EAGAN, Minn. — The Bruins came out victorious as the winners of the 2022 Bantam Elite League minor division in a 6-5 overtime win to Team North Dakota this past weekend.
The championship match started off strong for the Bruins, heading into the half with a 3-1 lead over North Dakota.
The team from the north eventually started to rally in the second period, eventually pushing the game into overtime tied at 5-5.
In the extra frame, Axel Bisbee (Minnetonka) scored the game-winner for the Bruins to seal the deal, 6-5. Luca Jarvis (Lakeland) was named MVP.
This year in the BEL Minors, lots of scoring records were broken.
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The previous highest number of points scored during the BEL minor season was from Cooper Siegert (Faribault) in 2021 (24 points) — but that record was broken by four individuals this year.
Wyatt Kuznik (Maple Grove - 38 pts), Jace Panzer (East Grand Forks - 34 pts), Tyson Miller (St. Michael - 29 pts), and Freddie Schneider (Edina - 27 pts), all surpassed that marker.
Kaenan Smith of Duluth lead all goaltenders in both save percentage (.906) and goals against average (2.00O for the BEL minor division.
For a full list of top scorers and goaltending statistics, view the graphic below.
