The headline photo of this story shows Jett Jungels of the U16 Minnesota Blades scoring an uncontested goal into an empty net, but its true significance lies in the fact that it confirmed a victory over one of the country's preeminent programs in the Chicago Mission.

The Blades jumped out to a 2-0 lead over the Mission on goals by Brady Ziemer and Nick Strom, with Strom's coming on the power play. 

Brady Smith scored the lone goal for the Mission late in the first half to cut the Blades' lead to 2-1. 

Garrett Pinoniemi scored for the Blades to open the second half, and Jungels notched his empty-netter in the last minute of regulation to secure the win for the Blades. 

Despite an impressive performance by Ramsey Bell between the pipes, Edina's Bantam AA team couldn't hold off the speedy Chicago Mission squad, falling to the hometown team 3-1 in the evening's second game. 

Kyle Smolen and Kyle Auction gave the Mission a 2-0 lead in the first half and seemed to dominate the possession aspect of the game. 

However, the Hornets refused to go away without a buzz, pulling within one early in the second half on an unassisted goal by Emmett Wurst. 

The Hornets continued to pressure the Mission net, but surrendered a goal by Landon Slaggert that proved to douse whatever fire the Hornets had started. 

Gentry battled back after going down 1-0 early to the Chicago Mission, tying the game late in the first half and then taking a 2-1 lead on a beauty of a goal by Nick Sajevic. 

The Mission would not be deterred, getting a goal from Jonah Capre to tie the game at 2-2 before Joe Davis tapped in a pass from close range late in the second half to give the Mission the win. 

Dylan Davies, U16 Chicago Mission

Davis has good length at the forward position, and is tough to beat when battling for a puck along the boards.

Brady Ziemer, U16 MN Blades

Ziemer's offensive prowess is obvious, especially after scoring a goal and adding an assist on Thursday. But, it's his effectiveness in the physical aspect of the game that make him a superior player.

Jack Doyle, '02 Chicago Mission

Doyle showed off his shot early and often in the Mission's win over Edina. Hint: it's a heat-seeking missile that rarely misses the mark. 

Ramsey Bell, Edina Bantam AA

Bell picked up the loss on Thursday, but still made several spectacular saves as the Mission attacked the net throughout the two halves. 

Luka Sukovic, 2003 Chicago Mission

Balance is a key component of Sukovic's skating, and coupled with is soft hands makes him a weapons deployable in all situations. 

Nick Sajevic, Gentry Galaxy

Sajevic wheeled around the Mission defense on more than one occasion, simply using his speed to burn past defenders to create scoring chances.