Park wraps up regular season, playoffs next
Park ended the boys' hockey regular season on a down note, falling 6-0 to host and seventh-ranked Cretin-Derham Hall Thursday at Highland Ice Arena.
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Park ended the boys' hockey regular season on a down note, falling 6-0 to host and seventh-ranked Cretin-Derham Hall Thursday at Highland Ice Arena.
It was the first time this season the Wolfpack had been shut out on the scoreboard.
Park also ended the regular season with a bit of a slump, going just 1-4 in February.
Cretin skated to a 3-0 lead after one period and led 5-0 after two.
The Raiders outshot the Wolfpack 38-20.
With the win, Cretin clinched at least a tie for the Suburban East Conference title with a 14-1 record and went to 20-3-1 on the season.
Park finished 7-8-1 in the SEC, good for fifth place, and stand 14-10-1 heading for section play.
Park (14-10) drew the No. 4 seed in the Section 3AA playoffs and a first-round bye. Park will host fifth-seeded Two Rivers (18-5-2) Thursday at Cottage Grove Ice Arena with a 7 p.m. start. The Wolfpack skated past the Warriors 8-4 earlier this season on Feb. 11.
Section 3AA is loaded this season with the No. 4, No. 7 teams a 22-game winner Rosemount.
Top-seeded and fourth-ranked St. Thomas Academy (20-5) likely awaits the Park-Two Rivers winner in a game set for Feb. 25 at Braemar Arena. In the other half of the bracket are second-seeded and seventh-ranked Cretin-Derham Hall (21-3-1) and third-seeded Rosemount (22-3).
Park 8, Two Rivers 4
Senior forward Owen Corkish scored another hat trick and the Park boys hockey team romped to an 8-4 non-conference win Tuesday, Feb. 11 at Two Rivers.
Park led 2-1 after one period and 5-2 after two.
Park junior forward Nick Bailey scored twice, while Drew Schumacher, Caden Schwartz and Luke Dahlstrom has one goal apiece in the victory.
Corkish scored 28 goals with 34 assists during the regular season, leading Park in both categories.
Goalie Hank Voss stopped 27 of 31 shots by Two Rivers.
Park went to 14-9-1 on the season, while Two Rivers tumbled to 17-4-2.