Team South Dakota 14U Win Big in Opening Game

Team South Dakota 14U Win Big in Opening Game

Dallas, TX – South Dakota’s team of 14-and-under hockey players kicked off the 2021 national tournament with an impressive 7-2 victory over the Nashville (Tennessee) Flyers this afternoon at the Children’s Health Star Center in Dallas, Texas.

Team South Dakota (Team SD) came out hard in the first period, scoring three goals on just seven shots. Forward Colton Merchen of Rapid City opened the action five minutes in, moments after Team SD killed off an early penalty.

Just 90 seconds later, defenseman Ren Jacobsen of Brookings scored Team SD’s second goal on assists from Mitchell forward Parker Denne and Sioux Falls forward Tytan Haight. With under a minute remaining in the first, Aberdeen forward Carson Myhre scored a breakaway goal to put Team SD up 3-0.

Physical play set the tone for Team SD, led by Watertown defenseman Austin McBride who provided strong play at the blue line.

The second period began with Team SD continuing its high level of play, putting in two unanswered goals. Sioux Falls Forward Alex Chan made the first and Brookings defenseman Luke Honkomp scored the second to put Team SD up 5-0. Chan talks about his goal…

Penalties in the second period by Team SD provided an opening for Nashville. The Flyers scored two power-play goals and put up 14 shots to close the gap, 5-2 after two periods.

But Team SD’s physicality and excellent goaltending from Aberdeen netminder Carson Hundstad carried the day. Myhre and Chan both scored again in the third period, while Hundstad finished with 20 saves on 22 shots.

Team SD will face the Arizona Junior Coyotes in the second round of pool play at 6:30 P.M. central time on Friday, April 30. Head Coach Brian Prisbee…

Final T
Team South Dakota (SD) 7
Nashville Flyers (TN) 2
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SHOTS

TEAM 1 2 3 T
Team South Dakota (SD) 7 5 8 20
Nashville Flyers (TN) 4 14 4 22

POWER PLAYS

TEAM
Team South Dakota (SD) 1 for 3 (.333)
Nashville Flyers (TN) 1 for 6 (.167)

PENALTIES

TEAM
Team South Dakota (SD) 12:00 on 6 infractions
Nashville Flyers (TN) 6:00 on 3 infractions

SCORING PLAYS

PERIOD / TIME TEAM PLAY TEAM SOUTH DAKOTA (SD) NASHVILLE FLYERS (TN)
1st / 6:06 Team South Dakota (SD) #14 COLTON MERCHEN (even strength) 1 0
1st / 7:39 Team South Dakota (SD) #10 REN JACOBSEN (even strength) (#15 PARKER DENNE, #11 TYTAN HAIGHT) 2 0
1st / 15:27 Team South Dakota (SD) #8 CARSON MYHRE (even strength) (#4 BRADY HUFF) 3 0
2nd / 6:12 Team South Dakota (SD) #15 PARKER DENNE (even strength) 4 0
2nd / 7:14 Team South Dakota (SD) #16 LUKE HONKOMP (even strength) (#15 PARKER DENNE, #11 TYTAN HAIGHT) 5 0
2nd / 7:45 Nashville Flyers (TN) #12 JACOB SCHENK (even strength) (#15 GABRIEL WILLIAMS, #41 GAVIN AKERS) 5 1
2nd / 12:04 Nashville Flyers (TN) #15 GABRIEL WILLIAMS (power play) (#12 JACOB SCHENK, #28 CLAYTON ELLSWORTH) 5 2
3rd / 6:19 Team South Dakota (SD) #8 CARSON MYHRE (power play) (#19 COOPER DEATHERAGE) 6 2
3rd / 6:39 Team South Dakota (SD) #18 ALEXANDER CHAN (even strength) (#3 NATHAN RENKEN) 7 2

PENALTY PLAYS

PERIOD / TIME TEAM PLAY
1st / 3:38 Team South Dakota (SD) #11 TYTAN HAIGHT – Interference – Minor (2:00)
1st / 7:55 Nashville Flyers (TN) #12 JACOB SCHENK – Interference – Minor (2:00)
2nd / 7:26 Team South Dakota (SD) #11 TYTAN HAIGHT – High-Sticking – Minor (2:00)
2nd / 10:39 Team South Dakota (SD) #10 REN JACOBSEN – Slashing – Minor (2:00)
2nd / 11:10 Team South Dakota (SD) #17 JAXON DANIELSON – Roughing – Minor (2:00)
2nd / 14:57 Team South Dakota (SD) #8 CARSON MYHRE – Hooking – Minor (2:00)
3rd / 5:42 Nashville Flyers (TN) #86 ERIK KIHLBERG – High-Sticking – Minor (2:00)
3rd / 6:52 Team South Dakota (SD) #14 COLTON MERCHEN – Too Many Men on the Ice – Minor (2:00)
3rd / 9:03 Nashville Flyers (TN) #15 GABRIEL WILLIAMS – High-Sticking – Minor (2:00)

TEAM SOUTH DAKOTA (SD) SKATERS

# NAME G A PTS SOG PIM + / –
1 GAVIN COVRIG 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 CARSON EDWARDS 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 CARSON HUNDSTAD 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 NATHAN RENKEN 0 1 1 0 0 0
4 BRADY HUFF 0 1 1 0 0 0
5 SHANE BOLCEREK 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 GRANT HARDER 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 AUSTIN MCBRIDE 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 CARSON MYHRE 2 0 2 2 2 0
9 CARTER SANDERSON 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 REN JACOBSEN 1 0 1 1 2 0
11 TYTAN HAIGHT 0 2 2 0 4 0
12 KEATON HRUBY 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 HUDSON BURGESON 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 COLTON MERCHEN 1 0 1 1 2 0
15 PARKER DENNE 1 2 3 1 0 0
16 LUKE HONKOMP 1 0 1 1 0 0
17 JAXON DANIELSON 0 0 0 0 2 0
18 ALEXANDER CHAN 1 0 1 1 0 0
19 COOPER DEATHERAGE 0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals 7 7 14 20 12

NASHVILLE FLYERS (TN) SKATERS

# NAME G A PTS SOG PIM + / –
3 ROBERT LEWIS 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 JACKSON DAVIS 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 PATRICK SULLIVAN 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 JACOB SCHENK 1 1 2 1 2 0
14 ISAAC RICE 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 GABRIEL WILLIAMS 1 1 2 1 2 0
17 JAMES GILMARTIN 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 JACOB SULLIVAN 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 OWEN BOYER 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 AAREN ANDERSON 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 NICHOLAS GENTILE 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 CLAYTON ELLSWORTH 0 1 1 0 0 0
29 LUKE ANDERSON 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 REECE JACKSON 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 ALEC DAWES 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 GAVIN AKERS 0 1 1 0 0 0
56 TYLER DUBOIS 0 0 0 0 0 0
67 CARTER MORRISON 0 0 0 0 0 0
74 COLIN SULLIVAN 0 0 0 0 0 0
86 ERIK KIHLBERG 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 2 4 6 22 6

TEAM SOUTH DAKOTA (SD) GOALIES

# NAME MIN SOG SV GA SV %
3 CARSON HUNDSTAD 48:00 20 18 2 .900
Totals 48:00 20 18 2 .900

NASHVILLE FLYERS (TN) GOALIES

# NAME MIN SOG SV GA SV %
29 LUKE ANDERSON 24:46 8 8 0 1.000
34 ALEC DAWES 23:14 12 5 7 .417
Totals 48:00 20 13 7 .650

 

*Photo from Tiffany Sanderson Story and Audio from Nathan Sanderson