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Charlie Goergen, a cancer survivor and hockey player from Robbinsdale Armstrong/Cooper’s varsity boys team, was selected for the traditional “Let’s Plan Hockey!” announcement prior to the Wild game. The Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Night is a joint initiative of the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association powered by the V Foundation for Cancer Research.

Even though he only had a couple of lines to remember for the call, Goergen said it was nerve-wracking but also fun.

“I was super excited and super honored,” Goergen said. “Because saying ‘Let’s Play Hockey,’ I think it’s a big deal. I think it’s very fun.”

Goergen was one of three cancer survivors the Wild featured throughout the evening. Fourteen-year-old Aspen Heisler, a sled hockey player, brought the Wild flag to center ice before player introductions as the game’s honorary flag bearer. Another sled hockey player, and recipient of the 2023 USA Hockey Disabled Athlete of the Year award, Alex Gullingsrud, was featured on the videoboard during the first intermission.

Lavender is part of the theme for the annual Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Night at Xcel Energy Center in a game between the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild. (MHM Photo / Heather Rule)

Back in January, Goergen found a lump on his neck and went to a couple of doctors to get it checked out. Eventually, he went to a cancer research facility and was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

This was about halfway through his junior hockey season with Armstrong /Cooper.

“So, I was going through chemo(therapy) as I was playing hockey still,” Goergen said. “And luckily, I only missed a few games and some practices. It didn’t take that much of a dent out of my season.”

Chemo every other Friday kept him out for four or five days afterward where he “couldn’t really do anything” and just stayed home with “really low” energy levels.

Looking at his stats, you wouldn’t know Goergen had anything altering his season, even if he wasn’t 100% on the ice. He finished third on his team in points (35) and second in assists (21). He said he was just glad to be able to finish out the season.

Goergen obviously had the support of his family during his cancer battle last winter. He also had his hockey community behind him. Not just his Armstrong /Cooper teammates but the whole organization starting at the youth levels.

“They got No. 10 stickers on their helmets because that’s my number,” Goergen said. “It was really cool to see the support that I was surrounded with throughout that time.”

Knowing that he had so many people supporting him helped; he wasn’t just playing for him but for all of his supporters who wanted to see him succeed, Goergen said.

“It was obviously a really hard time,” Goergen said. “But I battled through it with the support of my teammates, coaches, family and everything.”

By April, his body had beaten the cancer. He received the good news in May and has been in remission ever since. He recently had his six-month check-up scan and will meet with doctors soon to go over the results.

In the meantime, Goergen is preparing for his senior hockey season with Armstrong /Cooper. Captain’s practices started in October and finished up just before the Hockey Fights Cancer night, with team tryouts this week. Only a couple of days before Goergen said “Let’s Play Hockey!” at Xcel Energy Center, he was named one of Armstrong /Cooper’s captains this season.

Goergen has played hockey his whole life, starting after he’d watched his two older brothers play. Naturally, he’s a Wild fan, too. He knew about the NHL’s Hockey Fights Cancer initiative before, but he didn’t know many people affected by cancer.

“So, it was never a main focal point of my life… I never understood it fully,” said Goergen, who watched Sunday’s Wild game from a suite with his parents and six older siblings, and a couple of their significant others. “But once I got diagnosed, I realized this is a really important night for a lot of people.

“I think it’s just a great thing that they’re doing.”

He said he wants to have as much fun as possible during his senior season of hockey and see how far his team can go, hopefully improving along the way. They finished 10-14-2 last season, losing in the section quarterfinals to powerhouse Edina. After high school, Goergen would love to play junior hockey, hoping to reach the North American Hockey League.

Like every high school hockey player, he’d also love to be on the ice at the X in a few months. To play in the state tournament.

“If you get to the X, you know you’ve succeeded,” Goergen said.

He’s already succeeded in fighting cancer.

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Open division: Greenway 6, Minneapolis 3.

Grant Troumbly scored a hat trick to lead Greenway, of Coleraine, Minn., to the Schwan Cup open division championship. Troumbly opened the scoring at 4:42 of the second period. Dylan Sundquist added a second goal just 13 seconds later, and the Raiders jumped to a 2-0 lead.

Minneapolis tied the game 2-2 later in the second period on goals by Max Kjome and Jake Erickson, before Troumbly’s second goal of the game put Greenway back on top 3-2 at the second intermission.

In the final period, Bay Zuehlke put the Raiders ahead by two goals again, and they never let Minneapolis closer than a single goal. A late Taylor Lantz goal and a Troumbly empty netter with just one second remaining gave Greenway its final 6-3 win.

Bronze division: Anoka 7, Bloomington Kennedy 2.

Anoka spread their seven goals around to seven different players as the Tornadoes dominated Bloomington Kennedy 7-2 to win the bronze division championship.

Jared Wilber put Anoka on top at 1:21 of the first period. Grant Johnson netted the equalizer for Kennedy four minutes later. But then Anoka pulled away, with goals coming from Carter Perry, Michael Talbot, Hunter Wanous, IsaacJohnson, Reese Grailer and Taylor O’Neill.

Anoka outshot Kennedy 48-26.

Silver division: Rosemount 3, Mahtomedi 2 (overtime).

Grant Horsager scored on a solo goal rush 1:01 into the overtime period to give Rosemount a 3-2 victory in the silver division championship game.

In an evenly played, tight game, it was fitting the game went to overtime. Shots were nearly equal, 26-25 in favor of Rosemount, as were quality offensive chances.

Luke Posner scored both Mahtomedi goals, both in the second period. Peyton Norder scored in the first period for Rosemount for an early lead. Then after falling behind in the second period, Brendan Olson scored the Irish’s tying goal at 4:22. Regulation ended at 2-2, before Horsager’s extra-time winner.

Gold division: Eden Prairie 4, Minnetonka 3.

Casey Mittelstadt scored twice with Cole Lawrence and Michael Graham added goals as Eden Prairie raced to a 4-1 lead at the 3:44 mark of the third period. Then Minnetonka stepped up the pace and staged a furious comeback.

Brendan Ryan scored twice. His first goal narrowed the gap to two goals at 5:58 of the period, followed by another goal at 10:15 to cut the lead to one. But that was a close as they would get.

Eden Prairie won their first Schwan Cup championship.

BOYS’ GOLD DIVISION BOX SCORES

Centennial               1   0   0   —   1  

Burnsville               2   2   1   —   5  

FIRST PERIOD — Scoring: Burnsville – Otto (powerplay) (Sawchuk, Drobnick)

6:55. Burnsville – Smith (Killmer)  8:23. Centennial – Jennrich (powerplay)

(Frakie, Brickner)  16:02.

SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: Burnsville – Borchardt (Thomas)  8:25. Burnsville –

Ahcan (powerplay) (Smith)  16:58.

THIRD PERIOD — Scoring: Burnsville – Borchardt (shorthanded) (Kirschbaum)

8:14.

Shots on goal:

Centennial               —   28

Burnsville               —   20

GOALIES

CENTENNIAL            MIN     S    SV

Travis Allen         51:00   20   15

BURNSVILLE            MIN     S    SV

Nick Lee             51:00   28   27

St Thomas Academy        0   1   0   1   —   2  

Wayzata                  1   0   0   0   —   1  

FIRST PERIOD — Scoring: Wayzata – Schmidt (Senden, Greeninger)  11:24.

SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: St Thomas Academy – Stucker (powerplay) (Christy,

Jerry)  3:23.

THIRD PERIOD – No scoring.

OVERTIME — Scoring: St Thomas Academy – Foley (penalty shot) 8:00.

Shots on goal:

St Thomas Academy        —   31

Wayzata                  —   34

GOALIES

ST THOMAS ACADEMY            MIN     S    SV

Vinny Capezza        59:00   34   33

WAYZATA            MIN     S    SV

Reid Waszczenko      59:00   31   29

Edina                    2   2   1   —   5  

Hill-Murray              3   0   1   —   4  

FIRST PERIOD — Scoring: Hill-Murray – Reifenberger (Mills, Peterson)  0:19.

Edina – Copeland (powerplay) (Walker, Scheerer)  6:45. Edina – Copeland (Walker, Phillips)  9:00. Hill-Murray – Mills (Reifenberger, Bremer)  10:28. Hill-Murray – Ranallo (shorthanded) (Begley)  11:51.

SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: Edina – Mickelson (Tucker, Tabor)  10:03. Edina –

Scheerer (Phillips, Copeland)  16:39.

THIRD PERIOD — Scoring: Hill-Murray – Petronack (powerplay) (Yeo, Helgeson)

13:43. Edina – Scheerer (powerplay) (Dornbach, Phillips)  14:35.

Shots on goal:

Edina                    —   39

Hill-Murray              —   24

GOALIES

EDINA            MIN     S    SV

Josh Solomon         51:00   24   20

HILL-MURRAY            MIN     S    SV

Jake Begley          51:00   39   34

Minnetonka               0   1   2   —   3  

Eden Prairie             1   2   1   —   4  

FIRST PERIOD — Scoring: Eden Prairie – Lawrence (Johannes)  4:24.

SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: Eden Prairie – Mittlelstadt 0:54. Minnetonka – Kuzma(Picciano, Bowman)  4:05. Eden Prairie – Graham (powerplay) (Leivermann,

Sullivan)  10:52.

THIRD PERIOD — Scoring: Eden Prairie – Mittlelstadt (powerplay) (Lawrence,

Graham)  3:44. Minnetonka – Ryan (powerplay) (Cavanaugh, Bertogliat)  5:58.

Minnetonka – Ryan (shorthanded) 10:15.

Shots on goal:

Minnetonka               —   28

Eden Prairie             —   19

GOALIES

MINNETONKA            MIN     S    SV

Thomas Hanson        49:35   19   15

EDEN PRAIRIE            MIN     S    SV

Nick Wiencek         50:50   28   25

BOYS’ SILVER DIVISION BOX SCORES

Mounds View              0   0   0   0   —   0  

Buffalo                  0   0   0   0   —   0

FIRST PERIOD – No scoring.

SECOND PERIOD – No scoring.

THIRD PERIOD – No scoring.

OVERTIME – No scoring.

SHOOTOUT – Buffalo won shootout.

Shots on goal:

Mounds View              —   35

Buffalo                  —   28

GOALIES

MOUNDS VIEW            MIN     S    SV

Nate Severtson       59:00   28   28

BUFFALO            MIN     S    SV

Taylor Strenge       59:00   35   35

Eastview                 0   1   0   —   1  

Lakeville South          0   1   3   —   4  

FIRST PERIOD – No scoring.

SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: Eastview – Anders (powerplay) (Hodgen)  4:01.

Lakeville South – Olsen (powerplay) (Checco, Novak)  10:32.

THIRD PERIOD — Scoring: Lakeville South – Ess (Rasinski)  1:47. Lakeville South – Golant (emptynet) (Malinski)  15:31. Lakeville South – Novak (powerplay)(Checco)  16:36.

Shots on goal:

Eastview                 —   25

Lakeville South          —   24

GOALIES

EASTVIEW            MIN     S    SV

Zach Herro           49:32   22   20

LAKEVILLE SOUTH            MIN     S    SV

Isaiah DiLaura       51:00   25   24

Mahtomedi                0   2   0   0   —   2  

Rosemount                1   1   0   1   —   3  

FIRST PERIOD — Scoring: Rosemount – Norder (Weiand, Jagoe)  7:29.

SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: Mahtomedi – Posner (Anderson, Jensen)  0:57. Rosemount – Olson (Hart)  4:22. Mahtomedi – Posner (powerplay) (Anderson, Schwartz)  4:37.

THIRD PERIOD – No scoring.

OVERTIME — Scoring: Rosemount – Horsager (Jagoe)  1:01.

Shots on goal:

Mahtomedi                —   25

Rosemount                —   26

GOALIES

MAHTOMEDI            MIN     S    SV

Will Swanson         52:01   26   23

ROSEMOUNT            MIN     S    SV

Nick Hart            52:01   25   23

St Michael-Albertville   2   2   2   —   6  

Breck                    1   0   0   —   1  

FIRST PERIOD — Scoring: St Michael-Albertville – Bourgerie (Spetz)  1:49. St

Michael-Albertville – Bourgerie (Wooters)  4:32. Breck – Weigel (powerplay)

(Scott, Ellingson)  6:08.

SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: St Michael-Albertville – Bjorlin (Wilcox,

Fuerstenberg)  8:30. St Michael-Albertville – Wooters (Bourgerie)  12:07.

THIRD PERIOD — Scoring: St Michael-Albertville – Bourgerie 14:25. St Michael-Albertville – Bjorlin (Wilcox, Fuerstenberg)  14:58.

Shots on goal:

St Michael-Albertville   —   23

Breck                    —   42

GOALIES

STMA            MIN     S    SV

Kyle Hayden          51:00   42   41

BRECK            MIN     S    SV

Linden Olness        34:00   13   9

Blaine Madson        17:00   10   8

BOYS’ BRONZE DIVISION BOX SCORES

Bloomington Kennedy      1   1   0   —   2  

Anoka                    3   2   2   —   7   

FIRST PERIOD — Scoring: Anoka – Wilber (Hans)  1:31. Bloomington Kennedy –

Johnson (Choudek, Vodovnik)  5:14. Anoka – Perry (ONeill, Talbot)  9:32. Anoka – Talbot 11:03.

SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: Bloomington Kennedy – Williams (powerplay) (Vodovnik) 0:39. Anoka – Wanous (Mirovsky, Sutterer)  5:48. Anoka – Johnson (powerplay)(Neumann, Talbot)  6:11.

THIRD PERIOD — Scoring: Anoka – Grailer (powerplay) (Johnson, Talbot)  6:11.

Anoka – ONeill (Hans, Talbot)  9:01.

Shots on goal:

Bloomington Kennedy      —   26

Anoka                    —   48

GOALIES

BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY   MIN     S    SV

Jimmy Mrozek         23:11   33   28

Ben Obermeyer        27:49   15   13

ANOKA            MIN     S    SV

Brendan Corbin       28:05   12   10

Spencer Olson        22:55   14   14

Hopkins                  0   0   3   —   3  

St Francis               0   1   0   —   1  

FIRST PERIOD – No scoring.

SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: St Francis – Ringhofer (powerplay) (Carroll,

Schuhmacher)  5:01.

THIRD PERIOD — Scoring: Hopkins – Martin (Bolstad)  1:17. Hopkins – Sweeney

(Nelsen)  7:08. Hopkins – Martin (shorthanded) (emptynet) 16:22.

Shots on goal:

Hopkins                  —   34

St Francis               —   21

GOALIES

HOPKINS            MIN     S    SV

Connor Quinn         51:00   21   20

1. FRANCIS            MIN     S    SV

Trent Lobeck         50:23   33   31

East Ridge               0   0   2   —   2  

Blake                    0   1   0   —   1  

FIRST PERIOD – No scoring.

SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: Blake – Chute (Saunders, Dietrich)  4:27.

THIRD PERIOD — Scoring: East Ridge – VanDenEide (powerplay) (Walter, Hammer)

7:36. East Ridge – Hammer (Kleinschmidt, Mader)  13:52.

Shots on goal:

East Ridge               —   27

Blake                    —   29

GOALIES

EAST RIDGE            MIN     S    SV

Nick Sterns          51:00   29   28

BLAKE            MIN     S    SV

Andrew Dietrich      50:10   27   25

Rogers                   1   1   1   —   3  

Orono                    1   0   3   —   4  

FIRST PERIOD — Scoring: Orono – Mc Cuskey (Pelto, Walker)  12:40. Rogers –

Fischer (powerplay) (Schoepke)  16:59.

SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: Rogers – Billing (powerplay) (Fischer)  10:01.

THIRD PERIOD — Scoring: Orono – Mc Cuskey (Anderson)  4:27. Orono – Renard

(Luedtke, Limesand)  8:38. Rogers – Libke (powerplay) (Larsen, Voeller)  11:20. Orono – Mc Cuskey (Pelto, Anderson)  14:10.

Shots on goal:

Rogers                   —   13

Orono                    —   31

GOALIES

ROGERS            MIN     S    SV

Jonny Preusse        50:30   31   27

ORONO            MIN     S    SV

John Bernhagen       51:00   13   10

BOYS’ OPEN DIVISION BOX SCORES

Minneapolis              0   2   1   —   3  

Greenway                 0   3   3   —   6

FIRST PERIOD – No scoring.

SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: Greenway – Troumbly (Sundquist, Lantz)  4:42. Greenway – Sundquist 4:55. Minneapolis – Kjome (powerplay) (Fulco, Peterson)  8:26. Minneapolis – Erickson (Lieb, Taleen)  12:19. Greenway – Troumbly (shorthanded)(Sundquist, Lantz)  14:08.

THIRD PERIOD — Scoring: Greenway – Zuehlke (Clancey)  5:28. Minneapolis – Neal(Schwiegert)  13:56. Greenway – Lantz (Sundquist, Zuehlke)  14:25. Greenway – Troumbly (emptynet) (Lantz)  16:59.

Shots on goal:

Minneapolis              —   25

Greenway                 —   36

GOALIES

MINNEAPOLIS            MIN     S    SV

Ryan Martin          49:37   35   30

GREENWAY            MIN     S    SV

Sam LaDoux           51:00   25   22

Chisago Lakes            1   2   1   —   4  

Minnehaha Academy        1   1   1   —   3  

FIRST PERIOD — Scoring: Minnehaha Academy – Lundquist (Evenson, Bartelings)

4:22. Chisago Lakes – Lushanko 12:07.

SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: Minnehaha Academy – Knutson (powerplay) (Lundquist,

Bartelings)  0:42. Chisago Lakes – Haskins (powerplay) (Lushanko, Bartz)  8:15. Chisago Lakes – Haskins (Hoheisel, Boudreau)  15:25.

THIRD PERIOD — Scoring: Chisago Lakes – Haskins (Lushanko)  5:13. Minnehaha

Academy – Knutson (powerplay) (Evenson, Lundquist)  6:37.

Shots on goal:

Chisago Lakes            —   35

Minnehaha Academy        —   30

GOALIES

CHISAGO LAKES            MIN     S    SV

Bryce Thompson       51:00   30   27

MINNEHAHA ACADEMY      MIN     S    SV

Austin Butterfield   51:00   35   31

Marshall                 0   1   1   —   2  

Spring Lake Park         1   5   2   —   8  

FIRST PERIOD — Scoring: Spring Lake Park – Bahmeier (powerplay) (Bentfield,

Gagnon)  11:06.

SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: Spring Lake Park – Kelly (Benson, McMahon)  1:28.

Spring Lake Park – Turnquist (Benson)  5:17. Spring Lake Park – Gagnon

(Bahmeier, Bentfield)  5:22. Spring Lake Park – Bahmeier (Gagnon, Bentfield)

6:07. Spring Lake Park – Gagnon (Benson)  8:56. Marshall – Criquet Danielson

(Boerboom, Tomasek)  15:39.

THIRD PERIOD — Scoring: Spring Lake Park – Bahmeier (powerplay) (Gagnon,

Bentfield)  6:23. Spring Lake Park – Turnquist (Bahmeier, Thompson)  7:27.

Marshall – Penske 16:33.

Shots on goal:

Marshall                 —   18

Spring Lake Park         —   56

GOALIES

MARSHALL            MIN     S    SV

Trey Nelson          51:00   56   48

SPRING LAKE PARK            MIN     S    SV

Grant Thompson       51:00   18   16

Simley                   0   2   1   —   3  

Princeton                3   1   3   —   7  

FIRST PERIOD — Scoring: Princeton – Abrahamson (Schroeder)  11:57. Princeton – Carlson (McAlpine)  12:11. Princeton – McAlpine (shorthanded) (Carlson)  14:40.

SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: Simley – Schultz (Schwark)  4:16. Princeton – Peteson (Heinemann)  5:54. Simley – Watson (powerplay) (Prifrel, Sherry)  12:55.

THIRD PERIOD — Scoring: Simley – Gorman (powerplay) (Smith, Sherry)  0:46.

Princeton – Abrahamson (Carlson, Carlson)  6:44. Princeton – McAlpine

(powerplay) (Abrahamson, Carlson)  9:50. Princeton – Carlson 11:40.

Shots on goal:

Simley                   —   15

Princeton                —   49

GOALIES

SIMLEY            MIN     S    SV

Bradley Brown        51:00   49   42

PRINCETON            MIN     S    SV

Owen Othoudt         51:00   15   12

GIRLS’ BLUE DIVISION BOX SCORES

Lakeville North          3   1   1   0   —   5  

Centennial Girls         0   4   1   0   —   5  

FIRST PERIOD — Scoring: Lakeville North – Flaherty (powerplay) (Winiecki, Oie) 7:50. Lakeville North – Olson (Neameyer, Freese)  10:42. Lakeville North – Nelson (Manes, Flaherty)  12:00.

SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: Centennial – LeClaire (powerplay) (Almich, Berg) 2:18. Centennial – Hughes (Linser)  2:47. Centennial – Linser(powerplay) (Riley, Hughes)  9:15. Lakeville North – Winiecki (powerplay)(Neameyer, Olson)  12:26. Centennial – Hughes (Linser)  16:57.

THIRD PERIOD — Scoring: Centennial – Pitlick 6:16. Lakeville North –

Olson (Nelson, Flaherty)  8:55.

OVERTIME – No scoring.

Shots on goal:

Lakeville North          —   32

Centennial        —   22

GOALIES

LAKEVILLE NORTH            MIN     S    SV

Kallie Schneider     59:00   22   17

CENTENNIAL             MIN     S    SV

Anne Juergens        59:00   32   27

Holy Family/Waconia      1   2   0   —   3  

Buffalo                    0   2   0   —   2  

FIRST PERIOD — Scoring: Holy Family/Waconia – Menzuber (Russo)  5:18.

SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: Holy Family/Waconia – Rothstein 1:42. Holy

Family/Waconia – McEnelly (Menzuber, Marrs)  4:21. Buffalo – Halluska

(shorthanded) 13:48. Buffalo – Rudiger (Thompson, Halluska)  15:30.

THIRD PERIOD – No scoring.

Shots on goal:

Holy Family/Waconia      —   16

Buffalo Girls            —   36

GOALIES

HOLY FAMILY/WACONIA        MIN     S    SV

Lexi Hartmann        51:00   36   34

BUFFALO            MIN     S    SV

Karly Schmidt        51:00   16   13

Eastview           0   0   0   —   0  

East Ridge         1   1   1   —   3  

FIRST PERIOD — Scoring: East Ridge – Heiting (Roeser  C)  1:52.

SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: East Ridge – Roeser  C (Wallace)  16:13.

THIRD PERIOD — Scoring: East Ridge – Hafiz (emptynet) (Heiting)  16:11.

Shots on goal:

Eastview           —   20

East Ridge         —   20

GOALIES

EASTVIEW            MIN     S    SV

Emma Tschida         51:00   19   17

EAST RIDGE            MIN     S    SV

Chloe Heiting        51:00   20   20

GIRLS’ RED DIVISION BOX SCORES

Marshall          0   0   1   —   1  

Owatonna          2   0   3   —   5  

FIRST PERIOD — Scoring: Owatonna – VonRuden (Davison, Bogen)  7:47. Owatonna – VanReeth (VonRuden)  11:56.

SECOND PERIOD – No scoring.

THIRD PERIOD — Scoring: Owatonna – VonRuden (Schmidt)  9:01. Marshall – Radke (VanKeulen, Bladholm)  11:09. Owatonna – VonRuden 12:09. Owatonna –

VonRuden (shorthanded) (Achterkirch, Schmidt)  16:06.

Shots on goal:

Marshall           —   9

Owatonna           —   35

GOALIES

MARSHALL            MIN     S    SV

Morgan Morrill       51:00   35   30

OWATONNA            MIN     S    SV

Asia Buryska         51:00   9    8

St. Francis/North Branch      0   1   3   —   4  

Moose Lake Area                   0   2   1   —   3  

FIRST PERIOD – No scoring

SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: St. Francis/North Branch – White (Wagner)  1:55. Moose Lake Area – Bird (Bird)  9:06. Moose Lake Area – Bird (shorthanded) 13:26.

THIRD PERIOD — Scoring: St. Francis/North Branch – Wagner (Arzdorf, Green)  1:42. St. Francis/North Branch – Anderson (Douville, Zebro)  1:58. Moose Lake Area – Bird 15:09. St. Francis/North Branch – Forliti 16:46.

Shots on goal:

St. Francis/North Branch      —   16

Moose Lake Area               —   19

GOALIES

ST FRANCIS/NORTH BRANCH   MIN     S    SV

Rachel Miller            51:00   19   16

MOOSE LAKE AREA            MIN     S    SV

Maddy Gamst             51:00   16   12

Cap City                 1   1   0   —   2  

Luverne                  2   4   0   —   6  

FIRST PERIOD — Scoring: Luverne – Dingmann (Sterrett, Henrichs)  2:43. Luverne – Sterrett (Serie)  8:28. Cap City – Ward (Johnson, Thousand)  9:03.

SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: Luverne – Sterrett (shorthanded) 2:25. Luverne –

Dingmann (shorthanded) (Sterrett)  4:01. Luverne – Henrichs (Sterrett)  12:25. Cap City – Johnson (powerplay) (Ward)  14:11. Luverne – Aukes (Crabtree, Dinger) 15:30.

THIRD PERIOD – No scoring.

Shots on goal:

Cap City                 —   20

Luverne                  —   23

GOALIES

CAP CITY            MIN     S    SV

Megan Schufreider    51:00   23   17

LUVERNE            MIN     S    SV

Kennedy Gonnerman    51:00   20   18

Duluth Marshall          1   0   1   —   2  

Fort Frances ONT         0   4   1   —   5  

FIRST PERIOD — Scoring: Duluth Marshall – Alworth (Fjeran)  1:43.

SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: Fort Frances ONT – MacKintosh 4:23. Fort Frances ONT – Hayes (Clendenning)  4:36. Fort Frances ONT – MacKintosh (Carradice)  8:03. Fort Frances ONT – Hayes 16:52.

THIRD PERIOD — Scoring: Duluth Marshall – Boettcher (Lemker)  3:59. Fort

Frances ONT – Croswell (Cates, Hamilton)  8:31.

Shots on goal:

Duluth Marshall          —   21

Fort Frances ONT         —   18

GOALIES

DULUTH MARSHALL            MIN     S    SV

Carissa Mudrak       51:00   18   13

FORT FRANCES            MIN     S    SV

Sydney Beck          51:00   21   19

GIRLS’ WHITE DIVISION BOX SCORES

Arrowhead                2   0   1   —   3  

Fairmont                 2   0   2   —   4  

FIRST PERIOD — Scoring: Arrowhead – Bejna 3:16. Fairmont – Lemon (Arens)  5:22. Arrowhead – Hobbs (England, Noles)  9:20. Fairmont – Nuss (Lemon, Lytle)  13:10.

SECOND PERIOD – No scoring.

THIRD PERIOD — Scoring: Arrowhead – Hobbs 0:40. Fairmont – Lemon (Nuss)  11:56. Fairmont – Nuss (Arens, Cone)  12:40.

Shots on goal:

Arrowhead                —   26

Fairmont                 —   29

GOALIES

ARROWHEAD            MIN     S    SV

Abbey Weisrock       51:00   29   25

FAIRMONT            MIN     S    SV

Emily O’Connor        51:00   26   23

Eveleth-Gilbert          1   2   3   —   6  

Prairie Centre           1   2   0   —   3  

FIRST PERIOD — Scoring: Eveleth-Gilbert – Schneider (Scherf)  8:19. Prairie

Centre – Olson (Christianson, Hopp)  15:26.

SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: Eveleth-Gilbert – Williams (powerplay) 3:33. Prairie Centre – Christianson 10:42. Eveleth-Gilbert – Williams (powerplay) (Seitz, Hilfers)  12:04. Prairie Centre – Christianson (powerplay) (Olson, Olson)

15:55.

THIRD PERIOD — Scoring: Eveleth-Gilbert – Williams (Hilfers)  5:24. Eveleth-Gilbert – Seitz (Ceglar)  7:07. Eveleth-Gilbert – Ceglar (Hilfers)  14:01.

Shots on goal:

Eveleth Gilbert          —   19

Prairie Centre           —   24

GOALIES

EVELETH-GILBERT            MIN     S    SV

Morgan Hirsch        51:00   24   21

PRAIRIE CENTRE            MIN     S    SV

Angela Hanson        51:00   19   13

Rochester Mayo           0   1   3   —   4  

Northern Lakes           0   0   0   —   0  

FIRST PERIOD – No scoring.

SECOND PERIOD — Scoring: Rochester Mayo – Adair 9:22.

THIRD PERIOD — Scoring: Rochester Mayo – Grethen (powerplay) (Hammes)  1:57. Rochester Mayo – Fjeslsted (Haskins, Sawyer)  4:53. Rochester Mayo – Adair 6:27.

Shots on goal:

Rochester Mayo           —   23

Northern Lakes           —   10

GOALIES

ROCHESTER MAYO            MIN     S    SV

Sophie Butterfass    51:00   10   10

NORTHERN LAKES            MIN     S    SV

Alexa Holm           51:00   23   19

Boys’ Gold High School Division

Monday, December 28 (Quarterfinals):

Game 1: Hill-Murray 7, Wayzata 1.

Game 2: Eden Prairie 2, Burnsville 0.

Game 3: Minnetonka 3, Centennial 2.

Game 4: Edina 1, St. Thomas Academy 1. (Edina won overtime shootout to advance to semifinals.)

Tuesday, December 29:

Game 5 (consolation): Wayzata 5, Burnsville 2.

Game 6 (consolation): St. Thomas Academy 4, Centennial 2.

Game 7 (Semi-final #1): Eden Prairie 4, Hill-Murray 2.

Game 8 (Semi-final #2): Minnetonka 3, Edina 2.

Wednesday, December 30:

Game 9 (consolation): Burnsville 5, CentenniaL 1.

Game 10 (consolation championship): St. Thomas Academy 2, Wayzata 1 (overtime).

Game 11 (third place): Edina 5, Hill-Murray 4.

Game 12 (championship): Eden Prairie 4, Minnetonka 3.

Boys’ Silver High School Division

Monday, December 28 (Quarterfinals):

Game 1: Breck 7, Buffalo 1.

Game 2: Rosemount 4, Lakeville South 3.

Game 3: Mahtomedi 8, Eastview 3.

Game 4: St. Michael-Albertville 7, Mounds View 5.

Tuesday, December 29:                                                                     

Game 5 (consolation): Lakeville South 5, Buffalo 4.

Game 6 (consolation): Eastview 7, Mounds View 2.

Game 7 (Semi-final #1): Rosemount 3, Breck 2.

Game 8 (Semi-final #2): Mahtomedi 6, St. Michael-Albertville 4.

Wednesday, December 30:

Game 9 (consolation): Buffalo 0, Mounds View 0 (Overtime; Buffalo won shootout.)

Game 10 (consolation championship): Lakeville South 4, Eastview 1.

Game 11 (third place): St. Michael-Albertville 6, Breck 1.

Game 12 (championship): Rosemount 3, Mahtomedi 2 (overtime).

Boys’ Bronze High School Division

Monday, December 28 (Quarterfinals):

Game 1: Orono 5, St. Francis 1.

Game 2: Anoka 5, Blake 1.

Game 3: Bloomington Kennedy 5, East Ridge 2.

Game 4: Rogers 4, Hopkins 3 (overtime),

Tuesday, December 29:

Game 5 (consolation): Blake 6, St, Francis 0.

Game 6 (consolation): East Ridge 3, Hopkins 2 (overtime).

Game 7 (Semi-final #1): Anoka 5, Orono 2.

Game 8 (Semi-final #2): Bloomington Kennedy 5, Rogers 2.

Wednesday, December 30:

Game 9 (consolation): Hopkins 3, St. Francis 1.

Game 10 (consolation championship): East Ridge 2, Blake 1.

Game 11 (third place): Orono 4, Rogers 3.

Game 12 (championship): Anoka 7, Bloomington Kennedy 2.

Boys’ Open High School Division

Monday, December 28 (Quarterfinals):

Game 1: Princeton 2, Minnehaha Academy 1.

Game 2: Greenway 7, Spring Lake Park 2.

Game 3: Minneapolis 4, Chisago Lakes 1.

Game 4: Simley 4, Marshall 2.

Tuesday, December 29:

Game 5 (consolation): Spring Lake Park 1, Minnehaha Academy 0.

Game 6 (consolation): Marshall 4, Chisago Lakes 3 (overtime).

Game 7 (Semi-final #1): Greenway 2, Princeton 1.

Game 8 (Semi-final #2): Minneapolis 5, Simley 1.

Wednesday, December 30:

Game 9 (consolation): Chisago Lakes 4, Minnehaha Academy 3.

Game 10 (consolation championship): Spring Lake Park 8, Marshall 2.

Game 11 (third place): Princeton 7, Simley 3.

Game 12 (championship): Greenway 6, Minneapolis 3.

Girls’ Blue High School Division

Tuesday, December 29, 2015:

Game 1: Lakeville North 6, East Ridge 2.

Game 2: Centennial 4, Buffalo 1.

Game 3: Eastview 2, Holy Family/Waconia 2 (overtime).

Wednesday, December 30, 2015:

Game 4: Centennial 5, Lakeville North 5 (overtime).

Game 5: East Ridge 3, Eastview 0.

Game 6: Holy Family/Waconia 3, Buffalo 2.

Thursday December 31, 2015:

Game 7: Eastview vs. Buffalo, 2:30 p.m., Schwan Super Rink #3.

Game 8: Lakeville North vs. East Ridge, 3:30 p.m., Ridder Arena.*

Game 9: Centennial vs. Holy Family/Waconia, 6 p.m., Ridder Arena.*

Girls’ Red High School Division

Tuesday, December 29, 2015:

Game 1: Moose Lake Area 3, Owatonna 1.

Game 2: St. Francis/North Branch 7, Marshall 0.

Game 3: Fort Frances, Ontario 5, Luverne 1.

Game 4: Duluth Marshall 2, Cap City Cougars, Madison, Wis. 0.

Wednesday, December 30, 2015:

Game 5 (consolation): Owatonna 5, Marshall 1.

Game 6 (consolation): Luverne 6, Cap City Cougars, Madison, Wis. 2.

Game 7 (Semi-final #1): St. Francis/North Branch 4, Moose Lake Area 3.

Game 8 (Semi-final #2): Fort Frances, Ontario 5, Duluth Marshall 2.

Thursday December 31, 2015:

Game 9 (consolation): Marshall vs. Cap City Cougars, Madison, Wis., 12 noon, Schwan Super Rink #3.

Game 10 (consolation championship): Owatonna vs. Luverne, 12:30 p.m., Schwan Super Rink #4.

Game 11 (third place): Moose Lake Area vs. Duluth Marshall, 3 p.m., Schwan Super Rink #4.

Game 12 (championship): St. Francis/North Branch vs. Fort Frances, Ontario, 1:30 p.m., Ridder Arena.*

Girls’ White High School Division

Tuesday, December 29, 2015:

Game 1: Prairie Centre, Long Prairie, Minn. 5, Rochester Mayo 1.

Game 2: Fairmont 7, Northern Lakes, Breezy Point, Minn. 4.

Game 3: Eveleth-Gilbert 5, Arrowhead, Hartland Wis., 3.

Wednesday, December 30, 2015:

Game 4: Fairmont 4, Arrowhead, Wis. 3.

Game 5: Eveleth-Gilbert 6, Prairie Centre 3.

Game 6: Rochester Mayo 4, Northern Lakes 0.

Thursday, December 31, 2015:

Game 7: Arrowhead, Wis. vs. Northern Lakes,12 noon, Schwan Super Rink #1.

Game 8: Prairie Center vs. Rochester Mayo, 2:30 p.m., Schwan Super Rink #1.

Game 9: Eveleth-Gilbert vs. Fairmont, 11 a.m., Ridder Arena.

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Jack Norqual makes California dream come true

Santa Barbara, California is a community of about 150,000 residents situated on the Pacific coast about 100 miles northwest of Los Angeles. While fairly upscale with much to offer its population, one group in particular was conspicuously left out OF the cold: Hockey players and figure skaters.

With all its amenities, the city had no skating rink. Those who wanted to play hockey or figure skate had to drive up to 50 miles in each direction to get to the closest rink.

While a local developer initially set aside (and later donated) land in 1997 earmarked for a skating rink in the adjacent city of Goleta, it was based on the premise that it could be built by an independent organization.

For several years, a local group tried to figure out how they could finance building an ice rink on this land.  They had little or no success and faced the real possibility that the land would eventually be unavailable as a donation if something was not done soon.

Gretchen and Jack Norqual

Enter Jack and Gretchen Norqual, the generous Minnesota couple who had been wintering in the Santa Barbara area since 2004.

Jack, always looking for ice himself, saw a need and an opportunity to help create something very special in this sunny California region. Long-time philanthropists, the Norquals gave a donation to the Greater Santa Barbara Ice Skating Association (GSBISA), a non- profit, 501c3, in an effort to get things started.

The couple had been actively giving for many years to local community organizations where they lived and to schools where their son attended and played hockey, so this was not new to them.

A lifetime on the ice

Jack Norqual grew up in the Como area of St. Paul in the ‘50’s, the days of true pond hockey.  With Como Lake only a few blocks from his house, Norqual and his older brother Don, along with many local friends, honed their skating and hockey skills on the vast expanse of the frozen lake and the surrounding neighborhood ponds and parks.  It was here that Jack, and many from that era, found their passion for hockey and pride in their local neighborhoods and communities.

After attending St. Anges High School for one year, Norqual graduated from Washington High School where he played on the varsity hockey and golf teams.  He was captain of the hockey team his senior year.

He went on to attend the University of Minnesota for two years before transferring to the University of Wisconsin River Falls, where he was a member of the first UWRF Hockey Team in the ’65 -’66 season.  He was named MVP that year.  His on-going enjoyment for the game continues to this day, as Jack still plays in local recreational games and in adult tournaments all over the world.

California Dreaming

The passion for hockey and community pride stayed with Norqual through to retirement.

With no significant progress from their initial action, the Norquals gave a second (sizable) lead Matching Gift to get others to help out.  This also failed to stimulate the needed response.

In 2006, Jack finally volunteered as their Campaign Chair to lead an effort to raise the necessary capital, on a non-profit basis, for what would be the permanent home of a new arena complex named Ice in Paradise.

“I have never lived in a community without an ice rink”, Norqual said. “It was time for action.”

He used his extensive business experience and hockey connections to put all the necessary plans for success in motion.

Business Experience Comes into Play

Norqual’s initial work experience after college graduation included over 11 years with some of the leading edge technology companies in Minnesota including Control Data Corporation, Xerox Corporation and Dataserv.  This exposure to large successful companies served as the foundation for his future success.

The entrepreneurial bug struck soon, when he co-founded Winthrop Resources Corp, a new IBM computer equipment leasing company.  The business grew to 100 employees before it was sold in 1997 to TCF Financial.  It didn’t take him long to move on to his next venture, when, along with former Winthrop Resources partners, he formed Rush River Group.  The company made investments in both public and private companies and operated until 2012.

With hockey never far from his thoughts, Norqual purchased a well-known sports training company in 1994, called Acceleration Minnesota.  The training program uses treadmills to enhance speed/performance in both running and skating.

The concept was developed by John Frappier, an exercise physiologist from Fargo, ND.  This caught Norqual’s interest and not too long after he purchased the Stillwater and Coon Rapids locations, he decided to partner with his brother, Don, and expand.

Kurt Haring, Acceleration Plymouth owner, Minnesota Hockey Mag’s Scott Tiffany and Jack Norqual in recent tour of facility.

They added company stores in Eden Prairie, Arden Hills, Apple Valley, Brainerd, and Plymouth and also installed the Skating Treadmill and the training program at the University of Minnesota, where it still resides today.

Several years ago, Norqual donated an Acceleration skating treadmill and associated program to the USA Hockey (NTDP), National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, MI, as an integral part of their training.  The program is still in effect today in Plymouth, MI, and provides important training resources to the top U17 and U18 players in America.

Norqual finally sold the Acceleration sites to their respective managers to be owned and managed by them.  In the Twin Cities area, the sites in Arden Hills and Plymouth are still active and continue to train athletes for both hockey and other sports.

Norqual’s ties to USA Hockey became stronger when he joined the USA Hockey Foundation Board of Directors in 2000.  He has been an active member for 15 years.  The Foundation works to enhance the mission of USA Hockey by making grants available to numerous organizations that share it values.

Ice in Paradise – Final Path to Success

Jack’s resolve to “get it done” lead him on a challenging, but rewarding journey.

His involvement in the Santa Barbara community and his position on the USA Hockey Foundation provided Jack with many important connections to local business and hockey executives at all levels and was instrumental in securing the needed financing to put the Ice in Paradise project on firm ground and allow it to move forward.  But it was no easy task.

Luc Robitaille (on left), Norqual, Ed Snider (with sun glasses) and city official cut the ribbon at grand opening. (Photo/Jack Norqual)

He spent considerable time over several years meeting with local people who could help fund and contribute to the building of the complex.

Primary focus was on including another local resident, Ed Snider, founder and owner of the Philadelphia Flyers.  After several meetings with Norqual,  Mr. Snider agreed to give a significant lead gift.  

“Ed Snider’s support gave our Campaign great credibility and was a big inspiration to me as well as the Ice in Paradise board” , said Norqual.  

Other donors soon followed and this infusion of capital triggered ground-breaking on November 20, 2014, after 11 years of fundraising.

A good friend of Norqual’s, former NHL star Luc Robitaille, who now works for the LA Kings as President of Business Operations, also provided valuable support and advice and has been on the project’s advisory board for many years.  Jack and Luc had previous business ties related to the Acceleration training program.

The project cost was estimated at about $15 million (including the donated land valuation) and features two rinks, a standard NHL size rink and a 100 x 60 foot studio rink.

Norqual was not the only Minnesota native involved in the Ice in Paradise campaign as others played an instrumental role as well.  Fellow board member, and close childhood friend, Parker Anderson, was the Project Manager and represented Ice in Paradise in the building process.  They then hired Minnesota builders, Oppidan Investment and Engelsma Construction to build the arena.  He worked with local banks to secure construction loans and with suppliers to support the project with donations, labor, and even the Santa Barbara sandstone that drapes the front of the complex.

With local hockey players watching, Jack Norqual is first to take to the new Ice in Paradise main rink. (Photo/Jack Norqual)

Fast forward to October, 2015, and the arena’s un-official grand opening was a huge success with significant local and state media coverage … with Norqual at the forefront, and also the first guy to take to the ice.

(See local TV coverage (KEYT/KCOY News) of the event here and the Ice in Paradise Skates to Reality article in the Santa Barbara Independent here.)

“It has something for everyone,” which Norqual said was a key consideration when he first got involved. “We did not compromise. We felt that the people have waited long enough.”

The beautiful complex is one of a very few rinks that will support adaptive/sled hockey with special bench areas and there is even a study center for the kids in the corner of the second floor terrace.  Public skating, skating schools, youth and adult hockey, figure skating, parties and private ice are just a few of the planned activities and programs that are well underway.

Santa Barbara Sandstone drapes the main entrance of Ice in Paradise (Photo/Jack Norqual)

The local high school and adult teams are already enjoying “home” ice without long commutes and the prospect of local college club teams (very big in California) one day playing there are very real.  Supporters agree that the complex will have a lasting positive impact on the city of Goleta and the Santa Barbara region.

With about $8.5 million raised as of October, 2015, there is still a ways to go to complete fundraising activities.  In addition to general donations, there are naming opportunities and a Buy-a-Brick program where personalized bricks will be placed at the complex’s outdoor donor park.

Until this is completed, it’s a sure bet Norqual will be involved in some capacity, while he relishes the thought of skating on new ice, right at home, in sunny California.

For more information on Ice in Paradise activities and programs, visit their website here.

Acknowledgement:  Norqual has generously sponsored Minnesota Hockey Magazine Foundation’s annual golf tournament that raises funds to send kids in need to hockey camp.  Last year alone the Foundation provided 33 kids with the opportunity to experience a real hockey camp in White Bear Lake put on by Hockey Mom’s USA.  Norqual and many others made this happen.

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