Saturday, November 17, Wakota (South St. Paul) – The energy level was high for the late night start and the Horde didn’t waste any time jumping all over the Wildcats. 30 seconds into the game Jeff Nelson put one past Wildcats netminder Casey Johnson. Six minutes later, Tyler LaMont scored off a David Homel pass to put the Horde up 2-0. Early in the second, the Horde drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the Wildcats and Dana Cudo tipped Tyler LaMont’s shot from the point off a Jon Nygren feed to give the Horde a commanding three goal lead. With only 3 seconds to go in the third period, Jeff Nelson scored his fifth of the season off Jon Zimmerman’s face off win to put the game away. The Horde surrendered one in the third after captain Jon Zimmerman opened his mouth about protecting goalie Pete Morrow’s shutout, but the 33-12 shot count could not be ignored by the packed house at Wakota. Dan Kline commented “This was the most completed game we played.” Wildcats player Tim Meehan noted “The Horde D was suffocating, we couldn’t break out the puck all night.” Jon Zimmerman said “When did Liam Monahan learn to play hockey? He was all over the ice tonight creating chances and foiling the Cats – he really stepped up his game.” Sunday, the Horde take on the Maroons at Highland with a 9:10 pm start and the Northern Horde are eagerly anticipating the return of Dan Bolles and Will Schultz to the lineup. The Maroons lost the D2 championship game last year and the Horde are expecting a tough game.
Pictures from the Game:
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