IN THE NEWS: St. Louis Park (2A)

Courtesy of MNSUN.com

Park hockey coach sees good season ahead

After a promising start in a 9-3 win over Cooper last winter, the St. Louis Park High boys hockey team went through some hard times on the way to a 5-21 finish.

Part of the problem was that the Orioles had trouble scoring. Mitchell Wynia, who was supposed to be a scoring leader, broke his wrist in the Cooper game. He came back to score some goals after missing 12 games, but it was a case of too little, too late.

Park head coach Tim Donahue said he is happy to have Wynia back in the lineup. Despite missing half the season in 2006-07, he was third in goals scored with 10. Wynia is still only a junior.

Senior forward Benji Shandley is another proven scorer. He netted 11 goals last season.

Last year's assist leader, senior Dustin Brinkman, also returns.

While those are some nice pieces to the puzzle, coach Donahue said the key player is senior goalie Nick Smith.

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Section 2A - Team Info

Blake School
Schedule | Roster
Mascot: Bears
Head Coach: John Hamre
Home Arena: Blake School Ice Arena, 110 Blake Rd., Hopkins, MN
'06-'07 record: 17-12-1 | '07-'08 record: 19-10-1 | '08-'09 record: 15-12-0
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Breck School | 2010 Class A State Champions! | 2010 Section 4A Champions!
Schedule | Roster
Mascot: Mustangs
Head Coach: Les Larson
Home Arena: Anderson Ice Arena, 4210 Olson Memorial Hwy, Golden Valley, MN
'06-'07 Record: 16-10-0 | '07-'08 record: 16-11-1 | '08-'09 record: 27-3-1
State Champions: 2010 (A), 2009 (A), 2004 (A), 2000 (A)
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Delano/Rockford
Schedule | Roster
Mascot: Tigers
Head Coach: Steve Brown
Home Arena: Delano Area Sports Arena, 654 Tiger Dr., Delano, MN
'06-'07 record: 8-14-3 | '07-'08 record: 11-12-2 | '08-'09 record: 13-12-2
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Holy Family Catholic
Schedule | Roster
Mascot: Fire
Head Coach: Dave Nelson
Home Arena: Victoria Field House, Diethelm Park, 8475 Kochia Lane, Victoria, MN
'06-'07 record: 18-7-2 | '07-'08 record: 16-9-2 | '08-'09 record: 8-17-0
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Mound-Westonka
(Mound-Westonka, Watertown-Mayer)
Schedule | Roster
Mascot: White Hawks
Head Coach: Doug Runke
Home Arena: Thaler Sports Center, 5909 Sunnyfield Rd. E, Mound, MN
'06-'07 record: 13-13-1 | '07-'08 record: 15-11-1 | '08-'09 record: 17-11-0
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Orono
Schedule | Roster
Mascot: Spartans
Head Coach: Aaron Johnson
Home Arena: Orono Ice Arena, 1025 Old Crystal Bay Rd. N, Long Lake, MN
'06-'07 record: 23-7-1 | '07-'08 record: 11-14-1 | '08-'09 record: 16-11-0
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Providence Academy
(Heritage Christian Academy, Providence Academy, West Lutheran)
Schedule | Roster
Mascot: Lions
Head Coach: Hal Tearse
Home Arena: Plymouth Ice Center, 3650 Plymouth Blvd, Plymouth, MN
'06-'07 record: 10-15-1 | '07-'08 record: 14-9-1 | '08-'09 record: 12-14-2
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Richfield
Schedule | Roster
Mascot: Spartans
Head Coach: John Christ - New Head Coach for 2009-2010
Home Arena: Richfield Ice Arena, 636 E 66th St., Richfield, MN
'06-'07 record: 17-10-0 | '07-'08 record: 11-16-0 | '08-'09 record: 12-13-2
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St. Louis Park
Schedule | Roster
Mascot: Orioles
Head Coach: Tim Donahue
Home Arena: St. Louis Park Recreation Center, 3700 Monterey Dr., St. Louis Park, MN
'06-'07 record: 5-21-0 | '07-'08 record: 11-14-1 | '08-'09 record: 9-17-0
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Waconia
Schedule | Roster
Mascot: Wildcats
Head Coach: Dan Benham
Home Arena: Waconia City Ice Arena, 1250 Oak Ave., Waconia, MN 55387
**Cooped with Holy Family Catholic in '07-'08 | '08-'09 record: 9-17-0

St. Louis Park Orioles 2007-2008 Schedule

Section: 2A | Roster
Conference: North Suburban
Head Coach: Tim Donahue
Home Ice: St. Louis Park Rec Center, St. Louis Park, MN


1-0-0 | W | 1-0 | 11/29/07 Eagan (3AA)
1-1-0 | L | 0-6 | 12/04/07 at #12 Mound-Westonka (2A)
1-2-0 | L | 1-5 | 12/06/07 at #13 Breck School (2A)
1-3-0 | L | 1-6 | 12/11/07 at Robbinsdale Armstrong (6AA)
1-4-0 | L | 3-8 | 12/15/07 Hopkins (6AA)
2-4-0 | W | 5-1 | 12/18/07 St. Francis (7AA)
PPD | 12/21/07 Robbinsdale Cooper (6AA) (R/S to 2/9)
2-5-0 | L | 1-2 OT | 12/22/07 at Richfield (2A)
12/27/07 RALPH ENGELSTAD CLASSIC
2-6-0 | L | 1-4 | vs. Thief River Falls (8A) - First Round
12/28/07 RALPH ENGELSTAD CLASSIC
2-6-1 | T | 2-2 OT | vs. #19 East Grand Forks (8A) - Second Round
12/29/07 RALPH ENGELSTAD CLASSIC
3-6-1 | W | 3-2 | vs. Crookston (8A) - Third Round
3-7-1 | L | 1-3 | 01/03/08 Blake School (2A)
3-8-1 | L | 1-5 | 01/05/08 at #5 Benilde-St. Margaret’s (6AA)
3-9-1 | L | 1-2 | 01/10/08 Totino-Grace (4A)
4-9-1 | W | 4-1 | 01/12/08 at Spring Lake Park (4A)
5-9-1 | W | 2-1 | 01/15/08 at Chisago Lakes Area (4A)
5-10-1 | L | 1-3 | 01/18/08 Irondale (4AA)
6-10-1 | W | 6-1 | 01/25/08 at St. Francis (7AA)
7-10-1 | W | 4-0 | 01/29/08 at Robbinsdale Cooper (6AA)
7-11-1 | L | 1-6 | 02/02/08 #5 Benilde-St. Margaret’s (6AA)
7-12-1 | L | 1-7 | 02/05/08 at #17 Totino-Grace (4A)
8-12-1 | W | 6-2 | 02/07/08 Spring Lake Park (4A)
9-12-1 | W | 6-0 | 02/09/07 Robbinsdale Cooper (6AA) (R/S from 12/21)
10-12-1 | W | 6-1 | 02/12/08 Chisago Lakes Area (4A)
10-13-1 | L | 1-4 | 02/14/08 Orono (2A)
11-13-1 | W | 4-1 | 02/16/08 at Irondale (4AA)
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Schedule Breakdown:
vs. Class A Teams: 14 (5-8-1)
2A: 5 (0-5)
4A: 6 (4-2)
8A: 3 (1-1-1)

vs. Class AA Teams: 11 (6-5-0)
3AA: 1 (1-0)
4AA: 2 (1-1)
6AA: 6 (2-4)
7AA: 2 (2-0)

Section 2A Standings

2007-2008
Section 2A Standings
Final - Regular Season

Pos.	Team	Overall Record	Section Record
1	Mound-Westonka	14-10-1	6-1-1
2	Breck School	14-10-1	5-1-0
3	Blake School	15-8-1	5-2-0
4	Holy Family Catholic/Waconia	15-8-2	4-2-2
5	Providence Academy	14-8-1	3-3-0
6	Richfield	10-15-0	1-1-0
7	Orono	11-13-1	4-6-0
8	Delano/Rockford	11-11-2	2-5-1
9	St. Michael-Albertville	14-11-0	0-4-0
10	St. Louis Park	11-13-1	0-5-0

Note: Standings are based on Section record first & overall record is secondary.