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Hockey Night: Woodbury, Farmington advance to tourney final

By Legacy Hockey staff, 01/01/25, 10:30AM CST

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Dec. 31: Royals reach South St. Paul tourney tile game for fourth straight season; White Bear Lake tops Stillwater

Woodbury 3, St. Louis Park 2 OT

SOUTH ST. PAUL - Matthew Tarlton scored 2:44 into overtime to lift Woodbury past St. Louis Park 3-2 and into the championship game of the South St. Paul Premier at Doug Woog Arena.

Woodbury meets Farmington at 7 p.m. in Wednesday's championship game.

Tarlton beat two St. Louis Park defenders as he skated in from the blue line and fired a rising shot that sailed just inside the left goalpost, beating St. Louis Park goaltender Maksym Cherevatenko.

Easton Talbot and Brock Alberts scored second-period goals for Woodbury (5-6-0), which reached the tournament's championship game for a fourth straight season.

Brennan Hogan scored the lone goal of the third period for St. Louis Park (7-5-0), setting up the overtime period.

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Farmington 9, Hastings 0

SOUTH ST. PAUL - Jacob Miller scored three goals and A.J. Vinar had two as Farmington cruised past Hastings 9-0 to reach the championship game of the South St. Paul Premier at Doug Woog Arena.

Miller, a senior forward, scored an even-strength goal in the first period, a shorthanded goal in the second and power-play goal in the third. He leads the Tigers (4-6-0) with seven goals.

Chris Bade made 14 saves for Farmington. Charles Stoffel and Nicholas Smelser split the goaltending duties for Hastings (4-6-1), the defending tournament champion attempting to reach the title game for a fourth straight season.

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White Bear Lake 3, Stillwater 1

STILLWATER - Evan Newlander scored twice and Leo Gabriel made 21 saves as White Bear Lake beat Stillwater 3-1 at the St. Croix Recreation Center in a matchup Section 4AA powerhouses.

Newlander opened the scoring 4:48 into the first period and added a power-play goal with 1:15 remaining. The goals were the second and third of the season for Newlander, a senior defenseman.

Gabriel, a senior, stopped 21 of 22 shots. He ranks fifth in the state with a 1.57 goals against average and seventh with a .930 save percentage.

No. 14-2AA White Bear Lake improved to 8-2-1; No. 8-2AA Stillwater dropped to 8-2-0.  

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Totino-Grace 5, Spring Lake Park/Coon Rapids 1

MINNEAPOLIS - Gus Hay scored twice, Tre Peck had three assists and Gavin Covrig made 18 saves as Totino-Grace beat Spring Lake Park/Coon Rapids 5-1 at the Brooklyn Park Ice Arena.

The Eagles (6-4-0) led 3-0 on Hay's goal with 8:01 left in the first period. Hay's power-play goal early in the second period gave Totino-Grace a 4-1 lead. 

Jackson Barsness scored the lone goal for Spring Lake Park/Coon Rapids (4-7-0).

Peck's three assists give him a team-best 14 on the season. 

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International Falls 5, Ely 0

ELY - Anthony Yerxa scored twice and added an assist and Kane Thompson stopped all 13 shots he faced as International Falls beat Ely 5-0 at Ely Ice Arena.

Andrew Eide had a goal and two assists and William Yerxa added three assists for the Broncos (7-2-0). Anthony Yerxa is tied for fourth in the state with 19 goals.

Ben Leeson made 49 saves for the Timberwolves (3-8-0).

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