River Lakes boys’ at Holiday Tourney

The River Lakes boys’ hockey team got some valuable ice time last Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Dec. 28-30. They competed in the Pine Country Bank Holiday Tournament at Little Falls’ Exchange Arena. Starting out with a bang, the Stars took down Bloomington Kennedy, 5-0, in the opening round. Day two saw River Lakes drop a tight one to Little Falls, 2-1. The Saturday game featured the Stars versus Princeton. That one ended in a 2-2 overtime tie, completing the tournament festivities.

Bloomington Kennedy game

Shots on goal favored River Lakes, 39-11; Scoring by periods: River Lakes: 3, 1, 1; Bloomington Kennedy: 0, 0, 0; Power plays: Bloomington Kennedy, 0-7; River Lakes, 0-5; Penalties: Bloomington Kennedy, 10 minutes on 5 infractions; River Lakes, 17 minutes on 7 infractions; Individual scoring: RL, Gabriel Borgen, 1 assist; Jace Griffin, 1 goal; Matthew -Dotzler, 1 assist; Brock Bruntlett, 1 assist; Anthony Fink, 1 goal; Blake Schultz, 2 goals; Griffin Mayhew, 1 goal; Goalie Carson Cronquist, 11 shots on goal, 11 saves.

1st-Period scoring: RVRLKS –
Schultz goal (even strength) (Dotzler) 4:41; RVRLKS – Mayhew goal (even strength) (Bruntlett) 6:19; RVRLKS – Fink goal (even strength) 16:35. Penalties: Fink, RVRLKS (Elbowing, Minor, 2.0 min) 9:12. Goalie changes: None. 

2nd-Period scoring: RVRLKS –
Schultz goal (even strength) 8:12. Penalties: Carlson, KENNDY (Slashing, Minor, 2.0 min) 0:35; Welz, RVRLKS (Roughing, Minor, 2.0 min) 8:12; Manning, KENNDY (Roughing, Minor, 2.0 min) 8:48; Wright, RVRLKS (Slashing, Minor, 2.0 min) 8:48. Goalie changes: None. 

3rd-Period scoring: RVRLKS – Griffin goal (even strength) (Borgen) 9:40. Penalties: Russell, KENNDY (Cross-Checking, Minor, 2.0 min) 3:42; Griffin, RVRLKS (Holding, Minor, 2.0 min) 6:09; Carlson, KENNDY (Roughing, Minor, 2.0 min) 7:20; Olson, RVRLKS (Roughing, Minor, 2.0 min) 7:20; Wright, RVRLKS (Slashing, Major, 5 min) 8:12; Greeley, RVRLKS (Hooking, Minor, 2.0 min) 14:06; Manning, KENNDY (Slashing, Minor, 2.0 min) 16:37. Goalie changes: None.

Little Falls game

Shots on goal favored River Lakes, 25-21; Scoring by periods: River Lakes: 0, 1, 0; Little Falls: 0, 1, 1; Power plays: Little Falls, 0-3; River Lakes, 0-4; Penalties: -Little Falls, 8 minutes on 4 infractions; River Lakes, 9 minutes on 3 infractions; Individual scoring: RL, Parker Welz, 1 goal; Brandon Carlson, 1 assist; Blake Schultz, 1 assist; Goalie Carson Cronquist, 21 shots on goal, 19 saves.

1st-Period scoring: None. Penalties: Hanson, RVRLKS (Tripping, Minor, 2.0 min) 2:05; Schultz, RVRLKS (Boarding, Major, 5 min) 4:48; Oothoudt, LTLFLS (High-Sticking, Minor, 2.0 min) 10:50; Avery, LTLFLS (Tripping, Minor, 2.0 min) 13:52. Goalie changes: None. 

2nd-Period scoring: RVRLKS – Welz goal (even strength) (Carlson, Schultz) 0:58; LTLFLS – Chisholm goal (short-handed) (Oothoudt) 12:21. Penalties: Oothoudt, LTLFLS (Slashing, Minor, 2.0 min) 10:27; Cremers, RVRLKS (Interference, Minor, 2.0 min) 16:33; Lindberg, LTLFLS (Roughing, Minor, 2.0 min) 16:44. Goalie changes: None. 

3rd-Period scoring: LTLFLS – Avery goal (even strength) (Oothoudt, Schmidgall) 16:08. Penalties: None.

Princeton game

Shots on goal favored River Lakes, 42-33; Scoring by periods: River Lakes: 2, 0, 0, 0; Princeton: 1, 0, 1, 0; Power plays: Princeton, 0-3; River Lakes, 1-5; Penalties: Princeton, 12 minutes on 6 infractions; River Lakes, 8 minutes on 4 infractions; Individual scoring: RL, Parker Welz, 1 goal, 1 assist; Jace Griffin, 1 assist; Anthony Fink, 1 assist; Blake Schultz, 1 goal, 1 assist; Goalie Carson Cronquist, 33 shots on goal, 31 saves.

1st-Period scoring: PRINCE – Olson goal (even strength) 0:30; RVRLKS – Welz goal (power play) (Griffin, Schultz) 5:45; RVRLKS – Schultz goal (even strength) (Fink, Welz) 15:30. Penalties: Olson, PRINCE (Interference, Minor, 2.0 min) 4:05; Wright, RVRLKS (Holding, Minor, 2.0 min) 5:45; Paulson, RVRLKS (Kneeing, Minor, 2.0 min) 8:18; Olson, PRINCE (Roughing, Minor, 2.0 min) 12:32. Goalie changes: None.

2nd-Period scoring: None. Penalties: Olson, PRINCE (Tripping, Minor, 2.0 min) 10:15. Goalie changes: None. 

3rd-Period scoring: PRINCE – Kok goal (even strength) (Olson) 11:58. Penalties: Senne, PRINCE (Roughing, Minor, 2.0 min) 4:54; Eli, PRINCE (Slashing, Minor, 2.0 min) 11:58; Hanson, RVRLKS (High-Sticking, Minor, 2.0 min) 15:10. Goalie changes: None. 

OT1-Period scoring: None. Penalties: Wright, RVRLKS (Roughing, Minor, 2.0 min) 5:07; Nichols, PRINCE (Roughing, Minor, 2.0 min) 5:07. Goalie changes: None.