Day 3 Recap
THE QUOTE
"What are the odds? Think about it. What are the odds to be in that game six years in a row? It's almost laughable if it didn't hurt so much."
Bruce Plante, whose Hawks have lost in the Class 1A title game each of the past five years
NUMBERS
2
Teams (Breck and St. Thomas Academy) that have repeated as Class 1A champions.
4
Consecutive games in which Duluth East has defeated higher-seeded opponents.
9
Points in two state tournament games scored by St. Thomas Academy's Peter Tufto.
THREE STARS
1. Ash Altmann
The Duluth East junior missed on his first breakaway chance but not the second, and his third-period goal clinched the Greyhounds' stunning victory over Edina.
2. Grant Loven
The East Grand Forks forward scored three goals and dished at least as many bone-rattling hits to lead the rock-'em, sock-'em Green Wave past Mahtomedi.
3. Luke Olson
Hermantown's 5-7 mighty sprite of a goaltender stopped all 13 shots he faced against St. Cloud Apollo.
Attendance: Friday's Class 2A semfinal evening session drew an announced 21,609, the largest crowd ever to see any indoor hockey game in Minnesota. The 1A semifinals drew an announced 12,487, a tournament record for the session dating to 1994.
