Plymouth, MN – On Saturday night in Plymouth Minn, the Rushmore Thunder boys played in the semifinal game at the USA Hockey National Championships 2A division against the Osseo Maple Grove Saints. They were playing for a bid to return to the Championship game on Sunday. The OMG Saints were able to come out on top 4-2 in a game that was largely controlled by the Thunder, who outshot the Saints 46-16, but struggled to find the back of the net. OMG capitalized on three scoring opportunities, and found an empty net goal late to seal the 4-2 victory. 

With that the Rushmore Thunder finished in Third place in the 2A division. 

Goal scorers for the Thunder were Caeyn Howard (assist Jaxson Reeder)

and Jackson Hepper(assist W Reeder, Colton Merchen).