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Eden Prairie shuts out Lakeville South

By LOREN NELSON, Special to the Star Tribune, 03/05/20, 4:00PM CST

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Senior Ben Steeves scored twice and goaltender Axel Rosenlund made 29 saves to lead the Eagles to a 4-0 victory.


Forward Kai Stansberry opened the scoring for Eden Prairie with a goal in the first period. Photo: LEILA NAVIDI • leila.navidi@startribune.com

The Ben Steeves Show debuted with his first varsity game with Eden Prairie in late November: Hat trick.

The senior from New Hampshire by way of Michigan has been shredding defenses and terrorizing opposing goaltenders ever since, an onslaught that has earned him 35 goals and Mr. Hockey finalist status.

In Steeves’ latest performance Thursday at Xcel Energy Center, his two-goal outing propelled No. 2 seed Eden Prairie to a 4-0 triumph over Lakeville South (21-8-0) on in a Class 2A quarterfinal.

“They have a few players, when you give them shot or two, it can end up in the back of the net,” Lakeville South coach Janne Kivihalme said when asked about the difficulty of game-planning for Steeves and linemates John Mittelstadt and Jackson Blake. “But they also have depth.”

First report

Ben Steeves, a senior playing playing his first season of high school hockey, scored twice and Axel Rosenlund made 29 saves to lead No. 2 seed Eden Prairie to a 4-0 victor over unseeded Lakeville South on Thursday in a Class 2A quarterfinal at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

Steeves, a Mr. Hockey finalist who played Midget AAA hockey in Michigan last season, scored both his goals in the second period.

Luke Mittelstadt and Kai Stansberry also scored for the Eagles (23-5-1). Stansberry's goal was his first of the season.

Cody Ticen made 20 saves for Lakeville South (21-8-0). 

Check back later for more on the game.

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