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Groundhog Tournament time is here

By Bill Berg, WiPH Staff, 01/26/15, 6:45PM CST

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The 15th Annual Smart Motors Groundhog Tournament begins this Tuesday

15th Annual Smart Motors Groundhog Tournament

Game # Date Time Team 1 Team 2 Rink
Game1 2015-01-27 19:15:00 Stoughton Waunakee Waunakee
Game2 2015-01-27 20:00:00 Madison Memorial Sun Prairie Madison Ice Arena
Game3 2015-01-27 17:45:00 Waukesha KMMO Nagawaukee
Game4 2015-01-27 19:00:00 Oregon Monona Grove Oregon
Game5 2015-01-30 6:00 pm Madison Memorial Waunakee Tubbs Rink
Game6 2015-01-30 8:15 pm KMMO Oregon Tubbs Rink
Game7 2015-01-30 5:15 pm Sun Prairie Stoughton Cardinal Rink
Game8 2015-01-30 7:30 pm Monona Grove Waukesha Cardinal Rink
Seventh Place 2015-01-31 11:30 am Stoughton Waukesha Cardinal Rink
Consolation 2015-01-31 4:45 pm Sun Prairie Monona Grove Cardinal Rink
Third Place 2015-01-31 2:00 pm Waunakee Oregon Cardinal Rink
Championship 2015-01-31 7:45 pm Madison Memorial KMMO Cardinal Rink

The 15th Annual Smart Motors Groundhog Tournament begins this Tuesday with each of the 8 teams playing a conference game at their home rinks.  The tournament will continue on Friday when all 8 teams will make the trip to the Sun Prairie Ice Arena.  4 games will be played on Friday with staggered starts.  Final games will be played consecutively at the Sun Prairie Ice Arena on Saturday. Below is information on each of the teams in the tournament.  Attached is a tournament bracket.  


Kettle Moraine/Mukwonago/Oconomowoc (12-4-1)
Won their last 11 out of 13 games
Ranked #7 in the Wisconsin Prep Hockey Coaches Poll
Ranked #11 in the USHSHO Power Rankings
Leading Scorers
    *Alan Moutvic    17 Games:20 Goals, 13 Assists = 33 Points
    *Connor Freeman: 17 Games:12 Goals, 20 Assists = 32 Points
    *Alex Manske     17 Games:7  Goals, 14 Assists = 21 Points        
Leading Goaltender
    *Paul Mclean:    17 Games: 12 Wins, 4 Losses, 1 Tie.  GAA(Goals Against Average): 2.14  Save Percentage: 90.6%

Madison Memorial (13-5-0)
Won their last 7 out of 8
Ranked Honorable Mention in the Wisconsin Prep Hockey Coaches Poll
Ranked #15 in the USHSHO Power Rankings
Leading Scorers
    *Ty Pelton-Byce 17 Games: 25 Goals, 22 Assists = 47 Points
    *Jacob Padley    17 Games: 8  Goals, 31 Assists = 39 Points
    *Riley Karns     17 Games: 14 Goals, 20 ASsists = 34 Points
Leading Goaltender
    *Ryan Kenny     17 Games: 11 Wins, 5 Losses, 0 Ties. GAA(Goals Against Average):1.73  Save Percentage: 89.5%

Monona Grove (8-6-1)
Currently 3rd in the Badger South Conference
Ranked #37 in USHSHO Power Rankings
Leading Scorers
    *Tyler Patton        13 Games: 8  Goals, 23 Assists = 31 Points
    *Jordan Gerothanas     13 Games: 14 Goals, 14 Assists = 28 Points
    *Mathew Dutcher        13 Games: 13 Goals, 12 Assists = 25 Points
Leading Goaltender
    *Andryi Nahirniak    12 Games: 5 Wins, 6 Losses, 1 Tie. GAA: 2.85  Save Percentage 92.3%

Oregon (7-8-1)
Currently 2nd in the Badger South Confernce
Ranked #54 in USHSHO Power Rankings
Leading Scorers
    *Joey Andriacchi     16 Games: 7  Goals, 17 Assists = 24 Points
    *Collin Bundy        12 Games: 18 Goals, 4  Assists = 22 Points
    *Colin Hughes        15 Games: 8  Goals, 7  Assists = 15 Points
Leading Goaltender
    *Henry Roskos        16 Games: 7  Wins, 8 Losses, 1 Tie.  GAA:2.39 Save Percentage 90.5%

Stoughton (6-10-1)
Ranked #67 in the USHSHO Power Rankings
Leading Scorers
    *Arin BonDurant        15 Games: 10 Goals, 13 Assists = 23 Points
    *Jackson Breton        15 Games: 8  Goals, 15 Assists = 23 Points
    *Max Quale        13 Games: 8  Goals, 6  Assists = 14 Ponits
Leading Goaltender
    *Matt Murphy        15 Games: 5 Wins, 7 Losses, 1 Tie. GAA:2.75  Save Percentage: 91.2%

Sun Prairie (3-13-1)
Ranked #65 in the USHSHO Power Rankings
Leading Scorer
    *Carson Sanders        17 Games: 5  Goals, 7  Assists = 11 Points    
    *Wyatt O'Rourke        17 Games: 5  Goals, 5  Assists = 10 Points
    *Noah Hendricks        16 Games: 2  Goals, 4  Assists = 6 Points
Leading Goaltender
    *Jake Thornton         16 Games: 2 Wins ,11 Losses, 1 Tie. GAA 3.93  Save Percentage: 89.3%

Waukesha North/South/West (14-3-1)
10-1-1 in their last 12 games
Ranked #19 in the USHSHO Power Rankings
Leading Scorers
    *Ian Malcolmson       18 Games: 15 Goals, 13 Assists = 28 Points
    *Jacob Berry        18 Games: 5  Goals, 15 Assists = 20 Points
    *Jake Nemeth        18 Games: 11 Goals, 7  Assists = 18 Points
Leading Goaltender
    *Adam Spano        16 Games: 12 Wins, 3 Losses, 1 Tie. GAA: 1.86  Save Percentage: 92.4%

Waunakee (7-9-0)
Ranked #48 in the USHSHO Power Rankings
Leading Scorers
    *Blake Ripley        16 Games: 28 Goals, 25 Assists = 53 Points
    *Jacob Thousand        16 Games: 18 Goals, 35 Assists = 53 Points
    *Parker Elvy        16 Games: 7  Goals, 23 Assists = 30 Points
Leading Goaltender
    *Jacques Semandel    13 Games: 6 Wins, 7 Losses.  GAA:4.22 Save Percentage:86.7%