Packer boys hockey team breaks into the win column after two-year drought

Published 9:07 pm Tuesday, January 18, 2022

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The Austin boys hockey team scored its first win in over two years when it topped Worthington (8-5 overall) 3-1 in Riverside Arena Tuesday.

Isaac Stromlund scored to give the Packers (1-10 overall) a 1-0 lead in the first minute of the game and freshman Grady Carney scored in the second period to give Austin a 2-1 lead. Toby Holtz iced the game when he scored in the third period.

Ethan Knox had 40 saves for Austin and Dylan Regenscheid and Cooper Guttormson each had two assists.

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Austin’s most recent win before Tuesday was when it beat La Crescent on Dec. 26 of 2019. The win snaps a 43-game losing skid for the Packers.