Hudson Skates Past Simley On Strength of Late Rally

With six minutes left in the second period, the Hudson Raiders had outshot the boys hockey team 24-6, yet trailed on the scoreboard 2-0.

But Hudson's fortunes turned around when the team scored three goals in a two-minute stretch in the third period en route to a 5-3 boys hockey win over the Spartans on Saturday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Community Center.

Hudson went from a 0-2 deficit to a commanding 5-2 lead during a 14-minute stretch starting at the end of the second period and lasting into the middle of the third period.

Simley head coach Jim Joseph chalked up the defeat to Hudson's deep line-up.

"They have a very deep team, a lot of good hockey players, a lot of speed," said Joseph. "I think it was all we could do to hang with them as long as we did. I'm proud of our guys, they put in a good effort tonight."

Superior work by Simley senior goalie Luke Beaudoin kept the Raiders from scoring for nearly two thirds of the game.

"Our goaltender had a great game, outstanding effort," said Joseph. "I don't think he wore down at all. We didn't play as many players as they played and we got tired. We had a couple guys get injured, one in the first and one in the third and that shelfed our lines a bit and shortened the bench even that much more."

Ben Rauschnot and Brandon Reitberger gave Simley a 2-0 lead in the first period, scoring two goals within a minute and a half of each other.

That score stood up until a Hudson score with 3:48 to play in the second. The Raiders then scored goals at 9:18, 8:17 and 7:57 left in the third to take a 4-2 lead.

Rauschnot scored Simley final goal with just 34 seconds to play.

Hudson outshot the Spartans 41-12.

Simley, now 1-1 on the season, plays at Highland Park in St. Paul Friday, starting at 7 p.m.