February 21

OK, we’re not even there yet – but let’s get all the information you will ever need up front!

[Alex in the One Act Play . . . ]

[Allison O’Kane with a Character Award . . . ]

[Abby Williams (2007) and Ashley Holmes (2008) were winners . . . ]

[State champs 2008 . . . ]

[Consolation champs . . . ]

[McKenzie Revering (just above the “s” in Wells) on the all-tournment team . . . ]

[It was a beautiful winter’s day along the shores of beautiful Lake Darling . . . ]

[Just letting you know that I made it . . . ]

[Here’s my ticket . . . ]

[The 6:00 game . . . ]

[Cards take the ice for the 8:00 game v. St. Paul United . . . ]

[Card fans settle in . . . ]

[Card band settles in . . . ]

[Hockey moms hung these on the back railing . . . ]

[Go Cards!]

[I’ll cover the introductions on the scoreboard’s big screen, which has amazing definition . . . ]

[Here the camera’s on our goalie Hailee Bailey . . . ]

[Meg Shercliffe (5), sophomore]

[Josie Minnerath (6), senior]

[Anna Doherty (7), freshman]

[Micah Summer (8), sophomore]

[Marki Oberg (10), freshman]

[Olivia Kopp (13), junior]

[Mayson Toft (14), sophomore]

[Kristin Trosvig (15), senior]

[Hadlee Hansen (18), sophomore]

[Calley Richardson (19), senior]

[Alexis Heckert (20), junior]

[McKenna Ellingson (24), junior]

[Kaci Trosvig (25), 8th-grade]

[Erin O’Kane (26), junior]

[Talia Olson (27), senior]

[Amanda Bittman (33), sophomore]

[Taylor Breitkreutz (34), senior]

[Hailee Bailey (35), 8th-grade]

[Allison O’Kane (36), senior]

[We are the champions . . . ]

[Hailee settles in – I believe you’ll be able to tell when I’m shooting the ice and when I’m shooting the scoreboard . . . ]

[We’re off – Alexis wins the opening draw . . . ]

[Looks like Alexis is in on goal . . . ]

[Calley is in United’s zone with Kaci . . . ]

[The Marki line with Hadlee and Josie . . . ]

[Get it, Hadlee . . . ]

[Here comes Marki . . . ]

[She’s still chasing it . . . ]

[Calley . . . ]

[Exchanging with McKenna . . . ]

[Calley chases the rascal puck . . . ]

[But we had good vibes . . . ]

[OK, here we go . . . with Alexis, Mayson, and Anna . . . ]

[GOOOAAAALLLLL!  A beautiful move and wrister by Kristin . . . ]

[So, let’s get another one . . . ]

[Kristin on the big screen . . . ]

[We’re on a power play – because McKenna’s back on the point . . . ]

[Keep it in . . . ]

[Marki’s on the porch . . . ]

[Kristin swinging around behind the goal . . . ]

[Oooooooooooooooh!]

[Josie gets pummelled in the corner but keeps fighting . . . ]

[Taylor takes a shot . . . ]

[It may be a 4-on-4 with Allison on the forward line . . . ]

[Marki, to your left!!]

[Kristin spins to control the face-off . . . ]

[GOOOAAAALLL!  This one was really cool.  Kristin skated around behind the goal, saw the puck lying loose by the right corner, just reached out her stick one-handed and tapped it in . . . ]

[Kristin gets big screen coverage again . . . ]

[The Marki line – keep it going . . . ]

[One goal lead going in to the 3rd . . . ]

[Pile up by the SPU fans with Allison and Mayson . . . ]

[GOOOOAAAALLLL!  A breakaway backhander by McKenna . . . ]

[It’s final!  We’ll move on to the semi-final against No. 1-ranked Warroad . . . ]

[And the media photos after a win:  McKenna Ellingson’s (24) breakaway goal proved to be the game winner (Pioneer Press) . . . ]

[Calley Richardson (19) (Pioneer Press) . . . ]

[Talia Olson (27) (Pioneer Press) . . . ]

[Kristin Trosvig (15) (Pioneer Press) . . . ]

[Josie Minnerath (6) and Taylor Breitkreutz (34) (Pioneer Press) . . . ]

[Josie (Pioneer Press) . . . ]

[Taylor and Hailee Bailey (35) (Pioneer Press) . . . ]

[Again (Pioneer Press) . . . ]

[Hailee (Pioneer Press) . . . ]

[Hadlee Hansen (18) and Allison O’Kane (36) (Pioneer Press)]

[Kristin (Hockey Hub)]

[We win! (State of Hockey)]

[Alexis Heckert (20) (Echo Press)]

[Calley (Echo Press)]

[Way to go, Hailee (Echo Press)]

[Kristin leads the charge (Echo Press)]

I’m glad I don’t play anymore. I could never learn all of those handshakes.  ~  Phil Rizzuto

Up Next:  Part II