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    April 19, 2018
    Rick Randazzo
    NorthStar Academy team accepted into new hockey league
    Despite not yet having a team assembled, NorthStar Christian Academy in Alexandria has been accepted into the inaugural season of the North American...
    sports/hockeyApril 19, 2018 - 5:00pm
    Alexandria boys hockey coach Ian Resch coaches his team from the bench at the Xcel Energy Center in the Cardinals' win over Hermantown on March 9, 2018. Resch touted Alexandria's high school team as one of the best in Minnesota right now after the Cardinals finished second in the Class A state tournament. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)
    How will NorthStar's hockey team affect the Cardinals?
    The NorthStar Christian Academy in Alexandria was approved to have a boys hockey team join a new prep league under the umbrella of the North...
    sports/hockeyApril 19, 2018 - 5:00pm
    April 12, 2018
    Kristin Trosvig
    Girls hockey: Cardinals honor a season that stood out
    The Alexandria girls hockey team had one of its best seasons in recent history with a 22-8 finish and a third-place trophy to take home from...
    sports/hockeyApril 12, 2018 - 9:16am
    Ben Doherty
    Cardinals recognize an historic season
    The Alexandria boys hockey team had a lot to honor at its annual awards banquet after finishing off an historic season by making the deepest...
    sports/hockeyApril 12, 2018 - 8:47am
    April 4, 2018
    Alexandria senior captain Jack Powell celebrates a state-tournament goal against Hermantown on March 9. Powell was named first team All-Section 6A as a defenseman this season. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)
    Cardinals well represented on all-section team
    The coaches of the Section 6A boys hockey programs have voted, and this year's section champions are well-represented among those honored on...
    sports/hockeyApril 4, 2018 - 11:20am
    March 26, 2018
    Blizzard hockey: Nelson carves a record-breaking career in Alexandria
    Since he stepped on the ice at the age of four, Logan Nelson knew he wanted to keep playing hockey. The past few seasons, the Alexandria Blizzard...
    sports/hockeyMarch 26, 2018 - 3:51pm
    March 18, 2018
    Blizzard hockey: New Ulm wins game three to end Alexandria's season
    The Alexandria Blizzard saw its season end with another first round loss in the divisional playoffs on Sunday night. The Blizzard won game one against New Ulm 6-2 on Friday in Sleepy Eye but could not take game two on its home ice to secure the series on Saturday. The Steel built...
    sports/hockeyMarch 18, 2018 - 9:56pm
    March 17, 2018
    Josiah Roen lets out a yell after New Ulm's goalie Ryan Kenny batted away yet another shot. The Blizzard lost, 4-1. (Emily Myrin / Echo Press)
    Blizzard hockey: Steel force a game three after win in Alexandria
    After beating the New Ulm Steel in Sleepy Eye on Friday night, 6-2, the Alexandria Blizzard had an opportunity to take home a divisional playoff...
    sports/hockeyMarch 17, 2018 - 10:59pm
    Brenden Payne
    Blizzard hockey: Alexandria heads home with chance to put away the series against New Ulm
    The Alexandria Blizzard has a chance to wrap up a divisional playoff series against New Ulm heading into game two. Alexandria went on the road...
    sports/hockeyMarch 17, 2018 - 2:31pm
    March 16, 2018
    Alexandria's Jackson Boline makes a glove save agains top-seeded and top-ranked Hermantown during the Class A state semifinals at the Xcel Energy Center on March 9. Boline helped the Cardinals to a 6-1 win that day and finished three games at state with 77 saves and just three goals allowed. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)
    The difference a year makes for Boline
    When Alexandria's Jackson Boline was honored as the Class A recipient of the Herb Brooks Award last Saturday, it would be easy to understand...
    sports/hockeyMarch 16, 2018 - 5:47am
    March 15, 2018
    Alexandria Blizzard forward Logan Nelson gathers a puck along the boards when Alexandria met New Ulm early this season. Nelson goes into the playoffs against New Ulm this weekend off of an 85-point regular season as the third-year player set the team's new career scoring record this year with 161 points. (Emily Myrin / Echo Press)
    Blizzard hockey: Alexandria hungry for a playoff series win
    The Alexandria Blizzard will take the third seed into the West Division playoffs Friday night with a little momentum after sweeping a good La...
    sports/hockeyMarch 15, 2018 - 5:00pm
    March 14, 2018
    Hockey future looks good as youth participation growing in ND, Minnesota
    GRAND FORKS—The University of North Dakota, Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State are three of the four teams in the National Collegiate...
    sports/hockeyMarch 14, 2018 - 9:56pm
    March 10, 2018
    Alexandria junior forward Jack Westlund (front) puts his arm around senior goaltender Jackson Boline after the final buzzer rang in a 2-1 loss for the Cardinals against Orono in the Class A state championship game on Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)
    State hockey: Cardinals reflect on historic run that ends in second place
    The final buzzer had just sounded on the Class A state championship game on Saturday afternoon, and Alexandria players dropped to their knees...
    sports/hockeyMarch 10, 2018 - 4:58pm
    March 9, 2018
    Alexandria senior captain Jack Powell interacts with the Cardinals' student section after one of his three goals on the day that helped Alexandria to the 6-1 win over top-ranked Hermantown in the Class A state tournament. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)play button
    State hockey: Cardinals dethrone the Hawks as a state title sits a win away
    For eight years, Hermantown withstood every other team’s best shot as opponents tried to knock the Hawks from their annual ritual of playing...
    sports/hockeyMarch 9, 2018 - 6:34pm
    March 8, 2018
    Alexandria's Ben Doherty races for a loose puck in the first period of the Cardinals' 1-0 win over Thief River Falls in the Class A state quarterfinals at the Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday night. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)
    Cardinals not backing down against Class A’s power program
    There are two ways a team can handle taking on a program that in many ways has become the face of Class A boys hockey over the past decade. ...
    sports/hockeyMarch 8, 2018 - 9:33am
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