By the time a deflected puck slipped to Tarissa Wheeler all alone in front of the net in the second period, the Laker girls’ hockey team was in control of a 4-0 shutout of visiting Fergus Falls Saturday afternoon. “Credit to Fergus, they played us tough,” Laker head coach Gretchen Norby said. “I felt we played a physical, gritty game and that was successful for us.” Wheeler buried her third goal of the season for the Lakers’ third tally. Hannah Rhodes started the play applying pressure in the corner. Wheeler moved to the slot and beat Jaden McKeever after an Otter clearing attempt was deflected to the waiting stick of Wheeler. Rhodes and Abagail King assisted on the play. Rhodes scored the game-winner in the first period on Payton Carlblom’s seventh assist of the season. Rhodes has made a position transition that has been the benefit of the Laker offense. “I made the switch of moving her to a center position and she has done a really nice job in that role.” Hailey Sonstegard tallied her 21st goal at 13:25 of the first period to give DL a 2-0 lead. “Sonstegard had another nice goal and it was nice to see Tarissa Wheeler get on the scoresheet as well.”
The Lakers doubled up the Otters in first period shots 10-5 and upped the shots to 16-8 and the lead to 3-0 on Rhodes’ second of the game unassisted on the power play. Rhodes’ two goals and an assist accounted for the only multi-point night on the scoresheet. The Otters rallied with sustained pressure trying to get back in the game and outshot DL in the second period 12-11. The third period was smooth sailing for Detroit Lakes. Shots were even at six in the scoreless frame and no penalties were called. Fergus Falls could not push the puck past Laker goalie Veronica Badurek. Badurek picked up her fifth shutout of the season, dropped her goals against average to 2.10 and upped her save percentage to .911. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1452722","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"382","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]] “Veronica came up big for us once again. She has been steady and consistent back there and that is exactly what we need out of her. She made some nice saves during some flurries in front of the net and I'm very happy that she came away with the shutout. Our defensemen played a nice game, as well, and I think they are really starting to play consistent hockey. They have generated many offensive opportunities for us and their defensive play has been solid.” Badurek preserved the shutout on a tough save with two seconds left in the game, her 23rd of the contest. The Lakers improve to 12-4-1 and face Alexandria (7-7-1) on Tuesday at home. The Cardinals defeated DL 4-3 November 20 in the third game of the season. “I am excited to see how far we have come since the first time we played them. We are a much stronger team than the last time we played them and I expect our girls to come out with a little extra motivation after losing a close one to them earlier.” Puck drops at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday night. Laker results Fergus Falls at Detroit Lakes, Saturday, Jan. 10 FF 0 0 0 - 0DL 2 2 0 - 4 Scoring First PeriodDL - Rhodes Goal (even strength) (Carlblom) 8:31DL - Sonstegard Goal (even strength) (Seebold) 13:25 Second PeriodDL - Rhodes Goal (power play) 7:02DL - Wheeler Goal (even strength) (King, Rhodes) 9:59 Saves: DL Badurek 23/23; FF McKeever 23/27 Tweets by @DLNewspapersBy the time a deflected puck slipped to Tarissa Wheeler all alone in front of the net in the second period, the Laker girls’ hockey team was in control of a 4-0 shutout of visiting Fergus Falls Saturday afternoon. “Credit to Fergus, they played us tough,” Laker head coach Gretchen Norby said. “I felt we played a physical, gritty game and that was successful for us.” Wheeler buried her third goal of the season for the Lakers’ third tally. Hannah Rhodes started the play applying pressure in the corner. Wheeler moved to the slot and beat Jaden McKeever after an Otter clearing attempt was deflected to the waiting stick of Wheeler. Rhodes and Abagail King assisted on the play. Rhodes scored the game-winner in the first period on Payton Carlblom’s seventh assist of the season. Rhodes has made a position transition that has been the benefit of the Laker offense. “I made the switch of moving her to a center position and she has done a really nice job in that role.” Hailey Sonstegard tallied her 21st goal at 13:25 of the first period to give DL a 2-0 lead. “Sonstegard had another nice goal and it was nice to see Tarissa Wheeler get on the scoresheet as well.” [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1452721","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"326","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]] The Lakers doubled up the Otters in first period shots 10-5 and upped the shots to 16-8 and the lead to 3-0 on Rhodes’ second of the game unassisted on the power play. Rhodes’ two goals and an assist accounted for the only multi-point night on the scoresheet. The Otters rallied with sustained pressure trying to get back in the game and outshot DL in the second period 12-11. The third period was smooth sailing for Detroit Lakes. Shots were even at six in the scoreless frame and no penalties were called. Fergus Falls could not push the puck past Laker goalie Veronica Badurek. Badurek picked up her fifth shutout of the season, dropped her goals against average to 2.10 and upped her save percentage to .911.
“Veronica came up big for us once again. She has been steady and consistent back there and that is exactly what we need out of her. She made some nice saves during some flurries in front of the net and I'm very happy that she came away with the shutout. Our defensemen played a nice game, as well, and I think they are really starting to play consistent hockey. They have generated many offensive opportunities for us and their defensive play has been solid.” Badurek preserved the shutout on a tough save with two seconds left in the game, her 23rd of the contest. The Lakers improve to 12-4-1 and face Alexandria (7-7-1) on Tuesday at home. The Cardinals defeated DL 4-3 November 20 in the third game of the season. “I am excited to see how far we have come since the first time we played them. We are a much stronger team than the last time we played them and I expect our girls to come out with a little extra motivation after losing a close one to them earlier.” Puck drops at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday night. Laker results Fergus Falls at Detroit Lakes, Saturday, Jan. 10 FF 0 0 0 - 0DL 2 2 0 - 4 Scoring First PeriodDL - Rhodes Goal (even strength) (Carlblom) 8:31DL - Sonstegard Goal (even strength) (Seebold) 13:25 Second PeriodDL - Rhodes Goal (power play) 7:02DL - Wheeler Goal (even strength) (King, Rhodes) 9:59 Saves: DL Badurek 23/23; FF McKeever 23/27 Tweets by @DLNewspapersBy the time a deflected puck slipped to Tarissa Wheeler all alone in front of the net in the second period, the Laker girls’ hockey team was in control of a 4-0 shutout of visiting Fergus Falls Saturday afternoon.“Credit to Fergus, they played us tough,” Laker head coach Gretchen Norby said. “I felt we played a physical, gritty game and that was successful for us.”Wheeler buried her third goal of the season for the Lakers’ third tally. Hannah Rhodes started the play applying pressure in the corner. Wheeler moved to the slot and beat Jaden McKeever after an Otter clearing attempt was deflected to the waiting stick of Wheeler. Rhodes and Abagail King assisted on the play.Rhodes scored the game-winner in the first period on Payton Carlblom’s seventh assist of the season.Rhodes has made a position transition that has been the benefit of the Laker offense.“I made the switch of moving her to a center position and she has done a really nice job in that role.”Hailey Sonstegard tallied her 21st goal at 13:25 of the first period to give DL a 2-0 lead.“Sonstegard had another nice goal and it was nice to see Tarissa Wheeler get on the scoresheet as well.”
The Lakers doubled up the Otters in first period shots 10-5 and upped the shots to 16-8 and the lead to 3-0 on Rhodes’ second of the game unassisted on the power play.Rhodes’ two goals and an assist accounted for the only multi-point night on the scoresheet.The Otters rallied with sustained pressure trying to get back in the game and outshot DL in the second period 12-11.The third period was smooth sailing for Detroit Lakes. Shots were even at six in the scoreless frame and no penalties were called.Fergus Falls could not push the puck past Laker goalie Veronica Badurek. Badurek picked up her fifth shutout of the season, dropped her goals against average to 2.10 and upped her save percentage to .911.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1452722","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"382","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]]“Veronica came up big for us once again. She has been steady and consistent back there and that is exactly what we need out of her. She made some nice saves during some flurries in front of the net and I'm very happy that she came away with the shutout. Our defensemen played a nice game, as well, and I think they are really starting to play consistent hockey. They have generated many offensive opportunities for us and their defensive play has been solid.”Badurek preserved the shutout on a tough save with two seconds left in the game, her 23rd of the contest.The Lakers improve to 12-4-1 and face Alexandria (7-7-1) on Tuesday at home. The Cardinals defeated DL 4-3 November 20 in the third game of the season.“I am excited to see how far we have come since the first time we played them. We are a much stronger team than the last time we played them and I expect our girls to come out with a little extra motivation after losing a close one to them earlier.”Puck drops at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday night.Laker resultsFergus Falls at Detroit Lakes, Saturday, Jan. 10FF 0 0 0 - 0DL 2 2 0 - 4ScoringFirst PeriodDL - Rhodes Goal (even strength) (Carlblom) 8:31DL - Sonstegard Goal (even strength) (Seebold) 13:25Second PeriodDL - Rhodes Goal (power play) 7:02DL - Wheeler Goal (even strength) (King, Rhodes) 9:59Saves: DL Badurek 23/23; FF McKeever 23/27Tweets by @DLNewspapersBy the time a deflected puck slipped to Tarissa Wheeler all alone in front of the net in the second period, the Laker girls’ hockey team was in control of a 4-0 shutout of visiting Fergus Falls Saturday afternoon.“Credit to Fergus, they played us tough,” Laker head coach Gretchen Norby said. “I felt we played a physical, gritty game and that was successful for us.”Wheeler buried her third goal of the season for the Lakers’ third tally. Hannah Rhodes started the play applying pressure in the corner. Wheeler moved to the slot and beat Jaden McKeever after an Otter clearing attempt was deflected to the waiting stick of Wheeler. Rhodes and Abagail King assisted on the play.Rhodes scored the game-winner in the first period on Payton Carlblom’s seventh assist of the season.Rhodes has made a position transition that has been the benefit of the Laker offense.“I made the switch of moving her to a center position and she has done a really nice job in that role.”Hailey Sonstegard tallied her 21st goal at 13:25 of the first period to give DL a 2-0 lead.“Sonstegard had another nice goal and it was nice to see Tarissa Wheeler get on the scoresheet as well.”[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1452721","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"326","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]]The Lakers doubled up the Otters in first period shots 10-5 and upped the shots to 16-8 and the lead to 3-0 on Rhodes’ second of the game unassisted on the power play.Rhodes’ two goals and an assist accounted for the only multi-point night on the scoresheet.The Otters rallied with sustained pressure trying to get back in the game and outshot DL in the second period 12-11.The third period was smooth sailing for Detroit Lakes. Shots were even at six in the scoreless frame and no penalties were called.Fergus Falls could not push the puck past Laker goalie Veronica Badurek. Badurek picked up her fifth shutout of the season, dropped her goals against average to 2.10 and upped her save percentage to .911.
“Veronica came up big for us once again. She has been steady and consistent back there and that is exactly what we need out of her. She made some nice saves during some flurries in front of the net and I'm very happy that she came away with the shutout. Our defensemen played a nice game, as well, and I think they are really starting to play consistent hockey. They have generated many offensive opportunities for us and their defensive play has been solid.”Badurek preserved the shutout on a tough save with two seconds left in the game, her 23rd of the contest.The Lakers improve to 12-4-1 and face Alexandria (7-7-1) on Tuesday at home. The Cardinals defeated DL 4-3 November 20 in the third game of the season.“I am excited to see how far we have come since the first time we played them. We are a much stronger team than the last time we played them and I expect our girls to come out with a little extra motivation after losing a close one to them earlier.”Puck drops at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday night.Laker resultsFergus Falls at Detroit Lakes, Saturday, Jan. 10FF 0 0 0 - 0DL 2 2 0 - 4ScoringFirst PeriodDL - Rhodes Goal (even strength) (Carlblom) 8:31DL - Sonstegard Goal (even strength) (Seebold) 13:25Second PeriodDL - Rhodes Goal (power play) 7:02DL - Wheeler Goal (even strength) (King, Rhodes) 9:59Saves: DL Badurek 23/23; FF McKeever 23/27Tweets by @DLNewspapers
