Alumni Night set for December 17th

2010-2011 marks the 50th Anniversary of Greenwave Hockey.  The EGF Hockey Alumni invite everyone to join us to celebrate 50 years of Greenwave Hockey by attending the December 17th game vs. Warroad.  The guests of honor will be the members of the 1st Varsity squad from 1960-61.  There will be a hospitality room at the game to gather between periods to meet old friends and share some great memories.  After the game everyone, including all Greenwave Hockey fans, is invited to the Valley Golf Clubhouse for a party celebrating Greenwave Hockey.   Please spread the word to all Greenwave supporters to join us!

EGF Scoring through 3 games

After 3 games the Greenwave have 5 of the top ten scorers in the conference. Tommy Hajicek currently leads the Mariucci Conference in scoring with 7 points.  Gage Ausmus, Cory Mack, Zack Lawdermilt, and Tucker Poolman are all top 10 in conference scoring as well.

The Greenwave will need all the offense they can can muster as they face Lake of the Woods on Saturday at 3:00 at the Civic Center.  L.O.W. brings a 1-1-1 record to start the year, most recently losing a tight one to Warroad 1-0.  Alex Lyon leads L.O.W. between the pipes averaging just under 35 saves a game and sporting a 1.26 GAA and a .963 save %.

EGF defeats Park Rapids 11-2

Herald article:

Senior High 11,

Park Rapids 2

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — Tucker Poolman and Cory Mack each scored two goals to lead East Grand Forks Senior High to a win over Park Rapids on Saturday.

Tyler Hajicek, Tommy Hajicek, Gage Ausmus, Zack Lawdermilt, Michael Stengl, Nick Korynta and Andrew Knopp also scored for the Green Wave, who improved to 1-2.

“We had to work hard at every goal we got,” Senior High coach Cory Chupka said. “They were making great plays. They skated well and finished checks. They worked hard throughout the entire game. The effort was there.”

Greenwave vs. Park Rapids

The Greenwave take on Park Rapids tonight playing their third game in three nights.
You can follow the game live at this link:

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East Grand Forks at Brainerd - 2010-2011 Regular Season

 

Hockey Hub Scoresheet link:
East Grand Forks at Brainerd - 2010-2011 Regular Season

Herald article:

Brainerd 5,

EGF Senior High 1

BRAINERD, Minn. — Mitch Mclain had three goals and an assist as Brainerd beat East Grand Forks Senior High on Friday.

Josh Archibald added four assists for Brainerd.

“They have one potent line,” Senior High coach Cory Chupka said. “Other than that, we played hard throughout. We had a great effort.”

Brady Halverson scored Senior High’s lone goal, with assists to Tucker Poolman and Tommy Hajicek.

Brainerd outshot the Green Wave 38-21.

Bemidji at East Grand Forks - 2010-2011 Regular Season

Here's a link to the game page on MN Hockey Hub. 

Bemidji at East Grand Forks - 2010-2011 Regular Season

Greenwave Drop Opener to Bemidji 4-1

Boys hockey: Wave can't capitalize


East Grand Forks Senior High was unable to turn opportunities into points Thursday night. That ultimately spelled a 4-1 Green Wave loss to Bemidji High at the East Grand Forks Civic Center in the season opener for Senior High.

By: Robb Jeffries, Grand Forks Herald

East Grand Forks Senior High was unable to turn opportunities into points Thursday night.

That ultimately spelled a 4-1 Green Wave loss to Bemidji High at the East Grand Forks Civic Center in the season opener for Senior High.

Tyler Follis scored twice for Bemidji and nine different Lumberjacks recorded points while playing solid defense throughout. Miah Graves made several tough stops in goal for Bemidji, finishing the night with 18 saves.

Jake White put Bemidji on the board first, controlling a loose puck and pushing it past Senior High goalie Hunter Aubol eight minutes into the game.

Follis built the lead up to two for the Lumberjacks, rebounding a stray shot from forward Matt Serratore. Serratore later had an opportunity to add to Bemidji’s early lead on a breakaway, but Aubol made a difficult glove save.

“We came out with a lot of energy … and then they scored a quick one and it seemed like we lost the momentum after that,” said Senior High co-coach Tyler Palmiscno. “Then we spend the first eight minutes of the second period on the power play, make it a 2-1 game, and they come right back.”

A flurry of Bemidji penalties gave Senior High plenty of chances to score early in the second period.

Sophomore Tommy Hajicek briefly turned around Senior High’s power play luck, punching the puck in from the right side with a five-on-three advantage, cutting Bemidji’s lead to 2-1.

Less than a minute later, however, Bemidji responded with a goal from Max Hazelton, who deflected a shot from point by defenseman Brady Devescovi.

Follis put the icing on the victory for Bemidji with his second goal of the night early in the third period.

Hajicek had a chance on a breakaway to put in his second goal midway through the last period, but was stopped by Graves.

The Senior High power play struggled all night, managing just 12 shots on goal during 12 power plays.

“Early in the season, sometimes it’s easier to kill penalties than it is to play with a man advantage, and that was pretty evident tonight,” Palmiscno said. “We’ll have a good week in practice and work on it, and turn it around.”

Aubol made 23 saves for the Green Wave.

BEMIDJI 4,

EGF SENIOR HIGH 1

First period — 1. Bem: Jake White (Will Bruestle, Eric Hermesman) 7:26; 2. Bem: Tyler Follis (Matt Serratore) 8:43

Second period — 3. EGF: Tommy Hajicek (Gage Ausmus, Kyle Swanson) 2:28; 4. Bem: Max Hazelton (Brady Devescovi, Dillon Eichstadt) 2:59

Third period — 5. Bem: Follis (Easton Halbert) 1:05

Goalie saves — Bem: Miah Graves 4-7-7-18; EGF: Hunter Aubol 7-9-7-23

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".