Boys’ Hockey finishes regular season, prepares for Sectional play.
The Boys’ hockey yeam ended regular season play last Saturday with a 6-0 loss to the number 1 AA ranked Minnetonka. The Bison have had a tough schedule this season, facing off against other top teams like Wayzata, Edina, Maple Grove, Roseau and Hopkins. The Bison were put in a tough position after losing twelve seniors the previous season, but the seven seniors and numerous underclassmen pulled together and showed a lot of determination in finishing up the season strong.
The Bison finished off the season with an overall record of 7-17-1. In the Mississippi 8 Conference, the boys finished in 4th place behind Rogers, Cambridge-Isanti and Princeton; they split with Rogers and Princeton. With regular season over, the boys will have one day of practice before heading up north this Tuesday, February 23rd to face-off verses Brainerd in their first Sectional game. Brainerd finished first in the Central Lakes Conference and have an overall record of 21-3-0. If the Bison (6th seed) beat the Brainerd Warriors (3rd seed), they will play this Saturday, February 27th verses the winner of the Monticello/Roseau game. Check out next weeks hoofprint.net for more information on the Boys’ High School Sectional play.
