2021-2022 Hill-Murray Hockey
Section 4AA Champion
Metro East Champion
- Highlights included a perfect 9-0 conference record (first time since 2012) and a third straight section title punctuated by a 5-0 win over White Bear Lake, the fifth consecutive section final between the schools. In non-conference play, Hill-Murray defeated all four Lake Conference powers plus Maple Grove.
- Hill-Murray had a deep and physically large defensive core led by Leo Gruba, who won the Reed Larson award and was a Mr. Hockey finalist, and four year varsity player Axel Begley. Dylan Godbout was also a Mr. Hockey finalist, the first time Hill-Murray had two nominees in the same season.
- Jack Erickson became the starting goalie in midseason and backstopped the team to an 18-2-1 record in the games he started. His sprawling glove save in the third period of the state quarterfinal preserved a one goal lead which was the final margin of victory.
- Bill Lechner and Pat Schafhauser surpassed 500 victories as Hill-Murray varsity coaches.
- Hill-Murray won four overtime games in a season for the first time. Brendan Bonin and Anthony Madigan each had two OT game winners.
- Andover won the school's first state championship by defeating Hill-Murray 4-2 in the semifinal and Maple Grove 6-5 (2OT) in the final. Henry Sibley was renamed Two Rivers.
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Time | ||
| Tue | 11/30 | Benilde-St. Margaret's | 3-5 | L | Aldrich | 7:15 | |
| Fri | 12/3 | Eden Prairie | 4-1 | W | St. Louis Park RC | 6:00 | |
| Sat | 12/4 | Hermantown | 1-4 | L | St. Louis Park RC | 12:30 | |
| Thu | 12/9 | Mahtomedi* | 3-2 | W | Aldrich | 7:00 | |
| Sat | 12/11 | Hastings* | 4-0 | W | Aldrich | 7:00 | |
| Wed | 12/15 | Wayzata | 2-1 | W | Aldrich | 7:15 | |
| Sat | 12/18 | St. Thomas Academy* | 6-0 | W | Aldrich | 7:00 | |
| Thu | 12/23 | White Bear Lake | 2-1 | W | Vadnais Sports Center | 7:00 | |
| Tue | 12/28 | Rosemount | 7-3 | W | BIG (Bloomington) | ||
| Wed | 12/29 | Andover | 1-2 | L (OT) | BIG (Bloomington) | ||
| Thu | 12/30 | Cloquet | 6-2 | W | BIG (Bloomington) | ||
| Thu | 1/6 | Tartan* | 9-2 | W | Tartan Arena | 7:00 | |
| Thu | 1/13 | Simley* | 7-1 | W | Veterans Center (IGH) | 7:00 | |
| Sat | 1/15 | Mahtomedi* | 3-2 | W (OT) | St. Croix RC | 7:00 | |
| Tue | 1/18 | Stillwater | 6-0 | W | Aldrich | 7:15 | |
| Sat | 1/22 | Grand Rapids | 4-4 | T (OT) | IRA (Grand Rapids) | 3:00 | |
| Tue | 1/25 | Minnetonka | 4-2 | W | Minnetonka Arena | 7:00 | |
| Thu | 1/27 | Two Rivers* | 16-0 | W | Aldrich | 7:00 | |
| Sat | 1/29 | St. Thomas Academy* | 3-1 | W | St. Thomas Arena | 3:00 | |
| Fri | 2/4 | Edina | 4-3 | W (OT) | Aldrich | 7:00 | |
| Sat | 2/5 | Edina | 1-3 | L | Braemar Arena | 8:00 | |
| Tue | 2/8 | South St. Paul* | 9-0 | W | Woog Arena | 7:00 | |
| Sat | 2/12 | Blake | 6-1 | W | Blake Arena | 4:00 | |
| Wed | 2/16 | Maple Grove | 3-0 | W | Aldrich | 7:15 | |
| Sat | 2/19 | Moorhead | 5-4 | W (OT) | Moorhead | 5:00 | |
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| Section 4AA Playoffs | |||||||
| Sat | 2/26 | Roseville | 5-0 | W | Aldrich | 3:00 | |
| Wed | 3/2 | Gentry Academy | 7-2 | W | Aldrich | 5:00 | |
| Fri | 3/4 | White Bear Lake | 5-0 | W | Aldrich | 7:00 | |
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| State Tournament | |||||||
| Thu | 3/10 | Lakeville South | 3-2 | W | Xcel Energy Center | 6:00 | |
| Fri | 3/11 | Andover | 2-4 | L | Xcel Energy Center | 8:00 | |
| Sat | 3/12 | Prior Lake | 3-2 | W (OT) | Xcel Energy Center | 4:00 | |
Final Record 25-5-1
Varsity Roster
Assistant: Pat Schafhauser, Mark Tollefsbol, Tony Flint
| No. | Name | Pos. | Grade | Height | Weight | Goals | Assists | Points |
| 1 | Nick Erickson | G | 12 | 6' 3" | 165 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Andrew Lane | G | 10 | 6' 1" | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Logan Hensler | D | 9 | 6' 2" | 190 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| 6 | Brendan Bonin | F | 12 | 5' 8" | 165 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 7 | Anthony Madigan | F | 12 | 5' 7" | 165 | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| 8 | Joseph Luger | D | 10 | 6' 2" | 190 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | Nate Hardy | F | 12 | 6' 1" | 175 | 9 | 21 | 30 |
| 11 | Leo Gruba (C) | D | 12 | 6' 2" | 205 | 12 | 21 | 33 |
| 12 | Caden Sampair | F | 11 | 5' 7" | 160 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 14 | Matthew Whisler | D | 11 | 5' 9" | 160 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Brady Ingebritson | F | 11 | 6' 0" | 165 | 12 | 19 | 31 |
| 16 | Marcus Kaufman | F | 12 | 6' 1" | 185 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 17 | Dylan Godbout (C) | F | 12 | 5' 11" | 185 | 30 | 26 | 56 |
| 18 | Lucas Mann | F | 10 | 6' 0" | 160 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 19 | Sawyer Seidl | F | 11 | 5' 10" | 170 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Gianni Hurley | F | 12 | 5' 11" | 190 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 21 | Ben Karr | D | 12 | 6' 2" | 205 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 22 | Ben Miller | F | 10 | 6' 1" | 185 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 24 | Luke Hause | D | 12 | 6' 4" | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Simon Seidl | F | 10 | 5' 11" | 170 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 26 | Axel Begley (C) | D | 12 | 6' 2" | 200 | 6 | 29 | 35 |
| 27 | Jack Senden | F | 12 | 6' 1" | 195 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 33 | Jack Erickson | G | 11 | 6' 1" | 170 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Goalie | Min. | GA | GAA | Saves | Save % | Record | ||
| Nick Erickson | 514 | 20 | 1.98 | 242 | 92.4 | 7-3-0 | ||
| Jack Erickson | 1078 | 32 | 1.51 | 407 | 92.7 | 18-2-1 | ||
| Andrew Lane | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 100.0 | 0-0-0 | ||
| Team Stats | Goals | Goals/G | Shots | Shots/G | PP % | PPG | ESG | SHG | ENG |
| Hill-Murray | 144 | 4.6 | 1156 | 37.3 | 27.5 | 19 | 121 | 4 | 2 |
| Opponents | 54 | 1.7 | 707 | 22.8 | 14.1 | 10 | 44 | 0 | 2 |
Reed Larson award: Leo Gruba
Mr. Hockey finalist: Dylan Godbout, Leo Gruba
Pioneer Press Player of the Year: Dylan Godbout
AP All-State: Leo Gruba (1st team)
Star Tribune All-Metro: Leo Gruba (1st team), Dylan Godbout (2nd team)
All-Tournament team: Jack Erickson, Leo Gruba
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