By John RittenhouseThe Luverne boys’ hockey team was unable to break into the win column during the first round of the annual Bulldog Tournament hosted by LeSueur-St. Peter Monday.The Cardinals took on the host team during Monday’s opening round in LeSueur.L-SP handed Luverne its sixth consecutive loss by recording a 6-0 victory over the Cardinals.The tournament was scheduled to resume Tuesday with Luverne playing New Prague in New Prague. The Cards will return to LeSueur today and face Holy Family to complete the event.L-SP scored at least one goal in every period while topping the Cards in the opener.Ryan Kroenke opened the scoring 18 seconds into the game and Shaman Whitson added a first-period goal to make it 2-0.Troy Mantcuhel made it a 3-0 game with a goal 4:27 into the second period.Nick Seaver scored 59 seconds into the period and Kroenke made it 5-0 with 7:21 remaining before Jay Koening capped the scoring with a penalty shot with 4:03 left to play.L-SP outshot the Cards 39-27 in the game. Brad Van Santen made 33 saves in net for Luverne.After completing the Bulldog Tournament, Luverne plays in Kasson Saturday before hosting Worthington Tuesday.
