The Stars Alecia Anderson completed the hat trick and Kit Hollway scored an empty net goal. The Stars were outshot 35-15 by the Red Knights.

The Stars just completed a three-goal second period in which they looked like a completely different team compared to their first period play. Alecia Anderson scored twice and Sparky Therrien added a blast from inside the blue line to round out scoring for the Stars, who are getting great goaltending from eighth-grader Kayla Kreuter. Intensity is up here at Xcel …

The second period just started at Xcel after a brief delay to clear water off the ice.

The Red Knights got two shorthanded goals from senior forward Amanda Trunzo in the first four minutes of the game to take a 2-0 lead into the second period. North Metro is playing a very physical game, and it’s landed them in the penalty box — once for holding and twice for checking. The Stars managed to kill off 53 seconds of BSM two-player advantage.

The puck just dropped on the first Class 2A semifinal of the night. Stay tuned to see how the Red Knights do against their old coach, North Metro’s Jack Gravel …