Tigers rout the Winhawks

Published 10:49 pm Thursday, January 18, 2018

By Colleen Harrison

: Albert Lea’s Michael Savelkoul beats a Winona player to the puck during Thursday’s 13-4 Tigers victory at Albert Lea City Arena. -Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune

Albert Lea boys’ hockey offense goes off in team win over Winona

The Albert Lea boys’ hockey team handily defeated Winona in what coach Jason Fornwald called an all-around team win.

“The boys played very well tonight,” he said. “They played three solid periods and came out with a nice win.”

The Tigers defeated the Winhawks 13-4 Thursday at Albert Lea City Arena.

Alex Ulve of the Tigers looks to score during Thursday’s win over Winona. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune

Leading scorers for the Tigers were Culley Larson and Michael Savelkoul with three apiece, and Spencer Chicos with two goals. The rest of Albert Lea’s points were scored by different individual players, rounding out the Tigers’ scoring power.

The Tigers move to 10-4 on the season and 6-3 in the Big Nine Conference. Next, Albert Lea will host Northfield at 2 p.m. Saturday.