MOSINEE BOYS HOCKEY ROCKS RHINELANDER TO REACH GNC TITLE GAME
Zaleski Sports
RHINELANDER – Daniel Gildain had a hat trick, and Ondrej Napravnik had a goal and four assists to lead the Mosinee boys hockey team to an 8-2 win over Rhinelander in a Great Northern Conference tournament game Tuesday.
Following a scoreless first period, Mosinee exploded for five goals in the second, two each from Gildain and Carter Daul, to take control.
Mosinee (14-9, 7-2 GNC) moves into the conference championship game at Lakeland on Saturday at the Lakeland Hawks Ice Arena in Minocqua. The game begins at 7 p.m. Mosinee won the previous matchup back on Jan. 4, 4-3.
Indians 8, Hodags 2
Mosinee 0 5 3 - 8
Rhinelander 0 0 2 - 2
Second period: 1. M, Daniel Gildain (Carter Daul, Ondrej Napravnik), pp., 2:44; 2. M, Gildain (Grant Kuklinski, Elliot Yirkovsky), 6:00; 3. M, Napravnik, sh., 7:57; 4. M, Daul (Napravnik), 10:30; 5. M, Daul, 15:39.
Third period: 6. R, Leo Losch (Joey Belanger), pp., 1:09; 7. M, GIldain (Yirkovsky, Russell Bittner), 5:10; 8. R, Belanger (Losch, Cal Laggis), pp., 5:25; 9. M, Caden Schmirler (Napravnik, Gavin Obremski), pp., 10:00; 10. M, Obremski (Napravnik, Daul), pp., 12:37.
Saves: M, Aiden Karst 16; R, Garrett Kulhanek 24.
Records: Mosinee 14-9, 7-2 Great Northern Conference; Rhinelander 16-6, 6-3 Great Northern Conference.