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Great start for Rosemount. I thought there was a possible hand pass at the net on that goal. Probably not, it wasn’t mentioned. Anyone else notice that?

Never doubted Rosemount. You can go back earlier in the year where I said they were my pick to win it all. A strong favorite over STA...


That said, they played a great first period. I already sense a little frustration in Tonka. Tonka is deeper, which may pay off late, but Rosemount is giving them everything they want.

I remember you saying that Spar.

grindiangrad-80 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2026 6:27 pm Great start for Rosemount. I thought there was a possible hand pass at the net on that goal. Probably not, it wasn’t mentioned. Anyone else notice that?

It didn't matter, because the Tonka goalie touched the puck. That was my recollection. Tonka touches, it goes back to the crease and then kid from Rosemount scores.

I did just see that on the intermission replay.

And btw, thank you for your team beating Gentry today. I was sorry to see the hockey factory go 0-2 but it happens.

It was a wild one. GR outshot them 46-16 but needed a Rajala goal with 59 seconds left to break a 2-2 tie. Gentry goalie was on fire.
Ironically though, it was 1-1 in the 3rd and Rapids threw one in the zone from the redline and it hopped in off the goalies stick. Rapids radio guys felt bad for him. They said he stopped double digit grade A chances all day.

I posted a preview of the state tourney talking about how I expected Rosemount to put Tonka on running time, but that post got a weird db error and never got saved.


3-1. Crazy. Good for those kids.

Not saying Rosemount pulls this off but if they do, this is how it looks.

Not a good goal to give up there. Backhand from the bottom of the circle. Wow.


High score is good for Tonka, not Rosemount. Need to hunker down and play defensively.

Curious: How many Tonka players did NOT play youth hockey for Tonka? Same question for Rosemount, to be fair.

SpreadOut! wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2026 7:15 pm Curious: How many Tonka players did NOT play youth hockey for Tonka? Same question for Rosemount, to be fair.

Since they said during the broadcast the Rosemount theme was something like "Home Grown", I imagine most of them were local. Its a Lake Conference tradition to look across the country to see how can help the team next year.

Sparlimb wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2026 7:16 pm

SpreadOut! wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2026 7:15 pm Curious: How many Tonka players did NOT play youth hockey for Tonka? Same question for Rosemount, to be fair.

Since they said during the broadcast the Rosemount theme was something like "Home Grown", I imagine most of them were local. Its a Lake Conference tradition to look across the country to see how can help the team next year.

Lake Conference tradition for Eden Prairie—Lee Smith was the OG recruiter—and Tonka (Goldsworthy took what Smith started and went hog wild with it). I don’t know that Edina and Wayzata have done this as much, but I could be wrong. This hasn’t infected Maple Grove, new to the Lake this year, yet.

As a Greenway grad, it was fun to watch the references and screenshot of the bracket to the 1992 tournament. At that time, I happened to be living in an area called Valley Park, which is a sort of subdivision of Rosemount and went to the championship game at Target Center. Rosemount got hot at just the right time but didn't have quite enough to beat Greenway.
How Rosemount has grown, from 3,000 to 33,000 people. I live about 6 miles from their arena.

raidergrad72 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2026 8:02 pm As a Greenway grad, it was fun to watch the references and screenshot of the bracket to the 1992 tournament. At that time, I happened to be living in an area called Valley Park, which is a sort of subdivision of Rosemount and went to the championship game at Target Center. Rosemount got hot at just the right time but didn't have quite enough to beat Greenway.
How Rosemount has grown, from 3,000 to 33,000 people. I live about 6 miles from their arena.

My memory of Tier II was that Rosemount was something like 1-17 going into sections and made the state final. It was an abomination. I cheered Greenway hard that night and they won great.

Hanging on fear dear life Rosemount. . Wonderful redirect by Tonka.

Nostalgic Nerd wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2026 8:18 pm Hanging on fear dear life Rosemount. . Wonderful redirect by Tonka.

To be honest, Edina is really looking forward to playing Tonka in the 3rd place game. Must see tv!

This game takes the sting out of yesterday’s game.

Congrats Tonka. Total dominance at the end there.

SpreadOut! wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2026 7:15 pm Curious: How many Tonka players did NOT play youth hockey for Tonka? Same question for Rosemount, to be fair.

Heartbreaker for the Irish…

I can only count two. Dobchuck from EP and Schemenauer from CC.

Congrats to Tonka. Helluva game. Rosemount did everything and more than most would have thought. They are a serious team.

I’ll be anxious to see the predictions for next year.

They definitely missed the apocalypse assumption this year.

Watching the shots on goal count that period was pretty instructive. Rosemount were stuck on 22 for a long time and then finally on 23, which is where it ended up. Got to get shots on goal to score one, they were basically playing defense and delaying the inevitable. Minnetonka gave a lesson in defense that last period.

Sparlimb wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2026 8:04 pm

raidergrad72 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2026 8:02 pm As a Greenway grad, it was fun to watch the references and screenshot of the bracket to the 1992 tournament. At that time, I happened to be living in an area called Valley Park, which is a sort of subdivision of Rosemount and went to the championship game at Target Center. Rosemount got hot at just the right time but didn't have quite enough to beat Greenway.
How Rosemount has grown, from 3,000 to 33,000 people. I live about 6 miles from their arena.

My memory of Tier II was that Rosemount was something like 1-17 going into sections and made the state final. It was an abomination. I cheered Greenway hard that night and they won great.

Thank you, Spar.After the game, the story in the Star Tribune had a quote from one of the Greenway players, maybe Jeff Antonovich, who said, " it's nice to be the 65th best team in the state."
They returned in '01 as a AA team & finished 3rd. All their games went ot becoming one of three tournament teams where that happened.
Ken Gernander is the new arena manager in Coleraine after Pat Guyer retired after 36 years.

raidergrad72 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2026 7:13 am

Sparlimb wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2026 8:04 pm

raidergrad72 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2026 8:02 pm As a Greenway grad, it was fun to watch the references and screenshot of the bracket to the 1992 tournament. At that time, I happened to be living in an area called Valley Park, which is a sort of subdivision of Rosemount and went to the championship game at Target Center. Rosemount got hot at just the right time but didn't have quite enough to beat Greenway.
How Rosemount has grown, from 3,000 to 33,000 people. I live about 6 miles from their arena.

My memory of Tier II was that Rosemount was something like 1-17 going into sections and made the state final. It was an abomination. I cheered Greenway hard that night and they won great.

Thank you, Spar.After the game, the story in the Star Tribune had a quote from one of the Greenway players, maybe Jeff Antonovich, who said, " it's nice to be the 65th best team in the state."
They returned in '01 as a AA team & finished 3rd. All their games went ot becoming one of three tournament teams where that happened.
Ken Gernander is the new arena manager in Coleraine after Pat Guyer retired after 36 years.

Gino Guyer. Now there's a name from the past! Those family roots run strong up north!

I remember the name Ken Gernander too. Did he play for Greenway? Maybe in a tourney in the 80's?

Sparlimb wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2026 7:48 am

raidergrad72 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2026 7:13 am

Sparlimb wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2026 8:04 pm

My memory of Tier II was that Rosemount was something like 1-17 going into sections and made the state final. It was an abomination. I cheered Greenway hard that night and they won great.

Thank you, Spar.After the game, the story in the Star Tribune had a quote from one of the Greenway players, maybe Jeff Antonovich, who said, " it's nice to be the 65th best team in the state."
They returned in '01 as a AA team & finished 3rd. All their games went ot becoming one of three tournament teams where that happened.
Ken Gernander is the new arena manager in Coleraine after Pat Guyer retired after 36 years.

Gino Guyer. Now there's a name from the past! Those family roots run strong up north!

I remember the name Ken Gernander too. Did he play for Greenway? Maybe in a tourney in the 80's?

Yes. Ken was on the '87 tournament team. His dad, Bob, coached Greenway to 2 state titles, '67-'68 and appearances in '69, '70, & '87. Bob retired after a career as a scout for the Dallas Stars.
Andy Sertich also played with Gino on the 2 Gopher back to back NCAA titles. Andy has been Greenway's coach for several years. Gina & Andy were also on Greenway's '01 tournament team.
Jeff Antonovich is Mike's son. Mike's grandson played for Grand Rapids last year; not sure this year.
Now that you're all caught up...Lol!