In Thursday's league contest, the host Fergus Falls Otters ice hockey team scored a nice 9-0 victory over the Willmar Cardinals.

The Otters (6-5) will now prepare for their contest against Thief River Falls (Thief River Falls, MN). The Prowlers go into the non-league contest with a 6-9 record. In their last contest, Thief River Falls prevailed over Kittson Central (Hallock, MN), 4-0, in a non-league contest.

In their next game, the Cardinals play the Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm (Sauk Rapids, MN) in a Central Lakes contest, on Tuesday, January 21. Willmar will attempt to better on its 4-6 season record. The Storm go into the contest with a 5-3 record after their 8-1 non-league loss to Detroit Lakes (Detroit Lakes, MN).