With the Holiday Tournament coming to a close, the Prowlers exit with a 2-1 record. The Prowlers opened tournament play against St. Louis Park. The Prowlers were dominant from the drop of the puck scoring 3 goals in the first. Goals were scored by Micah Ranum (2) and Riley Soderstrom. Dustin Myklebust recorded his first goal of the season to give the Prowlers a 5-0 lead and Senior Matt Lindquist capped off the scoring in the 3rd with his second goal of the night. The Prowlers came away with a 6-1 win.
The Prowlers next game was against the Hermantown Hawks who are one of the top teams in the state. The Hawks dominated the play, scoring 5 consecutive goals in the first. The Hawks gave the Prowlers their third loss of the season with a 7-0 score. The Prowlers looked for redemption against the Hutchinson Tigers. Sophomore Evan Ose collected his first goal as a varsity player as he notched the Prowler’s first goal. The Prowlers took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission with Matt Audette’s power play goal. Beezer Skime scored the next two Prowler goals in the second period giving the Prowlers a 4-0 lead. Hutchinson was able to break the shutout, scoring just over half way into the second period, to pull the game within 3. But that was as close as it would get with Micah Ranum scoring shorthanded in the 3rd , and Marcus Daniels scoring his first goal of the season. The Prowlers beat the Tigers 6-1.
As the Prowlers head into the month of January, they will begin to play more section eight opponents. They face the Kittson Central Wolf Pack Tuesday night at Hallock. Thursday the Prowlers will have a tough test as the play the Moorhead Spuds, who are a top ranked team in class AA.