Three of our final five games for the week are reported as final:
Minnetonka 3, Hill-Murray 2 (OT)
Sydney Baldwin got the overtime game winner for Minnetonka in a game featuring the No. 1 and No. 3 ranked Class 2A teams in the State. Baldwin, who will play for the Gophers starting next fall, figured in all three of Tonka’s scores by adding two assists. In goal, Hannah Ehresmann needed to make 37 saves, including 14 in the 3rd Period, to secure the win for the Skippers.
Those participating in our contest this week were very evenly divided as to which of these two teams would come out on top, and it certainly proved to be a very competitive game that could have gone either way. In the end there were 16 who did make the correct call, vs. 13 who came up just short. We also had 5 contestants who guessed the 3-2 score: hockeyfan87, 36Guy, Nordic, blondegirlsdad…..and me. So far it’s just been my week.
Armstrong/Cooper 4,
East Grand Forks 5 (OT)
Riley Koberinski’s goal at 1:16 into overtime propelled the Green Wave to victory over the visiting Falcons. It was Koberinski’s second goal of the game, having also scored the tying goal with 5 minutes to go in the 3rd period. Emma Terres had two goals and an assist, while Mari Verbeten contributed three assists for Armstrong/Cooper. For the game East Grand Forks doubled up the Falcons in the shots on goal department, 39-19.
Another “hotly contested” game in our contest. A slim majority – 15 to 13 – correctly picked the Green Wave to win. There were no correct scores in this higher-than-expected scoring game.
Totino-Grace 4, Irondale 3
Laura Minkoff netted the winning goal with 4:31 left to play, and the Eagles held on from there to upset No. 17AA Irondale at the Schwan Super Rink. Maddy Javorina scored two goals for Totino-Grace, while for the Knights Alex Toupal and Samantha Donovan each had a goal and an assist. For the game Irondale outshot the Eagles by a wide 40-21 margin.
A big upset according to our group, as just two – D16Dad and mrleft – picked Totino-Grace to win.
Still waiting on the Orono/Blake and Eden Prairie/Dodge County games, after which I’ll post the final standings for the week.
But fortunately that one winner (Tonka) won by the score I had guessed so that one extra point did enable me to at least get on the podium with two others, Orange_Wisent and blondegirlsdad and we ended up in a three-way tie for 1st.