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Semifinals
Friday
Class 1A: [3] St. Cloud Cathedral vs. [2] Warroad, 11 a.m.
Class 1A: [4] Mahtomedi vs. [1] Hermantown, 1 p.m.
Class 2A: Cretin-Derham Hall vs. [2] Chanhassen, 6 p.m.
Class 2A: [5] Grand Rapids vs. [1] Edina, 8 p.m.
1:27 p.m.
St. Cloud Cathedral tops Warroad
No. 3 seed St. Cloud Cathedral’s John Hirschfeld scored the tying and winning goals in a 4-3 overtime victory Friday morning over Warroad in the Class 1A semifinals of the boys hockey state tournament.
Hirschfeld tied the game on the power play — 6-on-4 with the goalie pulled — with 1:09 remaining in regulation and then won it 1:53 into overtime with a rebound goal.
No. 2 seed Warroad took a 1-0 lead only 26 seconds into the game on a Taven James goal, and doubled the lead in the period with a power-play goal from Ryan Lund.
But the Crusaders came back in the second period. First came a power-play goal for sophomore defenseman Griffin Sturm. He drove into the zone with the puck and sent it behind the net. Junior Jaeger Wood passed the puck from behind the net back out front so Sturm could bury it.
The Crusaders tied the game with about two minutes to play until the second intermission. Senior Cole Hwang finished the play by beating the goaltender, but a diving-pass effort from senior Landon Swenson as he drove the zone made the play happen.
Sophomore Ryan Shaugabay scored a power-play goal in the third period to break up a 2-2 tie. The goal came with some controversy. Lund took the initial shot on goal, shooting the puck into the goaltender. It appeared and sounded like the whistle blew, then Shaugabay put the loose puck into the net; the official ruled no goal on the ice.
After the play was reviewed, Warroad was awarded the goal. It was Shaugabay’s sixth goal of the season and first since Jan. 13. Warroad was on the power play after a five-minute major boarding penalty against Cathedral.
Each team scored two power-play goals.
Cathedral (25-4-1) went 2-0 against Warroad this season, also defeating the Warriors (24-6-0) 3-2 in overtime in the second game of the season. The Crusaders advance to their first state title game since 2019, when they won the championship.
Warroad hasn’t won a boys state title since 2005, and it was the runner-up in each of the past two state tournaments. Warroad is 4-4 in overtime games this season, including 0-2 vs. Cathedral.
HEATHER RULE
Championship games
Class 1A: noon Saturday
Class 2A: 7 p.m. Saturday
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Tournament brackets
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Tickets, TV
Ch. 45 will stream all three rounds for free and will televise the semifinals and championship games. Link to the streams and find other details on how to watch here. Tickets to the event range from $13 to $20 and are available at mshsl.org/tickets.
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Tournament information
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