For the fifth time this winter, adverse weather conditions have presented themselves on a game day for the Robins. The game scheduled for Wednesday, February 20 against South Suburban at Eden Prairie High School has been cancelled due to a snowstorm. Due to the regular season coming to an end in the next ten days, this game will not be made up. Maybe we should just move on to softball season and get this winter in the rear view mirror!

The Robins ran their winning streak to three games this evening with a 12-7 win over Anoka-Hennepin. They took charge early, running out to a 4-0 lead in the first period. Anoka-Hennepin battled back a bit in the second period to make it 7-3 heading into the third period. The Mustangs came out hot to start the final period, putting in two quick goals, getting as close as 7-5 before Sam Roles scored to push the lead back to 3. Then, Vincent Luu took over, scoring the final four goals for the Robins, including two short-handed goals just 21 seconds apart. Luu finished the game with 8 goals, tying a 16 year old team record set by Mike Boss for most goals in one game. Luu also recorded 2 assists. Sam Roles scored 2 goals, and Maddie Ausk and Lucas Harper scored 1 goal each. Izear Joiner finished the game with 4 assists, Ausk had 2 assists while Harper and Owen Karjala had 1 assist each. Darius Larson and Edgar Kinanga each blocked 11 shots defensively. The win gets the Robins to 3-0 in the North Conference standings and 3-3 overall. They are on the road to face South Suburban next Wednesday at Eden Prairie High School.

The Robins faced the Anoka-Hennepin Mustangs in their home opener this evening in a rescheduled event that was originally slated for January 29. The Mustangs opened the scoring less than 2 minutes into the game and seemed determined to mount a reasonable offensive threat. The Robins fought back with an impressive offensive attack of their own, taking a 7-2 lead before the opening period ended. The second period was back and forth with both teams finding the net several times and had the Mustangs get as close as 8-5 before the Robins opened up an 11-5 lead as the second period closed. Six more Robins goals found the net in the third period as they pulled away for a nice 17-6 win. Vincent Luu and Izear Joiner finished the game with 6 goals and 2 assists each. Sam Roles had 3 goals and 4 assists while Maddie Ausk had 2 goals and 4 assists. Lucas Harper had 2 assists and Calvin Bauman had 1 assist. Defenseman Darius Larson had a solid game, blocking 7 shots, while goalie Marcus Brady stopped 18 shots. The Robins will be facing the Mustangs again tomorrow, this time at the Andover YMCA.

After four consecutive weather related cancellations to start the adapted floor hockey regular season and a real threat for a fifth missed game, the Robins and Crimson managed to get their seasons going at Maple Grove Middle School. The Robins opened the game with three first period goals and maintained an impressive defensive presence and complete control of the puck from start to finish, ultimately defeating the Crimson 10-0. The defense was so solid, the Crimson managed just 3 shots on the Robins goal, while defenders Darius Larson and Edgar Kinanga blocked a total of 11 Crimson shots. Vincent Luu led the offensive charge with 4 goals and 2 assists. Sam Roles scored 3 goals of his own while Maddie Ausk scored 1 goal and recorded 3 assists. Also scoring for the Robins were Izear Joiner and Calvin Bauman with 1 goal each and Owen Karjala and Ava Hetteen with 1 assist each.

In what is becoming an incredibly unfortunate recurring theme, this game was cancelled due to the weather. We are working on a make-up date. Stay tuned and stay warm, Robins Fans!