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Tyler Hennen's
@KccBearcat
OT goal, a 56-save effort from Kai Weigel and another two-goal outing from Aaron Reierson, both of
@Spud_Hockey
, helped push Sanford Power past MAP South for the league playoff championship. Recap:
Ben Troumbly (Greenway) settles this one with 34-seconds left in overtime to seal the deal for Sanford Power as they edge Team Wisconsin 3-2 to capture the League Championship.
Congrats to all the teams and players on an entertaining and successful opening weekend! Games were viewed in person by representatives from 27 of 32 NHL teams.
An integral part of Minnesota’s unique player development system, we are proud of the fact that all 18 MN players on the
@UMDMensHockey
roster played in the Elite League. Congrats to Coach Sandelin, staff and players!
Shining Examples: Spencer Meier of St. Cloud State, Sammy Walker of Minnesota and Noah Cates of UMD all played in the Elite League, all stayed in high school through their senior seasons and all are thriving as leaders of their respective teams.
There will be a moment of silence before each game today in New Hope in honor of former Elite League player Adam Johnson, who passed away on Saturday. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
Eden Prairie soph forward Jackson Blake was deemed ineligible for varsity hockey competition until Jan. 28 by the
#mshsl
. Blake, son of former NHL player Jason Blake, grew up in EP but moved last year and spent part of season playing for Shattuck-St. Mary’s. Appeal expected.
Congrats to Elite Red for winning the International Invitational Tournament championship with a 6-4 come-from-behind victory over Pittsburgh Elite. Photos:
The rosters for Elite Red and Elite White are set, as is the bracket for the annual International Invitational set for Friday through Sunday at New Hope Ice Arena.
A new champion will be crowned this year as Sanford Power knocks off defending champs Map South Hockey with a 5-4 come-from-behind victory. Ben Troumbly (Greenway) with the game-winning goal. Sanford Power will face Team Wisconsin at high-noon tomorrow in New Hope for the title.
Congratulations to Shattuck-St. Mary's.
Your 2018 TCF Bank International Invitational Champions.
They defeated Team White 9-5 to take the title.
📷:
@Nick_Wosika
League coaches Scott Oliver at Roseau and Mark Manney at Andover have reached the pinnacle of high school hockey by winning state championships, giving them a measure of instant credibility with their players:
The Elite League showcases its premier hockey model with a league All-Star Team playing Saturday and Sunday games against USA Hockey’s U.S. National Under-17 Team. Roster, line chart:
Tyler Hennen's
@KccBearcat
unassisted, shorthanded goal with 5:32 remaining in 4-on-4 overtime boosted No. 2 Sanford Power to a dramatic 5-4 victory over No. 4 MAP South in the championship of the league playoffs. Boxscore: Photos:
Playoffs set to begin Friday night at New Hope Ice Arena with TDS Transportation, riding a 12-game unbeaten streak, entering the quarterfinals as the No. 1 seed.
Here we go! Puck drops on the
#hselitehockey
season at 9 a.m. tomorrow at New Hope Ice Arena. Ten players who have committed to DI colleges among this year's outstanding group.
Sanford Power earns the
#1
seed as Map South Hockey looks to repeat their title run performance from 1 year ago. Is there a dark horse in the mix? We’ll find out as the puck drops on the 2019 playoffs this Friday in New Hope.
Murray Marvin-Cordes
@WarroadHShockey
scored the winning goal in the third period as Sanford Power upended Shattuck-St. Mary's 6-5. Brock Schultz
@EastSideHockey
also scored in the third for Sanford. Boxscore: Photos:
Tyler Herzberg sends Team Wisconsin to the finals with his game-winning overtime goal. They top Sit Mutual Funds 3-2 to advance. They’ll face the winner of Sanford Power and MAP South Hockey.
Eric Pohlkamp (Brainerd) sends Sanford Power to the Semis with his game-winning goal late in the 3rd period. They best TDS by a score of 5-4 to advance and will meet MAP South Hockey in the 2nd Semi of the night. The puck will drop on that one tomorrow night at 8 pm in New Hope.
Christie Russo, granddaughter of Elite League founder John Russo, dropped the puck between MSP Magazine's Johnny Conlin, left, and TDS Transportation's Ashton Schultz during the championship game's opening ceremonies.
The 2023 season's first full weekend of games begins at 9 a.m. Saturday in New Hope. There's a new wrinkle to the coming season: A two-game series pitting USA Hockey's NTDP Under-17 squad against a league all-star team.
Stick Taps to the 3 Elite League players that participated in the All-American Prospects Game tonight at The X.
Ryder Donovan-Team North
Mike Koster-Team Northeast
Garrett Pinoniemi-Team Northeast
📷s:
@Nick_Wosika
Peyton Hanson had a goal and an assist to help Team Wisconsin defeat Twin Cities Orthopedics by a score 6-2. WI will meet Sit Mutual Funds in the 1st semifinal tomorrow night at 5:30 pm in New Hope.
The puck drops on the newly formatted International Invitational Showcase on Friday, and the Minnesota Elite League team opens pool play against the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite at 5:30 on New Hope Ice Arena's South Rink. More:
Stanstead College survives a late push by Chicago Mission to hold on for a 4-3 victory. They will play Shattuck-St. Mary's tomorrow in Semifinal number 2 at 3:00 pm.
📷:
@nick_wosika
Noah Urness
@ramhockey
and Carson Pilgrim
@WarroadHShockey
each scored twice and Hampton Slukynsky
@WarroadHShockey
stopped 46 shots to lead Sanford Power past MAP South 6-2. Boxscore: Photos:
Kai Weigel
@Spud_Hockey
with the rare Elite League shutout and Cole Bies
@EastSideHockey
and Gavin Jensen
@ramhockey
with the goals as Sanford Power opens 2023 league play in Bemidji with a 2-0 win over The Base. Boxscore:
Don’t be surprised to see members of the
@CCTigers
coaching staff at tonights 8pm game at New Hope. There will be 4 Tiger commits on
@MAPSouthHockey
as they take on
@TDS_Inc
A video of our sit down interview with Edina standouts and Team Southwest teammates Mike Vorlicky and Mason Nevers is now live over on our website.
Frenemies:
#ELPuck
MDHL leads Elite League White by a score of 3-0 after 20 minutes of play. Brenden Heard nets 2 and Jacob Onstott adds another late in the period for the Michigan squad.
📷:
@nick_wosika
Alex Sabev's
@IHSboyshockey
second masterful performance in as many days helps MSP Magazine knock off top seed TCO 7-3 and advance to Sunday's championship game.
Boxscore:
Photos:
For hockey fans wanting a glimpse of players that will be picked in future
#NHLDraft
come see the
#EliteLeague
this Fall. Best players from MN, WI & ND high schools, Shattuck St Marys, the
@usantdp
and more. It’s the best kept secret in hockey. Visit
Saturday's schedule at New Hope Ice Arena:
9 a.m. TDS vs. TCO
9:30 a.m. Team Wisc. vs. Sit
11:30a.m. Sanford Power vs. Kowalski's
Noon Map South vs. MSP Mag
5:30 p.m. Kowalski's vs. MSP Mag
6 p.m. Sanford Power vs. Team Wisc.
8 p.m. TCO vs. Map South
8:30 p.m. Sit vs. TDS
TDS takes Game 2 by a score of 7-4 over MSP Magazine.
Luke Levandowski (Rosemount) registered 2 goals and 2 assists to lead the charge for TDS.
📷:
@Nick_Wosika
Six unanswered Corner Home Medical goals from 6 different players erase a 4-zip deficit to earn a gritty come from behind victory over Shattuck-St.Mary’s.
Teddy Lagerback (Minnetonka) with the equalizer and Hunter Bischoff (Grand Rapids) for the win.
League playoffs are set for Friday through Sunday at New Hope Ice Arena, with four games each day. Top-seeded Sanford Power closes quarterfinal play Friday night with an 8:30 start against Sit Mutual Funds. The championship game is set for Sunday at noon.
The International Invitational starts tonight at New Hope Ice Arena with Elite Red playing Chicago Mission at 5 p.m. and Culver Academy playing Elite White at 5:30 p.m. among the quarterfinal matchups.
Jackson Rudh
@phshockeyboostr
scored twice and had an assist and Leo Gabriel
@WBLHS_Hockey
stopped all 26 shots he faced as MSP Magazine beat Team Wisconsin 5-0.
Boxscore:
Photos:
Nick Pierre (Hill-Murray) scores with 2 minutes and change left in the 3rd to snap a 2-2 tie as MAP South Hockey tops Corner Home Medical 3-2 to advance to the Semis.
Hampton Slukynsky
@WarroadHShockey
made 53 saves and Landon Jamieson
@EastSideHockey
scored in the third period as Sanford Power beat TDS Transportation 4-2. Boxscore: Photos:
Quarterback Mason West
@EHShornetsnest
and running back Kam Kaiser
@NHSBoysHockey
are among the many varsity football standouts pulling double duty this fall by also playing in the Elite League.
We welcome many of the top prep hockey programs in Noth America to Minnesota this weekend! Come to New Hope and see the future stars of
@collegehockey
and
@NHL
Owen Neuharth (Holy Angels) ties it up for TDS but James Callahan’s (Benilde-St. Margaret’s) goal reclaims the lead for Sit Mutual as they head to the locker room with a 2-1 lead after 2.
📷:
@Nick_Wosika
College Hockey Inc.
@collegehockey
research project shows the stay-at-home Minnesota Model, which has produced standouts such as Elite League alum Jackson Hallum, is dominant path to NCAA Division I level.
TDS leads from start to down MSP 5-1 and capture league championship. Javon Moore
@TonkaBoysPuck
with goal and two assists, goaltender Cody Niesen
@Cadets_hockey
stops 36 shots in net for win. Final shots 37-37.
Boxscore:
Photos:
This weekend's International Invitational Tournament features one of the most high-powered fields in the event's 21-year history. Elite League teams have won at least a share of eight of the last nine IIT titles:
Jake Fisher
@cdhhockey
had two goals and two assists and Tomas Anderson
@ponyhockey
stopped all 29 shots he faced to led MAP South past Team North Dakota 8-0 at the Cullen Hockey Center in Moorhead. Boxscore: Photos:
Attila Lippai
@cdhhockey
scored twice, Jake Fisher
@cdhhockey
had four assists and Tomas Anderson
@ponyhockey
made 26 saves as Elite White raced past Stanstead College 8-0 in an IIT quarterfinal. Boxscore: Photos:
TDS Transportation's Teddy Townsend
@epboyshockey
and Javon Moore
@TonkaBoysPuck
are among the high school season rivals who have formed winning partnerships in the Elite League.
The IIT starts tonight with the quarterfinal round at New Hope Ice Arena's North and South rinks. Elite League Red plays Michigan Development at 5 and Elite League White plays Stanstead College at 5:30. Full schedule: Streaming:
John Hirschfeld
@CHSPuckSquad
scored in OT, his fourth goal of the game, to lift Sanford Power to a 7-6 win over Team Wisconsin in a consolation semifinal.
Boxscore:
Photos:
MDHL outworks Elite League White by the tune of 6-3. They advance to the semifinals and will play the winner of Elite League Red and Northwood School tomorrow at 12:30 pm.
📷:
@nick_wosika
Moments away from puck drop on training camp for the 2018 Upper Midwest High School Elite League Season.
Also, this is the new Twitter home of the Elite League.
#ELPuck
MAP South's Malachi McKinnon
@FLBlueline
and Team North Dakota's Maxon Vig (Bismarck Century) traded goals in the closing minutes as the teams skated to a 6-6 tie. Boxscore: Photos: