Horde Fights Off Pesky Loons

Golden Valley (Breck) – Sunday, January 24, 2010.  Playing with a short bench, the Northern Horde fought off a sleepy first period to beat the Fighting Loons 6-2.  In the first period, the Loons controlled the puck and kept it in the Horde end, but only managed two shots in the period against Pete Morrow who stopped one but let the other by at 10:18.  After looking sluggish the rest of the period, Jon Nygren took a Chris Haack pass and buried...

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AHA D2 Playoff Format Release

The AHA has finalized the playoff format for the 2009-10 D2 season and now 6 teams are in. Dates of Tournament:  Tuesday, April 6th - Sunday, April 11th Location: Most weekend games played at Bloomington Ice Gardens Championship Games: Sunday, April 11th,. Bloomington Ice Gardens, Time TBD D2 Format:  Top 6 Teams from Regular Season Advance to Playoffs. One Pool with all 6 Teams, Round Robin. Higher Seeds have favorable schedule in Round Robin...

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Horde Tame Icedogs - Tied for Top of the League

St. Paul (SPA-Drake Ice Rink) – Saturday, January 16, 2010.  On a warm, Minnesota January night, the Northern Horde returned to St. Paul Academy/Drake Arena to face the top-ranked Icedogs, a week after defeating the top-ranked Nighthawks.  Once again, the stout Horde defense led the team to victory.  The Horde played very well in the first period and, with some intense pressure on the Icedogs goalie, opened the scoring at 12:02 of the first...

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Horde Beat Nighthawks - Move into 2nd Place Tie

Eden Prairie – Sunday, January 3, 2010.  The battle for the playoffs heated up Sunday night with the Northern Horde venturing out to the western suburbs to take on the Nighthawks who were holding on to the top spot in the league having soundly defeated the Puck Hounds last week.  This week, the Nighthawks would not be so lucky.  To compensate for the Olympic ice sheet, both teams brought 15 skaters and this contest would sap the energy from...

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