GREENWAY RAIDERS

Coach: Grant Clafton, fifth season

2018-19 record: 17-14

Section: 7A

Key departures: F Donte Lawson (3734—71); F Nikolai Rajala (12-23—35);D Cameron Lantz (5-19—24); F Tristan Birdsall (1212—24); D Aaron Elich (0-8—8)

Key returners: Sr. F Ben Troumbly (24-22— 46); sr. F Mitch Vekich (11-12—23); sr. D Christian Miller (3-16—19); jr. F Micah Gernander (5-12—17); sr. D Brock Trboyevich (2-13—15); sr. G Logan Wright (2.19 GAA, .919 save percentage)

Outlook: It was a storybook year for the Raiders, who went from a middling 6-13 team late

Schedule

Nov. 26 — Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl, 7 p.m.

Nov. 29 — Ely, 4 p.m.

Nov. 30 — Minnetonka, 3 p.m.

Dec. 3 — at Duluth Denfeld, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 6 — at St. Cloud Cathedral, 7:15 p.m.

Dec. 17 — Eveleth-Gilbert, 7 p.m.

Dec. 20 — at Moorhead, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 21 — at East Grand Forks, 2 p.m.

Dec. 27 — Delano, 7 p.m.

Dec. 28 — Orono, 3 p.m.

Jan. 2 — at Hibbing-Chisholm, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 3 — Holy Family Catholic, 7 p.m.

Jan. 7 — North Shore, 7 p.m.

Jan. 10 — Roseau, 6 p.m.

Jan. 11 — Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.

Jan. 14 — Hermantown, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 16 — at Eveleth-Gilbert, 7 p.m.

Jan. 21 — at International Falls, 7:30 p.m.

in the regular season all the way to the Class A state tournament championship game, losing 5-2 to St. Cloud Cathedral. Lawson was the heart and soul of that squad and his departure leaves a big void. However, the Raiders have two Division I commits in Troumbly and Miller — both of whom are headed to St. Cloud State — as well as other scoring options.

“I think we have guys who can be just as effective as the players that we lost,” Clafton said. “We are going to have to come up with scoring, which is going to be a tough deal. We’re not going to be a super, high-octane offense like we were at the end of the year last year. We do have the guys who can chip away and put up 15, 20 (goals) rather than one guys putting up 35 or 40.”

Wright, who took over during the 11-game win streak toward the end of the season, is back in goal as the Raiders seek to again compete with Hermantown for a section title.

“We look to contend for a section championship in the 2019-2020 season. Last season was a storybook year for our team and we’re excited about putting that behind us and going back to work,” Clafton said.

Jan. 25 — at Duluth Marshall, 7 p.m.

Jan. 31 — Wayzata, 7 p.m.

Feb. 4 — Hibbing-Chisholm, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 6 — International Falls, 7 p.m.

Feb. 7 — at St. Paul Johnson, 7 p.m.

Feb. 11 — Bemidji, 7 p.m.

Feb. 13 — at Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl