Cretin-Derham Hall topples Forest Lake in first game of Hockey Day Minnesota weekend

Hockey players lined up before the national anthem — Cretin-Derham Hall skaters await the starting lineup announcement at Hockey Day Minnesota 2023. The Raiders defeated the Forest Lake Rangers, 4-1.

By Sydney Wolf

January 26, 2023 at 8:35 PM

WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn — Forest Lake had a strong start to the very first game of Hockey Day Minnesota 2023 in White Bear Lake, but Cretin-Derham Hall scored four unanswered goals to come out with a 4-1 victory Thursday night at the outdoor rink.

"It's such a great environment. It was really cool that it started snowing in the third period too ... the kids said the ice was awesome and there was not one complaint the whole game about any of the facilities, it was phenomenal," said Cretin-Derham Hall head coach Tony Scheid .

"It's just such a great memory that we're all going to have," he added. "They played with enthusiasm and no fear. They're just a great group of kids."

Senior Ava Saxe scored just 40 seconds into the game for the Rangers on a play assisted by Hailey Stanius.

That's where Forest Lake's luck ran out.

The Raiders scored early in the second period on a goal from senior captain Lily Anderson , then tacked on a shorthanded goal from sophomore Hope Hadac for the 2-1 lead. Hadac got the puck along the boards, shook her defender, and proceeded to slide the puck behind the Rangers goaltender.

In the third period, Cretin-Derham Hall increased their lead as sophomore defender Stella Hadac netted the first goal of her high school career.

Senior Meredith Anfang then sealed the victory for the Raiders on an empty-net goal. Anfang and Anderson, both senior captains, posted two points apiece in the game.

The Raiders improved to 8-15 on the season while the Rangers fell to 8-13-2 overall. Forest Lake won the previous matchup between the two teams earlier this month 6-3.

"It was a blast, it was super fun, it was just a great experience," said Forest Lake head coach Andrew Richardson.

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Cretin-Derham Hall 4, Forest Lake 1

CDH: 0-2-2
FL: 1-0-0

First period scoring — 1. FL, Ava Saxe (Hailey Stanius) 0:40
Penalties — None

Second period scoring — 1. CDH, Lily Anderson (Isabelle Oelrich) 21:36; 2. CDH, Hope Hadac (unassisted) 30:58 (sh)
Penalties — CDH, McKenna Borene (hooking) 29:26

Third period scoring — 3. CDH, Stella Hadac (Meredith Anfang) 47:13; 4. CDH, Anfang (Anderson) 50:14 (en)
Penalties — None

Powerplay: CDH, 0/0; FL, 0/1

SOG: CDH, 23 (9-4-10); FL, 21 (9-6-6)

Goalie saves: CDH, Grace Kemp 20/21 (1GA); FL, Adria Haley 19/22 (3GA)

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By Sydney Wolf

Sydney Wolf is a reporter for The Rink Live, primarily covering youth and high school hockey. She joined the team in November of 2021 and graduated from St. Cloud State University with a degree in Mass Communications and a minor in Writing and Rhetoric Studies.

Cretin-Derham Hall topples Forest Lake in first game of Hockey Day Minnesota weekend

Forest Lake scored 40 seconds into the game but Cretin-Derham Hall then scored four straight unanswered goals to win.