2009-2010 Class AA State Tournament Championship Matchup

Saturday, March 13th
Excel Energy Center
St. Paul, MN

7PM: Edina (22-6-2) vs. Minnetonka (27-1-2)

SCORING (Top 5 from each team)

#	Name	YIS	Pos	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
27	Max Gardiner	12	F	Minnetonka	22	22	31	53
17	Derek Frawley	11	F	Minnetonka	30	18	34	52
9	Max Coatta	9	F	Minnetonka	30	23	23	46
8	Thomas Schutt	11	F	Minnetonka	30	20	23	43
11	Andrew Prochno	12	D	Minnetonka	30	9	32	41
19	Steven Fogarty	11	F	Edina	29	21	17	38
21	Charlie Taft	12	F	Edina	30	19	11	30
17	Michael Sit	11	F	Edina	30	12	17	29
8	Jake Sampson	11	F	Edina	30	11	15	26
16	Ryan Cutshall	12	F	Edina	29	11	11	22

GOALTENDING

Name	Team	YIS	GP	Record	GAA	Save %
Jim Kruger	Minnetonka	12	20.0	19-1-2	1.43	.940
Connor Girard	Edina	11	16.7	12-3-1	1.73	.918

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON - PRE-TOURNAMENT

Team	GPG - Rank	SPG - Rank	GAA - Rank	SAPG - Rank	Save % - Rank	Overall Rank
Minnetonka	6.07 - 1	34.5 - 2	1.35 - 1	21.4 - 3	.937 - 1	1.6
Edina	4.50 - 5	34.4 - 3	1.86 - 3	22.5 - 4	.917 - 3	3.6

Today's championship will be the fourth meeting between these two teams this season.

Minnetonka won the first meeting 3-2 in the Schwan Cup Gold Division championship game on the first day of 2010. In game two, Minnetonka won at home, Pagel Activity Center, 7-1 on January 23rd. In game three, Minnetonka was up 4-0 in the first period at Braemar Arena. Edina cameback with five unanswered goals, including the game-winner in overtime. Edina won 5-4.

Minnetonka may be a little tired after their four-overtime battle with Hill-Murray. Edina may think the Skippers are worn down. However, in 1996, I was at the Apple Valley vs. Duluth East five-overtime marathon semifinal game that lasted until 1:39 AM. Apple Valley won 5-4. The next night, Apple Valley defeated Edina 3-2 for the 1996 state title. The same fate may await for the 2010 Edina Hornets as Minnetonka attempts to win their first ever high school hockey state championship.

PREDICTION: Minnetonka 4, Edina 2