Dietmeier hat trick propels statement victory

There was a lot of talk about how the Blizzard got a raw deal in the seeding process. Something they had very little control over.

They took matters into their own hands last night. 

Aaron Dietmeier notched three goals and one assist and Dakota Linke tallied three assists leading the Blizz to an 8-5 victory over the Menomonie Indians in the second round of the WIAA tournament. 

The Blizzard (22-2) came out with guns blazing. They had an amazing shot on goal tally of 56… that's more than one per minute (51 minutes in a game).

I'm super excited for these guys. They felt slighted after the seedings came out because they should have been able to host a home game, but got pushed out of that by a suspect process. They didn't go complaining in the papers or on Facebook or anywhere else. They decided to let their play do the talking. 

Now they face the number one seeded Superior (12-8-1) team in round three. The last time they played the second ranked Spartans (2009), it ended the Blizzard season. This time the Blizz are out to show everyone that they have been overlooked all year and can hang with the big dogs, like Superior.

Interesting note… the Blizzard play in a conference made up of them and the rest are Minnesota schools. The Blizz won their conference and went undefeated in it. The Spartans play in a conference against mostly Minnesota schools. The Spartans finished 2-5 in their conference which netted them fifth place. I understand that it may have been a tougher conference, but just something to keep in mind as we prepare for Tuesday's game.

The game will be played at Wessman Arena in Superior (an awesome place to watch a hockey game) Tuesday, February 21 at 7pm. I am looking into being able to stream the game live. If they have what I need to do that, you can listen to the game on www.wearegrantsburg.com.