How to Watch Grand Rapids vs. White Bear Lake Area, MSHSL Class AA Tournament Quarterfinal: Stream High School Hockey Live, TV Channel
Grand Rapids (17-11-0) needed two overtime to get to its first Minnesota Class AA state tournament since winning the championship in 2017. On Thursday, the Thunderhawks, the No. 5 seed at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, face off with fourth-seeded White Bear Lake Area (20-7-1), which upset the top seed in its sectional championship last week. The Bears haven't been to state since 2019 and have lost 19 consecutive quarterfinal games without a victory since their first state tourney in 1945. But White Bear Lake topped Grand Rapids 2-0 on the road back on Jan. 19. The Thunderhawks have won four state titles, also taking it home in 1975, 1976 and 1980.
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Game Date: March 7, 2024
Game Time: 9 p.m. ET
TV: ABC (WDIO - Duluth)
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Leo Gabriel stopped 35 shots and the Bears made Jack Stanius' goal just 36 seconds into the game stand up in a 3-0 win over top-seeded Hill-Murray in the Section 4 championship on Friday at Aldrich Ice Arena in Maplewood. White Bear Lake added two empty-net goals in the final minute to ice the game.
Seth Carlson, who tied the game 40 seconds into the third period, scored his second goal of the game at 2:53 of the second overtime to lift Grand Rapids past top-seeded Andover 3-2 on Feb. 29 at Amsoil Arena in Duluth to claim the Section 7 title. The Thunderhawks came from a 2-0 deficit to win.
Nolan Roed is the main offensive threat for the Bears with 33 goals and 57 points while Gabriel is 18-7-1 with a .924 save percentage and 1.87 goals-against average. Nathan Garski has 17 goals and 36 points for Grand Rapids while Jacob Garski has 10 goals and 35 points. Carter Casey, who got the win in the sectional final, is 9-6-0 with a .915 save percentage and a 2.35 GAA.
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