The Luverne boys’ hockey team beat two conference teams and lost one non-conference game this past week.
LHS traveled to Redwood Falls to take on the Redwood Valley Cardinals Jan. 12, beating them 7-0 in conference play.
The LHS Cardinals faced Waseca away Jan. 14, losing a close game 5-4.
Luverne finished the week traveling to Fairmont Jan. 16, winning the conference matchup 7-1.
Luverne was scheduled to travel to Albert Lea Tuesday, Jan. 17.
The Cardinals will then travel to play Dodge County Saturday, Jan. 21.
Luverne 7, Redwood Valley 0
The Luverne Cardinals boys’ hockey team defeated the Redwood Valley Cardinals in Redwood, 7-0.
Luverne pelted Redwood’s goalie with 61 shots on goal in the game to Redwood’s 13 shots.
Junior Tyler Arends recorded his second shutout of the season. His first was Luverne’s 8-0 win over Rochester Dec. 17.
The Cardinals started their scoring attack at 12:53 in the first period by junior Elliot Domagala assisted by junior Patrick Kroski and senior Brady Bork.
Senior Brock Behrend recorded a second period goal at 1:52 assisted by senior Ethan Langseth and junior Owen Sudenga.
Domagala netted his second goal at 6:32 assisted by Kroski.
Kroski scored his first goal on a power play at 15:07 assisted by junior Henry Hartquist and Behrend.
Hartquist beat the Redwood goalie at 16:42 assisted by Domagala.
Kroski got his second goal at 16:59 assisted by Domagala.
Luverne led Redwood 6-0 after two periods.
Sophomore Levi Gonnerman got the only third period goal assisted by sophomore Blaik Bork.
Waseca 5, Luverne 4
The Luverne boys’ hockey team traveled to take on the Waseca Bluejays Saturday, Jan. 14.
The Bluejays were able to edge out the Cardinals in their 5-4 win.
Waseca netted the first score of the game in the first period at 7:22. Luverne’s Brady Bork tied the score at 8:01 with an assist from Patrick Kroski.
At only 37 seconds into the second period, Owen Sudenga scored a power play goal assisted by Kroski.
Waseca added two goals of their own in the second period and led the Cardinals 3-2 after two periods.
In the third period Waseca added two more goals before Luverne’s Brady Bork added a goal at 10:30 assisted by Blaik Bork.
At 12:30 Blaik Bork scored Luverne’s last goal unassisted.
Luverne was unable to sneak one more past the Waseca goalie to tie the game and ended up losing 5-4 in regulation time.
The Cardinals were able to get 59 shots on goal in the game. Waseca flung 24 shots on Luverne goalie Tyler Arends, getting five past him.
Luverne 7, Fairmont 1
The Luverne boys’ hockey team traveled to Fairmont on Monday, Jan.16.
Fairmont’s goalie faced 37 shots on goal from Luverne, stopping 30 of them.
For Luverne, goalie Tyler Arends stood strong and let only one of 21 shots get past him.
Fairmont started the game with a goal in the first period at 11:57, and that is where Fairmont’s scoring stopped.
Luverne started the second period down 1-0. Brady Bork got Luverne started with a goal at 10:21 with an assist from Elliot Domagala.
Elliot Domagala then scored at 10:42 assisted by Kroski.
After two periods Luverne went ahead 2-1.
In the third period Behrend scored twice unassisted, once at 2:24 and then at 5:12.
Elliot Domagala scored his second goal on a power play at 9:03 assisted by Kroski and Behrend.
Behrend scored his third, a hat trick, at 9:53 on a power play assisted by Sudenga and Blaik Bork.
Maddux Domagala closed the game scoring at 15:48 in the third period unassisted.