MOOSE LAKE— The Timberwolves hockey season came to a quick end in familiar form during last Saturday’s play-in round to the Section 7A tournament. As they have for the past several weeks, the Wolves struggled to put points on the board in a contest in which they trailed the entire way.
After 11 minutes of scoreless hockey, the Rebels came alive, racking up three goals in the next five minutes to stake themselves to a 3-0 lead.
Ely sophomore forward Owen Marolt tried to light the spark at the 3:59 mark of the second period, with an assist from Rhett Johnson, but it proved to be the Wolves only point of the night in a 4-1 final score. Moose Lake added its final point late in the period, and both teams went scoreless in the final stanza.
The loss ended any hopes of a post-season rebound for the struggling Wolves and the loss dropped Ely’s final season record to 5-18. The Wolves had shown some promise early, racking up a 3-4 record in the first seven games of the season. But they followed up with 14 losses out of their final 16 games, averaging just 1.06 goals per game during the stretch.