Final Score:
Hermantown 7
Mahtomedi 6 (OT)
Final Shots 44-26 Hermantown
Breck Mustangs vs. Warroad Warriors (Class A Semifinal)
Breck bottling up Warroad in their own zone.
Scoreless with 13:00 left
Warroad to the power play at 4:33
Breck full strength
Physical play starting to pick up
Still scoreless with a little over 4:30 left
Warroad to the power play at 12:52
Warroad's #3 Brock Nelson scores on the power play at 13:32
1-0 Warroad
After 1 period Warroad1 Breck 0
Shots 7-5 Warroad
2nd period
Breck to the power play early this period at 1:16. Hey
are looking to tie it up
Breck ties it up on the power play with a goal from
# 8 Mike Morin at 2:12
1-1
Breck is now buzzing the Warroad zone.
Warroad starting to elevate the physical play
Breck gets a hard working goal from #17 Chase Nystedt at 8:43.
2-1 Breck
Breck picks up another goal from #8 Mike Morin at 11:30
3-1 Breck
Warroad to the power play at 11:55
Penalty to Warroad at 11:58
4 on 4 hockey.
Both teams full strength
Score after 2 periods Breck 3 Warroad 1
Shots 18-10 Breck
3rd Period
#9 Riley Borer picks up a goal off a pretty goal mouth pass :33 into the period
4-1 Breck
Warroad to the power play at 2:41, needing a goal soon
Breck at full strength. Warroad needs to get back into this.
Warroad gets a flurry going in the offensive zone and Breck takes a penalty at 6:19.
Warroad to the power play looking to capitalize
Warroad getting another power play at 10:13.
#3 Brock Nelson on the power play goes high cheese from the slot to make it 4-2 with a little over 6 min left.
4-2 Breck
3:18 left Warroad needs get it going.
Breck headed to the power play at 14:33.
Even up penalty for Breck
4 on 4
Warroad pulls the goalie with a little over
a min left
Final Score:
Breck 4
Warroad 2
Shots 28-18 Breck
Edina Hornets vs. Apple Valley Eagles (Class AA Semifinal)
Puck dropped 6:15
Edina to the power play at 1:15. Looking to get
the huge first goal
Apple Valley full strength. Solid penalty kill
Edina looking strong.
12:10 left scoreless still
Physical picks up a little
After a misplayed puck at the blueline #15 Blake
Chapman of Edina scores at 10:37
1-0 Edina
Coincidental minors at 12:19.
1 min remaining
After 1 period Edina 1 Apple Valley 0.
Shots 16-3 Edina
2nd period
Edina to the power play
Apple Valley full strength
Edina goalie stone cold robs Apple Valley on a 2 on 1
Shots very lopsided 20-7 Edina 9:05 left
Apple Valley looking better getting more chances
Apple Valley to the power play at 12:40. Needing a goal to tie
Edina gets a shorty from #21 Charlie Taft to take a 2-0 lead at 13:30
Apple Valley to the power play at 15:42. A goal is needed soon to stay in this game
After 2 periods Edina 2 Apple Valley 0
Shots 23-13 Edina
3rd Period
3rd period underway
Edina full strength.
Apple Valley with power play, looking
to get on the board
Edina full strength
Double minor to Apple Valley. Edina to
get 4 min power play
Apple Valley full strength
1 min remaining
Final Score:
Edina 2
Apple Valley 0
Shots 37-18 Edina
Minnetonka Skippers vs. Hill- Murray Pioneers (Class AA Semifinal)
Tight checking affair early as neither team looks dominant
#11 Andrew Prochno for Minnetonka opens the scoring at 12:09
1-0 Tonka
1 min remaining
With 28 seconds remaining #6 Chris Casto
bangs home a rebound to tie the game at 1
After one period all tied 1-1
Shots 7-6 Hill Murray
2nd period
Looks like another tight checking start to a
period
1-1 still 9:57 left in 2nd period
1-1 still 4:30 left in 2nd period
After 2 periods of exchanging fire-power the
game is all tied 1-1
Shots 18-8 Hill Murray
3rd Period
With 7:18 remaining in the game each squad
is exchanging shots, and the goalies are
exchanging saves
This is a chess-match with nothing but pawns moving about on the ice with .53 left in the game
With .16 left on the clock Hill Murray had a spectacular chance to win the game but Minnetonka goalie Jim Kruger found a surprise of a stopped puck in his goalies catcher
We are going to overtime! Shots 24-9 Hill-Murray. Minnetonka has had only 3 shots on net the last 2 periods. Who is the #1 team in the state?
Overtime
Minnetonka goalie Jim Kruger= Minnetonka's
MVP of this game!
Hill-Murray is coming in waves and appears to
be stifiling Minnetonka with each play here in
the 4th period
.54 seconds left in OT Hill appears to be THE
much stronger team here
We are going to period 5. Shots 30-15 Hill
Double Overtime
This is turning out to be an EPIC game and one of the better State Tourney games we have witnessed in recent history live. The Zamboni's hit the ice for a quick resurface before the start of double OT. Minnetonka needs to re-group in the locker room and lick their wounds for 15 minutes before the start of the 5th period! Hill-Murray always seems to "find a way".
On a 2 on 1 Minnetonka wins....wait it was deemed as being "kicked in" NO goal...Sudden death continues
Minnetonka is breathing new life, and appears to have found a case of "5 hour energy" in the X-Cel locker-room as the 15 minute resurface must have done them some good...Or a good "tongue lashing" by Coach Urick.
Tonka's "D-Men" have really tightened up in the defensive zone here in period 5
There is more people in the Xcel tonight than most recent Minnesota Wild games. High School hockey is Minnesota and Minnesota is High School hockey.
"Icing".... get your icing here" The game is starting to slow as the teams appear more and more tired with each shift. Each goalie is standing on their head and turning away everything.
NO PENALTIES IN THE ENTIRE GAME. FIVE PERIODS OF NO PENALTIES...The ref's are "letting 'em play" some good old Vintage Minnesota Hockey.
At the end of double overtime shots are inching closer with Hill leading 38-24. We are headed to the 6th period!
Triple Overtime
Back and forth, back and forth, back and forth
With 2:55 and 2:10 left in the 6th period Minnetonka had a series of spectacular chances only to yet again be turned away by Hill-Murray Junior goaltender Tim Shaughnessy.
We have a feeling that this game is going to be won by a "flukey" goal as each squad has tightened ship. We are going into period #7 after another resurface. Shots 43-27 Hill-Murray.
It is now Saturday the 13th at 12:05. The winner of this game will play another game- Tonight, Saturday the 13th at 7:30 PM vs. Edina for the right to be called AA State Champions.
Quadruple Overtime
At 14:29 of the 7th period lightning struck at the Xcel. Junior forward Erik Baskin circles the net and sneaks the puck around the outstretched pads of HM goaltender Tim Shaughnessy to "seal-the-deal" for Minnetonka. Minnetonka will face Edina later tonight at 7:00PM. It should be a great classic-lake match-up as Edina is the ONLY team this season to hand the Skippers a loss. One in which Vintage Minnesota Hockey was in attendance for at historic Braemar arena.
Final Score:
Minnetonka 2
Hill-Murray 1 (4th OT)
Shots 43-29 Hill-Murray
