Hockey

The Willmar Cardinals girls hockey (13-9-1) wraps up the regular-season schedule this evening playing host to Central Lakes Conference rival St. Cloud Icebreakers (13-10-1) at 7:15 p.m. in the Cardinal Arena. SCI won the first meeting 5-0 Nov. 16. The Cardinals open the postseason...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Mike Smith stopped 21 shots, Lauri Korpikoski and Martin Hanzal both scored, and the Phoenix Coyotes extended their point streak to five games with a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night. Korpikoski scored his fourth goal — all against Finnish...

Mound Westonka (16-7-1) is the No. 1 seed and Mankato East/Loyola (18-5) No. 2 in Section 2A girls hockey. On Thursday, No. 3 Willmar (13-9-1) will host No. 6 Hutchinson and No. 4 Litchfield/DC (9-13-2) will entertain Mankato West (6-16-1).

SAUK CENTRE — After a pair of one-goal losses this week, Willmar enjoyed a some breathing room in a 6-4 win over Prairie Centre on Friday night at the Sauk Centre arena. Cole Hagen, a junior wing, doubled his season point production with four assists. “Cole had a nice game and...

SARTELL — Sartell/Sauk Rapids goalie Erin Deters showed why she is one of 10 semifinalists for the Let’s Play Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year Award. Deters saved all 36 shots River Lakes fired at her, leading the Stormin’ Sabres to a 2-0 Central Lakes Conference win Thursday...

ST. CLOUD — The Willmar Cardinals lost a second heartbreaker in three days falling to St. Cloud Apollo at the MAC 2-1 on Thursday. The Cardinals, who lost 6-5 to Brainerd on Tuesday, led the Eagles after one period on a goal by Josh Tinklenberg. The sophomore wing got help from...

MORRIS — Tanner Picht’s third goal of the game put Morris/Benson up 4-2 over Marshall just 12 seconds into the third period at the Lee Community Center. But by the 4:00 minute mark the visiting Tigers were up 5-4 and made that stand for a Southwest Conference victory. Derek Rasmussen...

LE SUEUR — Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato fell behind in the first eight seconds of the game but the Dragons controlled the game from that point, getting two goals apiece from Teegan Wyffels and Kennedy Sommerfeld to ease past St. Peter/Le Sueur-Henderson/Tri-City United 7-2 on Tuesday....

BRAINERD — Willmar needed some time to crank up its offense but the Cardinals finally broke through with two third-period goals and they defeated Brainerd/Little Falls 3-1 on Tuesday night at the Brainerd Civic Arena. BLF took an early lead but Riley Schneider knotted the game with...

ST. PAUL (AP) — Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period and the Minnesota Wild snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Tuesday night. With the Wild seemingly on their heels after giving up a two-goal lead, Bouchard...