Blake's Lily Delianedis (7) shoots on Edina goalie Elli Strittmater (30) in the first period of the Class 2A, Section 6 championship game Friday at Parade Ice Garden in Minneapolis. Photo: DAVID JOLES •david.joles@startribune.com
Edina junior forward Katie Davis moved from Idaho last summer hoping to add grit and goal scoring to the two-time defending Class 2A girls’ hockey state champions.
She delivered both as the No. 2 Hornets beat No. 1 Blake 3-2 in Friday’s Section 6 championship game at Parade Ice Garden in Minneapolis.
A hard-charging Davis drew a checking penalty along the boards to create an Edina power play in the third period. She administered the best kind of payback 13 seconds later — a goal to give the Hornets a 2-1 lead.
“We told our kids, ‘Teams are going to have to drag us down if we keep moving our feet,’ ” Edina coach Sami Reber said. “Katie Davis is someone who takes that to heart and she’s not going to be someone who is dragged down easy.
“She got a little chip on her shoulder after that penalty and buried a huge goal,” Reber added.
Davis got to know Blake as the two teams split their regular-season meetings. She also knew Friday’s matchup was worthy of a state championship game stage.