HIBBING-CHISHOLM BLUEJACKETS

Coach: Pete Hyduke, 17th season (21st overall with girls program)

2019-20 record: 11-15-1

Conference: Independent

Section: Section 7A

Key departures: F Allie Bussey (30-18—48, All-Area Second Team selection); F Emma Lundell (11-12—23); G Lilly Hess (2.30 GAA, .896 save percentage, four shutouts)

Key returners: Jr. F Julia Gherardi (12-14—26); sr. F. Dorothy Kearney (6-7—23); jr. F Megan Bussey (5-11—16)

Outlook: The Bluejackets have a nice mix of experience and youth with five seniors in Kearney, Elyssa Durie, Maddie Rewertz, McKenna Folstad and Courtney Anderson and three juniors in Gherardi, Bussey and Annika Lundell. Sophomores Monroe Rewertz, Abigail Sullivan and Claire Rewertz, and freshmen Aune Boben, Trista Warmbold, Addison Hess and Grace McDowell will also contribute.

“The players and the coaches are really looking forward to the start of the season,” Hyduke said. “There is also a good group of young players working hard to fill out the remaining roster spots. All my returning varsity players have one to four years of experience, so that should be beneficial from a leadership standpoint. We did lose some outstanding seniors from last year’s team — about half of our scoring — so we do have some shoes to fill. We should be a hard-working team with a mix of youth and experience at all positions.”

Schedule

Home games at Hibbing Memorial Arena

Jan. 14 — Proctor-Hermantown

Jan. 18 — Cloquet-Esko-Carlton, ppd.

Jan. 21 — at Duluth Marshall

Jan. 26 — at Moose Lake Area

Jan. 28 — Grand Rapids-Greenway, 7 p.m.

Feb. 2 — at Cloquet-Esko-Carlton, 7 p.m.

Feb. 9 — Duluth, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 12 — at North Shore, 7 p.m.

Feb. 16 — International Falls, 7 p.m.

Feb. 18 — Duluth Marshall, 7 p.m.

Feb. 23 — at Eveleth-Gilbert Area, 7 p.m.

Feb. 25 — at Grand Rapids-Greenway (at Hodgins-Berardo Arena, Coleraine), 7 p.m.

March 2 — Eveleth-Gilbert Area, 7 p.m.

March 5 — Moose Lake Area, 7 p.m.

March 9 — at Proctor-Hermantown, 7:30 p.m.

March 12 — at International Falls, 7 p.m.

March 15 — North Shore, 7:30 p.m.

March 18 — at Duluth, 7 p.m.

Roster

2 Monroe Rewertz

Elyssa Durie F Sr.

Aune Boben

Maddie Rewertz

Trista Warmbold

Annika Lundell

Julia Gherardi