Scouting the Dragons: Senior power forward David Raisanen, at 6-6, 215 pounds, has scored 41 goals this season, 10 more than Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato's No. 2 goal-scorer Jared Pedersen, also a senior. Yet another senior, defenseman Ben Haugo, has 15 goals, including the winner in overtime against Luverne in the Section 3 championship. The team, which hadn't advanced from the section quarterfinals in each of the three previous seasons, defeated all three of this year's playoff opponents — Marshall, Hutchinson and Luverne — by one goal. The Dragons last reached the state tournament in 2008, when they lost 4-0 to Warroad and 7-0 to Mankato West.
Scouting the Hawks: Hermantown's mind-boggling run of runner-up state tournament finishes in each of the past six seasons is unprecedented in Minnesota high school sports. All those championship game losses serve as "a big cloud hanging over us," coach Bruce Plante said. The 67-year-old Plante, in his 27th season guiding the Hawks, earned his 500th career victory this season. The Hawks have two potent scoring lines, a defensive corps led by Mr. Hockey award finalist Wyatt Aamodt, wo has five goals, 33 assists and dozens of bone-crunching hits. Battle-tested senior goaltender Luke Olson has a 1.36 goals-against average and .940 save percentage.
Worth knowing: Hermantown junior forward Ryan Sandelin, who has 23 goals and 30 assists and plays on the Hawks' top line, is the son of Minnesota Duluth men's hockey coach Scott Sandelin.
LOREN NELSON
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