Posted: Friday, March 6, 2026 – 11:48 PM
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Patience appeared to be the top priority on the to-do list for both Moorhead and Edina when they met in the Class AA semifinals of the Minnesota State High School League’s Boys Hockey State Tournament late on Friday, March 6. Neither team seemed to be in a rush to do much offensively, instead, focusing on the defensive end, bottling each other up and keeping shots to a bare minimum.
Through two periods, Edina had a slight edge in shots, 10-9. Moorhead, the defending Class AA champion, appeared to score a goal in the second period, but the goal was wiped out because the Spuds were offside.
The defensive stalemate eventually eroded and Moorhead took advantage in a major way. The No. 2-seeded Spuds erupted for three third period goals to post a 3-1 victory over No. 3 Edina to earn a second consecutive trip to the big-school championship game. The Spuds (26-3-1) will meet a familiar opponent, No. 1 Minnetonka, a squad that pasted a 4-2 loss on them on Dec. 20. Since that loss, the Spuds are on an 18-1-1 run.
Moorhead scored the game’s coveted first goal on an incredible blast by senior forward Tyden Bergeson. While stationed along the end line, he took a pass from sophomore defender Drew Kortan. He then wound up with a heavy shot that found the tiniest of openings between Edina senior goalie Chase Bjorgaard and the right pipe.
The Spuds then got two goals within 80 seconds from junior forward Zac Zimmerman and senior forward Michael Herman, respectively.
“I thought we really wore them down,” junior forward Max Cullen said. “They were playing four (defensemen) all game. We kind of knew it was going to be hard; just stick to our game plan. I thought it was good. We got them in the third. We were making them work a lot and just trying to capitalize there toward the end.”
Edina (22-7-1) got on the scoreboard with 1:15 remaining in regulation time on a goal by senior forward Alex White.
“They bottled us up and kept us wide,” Edina coach Curt Giles said of Moorhead.
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