2018-19

Eau Claire, WI North 5, Minot 2 (nc)

Dec. 28, 2017, 4:30 p.m. CT

Roseau Memorial Arena, Roseau, MN

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Roseau, MN 9, Minot 2 (nc)

Dec. 30, 2017, 12 noon CT

Roseau Memorial Arena, Roseau, MN

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

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Minot 5, Jamestown 1

Jan. 12, 2018, 5 p.m. CT

Pepsi Arena, Minot, N.D.

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.

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.

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.

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

Minot 3, Devils Lake 1 (nc)

Nov. 30, 2017, 7:30 p.m. CT

Burdick Arena, Devils Lake, N.D.

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

Bismarck High 6, Minot 0

Jan. 18, 2018,  7:30 p.m. CT

Pepsi Arena, Minot, N.D.

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

Minot 4, Lake of the Woods, 3 (SOW) (nc)

Dec. 29, 2017, 4:30 p.m. CT

Roseau Memorial Arena, Roseau, MN

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.

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.

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.

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

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Fargo Davies 4, Minot 1 (nc)

Jan. 13, 2018, 2 p.m. CT

Pepsi Arena, Minot, N.D.

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

2017-18 Season

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Bismarck High 5, Minot 3

Dec. 12, 2017, 7:15 p.m. CT

Capital Ice Center, Bismarck, N.D.

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.

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

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Co-Head Coaches: Jason Bennett and John Grubb

Assistant Coaches: Jersey Kelley,
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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)

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West Region State Qualifier

#4 Dickinson 6,  #3 Minot 1

Feb. 17, 2018, 1:30 p.m. CT

Pepsi Arena, Minot, N.D.

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

Century 5, Minot 1

Jan. 16, 2018, 7:30 p.m. CT

Pepsi Arena, Minot, N.D.

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

West Region Semifinal

#2 Bismarck High 4,  #3 Minot 1

Feb. 16, 2018, 7:30 p.m. CT

Pepsi Arena, Minot, N.D.

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.

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