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2016-17 Results
Date | Opponent | Score | Record |
11-25 12-2 12-3 12-10 12-13 12-22 12-29 12-30 12-31 1-7 1-13 1-14 1-17 1-19 1-23 1-26 1-28 2-3 2-4 2-7 2-11 2-16 2-17 2-18 2-23 2-24 2-15 | @GF Central MANDAN @Century DICKINSON @Bismarck @Hazen-B# @Roseau, MN Park Rapids, MN LOW-Baud., MN @Williston @Jamestown @F. Davies CENTURY BISMARCK BOTTINEAU-R# @Mandan GF RED RIVER DEVILS LAKE @Dickinson WILLISTON JAMESTOWN Bottineau-R$ Century$$ Bismarck $$$ F. Davies% GF Central%% GF Red River* | 0-10L 8-2W 5-6(OT)L 7-4W 1-6L 15-0W 2-6L 7-1W 2-2T 5-0W 7-1W 4-3W(OT) 4-3W(SO) 1-10L 7-1W 8-1W 0-6L 1-3L 6-4W 5-1W 10-4W 8-3W 4-3W(3OT) 0-6L 4-2W 1-4L 1-7L | 0-1 1-1 1-2 2-2 2-3 3-3 3-4 4-4 4-4-1 5-4-1 6-4-1 7-4-1 7-4-2 7-5-2 8-5-2 9-5-2 9-6-2 9-7-2 10-7-2 11-7-2 12-7-2 13-7-2 14-7-2 14-8-2 15-8-2 15-9-2 16-9-2 |
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Eau Claire, WI North 5, Minot 2 (nc)
Dec. 28, 2017, 4:30 p.m. CT
Roseau Memorial Arena, Roseau, MN
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 Total |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | 1 | 3 5 |
| Minot | 1 | 1 | 0 2 |
First Period: 1. E, Jeffrey Pippenger (Sam Stange, Brendon Fitch), 6:55; 2. M, Logan Braaten (unassisted), 10:56
Second Period: 3. E, Joey Koller (Jack Ecternach, Zach Urdahl), 4:59; 4. M, Jake Viall (Patrick Heidt), 15:3
Third Period: 5. E, Stange (Pippenger), 3:43; 6. E, Koller (unassisted), 15:20; 7. E, Stange (Pippenger, Cal Fadness), 16:20
Goalie saves: M: Odin Nelson 6-5-9—20; E: Tyler Schreiter 9-9-6—24
Notes: This was the first meeting between the teams…The game was part of the Roseau, MN Holiday Classic.
Records: Minot, 4-5-0 Overall; 3-2-0
Minot 7, Mandan 0
Nov. 28, 2017, 7:30 p.m. CT
Pepsi Arena, Minot, N.D.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 Total |
| Mandan | 2 | 3 | 2 7 |
| Minot | 0 | 0 | 0 0 |
First Period: 1. Min, Jake Viall (Zach Pedersen), 8:43; 2. Min., Mason Diehl (unassisted), 14:47
Second Period: 3. Min., Jack Plemel (Patrick Heide, Tatum Hertz), 11:50; 4. Min., Payton Philion (unassisted), 13:45; 5. Min., Brock Bergrude (Diehl, Pedersen), 16:45
Third Period: 6. Min., Diehl (Kyler Stenberg), 10:20; 7. Min., Logan Braaten (Diehl, Viall), 12:20
Goalie saves: Man: Maysion Mattern, 19; Aaron Blowers, 9 ; Min: Odin Nelson, 11
Notes: After a 7-0 loss in its opener, Minot High scored seven in the win over Mandan…Four goals were scored on special teams (3PP/1SH)…Goalie Odin Nelson made 11 saves to get the shutout
Records: Mandan, 1-1-0 Overall; 0-1-0 WDA; Minot, 1-1-0 Overall; 1-0-0 WDA
Minot 7, Dickinson 0
Dec. 9, 2017, 5 p.m. CT
Pepsi Arena, Minot, N.D.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 Total |
| Dickinson | 0 | 0 | 0 0 |
| Minot | 2 | 3 | 2 7 |
First Period: 1. M, Jake Viall (Chayse Haberman), :21; 2. M, Haberman (Nicholas Murphy), 16:21
Second Period: 3. M, Mason Diehl (Viall, Jack Plemel), 5:48; 4. M, Brock Bergrude (unassisted), 7:10; 5. M, Hunter Cope (unassisted), 15:01
Third Period: 6. M, Kyler Stenberg (unassisted), 3:55; 7. M, Stenberg (Viall) 10:16
Goalie saves: D: Jarin Naab 28-14-3—45; M: Odin Nelson 4-9-6—19
Notes: Minot pitched its second shutout of the season following a shutout loss of its own…Dickinson dropped its second straight game after starting 3-0-0…Minot outshot Dickinson 52-19.
Records: Dickinson, 3-2-0 Overall; 3-2-0 WDA; Minot, 3-2-0 Overall; 2-1-0 WDA
GF Central 7, Minot 0 (nc)
Nov. 25, 2017, 4 p.m. CT
Pepsi Arena, Minot, N.D.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 Total |
| GF Central | 2 | 3 | 2 7 |
| Minot | 0 | 0 | 0 0 |
First Period: 1. GFC, Mitchell Idalski (William Lawson-Body Jr., Kyler Briske), 1:37; 2. GFC, Cole Hanson (Zach Murphy), 11:16
Second Period: 3. GFC, Lucas Kanta (Murphy), 4:09; 4. GFC, Hunter Bjorge (Parker Stroh), 6:01; 5. GFC, Briske (Stroh, Jeffrey Hendrickson), 8:22
Third Period: 6. GFC, Brandon Holt (Lawson-Body Jr., Coe Wigerstrand), 5:28; 7. GFC, Will Howard (Lawson-Body), 16:25
Goalie saves: GFC: Kaleb Johnson, 5-3-x—8 ; Aaron Nielsen, x-x-3—3 ; M: Odin Nelson 29
Notes: GFC extended its winning streak to 28 games, dating back to last season…Minot goalie Odin Nelson made 29 saves.
Records: GF Central, 1-0-0 Overall; 0-0-0 EDC; Minot, 0-1-0 Overall; 0-0-0 WDA
Minot 10, Dickinson 3
Feb. 3, 2018, 4 p.m. CT
West River Ice Center, Dickinson, N.D.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 Total |
| Minot | 3 | 2 | 5 10 |
| Dickinson | 0 | 3 | 0 3 |
First Period: 1. M, Hunter Cope (Chayse Haberman, Jack Plemel), 2:05; 2. M, Kyler Stenberg (unassisted), 5:43; 3. M, Jake Viall (Sam Opozda), 12:55
Second Period: 4. D, Chris Zubke (Ryan Bren), :18; 5. M, Mason Diehl (Nick Murphy), 5:56; 6. D, Bren (Zubke), 10:25; 7. D, Austin Raatz (Joseph Pavek, Morgan Wardner), 11:42; 8. M, Cope (Haberman, Plemel), 14:26
Third Period: 9. M, Cope (unassisted0, 5:51; 10. Brock Bergrude (Logan Braaten, Payton Philion), 11:17; 11. Cope (Haberman), 13:24; 12. M, Brice Borkhuis (Opozda, Rylan Neiszner), 14:41; 13. M, Plemel (unassisted), 16:35
Goalie saves: M: Odin Nelson 7-10-5—22; D: Riley Wittenberg 5-x-x—5; Jarin Naab, 4-6-10—20
Notes: Minot scored five third period goals to break open the game…Minot won both regular season meetings.
Records: Minot, 9-9-1 Overall; 8-4-0 WDA; Dickinson, 9-10-0 Overall; 6-7-0 WDA
Minot 5, Bottineau-Rugby 4 (OT)
Jan. 22, 2018, 7:30 p.m. CT
Bottineau Community Arena, Bottineau, N.D.
| Team | 1 2 | 3 OT | Total |
| Minot | 1 1 | 2 1 | 5 |
| Bottineau-Rugby | 0 1 | 3 0 | 4 |
First Period: 1. M, Kyler Stenberg (Jake Viall, Logan Braaten), 3:53
Second Period: 2. M, Viall (unassisted) 2:02; 3. B-R, Jace Sherr (Wyatt Haakenson), 8:42
Third Period: 4. B-R, Gabe Clements (Haakenson), 6:51; 5. B-R, Riley Olson (Ian Amsbaugh), 11:39; 6. M, Brett Davis (Stenberg, Viall), 12:40; 7. M, Payton Philion (Pat Heide), 15:20; 8. B-R, Nic Costa (Scherr, Amsbaugh), 16:52
Overtime: 9. M, Davis (Viall, Heide), 6:49
Goalie saves: M: Kyle Schultz 15-14-15-2—46; Tyler Olson 2-13-9-8—32
Notes: Bottineau-Rugby tied the game with eight seconds left in regulation…The win was Minot’s third on the road in WDA play…Bottineau-Rugby is 3-2 in one-goal games.
Records: Minot, 7-9-1 Overall; 6-4-0 WDA; Bottineau-Rugby, 6-6-1 Overall; 2-5-1 WDA
Fargo Davies 4, Minot 1 (nc)
Jan. 13, 2018, 2 p.m. CT
Pepsi Arena, Minot, N.D.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 Total |
| Fargo Davies | 2 | 1 | 1 4 |
| Minot | 0 | 1 | 0 1 |
First Period: 1. FD, Tyler Kleven (Brian Sylvester), 7:41; 2. FD, Jay Bucholz (Cade Stibbe, Isaac Balvitsch), 13:51
Second Period: 3. FD, Bucholz (unassisted), 2:15; 4. M, Kyler Stenberg (Zach Petersen), 16:50;
Third Period: 5. FD, Bucholz (unassisted), 16:12
Goalie saves: FD: Kaden Oldham 3-4-9—16; M: Odin Nelson 6-8-11—25
Notes: Fargo Davies is the only remaining unbeaten team in North Dakota…Minot is 1-4-1 in non-conference games this season…Minot was held to just 17 shots.
Records: Fargo Davies, 10-0-2 Overall; 7-0-2 EDC; Minot, 6-7-1 Overall; 5-2-0 WDA
| Date/Time | Opponent | W/L/T | Score | Record | Highlights |
| Nov. 25/T4 p.m. CT | GF CENTRAL (nc) | L | 0-7 | 0-1-0 | |
| Nov. 28/7:30 p.m.CT | MANDAN | W | 7-0 | 1-1-0 | |
| Nov. 30/7:30 p.m. CT | @Devils Lake (nc) | W | 3-1 | 2-1-0 | |
| Dec. 7/7:15 p.m. CT | @Century | L | 0-8 | 2-2-0 | |
| Dec. 9/7:15 p.m. CT | DICKINSON | W | 7-0 | 3-2-0 | |
| Dec. 12/7:15 p.m. CT | @Bismarck High | L | 3-5 | 3-3-0 | |
| Dec. 17/7:30 p.m. CT | @Jamestown | W | 7-2 | 4-3-0 | |
| Dec. 21/7:30 p.m. CT | BISMARCK HIGH (nc) | L | 0-3 | 4-4-0 | |
| Dec. 28/4:30 p.m. CT | ^Eau Claire, WI (nc) | L | 2-5 | 4-5-0 | |
| Dec. 29/3:30 p.m. CT | ^Lake of the Woods, MN (nc) | W | 4-3 (SO) | 4-5-1 | |
| Dec. 30/12 noon CT | ^@Roseau, MN (nc) | L | 2-9 | 4-6-1 | |
| Jan. 6/5:30 p.m. CT | @Williston | W | 5-1 | 5-6-1 | |
| Jan. 12/7:30 p.m.CT | JAMESTOWN | W | 5-1 | 6-6-1 | |
| Jan. 13/4 p.m. CT | FARGO DAVIES (nc) | L | 1-4 | 6-7-1 | |
| Jan. 16/7:30 p.m. CT | CENTURY | L | 1-5 | 6-8-1 | |
| Jan. 18/7:30 p.m. CT | BISMARCK HIGH | L | 0-6 | 6-9-1 | Highlights |
| Jan. 22/7:30 p.m. CT | @Bottineau-Rugby | W | 5-4(OT) | 7-9-1 | |
| Jan. 25/7:30 p.m. CT | @Mandan | W | 6-2 | 8-9-1 | |
| Feb. 3/6:30 p.m. CT | @Dickinson | W | 10-3 | 9-9-1 | |
| Feb. 6/7:30 p.m. CT | WILLISTON | W | 10-3 | 10-9-1 | |
| Feb. 8/7:30 p.m. CT | BOTTINEAU-RUGBY | W | 8-0 | 11-9-1 | |
| Feb. 15/7:30 p.m. CT | ^Bottineau-Rugby | W | 10-0 | 12-9-1 | Boxscore |
| Feb. 16/7:30 p.m. CT | ^^Bismarck High | L | 1-4 | 12-10-1 | Boxscore |
| Feb. 17/1:30 p.m. CT | &Dickinson | L | 1-6 | 12-11-1 | Boxscore |
^Roseau, MN Holiday Classic ^ W. Region Quarterfinal; ^^ W. Region Semifinal; & W. Region State Qualifier
Bismarck High 5, Minot 3
Dec. 12, 2017, 7:15 p.m. CT
Capital Ice Center, Bismarck, N.D.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 Total |
| Minot | 0 | 1 | 2 3 |
| Bismarck High | 3 | 2 | 0 5 |
First Period: 1. B, Grayden Stone (Caleb Petrie, Joey Heinert), :23; 2. B, Dain Sardelli (unassisted), 7:39; 3. B, Drew Lenertz (Zac Schmidt, Stone), 10:45
Second Period: 4. B, Schmidt (unassisted), 6:00; 5. B, Petrie (Heinert, Isaac Ohlhauser), 6:40; 6. M, Jake Viall (Patrick Heide, Kyler Stenberg), 10:26
Third Period: 7. M, Chayse Haberman (Payton Philion), 15:04; 8. B, Viall (Heide), 16:52
Goalie saves: M: Jordan Love 6-x-x—6; Odin Nelson x-5-5—10; B: Quinn Ackerman 7-7-15—29
Notes: Bismarck High scored just 23 seconds into the game…Minot trailed 5-0 before netting three goals.
Records: Minot, 3-3-0 Overall; 2-2-0 WDA; Bismarck High, 6-0-0 Overall; 3-0-0 WDA
Minot 10, Williston 3
Feb. 6, 2018, 7:30 p.m. CT
Pepsi Arena, Minot, N.D.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 Total |
| Williston | 0 | 0 | 3 3 |
| Minot | 4 | 2 | 4 10 |
First Period: 1. M, Mason Diehl (Jake Viall, Pat Heide), 3:33; 2. M, Chayse Haberman (Logan Braaten, Brock Bergrude), 5:19; 3. M, Nicholas Murphy (Heide, Braaten), 6:51; 4. M, Sam Opozda (Heide, Jack Plemel), 16:35
Second Period: 5. M, Zach Peterson (Braaten, Payton Philion), 1:36; 6. M, Brett Davis (Viall, Kyler Stenberg), 14:52
Third Period: 7. W, Chance Johnson (unassisted), 2:07; 8. M, Bergrude (Heide, Plemel), 5:56; 9. W, Chris Sathe (Braeden Zaste), 7:34; 10. M, Haberman (Diehl, Petersen), 8:26; 11. W, Johnson (Zaste, Dale Kjorstad), 10:18; 12. M, Hunter Cope (Philion), 11:22; 13. M, Viall (Heide, Plemel), 16:00
Goalie saves: W: Jay Lambert, 19-24-7—50; M: Kyle Schultz 7-4-2—13
Notes: Minot clinched the No. 3 seed in next week’s West Region Tournament with the win…Minot scored 10 goals for a second consecutive game…Williston goalie Jay Lambert made 50 saves…Minot’s Patrick Heide had five assists.
Records: Williston, 5-13-2 Overall; 1-11-0 WDA; Minot 10-9-1 Overall; 9-4-0 WDA
Team Leaders(As of Feb. 14)
Goals: Jake Viall, 11
Assists: Patrick Heide, 17
Points: Viall, 26
Saves: Odin Nelson, 353
SV%: Nelson, 87.8
GAA: Nelson, 3.03
Shutouts: Nelson, 3
Roseau, MN 9, Minot 2 (nc)
Dec. 30, 2017, 12 noon CT
Roseau Memorial Arena, Roseau, MN
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 Total |
| Minot | 1 | 0 | 1 2 |
| Roseau, MN | 5 | 3 | 1 9 |
First Period: 1. R, Aaron Huglen (Bryce Johnson, Nathan Adrian), 3:29; 2. R, A. Huglen (Adrian, B. Johnson), 4:06; 3. R, Adrian (unassisted), 5:41; 4. R, Paul Huglen (Jordan Moser, Taylor Jacobson), 7:36; 5. M, Brett Davis (unassisted), 10:39; 6. R, A. Huglen (Taylor Johnson, B. Johnson), 12:00
Second Period: 7. R, Adrian (B. Johnson), 2:16; 8. R, Moser (Nick Geroy), 7:57; 9. R, Adrian (A. Huglen), 15:40
Third Period: 10. M, Jack Plemel (unassisted), 1:47; 11. R, Hanson O’Leary (Adrian, B. Johnson)
Goalie saves: M: Jordan Love, 19; R: Oliver Lee, 15
Notes: Roseau scored four unanswered goals in the first 7:36 of play…Minot went 0-2-1 at the tournament.
Records: Minot, 4-6-1 Overall; 3-2-0 WDA
Minot 5, Jamestown 1
Jan. 12, 2018, 5 p.m. CT
Pepsi Arena, Minot, N.D.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 Total |
| Jamestown | 0 | 1 | 0 1 |
| Minot | 1 | 4 | 0 5 |
First Period: 1. M, Ian Ambrahamson (Hunter Cope, Brett Davis), 12:55
Second Period: 2. M, Zach Petersen (Avery Behm, Brock Bergrude), 5:34; 3. M, Sam Opozda (Petersen, Mason Diehl), 11:08; 4. M, Logan Braaten (Payton Philion), 12:50; 5. J, Akex Senf (Devin Hoffman, Jace Thompson), 14:16; 6. M, Hunter Cope (Patrick Heide, Kyler Stenberg)
Third Period: No scoring
Goalie saves: J: Matthew Schneider 12-10-9—31; M: Odin Nelson, 8-14-9—31
Notes: Minot won both regular season meetings…The win snapped the Blue Jay’s four game win streak.
Records: Jamestown, 8-5-0 Overall; 5-4-0 WDA; Minot, 6-6-1 Overall; 5-2-0 WDA
Minot 7, Jamestown 2
Dec . 16, 2017,7:30 p.m. CT
John Wilson Arena, Jamestown, N.D.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 Total |
| Minot | 3 | 3 | 1 7 |
| Jamestown | 0 | 1 | 1 2 |
First Period: 1. M, Jake Viall (Chayse Haberman), 8:07; 2. M, Haberman (Nick Murphy, Cade Ackerman), 5:41; 3. M, Brett Davis (Mason Diehl, Sam Opozda), 11:05
Second Period: 4. J, Corey Nelson (Connor Fuchs), 2:00; 5. M, Murphy (Ackerman, Jack Plemel), 4:11; 6. M, Plemel (Kyler Stenberg, Opozda), 14:35; 7. M, Stenberg (unassisted), 15:45
Third Period: 8. J, Devin Hofmann (Fuchs), 8:32; 9. M, Zachary Pedersen (unassised), 16:42 (en)
Goalie saves: M: Odin Nelson, 7-9-10—26; J: Matthew Schneider 6-11-15—32
Notes: Seven different Minot players scored goals…Jamestown dropped it second straight game at home…Of Minot’s four wins, in three of them the Magi netted seven goals.
Records: Minot, 4-3-0 Overall; 3-2-0 WDA; Jamestown, 4-4-0 Overall; 2-3-0 WDA
2017-18 Varsity Schedule/Results
Bismarck High 3, Minot 0 (nc)
Dec. 21, 2017, 7:30 p.m. CT
Pepsi Arena, Minot, N.D.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 Total |
| Bismarck High | 0 | 1 | 2 3 |
| Minot | 0 | 0 | 0 0 |
First Period: No scoring
Second Period: 1. B, Dain Sardelli (Dayton Deics), :55
Third Period: 2. B, Landon Fischer (Deics, Zach Kuhn), 11:23; 3. B, Grayden Stone (Caleb Petrie), 16:17 (en)
Goalie saves: B: Austin Martin 5-8-9—22; M: Odin Nelson 5-12-10—27
Notes: The game did not count in the WDA standings…Bismarck High is 2-0 against Minot this season.
Records: Bismarck High, 7-0-0 Overall; 3-0-0 WDA; Minot 4-4-0 Overall; 3-2-0 WDA
2017-17 Season
Minot 8, Bottineau-Rugby 0
Feb. 8, 2018, 7:30 p.m. CT
Pepsi Arena, Minot, N.D.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 Total |
| Bottineau-Rugby | 0 | 0 | 0 0 |
| Minot | 2 | 6 | 0 8 |
First Period: 1. M, Brock Bergrude (Jake Viall, Kyler Stenberg), 3:57; 2. M, Mason Diehl (Zach Petersen), 5:36
Second Period: 3. M, Viall (Logan Braaten, Petersen), :21; 4. M, Chayse Haberman (Sam Opozda, Diehl), 1:48; 5. M, Nicholas Murphy (Hunter Cope, Payton Philion), 6:40; 6. M, Opozda (Cope, Patrick Heide), 7:30; 7. M, Brett Davis (Stenberg), 8:01; 8. M, Haberman (Petersen), 8:21
Third Period: No scoring
Goalie saves: B-R: Adam Lorenz 11-9-x—20; Tyler Olson, x-3-10—13; M: Odin Nelson 2-3-2—7
Notes: Minot won its fifth straight game and has 28 goals in its last three games…The teams will meet again in a week in the West Region quarterfinals…Minot’s Odin Nelson made seven stops to earn the shutout in goal…Bottineau-Rugby was shutout for the first time this season.
Records: Bottineau-Rugby, 7-9-2 Overall; 2-6-2 WDA; Minot, 11-9-1 Overall; 10-4-0 WDA
Co-Head Coaches: Jason Bennett and John Grubb
Assistant Coaches: Jersey Kelley,
Jordan Willert, Eric Woodbeck
2016-17 Season: 15-9-2 Overall; 11-3-0 WDA (2nd)
2016-17 West Region Tournament Finish: Runner-up
2016-17 ND State Tournament Finish: 6th
WDA championships: 14 (Last, 2016)
State championships: 2 (Last, 2015)
Home Arena: Minot Pepsi Arena
Minot boys' hockey website
West Region State Qualifier
#4 Dickinson 6, #3 Minot 1
Feb. 17, 2018, 1:30 p.m. CT
Pepsi Arena, Minot, N.D.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 Total |
| Dickinsn | 2 | 2 | 2 6 |
| Minot | 0 | 0 | 1 1 |
First Period: 1. D, Ryan Bren (Brayden Urlacher), 3:50; 2. D, Cody Shepard (Austin Raatz, Dylan Pokorny), 10:42
Second Period: 3. D, Peter Pavek (Urlacher, Joseph Pavek), 13:50; 4. D, J. Pavek (Urlacher), 15:21
Third Period: 5. M, Mason Diehl (Patrick Heide), 1:59; 6. D, J. Pavek (P. Pavek), 5:16; 7. D, J. Pavek (P. Pavek), 13:21 (en)
Goalie saves: D: Riley Wittenberg; M: Odin Nelson
Notes: Dickinson qualifies for the state tournament for a third straight year and be a No. 4 seed…Minot’s string of seven straight tournament appearances is snapped…Dickinson led 4-0 after two periods…Dickinson goalie Riley Wittenberg stopped 18 shots in the second period when Minot was at its best…Dickinson’s Joseph Pavek netted a hat trick…Minot won both regular season meetings.
Records: Dickinson, 12-11-0 Overall; 7-7-0 WDA; Minot, 12-11-1 Overall; 10-4-0 WDA
Minot 3, Devils Lake 1 (nc)
Nov. 30, 2017, 7:30 p.m. CT
Burdick Arena, Devils Lake, N.D.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 Total |
| Minot | 0 | 2 | 1 3 |
| Devils Lake | 0 | 0 | 1 1 |
First Period: No scoring
Second Period: 1. M, Jake Viall (Brett Davis), 13:37; 2. M, Davis (Viall, Patrick Heide), 16:26
Third Period: 3. M, Jack Plemel (Nicholas Murphy, Peyton Philion), 10:48; 4. DL, Blair Martinson (Carter Schwab), 16:44
Goalie saves: M: Jordan Love 7-0-10—17; DL: Reegan Reule 15-8-9—32
Notes: Minot has won its last four games in Devils Lake, dating back to 2009-10…Minot’s Brett Davis and Jake Viall each had a goal and an assist...Devils Lake is 1-1 against WDA teams this season.
Records: Minot, 2-1-0 Overall; Devils Lake 1-1-0 Overall; 0-0-0 EDC
Century 5, Minot 1
Jan. 16, 2018, 7:30 p.m. CT
Pepsi Arena, Minot, N.D.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 Total |
| Century | 3 | 1 | 1 5 |
| Minot | 0 | 1 | 0 1 |
First Period: 1. C, Kirklan Irey (Isaiah Thomas), 7:59; 2. C, Nicholas Brown (Irey, Thomas), 10:01; 3. C, Casey Foss (Thomas, Connor Hanson), 14:23
Second Period: 4. C, Paydin Slette (Brown, Irey), 6:00; 5. M, Mason Diehl (Kyler Stenberg, Logan Braaten), 8:18
Third Period: 6. C, Brown (unassisted), 15:53
Goalie saves: C: Cooper Leininger 3-3-18—24; M: Odin Nelson 8-12-14—34
Notes: Century is averaging just over 7 goals a game…The Patriots won both regular season meetings with Minot…Three Century players had multi-point games.
Records: Century, 11-2-0 Overall; 7-0-0 WDA; Minot, 6-7-1 Overall; 5-3-0 WDA
Bismarck High 6, Minot 0
Jan. 18, 2018, 7:30 p.m. CT
Pepsi Arena, Minot, N.D.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 Total |
| Bismarck High | 3 | 2 | 1 6 |
| Minot | 0 | 0 | 0 0 |
First Period: 1. B, Chase Fuhrman (Drew Lenertz), 5:19; 2. B, Dain Sardelli (Grayden Stone), 13:24; 3. B, Dayton Deics (Zac Schmidt), 16:41
Second Period: 4. B, Sardelli (Connor Martire, Lenertz), :40; 5. B, Lenertz (Preston Wachter, Landon Fischer), 2:41
Third Period: 6. B, Braxton Neas (Caleb Petrie), 7:40
Goalie saves: B: Quinn Ackerman, 9-11-3—23; M: Odin Nelson 9-0-x—9; Jordan Love x-6-6—12
Notes: Bismarck High defeated Minot for a third time this season…BHS has shutout its last three opponents and has pitched eight shutouts on the season.
Records: Bismarck High, 11-3-0 Overall; 6-1-0 WDA; Minot, 6-9-1 Overall; 5-4-0 WDA
West Region Semifinal
#2 Bismarck High 4, #3 Minot 1
Feb. 16, 2018, 7:30 p.m. CT
Pepsi Arena, Minot, N.D.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 Total |
| Minot | 0 | 1 | 0 1 |
| Bismarck High | 0 | 1 | 3 4 |
First Period: No scoring
Second Period: 1. B, Drew Lenertz (Kadin Sullivan, Braxton Neas), 3:02; 2. M, Kyler Stenberg (Tatum Hertz), 5:09
Third Period: 4. B, Dain Sardelli (Dayton Deics), 1:20; 5. B, Caleb Petrie (unassisted), 1:58
Goalie saves: M: Odin Nelson, 6-19-15—40; B: Quinn Ackerman 10-5-0—15
Notes: Bismarck High advanced to the W. Regon championship and qualified for the state tournament for a 29th straight year…Bismarck High won its fourth game of the season over Minot…The game was tied 1-1 heading into the third period…The teams combined for 14 penalties (8 on Minot).
Records: Minot, 12-10-1 Overall; 10-4-0 WDA; Bismarck High, 16-6-0 Overall; 10-2-0 WDA
West Region Quarterfinal
#3 Minot 10, #6 Bottineau-Rugby 0
Feb. 15, 2018, 7:30 p.m. CT
Pepsi Arena, Minot, N.D.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 Total |
| Bottineau-Rugby | 0 | 0 | 0 0 |
| Minot | 2 | 4 | 4 10 |
First Period: 1. M, Kyler Stenberg (Jake Viall, Patrick Heide), 2:32; 2. M, Chayse Haberman (Brock Bergrude Mason Diehl), 7:27
Second Period: 3. M, Stenberg (Heide), 4:20; 4. M, Payton Philion (Hunter Cope), 5:11; 6. M, Blake Nelson (Sam Opozda), 9:20; 6. M, Bergrude (Logan Braaten), 12:06
Third Period: 7. M, B. Nelson (Brice Borkhuis), 11:33; 8. M, Opozda (unassisted), 14:05; 9. M, Haberman (Stenberg, Philion), 15:25; 10. M, Brett Davis (Borkhuis), 16:10
Goalie saves: B-R: Tyler Olson, 14-14-x—28; Adam Lorenz, x-x-5; M: Odin Nelson 5-5—10; Kyle Schultz x-x-1—1
Notes: Minot has scored 38 goals in last four games…Minot’s Kyler Stenberg, Chayse Haberman and Blake Nelson each had two goals…Four goalies saw time in the game..Bottineau-Rugby was shutout for a third straight game…Bottineau-Rugby has dropped its last four region quarterfinals.
Records: Bottineau-Rugby, 7-11-2 Overall; 2-8-2 WDA; Minot, 12-9-1 Overall; 10-4-0 WDA
Minot 4, Lake of the Woods, 3 (SOW) (nc)
Dec. 29, 2017, 4:30 p.m. CT
Roseau Memorial Arena, Roseau, MN
| Team | 1 2 | 3 OT SO | Total |
| Minot | 0 1 | 2 0 1 | 4 |
| Lake of Woods | 3 0 | 0 0 0 | 3 |
First Period: 1. LOW, Kade Chapman (Luke Krause), 11:05; 2. LOW, Chapman (Krause, Jackson Arpin), 12:42; 3. LOW, Chapman (Arpin, Krause), 15:14
Second Period: 4. M, Nick Murphy (Patrck Heide, Jake Viall), 6:17
Third Period: 5. M, Murphy (Payton Philion), 6:39; 6. M, Mason Diehl (unassisted), 13:14
Overtime: No scoring
Goalie saves: M: Jordan Love, 23; LOW: Lemuel Carradice, 17
Notes: Minot trailed 3-0 after one period…Minot’s Nick Murphy netted two goals...Minot won the shootout
Records: Minot, 4-5-1 Overall; 3-2-0 WDA
Minot 5, Williston 1
Jan. 6, 2018, 5:30 p.m. CT
Agri-Sports Complex, Williston, N.D.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 Total |
| Minot | 2 | 2 | 1 5 |
| Williston | 1 | 0 | 0 1 |
First Period: 1. M, Patrick Heide (Hunter Cope), 12:19; 2. M, Nick Murphy (Heide), 6:08; 3. W, Braeden Zaste (unassisted), 3:16
Second Period: 4. M, Jake Viall (Murphy, Logan Braaten), 6:27; 5. M, Brett Davis (Kyler Stenberg, Odin Nelson), 6:40
Third Period: 6. M, Tatum Hertz (Mason Diehl), 2:08
Goalie saves: M: Odin Nelson 2-7-6—15; W: Jay Lambert, 13-14-12—39
Notes: The win ended a four-game winless streak for the Magi…Minot goalie Odin Nelson had an assist…The loss snapped Williston’s two-game win streak.
Records: Minot 5-6-1 Overall, 4-2-0 WDA; Williston, 4-7-2 Overall; 0-5-0 WDA
Century 8, Minot 0
Dec. 7, 2017, 3:15 p.m. CT
VFW Sports Center, Bismarck, N.D.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 Total |
| Minot | 0 | 0 | 0 0 |
| Century | 2 | 1 | 5 8 |
First Period: 1. C, Isaiah Thomas (Nicholas Brown), 2:51; 2. C, Brown (Carter Bailey, Kirklan Irey), 9:59
Second Period: 3. C, Drew Stoddart (Gavyn Sailer, Bailey), 13:03
Third Period: 4. C, Irey (Thomas), :52; 5. Bailey (Thomas), 4:51; 6. C, Irey (Bailey), 7:45; 7. C, Grant Skibicki (Damon Dixon), 10:46; 8. C, Stoddart (Caleb Stewart, Colton Schulte), 13:59
Goalie saves: M: Odin Nelson 9-13-7—29; Jordan Love x-x-4—4; C: Matthew Schmidt 4-8-4—16
Notes: Century won its second straight game by shutout…Minot dropped its second game by shutout…Five Century player had two or more points.
Records: Minot, 2-2-0 Overall; 1-1-0 WDA; Century, 4-0-0 Overall; 1-0-0 WDA
Next Game: Home
Feb. 17
West Region State Qualifier
1-6 Loss vs. Dickinson
Overall: 12-11-1 / Conference: 10-4-0 Home: 6-7-0 / Away: 6-3-0 / Neutral: 0-1-1
Minot 6, Mandan 2
Jan. 25, 2018, 7:30 p.m. CT
Starion Sports Complex, Mandan, N.D.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 Total |
| Minot | 3 | 2 | 1 6 |
| Mandan | 1 | 0 | 1 2 |
First Period: 1. MAN, Quinn Halstengard (unassisted), 2:26; 2. MIN, Kyler Stenberg (Jake Viall, Brett Davis), 8:23; 3. MIN, Mason Diehl (Patrick Heide, Viall), 11:20; 4. MIN, Jake Plemel (Chayse Haberman), 15:15
Second Period: 5. MIN, Plemel (Haberman, Hunter Cope), 2:40; 6. MIN, Avery Behm (Blake Nelson), 10:51; 7. MAN, Halstengard (unassisted), 16:32
Third Period: 8. MIN, Davis (Diehl, Plemel), 11:37
Goalie saves: MIN: Kyle Schultz 7-4-x—11; Odin Nelson x-x-3—3; MAN: Aaron Blowers 14-2; Maysion Mattern, x-14-10—24
Notes: Minot won both regular season meetings…Mandan’s Quinn Halstengard scored both Brave goals, including the first of the game…Minot’s Jake Plemel netted two goals.
Records: Minot, 8-9-1 Overall; 7-4-0 WDA; Mandan, 4-11-1 Overall; 1-9-1 WDA