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Thursday
Chanhassen 7, Rochester Century/John Marshall 0
Cretin-Derham Hall 4, Centennial 3 2OT
Edina 6, Elk River/Zimmerman 2
Grand Rapids 2, White Bear Lake 1
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Recreation 4 / 10:54 p.m.
White Bear Lake hoped to use its profitable playoff method towards Grand Rapids in Thursday’s last Class 2A boys hockey state match quarterfinal on the Xcel Vitality Heart.
As a substitute, the Bears had the script flipped. Grand Rapids grabbed an early lead and goaltender Carter Casey appeared poised to make the one-goal benefit stand. When the Bears drew even late, Grand Rapids sophomore Nathan Garski scored the profitable aim even later – with 1.6 seconds remaining within the recreation.
Actually, the one fixed within the Thunderhawks’ 2-1 victory was a White Bear Lake quarterfinal loss.
The Bears are a superbly imperfect 0-20 in first spherical video games going again to the primary state match held in 1945.
No. 5 seed Grand Rapids (18-11) grabbed the early lead on William Shermoen’s aim at 4:04 of the opening interval. No. 4 seed White Bear Lake (20-8-1) couldn’t discover the equalizer till Jack Stanius buried a shorthanded aim at 15:26 of the third interval to tie the sport 1-1.
Time beyond regulation appeared seemingly, till Garski tipped a puck to himself and swept it previous goalie Leo Gabriel.
White Bear Lake beforehand defeated Grand Rapids 2-0 on Jan. 19.
Recreation 4′s key numbers
0-20: White Bear Lake’s report within the state match. The Bears have not gained a quarterfinal since showing within the first state match in 1945.
1.6: Seconds remaining when Nathan Garski swept the puck house for a 2-1 victory.
25: Saves by Thunderhawks goalie Carter Casey.
DAVID LA VAQUE
Recreation 3 / 8:27 p.m.
In what’s been a typical theme within the 2024 boys hockey state match, the goal-scoring floodgates opened within the second interval.
This time it is Edina, and the second interval is when the top-seeded Hornets had been buzzing probably the most. The end result was a five-goal center body that led to a 6-2 victory over unseeded Elk River/Zimmerman in Thursday’s first Class 2A quarterfinal of the night session at Xcel Vitality Heart.
Sophomore Casey Vandertop bookended the second-period scoring with a hat trick in a game-time span of 8:06. He accomplished his hat trick after Edina took a 5-0 lead on 4 targets simply 4:43 aside within the second interval.
Freshman Freddie Schneider gave Edina a 1-0 lead just a few minutes into the sport. Senior John Halverson made it 3-0 solely 39 seconds after Vandertop’s first aim. Vandertop made it 4-0, and to maintain the youth motion going, sophomore Mason West completely picked a high nook for the Hornets’ fifth aim.
Vandertop got here into the sport with 9 targets on the season and no multi-goal video games for the Hornets (24-4-1).
Elk River/Zimmerman senior ahead Danny Babcock capitalized on a turnover within the Elk River zone, selecting a nook of the online for his twelfth aim of the season and making it a 6-1 recreation simply earlier than the second intermission. Senior Cole Mears made it 6-2 late within the third interval.
The loss for the Elks (18-10-1) snaps an eight-game profitable streak. Elk River final appeared within the state match in 2005.
Recreation 3′s three stars
Casey Vandertop, Edina ahead: Recorded a hat trick in about eight minutes within the second interval. He got here into the sport with 9 targets this season and no multi-goal video games.
Freddie Schneider, Edina ahead: The freshman scored the primary aim of the sport and had an help for his ninth multi-point recreation of the season.
Danny Babcock, Elk River/Zimmerman ahead: Scored a highlight-reel aim for his twelfth of the season, plus added an help on the second Elks’ aim.
Recreation 3′s key numbers
2: Edina scoring performs reviewed for offsides. The primary one, with 4:59 remaining within the first interval, was no aim. The second, with 10:40 left within the second interval, was an excellent and gave the Hornets a 3-0 lead.
5: Targets within the second interval for Edina.
10: Edina gamers with not less than some extent within the quarterfinal recreation.
HEATHER RULE
Recreation 2 / 4:29 p.m.
For the second consecutive state match, Cretin-Derham Corridor performed spoiler and pulled off a Class 2A quarterfinal upset of a seeded staff.
This time the sufferer was No. 3 Centennial. Max Anderson scored at 12:23 of double additional time to finish a string of 4 unanswered Raiders targets to defeat the Cougars 4-3 in Thursday’s second quarterfinal at Xcel Vitality Heart.
Final yr, Cretin-Derham Corridor’s 3-1 victory knocked Maple Grove out of the match.
The Raiders did not look the a part of spoiler early on Thursday. Centennial constructed a 3-0 within the first interval and held a 3-1 margin for almost the complete second interval.
Centennial (19-8-2) took a 1-0 lead 56 seconds into the sport from Harper Searles, after which cashed on particular groups. The Cougars entered the matchup changing at 31.8% on the facility play and rapidly capitalized on two alternatives within the first interval for a pair of targets from sophomore Nick Carls. His first was on a juicy rebound in entrance of the online halfway by the primary interval, and 1:19 later, he tipped a shot in entrance to provide Centennial a 3-0 lead.
Luck struck Cretin-Derham Corridor with 55.1 seconds remaining within the second. Chuck Owens’ shot hit the publish, sending the puck bouncing out of the aim and off Centennial junior goaltender Easton Cody’s again earlier than trickling over the aim line.
That made it a one-goal recreation heading into the third interval. The Raiders tied the sport 3-3 early within the interval with a power-play aim from Anderson, who completed with two targets.
The Raiders outshot the Cougars 50-32 within the recreation and 30-12 from the third interval on, serving to them report an additional time victory for the second time in three video games. Cretin-Derham Corridor (18-10-1) defeated Eastview within the Part 2 semifinals earlier than defeating St. Thomas Academy within the championship recreation.
The Cougars returned to the state match for the primary time since 2018, once they took fourth place, and used three shutouts to win the 2004 Class 2A match.
HEATHER RULE
Recreation 2′s three stars
Max Anderson, Cretin-Derham Corridor ahead: The sophomore scored the tying and overtime-winning targets for his unseeded staff. He leads the Raiders with 14 targets.
Easton Cody, Centennial goaltender: Made a season-high 46 saves and helped prolong the sport from the third interval on when his staff was outshot 30-12 within the third interval and additional time.
Nate Chorlton, Cretin-Derham Corridor ahead: Assisted on the tying aim and ship a move over to Anderson for the 2-on-1 play for the game-winner. Additionally had six pictures on aim.
Recreation 2′s key numbers
2-for-2: Centennial’s success on the facility play, and sophomore Nick Carls, who scored these targets simply 1:19 aside within the first interval.
2: Upset victories prior to now two state quarterfinals for Cretin-Derham Corridor.
50: Photographs on aim within the recreation for the Raiders, whereas Centennial had 32. The Raiders outshot their opponent 12-2 in double additional time.
HEATHER RULE
Recreation 1 / 1:10 p.m.
Chanhassen will end its first boys hockey state match look on the Xcel Vitality Heart as deliberate.
The Storm took management of Rochester Century/John Marshall and gained 7-0 within the first Class 2A quarterfinal recreation performed Thursday. No. 2 Chanhassen (24-5) sought to beat the identical destiny because the previous two second-seeded groups — Maple Grove in 2023 and Cretin-Derham Corridor in 2022 — which misplaced within the Class 2A state match quarterfinals.
Jack Christ obtained the scoring began with simply 21.2 seconds remaining within the first interval. His teammates saved the momentum going within the second interval. Targets by Tyler Smith, Caden Lee and, on the facility play, Gavin Uhlenkamp. The Storm advance to Friday’s semifinal and face Cretin-Derham Corridor.
Rochester Century/John Marshall (22-5-2) goaltender Kyle Lappi made 31 saves earlier than getting changed with 3:11 to play within the third. His staff was outshot 42-12.
Recreation 1′s three stars
Jack Christ, Chanhassen senior ahead: Scored with 21.2 remaining in a primary interval that was extra aggressive than anticipated.
Kam Hendrickson, Chanhassen senior goalie: The Storm doesn’t get the shutout if not for some key saves along with his leg pads within the first interval.
Caden Lee, Chanhassen senior ahead: Had his first aim waved off when official video dominated it to be offside. Tallied one other aim to make it 3-0 — and this one counted.
Recreation 1′s key numbers
2: Variety of victories Chanhassen must seize its first boys hockey state title.
16:38.8: What number of minutes the Panthers held the Storm scoreless within the first interval. The sport modified when Jack Christ scored with 21.2 remaining, sparking Chanhassen’s dominant play within the last two durations.
22: Kam Hendrickson‘s win complete on the season (22-5). He is two behind the state chief, Warroad’s Ben Norris.
DAVID LA VAQUE
Friday
Class 1A: [3] St. Cloud Cathedral vs. [2] Warroad, 11 a.m.
Class 1A: [4] Mahtomedi vs. [1] Hermantown, 1 p.m.
Class 2A: Cretin-Derham Hall vs. [2] Chanhassen, 6 p.m.
Class 2A: [5] Grand Rapids vs. [1] Edina, 8 p.m.
Class 1A: midday Saturday
Class 2A: 7 p.m. Saturday
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Class 2A | Class 1A
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David La Vaque is a highschool sports activities reporter who has been the lead highschool hockey author for the Star Tribune since 2010. He’s co-author of “Tourney Time,” a guide concerning the historical past of Minnesota’s boys hockey state match revealed in 2020 and up to date in 2024.
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