Andover senior defender Weston Knox has five goals and 24 assists this season. Photo by JEFF LAWLER, SportsEngine
THURSDAY’S GAMES
11 a.m.
State tournament trips: first
Top three scorers: Alex Bump, senior, F (41 goals, 34 assists); Will Schumacher, senior, F (23-29); Sam Rice, senior, F (11-29)
In goal: Trevor Boschee, senior — 16-8-0, 2.40 goals per game, 89% saves, three shutouts
Did you know? Bump, a Mr. Hockey finalist, ranks No. 69 in the NHL 2022 draft prospect rankings.
State tournament trips: fourth
Top three scorers: Drew Fisher, senior, F (28 goals, 31 assists); Jake Fisher, junior, F (23-29); Luke McCarthy, senior, F (10-26)
In goal: Marko Belak, senior — 23-3-0, 1.57 goals per game, 94% saves, three shutouts
Did you know? The Raiders are riding an 18-game winning streak; their last loss was Dec. 28, 3-1 to tournament fifth seed Andover.
1 p.m.
State tournament trips: 35th (counting five by Edina East and one by Edina West)
Top three scorers: Trey Fechko, senior, F (20 goals, 20 assists); Jimmy Clark, junior, F (15-21); Willy Johnson, senior, F (12-13)
In goal: Robbie Clarkowski, junior — 19-8-0, 1.74 goals per game, 93% saves, eight shutouts
Did you know? Go back five games for the last goal Clarkowski and Edina allowed, a shutout streak spanning 244:59.
State tournament trips: fifth
Top three scorers: Landen Gunderson, junior, F (19 goals, 53 assists); Finn Brink, junior, F (26-26); Joshua Giuliani, senior, F (23-26)
In goal: Toby Hopp, senior — 15-6-1, 2.34 goals per game, 91% saves, four shutouts
Did you know? The Crimson has a 36.1% power-play percentage, the best of any Class 2A state tournament team.
6 p.m.
State tournament trips: seventh
Top three scorers: Tanner Ludtke, junior, F (22 goals, 38 assists); Aidan Willis, junior, F (15-31); Ashton Dahms, junior, F (25-16)
In goal: Jack Hochsprung, junior — 21-3-0, 1.35 goals per game, 93% saves, seven shutouts
Did you know? Ludtke leads the state with 16 power-play assists.
State tournament trips: 32nd
Top three scorers: Dylan Godbout, senior, F (29 goals, 24 assists); Axel Begley, senior, D (5-28); Leo Gruba, senior, D (11-21)
In goal: Jack Erickson, junior — 16-1-1, 1.39 goals per game, 93% saves, six shutouts
Did you know? Hill-Murray is the only program with two Mr. Hockey finalists: Godbout and Gruba.
8 p.m.
State tournament trips: third
Top three scorers: Cayden Casey, junior, F (21 goals, 46 assists); Gavyn Thoreson, junior, F (25-41); Weston Knox, senior, D (5-24)
In goal: Austin Brauns, senior — 19-5-1, 1.72 goals per game, 93% saves, five shutouts
Did you know? Brauns is one of three finalists for the Frank Brimsek Award.
State tournament trips: 19
Top three scorers: Gavin Lindberg, senior, F (21 goals, 43 assists); Harper Bentz, junior, F (37-27); Carson Triggs, senior, F (23-31)
In goal: Kai Weigel, sophomore — 19-3-1, 2.37 goals per game, 90% saves, four shutouts
Did you know? Moorhead defeated Class 2A state tournament teams Andover, Edina and Prior Lake during the regular season.
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