FINAL:
MANKATO: 8
OWATONNA: 3
FIRST WIN IN PROGRAM HISTORY✅
So proud of this team and this coaching staff. Many more great things to come🖤🤍
Jak Okumo 4G
Dee Woods 2G
Cordelia Emery 1G 2A
Courtney Torgusen 1G
Jason Burk Rummans 1A
Nevaeh Farris 1A
Jacob Watson 23 Saves
I seriously cannot express my thanks enough to our 4 fellow hockey programs in town for coming out to support today. Having played at East, now working on West side and coaching a BUNCH of these kids when they were young, I am SO proud of their support
#HockeyIsForEveryone
FINAL:
Mankato 6
South Washington 4
FIRST HOME WIN IN TEAM HISTORY👏🏻
Davaris Woods led the way with 3 goals and 2 assists. Jak Okumo added 2 goals and 2 assists and Hailie Johnson rounded out the scoring with a goal. Jacob Watson stopped 71 shots for the win! THANK YOU FANS👏🏻
HOW BOUT THAT🎉🎉🎉
FINAL:
Mankato 6
Moorhead 3
Woods 3G 1A
Okumo 1G 2A
Johnson 1G
Emery 1G
Torgusen 1A
Watson 21 saves on 24 shots
Mankato will play TUESDAY 3/7 vs. White Bear Lake (3rd seed North) for a trip to the State Tournament🎟️🏆
Thank you so much to Nate Brekke, Jeff Giessen, and the
@scarlet_hockey
club for providing a delicious pasta dinner ahead of our big game tomorrow! The support means the world!
#KatoHockeyFamily
Wow…absolutely blown away by the support shown by the community tonight for our team. It makes me emotional to know we have that kind of love behind us. Thank you
@WestGirlsPuck
@MinnStWHockey
@MankatoPEDAPE
and EVERYONE else that came tonight. It meant the world to the kids🙏🏻
Congratulations to these three freshmen on their first career goals! Many positive things to come from them!👏🏻
#StickTaps
Jak Okumo, Davaris Woods, Courtney Torgusen
Folks, we have NOT taught one-timers in practice😦 What a BEAUTIFUL connection between Shanti Esters and Hailie Johnson to put this one home🔥
🎥:
@KEYCNewsNow
Huge thank you to
@mankatoeastpuck
for being the loudest team we’ve ever had in The Frank and being the first ever to get chants going! Your energy made a huge difference as well as all of the other amazing fans in the 1st Annual Youth Night! Thank you everyone👏🏻👏🏻
#StickTaps
So blessed to announce Mankato Adapted Floor Hockey has its newest fan! Brooks Kenneth Boettcher was born at 8:09 this morning weighing in at a whopping 9 lbs 2 oz. Mom and baby are both doing great. Coach is tired😅
#LetsGo
FINAL/OT:
CRIMSON 10
KNIGHTS 9
After battling back and forth the Knights fall in heartbreaking fashion 37 seconds into OT.
The Knights finish 6th in the STATE with a final record of 7-6.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT
#uKNIGHTed
MANKATO OVERTIME VICTORY!
FINAL (OT):
Mankato 4
Shakopee 3
Down 3-2 Hailie Johnson scored her 4th to tie it 3-3 w 1:23 left in reg. Then at 3:54 of OT Jak Okumo sent a pass to the slot that Cordelia Emery buried for the game winner!
Okumo 1-3-4
Woods 1-0-1
Watson 42 Saves
Heck of a win boys! What a day, what a game! For many of our players this was their first hockey game ever! These memories will last a lifetime time🙌🏻 Thank you so much for EVERYTHING😈⚔️
@MinnStMHockey
Hey
@MnGoalieLife
, Jacob Watson is a name you NEED to know! The senior has posted games of 82, 47 and 23 saves (first win in team history) so far this year! In the season and a half of our existence, not a single game has passed where the opposing team/fans haven’t complimented!
Today we mourn along with the Mankato Hockey Community the loss of KC McKillip. KC played hockey for Mankato East and has been a dedicated worker at All Seasons Arena for decades since. Please help Emily and the kids at this terrible time of need🙏🏻
Congratulations to Dhaanojak Okumo on being named to the State All-Tournament team!
Jak had 7 goals and 5 assists in the 3 games of the tournament.
Jak had 15 goals and 9 assists in the 5 total playoff games.
All in all, Jak had 43 goals 13 assists for 53 points this season!
FINAL SCORE:
Stillwater: 18
Mankato: 2
Shanti Esters scored 2 goals
Jacob Watson stopped 42 shots
Mankato is back in action Wednesday at South Suburban
Thank you SO much to everyone for the support🙏🏻❤️
THRILLING BACK AND FORTH WIN FOR THE KNIGHTS!
Down 7-6, Keegan Addink scores with 2:10 left to tie the game, then assists a Davaris Woods GWG with just 1:08 remaining to add to his 3G 2A performance.
The Knights are on to the Consolation Championship vs. Maple Grove at 1:45!
Happy World Down Syndrome Day to some of our favorite people in the world!
The date for WDSD was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome.
#WithUsNotForUs
💙💛
#WorldDownSyndromeDay
🚨🚨🚨GAME DAY🚨🚨🚨
With a trip to the State Tournament on the on the line,
#6
Mankato travels to
#3
White Bear Lake!
🕰️ 4:30 PM
📍Sunrise Middle School
LETS GO!
FINAL:
KNIGHTS 8
TBOLTS 2
HUGE playoff victory for the squad! Kato went up 6-0 and never relented!
Dee Woods led the way with 5Gs !
Jak Okumo added 3G 3A
Hailie Johnson and Cordelia Emery added assists!
Taylor Tokheim set a franchise record for least goals allowed!
A very sincere thank you to all of those who have come to support us at the home barn this year. You guys filled the place with energy and excitement all 4 games and our kids LOVED it. On the road we go for the remainder of the season, but it’s not goodbye it’s see ya next year✌🏻
FINAL:
Owatonna: 10
Mankato: 5
Cordelia Emery and Hailie Johnson both scored their first TWO career goals. Shanti Esters added her 8th goal and 2 assists in the heartbreaking loss. Mankato (0-7) concludes the regular season Wednesday against South Suburban.
Very proud of our kids today. Everyone worked hard, got better, and many stepped into new roles for the first time. We may still be the new kids on the block, but these kids are gonna do great things these next few years!👏🏻
#StickTaps
-Coach B
I want to say one of my favorite moments of the game was just after I told all the girls on our team that the
@MinnStWHockey
was there cheering them on, and Courtney Torgusen sent a perfect pass to Cordelia Emery in the slot for a goal right in front of them❤️
#WomensHistoryMonth
FINAL:
KNIGHTS 12
SHAKOPEE 10
7th grader Taylor Tokheim with an incredible 50 save performance in just his third career game in net!
Jak Okumo helped carry the load with a legendary 8G 3A performance!
Hailie Johnson 2G
Cordelia Emery/Jamari Hampton 1G each
🚨🚨🚨 IMPORTANT🚨🚨🚨
Our HOME PLAYOFF GAME will be played this Wednesday at
⚠️DAKOTA MEADOWS⚠️
4:30 PM Puck Drop vs. Moorhead! As much as we love the Frank, HELP US FILL THE MEADOWS with fans of all ages and schools this Wednesday for our first playoff game in team history!
After two hard weeks of practice, the squad got the chance to try their dangles out on Coach Boettcher!!
Disclaimer: Coach Boettcher was never a goalie🥴
#IceBath
FINAL:
Mankato 3
Stillwater 10
It was 5-3 them headed into the 3rd b4 a deep Stillwater team began to pull away. Despite only having 8 “skaters” our kids played their hearts out💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Hailie Johnson 2G
Cordelia Emery 1G
Chloe Marks 1A
Jacob Watson 82 Saves (not a typo)
Its always tough to report another loss but these kids are truly winning in every other way. Every game we watch each player take steps forward and things click for them more and more. These kids are laying bricks in the foundation of something truly special! Best is yet to come
Thank you so much to
@TJradio
with
@Mix991Mankato
, Greg with The River 105, Spence and Dougie with Country 103.5 and McKenna with Rock 95 for having me on to talk about our 1st Annual Youth Night on Monday at Franklin!
#FillTheFrank
#HockeyIsForEveryone
We were honored to host the Minnesota State Mavericks Hockey team at practice today! Thank you so much to Coach Strand and the boys for helping our kids dream big😈⚔️
We also would like to thank
@scotj34
and all of the custodians at Franklin Elementary for helping us have the coolest and most vintage home barn in Adapted Floor Hockey. So many of us coaches and players attended Franklin as kids and it’s been a treat to call it home again💙💛🦅
Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedules to make some memories for our kids (and coaches) that will last a lifetime! NOBODY does hockey better than Mankato😈⚔️🏒
Something new came in today👀 Tune in Thursday for our first ever uniform reveal!!! I know our players are excited, are you?✨😎
#LetsGo
#HockeyIsForEveryone
This is what it’s all about in this town. East boys sticking around after a heartbreaking lose to cheer on West boys as they hit the ice, just as both teams have come to cheer on and support us as well. Mankato is the ultimate hockey town❤️💛🖤🤍
Folks, mark your calendars! Our first game in program history is ONE WEEK AWAY🚨🚨🚨
Monday, January 10th
Franklin Elementary Lower Gymnasium
Vs. Stillwater Ponies
4:30 PM Puck drop
Come down to support our athletes who have been working so hard!
#LetsGo
#HockeyIsForEveryone
Congratulations to All-Conference Selection: Sophomore Dhaanojak Okumo!
This is Jak’s first time winning the award after receiving Honorable Mention last season!
Reg. Season:
8 Games Played
28 Goals
4 Assists
32Points
3 more goals thus far in the playoffs!
FINAL:
KNIGHTS 6
JETS 5
A back and forth THRILLER as Jamari Hampton sent a shot from the defensive end that found its way through to break a 5-5 tie lead with 1:10 to go!
Okumo 3G 1A
Hampton 1G 1A (GWG)
Addink 1G
Tokheim 22 saves
Nothing to hang your head about boys! Each trip to the X we look more like a team that can hang up there, this year more than ever!! You never quit working! Can’t wait to see what’s next from this group!👏🏻👏🏻
#StickTaps
@mankatoeastpuck
I love hockey, but I love football too! I also love coaching and working with kids to become their best through sports. So even though as a lifelong East Cougar this is weird to say I am so excited to announce I will be joining the
@mwscarletfb
coaching staff! Go Scarlets🔴⚪️🏈
Our kids and some of their classmates are having a blast at Cops & Bobbers today!! Tough day of school😂 Thabks for having us out Officers Morty and Todd!
@CityOfMankato
FINAL:
KNIGHTS 13
THUNDERBOLTS 8
The atmosphere was INCREDIBLE at The Frank tonight! Thank you so much to ALL who came to celebrate Youth Knight! It was awesome to see so many future Knights come out!!
For the first time in team history we are 4-2⚔️🏒
#uKNIGHTed
This is what it’s all about folks❤️ 6th grader mentioned here. Incredible to know that our team is having a positive impact on the youth in town and that young differently abled kids have a sport and family that they can look forward to being a part of🙌🏻
#HockeyIsForEveryone
FINAL:
#1
Lakeville 15
Knights 5
Despite being down just 6-4 after 1 and 8-5 after 2, the relentless top seed outlasted the Knights.
Okumo 2G
Johnson 1G 1A
Woods 1G 1A
Tokheim 32 Saves
The Knights continue in the consolation bracket tomorrow at 10:30 vs. St Cloud
FINAL from Woodbury:
S. Washington 10
Mankato 3
Shanti Esters recorded the hat trick (6) and Hailie Johnson and Cordelia Emery picked up assists for their first career points.
The gang is back home next Wednesday vs.
#1
New Prague
FINAL:
KNIGHTS 6
HUSKIES 4
GREAT job by our 8 players bearing down, being coachable, and getting it done!
Okumo 3G
Hampton 1G 1A
Johnson 1G 1A
Emery 1G
Rinnah Sorenson first career assist!
Taylor Tokheim 31 saves and 1st career win👏🏻
#KnightUp
#HockeyIsForEveryone
Just under one hour until pick drop! Make your way on down to Franklin Elementary School to watch us take on undefeated
@NPFloor_Hockey
#HockeyIsForEveryone
Good luck to Coach
@strand_luke
and the
@MinnStMHockey
as they battle for 1st place this weekend!
It was an honor to have Coach Strand in attendance at our game last night and we look forward to having him and some of the boys at practice this Monday!😈
#uKNIGHTed
#KatoHockeyFam
FINAL:
Stillwater 10
Mankato 7
A comeback fell just short as Mankato lost a thriller to Stillwater in front of a packed Frank.
Hailie Johnson 3G 🎩🎩🎩
Jak Okumo 2G 2A
Jason Burk-Rummans 1G 2A
Davaris Woods 1G 1A
Jacob Watson 46 saves