In their final home game of the 2020 floor hockey season, the Robins came up with a HUGE total team effort to earn their first win of the season, defeating the Mounds View Rams 13-0. Twelve different Robins recorded at least one point, and every player did a great job and played an important role in the overall team success. Sam Roles led the scoring with 3 goals and 1 assist. Marcus Brady, Ava Hetteen and Owen Karjala all scored 2 goals, while Jayda Johnson, Santana Washington, Marcus Strong, and Jose Leon Estrada all scored once. Nick Johnson led the assist category with 3, while Lucas Harper added 2 of his own. Also recording assists were Strong, Micah Bomgardner and Mark Cleveland. Darius Larson covered the majority of the minutes in the net, earning the win while making 4 saves. The Robins are on the road for the final three games of the regular season, starting with a big game at Maple Grove next Thursday.

The Robins made their annual road trip to Brainerd this afternoon and came home with an 11-1 loss. Despite the lopsided score, the Robins played their best overall game of the season offensively and defensively. The hard work at practice is starting to pay off, as the Robins played with a more aggressive demeanor and actively pressured the Warriors on both ends of the floor. In fact, the Robins scored the first goal of the game at the 9:54 mark of the first period on a great wrist shot by Sam Roles that was assisted by Jayda Johnson and Mark Cleveland. The Warriors struck back with 2 goals before the period ended and held a lead of just 2-1 heading into the second period. Some of the Robins youthfulness presented itself in the opening minutes of the second period as the Warriors moved the puck exceptionally well, finding holes in the Robins defense and scored 3 times in the first two minutes of the period to pull away. All of the Robins players continued to battle hard right up to the final buzzer, and everyone climbed back on the bus feeling good about their effort and the progress that has been made. Darius Larson blocked 15 shots on defense, and Edgar Kinanga made 27 saves in goal. The Robins host Mounds View on Thursday in their final home game of the season.

The Robins continue to work hard and make steady improvements in many areas, but have yet to pick up their first win of the season . Despite one of their better efforts so far in 2020, the Robins came up short against the Anoka-Hennepin Mustangs, 8-4. The Robins trailed 2-1 after the first period and 4-2 after the second period before looking like they were going to get back into this one in the third period. Numerous offensive charges and a significant amount of pressure on the Mustangs defense yielded one goal early in the period to make the score 5-3, then Marcus Brady found the net with 4:28 remaining to make it 6-4, but that is as close as the Robins could get. Sam Roles finished the game with 2 goals and 2 assists, Ava Hetteen had 1 goal and 1 assist, Jayda Johnson had 2 assists and Nick Johnson had 1 assist. Mark Cleveland did an admirable job filling in for Edagar Kinanga in the net, making 16 saves in his first attempt at goalkeeping. Darius Larson played well and blocked 10 shots. The Robins are on the road to face Brainerd next Tuesday.

Two games into the regular season, the Robins are still looking for their first win after a hard fought 6-4 loss to the Maple Grove Crimson. The young Robins’ roster continues to work hard and develop their skills and everyone is making steady progress despite not being able to get themselves in the win column. As this game progressed, the Robins improved their ability to pressure the Crimson defense by moving the puck and being aggressive, but just weren’t quick enough to keep up with the front line of Maple Grove. Sam Roles and Marcus Brady each scored two goals, with Roles also earning an assist. Ava Hetteen and Jayda Johnson both made significant progress in their aggressiveness and defensive positioning in addition to each of them earning assists by making some great passes. Edgar Kinanga made 18 saves as goalie and Darius Larson blocked 7 shots. The Robins will continue their quest for victory #1 next Tuesday when they host Anoka-Hennepin.

In the floor hockey regular season opener, the Robins faced off against the defending state champion Brainerd Warriors and were handed a 12-2 loss. Brainerd took control in the first 90 seconds of the game, scoring 3 times and never looked back from there. The youthful Robins looked overmatched at almost every position, however their confidence grew and their game play improved steadily throughout the game. The Robins looked really good in the first 8 minutes of the third period, putting consistent pressure on the Brainerd defense, despite netting just one goal in that span. Sam Roles scored both goals for the Robins, with one assisted by Ava Hetteen and the other assisted by Mark Cleveland. Marcus Brady handled the goalkeeping duties in the first period before handing things off to Edgar Kinanga for the second and third periods. The Robins are back in action on Thurday when they host the Maple Grove Crimson.