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FSN North is back this season with High School Hockey Night.
Tonight, Centennial hosts Roseville in the season opener.
The puck drops at 7:30pm

High School Hockey Night on FSN North
presented by Qwest

2006-07 TV Schedule

Date / Day / Game / Time

Nov. 30 Thursday Roseville at Centennial 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 2 Saturday Minnetonka at Maple Grove 3:00 p.m.
Dec. 5 Tuesday White Bear Lake at Hill Murray 8:00 p.m.
Dec. 15 Friday Grand Rapids at Moorhead 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 21 Thursday Elk River at Edina 6:00 p.m.
Dec. 21 Thursday Eden Prairie vs. Grand Rapids 8:30 p.m.
Dec. 23 Saturday Cretin-Derham Hall vs. St. Thomas Academy
4:00 p.m.
Dec. 28 Thursday Schwan Cup (4 games) 12:30 p.m.
Jan. 11 Thursday Roseau at Warroad 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 18 Thursday Elk River at Anoka 7:30 p.m.

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Jan. 20 Saturday St. Paul Johnson at Lake of the Woods 12:30 p.m.

Feb. 3 Saturday Eastview at Jefferson 2:30 p.m.
Feb. 6 Tuesday Duluth East at Cloquet 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 10 Saturday Holy Angels at Benilde St. Margaret’s 2:30 p.m.
Feb. 13 Tuesday Duluth East at Buffalo 7:00 p.m.
Feb. 15 Thursday Centennial at Blaine 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 17 Saturday Edina at Wayzata 2:30 p.m.

Television coverage begins 30 minutes prior to game times with FSN Live
All Times Central
Schedule Subject to Change

Twin Cities Adult Hockey Leagues

There is now an AHA Twin Cities Scoreboard link down the left-hand
side of the page.

That link will take you here for area scores and schedules.

The Minnesota Gopher men’s hockey team plays a home-and-home series this weekend with the Minnesota State-Mankato Mavericks. This is a series the Gophers should sweep.

Friday night’s game is at Mariucci Arena, and Saturday’s game is in Mankato.
Both games start at 7:07pm.

FRIDAY NIGHT’S GAME IS ON FSN.
IT IS TAPE-DELAYED UNTIL THE TIMBERWOLVES GAME ENDS.

• The Gophers are 12-1-2 overall, 6-0-2 in the WCHA, and #1 in the nation.
• The Mavericks are 3-9-1 overall, 2-6-2 in the WCHA, and not ranked.
• The Gophers are 20-2-4 all time against Mankato.
• The Gophers have won the last 10 meetings.
• The matchup has a history of being decided by two goals or less.

Just to add a little more pressure (from the team’s press notes):

• The Gophers are currently on a 4-game win streak.
• The Gophers have the nation’s longest unbeaten streak at 14 games  (12-0-2, 4-0-2 WCHA)
• The Gophers have a 17-game home unbeaten streak  (16-0-1, 10-0-1 WCHA)
• The Gophers have a school-record 17-game road unbeaten streak  (13-0-4, 10-0-3 WCHA)
• Minnesota is on a 20-game unbeaten streak in WCHA games  (17-0-3)

Check out the Gopher TV schedule here.

Listen to the game over the internet here.

Women’s College Hockey

After a weekend break, the Minnesota Gopher women are back in action this weekend in a road series against the Bemidji State Beavers. This game has the makings of a defensive battle.

Friday night’s game starts at 7:07pm. Saturday’s game begins at 2:07pm.

In the pair’s 40-game history, the Gophers hold a 36-1-3 advantage, although BSU won the last meeting between the two.

The Beavers are 4-8-2 overall and 2-5-1 in the WCHA.
The Gophers are 10-3-1 overall and 7-2-1 in the WCHA.

BSU’s netminder, junior Emily Brookshaw, is a member of the USA under-22 national team, with a 3.77 GAA and an .878 save percentage. The Beavers “other” goalie, freshman Jessica Ptachick from Apple Valley, was WCHA Rookie of the Week last week for her play against Vermont.

Not to be outdone, Gopher goalie Brittony Chartier had two wins, including one shutout, a 1.00 GAA and a .941 save percentage last year against the Beavers.

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Scoring Summary:

1st 02:54 Weinhandl from White / Wild 1, Sharks 0
1st 06:19 Pavelski from Carle [PP] / Wild 1, Sharks 1

2nd 07:02 Bernier from Ehrhoff / Wild 1, Sharks 2

Goaltending

Nabakov had 15 saves for the Sharks.
Fernandez had 29 saves for the Wild.

Notes

The Wild are 13-10 on the season.

Former Badger Joe Pavelski got his third goal in four NHL games, on the assist from former Denver standout Matt Carle.

Box Score.

Friday night the Wild host the Detroit Red Wings at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

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FINAL SCORE: MOUND 2, ORONO 0

The Mound Girls Varsity hockey team notched their second victory of the season tonight with a 2-0 victory over rival Orono. Mound freshman Amber Gage earned the shut-out with 9 saves for the Whitehawks, while Orono goalie Erin Johnson-Buscemi kept this from becoming a very lopsided contest.

In the first period, Taylor Kuehl went the length of the ice with an assist from Paige Robertson to score the game-winner. The White Hawks outshot the Spartans 12-0 in the period.

In period two, after a series of penalties that had Mound on a 4-3 advantage at one point, all but one of the penalties had expired when Kali Holst scored an unassisted power-play goal to make the score 2-0 White Hawks. The White Hawks outshot the Spartans 11-5 in the period.

In the third period, the White Hawks outshot the Spartans 14-4, and spent a lot of time in front of the Spartan net, but Johnson-Buscemi was solid, and the game ended 2-0.

Scoring Summary

1st 15:35 Taylor Kuehl from Paige Robertson / Mound 1, Orono 0

2nd 11:35 Kali Holst (unassisted) [PP] / Mound 2, Orono 0

Shots On Goal / Saves

Mound had 37 shots on goal.
Amber Gage had 9 saves for the White Hawks.

Orono had 9 shots on goal.
Erin Johnson-Buscemi had 35 saves for the Spartans.

Friday night, the Whitehawks travel to Cambridge-Isanti to take on the Bluejackets.