Greenwave win in OT

Boys hockey: Wave win in overtime

East Grand Forks Senior High positioned itself as the No. 1 team in Greater Grand Forks on Thursday night at the Civic Center. And it took possibly the softest shot of the day to cement that statement.

By: Tom Miller, Grand Forks Herald

Grand Forks Senior High positioned itself as the No. 1 team in Greater Grand Forks on Thursday night at the Civic Center.

And it took possibly the softest shot of the day to cement that statement.

Green Wave senior defender Blake Christiansen scored in overtime when his light shot from the blue line deflected off the unsuspecting skates of Grand Forks Red River defenseman Matt Verke and into the net to give Senior High a 3-2 victory.

“(Christiansen) was just trying to get the puck on net,” Senior High coach Cory Chupka said. “It’s one of those things where you put the puck on net and anything can happen. It’s cliché, but that’s what happened in overtime.”

Senior High, which improved to 7-5, sits atop the Gambucci Cup standings, which track the head-to-head matchups between the Green Wave, Red River and Grand Forks Central.

The Green Wave defeated Central 4-1 in late December.

Red River coach Bill Chase said there was no one to blame on the late goal.

“It’s hard,” Chase said. “(Red River goalie Andrew Butkowski and Verke) didn’t see it coming. It’s unfortunate to lose in that way, but hey, that’s sports.”

Chase was pleased with how the Riders bounced back from Tuesday’s 8-2 surprising loss to Central at Purpur Arena.

“It was a good character game,” Chase said. “What I really liked is when (Senior High) scored their second goal, we didn’t quit. East Side played hard. That’s just a good high school hockey game.”

The Riders played without its top point-getter, Casey Fugleberg, who is day-to-day with an injury suffered Tuesday against Central.

Red River went with another lineup change, starting backup goalie Butkowski in place of starter Bryan Nies.

Butkowski finished with 29 saves, including a key stuff of Senior High forward Cory Mack at the door step with a minute left in regulation.

But the Riders couldn’t overcome the play of Green Wave junior forward Zack Lawdermilt, who scored two goals to bump his season total to nine.

Lawdermilt scored just 2:27 into the first period on a rebound with assists going to Gage Ausmus and Mack.

Red River would tie it midway through the opening period on a goal from Brock Dahl, whose shot from the slot trickled past Wave goalie Hunter Aubol, who ended with 19 stops.

Lawdermilt struck again at 6:41 of the third period when he scored from the right circle on a 2-on-1 situation.

“Zack has been very good,” Chupka said. “He keeps flying up and down that wing. He’s a goal scorer. That goal in the third period … to shelf that … that’s a goal-scorer’s goal.”

The Riders, who dropped to 7-3, forced overtime when Alan Zahui scored a power-play goal on the rebound of Jon Lizotte’s hard-working shot in the slot at 12:57 of the third.

That set up Christiansen’s game-winner.

“We needed this win to get our confidence back,” said Chupka, whose team lost to Moorhead 5-2 on Tuesday. “We came out really prepared and got a win.”


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Spuds over Greenwave 5-2

Boys hockey: Moorhead upends Green Wave


Senior High earns respect from Spuds
By: Ryan S. Clark, The Forum

The East Grand Forks Senior High boys hockey team doesn’t have an upset win over a top-ranked team like Moorhead.

So what? Big deal. The Green Wave have other things in common with the Spuds and they showed in a 5-2 loss on Tuesday night at the Moorhead Sports Center.

“We’re in the same boat as them,” said Senior High co-head coach Tyler Palmiscno. “We’re still trying to figure some things out.”

Palmiscno’s right. The Green Wave (6-5) have split the last two games and it was easy to see why that was against Moorhead (5-3-1).

They overcame being dominated in puck possession in the first period to head into the intermission down only 2-1.

Senior High rallied from a 3-1 hole when Tyler Hajicek cut it to 3-2 with 2:35 left in the second.

And that’s when the breakdown came. Moorhead took a 4-2 lead off a goal scored from a faceoff.

A minute later, Moorhead’s Tony Uglem scored his second goal of the night.

“That period, we had a bit of a letdown,” said Senior High defenseman Gage Ausmus. “It’s frustrating because we made mistakes on the faceoff and if we don’t make those, we have a chance to win it.”

But there are positives to take from this. Remember Senior High has only played two section games so there’s still time to improve.

Plus, this is a young team with a roster comprised of sophomores and juniors like Ausmus, who is a sophomore.

Moorhead coach Dave Morinville had plenty of praise for the Green Wave.

He knows what it’s like to watch a team figure things out.

Two weeks ago, Moorhead suffered 6-0 loss to Duluth East, the worst home loss in Morinville’s 14 seasons.

Last week, it upset previously undefeated No. 1 Wayzata.

Morinville said it’s a process but said Senior High is on the right track.

“I like playing them,” Morinville said. “It’s always close and the thing about that team is they don’t give up easy goals. You have to work hard to score against a team like that.”

EGF vs. Moorhead Tonight

Here's a link to Hockey Hub's game day page.


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Hermantown edges EGF 4-3

Herald report...

Boys hockey

Hermantown 4,
EGF Senior High 3

THIEF RIVER FALLS — Jared Kolquist scored with one second remaining to lead Hermantown to a win over East Grand Forks Senior High on Thursday at the REA Holiday Classic.

Alex Robertson, Andy Gregoire and Zack Lawdermilt scored for the Green Wave, who led 3-2 just 12 seconds into the third period.

Garret Skrbich had two goals and two assists to lead Hermantown, who was outshot 35-26.

Hockey Hub Gamesheet...
http://www.mnhockeyhub.com/game/show/1143441?subseason=27330

Saturday's game against Totino Grace has been cancelled.  Nothing has been rescheduled yet.

Wave defeat North Carolina Hurricanes 7-5

Grand Forks Herald report....

Boys hockey: A five-goal outburst in the third period carried East Grand Forks Senior High to a 7-5 win over the North Carolina Hurricanes in the Ralph Engelstad Holiday Classic on Wednesday in Thief River Falls. North Carolina led 4-2 heading into the final period. Andrew Gregoire, Josh Moser, Kolton Aubol, Gage Ausmus and Tommy Hajicek all scored for the Green Wave in the final period. Beau Scheving kicked out 25 shots in goal for the Green Wave.


MN Hockey Hub Score Sheet link...

http://www.mnhockeyhub.com/game/show/1702256?subseason=27330

The Greenwave face 5th ranked Hermantown at 5:00 tonight in TRF.

EGF defeats St. Louis Park 6-3

The Greenwave opened the holiday tournament with a 6-3 win over St. Louis Park.  Senior Michael Stengl led the way with 2 goals and an assist.  Sophomore Tommy Hajicek added a goal and 2 assists to extend his goal scoring streak to 6 games.  The Wave outshot their opponent 57-13.

Here's the link to the Game Sheet.
http://www.mnhockeyhub.com/game/show/1704897?subseason=27330

Greenwave lose to Crookston 3-2 in OT

In a big Section 8 matchup the Greenwave lost a tight one to rival Crookston 3-2 in OT in Crookston.   The loss snaps the Greenwave's 4 game win streak.  The Greenwave gave up a 2-1 lead with under 4 minutes left to play in the 3rd period.  The Wave outshot their opponents 32 -19 but couldn't find a way to win.

The REA Tournament in TRF begins today with the Greenwave taking on St. Louis Park.

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

http://www.mnhockeyhub.com/game/show/1049424?subseason=27330&referrer=206031

Greenwave defeat Grand Forks Central 4-1

After starting the season 0-2, the Greenwave have won 4 straight.  They face Crookston Thursday night in an important Section 8 matchup.

Here's the Herald article...

Boys hockey: Wave knock off Knights


Senior High looking for edge in race for Gambucci Cup

By: Brad Elliott Schlossman, Grand Forks Herald

It has been so long since East Grand Forks Senior High has won the Gambucci Cup that co-coach Cory Chupka can’t put his finger on the exact date.

But the Green Wave took a big step toward winning it for the first time since 2004 on Tuesday night.

Tommy Hajicek scored twice and added an assist and Zack Lawdermilt had a goal and two assists to lead Senior High to a 4-1 home victory over North Dakota state defending champion Grand Forks Central.

The Knights currently hold the trophy that goes to the Greater Grand Forks team with the best head-to-head record.

“Oh boy, you would have go to back to my first year with (Jim) Scanlan coaching,” Chupka said of the last time Senior High was the best team in the Grand Cities. “Whenever you play Central at home, you know it’s going to be a good team. We played very well tonight as a team. We were moving the puck well and getting to the puck.”

It didn’t take much time for the Green Wave to make their statement.

On the first shift of the game, Corey Mack dug the puck out of the corner and sent it to Lawdermilt in the slot. Central goalie Derek Fuller made the first save, but the puck came out to Hajicek, who snapped it between Fuller’s pads just 14 seconds into the game.

“East Side showed up ready to play,” Central coach Tony Bina said. “They were moving their feet. They were finishing their checks. We stood around and watched for most of the night.”

Central, which dropped to 5-3 on the season, fell behind by two goals early in the second. Lawdermilt sent Tyler Hajicek on a breakaway. The junior forward snapped a shot off the left post and in at 1:48.

The Knights got their lone goal of the game at 11:08 of the second, when leading scorer Johnny Simonson curled around the right circle and fired a shot high over Senior High goalie Hunter Aubol (23 saves) for a four-on-three power-play goal.

“We were right back in the game at that point,” said Bina, whose team played without a couple of defensemen who were injured at the Herald Jason Stadstad Hockey Classic last weekend. “We were never really out of it until late in the third period.”

Lawdermilt extended Senior High’s lead with a breakaway goal late in the second, scoring on the backhand for a 3-1 Green Wave lead.

The final goal was scored when Lawdermilt connected with Tyler Hajicek on a backdoor feed at 10:52.

“The boys are really fired up right now,” said Chupka, whose team has defeated Warroad and the Knights in their last two games. “They worked hard and they came ready to play tonight.”

EGF Senior High 4,

GF Central 1

Key play: Zach Lawdermilt’s goal for a 3-1 Senior High lead in the second period.

Key player: Tommy Hajicek, 2 goals, 1 assist.


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http://www.mnhockeyhub.com/game/show/1049423?subseason=27330

GREENWAVE HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT IN TRF

Here's the schedule for the TRF tournament.

Seventh Annual


2010 Ralph Engelstad

Boys Hockey Classic Tournament Schedule

Tuesday Dec 28th
Time Arena  Division                                             Teams
12:00  REA     VARSITY               CROOKSTON vs. HERMANTOWN

12:00  HUCK    JV                                 crookston vs. hermantown

2:30    REA      VARSITY                      EGF vs. ST. LOUIS PARK

2:30    HUCK      JV                                    trf vs. st. louis park

5:00    REA      VARSITY                        N.C. vs. HUTCHINSON

5:00    HUCK    JV                                        egf vs. hutchinson

7:30    REA       VARSITY                            TRF vs. TEXAS

Wednesday Dec 29th


12:00  REA       VARSITY                                 EGF vs. N.C.

12:00 HUCK        JV                                      egf vs. st. louis park

2:30    REA      VARSITY                       TEXAS vs. HUTCHINSON

2:30   HUCK        JV                                  crookston vs. hutchinson

5:00    REA      VARSITY                 CROOKSTON vs. ST. LOUIS PARK

5:00   HUCK       JV                                        trf vs. hermantown

7:30    REA      VARSITY                        TRF vs. HERMANTOWN

Thursday Dec 30th


9:30      REA   VARSITY                              CROOKSTON vs. TEXAS

12:00 **REA**   JV                                       crookston vs. st. louis park

2:30     REA   VARSITY                                N.C. vs. ST. LOUIS PARK

2:30   HUCK    JV                                                egf vs. hermantown

5:00    REA   VARSITY                                EGF vs. HERMANTOWN

5:00   HUCK    JV                                                trf vs. hutchinson

7:30    REA    VARSITY                                TRF vs. HUTCHINSON

December Update from the Coaches

December 20, 2010


Greetings from the 2010-2011 Greenwave Boys Hockey team.

A special thank you to all the members of the 1960-1961 team that were able to join us for our first annual alumni night.

The Boys hockey team is currently riding a three game winning streak after starting the season 0-2. The season started with losses to 8AA contenders Bemidji and Brainerd. On Dec. 4 playing our third game in as many days, the Wave beat Park Rapids 11-2 for our first win. Leading the way in the win was the line of Tommy Hajicek (1g -4a), Zack Lwdermilt (1g-4a) and Cory Mack (2g-2a). Scoring their first career goals were Gage Ausmus, Nick Korynta and Tyler Hajicek.

With a whole week off between games the Wave were able get some quality practices in before facing the Lake of the Woods Bears and Alex Lyons, one of the best goaltenders in the State of Minnesota. The Wave outshot the Bears 46-14, and won 4-2. Having another good night for the Wave was the line of Hajicek(2g), Mack (1g-1a) and Lawdermilt (3a). The win moved the wave to 2-2 on the season and more importantly 2-0 in Section 8A play.

Friday December 17th, saw the Waves biggest rival come to town in the Warriors from Warroad. With another full week to prepare the Wave came out flying in the first period, outshooting Warroad 10-5 while building a 3-0 lead on goals from Mack, Lawdermilt and Hajicek. That would be all the scoring the wave needed as the game would finish 3-0. With the Hajicek line providing all the scoring, the Waves defense showed its strength in holding Warroad to just 18 shots on net and helping goalie Hunter Aubol earn his first shutout of the season.

This week the Wave have two big games before the Christmas break. On Tuesday, the Wave open up the Gambucci Cup playing host to Grand Forks Central. Thursday the Wave look to stay unbeaten in Section 8A as they travel to Crookston to play the Pirates.

See you at the Rink,



Tyler Palmiscno





THE FIRST GREENWAVE VARSITY TEAM.
(L-R) RICK BUDGE, LYNN STAUSS, BOB KOBETSKY, "COACH" BOB PETERS, WAYNE OSTLUND, OSKIE HANSON, DALE STINAR, KEN PESCH, AND KEN FARSTAD.