2009 Section 3AA Championship | #2-seed Cretin-Derham Hall (19-7-1) at #4-seed Apple Valley (14-12-1)

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2009 Section 3AA Championship

Cretin-DH Raiders (19-7-1) vs. Apple Valley Eagles (14-12-1)
Minnesota State Fair Coliseum, St. Paul, MN
Thursday, March 5th
7:00 PM

Games head-to-head in 2008-2009: NONE, FIRST MEETING WILL BE TONIGHT

Scoring Leaders

Cretin-Derham Hall

Apple Valley

Jesse Perron

19 g

25 a

44 pts

Colton Warner

17 g

9 a

26 pts

Tony Barbato

11 g

25 a

36 pts

Chris Fischer

11 g

13 a

24 pts

Ben McCellan

17 g

14 a

31 pts

A.J. Michaelson

11 g

12 a

23 pts

Bob Kinne

17 g

13 a

30 pts

Derek Thompson

6 g

15 a

21 pts

Mychal Bangs

14 g

9 a

23 pts

Pete Sikich

8 g

11 a

19 pts

Goaltending Leaders

Regular Season
Cretin-Derham Hall: Ben Walsh 18-7-1 | 2.38 GAA | 460 Saves | .876 Save %
Apple Valley: Aaron Gretz 8-9-1 | 2.70 GAA | 450 Saves | .904 Save %

Playoffs
Cretin-Derham Hall: Ben Walsh 2-0-0 | 1.50 GAA | 33 Saves | .917 Save %
Apple Valley: Aaron Gretz 2-0-0 | 1.00 GAA | 42 Saves | .955 Save %

Game-winning Goals

Cretin-Derham Hall																			Apple Valley
Bob Kinne	3																		A.J. Michaelson	4
Ben McClellan	3																		Colton Warner	3
Tony Barbato	2																		Chris Fischer	2
Jesse Perron	2																		Pete Sikich	2
Riley Dombek	2																		Derek Thompson	1
Tommy Zimmerman	2																		Kris Goodman	1
Mark Alt	1																		Michael Berens	1
Andy Read	1
Mychal Bangs	1
Vince Lulic	1
Gage Miller	1

How they got here:

Cretin-Derham Hall: defeated #7-seed Park (CG) 7-3, defeated #3-seed Eagan 6-0
Apple Valley: defeated #5-seed Eastview 5-2, defeated #1-seed Woodbury 2-0

Records away from home ice:

Cretin-Derham Hall: 12-5-0
Apple Valley: 10-5-1

Prediction:

Offense: Cretin-Derham Hall | It's not so much that the Raiders have a stellar offense but rather the lack of offense that the Eagle possess.

Defense: Even | Both teams have shutout four opponents each. Both have the potential to shut teams down but they also tend to give up goals more often than not.

Goaltending: Apple Valley | Sophomore Aaron Gretz has played very well despite the lack of offensive support during the season.

Apple Valley shocked and shutout #1-seed Woodbury in the semifinal. It's going to take another shocker from the Eagles to get them to the X. I really like the talented youth on this team. If they can get Apple Valley sophomore goaltender Aaron Gretz to shut the door on the Raiders, hold them to two or less goals, and if they can find at least three goals from freshman, yes, freshman A.J. Michaelson, junior Chris Fischer, and senior Colton Warner, the Eagles might have a shot. However, the pressure may too much for the young Eagles.

The Raiders have some youth too in the talented sophomores Bob Kinne and Tony Barbato but they are surrounded by seniors in Bob McClellan, Mychal Bangs, Tommy Zimmerman, and goaltender Ben Walsh.

Cretin-Derham Hall 4, Apple Valley 1