BLAINE — The Willmar WarHawks got off to a hot start at the NA3HL Showcase on Sunday.
The WarHawks had seven skaters score in their 9-0 win over New Jersey at the National Sports Center. Willmar is 10-12-2-0 in the West Division. The Titans are 9-15-2-1 in the East Division.
Logan Woods led the WarHawks. The forward from West Bend, Wisconsin netted a hat trick in the third period. He has 10 goals and six assists in 24 games.
Mikko Brown, a forward from Lappeenranta, Finland, scored one goal and tallied game-highs of three assists and four points. He has four goals and 14 assists in 14 games.
Aidan Callaghan and Mason Wanka supplied one goal and two assists each for Willmar.
Callaghan, a forward from Chicago, Illinois, has 10 goals and 21 assists in 20 games. Wanka, a forward from Rogers, has 10 goals and 13 assists in 17 games.
Sam Moen, a goaltender from Vadnais Heights, earned a 30-save shutout for the WarHawks, who went 3-for-4 on the power-play and totaled 58 shots on goal.
Willmar plays the West Texas Wranglers at 3:15 p.m. Monday at the National Sports Center.
New Jersey (9-15-2-1) 0 0 0 — 0
Willmar (10-12-2-0) 1 3 5 — 9
FIRST PERIOD – (1) W: Mikko Brown (Aidan Callaghan), 4:58. PENALTIES: (1) W: Lucas Thelen (holding-minor), 14:20.
SECOND PERIOD – (2) W: Mason Wanka (Elliot Domagala), 7:24 … (3) W: Carson Wendorff (Callaghan), 13:18 … (4) W: Max Jackson (Brown, Walker McGillis), 15:45. PENALTIES: (2) NJ: not available (cross checking-minor), 11:51.
THIRD PERIOD – (5) W: Woods (Domagala), 2:03 … (6) W: Callaghan (Wanka), 6:26 … (7) W: Dylan Mees (Brown), 8:25 … (8) W: Woods (Brown, Hayden Stensrud), 14:02 … (9) W: Woods (Wendorff, Stensrud), 16:58. PENALTIES: (3) W: Thelen (holding-minor), 3:47 … (4) NJ: Mikhail Mishin (slashing-minor), 4:56 … (5) NJ: Nicholas Carey (slashing-game misconduct), 4:56 … (6) NJ: Trevor Piatkowski (roughing-minor), 10:35 … (7) NJ: Zac Huettl (cross checking-minor), 10:35 … (7) W: Wendorff (roughing-minor), 10:35 … (8) NJ: Ivan Korshikov (cross checking-minor), 12:44 … (9) W: Owen Amon (roughing-minor), 19:00.
GOALIE SAVES/SHOTS – New Jersey: Tony Shaw 35/39, Syed Nad-E-Ali 14/19 … Willmar: Sam Moen 30/30
Michael Lyne joined the West Central Tribune as a sports reporter in May 2022, following his graduation from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, where he graduated with a bachelors degree in journalism and a minor degree in Spanish studies.
You may reach Michael at mlyne@wctrib.com, or by calling (320) 214-4345.