Everything You Need to Know for Eastview Hockey's Trip to State

The Lightning will play top-ranked Hill-Murray at 6 p.m. on Thursday at the Xcel Energy Center.

Propelled by a 4-1 victory over Eagan High School, the Eastview High School boys hockey team is heading to state—the team's first appearance at the tournament since 2001. Eastview, 15-9-1 in the regular season, will have its work cut out for them as the team faces top-ranked Hill-Murray (22-2-1), which has qualified for the tournament seven of the last eight years. The game is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 7 at the Xcel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul. Hill-Murray may be a daunting first-round opponent for Eastview, but the Lightning have only allowed a single goal so far in post-season play. Eastview shut out Rosemount 4-0 and later defeated Apple Valley by the same margin. Sophomore goalie Zachary Driscoll made 37 …

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Coach Younghans: Hill-Murray 'Out-Hustled Us'

Eagan girls hockey coach Tom Younghans speaks out at a press conference following the Wildcats' state hockey game against Hill-Murray.

Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us The Eagan girls hockey team had no trouble fighting back from early deficits to defeat Rosemount and Hastings in the section playoffs. But the Wildcats' trademark late-game rally was not in sight during the Class 2A state hockey quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon. Third-ranked Hill-Murray overpowered Eagan 6-2, after scoring four goals in the third period at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wildcats will play Forest Lake in a consolation game at 10 a.m. on Friday at the University of Minnesota's Ridder Arena. Eagan got off to a slow start in the first period, trailing 1-0 after the Pioneers' Jac Kaasa scored three minutes into the game. But the…

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No Late-Game Surge for Eagan at Girls Hockey State Tournament

The Wildcats fell 6-2 to Hill-Murray on Thursday during the first round of the Class 2A girls hockey state tournament at the Xcel Energy Center.

Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us The Eagan girls hockey team had no trouble fighting back from early deficits to defeat Rosemount and Hastings in the section playoffs. But the Wildcats' trademark late-game rally was not in sight during the Class 2A state hockey quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon. Third-ranked Hill-Murray overpowered Eagan 6-2, after scoring four goals in the third period at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wildcats will play Forest Lake in a consolation game at 10 a.m. on Friday at the University of Minnesota's Ridder Arena. Eagan got off to a slow start in the first period, trailing 1-0 after the Pioneers' Jac Kaasa scored three minutes into the game. But the…

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Eagan High School Girls Hockey Heading to State Tournament on Thursday

The Wildcats will play third-seeded Hill-Murray in the opening round of the state hockey tournament at the Xcel Energy Center.

Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us After a disappointing finish at the 2012 state tournament, the Eagan High School girls hockey team will get another chance to show their mettle on Thursday. The Wildcats, with an 18-9-1 record, will challenge third-seeded Hill-Murray, 19-5-4, in the opening round of the state hockey tournament at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Click here to view the state tournament brackets. The game is the culmination of a determined Class AA Section 3 playoff push for Eagan, which came back from deficits to defeat Rosemount and Hastings, before beating out Eastview High School in a 6-4 game. Last year, Eagan went home…

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All You Need to Know About Eagan's State Hockey Appearance

The Eagan High School girls hockey team takes on Hill-Murray at the Xcel Energy Center Thursday afternoon.

Eagan Defeats Maple Grove, Progresses in Consolation Bracket

One day after losing 4-0 to Moorhead in the state hockey tournament, the Eagan Wildcats boys hockey team defeated Maple Grove 4-1.

Less than 30 seconds into their Friday morning consolation match against Maple Grove, Eagan High School senior Cody Mason scored for the boys hockey team. It was a sign of good things to come for the Wildcats, who proceeded to a 4-1 victory over Maple Grove. The game came one day after the Wildcats fell 4-0 to the Moorhead Spuds in the quarterfinal round of the Class AA state boys hockey tournament at the Xcel Energy Center. Eli May scored for the Wildcats during a power play in the first period. Mason and Will Merchant each added goals in the third period. Maple Grove scored its lone goal in the second period. The EHS boys hockey team will play the winner of Duluth East and Edina High School game at Mariucci Arena at noon on Saturday, …

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PHOTOS: Fans Flock to Xcel Center to Support Eagan Hockey Team

Eagan turned out in force to watch the EHS boys hockey team play Moorhead on Thursday afternoon at the Xcel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul.

Eagan fans turned out in force to watch the EHS boys hockey team play Moorhead in the first round of the state tournament on Thursday afternoon at the Xcel Energy Center. Have photos from the game? Add them to our gallery by posting them to this article or emailing them to david.henke@patch.com

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Gabreab, Johnson End State Wrestling Runs

The pair of Eagan wrestlers were eliminated at Saturday's state tournament

Two members of the Eagan wrestling team finished up their seasons Saturday at the Class AAA state meet at the Xcel Energy Center. Jonas Gabreab lost to Rochester Mayo’s Jake Hanson 8-5 on Saturday, effectively eliminating him from the 130-pound tournament. He finished the state tournament with a 1-2 record. His teammate, Mitch Johnson, was also eliminated Saturday. After defeating Owatonna’s Josh Woodrich 3-0 in the 285-pound wrestlebacks bracket, he lost to Shakopee’s Corey Anderson 6-2 to end his season. EAGAN INDIVIDUAL STATE RESULTS 130: Jonas Gabreab — loses to PL Brady Johnshoy by fall (3:47); def. MG Jonny Dill 2-1; loses to RM Jake Hanson 8-5. 285: Mitch Johnson — def. RICH Mike Dyer 14-2; loses to STMA Parker Betts by fall (3:26…

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