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Havre
HOCKEY
December 2015
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Ice Hawks: Havre High school hockey team's 2015-16 season is well underway this winter â– From Page 3 from Lewistown, round out the Ice Hawk's roster. Havre is also under the direction of new head coach Brian Lenhardt, who takes over the program from Scott Gunderson. Tyler Boyce and John Huntington will also be assistant coaches this season. "I think that we are looking good," Lenhardt said. "We have a bit of a different dynamic because we have three kids from Lewistown on our team that have joined our Havre games and through the first few games, I have been very pleased. They have done very well." While the Ice Hawks struggled against both Butte and Missoula, those teams come from much bigger towns and that makes it difficult for Havre to compete against them. But, the Montana Amateur Hockey Association, now allows teams to be split into two divisions at the state tournament based on results throughout the regular season. "Sometimes it's hard to compete with those big towns because of their depth," Lenhardt said. "But our goal is still the game. We would like to play well enough to get into that top tournament. We play well
against everybody but the bigger teams are tougher, yet we also plays teams like Miles City, which is a lot more like our size." The Ice Hawks are still just six games into the season and have plenty of hockey to play and, accordingly, they will be back in action inside the Havre Ice Dome Jan. 8-9 to take on Billings. They will also compete in the state tournament March 10-13 in Miles City. Havre Daily News/File Photo Havre's Nick Stump skates with the puck during a Havre Ice Hawk's high school hockey game last winter at the Havre Ice Dome. The Ice Hawks are six games into their 2015-16 season.