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| Will Garin and the Fire look for their first win in school history against Breck |
Against 2a section rival Delano, Breck had six different goal scorers including Will Blake, Carter Breitenfeldt, Grant Parrish, Mitchell Machlitt, Dalton Weigel and Tyler Lindstrom.
Fun Fact: HFC's Brady Ziemer will face long time De- partner sophomore Josh Strom in this game.
#13 Holy Family Preview: John Peterson enters the night with 193 career points, seven short of a monumental high school achievement 200 points (John Mayasich type numbers). UConn-commit Will Garin leads the team with 5 points, 2 goals, 3 assists.
The Fire are 2-1 after falling to Edina 11-0, then bouncing back with 4-2 wins over No. 14 Maple Grove and No. 15 Stillwater. Holy Family's schedule remains difficult with a trip to Moorhead Dec. 13 and the school's first ever Holiday Tournament in the St. Louis Park Classic (hosted by Benilde) Dec. 29-31.
Previous Meeting(s)- Breck leads the series 1-0-1
2013- Holy Family 2, Breck 2-- Golden Valley, Minn.- Breck led HFC 2-0 but the Fire came back with goals by Will Garin and Joey Marooney to end the game in a 2-2 tie. Current Fire players Will Garin, Matt Anderson and Matt Runyon each had one point.
2012- Holy Family 4, Breck 5-- Golden Valley, Minn.- In an offensive outburst Garrett Riebling tallied two goals while Max Mork and Shane Gersich each added one goal but the Fire fell after leading 4-2 in their first ever meeting with 1a powerhouse Breck.
Holy Family 4, #15 Stillwater 2-- Victoria, Minn.- The Fire defeated No. 15 Stillwater 4-2 from Victoria last week. Matt Runyon tied the game up in the first period on the power play with an assist to Will Garin. Entering the second period the game was tied 1-1 until at 2:56 Tyler Rock scored an even strength goal with an assist from John Peterson as the Fire led 2-1. HFC answered once more with Peterson tallying his first goal of the night on the power play with assists granted to Garin and Matt Anderson.
In the third period at 6:49 the Fire received one more goal from Runyon with assists going to Brady Ziemer and Hunter Ruschmeyer. The Ponies tallied one late goal but the Fire held on to a 4-2 victory. Goaltender Gabe Heifort won his second game of the season in net.
Goals- Matt Runyon (2, 3), John Peterson (1), Tyler Rock (1)
3 Stars- #1 Matt Runyon, #2 Will Garin, #3 John Peterson
Holy Family 4, #14 Maple Grove 2--- Plymouth, Minn.- Holy Family took third place in the 2014 Turkey Trot Tourney by defeating the No. 14 Crimson of Maple Grove 4-2 two weeks ago. The Fire were led by Will Garin who tallied three points on the night, including two goals.
HFC took a 1-0 lead at 13:47 as Will Garin scored his first goal of the year with assists to Ben Wilson and James Marooney. Maple Grove's Sam Franta tied the game up less than a minute later as both team's headed to the locker room 1-1.
In the second period Matt Runyon scored his first goal of the year to give the Fire a 2-1 lead with the assist going to Garin. In the third period, Garin scored once more, this time on the power play at 3:46 to give the Fire a 3-1 lead with an assist to Ben Almquist. The Crimson cut the deficit to 3-2 with a goal by Sam Huff short-handed, but the Fire answered over a minute later with Matt Anderson tallying his first of the year on the power play with assists going to Almquist and Runyon. Holy Family won their first game of the year and second all-time against the Maple Grove Crimson at the Turkey Trot.
Goals- Will Garin (1, 2), Matt Runyon (1), Matt Anderson (1)
3 Stars- #1 Will Garin, #2 Ben Almquist, #3 Gabe Heifort
| Game Four: No. 5 (A) Breck (1-1-0) vs. No. 13 Holy Family Catholic (2-1-0) | |
| Dates | Tuesday, December 2 (7:00 p.m.) |
| Location | Victoria Ice Center | Victoria, Minn. |
| Postgame Stats | MN Hockey Hub |
| Social Media | Twitter | Instagram |
| Follow the Puck | Holy Family Hockey |
Potential HFC Fire Lines: (prediction)
F Wilson Jones, C John Peterson, F Matt Runyon
F Jaedin Ness, C Will Garin, F Tyler Rock
F James Marooney, C Ben Almquist, F Pat Reddan
D Matt Anderson, D Ben Wilson
D Brady Ziemer, D Hunter Ruschmeyer
D Bennett Hanson, D Devon Olson
G Gabe Heifort
#MNHSPuck Top-15 (December 1, 2014)
1. Lakeville North (1-0). The Panthers faced a stiff challenge from their section rival Farmington, defeating them 6-5. This week it is a state championship rematch for the ages as North hosts Edina Thursday night.
2. Edina (3-0-1). Edina is Edina. They have not lost and their only blemish is a tie in the Turkey Trot to Wayzata. They face their toughest road test of the year, IMO, at Lakeville North Thursday at Ames Arena.
3. St. Thomas Academy (0-0)
4. Benide St. Margaret's (2-0)
5. Hill Murray (1-0)
6. Elk River (1-1)
7. Wayzata (3-1-1)
8. Eden Prairie (2-0)
9. Grand Rapids (2-0)
10. Burnsville (1-1)
11. Duluth East (0-1)
12. Farmington (1-1)
13. Holy Family (2-1)
14. Bloomington Jefferson (2-0)
15. White Bear Lake (1-0)
