Demetrios Koumontzis (not pictured) scores for the Hornets Sunday
From the opening face-off, both teams were very fast and very physical. Each team garnered a few chances in the early moments - but the first golden opportunity came on a pretty pass by Edina's Mike Vorlicky found Lewis Crosby behind the Tonka Defense. Crosby cruised in untouched, made a shoulder move and fired one past Tonka Goalie Charlie Glockner to give Edina a 1-0 lead. Later in the first, while on the Power Play, Demetrios Koumontzis got a puck below the hash mark and fired a high shot short side that fooled Glockner and gave Edina a 2-0. Finally, late in the first period, David Andes returned the favor for the Skippers, scoring almost an identical goal as Koumontzis. Short side top shelf past Edina Goalie Josh Solomon.
Down 2-1, Minnetonka came out flying in the second. They sustained their best pressure of the game early in the second. After a near miss by Edina, Jack Bayless and Ryan Elder got loose in transition. Elder did a nice job of freezing the defender and Solomon and slid it to Bayless who scored to tie it 2-2 a minute into the second. After fighting off two Power Plays, Edina got a face off to the right of Glockner. Lewis Crosby won the draw and quickly slid a pass through the paint to line mate Stephen Doll who tapped it home for the Game Winning Goal.
The game began to slow in the third with each team taking penalties. With the game still in the balance both teams couldn't seem to finish. On one flurry, Tonka tested Solomon with two quick shots and a rebound that the Edina netminder was able to corral. Edina had it's chances too. Edina Defenseman Carter Theis lead a rush that nearly was converted by a streaking Stephen Doll, but Glockner came up with a late toe save. With over a minute left, Minnetonka Coach Brian Murphy pulled Glockner and the Skippers mounted a decent attack but came up empty as the buzzer sounded.
