Tech Hockey Battles Back Against Apollo In Overtime Thriller
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Story courtesy Townsquare Media's Joe Erickson:
The parking lot at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center was full. Inside, the pep band was playing. Parents, friends, and students from Tech and Apollo were amped up. For what, you ask? The renewal of the crosstown hockey rivalry between Tech and Apollo. Twice a winter, the two Saint Cloud programs face off for bragging rights. What makes this rivalry special is the fact that until 8th or 9th grade, most of these players played together on the SAME teams. The familiarity of each other is unheralded. On the ice, many of the players talk as if they were best friends. Suffice it to say, the scene had been set.
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In the 3rd, Tech closed the gap to 4-3 with snap shot off the stick of Connor Wendt. The rest of the game was filled with back and forth high level hockey. Neither team could capitalize on their chances until Wendt netted his second on a power play wrister from the point to knot the game at 4 with 3:36 to go. An Apollo flurry at the end of regulation proved unproductive as the game headed to OT.
Photo: Joe Erickson
The two teams play each other again on December 27th at the MAC. Until then, Tech has bragging rights.
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