The 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic at Target Field in Minneapolis on Jan. 1 will not just be an outdoor game between the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues, it will also be a celebration of the "State of Hockey." Part of that celebration will include various hockey teams and clubs from throughout Minnesota skating on one of several auxiliary rinks at Target Field. NHL.com is profiling each of the teams. Today, the boys and girls teams from Mankato East and Mankato West high schools will help celebrate Hockey Day Minnesota.
Cougars look to defend Section 1A title with added depth
Cougars look to defend Section 1A title with added depth By Mary Rominger | January 29, 2021 at 9:14 PM CST - Updated January 29 at 9:18 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) â The Mankato East-Loyola boysâ hockey program owns a 3-and-1 record to start the 2021 season, as the team looks to defend the Section 1A title.
The Cougars returned their senior core - Layten Liffrig, Jacob Schreiber, JD Kragh, Brett Borchardt and Hayden Guillemette - who helped lead the team to obtain two section titles in three years, along with a state tournament appearance last year.
âLast year we talked about, after we won the section championship, super hard to win a section championship with five forwards and two or three defensemen,â Head Coach Adam Fries said.