Boys Hockey gets ready to battle top rivals on ice, make it to state

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Clare Tipler

Freshman Dev McCabe shoots on sophomore Ross Kirby during practice on Nov 12th. “Our youth will not hurt us as long as we compete and battle, day in and day out,” senior Captain Tyler Seplak said.

Skates begin to scrape and pucks begin to fly as winter rolls around at St. Paul Academy and Summit School with the SPA Boys Hockey team excited for the season.
With 2 seniors and only a handful of juniors, the team will be relatively young. “We will probably have a rough start because we have so many young players,” sophomore Riley Bowman said, “but young doesn’t mean bad, it just means young,” he added.

“Our youth will not hurt us as long as we compete and battle, day in and day out,” senior Captain Tyler Seplak said, “and we have the ability to be one of the most competitive teams in the state,” he added.

The team amps up  for an exciting and hopefully long season. “I really want to go to State this year, that would be my ultimate goal,” Bowman said.

To become a successful team though, they need to work hard and play a team game. “It’s important in a sport with so many players on the roster not to get selfish, so we need to learn to play as a team and trust each other on the ice,” Seplak said.

The team anticipates exciting games for their first Hockey Day Minnesota outdoor game on Jan. 17 and against conference rivals Blake and Breck. “I’m looking forward to playing all of the talented teams in our conference for the last time in my career,” Seplak said.