Stillwater tops St. Thomas Academy in Minnesota high school boys hockey Class 2A semifinal: Live score recap

Get real-time game updates from the 2025 MSHSL boys hockey state tournament Class 2A semifinal between the Ponies and the Cadets.

St. Thomas Academy faces Stillwater in the 2025 Class 2A semifinal on Friday / Jon Namyst

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The No. 2-seed Stillwater Ponies (24-6) defeated the No. 3-seed St. Thomas Academy Cadets (24-6) 4-0 in the 2025 Minnesota (MSHSL) high school boys hockey Class 2A semifinal on Friday at the Xcel Energy Center.

The Ponies jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first period with goals from Luca Jarvis and Jonas Kohn. Stillwater was rewarded for its efforts in the first period, but the same can’t be said for the Cadets in the second and third period. 

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St. Thomas Academy shot puck after puck at Stillwater goalie Cal Conway, but he saved them all. Conway finished with 36 saves on the night. 

"Everyone can see he’s a great goaltender," Stillwater's Blake Vanek said. "Each game he plays, he battles as hard as anybody I’ve ever seen back there. He’s got so much confidence. I’ve never seen a player with more confidence than him."

St. Thomas Academy put 29 shots on goal in the second and third period while the Ponies mustered only 15. 

“We didn’t like our second period at all,” Stillwater coach Greg Zanon said. “We don’t really have an answer for what happened, but our second period definitely wasn’t what we wanted. [Conway] stood on his head in there for us.”

Trey Fredenburg scored the third goal for the Ponies on a rebound, and Vanek scored the empty-net goal. 

“Our guys kept believing, but sometimes mistakes can cost you,” St. Thomas Academy Mark Strobel said. 

 Stillwater advances to its first state championship game in program history. The Ponies will play the winner of Moorhead vs. Edina on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Xcel Energy Center.

Stillwater tops St. Thomas Academy in Minnesota high school boys hockey Class 2A semifinal: Live score recap

Teams are on the ice for introductions and the national anthem. Puck drop willl be closer to 6:10 p.m.

FIRST PERIOD UPDATES

The first period is underway.

POWER PLAY FOR STILLWATER! Max Candon goes to the box for tripping — 14:41 remains in the first period.

GOAL STILLWATER! Jonas Kohn scores from the blue line on the power play. The Ponies got bodies in front of Cadets' goalie Cody Niesen. Blake Vanek and Lucas Meyers with the assist. Stillwater leads 1-0 with 12:57 remaining.

Stillwater with control of this game through the opening eight minutes.

GOAL STILLWATER! Luca Jarvis puts the puck into the top right corner of the goal from the left face-off circle. Trey Fredenberg and Brody Dustin with the assist. Stillwater leads 2-0 with 7:36 remaining in the first period.

POWER PLAY FOR ST. THOMAS ACADEMY! Jonas Kohn gets two minutes for hooking — 6:05 remain in the first period.

Stillwater kills the penalty. St. Thomas Academy created a great chance at the end of the power play, but Stillwater goalie Cal Conway stopped the shot.

POWER PLAY FOR STILLWATER! Lane Powers gets two minutes for roughing — 1:44 remains in the first period.

PENALTY ON STILLWATER! Stillwater's Matthew Volkman is called for cross checking. The teams will play 4-on-4 — 1:38 remains in the period.

END OF FIRST PERIOD: Stillwater 2, St. Thomas Academy 0

The teams will play 4-on-4 for 16 seconds to start the second period before St. Thomas Academy will have a man advantage for six seconds.

SECOND PERIOD UPDATES

The second period is underway.

Teams are back to full strength.

St. Thomas Academy with seven shots-on-goal in the opening four minutes of the period. Conway has stopped them all.

POWER PLAY FOR ST. THOMAS ACADEMY! John Karkula gets two minutes for cross checking — 5:24 remains in the period.

Stillwater back to full strength.

END OF SECOND PERIOD: Stillwater 2, St. Thomas Academy 0

The second period was a strong one for St. Thomas Academy. The Cadets put 15 shots on goal to the Ponies' six, but none found the back of the net.

THIRD PERIOD UPDATES

The third period is underway.

Five minutes into the third period, and again St. Thomas Academy is putting pressure on Stillwater, but the Cadets can't find a goal.

GOAL STILLWATER! Fredenberg cleans up a rebound for a goal. Assist from Jarvis and Volkman. Stillwater leads 3-0 with 11:06 minutes remaining.

Stillwater's Cal Conway is up to 33 saves with 8:25 remaining in the third period.

POWER PLAY FOR STILLWATER! Cody Kronberg called for tripping — 7:01 remains in the period.

St. Thomas Academy scores, but the play is under review for goalie interference.

The goal is waived off after review.

St. Thomas Academy kills the penalty.

GOAL STILLWATER! Vanek with the empty-net goal. Stillwater leads 4-0 with 3:11 remaining in the game.

FINAL: Stillwater 4, St. Thomas Academy 0

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