![Alexandria Area High School players piled on top of Alexandria Area High School goaltender Jackson Boline (30) after the loss to Orono High School. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE � anthony.souffle@startribune.com Alexandria Area High School played Orono High School in an MSHSL Class 1A boys hockey championship game Saturday, March 10, 2018 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/RD2OA6SBRQOOOD2E2URAGN6HHE.jpg?&w=1080)
QUOTE
"When I was skating on my pond in the backyard? Yeah, I think this was just a little bit better than that."
— Orono's Thomas Walker, pictured above, on whether winning a state championship exceeded his childhood dreams
FAVORITE TOURNEY MOMENTs
Loren Nelson: Duluth East defenseman Frederick Hunter Paine explaining to the media why he goes by both his first and middle name ("It's complicated," he said as his opening salvo) and which one he prefers (Frederick).
David La Vaque: Batter up! Dane Korsi honored his baseball roots on Orono's game-winning goal in overtime of the semifinals. The puck popped up, Korsi swung and the Spartans continued their state title pursuit.
Attendance
Announced attendance for the Class 2A game was 18,914. The Class 1A attendance was announced as 8,544.
![Orono High School forward Thomas Walker (23) celebrated with his teammates after scoring in the first period. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE ï anthony.souffle@startribune.com Alexandria Area High School played Orono High School in an MSHSL Class 1A boys hockey championship game Saturday, March 10, 2018 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/UQGAO6WCSQIDVASTXNTQVEYRII.jpg?&w=1080)
