After leading the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs to the National Championship game, Dominic Toninato has signed a contract with the Colorado Avalanche.
It took double overtime, but for back to back years, Grand Rapids has cashed their ticket to the Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament. Micah Miller scored the game-winner at 10:19 of the second overtime to send his team to state.
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Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth will officially be the stage for Hockey Day Minnesota 2016. During a press event held at Bayfront Thursday morning, officials from the Minnesota Wild, FOX Sports North, headline sponsor Wells Fargo and other statewide and local organizers unveiled plans for this winter's event.
With Hermantown and Duluth East both reaching the championship games of Class A and AA in the 2015 Minnesota Boys Hockey Tournament, it wasn't just their on-ice play that was getting attention. In what has become an annual tradition, YouTube user Pulltabproductions11 has announced his annual All Hockey Hair team, and our local teams are well represented.
The Greyhounds of Duluth East beat the odds multiple times through their incredible run to the 2015 Class AA Championship game. With the odds stacked agains them yet again, Lakeville North proved to be too much for the Hounds, winning 4-1 and staying a perfect 31-0 on the season.
The Duluth East Greyhounds continued their run of upsets, defeating last year's champions 3-1 to advance to the 2015 Class AA boys hockey championship. Edina entered the game as a number 2 seed that has averaged over 5 goals a game this season, looking to make a repeat trip to the championship...
The Duluth East Greyhounds opened their seventh straight State Boys Hockey Tournament appearance in thrilling fashion. The Hounds staged a three-goal rally in the third period and Ryan Peterson found the net in overtime to upset the Cadets of St. Thomas Academy in a 6-5 thriller.
After clenching their respective section titles, Hermantown and Duluth East make another trip to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Both teams are continuing a streak of appearances at the tournament, but their path to the big dance and the road ahead are different for each team.
The Minnesota boys high school hockey tournament begins this week and two Northland teams will be looking to bring home championships. Hermantown will enter the tournament as the Class 1A top seed, while Duluth East was not seeded in the 2A tournament.