Upcoming Scrimmages in EGF

The Greenwave will be hosting a day of scrimmages Friday Nov. 26 at the Civic Center.  The high school squads from EGF, Warroad, Fergus Falls, and Sauk Rapids will be on hand for a great day of hockey.  Swing by and check out this year's Greenwave Team.

2010 Thanksgiving Scrimmages

East Grand Forks Civic Center
November 26th, 2010
Teams: Fergus Falls, Sauk, Warroad, EGF

Time:
10 - 10:50 Fergus Falls vs. EGF

11 - 11:50 Fergus Falls vs. Sauk

12 - 12:50 Warroad vs. EGF

1 - 1:50 Warroad vs.  Fergus Falls

2 - 2:50 Sauk vs. EGF

3 – 3:50 Warroad vs. Sauk

Greenwave Season Preview

The season opener against Bemidji is just around the corner.  Here is a position by position preview of our Greenwave Varsity this season.

Goaltending


After rotating three goalies for the early part of last season, Hunter Aubol established himself as the starter and gave the Greenwave a chance to win every time he was in the net. Aubol is a very athletic goalie, and never gives up on a play. Backing up Aubol will be senior Beau Scheving who played in 12 games as a junior, and junior Wade Jeffrey. Sophomore Tanner Lindstrom led the Bantam VFW to a state 3rd place last season and has looked solid through the first week of practice.

Defense

The Greenwave return five of their top six defensemen from last year’s team, and have what could be the strongest defensive group in Section 8A. Leading the group will be Sr. Tucker Poolman. Poolman, who competed in the 2010 Elite League, is a heady defenseman who never seems to get rattled. Also returning will be seniors Blake Christiansen and Tanner Dahlen along with juniors Tyler Hajicek and Hunter Mero.

Sophomore Gage Ausmus, will surely add another dynamic to this group. After participating in this summer’s USA Hockey Advanced 15 Festival and the 2010 Elite League, Ausmus is a physically mature, puck moving defenseman. Juniors Cole Peterson and Jake Kliner along with sophomore Nathan Peltier will add quality depth this group.

Forwards

Jake Useldinger graduated in May, leaving the Wave with a big hole to fill up front. Useldinger is off to a good start for the Coulee Region Chill in the North American Hockey League.

Juniors Zach Lawdermilt (22g 15a) and Cory Mack (10g 15a) are the top two returning scorers and the Wave will need them to improve on last year’s numbers. Lawdermilt and Mack are both explosive skaters and will create havoc for opposing team’s defenseman.

After Lawdermilt and Mack the Wave will look to a big group of senior forwards to provide leadership and increase their production from last season. This group includes Adam Knopp, Brady Halverson, Alex Robertson, Josh Moser, Jeremy Wikoff, Kyle Swanson, and Michael Stengl. All seven of these players saw limited action last season, but had a great off-season in the weight room.

Sophomore Tommy Hajicek, younger brother of Tyler Hajicek, led the Bantam VFW in scoring last season and has looked good early. Hajicek has the potential to be a gamebreaking type of forward.

MOVEMBER

Dear Green Wave Hockey Alumni:


East Side hockey alum, J.B. Olson (class of 1990), is organizing a month-long charity drive for "Movember".

Movember (the month formerly known as November) is a mustache-growing charity event held during November each year that raises funds and awareness for men's health issues.

WHO: We are asking all hockey referees (or any male) to make a donation, solicit donations, and to grow a moustache in the month of November to raise cancer awareness.

WHAT: Hockey people grow out a moustache, to (a) raise money for Men's Cancer Related Causes, (b) raise cancer awareness, and (c) have some fun doing so in the month of November! We are asking you to be "Mo Bro".

WHEN: The month of November has now become "Movember". The NHL has supported this effort, and we are asking any hockey fan to "join the fight" in November 2010:

WHERE: Any one, anywhere can participate. Once registered, each "bro" must start clean-shaven on November 1

• There is to be no joining the "mo" to the sideburns, which would be termed a beard

• There is to be no joining of the "handlebars" to the chin, which would constitute a goatee.

• The only addition to the upper lip mustache is a "soul patch" under the bottom lip.

WHY: Because the hockey community, from the NHL down to PeeWee hockey, has done all types of charity events, "pink" games, different fundraisers to increase community involvement, and now we are asking you to "join the fight". We all know someone who has been affected by cancer. Please help out the fight.

HOW: To participate, ycan register on J.B. Olson's hockey referee training website.

Here is the link to learn how to send doantions (accepting through paypal). The Section 8 Referee Association, thanks to Gary Hadden, has donated $50 already. Don't let a hockey ref show you up:

Link: www.UO-MoBro.com

Note: All proceeds go to the Zebra Foundation, a non-profit run by J.B. Olson. The Zebra Foundation has raised over $8000 over the years to support cancer-related causes, such as "Hockey Fights Cancer", through such events as the "Zebra Golf Open".

Greenwave Football to play for the Section Championship

Congratulations to our Greenwave Football team for battling their way into position to compete for the Section 8AAA Championship Friday night at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, ND.  Congratulations to the team and coaching staff, which includes former Greenwave Hockey players and coaches Chad Grassel and Kary Strandell and new assistant coach Scott Oliver.  Current Greenwave Hockey players on the team include:  Josh Moser, Brady Halverson, Gage Ausmus, Tanner Dahlen, Tommy Hajicek, Alex Robertson, Blake Christiansen, Joel Minske, Seth Stordahl, Tom Gander, Beau Scheving, and Kyle Swanson.



Minnesota Section 8AAA football semifinals: Wave advance to section final


Herald Staff Report - 10/30/2010



PEQUOT LAKES, Minn. — Coming into the season, East Grand Forks Senior High hadn’t won a playoff game since 2005. Now, the Green Wave will be playing for a section championship. Sophomore quarterback Gage Ausmus rushed for 150 yards on 18 carries to lead Senior High to a 14-7 win over Pequot Lakes on Saturday in the Minnesota Section 8AAA semifinals. The Green Wave, 6-3 overall, will face Thief River Falls in the section championship Friday at 5:30 p.m. in the Alerus Center. Senior High lost 23-14 to the Prowlers during the regular season. “To get an opportunity to play in the Alerus Center is going to be exciting,” Senior High coach Scott Oliver said, “not only for our program but also for our community.” Senior High started the scoring in the first quarter when Frankie Vargas returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown. On the play, blitzing linebacker Jake Safranski hit Pequot Lakes quarterback Nevin Greer as he threw. Then, “Frankie, being the former running back that he is, knew what to do with it,” Oliver said. The Patriots tied it at 7-7 in the second quarter when Logan Lange scored on a 7-yard run. Lange finished with 74 yards on 19 carries. “We did a very good job defensively,” Oliver said. “Our tackling was very good tonight. It had to be. (Lange) runs hard, and he’s a good back.” Senior High’s go-ahead score came in the third quarter when Tanner Dahlen ran into the end zone from 1 yard out. Oliver pegged the key to the game as Senior High’s strong start. “Anytime you’re traveling to the defending section champions and No. 1 seed, you want to set the tone right away,” Oliver said. “We did a very good job of that. You have to send a message to your opponent that you’re here to play and this is the style of football we’re going to play. I really felt we sent that message. Then we sustained it for 48 minutes.”