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Team Statistics

Head Coach

Mike Randolph

Mike Randolph

1st Year; 36th overall, 707-234-37

Phone: 218-590-7409

Team Information

Schools in Cooperative:	Pequot Lakes, Aitkin, Crosby-Ironton, Pine River-Backus
Combined Enrollment:	1,286
Assistant Coach:	Thomas Klein
Captains:	Wyatt Balmer, Drew Paulbeck
Conference:	Granite Ridge
Section:	6A
Nickname:	Lightning
Colors:	Black, red, silver and white
Twitter:	@NLBoysHSHockey
Home Arena:	Breezy Point Ice Arena, Breezy Point and Hallett Community Center, Crosby
2023-24 Record:	18-10-0
State Titles:	None
State Trips:	2021

Stat Leaders

Class A Standings

Northern Lakes News

Orono, Northfield finish season with wins
By Legacy Hockey staff 03/08/2025, 12:15pm CST
Class 1A roundup: Spartans beat Hibbing/Chisholm for third place, Raiders shut out Northern Lakes for consolation championship
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Relentless Green Wave reveal winning formula
By Loren Nelson, Legacy Hockey 03/06/2025, 1:45am CST
East Grand Forks gets gritty on penalty kill, power play in win over Northern Lakes
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Special teams propel East Grand Forks
By Legacy Hockey staff 03/05/2025, 11:15pm CST
State Class 1A quarterfinal: Power play, penalty kill both superb for Green Wave in win over Northern Lakes
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Latest News

Hockey Night: St. Cloud Cathedral tops Northern Lakes
By Legacy Hockey staff 01/16/2026, 11:30pm CST
Jan. 16: Caleb Trant scores clutch goal for Crusaders; Super sophomore Jordy Sewell leads Cloquet past Orono; Tucker Knott's OT goals boosts Thief River Falls
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Hockey Night: Blaine slips past rival Centennial
By Legacy Hockey staff 01/16/2026, 12:30am CST
Jan. 15: Tanner Ferdig's power-play goal helps Bengals top Cougars; Waseca upends Rochester Lourdes in southern showdown; Edina outlasts Maple Grove
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Hockey Night: Hermantown wins Class 1A showdown
By Legacy Hockey staff 01/14/2026, 1:00am CST
Jan. 13: Hawks beat No. 1 Hibbing/Chisholm; STA, Braunshausen outlast Edina; Hill-Murray holds off Wayzata
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Hockey Night: Delano ousts rival Holy Family in OT
By Legacy Hockey staff 01/10/2026, 10:00pm CST
Jan. 10: Tigers' unlikely win includes three-goal rally late in regulation; Warroad forges OT tie with Hermantown; St. Cloud Cathedral knocks off Monticello
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Edina deals Minnetonka its first loss
By Legacy Hockey staff 01/10/2026, 10:00pm CST
Tucker Johnson's OT goal boosts Hornets past rival Skippers
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Mickelson brings rare dimension to Moorhead
By Drew Herron, Legacy Hockey 01/10/2026, 5:15pm CST
Standout defenseman reaches 100-point plateau as he raises all-around game to new heights
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Hockey Night: Hibbing hands International Falls first loss
By Legacy Hockey staff 01/09/2026, 11:45pm CST
Jan. 9: Bluejackets stetches unbeaten streak to nine; Cloquet shuts out Warroad; Albert Lea sophomore notches hat trick
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Hockey Night: St. Michael-Albertville stuns Edina
By Legacy Hockey staff 01/09/2026, 1:15am CST
Jan. 8: Braeden Waller's late goal lifts Knights to upset win over Hornets; Finn Henry scores six goals for Park Rapids in win over Prairie Centre; No. 1 Minnetonka notches eighth shutout of the season
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Hockey Night: Proctor halts 40-game winless streak against Hermantown
By Legacy Hockey staff 01/07/2026, 1:15am CST
Jan. 6: Freshmen-fueled Rails beat the Hawks for the first time since 1999; Rosemount outlasts Stillwater in OT; Mahtomedi slips past Northfield
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Hockey Night: Rogers rolls past Stillwater
By Legacy Hockey staff 01/03/2026, 10:30pm CST
Jan. 3: Royals remain on hot streak; Delano outlasts section rival Breck; Hermantown christens new rink in style
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Orono, Northfield finish season with wins
By Legacy Hockey staff 03/08/2025, 12:15pm CST
Class 1A roundup: Spartans beat Hibbing/Chisholm for third place, Raiders shut out Northern Lakes for consolation championship
Read More

Relentless Green Wave reveal winning formula
By Loren Nelson, Legacy Hockey 03/06/2025, 1:45am CST
East Grand Forks gets gritty on penalty kill, power play in win over Northern Lakes
Read More

Special teams propel East Grand Forks
By Legacy Hockey staff 03/05/2025, 11:15pm CST
State Class 1A quarterfinal: Power play, penalty kill both superb for Green Wave in win over Northern Lakes
Read More

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