YHH took in the first two games of the Friday session of the Velocity 3v3.  Seeing four teams, Chaska/Chan, EP, Edina, and Minnetonka.

EP took care of their neighbors to the west, Chaska Chan 17-9.  A tight first half was back and forth, mostly tied. In the second half the story was Nick Wiencek who saved everything but a sinner, including three penalty shots, holding the StormHawks to just one goal.  Meanwhile, the “usual suspects” for EP, Nick Lieverman and Noah Deraney lead EP with a handful of points.

In the second game, Minnetonka surprised YHH with great puck control, some good 3v3 strategy that seemed to frustrate Edina winning easily 20-12.  Jack Kuzma lead the Skippers with 9 points and Ty Madden added 4 goals with no helpers for the Hornets.

In other action, tourney favorite Elk River beat a young Maple Grove team 28-20. Not a bad showing for MG who sported mostly (if not all) first year players on their roster, while ER had mostly second years (if not all).  The Elks took care of business in their second game of the night, with a 14-10 win over rival STMA.

The mystery team Waconia took out YHH pool favorite Centennial 21-19.  The Cougars now have a long road to hoe and will need some help to gain the finals on Sunday.  Ben Almquist lead the Wildcats with 8 pts.