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-Sam Rendle, Tony Palkki, and John Skrbec have been named captains for the 2008-2009 season.

-J.R. Mackey has been awarded the 2007-2008 Grand Rapids Hobey Baker Award.

-Corey Kosak was named Player's Choice team MVP for the 2007-2008 season.

-Sam Sparen was named Player's Choice team Most Determined Player for the 2007-2008 season.

-Pat Rendle has been named Grand Rapids High School Athletic Director as Wayne Pender is set to resign at the end of the school year.

Grand Rapids/Greenway vs. Farmington
Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN-8:00 p.m.
2/22/2007

Game Preview:
The Grand Rapids/Greenway Lightning are just one win away from playing in their first state championship game. The team standing in the way is the Section 1AA Champion Farmington Tigers. The Farmington Tigers defeated Eagan 1-0 in the quarterfinals behind one of the most amazing goaltending performances the girl's state tournament has ever seen. The Tigers were able to advance to the semi-finals despite being outshot 35-8. The outstanding goaltending performance came from 8th grader Jessica Erchul. Erchul improved her record to 13-2 on the season and recorded her 8th shutout of the year and third of the postseason. Krystal Baumann, a freshman, scored the lone goal for Farmington on a first period breakaway. Baumann made a little head fake and fired the puck past Ms. Goalie, Alyssa Grogan for the eventual game winner. Baumann's goal gave her 34 on the year to go alone with 17 assists from 51 points to overtake the team lead in points. Senior Rachel Ripley has 20 goals and 30 assists from Farmington on the season. The Tigers have 11 players on their team that are in grades 7-9. Grand Rapids/Greenway will look to continue their barrage of shots against Jessica Erchul. The Lightning will need to find a way to bury the puck to avoid allow the cinderella story Tigers to advance to the finals. The winner of this game will face off against the winner of Eden Prairie vs. Cretin-Derham Hall in the finals.

Last meeting: Grand Rapids/Greenway has never faced Farmington

Notes: The Lightning have allowed exactly one goal in each of their four playoff games. They have outscored opponents 18-4 in the playoffs. Farmington has allowed exactly one goal total in four playoff games and have outscored opponents 14-1 in the playoffs.

Line Score: Goals (top), Shots (bottom)

Box Score:

1st Period-1. GRG, Dana Gallop (Emily Erickson, Molly Arola) 0:19; 2. GRG, Emily Erickson (Dana Gallop, Kayla Clafton) (PP) 7:16; 3. GRG, Dana Gallop (Molly Arola, Emily Erickson) 12:06; 4. GRG, Emily Erickson (Molly Arola, Dana Gallop) 12:55

2nd Period-5. GRG, Emily Erickson 5:54 (SH)

3rd Period-No scoring.

Saves-Jessica Havel (GRG) 22, Jessica Erchul (F) 24

Three Stars:
3. Molly Arola (GRG)
2. Dana Gallop (GRG)
1. Emily Erickson (GRG)

Game Summary:
Official start time: 8:45 p.m.
Official end time: 10:42 p.m.  
Official game time: 1 hour and 57 minutes

The Grand Rapids/Greenway Lightning scored just 19 seconds into the game and that would have been all they needed to advance to their first ever state championship game. Dana Gallop took a beautiful pass from Emily Erickson on a two on one and she buried it to make it 1-0 right away. Molly Arola was credited with the second assist on the goal. Emily Erickson scored her first goal of the state tournament to make it 2-0. The five on three power play goal was assisted by Dana Gallop and Kayla Clafton. Dana Gallop added her second goal of the game with 4:54 remaining in the second period to extend the Lightning lead. Her linemates, Emily Erickson and Molly Arola, assisted on the goal. Just 49 seconds later Dana Gallop scored her second of the game and Emily Erickson and Molly Arola assisted on the goal. The Lightning lead 4-0 after one period. Emily Erickson recorded the hat trick with a shorthanded breakaway goal in the second period. Erickson's unassisted goal was her fifth career state tournament goal. Jessica Havel was awesome throughout the game as she stopped 22 Farmington shots to propel the Lightning to the state championship game. Jessica Erchul kicked out 24 shots for Farmington. The Lightning will attempt to win their first ever state championship at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 23rd vs. Eden Prairie.

Photo of the Game:

Courtesy of Minnesota Sports Online

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