Author: Scott Ludwig
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Mallards, Charland take Game 1 vs Blue Ox
USPHL Playoffs are underway this week around the country. Two of the hottest teams are meeting in the Midwest-West first round as the four-seed Minnesota Blue Ox host Rum River Mallards in a best-of three series. After Friday night the home team has their back against the wall as the Mallards held on to win…
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Delano, Hutchinson returning to boys hockey state tournament
The 2020 Minnesota State High School League Boys Hockey State Tournament will have plenty of representation from the Wright County Conference with both the Delano Tigers and Hutchinson Tigers earning their spot in the field of eight. Tournament actions begins at the Xcel Energy Center on March 4. After a fourth place finish in the…
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Fields, Lolar named ECBL co-players of the week
Week 2 of play in the East Coast Basketball League featured several big individual performances, but two stood alone: Tamyrik Fields and Zeriq Lolar. They are the ECBL co-players of the week. Fields scored 41 points on 18-of-28 shooting from the field to lead the Augusta Eagles in their season opener over the Upstate Redhawks.…
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Mallards, Blue Ox to clash in playoffs
The second season begins this week for the teams of the USPHL. After a 44-game regular season eight teams in the Midwest-West will begin their road to the national championship to be played in Boston. Just three points separated the Rum River Mallards (26-17-1-0) and Minnesota Blue Ox (26-14-4-0) who will meet in the first…
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Mallards romp in regular season finale in Rochester
It was a memorable night for the Rum River Mallards (26-17-1-0) who closed out their regular season in style defeating the host Rochester Vipers 8-2 on Friday night. Leading scorer Akhmed Malsagov netted another hat trick to finish with 34 goals and 74 points while goaltender Jason Cooke stopped 29 of 31 shots to win…
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Award winners named by HTJHL
Springfield Xtreme (21-3-1-0) were the preseason pick to win the Hanover Tache Junior Hockey League, but had to deal with the Lorette Comets on their heels down to the final week of play. Both teams earned themselves a spot in the playoff semifinals. For the Xtreme it was team depth and balanced scoring – along…