Devils Lake 1, Grafton-Park River 0

Devils Lake goal by Kyle Everson from Reardon and Green

GPR @ Devils Lake

Devils Lake controls the opening faceoff...we're underway!!

GPR forward lines

Tanner Hills-Zach Miller-Cody Boyle
Todd Presteng-Chad Demers-Ryan Mohagen
Chris Midgarden-Tanner Anderson-Jordan Lutovsky
Tyler Lindell-Tyler Vold-Alex Gaustad

Game notes

• GPR and Devils Lake will be re-uniting because the Firebirds played East Region years back
• GPR will start without Alex Gaustad...he's a "as go" situation

Injury Report--GPR @ Devils Lake

GPR:
Alex Gaustad (game time decision)--shoulder

GPR hockey is on the air

Grafton-Park River Spoiler hockey is on the air from Burdick Sports Arena in Devils Lake.

SENIOR PROFILE: Jordan Feltman

NAME Jordan Feltman
POSITION Defense
NUMBER 20

What’s your favorite memory of Spoiler hockey? 2002 state champs!

What are your future plans? go to college: electrical engineering

Any advice for those “future Spoilers”? Keep the tradition alive!

What are your goals going into the 2006-07 hockey season? That 5th Banner

GPR defeats Bismarck

Grafton-PR defeated Bismarck...

2006 Home of Economy Hockey Classic SCHEDULE

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006 @ Purpur Arena--GRAND FORKS, ND

12:30pm Grafton-Park River vs. Bismarck High
03:00pm East Grand Forks Senior High vs. Minot
05:30pm Grand Forks Central vs. Warroad
08:00pm Grand Forks Red River vs. Crookston

2006 Home of Economy Hockey Classic SCHEDULE

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006 @ Purpur Arena--GRAND FORKS, ND

12:30pm Grafton-Park River vs. Bismarck High
03:00pm East Grand Forks Senior High vs. Minot
05:30pm Grand Forks Central vs. Warroad
08:00pm Grand Forks Red River vs. Crookston

Fargo North 6, Grafton-Park River 5

Grafton-Park River looked to get a split with the Fargo teams this week as they traveled to the Fargo Coliseum to take on the Fargo North Spartans last night.

Grafton-Park River got on the board first and from there it was back and forth action.

Grafton-Park River drops to 0-2 on the season (0-2 in the EDC)...Fargo North improves to 3-0 on the season (1-0 in the EDC).

Grafton-Park River's next action will be Saturday at the 2006 Home of Economy Hockey Classic...the Spoilers will play Bismarck at 12:30pm at Cliff "Fido" Purpur Arena (capacity 2300) in Grand Forks...Grafton-Park River's next HOME action will be Tuesday against West Fargo (5:15 JV, 7:30 V)

Fargo North's next action will be December 7th at Grand Forks Central...they return home on December 14th against Crookston

Senior Profile: Zachary Miller

**NOTE: This is the first of many senior profiles. Please keep checking this website for more**

NAME Zachary Miller
POSITION Center
NUMBER 17

What’s your favorite memory of Spoiler hockey? All the past memories and the memories to come

What are your future plans? Play hockey, attend college, and pursue a career in the medical field.

Any advice for those “future Spoilers”? Any obstacle is worth overcoming if you get to wear a Spoiler jersey in the end.

What are your goals going into the 2006-07 hockey season? A 5th state championship

Gusto, take care, rest in peace

HAZEN - Jeffrey W. "Gusto" Gustafson, 35, Hazen, passed away Nov. 26, 2006, at St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck, after a long valiant battle with cancer. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MST Thursday, Nov. 30, at Immanuel Baptist Church, Beulah, with the Rev. Rod Poppinga officiating. Another service will be held at 11 a.m. CST Friday, Dec. 1, at Calvary Lutheran Church, Grand Forks, with the Revs. Rod Poppinga and Jennie English officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunnywood Gardens Cemetery, Grand Forks.Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. MST Wednesday, at Seibel Funeral Home, Hazen.Jeff was born April 29, 1971, to Dennis and Mary (Johnson) Gustafson in Grand Forks. He grew up in Grand Forks and graduated from Central High School in 1989. He attended the University of Minnesota Crookston, graduating in 1991, with a degree in Natural Resources and Wildlife Management. He had various jobs in the field, including working for Wright County Parks and the city of Monticello, Minn. He married Noelle Ferch May 17, 1997. They have three children together, Tyler, Anna and Gretchen. They moved to Hazen in 1999, where Jeff took a position as Hazen Parks and Recreation Director and High School Hockey Head Coach for the Hazen-Beulah Northstars. He loved the sport of hockey and played throughout his high school and college careers. He brought his hockey team to state two years in his six years of coaching.Jeff enjoyed hunting and fishing, spending time with his family and watching his son play hockey. He was confirmed at Calvary Lutheran Church, Grand Forks, and was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Beulah.Jeff is survived by his wife, Noelle; one son, Tyler; two daughters, Anna and Gretchen, all of Hazen; his parents, Dennis and Mary Gustafson, Grand Forks; sisters, Stacie (Corey) Petterson, Clearbrook, Minn., Katie (Jason) Krogstad, Grand Forks, and Kristy Gustafson and her special friend, Jason Fuchs, Tucson, Ariz.; and nephews, Tanner, Austin and Caleb Petterson.He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Carl (Shorty) and Olga (Johnson) Gustafson; and maternal grandparents, Louis and Helen (Kvaal) Johnson.In Jeff's final parting words, he asked that his family thank the communities of Hazen and Beulah for giving him a chance to prove himself as a rookie in both positions as head coach/hockey coordinator and parks and rec. director. Though he knew he made some mistakes, (none of which he couldn't live with) he hoped both boards learned from them. He said both communities were awesome in supporting him and his family, not only with his career, but also through his battle with cancer which finally claimed his life.In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to the Gustafson Children Memorial Fund at Union State Bank, P.O. Box 468, Hazen, N.D. 58545.

North Dakota loses hockey great

Jeff Gustafson, Hazen-Beulah coach, has passed away...more information to come...

Spoiler Hockey: Fargo South 6, GPR 2

South wins first game of season..

2nd Period: GPR 1, Fargo South 1

In the second period at the Coliseum in Fargo, it's GPR 1, Fargo South 1.


EDITORS NOTE: This will be the only update of the night...I'm having internet problems. I will, however, post tomorrow morning a synopsis of the game. Please check this blog at around 9:00am CST for the final update. Sorry for any inconvenience caused by this.

GAMEDAY PREVIEW: GPR @ FARGO SOUTH

Grafton-Park River (0-0 overall, 0-0 EDC)
@
Fargo South (0-0 overall, 0-0 EDC)
Location: Fargo Coliseum (Fargo, ND)
Seating: 4,200
Game time: 7:30pm
Radio: 1340 KXPO AM Grafton, ND
About the matchup: Today’s matchup is the first of two this year between South and Grafton-Park River…It is also the first region game for both teams

About the Bruins: South returns veteran goaltender Sean Deichert (Sr.), along with Logan Doeden, Danny Wurden, and Ian Powers…They are defending state champions

About the Spoilers: Grafton returns more than ten from last year’s 4th place state tournament team…including senior forwards Zach Miller, Tanner Hills, and Jordan Feltman…among others…They also return goaltender Mike Sand…Sand takes over for Tony Kringstad (currently playing for Quad City Express of the Central States Hockey League)

Haugland returns: Jay Haugland returns for his third season as Head Coach at Grafton-Park River…he is assisted by Fred Halliday and Scott Petersen

Wilson makes it 17: Dean Wilson returns for his seventeenth season as Head Coach at Fargo South

FARGO SOUTH SCORING LEADERS
None
GRAFTON-PARK RIVER SCORING LEADERS
None

Standings-East Region
1-GF Central* 5-Grafton Park River 9-Fargo Shanley*
2-Devils Lake 6-GF Red River
3-Fargo North 7-Wahpeton-Breckenridge
4-Fargo South 8-West Fargo
*Only East Region teams with a region game played.

Pre-season boys hockey poll

Pre-season hockey poll
2006-2007 Boys Hockey

East Region:
1-Grafton Park River
2-Red River
3-South
4-Central
5-North
6-West Fargo
7-Devils Lake
8-Shanley
9-Wahpeton

West Region:
1-Minot
2-Bismarck High
3-Hazen/Beulah
4-Jamestown
5-Williston
6-Bismarck Century
7-Dickinson
8-Bottineau
9-Mandan

State:
1-Grafton Park River
2-South
3-Red River
4-Central