Boys State Hockey: Record-setting crowd sees Moorhead claim first state title with thrilling 7-6 win over Stillwater

Moorhead wins Class AA boys' hockey state title 7-6 in thriller over Stillwater

ST. PAUL (KVRR) – The Moorhead Spuds boys’ hockey program won their first ever title in a 7-6 thriller over Stillwater in the Class AA championship game.

Boys State Hockey: Record-setting crowd sees Moorhead claim first state title with thrilling 7-6 win over Stillwater

Top-seeded Moorhead got out to a fast start and weathered a late storm to pull out a 7-6 victory over No. 2 Stillwater in the Minnesota State High School League’s Class AA Boys Hockey Championship Game on Saturday, March 8 in front of a record crowd of 20,491 at the Xcel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul.

Scenes from historic Spuds boys hockey victory for first MN state championship

Mason Kraft scored four goals in the first period.

Moorhead wins Class AA boys hockey championship

(ST. PAUL, MINN) – For the first time in school history, the Moorhead Spuds are state boys hockey champions. The Spuds held off a late charge by Stillwater Area to win the Class AA championship 7-6 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. KSTP TV reported that more than 20,000 fans were in attendance to watch the game. “I’m incredibly proud of their resilience,” head coach Jon Ammerman said in the postgame press conference. “That’s maybe bee…

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Moorhead won its first title, outracing Stillwater 7-6 on four goals in the first period by Mason Kraft. East Grand Forks triumphed after bringing a .500 record to state.

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