3-2 game, early in the third.
Hibbing/Chisholm's Isaiah Hildenbrand doesn't give up on the play and cleans up the loose puck in front of the net.
3-2 game, early in the third.
Hibbing/Chisholm's Isaiah Hildenbrand doesn't give up on the play and cleans up the loose puck in front of the net.
END 2: Warroad 3, Hibbing/Chisholm 1
SOG: 33-19, H/C
3-1 Warroad with 1:08 left in the second period.
Gavin Andersen with his fourth of the tournament. Perfect position in front for the tap-in with a feed from Shaugabay down low.
Goaltender Gavin Lamphere with the assist, btw. His third assist of the season.
45 seconds later, Warroad takes the lead. 2-1.
Ayven Hontvet.
Tie game.
Whitaker Rewertz goes all the way up the ice with the puck, beats the goalie glove side for the power-play goal.
1-1 about halfway through the second period.
END 1: Warroad 1, Hibbing/Chisholm 0
SOG: 12-7, H/C
Semifinal Friday recaps:
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Trade deadline piece for Wild dot com:
Wild acquire four forwards and two defensemen ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline
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Warroad on the board 1:14 into the game.
Connor Lund.
This afternoon:
Class 1A boys hockey championship
3-seed Warroad vs. 1-seed Hibbing/Chisholm
Warroad last won in 2005.
Hibbing last won in 1973.
Turning the lights out (intentionally) for the pregame state hockey tournament hype video ahead of the girls and boys championship hockey games has been a fun tradition in recent years.
Recap from today's 1A semi: Hibbing/Chisholm 4, Mahtomedi 2
βThereβs no better way to start a game than scoring on the first shift,β said Bluejackets senior forward Ben Galli.
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3-seed Warroad is the first upset of the tournament, with a 6-3 win over 2-seed Delano.
Warroad faces Hibbing/Chisholm in the 1A final. The last time Hibbing was in the final? 1994. When it lost to Warroad, 5-3.
What a script.
Warroad with three goals in the first three minutes of the second period to take a 3-2 lead.
FINAL: Hibbing/Chisholm 4, Mahtomedi 2
SOG: 45-41, Mahtomedi
ENG for H/C with 48.4 left. 4-1.
END 2: Hibbing/Chisholm 3, Mahtomedi 1
SOG: 34-20, Mahtomedi
3-0 Hibbing/Chisholm with 4:27 to play in the second period.
Cole Swanson.
Wait, make it 3-1. Mahtomedi on the board 13 seconds later. Will Seevers.
Hibbing/Chisholm with a PPG early in the second for a 2-0 lead.
Ben Galli.
END 1: Hibbing/Chisholm 1, Mahtomedi 0
SOG: 19-10, Mahtomedi
H/C has 1:20 left on the PP to start the second.
A goal 0:17 into the game for H/C.
At the media timeout, Hibbing/Chisholm leads 1-0, but Mahtomedi has an 11-5 SOG advantage.
That was fast.
Hibbing/Chisholm with a 1-0 lead only 17 seconds into the game.
Jackson Strukel roofs one.
Today: Class 1A semifinal
No. 4 seed Mahtomedi Zephyrs (18-9-2) vs. No. 1 seed Hibbing/Chisholm Bluejackets (25-2-2)
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The Wild acquire Bobby Brink from the Flyers.
He scored five goals in the 2018 Class 2A state tournament as part of Minnetonka's championship team.
From late last night/early this morning for Strib Varsity:
Class 2A quarters: Hornets swarm early behind McConnellβs hat trick
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Adding Mason Kraft. I was remembering his 4-goal title game.
Class 2A hat tricks in the state tournament quarterfinals recently:
2026: *Bode McConnell, Edina
2025: Mason Kraft, Moorhead
2024: Casey Vandertop, Edina
2023: Bobby Cowan, Edina
2022: *Alex Bump, Prior Lake
*Pure
There's always one for a correction. Adding:
2025: Mason Kraft, Moorhead
There's always one for a correction. Adding:
2025: Mason Kraft, Moorhead
FINAL: Edina 3, Andover 1
SOG: 48-26, Edina
Edina vs. Moorhead in a semifinal rematch from last year.