Hermantown vs. Little Falls

[State_of_Hockey_Tender]

Nanne just said "hell of a job" lol...

louie is the man. plain and simple

[Irishmans Shanty]

Just because he's been around forever doesn't mean he is immortal, however, after toughing out the afternoon session with Phil Housley, Lou is a large upgrade on the color commentary side.

[gopher4life]

AGAIN, little falls fans prove again they know NOTHING about hockey...

1) 2nd period a flyer player went in for a big hit, in front of LF student section, he made contact with the Hawk player. Problem is the Hawk player wasn't even thrown of his route...result....the whole LF student section bursted out with cheer....

2) Will LF fans PLEASE think of a chant OTHER then "Let's go Flyers let's go"..."Let's go Flyers let's go"..I heard that chant 10 times throughout the game, and they're was no other chants by the LF student section...Way to support your team Flyer fans!

[sinbin006]

I think it's official...Hermantown has the best hair in class A

[nikebauer_07]

Exciting game to watch.. hats off to Little Falls.. that first line is sure something! Hermantown came out flying in the third and once again pulled off one of their trademark comeback wins.. good luck to these teams the rest of the tournament!

[saintpaulhockey]

i was very impressed with the festler, hanowski, hanowski line. little falls played step for step with the top a team in state. their goalie kind of let them down with the 4th goal but overall they need to be applauded for the effort. Hermantown is just too strong defensively and the LeBlanc and Krause line buffered the top LF line. Good game. Congrats Hermantown.

[cooperalls4ever]

Once again...LeBlanc (5 pts)... a very quiet 5 pts... he didn't play 1/2 as good of a game as he did in the section finals against Hibbing...imho... and that would go with the whole team... they seemed to step it up in the section finals and make Hibbing look very average (which they are not-tied Grand Rapids twice for one and handled Virginia). Tonight they didn't seem to carry the energy or effort... Against Hibbing they were on every loose puck... all 3 or 4 lines were getting to the puck, I didn't see that at all tonight, but they still are showing WHY THEY HAVEN'T LOST... they just SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO GET IT DONE. (.)

If the Hanowski and Festler line stays together next yr, I expect Little Falls to be a top 3 team next yr again. Got to remember they are 10th/11th graders.

Sidenote: I watched the Class A semi's from last yr on Sunday and realized how easily Duluth Marshall handled Little Falls last yr. The Hanowski brothers and Festler are improving. I look forward to watching those Edina sophs. tomorrow.

[Stitch Lips]

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Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
LITTLE FALLS vs HERMANTOWN (Mar 07, 2007 at St. Paul)


LITTLE FALLS (25-3) vs. HERMANTOWN (26-0-2)
Date: Mar 07, 2007 Location: St. Paul Arena: Xcel Energy Center
Attendance: Start time:6:20 pm End time:8:20 pm Total time:2:00



# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 1st 05:47 LF SH Jared Festler - 11,9,6,26 19,11,14,6,7
2 1st 05:54 HERM PP Chad Huttel Drew LeBlanc 14,19,4,3 7,19,14,11,6
3 1st 07:44 HERM EV Drew LeBlanc Matt Engelmeier 14,11,9,3,2 19,22,16,6,7
Joe Krause
4 1st 16:47 LF EV Riley Hirsch Izaak Berglund 20,2,19,3,10 11,10,17,22,3
5 2nd 03:47 LF EV Ben Hanowski Jared Festler 9,11,14,2,3 22,19,16,6,7
Logan Kalis
6 3rd 01:06 HERM PP Kyle Lonetto Drew LeBlanc 14,16,9,2 11,19,7,6,14
Chad Huttel
7 3rd 06:05 HERM EV Drew LeBlanc Ryan Schmidt 26,13,20,9,3 19,6,16,22,11
Joe Krause
8 3rd 13:32 HERM EV Kurt Peterson Tommy Engseth 19,20,26,4,3 10,17,14,7,16
Justin Baker
9 3rd 16:48 HERM EN Drew LeBlanc Kyle Lonetto 11,14,19,26,2,9 19,11,6,10,7
Ryan Schmidt

TEAM SUMMARY

|-Shots by Prd-|
## LITTLE FALLS 1 2 3 Tot +/-
-------------------------------------------
2 *Izaak Berglund...... 2 0 0 2 0
3 *Logan Kalis......... 0 0 0 0 -1
4 Justin Piotrowski... 0 0 0 0 -1
6 Jordan Gosiak....... 0 0 0 0 +1
9 *Ben Hanowski........ 3 2 2 7 -1
10 Ben Nelson.......... 0 0 0 0 +1
11*Jared Festler....... 1 1 1 3 0
13 Zak Laird........... 0 0 0 0 -1
14*Beau Hanowski....... 2 1 1 4 -1
19 Lukas Jorgenson..... 2 0 2 4 -1
20 Riley Hirsch........ 1 0 0 1 -1
21 Luke Faufau......... 0 0 0 0 0
26 Matt Anez........... 0 1 0 1 -2
31 Zak Klosowski....... 0 1 1 2 0
Totals.............. 11 6 7 24 -7


|-Shots by Prd-|
## HERMANTOWN 1 2 3 Tot +/-
-------------------------------------------
3 Andrew Christensen.. 0 0 0 0 -1
4 Koby Wargin......... 0 0 0 0 0
5 Brett Granmo........ 1 0 0 1 0
6 *Ryan Schmidt........ 1 0 1 2 +1
7 *Chad Huttel......... 2 1 1 4 +1
10 Kurt Peterson....... 1 0 2 3 +1
11 Kyle Lonetto........ 0 2 1 3 0
12 Steve Bockovich..... 1 0 0 1 0
13 Mike Boese.......... 0 0 0 0 0
14*Justin Baker........ 1 0 0 1 0
16*Joe Krause.......... 1 2 2 5 +2
17 Tommy Engseth....... 0 1 0 1 0
19*Drew LeBlanc........ 2 0 2 4 +1
22 Matt Engelmeier..... 1 0 0 1 0
Totals.............. 11 6 9 26 +5


Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
-------------------
LF 2 1 0 - 3
HERM 2 0 4 - 6

Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
-------------------
LF 11 6 7 - 24
HERM 11 6 9 - 26

Power Play G-Att (Shots)
Prd LF HERM
-----------------------------
1st 0-2 (3) 1-2 (3)
2nd 0-1 (0) 0-1 (3)
3rd 0-1 (1) 1-1 (2)
Total 0-4 (4) 2-4 (8)

Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd LF HERM
-------------------------
1st 2/4 2/4
2nd 3/6 2/4
3rd 0/0 1/2
Total 5/10 5/10

Three stars:
1. None
2. None
3. None

Officials:
Referee:Tom Jerome
Linesman:Tod Plackner
Linesman:Brian Deyck

GOALTENDERS

LITTLE FALLS Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
-----------------------------------------------------
1 Michael Sperl....... 50:23 5 0 9 6 5 20
TM EMPTY NET........... 00:37 0 1 0 0 0 0

HERMANTOWN Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
-----------------------------------------------------
35 Nathan Hardy........ 51:00 3 0 9 5 7 21


PENALTY SUMMARY

Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
------------------------------------------------------------
1st Joe Krause HERM 2 INTERFERENCE 00:16 PP
1st Izaak Berglund LF 2 TRIPPING 05:09 PP
1st Zak Laird LF 2 INTERFERENCE 10:53 PP
1st Ryan Schmidt HERM 2 TRIPPING 13:24 PP
2nd Matt Engelmeier HERM 2 HOOKING 07:09 PP
2nd Luke Faufau LF 2 HOLDING 13:21 PP
2nd Jared Festler LF 2 HOLDING 15:45
2nd Matt Engelmeier HERM 2 HOLDING 15:45
2nd Logan Kalis LF 2 HOLDING 16:55 PP
3rd Joe Krause HERM 2 HOOKING 03:37 PP


Little Falls Timeout 15:14 3rd Period
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Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
LITTLE FALLS vs HERMANTOWN (Mar 07, 2007 at St. Paul)



LITTLE FALLS - Faceoffs

## Player W L
------------------------------
19 Lukas Jorgenson 14 9
9 Ben Hanowski 10 16
13 Zak Laird 4 8
26 Matt Anez 1 0
31 Zak Klosowski 0 1
14 Beau Hanowski 0 1
4 Justin Piotrowski 0 1
11 Jared Festler 0 2
Totals......... 29 38

HERMANTOWN - Faceoffs

## Player W L
------------------------------
19 Drew LeBlanc 20 14
17 Tommy Engseth 11 9
4 Koby Wargin 3 2
5 Brett Granmo 2 0
14 Justin Baker 1 1
13 Mike Boese 1 1
16 Joe Krause 0 1
3 Andrew Christensen 0 1
Totals......... 38 29





LITTLE FALLS - Power Play Summary

Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
----------------------------------
1st 00:16 02:16 02:00 3 0
1st 13:24 15:24 02:00 0 0
2nd 07:09 09:09 02:00 0 0
3rd 03:37 05:37 02:00 1 0
SUMMARY: 4 opps, 4 shots, 0 goals, time 08:00

HERMANTOWN - Power Play Summary

Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
----------------------------------
1st 05:09 05:54 00:45 1 1 PPG SHG
1st 10:53 12:53 02:00 2 1
2nd 13:21 15:21 02:00 3 0
2nd 16:55 01:06 01:11 2 1 PPG
SUMMARY: 4 opps, 8 shots, 2 goals, time 05:56








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Hockey Box Score Summary (Final)
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Hockey Box Score Summary (Final)
LITTLE FALLS vs HERMANTOWN (Mar 07, 2007 at St. Paul)



LITTLE FALLS (25-3) vs. HERMANTOWN (26-0-2)
Date: Mar 07, 2007 Location: St. Paul Arena: Xcel Energy Center
Attendance: Start time:6:20 pm End time:8:20 pm Total time:2:00
Referee:Tom Jerome Linesman:Tod Plackner; Brian Deyck

LITTLE FALLS: [1-Michael Sperl G]; [2-Izaak Berglund D]; [3-Logan Kalis D];
4-Justin Piotrowski; 6-Jordan Gosiak; [9-Ben Hanowski C]; 10-Ben Nelson;
[11-Jared Festler LW]; 13-Zak Laird; [14-Beau Hanowski RW]; 19-Lukas Jorgenson;
20-Riley Hirsch; 21-Luke Faufau; 26-Matt Anez; 31-Zak Klosowski;

HERMANTOWN: 3-Andrew Christensen; 4-Koby Wargin; 5-Brett Granmo; [6-Ryan Schmidt
LW]; [7-Chad Huttel D]; 10-Kurt Peterson; 11-Kyle Lonetto; 12-Steve Bockovich;
13-Mike Boese; [14-Justin Baker D]; [16-Joe Krause RW]; 17-Tommy Engseth;
[19-Drew LeBlanc C]; 22-Matt Engelmeier; [35-Nathan Hardy G];

Goals by Period 1 2 3 Tot
----------------------------------
LITTLE FALLS........ 2 1 0 - 3
HERMANTOWN.......... 2 0 4 - 6

Shots by Period 1 2 3 Tot
----------------------------------
LITTLE FALLS........ 11 6 7 - 24
HERMANTOWN.......... 11 6 9 - 26

Penalties P-Plays
-------------------------------------
LITTLE FALLS........ 5-10 0-4
HERMANTOWN.......... 5-10 2-4

GOALKEEPERS
LITTLE FALLS Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
-----------------------------------------------------
1 Michael Sperl....... 50:23 5 0 9 6 5 20
TM EMPTY NET........... 00:37 0 1 0 0 0 0


HERMANTOWN Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
-----------------------------------------------------
35 Nathan Hardy........ 51:00 3 0 9 5 7 21




SCORING GOALIES PENALTIES
1st Period
LF-Michael Sperl at goalie....................................................... 00:00
HERM-Nathan Hardy at goalie...................................................... 00:00
1. HERM-1 Joe Krause (2-INTERFERENCE)................................ 00:16
2. LF-1 Izaak Berglund (2-TRIPPING).................................. 05:09
1. LF-1 Jared Festler (unassisted) [SH]........................................................... 05:47
2. HERM-1 Chad Huttel (Drew LeBlanc) [PP]......................................................... 05:54
3. HERM-2 Drew LeBlanc (Matt Engelmeier;Joe Krause)............................................... 07:44
3. LF-2 Zak Laird (2-INTERFERENCE)................................... 10:53
4. HERM-2 Ryan Schmidt (2-TRIPPING).................................. 13:24
4. LF-2 Riley Hirsch (Izaak Berglund)............................................................. 16:47

2nd Period
5. LF-3 Ben Hanowski (Jared Festler;Logan Kalis).................................................. 03:47
5. HERM-3 Matt Engelmeier (2-HOOKING)................................ 07:09
6. LF-3 Luke Faufau (2-HOLDING)...................................... 13:21
7. LF-4 Jared Festler (2-HOLDING).................................... 15:45
8. HERM-4 Matt Engelmeier (2-HOLDING)................................ 15:45
9. LF-5 Logan Kalis (2-HOLDING)...................................... 16:55

3rd Period
6. HERM-3 Kyle Lonetto (Drew LeBlanc;Chad Huttel) [PP]............................................ 01:06
10. HERM-5 Joe Krause (2-HOOKING)..................................... 03:37
7. HERM-4 Drew LeBlanc (Ryan Schmidt;Joe Krause).................................................. 06:05
8. HERM-5 Kurt Peterson (Tommy Engseth;Justin Baker).............................................. 13:32
LF-EMPTY NET (goalie pulled)..................................................... 16:11
LF-Michael Sperl at goalie....................................................... 16:48
9. HERM-6 Drew LeBlanc (Kyle Lonetto;Ryan Schmidt) [EN]........................................... 16:48



Game-Winning Goal: HERM-Drew LeBlanc
Three stars: 1. None 2. None 3. None
Little Falls Timeout 15:14 3rd Period


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Hockey Game Box Score
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Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
LITTLE FALLS vs HERMANTOWN (Mar 07, 2007 at St. Paul)


LITTLE FALLS (25-3) vs. HERMANTOWN (26-0-2)
Date: Mar 07, 2007 Location: St. Paul Arena: Xcel Energy Center
Attendance: Start time:6:20 pm End time:8:20 pm Total time:2:00


Goals by Period 1 2 3 Tot
----------------------------------
LITTLE FALLS........ 2 1 0 - 3
HERMANTOWN.......... 2 0 4 - 6

1st period - 1, LF, Jared Festler 5:47 (sh). 2, HERM, Chad Huttel
(Drew LeBlanc) 5:54 (pp). 3, HERM, Drew LeBlanc (Matt Engelmeier, Joe
Krause) 7:44. 4, LF, Riley Hirsch (Izaak Berglund) 16:47. Penalties -
Joe Krause, HERM (interference) :16; Izaak Berglund, LF (tripping)
5:09; Zak Laird, LF (interference) 10:53; Ryan Schmidt, HERM
(tripping) 13:24.

2nd period - 5, LF, Ben Hanowski (Jared Festler, Logan Kalis) 3:47.
Penalties - Matt Engelmeier, HERM (hooking) 7:09; Luke Faufau, LF
(holding) 13:21; Jared Festler, LF (holding) 15:45; Matt Engelmeier,
HERM (holding) 15:45; Logan Kalis, LF (holding) 16:55.

3rd period - 6, HERM, Kyle Lonetto (Drew LeBlanc, Chad Huttel) 1:06
(pp). 7, HERM, Drew LeBlanc (Ryan Schmidt, Joe Krause) 6:05. 8, HERM,
Kurt Peterson (Tommy Engseth, Justin Baker) 13:32. 9, HERM, Drew
LeBlanc (Kyle Lonetto, Ryan Schmidt) 16:48 (empty net). Penalties -
Joe Krause, HERM (hooking) 3:37.

Shots on goal - LF 11-6-7 24; HERM 11-6-9 26.

Power plays - LF 0 of 4; HERM 2 of 4.

Penalties - LF 5 (10 min); HERM 5 (10 min).

Goalies - LF, Michael Sperl (50:23 minutes, 25 shots-20 saves) ,
EMPTY NET (00:37, 0-0); HERM, Nathan Hardy (51:00, 24-21).

A- T-2:00
Three stars: 1. None 2. None 3. None
Referee:Tom Jerome Linesman:Tod Plackner; Brian Deyck

Little Falls Timeout 15:14 3rd Period



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Shot Chart (1st period)
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Shot Chart (1st period)
LITTLE FALLS vs HERMANTOWN (Mar 07, 2007 at St. Paul)


LITTLE FALLS
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| |

ZONE:B (left) ZONE:A (killzone) ZONE:C (right)

ZONE:E (back left) ZONE:D (middle) ZONE:F (back right)


HERMANTOWN
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| |

ZONE:B (left) ZONE:A (killzone) ZONE:C (right)

ZONE:E (back left) ZONE:D (middle) ZONE:F (back right)

SYMBOLS: *G*=Goal S=Save w=Wide p=Pipe b=Blocked

Team Shot Summary

LITTLE FALLS HERMANTOWN
-------------------- --------------------
TOTAL SHOTS ATTEMPTED 42 42 TOTAL SHOTS ATTEMPTED 47 47
BLOCKED BY DEFENSE 6 6 BLOCKED BY DEFENSE 6 6
SHOTS OFF TARGET 12 12 SHOTS OFF TARGET 15 15
PIPES 0 0 PIPES 0 0
SHOTS ON TARGET 24 24 SHOTS ON TARGET 26 26
SAVED BY GOALIE 21 21 SAVED BY GOALIE 20 20
GOALS SCORED 3 3 GOALS SCORED 6 6


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Play-by-Play Summary
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Play-by-Play Summary (1st period)
LITTLE FALLS vs HERMANTOWN (Mar 07, 2007 at St. Paul)

6-6 [00:00] Michael Sperl at goalie for LF.
6-6 [00:00] Nathan Hardy at goalie for HERM.
6-6 Faceoff Lukas Jorgenson vs Drew LeBlanc won by HERM.
6-6 Shot by LF Beau Hanowski WIDE .
6-5 [00:16] Penalty on Joe Krause HERM 2 minutes for INTERFERENCE, (power play opp).
6-5 PP LF [00:16] Start power play for LF.
6-5 PP LF Faceoff Lukas Jorgenson vs Drew LeBlanc won by LF.
6-5 PP LF Shot by LF Ben Hanowski MISSED, save Nathan Hardy.
6-5 PP LF Faceoff Lukas Jorgenson vs Drew LeBlanc won by LF.
6-5 PP LF Faceoff Lukas Jorgenson vs Drew LeBlanc won by LF.
6-5 PP LF Shot by LF Izaak Berglund BLOCKED .
6-5 PP LF Shot by LF Lukas Jorgenson MISSED, save Nathan Hardy.
6-5 PP LF Shot by LF Ben Hanowski MISSED, save Nathan Hardy.
6-5 PP LF Faceoff Zak Laird vs Tommy Engseth won by LF.
6-6 PP LF [02:16] Joe Krause (HERM) penalty complete.
6-6 [02:16] End power play for LF.
6-6 Shot by LF Matt Anez WIDE .
6-6 Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by HERM.
6-6 Faceoff Zak Laird vs Koby Wargin won by HERM.
6-6 Shot by LF Zak Laird WIDE .
6-6 Shot by HERM Koby Wargin WIDE .
6-6 Faceoff Lukas Jorgenson vs Tommy Engseth won by HERM.
6-6 Shot by HERM Chad Huttel MISSED, save Michael Sperl.
5-6 [05:09] Penalty on Izaak Berglund LF 2 minutes for TRIPPING, (power play opp).
5-6 PP HERM [05:09] Start power play for HERM.
5-6 PP HERM Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by HERM.
5-6 PP HERM Shot by HERM Justin Baker BLOCKED .
5-6 PP HERM Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by LF.
5-6 PP HERM [05:47] GOAL by LF Jared Festler (FIRST GOAL) (SHORT-HANDED), On ice for LF:
Jared Festler; Ben Hanowski; Jordan Gosiak; Matt Anez, On ice for HERM: Drew
LeBlanc; Kyle Lonetto; Justin Baker; Ryan Schmidt; Chad Huttel.

====================
==================== LITTLE FALLS 1, HERMANTOWN 0
====================

5-6 PP HERM Faceoff Lukas Jorgenson vs Drew LeBlanc won by HERM.
6-6 PP HERM [05:54] GOAL by HERM Chad Huttel (POWER-PLAY), Assist by Drew LeBlanc, On ice
for HERM: Chad Huttel; Drew LeBlanc; Justin Baker; Kyle Lonetto; Ryan Schmidt,
On ice for LF: Beau Hanowski; Lukas Jorgenson; Justin Piotrowski; Logan Kalis.

====================
==================== LITTLE FALLS 1, HERMANTOWN 1
====================

6-6 [05:54] End power play for HERM, .
6-6 Faceoff Lukas Jorgenson vs Tommy Engseth won by HERM.
6-6 Shot by HERM Brett Granmo MISSED, save Michael Sperl.
6-6 Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by LF.
6-6 Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by LF.
6-6 Shot by HERM Matt Engelmeier MISSED, save Michael Sperl.
6-6 [07:44] GOAL by HERM Drew LeBlanc, Assist by Matt Engelmeier and Joe Krause, On
ice for HERM: Drew LeBlanc; Matt Engelmeier; Joe Krause; Ryan Schmidt; Chad
Huttel, On ice for LF: Beau Hanowski; Jared Festler; Ben Hanowski; Logan Kalis;
Izaak Berglund.

====================
==================== LITTLE FALLS 1, HERMANTOWN 2
====================

6-6 Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by HERM.
6-6 Shot by HERM Kurt Peterson MISSED, save Michael Sperl.
6-6 Faceoff Jared Festler vs Brett Granmo won by HERM.
6-6 Shot by HERM Steve Bockovich MISSED, save Michael Sperl.
6-6 Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by HERM.
6-6 Shot by HERM Joe Krause MISSED, save Michael Sperl.
6-6 Shot by HERM Justin Baker MISSED, save Michael Sperl.
6-6 Shot by LF Beau Hanowski MISSED, save Nathan Hardy.
6-6 Faceoff Zak Laird vs Justin Baker won by LF.
5-6 [10:53] Penalty on Zak Laird LF 2 minutes for INTERFERENCE, (power play opp).
5-6 PP HERM [10:53] Start power play for HERM.
5-6 PP HERM Faceoff Lukas Jorgenson vs Andrew Christensen won by LF.
5-6 PP HERM Shot by HERM Joe Krause WIDE .
5-6 PP HERM Shot by LF Beau Hanowski MISSED, save Nathan Hardy.
5-6 PP HERM Shot by HERM Drew LeBlanc MISSED, save Michael Sperl.
5-6 PP HERM Shot by HERM Ryan Schmidt MISSED, save Michael Sperl.
5-6 PP HERM Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by HERM.
6-6 PP HERM [12:53] Zak Laird (LF) penalty complete.
6-6 [12:53] End power play for HERM.
6-6 Shot by LF Ben Hanowski MISSED, save Nathan Hardy.
6-6 Shot by LF Izaak Berglund BLOCKED .
6-6 Shot by LF Jared Festler WIDE .
6-5 [13:24] Penalty on Ryan Schmidt HERM 2 minutes for TRIPPING, (power play opp).
6-5 PP LF [13:24] Start power play for LF.
6-5 PP LF Faceoff Lukas Jorgenson vs Tommy Engseth won by HERM.
6-5 PP LF Faceoff Lukas Jorgenson vs Tommy Engseth won by HERM.
6-5 PP LF Shot by HERM Tommy Engseth WIDE .
6-5 PP LF Faceoff Zak Laird vs Drew LeBlanc won by HERM.
6-5 PP LF Shot by LF Ben Nelson WIDE .
6-5 PP LF Shot by LF Ben Hanowski WIDE .
6-6 PP LF [15:24] Ryan Schmidt (HERM) penalty complete.
6-6 [15:24] End power play for LF.
6-6 Shot by LF Izaak Berglund MISSED, save Nathan Hardy.
6-6 Shot by LF Lukas Jorgenson MISSED, save Nathan Hardy.
6-6 Faceoff Zak Laird vs Tommy Engseth won by LF.
6-6 Faceoff Zak Laird vs Tommy Engseth won by HERM.
6-6 Shot by LF Izaak Berglund MISSED, save Nathan Hardy.
6-6 [16:47] GOAL by LF Riley Hirsch, Assist by Izaak Berglund, On ice for LF: Riley
Hirsch; Izaak Berglund; Lukas Jorgenson; Logan Kalis; Ben Nelson, On ice for
HERM: Kyle Lonetto; Kurt Peterson; Tommy Engseth; Matt Engelmeier; Andrew
Christensen.

====================
==================== LITTLE FALLS 2, HERMANTOWN 2
====================

6-6 Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by LF.
6-6 End of period [17:00].
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Play-by-Play Summary (2nd period)

6-6 Start of 2nd period [00:00].
6-6 Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by HERM.
6-6 Shot by LF Logan Kalis WIDE .
6-6 Shot by LF Beau Hanowski MISSED, save Nathan Hardy.
6-6 Faceoff Lukas Jorgenson vs Tommy Engseth won by HERM.
6-6 Shot by HERM Mike Boese BLOCKED .
6-6 Shot by LF Matt Anez WIDE .
6-6 Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by HERM.
6-6 Shot by HERM Joe Krause MISSED, save Michael Sperl.
6-6 Faceoff Jared Festler vs Drew LeBlanc won by HERM.
6-6 Shot by HERM Chad Huttel MISSED, save Michael Sperl.
6-6 Shot by LF Jared Festler WIDE .
6-6 [03:47] GOAL by LF Ben Hanowski, Assist by Jared Festler and Logan Kalis, On ice
for LF: Ben Hanowski; Jared Festler; Beau Hanowski; Izaak Berglund; Logan Kalis,
On ice for HERM: Matt Engelmeier; Drew LeBlanc; Joe Krause; Ryan Schmidt; Chad
Huttel.

====================
==================== LITTLE FALLS 3, HERMANTOWN 2
====================

6-6 Faceoff Justin Piotrowski vs Mike Boese won by HERM.
6-6 Shot by HERM Koby Wargin WIDE .
6-6 Faceoff Matt Anez vs Koby Wargin won by LF.
6-6 Shot by LF Zak Klosowski MISSED, save Nathan Hardy.
6-6 Shot by LF Matt Anez MISSED, save Nathan Hardy.
6-6 Faceoff Lukas Jorgenson vs Tommy Engseth won by HERM.
6-6 Shot by LF Logan Kalis BLOCKED .
6-6 Shot by LF Ben Hanowski MISSED, save Nathan Hardy.
6-6 Shot by LF Jared Festler MISSED, save Nathan Hardy.
6-5 [07:09] Penalty on Matt Engelmeier HERM 2 minutes for HOOKING, (power play opp).
6-5 PP LF [07:09] Start power play for LF.
6-5 PP LF Faceoff Zak Laird vs Tommy Engseth won by HERM.
6-5 PP LF Faceoff Lukas Jorgenson vs Drew LeBlanc won by LF.
6-5 PP LF Shot by LF Jared Festler BLOCKED .
6-6 PP LF [09:09] Matt Engelmeier (HERM) penalty complete.
6-6 [09:09] End power play for LF.
6-6 Faceoff Zak Klosowski vs Brett Granmo won by HERM.
6-6 Shot by HERM Kyle Lonetto MISSED, save Michael Sperl.
6-6 Faceoff Zak Laird vs Koby Wargin won by HERM.
6-6 Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Justin Baker won by HERM.
6-6 Faceoff Lukas Jorgenson vs Tommy Engseth won by LF.
6-6 Shot by HERM Koby Wargin WIDE .
5-6 [13:21] Penalty on Luke Faufau LF 2 minutes for HOLDING, (power play opp).
5-6 PP HERM [13:21] Start power play for HERM.
5-6 PP HERM Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by HERM.
5-6 PP HERM Shot by HERM Kyle Lonetto MISSED, save Michael Sperl.
5-6 PP HERM Faceoff Beau Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by HERM.
5-6 PP HERM Faceoff Lukas Jorgenson vs Tommy Engseth won by HERM.
5-6 PP HERM Shot by HERM Joe Krause MISSED, save Michael Sperl.
5-6 PP HERM Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Tommy Engseth won by HERM.
5-6 PP HERM Shot by HERM Tommy Engseth MISSED, save Michael Sperl.
6-6 PP HERM [15:21] Luke Faufau (LF) penalty complete.
6-6 [15:21] End power play for HERM.
6-6 [15:45] Penalty on Jared Festler LF 2 minutes for HOLDING, [15:45] Penalty on
Matt Engelmeier HERM 2 minutes for HOLDING, coincidental penalties Jared
Festler, Matt Engelmeier.
6-6 Faceoff Lukas Jorgenson vs Drew LeBlanc won by LF.
6-6 Shot by LF Beau Hanowski BLOCKED .
6-6 Shot by HERM Ryan Schmidt BLOCKED .
6-6 Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by HERM.
6-6 Shot by LF Lukas Jorgenson WIDE .
6-6 Shot by HERM Chad Huttel BLOCKED .
5-6 [16:55] Penalty on Logan Kalis LF 2 minutes for HOLDING, (power play opp).
5-6 PP HERM [16:55] Start power play for HERM.
5-6 PP HERM Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by HERM.
5-6 PP HERM Shot by HERM Chad Huttel WIDE .
5-6 PP HERM End of period [17:00].
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Play-by-Play Summary (3rd period)

5-6 PP HERM Start of 3rd period [00:00].
5-6 PP HERM Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by LF.
5-6 PP HERM Shot by LF Ben Hanowski MISSED, save Nathan Hardy.
5-6 PP HERM Shot by HERM Justin Baker WIDE .
5-6 PP HERM Shot by HERM Chad Huttel BLOCKED .
5-6 PP HERM Shot by HERM Chad Huttel MISSED, save Michael Sperl.
6-6 PP HERM [01:06] GOAL by HERM Kyle Lonetto (POWER-PLAY), Assist by Drew LeBlanc and Chad
Huttel, On ice for HERM: Kyle Lonetto; Drew LeBlanc; Chad Huttel; Ryan Schmidt;
Justin Baker, On ice for LF: Beau Hanowski; Chris Sylvester; Ben Hanowski; Izaak
Berglund.

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==================== LITTLE FALLS 3, HERMANTOWN 3
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6-6 [01:06] End power play for HERM, .
6-6 Faceoff Lukas Jorgenson vs Tommy Engseth won by LF.
6-6 Faceoff Lukas Jorgenson vs Tommy Engseth won by LF.
6-6 Faceoff Zak Laird vs Koby Wargin won by LF.
6-6 Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by HERM.
6-6 Shot by HERM Ryan Schmidt WIDE .
6-6 Shot by HERM Matt Engelmeier WIDE .
6-5 [03:37] Penalty on Joe Krause HERM 2 minutes for HOOKING, (power play opp).
6-5 PP LF [03:37] Start power play for LF.
6-5 PP LF Faceoff Lukas Jorgenson vs Tommy Engseth won by LF.
6-5 PP LF Shot by LF Ben Hanowski WIDE .
6-5 PP LF Shot by LF Lukas Jorgenson MISSED, save Nathan Hardy.
6-5 PP LF Faceoff Zak Laird vs Drew LeBlanc won by HERM.
6-6 PP LF [05:37] Joe Krause (HERM) penalty complete.
6-6 [05:37] End power play for LF.
6-6 [06:05] GOAL by HERM Drew LeBlanc, Assist by Ryan Schmidt and Joe Krause, On ice
for HERM: Drew LeBlanc; Ryan Schmidt; Joe Krause; Matt Engelmeier; Kyle Lonetto,
On ice for LF: Matt Anez; Zak Laird; Riley Hirsch; Ben Hanowski; Logan Kalis.

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==================== LITTLE FALLS 3, HERMANTOWN 4
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6-6 Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Joe Krause won by LF.
6-6 Shot by HERM Joe Krause WIDE .
6-6 Faceoff Lukas Jorgenson vs Tommy Engseth won by LF.
6-6 Shot by HERM Chad Huttel WIDE .
6-6 Shot by LF Jared Festler WIDE .
6-6 Shot by LF Beau Hanowski MISSED, save Nathan Hardy.
6-6 Faceoff Zak Laird vs Koby Wargin won by HERM.
6-6 Shot by LF Zak Klosowski MISSED, save Nathan Hardy.
6-6 Shot by LF Zak Laird BLOCKED .
6-6 Faceoff Lukas Jorgenson vs Tommy Engseth won by LF.
6-6 Shot by HERM Drew LeBlanc WIDE .
6-6 Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by HERM.
6-6 Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by HERM.
6-6 Shot by HERM Ryan Schmidt MISSED, save Michael Sperl.
6-6 Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by HERM.
6-6 Shot by HERM Joe Krause MISSED, save Michael Sperl.
6-6 Faceoff Lukas Jorgenson vs Tommy Engseth won by LF.
6-6 Shot by HERM Kurt Peterson MISSED, save Michael Sperl.
6-6 [13:32] GOAL by HERM Kurt Peterson, Assist by Tommy Engseth and Justin Baker, On
ice for HERM: Kurt Peterson; Tommy Engseth; Justin Baker; Chad Huttel; Joe
Krause, On ice for LF: Lukas Jorgenson; Riley Hirsch; Matt Anez; Justin
Piotrowski; Logan Kalis.

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==================== LITTLE FALLS 3, HERMANTOWN 5
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6-6 Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by LF.
6-6 Shot by HERM Joe Krause MISSED, save Michael Sperl.
6-6 Faceoff Lukas Jorgenson vs Mike Boese won by LF.
6-6 Shot by HERM Ryan Schmidt BLOCKED .
6-6 Shot by HERM Matt Engelmeier WIDE .
6-6 Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by LF.
6-6 Shot by HERM Joe Krause WIDE .
6-6 Shot by HERM Justin Baker WIDE .
6-6 [16:11] EMPTY NET at goalie for LF.
6-6 Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by LF.
6-6 Shot by LF Lukas Jorgenson MISSED, save Nathan Hardy.
6-6 Shot by LF Ben Hanowski MISSED, save Nathan Hardy.
6-6 Faceoff Ben Hanowski vs Drew LeBlanc won by LF.
6-6 Shot by LF Jared Festler MISSED, save Nathan Hardy.
6-6 [16:48] GOAL by HERM Drew LeBlanc EMPTY NET GOAL, Assist by Kyle Lonetto and
Ryan Schmidt, On ice for HERM: Drew LeBlanc; Kyle Lonetto; Ryan Schmidt; Kurt
Peterson; Chad Huttel, On ice for LF: Jared Festler; Beau Hanowski; Lukas
Jorgenson; Matt Anez; Izaak Berglund; Ben Hanowski.

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==================== LITTLE FALLS 3, HERMANTOWN 6
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6-6 [16:48] Michael Sperl at goalie for LF.
6-6 Faceoff Zak Laird vs Tommy Engseth won by HERM.
6-6 End of period [17:00].

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==================== LITTLE FALLS 3, HERMANTOWN 6

God! It took me awhile to type all this!!

[sticks]

Little Falls' Fans.. Place Excuses Here...

There are no excuses. LF was right where they needed to be after 2, and Hermantown controlled all the play in the 3rd. Hermantown stayed poised and battled back from behind to take control of the game.

The LF boys have beaten and played with many of the best throughout all of their youth levels. They have already played in many big games at the state level. I don't know why people don't seem to realize that. Think about it.

All the players can do is excel with the schedule and section they are given. Hopefully a few people got a chance to see that this very young LF team can play the game. And that they can play with the best.

Hermantown showed why they are ranked #1, congrats to them, now go win the whole thing and finish off the unbeaten season in style.

[sinbin006]

Wow Stitch , nice work

[Irishmans Shanty]

Hey Stich,

How many fannies in the house tonight?

I saw a spot for the attendance, but no digits after it.

[cooperalls4ever]

Sticks..

I agree with you...

My posts had also stated that Hermantown is undefeated for a reason.
Those who are critical of schedules should realize this:
Hermantown was 3rd in State as Bantams a couple yrs ago. 3rd in Class A last yr. I believe EDINA was 1st.

Is it evident yet? They just happen to be a Class A school.

Does LF have some quality players in the lower levels of their program? Or is this group of 9th, 10th, 11th graders the best we'll see?

[ACTUALFORMERPLAYER]

Having not watched either team this year and only going by the experts, I was impressed with LF. They are pretty good players and I didn't think the 2nd and 3rd lines were out of place at all. I was very disappointed in Hermantown, expectations were much higher. Enough with the AA talk. Be happy with being a dominate A team.

[ap4mvp]

Nice win H-town, but you are still a little over rated. LF will go over to the U and take 5th, but remember LF is young and will be back next year.

[DIIIPuck]

Does LF have some quality players in the lower levels of their program? Or is this group of 9th, 10th, 11th graders the best we'll see?

Correct me if i'm wrong but I believe that they have a very competitive group of Pee Wee A players.

[dherman8]

Uh WOW. I really didn't see this coming. I expected LF to get outplayed most of the game but they really controlled the tempo in the first two periods and looked much better then Hermantown. I just want to know what happened in that third period. Were they just dead tired? They sure looked like it because they should have had the momentum with being ahead in the third period and with how they were playing but they just got manhandled the whole third period. They couldn't do anything let alone move the puck out of the zone and they even got worked when they were on the powerplay. I mean, Hermantown was setting up in the LF zone when they were shorthanded. I was very excited and had high hopes with the way they played in the first 2 periods when they were winning despite many mistakes. I also thought there was a couple of goals that should have been stopped by Sperl but he still made plenty of good saves and the defense could have helped him out more. It was a really exciting 2 periods but it seemed the third period didn't carry the same excitement and intensity because I think the level of play overall in the game was best in the first two periods. Great game by both teams. WAY TO GO LF

[dherman8]

First, ap hopefully Festler comes back so it will be easy to make it to state next year and second, d3puck, i believe you are correct. I heard one of their younger teams beat Moorhead at state or something like that.

[Syd Barrett]

The Soph goalie for the Floaters let in a couple of soft ones and the Festler line got wore down

Sorry to say, but they're not quite there yet

Hermantown has a heluva team Good luck the rest of the way

Syd

[dherman8]

The Soph goalie for the Floaters let in a couple of soft ones and the Festler line got wore down

Sorry to say, but they're not quite there yet

Hermantown has a heluva team Good luck the rest of the way

Syd

Exactly right Syd. I've been saying they need one more year but they still had a very legitimate shot to win this game and they probably should have. Is there anyway to start a "come back next year" petition or campaign for Festler and Ben next year? I still think LF is the 4th best team in the state but they are either going to be going home with nothing or the 5th place trophy which is a shame. Warroad didn't look like a true 4 seed tonight. And one more thing, with the way DM played today I think LF might be just as good as them. I know that goalie for DM has a reputaion for letting some easy goals in like he did today.

[Syd Barrett]

Yah D-man, the Floaters have a good thing going, they really got screwed on this seeding deal They are one of the top four

Syd

[dherman8]

Yah D-man, the Floaters have a good thing going, they really got screwed on this seeding deal They are one of the top four

Syd

Seed all or seed none. It is sad because the way the drawing went this year it might make for a couple of boring semi final games. We'll see how Warroad-Hermantown goes and for AA I think Grand Rapids got screwed. How do you not give the team that comes out of that brutal 7AA section a 4 seed. I also think Blaine is overrated which may make for a more entertaining quarterfinal than semifinal game in AA too. We'll see if the Edina-Rapids (1 seed vs drawing or what I like to call the rightful 4 seed) game is the most entertaining of the day tomorrow just like the Hermantown-LF game was today. Its sad that one team is going to get screwed in both A and AA.

[GopherPuckPlayer]

I think it's official...Hermantown has the best hair in class A

Ya their cheerleaders when they bend over!

[GopherPuckPlayer]

Does LF have some quality players in the lower levels of their program? Or is this group of 9th, 10th, 11th graders the best we'll see?

Correct me if i'm wrong but I believe that they have a very competitive group of Pee Wee A players.

Ya I think they played with some good teams and made it to state, so what I have heard watch out! Can anyone deliderate on this? I Heard pee wee a made it to state this year with some wowsiers, but watch out that will play out in the future!

[GopherPuckPlayer]

Uh WOW. I really didn't see this coming. I expected LF to get outplayed most of the game but they really controlled the tempo in the first two periods and looked much better then Hermantown. I just want to know what happened in that third period. Were they just dead tired? They sure looked like it because they should have had the momentum with being ahead in the third period and with how they were playing but they just got manhandled the whole third period. They couldn't do anything let alone move the puck out of the zone and they even got worked when they were on the powerplay. I mean, Hermantown was setting up in the LF zone when they were shorthanded. I was very excited and had high hopes with the way they played in the first 2 periods when they were winning despite many mistakes. I also thought there was a couple of goals that should have been stopped by Sperl but he still made plenty of good saves and the defense could have helped him out more. It was a really exciting 2 periods but it seemed the third period didn't carry the same excitement and intensity because I think the level of play overall in the game was best in the first two periods. Great game by both teams. WAY TO GO LF

They need to work alot more if they want state. LF played a good two periodes, but it takes a whole 3 to win, they looked slow and didnt know what to do in the 3rd. I am a LF fan, but when they came out in the 3rd they looked tired, and fliped the puck to the other team. They need more time with players they played with tonight, thats for sure. I knew once I seen the LF fans being retarted to those of the HER fans once they where coming out, they we just maken a full out of them and the LF fans totally. It was a good game all around till the third! I also think them ugly ass jearseys should be burned. They are ugly and dont come close to what LF simbals! I still think that I seen the best D I have seen LF play all season, keep that up next year and get more power to take it to the 3rd, and then you will take it. You all played a good game till the 3rd, and you all went sour after that.

[Mite-dad]

It was a great game to watch. I think LF finally earned the respect they deserve. That said, I think they definitely need to schedule some tougher teams to play. When you coast through just about every third period of every game with a huge lead, you don't learn how to finish tough games. It was obvious that Hermantown was battle tested and capable of coming from behind. I think probably because of some very close games against excellent teams. I thought LF played with or better than Hermantown through most of the middle of the game, then they ran out of gas. Their top line was on the ice more than usual and just got worn out.

Good luck to Hermantown. And hopefully my Flyer boys will win the consolation round. Finally, hopefully Festler gives it one more year with LF. With some of these other underclassmen improving toward the end of the season, I think LF could advance further next year.