2009 SPUD HOCKEY TEAM
If you have enjoyed SpudHockey.com Now You can see all of the Moorhead Spuds Teams online - spudSports.net launched august 25 On August 25 RWP launched www.spudsports.net based on the great feedback and excitement over the past several years of the Spudhockey website. We currently have over 750,000 hits from January 1, 2009 through August 24, 2009 just for spudhockey.com. Nothing will change with Spudhockey.com, you can still expect great photos, videos and news like always but now you can see all your SpudSports online also. The Moorhead SpudBoosters are on board as well as the Moorhead Athletic Association. Check it out at www.spudsports.net or click the links in the navigation menu to the left. Mark Cullen Signs One Year Deal Spud standout Mark Cullen signed a deal with the Blackhawks. He had played with the Blackhawks in 2005-06, scoring seven goals and nine assists for 16 points in 29 games. Last seaon Cullen played with the Manitoba Moose(Vancouver) scoring 39 points - 14 G, 25 A, in 56 games and going all the way to the Calder Cup Championship Series against the eventual Champs the Hersey Bears(Washington). Cullen had 4 G, 9 A, in 20 playoff games this season, he was 4th on the team in playoff scoring and 6th on the team in regular season scoring. Eric Brenk Choosen for USA Hockey select 15's Moorhead Sophomore Eric Brenk is choosen to attend the Select 15's in New York. Read the Fargo Forum Story - Click Here Mark Cullen and Manitoba Moose
8th Moorhead Spud Hockey Golf Tournament Benefitting MYHA and MHS Boys Hockey Moorhead Youth Hockey and MHS Spud Boys Hockey invite you to be a Hole and Team Sponsor or an Individual Sponsor for this annual event. WHEN: Thursday, July 30, 2009, Shotgun Start at 12 Noon
Coach Shercliffe Presented Ted Brill Award Moorhead Coach Terry Shercliffe was announced as the 2009 Ted Brill Award winner presented by Minnesota Hockey. Interestingly Ted Brill was also involved in the formation of Moorhead High School Hockey in 1963-1964. Minnesota Hockey established the Ted Brill Award with great respect and fond memories of one of our most influential leaders. It is presented annually to an individual who has at least ten years of service to any of the various player development programs (such as STP, HEP, Advanced/Selects, HS All-Star Series). Trent Johnson Selected To Team Minnesota Senior Trent Johnson was selected to the Minnesota Team following the Vande Returns To Sioux For Senior Year Former Spud and current North Dakota Sioux star Chris VandeVelde is Spuds End of the Year Banquet Awards Co-MVP's: Rookie of the Year: Most Inspirational: Most Improved: Hober Baker Character Award: Herb Brooks award: Moorhead vs Edina Photo Gallery Check out the game pix > click here U18 Tournament Finishes with Gold for USA Click Here > Gallery Photos - Finland defeating Canada for the Bronze Click Here > Gallery Photos - USA defeating Russia for GOLD
Spuds will not return to schwan cup Coach Dave Morinville announced the Spuds will not return to the Schwan Cup for upcoming season and will instead play in a new tournament in St. Louis park organized by ex-Burnsville coach John Barger which will include Bloomington Jefferson, Centennial, Maple Grove and Woodbury. U18 Tournament Playing At Moorhead Sports Center
Dave Morinville mentioned as Coaching Possibility if MSUM Gains division i hockey team in wCHA Moorhead High School hockey coach Dave Morinville was mentioned as a possible coach for an expansion Division I WCHA team at Minnesota State Moorhead on April 11th by MSUM AD Doug Peters. Read the Forum Story > Click Here Spud Alumni Battle In First Annual Spud Alumni Tournament April 4-6  Gus Groslie scores to give Yellow the 4-3 lead on a wristshot as Jon Ammerman tries to block it late in the third period. The Green team came back to win after a game tying goal on a penalty shot by Aaron Wheeler and a long shootout. Click here to see all the alumni photos > Click Here
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Sports Illustrated Article By Michael Farber About Moorhead - Edina Game & MN State Tournament Click Here > Read Article Moorhead Completes Great Season Eden Prairie Defeats Moorhead 3-0 To Capture State Title
Congratulations Trent Johnson - Herb Brooks Award Winner
All-State Tournament Team Selections
Spuds Battle For 2-1 Victory Over Cretin-Derham Hall Moorhead advances to aA State championship Game It wasn't pretty but the Moorhead Spuds continued their winning ways Friday night in St. Paul at the Xcel Energy Center. The Spuds played a gritty style and at times not very smooth but came out with what they desired. They are on their way to the MN AA State Championship Game to take on Eden Prairie tonight at 8PM. Braden Rahman got the scoring going for Moorhead with a nice goal on a feed from Alex Altenbernd and Jordan Doschadis. Then Cretin-Derham Hall tied it up at 13:35 of the second period, but the tie only last 1:32 as Doschadis made a couple nifty moves with the puck and slide it into the net. The goal turned out to be the game winner although the Spuds had to work hard on defense throughout the entire game. Cretin-Derham Hall hit a inside post midway through the third period and had several other opportunities yet Moorhead didn't panic and rode out the storm to capture the win. This will be the 7th trip for the Spuds to the Minnesota State Championship game. FIRST PERIOD: 1. M, Rahman (Altenbernd, Doschadis) 8:19 SECOND PERIOD: 2. CDH, Kinne (Barbato) 13:35; 3. M, Doschadis (Altenbernd, Rahman) 15:07 THIRD PERIOD: No scoring. SAVES: CDH: Walsh 8-8-4 — 20; M: Marks 8-4-5 — 17 Tickets for Moorhead High School’s boys hockey game today – the Class 2A championship – will be available for purchase at 11 a.m. today Box Score > Click Here Game Sheet > Click Here
What a Night
 Alex Altenbernd scores for Moorhead past Edina goalie Johnny Ankeny top corner.
Terry Shercliffe Hall of fame induction - 4:00PM Television, Webcast & Radio Broadcast All State Tournament Games will be televised live by KSTC45 of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Click here > Link to Broadcast Notes & Schedule Larry Knutson & Corey Delorme will be broadcasting the Moorhead Spud games live on 1660am locally starting with the Moorhead vs. Edina game Thursday, March 12th at 6:00PM. Webcasting will be on the internet on MSBN for all State Tournament Games. If you want to listen to the Larry Knutson/Corey Delorme Moorhead Feed you must click on this link > Moorhead Spud Radio Feed on the internet AA Brackets Announced - Moorhead Gets Edina 6PM
Terry Shercliffe To Be Inducted Into MN High School hockey Hall of Fame at the minnesota state tournament Thursday, March 12th at 4:00PM On Thursday, March 12th at 4:00PM at the Minnesota High School Hockey Tournament Coach Terry Shercliffe will be inducted into the
Senators recall Lee from Binghamton Ottawa Senators Mar 8, 2009, 12:52 PM EDT OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators today recalled defenceman Brian Lee on an emergency basis from the club’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton Senators. Lee has two goals, nine assists and 14 penalty minutes over 36 games with the NHL club this season, while averaging 19:09 minutes of time-on-ice. This will be Lee’s fourth appearance with the Senators this season, after most recently playing 28 games before being assigned to Binghamton on Feb. 27. In 27 AHL games with Binghamton this season, the 21-year-old has two goals, 10 assists and 41 penalty minutes. The Senators next see action tomorrow night, when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:30 p.m. |
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MOORHEAD SPUD 03-04-09 Section 8AA Final Highlights Roseau vs. Moorhead
Matt Cullen scored his 17th, 18th and 19th goals of the season against the Colorado Avalanche February 22nd. Watch Cullen get the hat-trick on a feed from Ray Whitney.
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Spuds capture Section 8AA Championship with 5-2 win Moorhead rose to the challenge knocking off 3 time defending Section 8AA Champion Roseau 5-2 in front of 2,900+ fans Wednesday night in the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls. The Spuds started out quick with another redirect goal by Jordan Doschadis in front of the net on a shot by Braden Rahman at 1:12 into the game. Roseau answered with a goal but Trent Johnson quickly made it 2-1 Moorhead at 9:09 on assists from Ian Cochran and Braden Rahman. Six minutes into the second period Roseau tied the game creating high emotions in the crowd and many anxious moments until Lucas Henry collected a lose puck in the crease and scored at 10:31 giving the Spuds the lead for good. Leading 3-2 going into the third period the next goal was a big one as Trent Johnson rushed the net and put a backhand on the Roseau goalie and the puck fluttered in the crease before a scrum in front the goal caused the puck to go into the net. It appeared to bounce off the Roseau goalie and then hit a Roseau defenseman before sliding past the goal line. Johnson added the icing by scoring on an empty net goal at 16:41 and send the Spuds back to the State Tournament for the first time since 2005 when they finished Runner Up to Holy Angels. Moorhead will open play Thursday, March 12th at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The Spuds are now 15-9-3 on the season and are the first team to qualify for the State Tournament this year. FIRST PERIOD: 1, M, Doschadis (Rahman, Kraemer), 1:12. 2, R, Knochenmus (Koenig), 8:09. 3, M, Johnson (Cochran, Rahman), 9:09. SECOND PERIOD: 4, R, Kostrzewski, 6:01. 5, M, Henry (Vandal, Larson), 10:31. THIRD PERIOD: 6, M, Kraemer (Strand), 3:46. 7, M, Johnson (Cochran), 16:41. SAVES: R: Kvidt 4-4-0–8, Mekash x-x-5–5; M: Logan Marks 5-7-10–22
Spuds Top Buffalo 4-0 In Section 8AA Semi-Finals, Rahman has 1 Goal and 3 assists in win The Spuds came out on top in Section 8AA semi-final action Saturday afternoon defeating Buffalo 4-0. Moorhead's first goal came midway through the first period on a shot from the point by Braden Rahman through a redirect from Jordan Doschadis. Buffalo then thought they had tied the score 1-1 at 2:14 in the second period but the referees conferenced and disallowed the goal on goalie interference after Buffalo's Billy Ogdahl pushed Moorhead goalie Logan Marks back into the net before the puck was in the net. The Spuds then capitalized quickly as Braden Rahman scored on an assist from Ian Cochran at 2:36 changing the momentum of the game in Moorhead's favor. Quin Buckellew scored at 3:56 of the 3rd period and Trent Johnson scored at 16:18 to make it 4-0. The Spuds continued playing solid defense and piling up the shots on net outshooting the Bison 49-19 for the game. Quin Buckellew had a goal and two assists, Logan Marks picked up the shutout in net and Moorhead improves to 14-9-3 on the season. The Spuds will play Roseau which won 3-2 in OT against St. Cloud Tech on Wednesday, March 4th in Thief River Falls at 7PM. First Period: 1. M. Jordan Doschadis (Rahman, Buckellew) 14:44. Second Period: 2. M. Rahman (Cochran) 2:36. Third Period: 3. M. Buckellew (Rahman) 3:56. 4. M. Johnson (Rahman) 16:18. Saves: M. Marks 8-6-5-19 B. Schmidt 12-15-18-45
Moorhead Starts Playoffs With 8-0 Win Over River Lakes The Spuds got two goals apiece from Trent Johnson, Quin Buckellew and Jordan Doschadis and Kyle Kraemer added three assists as Moorhead open the Section 8AA Playoffs Tuesday night at the Moorhead Sports Center. Logan Marks made 13 saves in getting the shutout. The Spuds advance to take on Buffalo who defeated Brainerd 6-2 Saturday 1PM at the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud. FIRST PERIOD: 1, M, Buckellew (Kraemer, Melquist), 9:08. 2, M, Doschadis (Rahman), 10:38. 3, M, Larson (Kraemer), 16:02. SECOND PERIOD: 4, M, Buckellew (Altenbernd), 5:40 (pp). 5, M, Doschadis (Cochran), 10:17. 6, M, Johnson (Kraemer, Buckellew). THIRD PERIOD: 7, M, Groslie (Wilder, Thompson), 7:59. 8, M, Johnson, 10:20. SAVES: RL, Sieben 14-14-10—38. M, Marks 5-5-3—13. Playoff Stats > Click Here
Spuds Defeat Hill-Murray In Last Regular Season Game
Final 1st period: No scoring. 2nd period. 1. M. Jordan Doschadis(8) scores at 6:03 of the second period, assists to Jason Strand(13) and Alex Altenbernd(9). 2. M. Braden Rahman(7) scores on rebound at 10:32, assists to Alex Altenbernd(10) and Jason Strand(14). 3. M. Jordan Doschadis(9) from Ian Cochran(20) and Alex Altenbernd(11). 3rd Period. 4. HM. Westerhouse 5. M. Trent Johnson(16), assists Quinn Buckellew(6) and Kyle Kraemer(6). 6. HM. Bahe (unassisted)(sh) 7. M. Braden Rahman(8) unassisted(en). Pre-Game Stats Sheet > Click Here Moorhead 2 - Alexandria 0 - Final
Spuds Skate With The Mites - Sunday, February 15th
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Moorhead - Tech Skate To 2-2 Tie The Spuds outshot Tech 40-20 but could only muster a 2-2 tie Thursday at the National Hockey Center in ST. Cloud. Evan Johnson picked up the first goal for Moorhead on an assist from Jordan Doschadis at 7:41 in the first period. Trent Johnson scored Moorhead's second goal from Ian Cochran at 6:15 in the second period giving the Spuds a 2-1 lead but Tech's Gus Miller answered at 8:22 to tie the game and that was all the scoring on the night. This was Moorhead's seventh game played into OT on the season. The Spuds will travel to Alexandria on Thursday, February 19th for their next game. Moorhead vs. Tech Boxscore > Click Here Moorhead vs. Tech Gamesheet > Click Here Spuds Top Brainerd 4-0 On Senior Night
Senior Night for the Moorhead Spuds proved to be a good one. First in the sense that there was a game at all with the slippery weather related road conditions and after the Brainerd Team bus broke down in Perham and another had to be found to get them to Moorhead. The JV game was cancelled due to the delay, but the varsity game went on as scheduled. Eight Moorhead Seniors played in their last regular season home game: Ian Cochran, Evan Johnson, Jordan Doschadis, Jason Strand, Alex Altenbernd, Trent Johnson, Cy Groslie and Blake Kostich will all be the Class of 2009 Spud Hockey Players. Alex Altenbernd scored twice plus an assist for the Spuds and Logan Marks made 25 saves in net getting the shutout. Kyle Kraemer and Lucas Henry each added goals as well. The Spuds improve to 10-9-2 on the season. Moorhead travels next to St Cloud Tech for a 4 point section contest on Thursday. Boxscore > Click Here Game Sheet > Click Here
Spuds Take #1 Jefferson To OT Before Falling 4-3 The Moorhead Spuds gave #1 Ranked Bloomington Jefferson everything they could handle Saturday afternoon in Bloomington. The Spuds were led by two goals from Trent Johnson and 28 saves by Logan Marks. Moorhead trailed 2-1 after the 1st period but were able to come back and tie the game 3-3. Going into the OT the Spuds took two penalties giving Jefferson a 5 on 3 which eventually decided the game as Joe Faust scored 1:30 into the OT keeping Jefferson undefeated at 19-0 on the season and dropping the Spuds to 9-9-2 on the season, this was Moorhead's first loss in 5 overtime games this year. Jefferson was led by Tyler Dietzler with 1 goal, 2 assists, Caleb Herbert 3 assists and Jeffrey Pauluk 1 goal, 1 assist. Moorhead will next take on Brainerd at home Tuesday for Senior Night starting at 7PM. Attack Awakens After Slow Start - Spuds Win 6-2 The Moorhead team started alittle slowly Thursday night at the Moorhead Sports Center spotting EGF a 1-0 lead early in the game on a goal by Christian Parker at 2:10. Afer Moorhead tied up the game 1-1 on a goal by Braden Rahman and assists by Alex Altenbernd and Iam Coachran at 10:10, then the Greenwave added another tally by Henry Gutierrez taking a 2-1 lead into the second period. The Spuds then got clicking and the goals started coming as Moorhead scored 5 unanswered and went on to win 6-2 improving to 9-8-2 on the season. Jordan Doschadis tied the game at 9:05 in the second and then Trent Johnson added two goals and the Spuds never looked back. Rahman and Johnson each ended up with two goals apiece and Alex Altenbernd had two asssists. Kyle Kraemer also chipped in with a goal. Moorhead outshot EGF 40-14 on the night and Chance Bitzer picked up the win in net improving to 6-0 on the seaon as a freshman. Moorhead takes on the #1 Ranked Bloomington Jeffereson Jaguars on the road Saturday in Bloomington starting at 2:30PM.
Moorhead Takes on EGF Tonight - 7:30PM The Spuds, winners of 3 of last 4 games and one tie will take on the East Grand Forks Greenwave tonight at home in the Moorhead Sports Center. Be prepared to cheer loudly as the MYHA Rookies will skate in between periods and show off their skills. Watch for pictures coming soon... Pregame stats on tonight's Varsity game > Click Here Pregame stats for tonight's JV game > Click Here Exciting Spuds Tie 4-4 With #2 Ranked Centennial The Moorhead Spuds pulled another thriller Saturday night at the Moorhead Sports Center gaining a tie with Centennial on a goal by Trent Johnson with 01 second on the clock to make it 4-4 and take the game into OT. Ian Cochran fired a shot from the blue line and Jordan Doschadis got a piece of it than it bounced off the Centennial goalie and Trent Johnson bulled in and fired home the rebound. The OT was filled with chances for both teams and exciting opportunities and good goalie saves but neither team could seal a victory and the game ended 4-4. Moorhead had led or been tied the entire game until the last minute of the third period goal frenzy started by Tyler Pitlick of Centennial scoring with 29 seconds left giving the Cougars their first lead of the game on assists by Jordan Lovick and Willie Hess. Hess had two goals and an assist on the night and Pitlick had a goal and two assists, 44 pts on the season now. The Spuds used their balanced scoring again led by Ian Cochran with two assists and Braden Rahman with a goal and an assist. The Spuds record moves to 8-8-2 on the season and they will take on East Grand Forks February 5th in Moorhead at 7:30PM. The Cougars record is now 14-1-3 on the season. FIRST PERIOD: 1, M, Altenbernd (Rahman), 0:53. 2, M, Rahman (Cochran), 9:05. 3, C, Hess (Pitlick), 15:28. SECOND PERIOD: 4, C, Stern (Pitlick), 3:08. 5, M, Strand (Thompson), 8:31 (pp). 6, C, Hess (Stutz), 15:24 (pp). THIRD PERIOD: 7, C, Pitlick (Lovick, Hess), 0:29. 8, M, Johnson, 0:01. SAVES: C, Larsen 9-8-13-6—36. M, Marks 6-7-10-6—29. Read the Fargo Forum Story > Click Here Click Here > Box Score Click Here > Player Game Stats Watch the video and join the facebook group Spudhockey.com > Click Here
NHL Central Scouting 2009 Draft Mid Term Rankings Zach Budish of Edina although being hurt for this season is Minnesota's #1 ranked high school player (ranked #16) on the 2009 Mid Term North American Skaters list. Click Here > Central Scouting North American Skaters Michael Lee, currently with the Fargo Force and formerly the Roseau Rams is ranked #3 of all North American Goalies. Click Here > Central Scouting North American Goalies Another OT Thriller - Spuds Defeat Roseau 4-3 It was another Roseau - Moorhead battle that went to overtime and Quinn Buckellew delivered a great conclusion for the Moorhead Spuds. On a nifty backhand feed from Trent Johnson, Quinn Buckellew sealed the victory for Moorhead 1:14 into the OT. Earlier in the first period Alex Altenbernd continued his hot hand as he scored twice giving him five goals in the past two games. The Spuds have now won three consecutive overtime games and evened their record at 8-8-1 on the season. The Spuds will host #3 ranked Centennial at the Moorhead Sports Center on Saturday. Game Stats > Click Here Click Here > Fargo Forum Online Story FIRST PERIOD: 1, R, Knochenmus (Connell, Omdahl), 5:03. 2, M, Altenbernd (Rahman), 5:45. 3, M, Altenbernd (Doschadis), 16:50. SECOND PERIOD: 4, M, Johnson (Thompson), 6:56. 5, R, Landman (Kostrzewski), 11:20. THIRD PERIOD: 6, R, Kostrzewski (Weston, Landman), 8:59. OVERTIME: 7, M, Buckellew (Johnson, Kraemer), 1:14. SAVES: R, Kvidt 10-7-8-0—25. M, Bitzer 4-11-9-2—26.
Spuds Make It Two Wins In A Row, Defeat Warroad Moorhead picked a good time to change the momentum with a 5-4 OT victory over Warroad Saturday night at the Moorhead Sports Center. Warroad jumped out front with the first goal, but the Spuds and Alex Altenbernd answered. Three times in a row by Altenbernd giving him the natural hat-trick and the hats rained out from the student section. Moorhead then added another goal in the second period, but after the ensuing faceoff Warroad marched right down and scored cutting the lead to 4-2. The Warriorscame into the third period with resolve and scored twice and taking the game into over time 4-4. Jordan Doschadis came up big driving in on net and his initial shot was stopped but Doschadis followed up and slide the rebound into the net between the pads and capturing the Spuds second victory in a row in overtime. First period: 1, W, Knox (Pieper), 10:16 (pp). 2, M, Altenbernd (Johnson, Cochran), 11:41 (pp). 3, Altenbernd (Rahman), 14:53 (sh). Second period: 4, M, Altenbernd (Johnson), 6:30 (pp). 5, M, Johnson (Strand), 14:27. 6, W, Sylvester (Knox), 15:39. Third period: 7, W, Hebel (Shaugabay), 3:26 (pp). 8, W, Larson (Hebel), 6:09. Overtime: 9, M, Doschadis (Johnson), 1:15 (pp). SAVES: W, Goldsmith 11-7-5-1—24. M, Bitzer 6-5-14-0—25.
Moorhead Takes On #5 Warroad Tonight 6PM After finally getting the streak behind them the schedule presents the next challenge as Moorhead takes on #5 Class A Ranked Warroad tonight. The Warriors are rolling this season and have compiled a 15-1 record with their only loss coming to Osseo on 12/30/08 5-4 in OT. Warroad defeated TRF in their last game Thursday 5-1. Brock Nelson is leading the way with 39 pts (23 G, 16 A) and Json Goldsmith in net has a 1.35 GAA and .915% save percentage. Click Here > Pre-Game Stats Sheet Spuds Break Streak - Win 2-1 In OT Over Brainerd Moorhead needed extra time but finally put the losing streak behind them Thursday night in Brainerd with a 2-1 OT victory. Tyler Larson scored at 4:46 into the OT and Ian Cochran and Jason Strand picked up the assists on the game winner. In the first period Nate Thompson had the first goal, assisted by Ian Coachran and Lucas Henry. Brainerd answered with a goal by Jenkins and assisted by Ring at 12:28. Chance Bitzer was in net for the Spuds making 20 saves on the night. Click here > Game Sheet The Spuds will take on Warroad Saturday night at 6PM at the Moorhead Sports Center. Watch for photos of the game... Streak Reaches 8 Games In 3-1 Loss To #12 TRF The Spuds went into the 3rd period against Thief River Falls tied 1-1 but couldn't muster enough to snap the skid they have been in for the past several weeks. Moorhead fell 3-1 and drops to 5-8-1 on the season. The Spuds will take on Brainerd Thursday in Brainerd and then #5Class A ranked Warroad in Moorhead on Saturday. Watch for more coming soon... Spuds Fall To #11 Minnetonka 3-1 The Moorhead losing streak reaches 7 games after another close game against a ranked team. Quinn Buckellew scored on the powerplay in the second period making the score 2-1 at 9:41 but the Spuds couldn't get the tying goal. Minnetonka's Max Gardiner then iced the game at 9:05 in the third period. Moorhead will travel to take on #12 ranked Class A - Thief River Falls on Tuesday at 7:30PM. Jason Blake - Matt Cullen Face Off, Combine For 7 pts Toronto and Jason Blake were in Raleigh, NC tonight to take on the Carolina Hurricanes and Matt Cullen. Both former Spuds put on a show as Blake scored a hat-trick plus two assists totaling 5 points and Matt Cullen had a goal and an assist. The game ended 6-4 with Toronto on top and Blake getting the hat-trick on a last second empty net goal with a wild race to the net.
Spuds Drop 6th Straight Game To Bemidji 3-2 Moorhead produced 43 shots on goal but only get 2 into the net as the Spuds dropped their sixth straight game to the Lumberjacks 3-2 in Bemidji. The Spuds fall to 5-6-1 on the season and will take on #9 ranked Minnetonka Saturday in Minnetonka at 7:00PM. Game Stats > Click Here Moorhead Falls To Wayzata 1-0 Gamesheet > Click Here JV Team Wins Schwan Cup Gold Division JV Tourney Moorhead defeated Edina 3-2 in the first game of the Schwan Cup JV Gold Division Monday behind 3rd period play of Dillion Huber and Quinn Buckellew as they combined for a goal and assist each. Gamesheet > Click Here The JV Team continued its' winning ways Tuesday by defeating Hill-Murray 3-1 behind two goals from Ben Doda and one from Tyson Schoenborn. Gamesheet > Click Here The Spuds JV captured the Championship of the Schwan Cup JV Gold Division with a 4-3 victory over Centennial in a come from behind fashion. Moorhead trailed 3-1 with 6:00 minutes remaining in the second period and rallied for the win. The Spuds were lead by two goals from Bryant Christian, one from Jesse Doschadis and the winning goal from Brendan Johnson at 13:49 of the 3rd period. Ben Doda contributed assists on both the tying and winning goals. Gamesheet > Click Here Brian Lee Scores First NHL Goal Against Edmonton Video Highlight > Click Here  Moorhead Falls To St. Thomas Academy 4-3 Quin Buckellew finally broke the ice for the Spuds by scoring on a penalty shot in the first period with 1:18 left in their third game of the Schwan Cup giving Moorhead a 1-0 lead after one. St. Thomas answered early in the second period on a goal by Justin Crandall at 1:26, but the 1-1 tie only lasted 10 seconds as Jordan Doschadis scored at 1:36. Trent Johnson then added another goal for Moorhead at 5:07 and the Spuds had a 3-1 lead. Matt Kroska scored at 6:57 for the Cadets and the second period ended 3-2 Moorhead. Kevin Sienko siezed the opportunity in the third period scoring two goals and giving the Cadets a 4-3 win. The Spuds drop to 5-4-1 on the season and their 4th straight defeat finishing the Schwan Cup 0-3. Moorhead's four defeats have been to both #1 ranked teams and the #2 & #3 ranked AA teams. The Cadets outshot the Spuds 34-30 for the game and improved to 7-3 on the season and 1-2 during the Schwan Cup. Game Stats > Click Here Spud Struggles Continue In 7-0 Loss to Hill-Murray Moorhead's struggles didn't let up as Hill-Murray jumped out to a 1-0 lead 20 seconds into the game on a goal by Isaac Kohls and the Pioneers never looked back on their way to a 7-0 victory over the Spuds. Kohls ended the day with 4 goals on 7 shots and a +5 rating. The Pioneers outshot the Spuds 37 to 21 and improved to 1-1 in the Schwan Cup avenging their 3-1 loss to Minnetonka last night while Moorhead fell to 0-2 for the Schwan Cup and will take on St. Thomas Academy at Brooklyn Park tomorrow at 12:30PM. Hill-Murray will take on Centennial for 3rd Place. Game Stats > Click Here
Edina Hornets Defeat Moorhead 3-0 The Spuds hung in against a tough Edina team to open the Schwan Cup Monday night at the Xcel Energy Center but couldn't get the scoring punch needed to stay in the game. There was no scoring in the first period as both teams traded scoring opportunities. At 11:13 of the second period Edina's Marshall Everson scored to make it 1-0 on a nice feed cross ice from Anders Lee which would prove to be all the Hornets would need for the victory. Lee then scored with only 0.2 seconds showing on the clock after the hornets gained possession behind their own net and took their time seting up for a last rush and Lee took the puck down the left boards, turned on the jets and flew past all the Spud defenders before beating Moorhead goalie Logan Marks on his glove side making it 2-0. The only scoring in the 3rd period was a empty net goal from Connor Gaarder at 16:33 making it 3-0 Edina. Moorhead falls to 5-2-1 on the season and the Spuds will take on Hill-Muuray, Minnesota's #1 ranked team which lost their first game of the season last night to Minnetonka 3-1. Gametime is scheduled for 3PM, you can listen live to the Larry Knutson broadcast on local radio. Game Stats < Cick Here
Spuds Ready To Take On #2 Ranked Edina Moorhead looks to rebound after their first loss of the season to #3 ranked Duluth East last Tuesday night 4-0. The challenge doesn't get any easier as the Spuds will take on #2 Edina to open the Schwan Cup Gold Divsion Tournament at the Xcel Energy Center 8:30PM Monday night. Leading the Spuds through 7 games are Trent Johnson with 6 goals and Alex Altenbernd with 5 goals and 6 assists. On defense Ian Cochran has chipped in with 8 assists and a +8 rating. Edina is lead by forward Anders Lee who is 6'3", 220# and has 20 points (7G, 13A, +14 rating) and Marshall Everson 6'2", 210#, 19 points (9G, 10A, +14 rating) through the Hornets first 10 games. Edina's first line forwards Lee, Everson and Connor Gaarder look to be one of the best in Minnesota hockey combining for 56pts(25G, 31A). Pre-Game Stats Sheet > Click Here Game Stats Updated Through Game 7 - 12/27/08 Brian Lee Back With Ottawa Again 12/26/08 After recent injuries to the Ottawa Senators defense Brian Lee was again called up by the Senators to fill in the gap. Brian will play tonight against Vancouver on Hockey Night In Canada at 9:00PM on Center Ice. Read The Press Release > Click Here
Moorhead Falls 4-0 To Duluth East The Spuds couldn't sustain consistent offensive attack against the solid defensive front of the Greyhounds Tuesday night as Moorhead fell behind 3-0 in the first period as Duluth East got goals from Joe Nelson, Kyle Lutzka and Max Tardy.The second period started with another quick goal by Duluth East from Jake Williams and then play evened out into a back and forth style with both teams taking penaltys and trading offensive chances. Moorhead went scoreless on three 5 of 3's and 0 for 7 on the power play. The Greyhounds
FIRST PERIOD: 1, DE, Nelson (Tardy, Paulseth), 7:46 (pp). 2, DE, Lutzka (Schendel, Olson), 8:38. 3, DE, Tardy (Forbort, McLean), 14:02 SECOND PERIOD: 4, DE, Williams (Tardy), :23 THIRD PERIOD: No scoring SAVES: DE, Cooper 13-11-13—37. M, Marks 10-10-2—22 Pregame Stats Sheet > Click Here Moorhead Victorious 8-0 Over Buffalo The Spuds provided another well rounded effort Friday Night at the Moorhead Sports Center defeating the Buffalo Bison 8-0 and improving to 5-0-1 on the season behind a hat-trick by Alex Altenbern, plus an assist and two goals from Trent Johnson. Jordan Doschadis and Ian Cochran kicked in with three assists each and Jason Strand added two. Chance Bitzer was solid in net again and notched the shutout. Check out the updated stats page with statistics through game 5. It was an important night for Section 8AA seeding as the Spuds picked up 4pts in the victory. Moorhead will take on #3 ranked Duluth East in what is certain to be an exciting game Tuesday, December 23rd at the Moorhead Sports Center, the game time has been moved to 6:00PM so make note of the changed time. FIRST PERIOD: 1, M, Johnson (Doschadis, Rahman), 1:44 (pp). SECOND PERIOD: 2, M, Alternbernd (Cochran), 8:43. 3, M, Wilder (Alternbernd), 11:31. 4, M, Alternbernd (Strand), 13:45 (pp). 5, M, Johnson (unassisted), 15:56. 6, M, Alternbernd (Cochran, Doschadis), 16:54. THIRD PERIOD: 7, M, Doschadis (Cochran), 4:41 (pp). 8, M, Buckellew (Thompson, Strand), 13:34 (pp). SAVES: M, Bitzer 2-6-2–10. B, Schele, 12-10-7–29. #10 Spuds Defeat #15 Roseau 5-0 With Fast Start The #10 ranked Moorhead Spuds went on the road to take on #15 ranked Roseau in a Section 8AA battle Tuesday night. The Spuds offense wasn't tired from the long bus trip as four different players contributed to a 4-0 lead after the first period. Scoring the goals were Jordan Doschadis, Alex Altenbernd, Ian Cochran and Kyle Kraemer(pictured below). Roseau and Moorhead traded possession of the puck throughout the second period with no scoring. The third period was played with a similar style until Trent Johnson scored 11:04 into the third making it 5-0 Moorhead. Doschadis had three points on the night, Trent Johnson added a goal and an assist. Logan Marks got the shutout in net for Moorhead making 27 saves as the Spuds improve to 4-0-1 on the season and will take on Buffalo in a 4pt Section 8AA matchup on Friday in Moorhead at 7:30PM. Read the Fargo Forum Story > Click here
FIRST PERIOD: 1, M, Jordan Doschadis (Strand, Kostich), 14:19. 2, M, Alex Altenbernd (Doschadis), 12:37. 3, M, Cochran (Altenbernd, Rahman), 2:41 (pp). 4, M, Kyle Kraemer (Trent Johnson, Quinn Buckellew), 1:18. SECOND PERIOD: No scoring. THIRD PERIOD: 5, M, Trent Johnson (Doschadis, Rahman), 5:56. SAVES: M, Logan Marks 5-16-6–27. R, Mekash 7-0-0–7; Wrightman 0-2-6–8. Spuds Defeat Grand Rapids 5-2 FIRST PERIOD: 1, M, Buckellew, :58. SECOND PERIOD: 2, GR, Skrbec (A. Anderson, Horsmann), 1:40. 3, M, Kraemer (Buckellew), 8:55 (sh). 4, M, Vandal (Wilder, Cochran), 11:01. THIRD PERIOD: 5, M, Larson (Cochran), 3:26. 6, GR, Merritt (How), 3:40. 7, M, Doschadis, 16:24 (en). SAVES: GF, Larson 13-10-10—33. M, Marks 5-4-9—18.
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Spuds Turns On The Offense In Victory Over Bemidji Alex Altenbernd scored the only goal of the first period on a quick turn around wrist shot giving the Spuds the lead over Bemidji through one period. Then in the second period the offensive show began with Moorhead scoring three goals in 1:25. Started by Braden Rahman at 1:48, then Brandon MacLeod at 2:21 and the third goal was from Quin Buckellew making it 4-0 and turning the game from a tight contest to favoring the Spuds. Trent Johnson later added a goal in the second and Moorhead took a 5-0 lead at the end of two periods and cruised to a 7-1 win. Freshman Chance Bitzer made 19 of 20 saves to capture his first win at the varsity level. The Spuds will take on Grand Rapids at the Moorhead Sports Center on Saturday night at 7:30PM.
FIRST PERIOD: 1, M, Altenbernd (Rahman, Strand), 3:15. SECOND PERIOD: 2, M Rahman (Altenbernd), 1:48. 3, M, MacLeod (Henry, Larson), 2:21. 4, M, Buckellew (T. Johnson, Kraemer), 3:13. 5, M, T. Johnson (Buckellew, Kraemer), 6:12. THIRD PERIOD: 6, T. Johnson (Altenbernd, Cochran), 1:08. 7, M, Wilder (Kostich, E. Johnson), 5:40. 8, B, Berquist (Welle, Nemgar), 10:04. SAVES: B, Dudgeon 7-10-0, Dokken 0-0-11–11. M, Bitzer 9-8-2–19.
Spuds Win 6-3 With Strong Third Period The Moorhead Spuds regrouped after their first game with Fargo South and turned in a much more complete performance in Saturday nights game against #8 ranked White Bear Lake. The game was played very close for the first two periods with the Spuds taking a 2-1 lead on a late second period goal by Jordan Doschadis. Moorhead outshot the Bears 24 to 13 in those first two periods but the game stayed close. In the third period Moorhead added two more goals by Quin Buckellew and Tyler Larson jumping out to a 4-1 lead. With 3:49 left in the game WBL added a goal and then 1:23 later the Bears came back with another making it 4-3 with 2:26 to play. The Bears then pulled their goalie and struggled to get possession in the Spuds zone therefore giving up an empty net goal to Braden Rahman and then another to Trent Johnson to seal a Spuds victory 6-3 and their first win of the season. The Spuds will take on #20 Class A ranked Bemidji at the Moorhead Sports Center Thursday at 7:30PM.
FIRST PERIOD: 1, M, Buckellew (Cochran), 15:44. SECOND PERIOD: 2, WBL, Lowell, 6:34. 3, M, Doschadis (Altenbernd), 16:28. THIRD PERIOD: 4, M, Buckellew, 4:14 (sh). 5, M, Larson, 6:27. 6, WBL, Hoffman (Birkenbine), 13:11 (pp). 7, WBL, Lowell (Putney), 14:34. 8, M, Rahman (Altenbernd), 15:56 (pp, en). 9, M, Johnson (Altenbernd, Cochran), 16:28 (en). SAVES: WBL, Collette 15-8-2—25. M, Marks 8-4-10—22. Read the Fargo Forum Story > Click Here Bruins - Spuds Skate To 2-2 Tie The Moorhead Spuds started the season slightly sluggish in the first period spotting Fargo South a 2-0 lead. The first goal came after a Moorhead penalty had been called and the Spuds could not get a clear possession to force a whistle from the referee. It looked as though a Spud had touched the puck but was forced into the net by Bruin Josh Huguelet and the goal stood. The second goal was scored on a nice play by Josh Hooey as he backhanded a rebound on a shot by Grant Narveson past Logan Marks. That was the last the Bruins would get against Marks who stepped it up and made numerous saves keeping Moorhead in the game and finishing with 22 saves on 24 shots. The Spuds tallied their first goal of the season early in the second period on a drive up the middle and around the left circle by Alex Altenbernd who then went top shelf at 16:23. Moorhead then went on the outshoot the Bruins 10-0 in the next 13 minutes and then continued the frenetic pace in the 3rd period as Kyle Kraemer scored to tie the game 2-2 at 15:43. The Spuds put another 14 shots on net during the 3rd but couldn't bury the puck. Both teams combined for 8 shots on net in OT and the outcome was a tie after a very physical and fast paced game. The Spuds tallied 37 shots on net. FIRST PERIOD: 1, FS, Huguelet (unassisted), 12:53, pp. 2, FS, Hooey (Narveson), 16:44. SECOND PERIOD: 3, M, Altenbernd (Strand), 0:37, pp. THIRD PERIOD: 4, M, Kraemer (unassisted), 1:17. OVERTIME: No scoring. SAVES: M, Marks 8-8-5-3—24. FS, Buchholz 12-7-13-5—37.
Photos from the scrimmages November 22 at the MYHA |
#6 Brett Barta, Spud Class of 2005, fires a breakout pass against UND.
