Minnesota boys and girls hockey top performers of the week (Jan. 31-Feb. 6)
Minnesota high school sports scores
Minnetonka boys hockey's strong second period leads it past Wayzata
Photos: Hill-Murray girls hockey defeats Maple Grove
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Girls hockey
Ilsa Lindaman, Duluth Marshall
The junior forward had a hat trick and two assists in a 10-2 win at Northern Lakes on Feb. 2, and she scored five goals and added an assist in a 9-2 win at Thief River Falls on Feb. 4. She propelled herself to fifth in the state in goals scored.
Reagan Wohlers, Breckenridge-Wahpeton
The senior scored three goals in a 3-3 tie at Prairie Centre, Feb. 2, and scored four goals and had four assists in a 12-1 win at Worthington, Feb. 4. Her 40 goals has her tied for sixth in the state.
Grace Zhan, Hill-Murray
The junior goaltender committed to Dartmouth had 47 saves on 48 chances over two games, with 19 saves on 19 shots in a 4-0 win at Academy of Holy Angels on Jan. 31, and 28 saves on 29 chances in a 4-1 win at Maple Grove on Feb. 4. Her .956 save percentage is second-best in Minnesota.
Cara Sajevic, Gentry Academy
The senior forward had five goals and six assists in two routs of Fort Frances (Ontario) on back-to-back days. She scored twice and had five assists on Feb. 3, and she had a hat trick and an assist on Feb. 4. She also scored once and assisted on two other goals in a 5-1 win over Stillwater on Jan. 31. She now stands tied for sixth in the state with 33 assists on the season.
Rose Aldridge, Northern Lakes
The senior had two hat tricks and was a goal short of another over the course of the week. She had three goals and an assist in a 6-1 win at Princeton on Jan. 3. She scored twice in a 10-2 loss to Duluth Marshall on Feb. 2, and she scored three times and added an assist in an 8-2 win at International Falls the next day. Her 33 goals are tied for 11th in Minnesota.
Boys Hockey
Robbie Clarkowski, Edina
The senior goaltender made 23 saves on 24 shots in a 2-1 win at Hill-Murray on Feb. 3, and he had 38 saves on 39 shots in another 2-1 win over Hill-Murray the next day. His .945 save percentage leads the state.
Austin Uecker, New Ulm
The junior forward averaged three points per game over three games on the week. On Jan. 31, he had two goals and an assist in a 5-3 win over Rochester Lourdes. He had two assists in a 3-2 win at Windom on Feb. 3, and he had four assists in a 6-1 win at Mound Westonka the next day. He’s eighth in Minnesota with 37 assists.
Tyler Arends, Luverne
The junior goaltender made all 14 saves in a 7-0 win over Redwood Valley on Jan. 31. He stopped 28-of-30 shots in a 4-2 over Marshall on Feb. 2, and he made 26 saves on 30 shots in a 7-4 win at Morris/Benson Area, Feb. 4. His 14 wins are tied for fifth in Minnesota.
Brock Peyton, Orono
The senior goalie made 50 saves on 52 shots in a 2-1 loss to Hermantown on Feb. 1, and stopped all 18 shots on goal in a 3-0 shutout at St. Louis Park the next day. His .936 save percentage is seventh in the state.
Henry Lechner, Academy of Holy Angels
The sophomore forward had 15 points over three games: a goal and three assists in a 7-1 win at Irondale on Jan. 31, a hat trick and two assists in a 7-1 win over Robbinsdale Armstrong/Cooper the next day, and four goals and two assists in an 11-0 rout of Bloomington Kennedy on Feb. 4. His 60 points are tied for 13th in Minnesota.