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BISMARCK VFW SPORTS CENTER - Feb. 15-17
Saturday, Feb. 17
Championship:
(5) Dickinson 2,
(3) Minot High 1
PER. 1 2 3 TOT
DCK 0 2 0 2
MIN 0 1 0 1
Key Play: Shayden Jackson-Zietz's shorthanded goal in period two less than a minute after Minot High tied the game.
Key Player: Dickinson goalie Bryce Kadrmas, 42 saves.
Key Stat: Minot outshot Dickinson, 43-13, but only scored once.
Of Note: Dickinson won its first-ever West Region Tournament championship.
(Top) Dickinson goalie Bryce Kadrmas covers the puck as his teammates guard around him. (Above) Minot High's Mason Morelli snaps a shot off toward the goal.
Dickinson's Logan Gross gathers the puck. Photos, courtesy of Loralyn Joyce, WDA event photographer
State Qualifier:
(2) Bis. Legacy 1,
(5) Mandan 0
PER. 1 2 3 TOT
MAN 0 0 0 0
LEG 0 1 0 1
BOXSCORE
Key Play: Legacy's Drew Beasley's goal off a face off at 5:31 of the second period for the only tally of the game.
Key Player(s): Legacy goalie Tyler Miller, 26 saves; Mandan goalie Bennett Leingang, 30 saves.
Key Stat: The Sabers killed off all five Mandan power plays.
Of Note: Bismarck Legacy has reached the state tournament in each of its first three seasons as a program.
(Top) Mandan goalie Bennett Leingang and defenseman Kaleb Ulberg look for the loose puck. (Above) Legacy netminder Tyler Miller uses his right shoulder to block a shot en route to a shutout victory.
Mandan's Brayden Krouse and Legacy's Carter Johnson jostle for a puck. Photos, courtesy of Loralyn Joyce, WDA event photographer.
State Qualifier:
(1) Bis. Century 2,
(6) Jamestown 1
PER. 1 2 3 TOT
JAM 0 1 0 1
CEN 0 0 2 2
Key Play: Keaton Schulte's game-winning goal at the 4:32 mark of the third period for Century.
Key Player: Schulte
Key Stat: Century outshot Jamestown, 20-0, in the third period and scored twice.
Of Note: Century advances to the ND State Tournament next week as the West Region's No. 3 seed.
(Top) Century's Hayden Ritter and Jamestown's Vaughn Romsdal go for a puck in the corner. (Above) Jamestown's Jackson Maddock fires a puck on goal.
Century's Andrew Brubakken reaches for puck at center ice as Vaughn Romsdal (12) defends. Photos, courtesy of Loralyn Joyce, WDA event photographer.
Friday, Feb. 16
Semifinal:
(3) Minot High 5
(2) Bis. Legacy 1
PER. 1 2 3 TOT
MIN 1 1 3 5
LEG 1 0 0 1
Key Play: Easton Panasuk's goal at 6:01 of third period to extend the Magi's lead to two goals.
Key Player: Rylan Roteliuk, 2 goals
Key Stat: Minot High scored four unanswered goals after falling behind 1-0.
Of Note: Minot High reaches the West Region Tournament final for a second year in a row and bidding for its first crown since the 2005-06 season.
(Top) Minot High's Teegan Strand looks to put the puck on goal as Legacy netminder Ty Miller looks on. (Above) Legacy's Drew Beasley snaps a puck toward Minot goalie Levi Knudson.
Minot High skater sticks handle past a Legacy player. Photos courtesy, Loralyn Joyce, WDA event photographer.
Semifinal:
(4) Dickinson 7,
(1) Bis. Century 5
PER. 1 2 3 TOT
DCK 3 2 2 7
CEN 1 2 2 5
Key Play: Kylar Blotske's goal at 2:30 of the third period to give Dickinson a 6-3.
Key Player(s): Dickinson's varsity lineup.
Key Stat: Dickinson scored five-straight goals after Century took a 1-0 lead.
Of Note: Dickinson last reached the West Region Tournament final in 1999-2000...Century's 15-game win streak was snapped.
(Top) Dickinson celebrate its upset win over No. 1 seed Bismarck Century. (Above) Dickinson's Brooks Hauck (3) and Century's Heath Frykman (4) battle for a puck at mid-ice.
Century's Charlie Vig gets held up by a Dickinson player during second period action. Photos courtesy of Loralyn Joyce, WDA photographer
Loser-out:
(6) Jamestown 6,
(7) Williston 1
PER. 1 2 3 TOT
WIL 0 1 0 1
JAM 4 1 1 6
Key Play: Tyson Jorissen's goal with two seconds remaining in the opening period to complete a late flurry of scoring for the 'Jays.
Key Player: Jamestown's Nate Walz, 1 goal, 3 assists
Key Stat: Jamestown scored four goals in a 3:10 span in the first period.
Of Note: Jamestown defeated Williston for the first time in three games this season.
(Top) Jamestown's Tyson Jorissen lets a shot go during second period action as Williston's Brayden Borreson looks on. (Above) Williston's Blaise Mahar finishes a check behind the net on Jamestown's Jorissen.
A Jamestown forward and Williston defender crash into Williston goalie Bode Ekblad's goal during the second period. Photos courtesy of Loralyn Joyce, WDA event photographer
Loser-out:
(5) Mandan 7
(8) Bottineau-Rugby 3
PER. 1 2 3 TOT
BOT 1 1 1 3
MAN 2 3 2 7
Key Play: Mandan's Matthew Haider's second period snipe from the the top of the circle that gave the Braves' the lead for good.
Key Player: Mandan's Cameron Beaver, 2 goals
Key Stat: Mandan scored 2 goals in a 41-second span in the second period.
Of Note: Mandan advances to a state qualifier for a third consecutive season.
(Top) Mandan's Tate Olson (21) corrals the puck as Bottineau-Rugby players look on. (Above) Bottineau-Rugby's Peyton Getzlaff (8) attemps to bat in a puck as Mandan goalie Dominic Kautzmann gets in position.
Bottineau-Rugby Brooks Siemens turns toward the net during first place action. Photos courtesy of Loralyn Joyce, WDA event photographer.
Thursday, Feb. 15
Quarterfinal:
(3) Minot High 6,
(6) Jamestown 1
PER. 1 2 3 TOT
JAM 0 1 0 1
MIN 2 2 2 6
Key Play: Ben Haaland's ignitition goal 1:30 into the game for Minot High.
Key Player: Mackley Morell, 2 goals
Key Stat: Minot High outshot the Blue Jays, 17-3 in the opening period and led 2-0.
Of Note: Minot High has advanced to the regional semifinals nine of the last 10 seasons.
(Top) Minot High's Coen Schmeichel carries the puck up ice as Jamestown's Adam Sortland (left) and Dalton Ness give chase. (Above) Minot High's Jersey Abrahamson and Jamestown's Tyson Jorissen battle for the puck after a draw.
Jamestown's Adam Sortland fires a puck at the goal as Minot High's Mackley Morelli attempts to block the on-coming puck. Photos courtesy of Loralyn Joyce, WDA event photographer.
Quarterfinal:
(2) Bis. Legacy 7,
(7) Williston 0
PER. 1 2 3 TOT
WIL 0 0 0 0
LEG 3 2 2 7
Key Play: Stryder McMahon's shorthanded marker at 7:54 of the opening period to give the Sabers a 2-0 lead.
Key Player: Drew Beasley, 2 goals and 3 assists
Key Stat: Legacy held Williston to just 15 shots on goal.
Of Note: Legacy advances to the regional semifinals for a third-straight year.
(Top) Legacy's Colton Ruud attempts to shoot the puck toward an open Williston goal as Williston's Brady Benth (7) defends. (Above) Legacy's Joel Anderson looks toward the Coyote net.
Williston's Jace Rustand (right) circles the goal looking for a teammate up ice as Legacy's Isaac L. Photos courtesy of Loralyn Joyce, WDA event photographer
Quarterfinal :
(4) Dickinson 4,
(5) Mandan 0
PER. 1 2 3 TOT
MAN 0 0 0 0
DCK 1 1 2 4
Key Play: Dickinson's Kasey Stengel's third-period power play goal to extend the Midgets' lead to 3-0.
Key Player: Stengel, 2 goals and an assist.
Key Stat: Dickinson had two power play goals and a short-handed tally.
Of Note: Dickinson advances to the regional semifinals for the first time since the 2019-20 season.
(Top) Dickinson goalie Bryce Kadrmas stops a shot en route to a shutout performance. (Above) Mandan skaterLogan Renner moves the puck along the boards as Dickinson defenders looks on.
Mandan's Tukker Horner (13) finishes a check behind the Dickinson net. Photos courtesy of Loralyn Joyce, WDA event photographer.
Quarterfinal :
(1) Bis. Century 2,
(8) Bottineau-Rugby 1
PER. 1 2 3 TOT
BOT-R 0 1 0 1
CEN 1 1 0 2
Key Play: Brycen Hanson's game-winning goal in the second period for Bismarck Century.
Key Player: Century goalie Hoyt Ubl, stopping 17 of 18 shots, including all eight faced in the third period.
Key Stat: Bottineau-Rugby standout and state scoring leader Brooks Siemens was held off the scoresheet for just the second time this season.
Of Note: Century advances to the semifinals for a second season in a row.
(Top) Century's Brycen Hanson (foreground) shovels a puck into the goal as Bottineau-Rugby's netminder Easton Freeman sprawls for the puck. (Above) Bottineau-Rugby's Brooks Siemens (19) avoids a check.
Century's Andrew Brubakken gets tangled with a Bottineau-Rugby skater during second period action. Photos by Loralyn Joyce, WDA event photographer.
Monday, Feb. 12
All-WDA Team
Bismarck Century: Hayden Ritter, Sr.; Haydon Eckart, Fr.; Charlie Vig, Jr., Dawson Lentz, Sr.
Bismarck Legacy: Tyler Miller, Sr., Jameson Johnson, Sr.; Drew Beasley, Jr.; Marcus Butts, Sr.
Bottineau-Rugby: Brooks Siemens, Sr.
Dickinson: Kaeden Krieg, Sr.; Tanner Roers, Sr.
Hazen-Beulah: Adam Graney, Sr.
Mandan: Bennett Leingang, Sr.; Carson Joersz, Jr.
Minot High: Mackley Morelli, Jr.; Jaxon Radke, Sr.
Region Senior Athlete of the Year: Kaeden Krieg, Dickinson
Region Coach of the Year: Troy Olson, Bismarck Century
Note: Selections are voted on by WDA coaches
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