Thomas Walker shot beats Edina Goalie Garrett Mackay.
On Wednesday night, Orono traveled to Edina to show why their 36-2-2 record and number 1 ranking was no fluke. Winners of 15 games in a row and without a loss in 2015, the Spartans jumped out early and established a physical dominance over Edina. They won races to the puck and consistently out battled the Hornets during 50-50 battles.
In the first period, Thomas Walker got a loose puck in the slot and had time to tee up his shot and buried his shot past a helpless Edina Goalie Garrett Mackay to give the Spartans a 1-0 lead. Later in the first, with Edina on its only power play of the game, Davey Burns got loose in the neutral zone and beat his defender who was skating side by side with Burns. Just as Burns got to the slot he beat Mackay with a snipe to give the Spartans a 2-0 lead. A lead that would be safe the rest of the game.