Hockey Day Minnesota 2016, 100 Days until Duluth host Big day in Hockey

 

 

***MEDIA ADVISORY***

 

WHAT:                       Flag-raising ceremony to mark 100 days to Hockey Day Minnesota 2016

 

WHEN:                      1 p.m. – Thursday, Oct. 29

 

WHO:                         - Mike Dimond, Senior President and General Manager, FOX Sports North

                                     - John Maher, Vice President, Minnesota Wild

- Glen Andresen, Executive Director, Minnesota Hockey

                                    - Pat Heffernan, Duluth Local Organizing Committee

                                     - Tonya Sconiers, Principal, Duluth Denfeld High School

- Shawn Roed, Athletic Director, Duluth East High School

                                    - Head coaches, players and officials from Duluth Denfeld and Duluth East high schools

                                 

WHERE:                   Bayfront Park

                                    350 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN 55802

In the event of inclement weather, the event will be held indoors nearby at Amsoil Arena in the Champions Room

                                                                       

DETAILS:                 - Update on Hockey Day preparations in Duluth

                                     - Brief overview of the timeline leading up to rink opening

                                     - Hockey Day Minnesota “Favorite Memories” contest details announced

                                     - Wells Fargo Hockey Day Minnesota will be held on Feb. 6, 2016

 

VISUALS:                  - 10th annual Hockey Day Minnesota flag-raising ceremony on the shore of Lake Superior (If inclement weather, flag will be presented indoors at Amsoil Arena and officially raised at a later date)

                                     - Flag will be flown from flagpole in Bayfront Park through Hockey Day 2016

 

INTERVIEWS:         Representatives from each of the following organizations will be available for interviews: FOX Sports North, Minnesota Wild, Minnesota Hockey, Duluth Local Organizing Committee, Duluth Denfeld Hockey, Duluth East Hockey

Class AA Minnesota Boys High School Hockey Tournament

Edina vs Bemidji in the first game at 11AM then Duluth East vs. St. Thomas Academy in the second game in the morning session. Undefeated Lakeville North takes on Hill Murray in the first game at 6PM then Blaine vs. Eden Prairie for the last game in the Quarterfinals. I predict Edina over Bemidji, Duluth East over St. Thomas Academy, #1 seed Lakeville North over Hill Murray and Eden Prairie over Blaine. 

Jacob Olson wins 2015 Reed Larson Award

Jacob Olson, a senior defenseman on the Hill-Murray High School boys’ hockey team has been named the winner of the 2015 Reed Larson Award. The award, presented to the top senior boys’ high school hockey defenseman in Minnesota, is based on the following criteria: academics, community/extracurricular activities, citizenship, coachability and, of course, on-ice performance.

Minnesota Hockey Connection Prediction for Class AA Boys Hockey Teams to Make it to State

Section 1 Lakeville North over Farmington

Section 2 Edina over Burnsville

Section 3 St. Thomas Academy over Eastview

Section 4 Hill Murray over Stillwater vs. White Bear Lake winner tonight

Section 5 Blaine over Centennial

Section 6 Minnetonka over Eden Prairie

Section 7 Duluth East over Elk River

Section 8 Bemidji over Moorhead

#3 seed Duluth East vs #1 seed Elk River Thursday night at Amsoil Arena for 7AA Boys Hockey final

Duluth East held on for a 3-2 victory against Grand Rapids as the Greyhounds got out shot 40-21 in the game in which the Thunderhawks had 22 shots on goal in the third period. Goalie Gunnar Howg played probably his best game as a East goalie. Shay Donovan Ash and Nick Altmann scored for East while Alex Adams and Jonah Bischoff scored for Rapids. The Greyhounds will play number one seed Elk River on Thursday Night at 7PM at Amsoil Arena for the right to go to State in Section 7AA. Elk River clobbered Cloquet 9-1 to get to the championship game.

Jerry's Prediction for Class A Boys Section Hockey Finals Games

Section 1A New Prague vs Mankato West Wednesday 7PM Feb 25 Rochester Rec Center.

Section 2A Breck vs. Delano Thursday 7PM Feb 26 Parade Ice arena

Section 3A Luverne vs. New Ulm Wednesday 7:30 Feb 25 Gustavus Aldophus

Section 4A Mahtomedi vs St. Paul Academy Friday 7:30 Feb 27 Roseville Arena

Section 5A  Spring Lake vs. Chisago Lake Thursday 7PM Feb 26 Isanti Arena.

Section 6A Alexandria vs. St. Cloud Cathedral Thursday 7PM Feb 26 Alexandria Arena

Section 7A Hermantown vs. Duluth Marshall Wednesday 7PM Feb 25 Amsoil Arena

Section 8A East Grand Forks vs. Thief River Falls Thursday 7PM Feb 26 Warroad ice Garden

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jerry 's prediction who will be in Section Finals in Boys Hockey games next week in Class AA

Section 1AA Lakeville North vs. Lakeville South Thursday 7PM Feb 26 Rochester Rec Center.

Section 2AA Edina vs. Burnsville Wednesday 6:30PM Feb 25 Mariucci Arena

Section 3AA St. Thomas Academy vs Cretin-Derham Hall Thursday Feb 26  7PM Ridder Arena

Section 4AA Hill Murray vs. White Bear Lake Friday 7PM Feb 27 Aldrich Arena.

Section 5AA Blaine vs Centennial Thursday 7PM Feb 26 Aldrich Arena.

Section 6AA Eden Prairie vs. Wayzata Wednesday 8:30 Feb 25 Mariucci Arena.

Section 7AA Elk River vs. Duluth East Thursday 7PM Feb 26 Amsoil Arena.

Section 8AA Bemidji vs. Moorhead Wednesday 7PM Feb 25 Neutral Site.

These are just my Predictions. Monday I will put up the actual teams in the finals and my predictions for each Sections who goes to state.

 

Thief River Falls makes it to Girls State High School Championship game.

The Thief River Falls Prowlers make it to Saturday's Championship game against Blake after beating South St. Paul 4-1 in the second Semi-final game at the Xcel Energy Center. This was the Prowlers first appearance to the Girls Hockey State Tournament. They put 53 shots on goal in their 4-1 victory as South St. Paul goalie and captain Sydney Conley made 49 saves in the loss. South St. Paul has been to the tournament 14 times, the most of any team.

Defending State Champs wins first semi-final game at Girls State Hockey Tournament

Blake School wins first Semi-Final game 3-0 over Red Wing at the Girls 2015 State High School Hockey Tournament in Class A. Sarah Chute scored the first goal at 15:53 in the second period with Jordan Chancellor scoring two third period goals to advance the Bears to the Championship game tomorrow at 4PM at the Xcel Energy Center against the winner of South St. Paul vs. Thief River Falls winner.

Lake Superior Conference Boys High School Hockey tonight at Duluth Heritage starting at 5:15

Come out to the Duluth Heritage Sports Center tonight for the Lake Superior Conference Boys High School Hockey Jamboree. Everything starts at 5:15. There will be Dance Team Performance tonight too. Hockey teams in the Conference are Ashland, Cloquet, Duluth Denfeld, Duluth Marshall, Hermantown, North Shore, Proctor and Superior. Dance teams performing Duluth Denfeld, Duluth Marshall, Hermantown and Superior. Each Hockey team will play 3 twenty minutes periods against different teams.

Northland Players make 2014 USA National Development Camp

7 Northland players make 16 and 17's Boys 2014 USA Hockey National Development Camp to be held in Amherst, NY June 26-July 2, 2014 for the 17's (1997) and July 7-13 for 16's (1998)

17's Players

Nickolas Altmann Duluth East

Koby Bender Cloquet

Wyatt Aamodt Hermantown

 

16's Players

Ashton Altmann Duluth East

Lucas Dow Duluth Marshall

Cole Keopke Hermantown

Mitchell Mattson Grand Rapids

Congratulations to all the Northland players and all the other players that made these teams.

St. Luke's Orthopedic All-Star High School Hockey Series tonight at the Amsoil Arena

The St. Luke's Orthopedic & Sports Medicine High School All-Star Hockey Series presented by CCM starts tonight at Amsoil Arena in Duluth and IRA Civic Center in Grand Rapids Wednesday night. The skills-competition starts at 5:45 and game at 7:15 both nights. The All-Star teams are from the Duluth area and the Iron Range area. Duluth leads the series 10-5 over the Iron Range since the event started in 1999.