The Hastins Raiders boys hockey team will take on the #1 seeded Zephyrs from Mahtomedi in the section semifinal round this evening. The Zephyrs easily dispatched South St. Paul 11-0 in their quarterfinal round matchup, and sets up a rematch for Hastings and Mahtomedi from February 7th where Mahtomedi outlasted the Raiders 3-2. Mahtomedi jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period with dominant possession before the Raiders flipped the script in the second and third periods, with Jonas Schauer scoring on a power play in the second and Rylan Krauth finding the back of the net in the third period with under four minutes to go to get it close.
The Zephyrs outshot the Raiders 52-25 in the contest, but Hastings goaltender Charlie Stoffel has been on a hot streak since giving up those three first period goals, stopping 102 shots giving up just three total goals since that point. Stoffel talked about his performance and what the team needs to do to better this time to overcome the top seeded Zephyrs.
The game tonight can be heard live on AM 1460 and FM 97.7 KDWA with Andrew Swadner on the call live from Aldrich Arena in Maplewood. Pregame coverage begins at 4:50pm, with a 5pm faceoff start.