Luverne boys' hockey sweeps Rochester 8-0 on the road

The Luverne boys’ hockey team traveled to the Graham Area Complex in Rochester Saturday, Dec. 17, where the Cardinals blanked the Lourdes 8-0.
It was a physical game with the Lourdes finding the penalty box 27 minutes for four infractions throughout the contest. Luverne was penalized nine minutes for three infractions.
In the first period both Luverne and Rochester skaters landed in the penalty box.
With seconds left, Rochester player Vinny Harens drew a game misconduct penalty, suspending him from playing for 10 minutes, and Rochester substituted another player to take his place rather than playing short for the duration.
The period ended scoreless with both teams at 0-0 and Rochester outshot Luverne at the goal 11-8.
In the second period Luverne found the net five times with 20 shots on goal compared with Rochester’s six.
“Our offensive attack really got things going in the 2nd and 3rd periods which was nice to see,” head coach Phil Paquette said.
He added, “defensively we did a good job of limiting quality scoring opportunities for Rochester Lourdes.”
At 4:39 Ethan Langseth got Luverne started by scoring a short-handed goal assisted by Owen Sudenga.
Brock Behrend added another short-handed goal at 5:58 assisted by Patrick Kroski and Langseth.
Behrend got his second goal at 7:40 with an assist from Blaik Bork.
At 10:43 Sudenga scored on a powerplay assisted by Henry Hartquist.
Behrend would get his hat trick for the day at 13:47 on a powerplay assisted by Kroski and Maddux Domagala.
Luverne led at the end of the second period 5-0.
In the third period Behrend scored his fourth goal of the game at 14:19 unassisted.
At 14:52 Kroski scored a short-handed goal assisted by Sudenga.
Luverne’s final goal was by Brady Bork at 16:09 assisted by Elliot Domagala and Sudenga.
Third period shots on goal favored Luverne 21-2.
Luverne goalie Tyler Arends faced 19 of Rochester’s shots on goal for the game, compared with 49 for Luverne.
“Tyler stood tall in net all 3 periods for his first shutout of the season,” Piquette said.
The Luverne boys’ hockey team, now 3-1-1 for the season, will travel to Worthington to take on conference rivals, the Trojans, Thursday, Dec. 22.
The Cardinals are also scheduled to participate in the Rochester Kiwanis Hockey Festival Dec. 28-30 in Rochester.