The Robins hosted their long-time rival, Dakota United, on Tuesday, January 30. This was the first trip to Armstrong for the Hawks hockey squad in many years, and the Robins made sure they remembered it. The Hawks came out of the gates fast and physical and dominated the offensive zone for the majority of the first period. The Robins were able to fend off the Hawks and went on an attack of their own late in the first period, with goals by Jose Leon Estrada and Micah Bomgardner to take a 2-0 lead into the second period. The Robins defense continued to be stellar, with Jayda Johnson calmly controlling everything, as she always does. By the end of the second period, the Robins had expanded their lead to 4-1, and ultimately closed things out in the third period for a 6-3 victory. Estrada finished the game with 5 goals, Bomgardner had 1 goal and 1 assists, and Jayda Johnson had 2 assists. Sean Majeski was rock-solid all game, with many big saves throughout. The Robins are on the road to face Maple Grove on Tuesday, February 6th at Maple Grove Middle School.

The Robins put up a mighty fight against a competitive Brainerd team last night. Our first goal came early in the first period from Jose Leon Estrada and an assist by Nick Johnson. This was quickly followed up by a Brainerd goal making it 1-1. Later in the first period, the Robins were back on top after another goal by Jose Leon Estrada and an assist by Jayda Johnson, to bring the Robins to a 2-1 lead after period 1. The second period started with a Brainerd goal right away. Keeping the game in reach, Micah Bomgardner scored a goal assisted by Jayda Johnson and Abbi Lashuay. Brainerd followed with two more goals. The Robins pushed back with two more goals, both scored by Jose Leon Estrada and assisted by Jayda Johnson. This brought the Robins to 5-4 lead after two periods. The Robins played HARD the first two periods and left it all on the court. Brainerd scored 9 unanswered goals in the third period and brought the score to a 13-5 win for Brainerd. The defense put forth a great effort throughout the game. Sean Majeski made several glove saves. JoVonna Shepherd showed a lot more confidence in her chair role, making more blocks than in previous games. This game was a TEAM effort and the Robins have a lot to be proud of from it.

The Robins were at home on Thursday afternoon for a game against the Anoka-Hennepin Mustangs. The Robins took control early, scoring just 20 seconds into the game and went on to a 10-1 victory. It was a very balanced scoring attack for the Robins, with Jose Leon Estrada and Jayda Johnson both recording 2 goals and 2 assists. Nick Johnson, Noah Mittendorff and Abbi Lashuay all had 1 goal and 1 assist, while Junior Dockter finished with 1 goal and 2 assists. Micah Bomgardner and Tim Vang each had 1 goal, and Grady Lease had 2 assists. Kai Curtis played exceptionally well this afternoon on defense, hustling to the puck and making several great outlet passes to keep the Mustangs out of the Robins’ zone. Sean Majeski was the winning goalkeeper, spending the first 30 minutes in the net, giving up zero goals while making 5 saves. The Robins have a long road trip ahead of them next Thursday as they head to Brainerd to take on the Warriors at 4:30 PM.

The Robins resumed their regular season on Wednesday with a game at St. Paul Humboldt and defeated the Hawks 9-2. The offensive charge was led by Jose Leon Estrada’s 6 goals. Grady Lease had 1 goal, 1 block, and 1 assist. Jayda Johnson was the general on the floor and scored 1 goal. Kai Curtis had 1 assist and JoVonna “J-Shep” Shepherd had 1 Block. Noah Mittendorff had 1 assist. Abbi Lashuay scored 1 goal and recorded 1 block. Nick Johnson & Junior Dockter anchored the defense with crucial passing. Micah Bomgardner brought the energy. Sean Majeski grounded the defense with 8 excellent saves. The Robins take on the Anoka Mustangs next Thursday, January 18, 2024, at 4:30 pm in the Armstrong Community Gym.

The Robins cam up a bit short against Maple Grove in the first game of the Rochester Invitational on Friday night, losing 10-6. The Robins came back to tie the game twice, but could never completely take control of it. Jose Leon Estrada led the offense with three goals. Micah Bomgardner had one goal and one assist. Abbi Lashuay had one goal. Noah Mittendorff had an assist. Jayda Johnson had two blocks, one save, and did everything humanly possible, but the Crimson were too tough tonight. The Robins have two games on Saturday. At 10:30, they face Dakota United, and at 2:00 pm, the Rochester Raiders.