IN THE NEWS: Section 8A

Bemidji:

12/14: Jacks blank Prowlers
12/13: BHS boys hockey looks to rebound at Thief River
12/12: Warroad shuts out Jacks

Crookston:

12/14: Pirates fall to Fargo North
12/10: Pirates drop weekend games

Park Rapids Area:

12/14: Panthers skate past Lakers
12/11: Lehrke's 5 goals spark Panthers' sweep in St. Paul
12/07: Hat trick by Knapp keys win at Walker

Thief River Falls:

12/11: Blake, Johnson clubs hand TRF pair of losses

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley:

12/12: Wolves hockey falls at Ely 5-2

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley begins first hockey season

Courtesy of the Pilot-Independent

Wolves hockey kicks off inaugural season Friday night

The Wolves inaugural hockey season is here, and the team's first game is Friday night at the new Walker Area Community Center.

Coach Ben Brovold said he is honored to be the Wolves' first head coach but is also nervous on what the communities' expectations are going to be for the team and coaching staff.

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Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves 2007-2008 Varsity Roster

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves
2007-2008 Varsity Roster

2	Kyle Gribbin	D	11
3	Taylor Knight	F	11
4	Cody Bixby	F	10
5	Tyler Knowles	D	11
6	Keenan Humphrey	F	12
8	Jake Karst	F	11
10	Keaton Pederson	F	10
11	Andrew Duchesneau	D	12
12	Darin Karnitz	F	10
14	Steve Bushie	F	12
16	Dillon Loren	F	10
17	Jake Paulson	F	11
19	Channing Alto	F	11
21	Daniel Nelson	D	11
22	Kyle Haugen	D	11
30	Deving Weberg	G	12
59	Ben Splichal	F	10
85	Brandon Renowski	F	10

Section 8A - Team Info

Bagley/Fosston
(Bagley, Clearbrook-Gonvick, Fosston)
Schedule | Roster
Mascot: Flyers
Head Coach: Andrew Petersen
Home Arena: Albert Kaiser Arena, 7th St. NE (& County Rd. 24), Bagley, MN
'06-'07 record: 7-13-0 | '07-'08 record: 2-22-0 | '08-'09 record: 1-19-0
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Crookston
(Crookston, Fertile-Beltrami, Fisher)
Schedule | Roster
Mascot: Pirates
Head Coach: Jon Bittner
Home Arena: Crookston Sports Complex, Barrette St. & Fisher Ave. , Crookston, MN
'06-'07 record: 9-14-3 | '07-'08 record: 5-21-1 | '08-'09 record: 12-13-0
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East Grand Forks
Schedule | Roster
Mascot: Green Wave
Head Coach: Cory Chupka
Home Arena: East Grand Forks Civic Center, 300 15th St. NE, East Grand Forks, MN
'06-'07 record: 13-13-1 | '07-'08 record: 13-14-1 | '08-'09 record: 9-16-1
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Kittson County Central
(Kittson Central, Lancaster)
Schedule | Roster
Mascot: Wolfpack
Head Coach: Scott Klein - New Head Coach for 2009-2010
Home Arena: Hallock Ice Arena, 205 N 4th St., Hallock, MN
'06-'07 record: 8-15-0 | '07-'08 record: 18-9-0 | '08-'09 record: 8-17-1
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Lake of the Woods
(Indus, Lake of the Woods)
Schedule | Roster
Mascot: Bears
Head Coach: Mike Pepera
Home Arena: Baudette Arena, Wilderness Dr. & 5th St. SW, Baudette, MN
'06-'07 record: 10-16-1 | '07-'08 record: 7-19-1 | '08-'09 record: 12-14-1
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Park Rapids Area
(Menahga, Nevis, Park Rapids)
Schedule | Roster
Mascot: Panthers
Head Coach: Pete Stahnke
Home Arena: Park Rapids Community Center, 211 Huntsinger Ave., Park Rapids, MN
'06-'07 record: 18-6-3 | '07-'08 record: 25-3-0 | '08-'09 record: 15-8-3
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Red Lake Falls
(Red Lake County Central, Red Lake Falls)
Schedule | Roster
Mascot: Eagles
Head Coach: Brad Kennett
Home Arena: Cardin-Hunt Arena, Red Lake Falls, MN
'06-'07 record: 4-21-1 | '07-'08 record: 6-17-1 | '08-'09 record: 12-12-1
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Thief River Falls
(Goodridge, Thief River Falls, Warren-Alvarado-Oslo)
Schedule | Roster
Mascot: Prowlers
Head Coach: Tim Bergland
Home Arena: Ralph Engelstad Arena, 6th St. & Brooks Ave., Thief River Falls, MN
'06-'07 record: 13-13-2 | '07-'08 record: 13-14-0 | '08-'09 record: 21-5-2
State Champions: 1956, 1954
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Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
(Cass Lake-Bena, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley)
Schedule | Roster
Mascot: Wolves
Head Coach: Ben Brovold
Home Arena: Walker Area Community Center, 100 Highland Ave., Walker, MN
'06-'07 record: None | '07-'08 record (1st yr program): 1-19-0 | '08-'09 record: 2-19-0
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Warroad | 2009 Section 8A Champions
Schedule | Roster
Mascot: Warriors
Head Coach: Albert Hasbargen
Home Arena: The Gardens Arena, 707 Elk St. NW, Warroad, MN
'06-'07 record: 20-10-1 | '07-'08 record: 24-7-0 | '08-'09 record: 28-3-0
State Champions: 2005 (A), 2003 (A), 1996 (A), 1994 (A)

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves 2007-2008 Schedule

Section: 8A | Roster
Conference: Independent
Head Coach: Ben Brovold
Home Ice: Walker Area Community Center, Walker, MN


0-1-0 | L | 1-8 | 11/30/07 Park Rapids Area (8A)
PPD | 12/04/07 Northern Lakes (8AA) (Walker Area Community Center), 7:00 PM
0-2-0 | L | 2-5 | 12/07/07 at Ely/Tower-Soudan/Babbitt-Embarrass (7A)
0-3-0 | L | 0-6 | 12/14/07 at Detroit Lakes (6A)
0-4-0 | L | 1-9 | 12/15/07 Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson (5A)
0-5-0 | L | 1-2 | 12/21/07 at Morris Area/Benson (6A)
12/26/07 WADENA-DEER CREEK TOURNAMENT
0-6-0 | L | 1-6 | vs. Wadena-Deer Creek (6A) - First Round
12/27/07 WADENA-DEER CREEK TOURNAMENT
0-7-0 | L | 2-6 | vs. Wahpeton/Breckenridge (ND) - Second Round
12/28/07 WADENA-DEER CREEK TOURNAMENT
0-8-0 | L | 1-7 | vs. Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson (5A) - Third Round
0-9-0 | L | 0-1 | 01/05/08 at Prairie Centre Area (6A)
0-10-0 | L | 2-4 | 01/11/08 Ely/Tower-Soudan/B-E (7A)
0-11-0 | L | 1-4 | 01/17/08 Kittson Central (8A)
0-12-0 | L | 3-5 | 01/24/08 Moose Lake Area (5A)
0-13-0 | L | 1-8 | 01/26/08 at Bagley/Fosston (8A)
PPD | 01/29/08 Northern Lakes (8AA) (R/S from 12/4) (R/S to 2/11)
0-14-0 | L | 1-3 | 02/01/08 at Red Lake Falls (8A)
0-15-0 | L | 4-5 OT | 02/05/08 at Moose Lake Area (5A)
PPD | 02/08/08 at Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson (5A) (R/S to 2/16)
0-16-0 | L | 1-5 | 02/11/08 Northern Lakes (8AA) (R/S from 1/29)
0-17-0 | L | 1-7 | 02/12/08 at Kittson Central (8A)
1-17-0 | W | 5-0 | 02/14/08 Bagley/Fosston (8A)
1-18-0 | L | 0-13 | 02/16/08 at Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson (5A) (R/S from 2/8)
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Schedule Breakdown:
vs. Class A Teams: 17 (1-16-0)
5A: 5 (0-5)
6A: 4 (0-4)
7A: 2 (0-2)
8A: 6 (1-5)

vs. Class AA Teams: 1 (0-1-0)
8AA: 1 (0-1)

vs. North Dakota Teams: 1 (0-1-0)

Brovold hired as new WHA boys' hockey coach

Courtesy of The Pilot-Independent

Chad Smith named ass't. coach

Ben Brovold of Walker has been hired as the head coach for the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley boys' hockey team's inaugural 2007-2008 season.

Brovold has been coaching in the youth levels of hockey for eight years and has coached many of the players who will be on the team.

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