Bob Lescarbeau taps in a rebound of a Jake Johnson shot Thursday at BIG
For some it is over, for others it is on!!!
There were 43 Quarterfinal games Thursday night in Minnesota boys high school hockey. Zero of the top two seeds fell, one three seed fell and few others faced a scare.
South St. Paul used their number six seed as motivation and beat Minnehaha Thursday night. NOW Prospect Cam Buhl had a two goals and two assists for the Packers in their win. They will likely face SPA in the semifinals.
Number one Hermantown trailed Eveleth Gilbert 2-1 after one, but went on to win 12-2. Number two seed Mankato West got the biggest scare of the night, having to beat Albert Lea in overtime - Ben Heichel with the GWG.
Five Guys
Detroit Lakes' Andrew Dahl celebrates with family after scoring GWG for the Lakers
Five teams needed extra time to move onto the section semis Thursday, here are the five players who will get a high five or two at school today.
Andrew Dahl, Detroit Lakes (beat Crookston)
Alexander Dau, Orono (beat Waconia)
Cam Fagerlee, Totino Grace (beat St. Paul Johnson)
Johnny Hartfiel, Blake (beat New Prague)
Ben Heichel, Mankato West (beat Albert Lea)
No better experience than sending a crowd into a frenzy and celebrating in a pile with your buddies. A memory of a lifetime.
Thursday Quarterfinal Scores
| Team | Score | Team | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Wing | 0 | Mankato East | 5 | All Seasons Arena, Mankato |
| Waconia | 4 | Orono | 5 | Parade Ice Garden, Minneapolis |
| South St. Paul | 6 | Minnehaha Academy | 0 | Aldrich Arena |
| Spring Lake Park | 1 | Maple Grove | 6 | Champlin Ice Forum |
| Osseo | 0 | Centennial | 5 | Coon Rapids Ice Center, Coon Rapids |
| Red Lake Falls | 0 | Thief River Falls | 5 | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls |
| Crookston | 4 | Detroit Lakes | 5 | Freeman Sports Arena, Detroit Lakes |
| Kittson Central | 1 | Warroad | 2 | The Gardens Arena, Warroad |
| Northern Lakes | 1 | East Grand Forks | 8 | East Grand Forks Civic Center, East Grand Forks |
| Legacy Christian | 1 | Princeton | 8 | Princeton Ice Arena, Princeton |
| Pine City/Rush City | 5 | Sauk Rapids-Rice | 0 | Sports Arena East, Sauk Rapids |
| Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson | 0 | Monticello | 6 | Moose Sherritt Ice Arena, Monticello |
| North Branch | 1 | Chisago Lakes | 4 | Chisago Lakes Ice Arena, Lindstrom |
| Windom Area | 0 | Luverne | 15 | Blue Mound Ice Arena, Luverne |
| New Ulm | 5 | Redwood Valley | 4 | Redwood Area Community Center, Redwood Falls |
| Willmar | 2 | Hutchinson | 4 | Burich Arena, Hutchinson |
| Marshall | 5 | Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato | 6 | Litchfield Civic Arena, Litchfield |
| Chanhassen | 1 | Prior Lake | 5 | Dakotah Ice Center, Prior Lake |
| Chaska | 0 | Eden Prairie | 6 | Eden Prairie Community Center, Eden Prairie |
| Holy Angels | 1 | Benilde-St. Margaret's | 6 | St. Louis Park Rec Center, St. Louis Park |
| Hopkins | 2 | Cretin-Derham Hall | 4 | Highland Arena, St. Paul |
| St. Louis Park | 2 | Edina | 7 | Braemar Ice Arena, Edina |
| Armstrong/Cooper | 3 | Wayzata | 9 | Plymouth Ice Center, Plymouth |
| Dodge County | 0 | Lakeville North | 12 | Ames Arena, Lakeville |
| Owatonna | 1 | Rochester John Marshall | 3 | Rochester Recreation Center, Rochester |
| Rochester Mayo | 1 | Lakeville South | 7 | Hasse Arena, Lakeville |
| Rochester Century | 0 | Farmington | 7 | Schmitz-Maki Ice Arena, Farmington |
| La Crescent | 1 | Northfield | 7 | Northfield Ice Arena, Northfield |
| LSH/SP/TCU | 3 | Rochester Lourdes | 2 | Graham Arena, Rochester |
| Eastview | 0 | Bloomington Jefferson | 5 | Bloomington Ice Garden, Bloomington |
| Apple Valley | 1 | Rosemount | 7 | RCC |
| East Ridge | 0 | Burnsville | 9 | Burnsville Ice Center, Burnsville |
| Park of Cottage Grove | 3 | St. Thomas Academy | 6 | St. Thomas Ice Arena, Mendota Heights |
| Eveleth-Gilbert | 2 | Hermantown | 12 | Hermantown Arena |
| North Shore | 0 | Greenway | 6 | Hodgins-Berardo Arena |
| Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl | 1 | Duluth Denfeld | 4 | Heritage Sports Center, Duluth |
| Proctor | 0 | Hibbing/Chisholm | 10 | Hibbing Memorial Ice Arena, Hibbing |
| Shakopee | 0 | Holy Family | 10 | Victoria Recreation Center, Victoria |
| Albert Lea | 1 | Mankato West | 2 | All Seasons Arena, Mankato |
| New Prague | 0 | Blake | 1 | Parade Ice Garden, Minneapolis |
| Totino-Grace | 4 | St. Paul Johnson | 3 | Aldrich Arena |
| Coon Rapids | 0 | Blaine | 11 | Champlin Ice Forum |
| Champlin Park | 0 | Anoka | 4 | Coon Rapids Ice Center, Coon Rapids |
Up Next
Several big games Saturday, but none bigger than Holy Family and Eden Prairie at Noon at Braemar. Two top ten teams with a lot to prove. The Eagles came into the season as the number one team and have faltered. The Fire have never been to a section final or the state tournament. The next most important game is between Duluth East and Elk River. The Hounds won a couple weeks ago, but haven't been the same since Hockey Day and the Elks are now healthy and are playing well.
Section 3AA provides the most unknown Saturday. St. Thomas faces Jefferson. The Jags come into the game on a six game winning streak and have Micheal Vande Waa who leads the state in shutouts, including three straight. Burnsville will face Rosemount in the other semifinal. The two teams split in the regular season.
YHH will be in Duluth, Rochester, Inver Grove Heights, Moorhead and St. Cloud Saturday to keep you up to date on all scores and news..follow us on Twitter (@YouthHockeyHub) for all the details.
Hunter Jacobs scores for the Jags Thursday, the Sophomore had a goal and two assists
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