The SoHi Stars and Kenai Kardnals hockey teams wrapped-up the regular season by completing weekend sweeps and securing each’s position for the upcoming Division II State Hockey championships.
SoHi Earns #1 Seed To State
The SoHi hockey team completed a two-game sweep of Juneau on Saturday with a 7-0 victory over the Crimson Bears.
The Stars post a 9-1 Railbelt Conference regular season record and surpass the Homer Mariners (8-1-1) for the top seed from the Railbelt to the 2020 Division II Hockey State Championships.
SoHi 7 – Juneau 0 Saturday
The Stars shut-out Juneau with a solid effort in goal by Corbin Wirz with 18 saves and a rare goalie assist. SoHi goals were recorded by Silas Larsen (2), Galen Brantley III, Journey Miller, Gavin Haakenson, Brier Books and Trent Powell.
Kenai Completes Sweep Of Tri-Valley
The Kardinals, having already locked-in the #3 seed from the Railbelt Conference, completed a two-game sweep of Aurora Conference Tri-Valley on Saturday with an 8-1 win over the Vikings.
Kardinal goals were scored by: Jordan Knudsen (2), Landen Cialek, Blane Bucho, Travis Verkuilen, Nate Beiser, Reagan Graves and Nick Wehrstein.
Division II State Hockey Tournament Info
State Dates: Thursday, Feb 6 – Saturday, Feb. 8
Location: Patty Center – Fairbanks
Berths to State:
Aurora Conference – 3
Railbelt Conference – 3
At-Large – 2
Format/Brackets:
• #1 vs #8
• #4 vs #5
• #3 vs #6
• #2 vs #7
State Brackets will be posted on the Monday on ASAA website.
Division II State Hockey Brackets: Click Here!
