Saturday afternoon was stellar for Stella Haberman as she scored two goals and two assists to lead the Hopkins/Park Royals to a 7-1 win over the North Metro Stars in the Section 6AA girls hockey quarterfinals at the Parade Ice Garden in Minneapolis.
The Royals got the lone first period goal on the power play after Grace Olson served a bench minor for too many players on the ice and Kate Glover lined a shot from the right point that landed in the net.
Hopkins/Park began the second period scoring with another power play goal when Haberman got a pass from Makayla Jones-Klausing and she went around the right side of the net and went top shelf. North Metro got on the scoreboard while Haberman was serving a cross checking penalty. Laura Denchfield received a pass from Kayla Shadle and she fired a shot from the left point that looked like it was tapped in by Olivia Frederickson who was barely outside the crease. But the goal was awarded to Denchfield since Frederickson didn't have any contact with the puck. The Royals would wrap up the second period scoring as Annika Patterson scored from the center lot and Hopkins/Park took a 3-1 lead into the locker room.
In the third period, the Royals would clinch a semifinal berth with three consecutive goals. Haberman would score her second goal of the game as she put the puck past Stars goalie Sophie Almquist. Amanda Olson would score Hopkins/Park's third power play goal off a pass from Charlotte Rich. The Royals would send the game into running time as Greta Bragg fired the puck from the left slot toward the goal. Running time would end with 1:26 left in the game when Erin Donaldson fed Sydney Namie and her name would enter the scoresheet as she scored North Metro's final goal.
Hopkins/Park improved their record to 16-10 and will play the winner of the Armstrong/Cooper-Cretin-Derham Hall game in the semifinals on Wednesday, February 15 at 7:30 at the Parade Ice Garden.
Royal goalie Annika Carlander was one of ten semifinalists for Let's Play Hockey's Senior Goalie of the Year award. Though she didn't become a finalist, head coach Chris Erickson gave his reaction to Carlander becoming a semifinalist.
"It was an honor to be in the top 10. There are a lot of top goalies and just an honor to be in the top 10 group."
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