The Alexandria boys hockey team honored five different athletes with team awards after a 9-10-1 season that included a 7-2 win over Morris Area in the Section 6A playoffs.
Junior Josiah Gronholz was this team’s leading scorer with 28 points, and he earned the Offensive Player of the Year Award.
Gronholz had 28 points in 18 games played with a team-leading 17 goals to go with 11 assists. Those assists were good for second on the team behind Tyler Kludt and Joe Lamski, who both finished with 12.
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Kludt, a sophomore forward, earned the team’s Hardest Worker Award. He was second on the team in total points with 21 after adding 9 goals to his 12 assists.
Junior Pieter Mulder was the Cardinals’ defensive player of the year. In addition to his work defensively, Mulder also added nine assists offensively.
Seniors Jacob Partington and Grant Rebrovich both earned Captains Awards for their leadership roles on this team. Partington was fifth on the team in scoring with 13 points (4 goals, 9 assists) and Rebrovich was sixth with 11 points (7 goals, 4 assists). Rebrovich also earned the team’s Hobey Baker Award.
Alexandria had a couple players also honored for their play in the section tournament as Gronholz earned All-Section 6A second-team honors, and Kludt was honorable mention. Gronholz had two goals in the tournament-opening win over Morris Area. Kludt added a goal and an assist in that game.
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The Cardinals ran into a good Fergus Falls team in the section semifinals and lost 3-0 on March 23. The Otters (15-4) almost won the 6A championship, but suffered a 2-1, double-overtime loss to Little Falls (14-5-1) on March 25.
