Maple Grove Boys Hockey Beats Rogers for Section 5AA Title
The Maple Grove boys hockey team is headed back to the state tournament after beating Rogers 4-2 in the Section 5AA championship game.
The Crimson head to state for the third straight season and fifth time overall.
Finn Brink opened the scoring on a pass from Landen Gunderson 11:30 into the first period.
Maple Grove pushed the lead to 2-0 early in the second on a powerplay goal from Josh Giuliani.
Rogers scored a powerplay goal as Sam Ranallo got the Royals on the board with 2:24 left in the second period.
Gunderson answered 40 seconds later to give Maple Grove a 3-1 lead after two periods.
Rogers pulled within one again as Hogan Sinjem scored from the circle to make it 3-2 with plenty of time left.
Once again Maple Grove had an answered as Bennett Glad beat a Rogers defenseman to a loose puck to score for a 4-2 lead.
Crimson goalie Toby Hopp made some key stops down the stretch to preserve the win.
Hopp finished with 31 saves.
To watch the game in its entirety click here.
Seeding for the state tournament takes place Saturday.
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