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Mn Crunch 5 -

Thunder Bay MIdget A 0

Haluska Hat trick
Mcmullen
and wiese other two goals
Alexa Weise Player of the game
Flatchman the win in goal for the Crunch

The minnesota Crunch continued on their torrid pace as as they went on to defeat a very skilled THunder Bat Midget AA team, In previous encounters the crunch and Queens had tied on two separate occasions.
This time the Crunch on the Queens home ice looked for the difference maker. It came in the form of thier defensive line up. Ana Young from Butte Montana shook the net from the far blue line for the eventual 1-0 lead. THe Eau Claire star and future Concordia Cobber Aly Lund drove a shot that found the back of the net for the game winner.Mackenzie Miller Princton Minnesota native sealed the deal with an open net goal while on a 6-4 disadvantage The Minnesota Crunch have lost only twice in their last 12 outings.

what was the final score of the 2nd game? Who was in net?

3-1 sorry

Brittny Flatchman was in net and was awarded player of the game for her performance. It was a long day sorry I missed some major points.

The Minnesota Crunch today announced that Alex Hedlund of the East Grand Forks has committed to play for them in the 2009/2010 season. The Crunch are the equivalent of a Boys Junior program for women located in Grand Rapids Mn.General Manager and owner Dan Clafton said of the commitment" Members of the hockey community we rely on brought to us Alex's interest. We received nothing but positive comments on her play and athletic ability. We are excited she has selected our program. Hedlund also a track star for the Green waves bring with her a competitive attitude we look for Clafton went on to say. In our communications she impressed us with her attitude and commitment to the game. We consider our organization lucky to get Alex Clafton Concluded. The Minnesota Crunch will open their 2009/2010 season at home September 11th against the Thunder Bay Queens before hitting the road to Hamilton Ontario the following weekend.

Pecka Joins Hedlund for East Grand Forks Crunch Connection

Emily Pecka has joined fellow Green Wave team mate Alex Hedlund as a member of the 2009/2010 Minnesota Crunch Hockey team. Pecka a Senior with the Green waves brings us a a hard work ethic, and strength which is what we need at our level Owner and General Manager Dan Clafton said. We went up and watched East Grand Forks early in the year and had Emily on our list of possible candidates as well as Alex. Coach Scanlon
has done a wonderful job in preparing these girls and we anticipate great things from them. Emily has many of the attributes to go a long way with the game, and in life . she is a great kid and a great player that combination is what we want in our organization.



Crunch Gain commitment from Anderson

Kaycie Anderson the star forward for the Orono Spartens has committed to the Minnesota Crunch for next season. Anderson a perennial all star notched 67 points for the Spartens this year. To say we are fortunate to get Kaycie is an understatement said Clafton. To get a player the caliber of Kaycie is a testimony to the distance our program has come in one short year Kaycie is a great player with what we believe is untapped potential. 60 more games,at our level will make her a serious contender for a D-1 position. We are excited for Kaycie ,and we are excited for our organization. The Minnesota Crunch open the 2009/2010 season in Grand Rapids Sept 11th against the Thunder Bay Queens the top team in Thunder bay.

Media, Your website mentions that you have one player going DI and several going DIII. Can you mention any names and where they are going?

Ali Parizeck will become a member of the North Dakota Fighting Sioux committing to coach Idalski 3 weeks ago. Emily Haluska Casey McMullen Aly Lund are entertaining multiple d-3 offers . Jen Coyle is also being courted bt a twin cities D-3 program

The Minnesota Crunch have received a verbal committment from Kila Keith of Olds Alberta Canada . Keith a Sr at the pretigous Warner school will come to the Crunch following her graduation from Warner. keith a leading scorer for Warner had 19 goals and 10 assits for Warner this past season. With Kila and our other committed players our team continues to get deeper in talented hockey players . Kila has a knack for putting the puck in the net that an attribute any team can use. Keith is also not afraid to mix it up gathering 32 minutes penalties. Roxy Stang the assistant at Warner contacted us. Stang the all time leading scorer at St Cloud State had nothing but rave reviews for Kila , she will be a huge portion of our team.

Crunch Ink Fargo north Defender



Grand Rapids- General Manager and owner Dan Clafton has announced the acquisition of Liz McLaughlin defender on the Fargo North High school team has committed to the Minnesota Crunch for the 2009 /2010 season. Liz is a talented defensive defender who is strong and committed to her position. We watched her in the State Tournament and were impressed with her over all defensive abilities. Liz is a great kid on and off the ice and will make our team stronger just by her presence Clafton went on to say. Liz and the entire Crunch team will be attending SkillFest August 2nd -5th in Grand Rapids.

Media wrote:Crunch Ink Fargo north Defender



Grand Rapids- General Manager and owner Dan Clafton has announced the acquisition of Liz McLaughlin defender on the Fargo North High school team has committed to the Minnesota Crunch for the 2009 /2010 season. Liz is a talented defensive defender who is strong and committed to her position. We watched her in the State Tournament and were impressed with her over all defensive abilities. Liz is a great kid on and off the ice and will make our team stronger just by her presence Clafton went on to say. Liz and the entire Crunch team will be attending SkillFest August 2nd -5th in Grand Rapids.

This girl was a nice selection. She still has alot of up side yet. Nice job Dan. I really like what your doing for the girls. big time committment by yourself.

The Minnesota Crunch have signed former Bemidji Lumber Jackl Carly Swenson for the 2010 season. Swenson a member of Matt Menne's 2007 State Tournament teams comes to the Crunch following a 1 year sabitacal from hockey . We tried very hard to get Carly last year but things just didnt work out. We are excited to have a player of Carlys ability join our squad. Carly fits our mold of skill based players who are hard workers. Swenson and the Crunch open the season at home Sept 11 against the ThunderBay queens.

The Minnesota Crunch will play three games against the Minnesota Elite league teams October 17th and 18th at the Schwanns super rink. We are very excited about this and appreciate the leagues invitation.

The Minnesota Crunch learned late Thursday evening that Rachel Hennessy of Williston North Dakota will join the Crunch Next season.Hennessy a powerful high scoring forward will strengthen an already potent offensive team. In 2009 Hennessy tallied 47 goals and 18 assists for coach Mikaela Rehak of Williston. Hennessy was named Sr athlete of the year and first team all state,as well as all Region. Hennessy follows in the footsteps of fellow Minot ND star Ali Parizeck who played with the Crunch last season. Parizeck will move on to the University of North Dakota next season. We are excited and proud that Rachel has selectd our program said Dan Clafton. We believe that Division 1 is within her grasp and will work hard to move her along.

Erin Shamely a 5'6" forward who played for the Boys Cheyenne Wyoming High school team and the Wyoming girls hockey team has committed to the Minnesota Crunch for the 2010 season. Shamely recorded 52 goals 22 assists in 31 games this season. Erin is a great kid with a great attitude and love for the game. We saw her at the Pinnacle event at Shattuck and knew she was a fit right away. Erin has a tremendous up side and we look forward to her arrival.

What exactly is the Minnesota Crunch? Is it for players done with high school or what?

MNhockeylover wrote:What exactly is the Minnesota Crunch? Is it for players done with high school or what?

Here is their website: http://www.minnesotacrunch.com/

The Minnesota Crunch are pleased to announce the signing for the 2009/'2010 season of Moorhead Minnesota Defender Stephanie Johnson. Stephanie is a force on the ice that will cause other teams a lot of problems said Clafton. We watched her very closely during the high school season and believe that she will be a solid anchor on the blue line for us .The Minnesota Crunch open their 2009 season in September at the IRA Civic Center in Grand Rapids.

The Minnesota Crunch are pleased to announce the signing of Warroad Warrior Eliza Evans to their 2009/2010 team . Eliza is a player with tremendous upside. To get a player the caliber of Eliza this late in the game we consider our self fortunate. Not only is she a strong player but is strong in the class room as well . we are excited she is coming and see her as an excellent fit.

Minnesota Crunch Roster


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D Mackenzie Miller Minnesota Crunch
D Megan Malwitz Thief River Falls MN
D Stephanie Johnson Moorhead MN
D Carly Swenson Bemidji MN
D Liz McGlaughlin Fargo ND
D Mallory Lasage Sault St Marie Ont.



F Rachel Hennessy Williston Nd
F Carly Kuhbander St Louis Park
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F Ali Dorn Theif River falls
F Kristen Womack Chicago Fury
F Alex Hedlund East Grand Forks MN
F Kaycie Anderson Orono MN
F Abby Mergan Brookings SD
F Jackie Parvey Anoka MN
F Mandi Stetson Anoka MN
F Erin Shamley Cheyenne WY
F Eliza Evans Warroad MN



Head Coach

Andrew Downing

GM /OWNER
Dan Clafton

Strength Coach

Stephanie Downing

Operations Manager

Ashley Skelly

Sarah- Hammes Murray has been released from her contract for unduisclosed reasons.

The Minnesota Crunch are excited and pleased to announce the siging of Carly Kuhbander from St Louis Park Minnesota to its 2009/2010 team. Carly is a potential D-1 player and we are so pleased she has selected our program . Her caliber is high and she is an explosive scorer. We look forward to her joining our team.

Carly is definitely a great player and has also been a good friend and mentor to the younger skaters she plays with during the off-season. She will be a great addition to the team...and her teammates/friends will be proudly watching!

Carly Kuhbander is indeed a very good player - she gets missed a lot because she did not play for a high profile HS team (St Louis Park) and she has not done a lot of visible summer hockey. But she is an outstanding athlete (used to be good at soccer too) - very good fundamental hockey skills and that "instinct" to make something happen on the rink that is hard to teach - some kids have it, and some don't. Carly does!

She can score in many different situations, she's fast and appropriately aggressive on the ice. She has developed rapidly the past couple of seasons in particular. If she can keep improving the next year at the rate she has in the recent past, well I'd say the Crunch might have their second DI player by this time next year!