Eight teams, four games, one day: Previewing the Class 1A boys hockey quarterfinals
Take a matchup-by-matchup look at the facts behind the squads in the state tournament.
March 8, 2023 at 5:19AM
SCOUTING THE LUVERNE CARDINALS
State tournament trips: Third
Top three scorers: Patrick Kroski, junior, F (21 goals, 44 assists); Brock Behrend, senior, F (38 goals, 23 assists); Owen Sudenga, junior, F (18 goals, 32 assists).
In goal: Tyler Arends, junior — 21-6-1, 2.24 GAA, 91% saves, three shutouts.
Did you know? Luverne's Tuesday practice at 3M Arena at Mariucci was visited by current Gopher and former Cardinal Jaxon Nelson.
SCOUTING THE HERMANTOWN HAWKS
State tournament trips: 19th
Top three scorers: Dallas Vieau, junior, F (21 goals, 27 assists); George Peterson, senior, D (12 goals, 29 assists); Wyatt Carlson, senior, F (20 goals, 17 assists).
In goal: Dane Callaway, junior — 14-1, 1.66 GAA, 92% saves, two shutouts.
Did you know? The defending state tournament champions built a 103-game regular-season unbeaten streak against Class 1A competition that ended earlier this season at Warroad.
Alexandria (14-12-1) vs. No. 3 seed Mahtomedi (20-8), 1 p.m.
SCOUTING THE ALEXANDRIA CARDINALS
State tournament trips: Seventh
Top three scorers: Tyler Kludt, senior, F (19 goals, 22 assists); Joe Lamski, senior, F (12 goals, 22 assists); (tie) Leo Kompelien, junior, F (16 goals, 14 assists); Nick Peterson, senior, F (18 goals, 12 assists).
In goal: Elijah Rasmusen, senior — 12-8, 3.08 GAA, 88% saves, two shutouts.
Did you know? Alexandria lost to Mahtomedi in the third-place game of the state tournament last year.
SCOUTING THE MAHTOMEDI ZEPHYRS
State tournament trips: 14th
Top three scorers: Charlie Drage, senior, F (30 goals, 21 assists); David Wolsfeld, senior, F (11 goals, 28 assists); Seth Nelson, senior, F (22 goals, 17 assists).
In goal: Charlie Brandt, junior — 13-8, 2.57 GAA, 91% saves, one shutout.
Did you know? Mahtomedi's top line has scored 49 goals, just five more than its second line.
St. Cloud Cathedral (16-12) vs. No. 1 seed Warroad (27-0-1), 6 p.m.
SCOUTING THE ST. CLOUD CATHEDRAL CRUSADERS
State tournament trips: 11th
Top three scorers: John Hirschfeld, sophomore, F (17 goals, 28 assists); Andrew Dwinnell, junior, F (17 goals, 25 assists); Joey Gillespie, sophomore, F (19 goals, 22 assists).
In goal: Nick Hansen, junior — 15-12, 2.37 GAA, 91% saves, four shutouts.
Did you know? The Crusaders opened their season with a 4-0 loss to Warroad.
SCOUTING THE WARROAD WARRIORS
State tournament trips: 24th
Top three scorers: Jayson Shaugabay, senior, F (31 goals, 57 assists); Carson Pilgrim, junior, F (45 goals, 39 assists); Murray Marvin-Cordes, junior, F (23 goals, 24 assists).
In goal: Hampton Slukynsky, sr.— 26-0-1, 1.28 GAA, 95 % saves, nine shutouts.
Did you know? Shaugabay is a Mr. Hockey Award finalist, and Slukynsky is a finalist for the Frank Brimsek Award. Winners will be revealed Sunday.
No. 5 seed Northfield (23-5) vs. No. 4 Orono (23-5), 8 p.m.
SCOUTING THE NORTHFIELD RAIDERS
State tournament trips: Second
Top three scorers: Kamden Kaiser, junior, F (40 goals, 25 assists); Jake Geiger, junior, F (25 goals, 33 assists); Cayden Monson, junior, F (19 goals, 37 assists).
In goal: Keaton Walock, senior — 23-4, 1.30 GAA, 93% saves, 10 shutouts.
Did you know? Walock tied a program record with his 50th career victory.
SCOUTING THE ORONO SPARTANS
State tournament trips: 10th
Top three scorers: Bradley Walker, senior, F (19 goals, 29 assists); Avery Anderson, senior, F (16 goals, 28 assists); (tie) Cayden Effertz, junior, F (15 goals, 16 assists)and Joey Mugaas, junior, D (three goals, 28 assists).
In goal: Brock Peyton, senior — 15-3, 1.79 GAA, 93% saves, three shutouts.
Did you know? Coach Sean Fish won the 2003 Class 2A championship skating for Anoka.
Six players plus head coach Garrett Raboin and assistant coach Ben Gordon are from Minnesota. The tournament’s games will be televised starting Monday.
