Richfield hockey: A program to remember
January 31, 2016 at 5:03AM
State tournaments: Six in the one-class tourney from 1962 to '91.
Title game: The Spartans, led by Steve Christoff, who later would play for the 1980 gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic team, lost 4-3 in the 1976 championship game to Grand Rapids.
Swan song: Reached the final one-class tourney in 1991.
Alums who played in the NHL: Brett Hauer, Damian Rhodes, Darby Hendrickson and Christoff.
Team USA members: Christoff (1980), Tim Thomas (1984), Hauer and Hendrickson (both in 1994).
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The Nittany Lions converted on three fourth downs while protecting a one-point lead to keep the Gophers from getting the ball back.
