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Hermantown boys hockey coach Patrick Andrews on his team's 1-1 overtime tie at home against Grand Rapids, to conclude regular-season play, and his thoughts on the upcoming Section 7A tournament: "I was very proud of our effort against GR on Tuesday night, and I thought we played a very complete game. From the second period on we took over control with a relentless forecheck and great D. Unfortunately, the puck did not find the back of the net, which we are working on. However, at the same time when you play the right way the puck will go in, if we continue to put pressure on like we did Tuesday and play with speed and purpose the puck will go in.
I was happy that the PP came through which is a good sign going forward. River (Freeman, senior power forward) got the goal, again, which is great for him and us. Ahe goes, we go. I was very pleased with our depth. Senior Cam Lukvosky played very well as did the purple line with sophomores Christ, Lendzky, and Martalock. Bryce (Francisco) was fantastic once again, but we need to get him some more goals. We earned the No. 2 seed in the upcoming playoffs which means we will play Greenway on Tuesday night. If we play like we have the past three games – Moorhead, Benilde-St. Margaret's and Grand Rapids – even though we have not got wins in those games, we will be just fine. We need to continue to forecheck with purpose, be physical and reload the forecheck. Our defensemen have been phenomenal with their gaps and outlets. Combined with a scoring mentality, these things could help us play into March."
