Hockey Roundup: Morris/Benson Area Storm take third place at tournament

MARSHALL — The Morris/Benson Area boys hockey team beat host Marshall 5-3 in the third-place game of the Marshall Thanksgiving Classic at Red Baron Arena.

Kaleb Breuer scored a pair of goals and the Storm also received goals from Hunter LeClair, Kye Suess and Charlie Goff to sew up their first win of the season.

MBA lost to Pine City Area 7-3 on Friday night in the four-team tournament’s semifinals.

MBA plays at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Wadena-Deer Creek.

MBA (1-1)                  3     0     2 — 5
Marshall (0-2)           1     0     2 — 3

FIRST PERIOD –  (1) MBA: Hunter LeClair (Bryce Lehman, Ryan Tolifson) 5:49, PP … (2) MBA: Kaleb Breuer (unassisted), 8:44 … (3) M: Parker Schmitt (Owen Renslow, Chase Mellenthin) 13:12 … (4) MBA: Breuer (unassisted) 14:49, PP.

SECOND PERIOD –  No scoring.

THIRD PERIOD – (5): M: Malachi Klemm (Sean Nawaiga, Luke Ehlers) 7:38 … (6) MBA: Kye Suess (unassisted) 11:09 … (7) M: Schmitt (unassisted) 12:58 … (8) MBA: Charlie Goff (unassisted) 16:37, EN.

GOALIE SAVES/SHOTS – MBA: Christopher Danielson 31/34 … Marshall: Ezra Maurice 11/15

River Lakes opened the season with a non-conference loss to Coon Rapids at the Coon Rapids Ice Center.

Anthony Fink and Edwin Kramer scored goals for the Stars. Tyler Barsness had a pair of goals for Coon Rapids.

River Lakes next plays at 7 p.m. Friday against Breckenridge/Wahpeton at the Ella Stern & Harry Stern Sports Arena in Wahpeton, North Dakota.

River Lakes (0-1)          1     0     1 — 2
Coon Rapids (1-0)           1     4     2 — 7

FIRST PERIOD –  (1) CR: Tyler Barsness (Ben Kish, Trenton Theisen) 13:30 … (2) RL: Anthony Fink (Cole Pientka) 15:22

SECOND PERIOD –  (3) CR: Kish (Barsness, Tanden Bush) :48 … (4) CR: Tristan Golen (Nolan Hazelwood, Nate Klinsing) 6:01, PP … (5) CR: Theisen (Eli Boden, Barsness) 6:28 … (6) CR: Eli Boden (Jack Engberg) 11:52.

THIRD PERIOD – (7) CR: Dylan Bushy (Hazelwood, Cayden Alphin) 3:59 … (8) CR: Barsness (Klingsing) 7:02 … (9) RL: Edwin Kramer (jacob Philippi), 9:37, PP.

GOALIE SAVES/SHOTS – River Lakes: Carson Cronquist 36/43 … Coon Rapids: Austin Durkop 17/19