Stillwater defenseman Jonas Kohn (4) celebrates near the student section after scoring a goal against St. Thomas Academy in the first period of a Class 2A semifinal game at Xcel Energy Center. (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Moorhead faced its ultimate task. Edina is omnipresent, always lingering in the boys hockey state tournament bracket to remind an opponent of its bona fides. Regardless of its tournament seed, the Hornets are a green-and-white truth machine whose purpose is to weed out all who do not pack the gear to take a champion’s place.

No. 1 seed Moorhead stood up to that Friday, taking a 4-3 victory on a goal with 58.1 seconds left and advancing to the Class 2A championship game Saturday at Xcel Energy Center.

Moorhead (27-2-1) also owns a 4-1 win over Edina on Nov. 23 when they met at the Turkey Trot tournament.

For more on the Spuds' victory, click here to read the story on startribune.com.

Class 2A tournament bracket