The Hill-Murray Pioneers (Maplewood, MN) ice hockey trounced the visiting Rogers Royals (Rogers, MN), 7-2 in Thursday's non-league outing.

The Pioneers now own a 3-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Bemidji for a non-league outing on Saturday, November 23. Hill-Murray will encounter a Lumberjacks team coming off a 5-4 league loss to Roseau (Roseau, MN). The Lumberjacks record now stands at 2-1.

With the defeat, Rogers moves to 0-3 on the season. The Royals host Buffalo (Buffalo, MN) to encounter the Bison in a non-league outing on Tuesday, November 26. The Bison go into the outing with a record of 0-3. Buffalo lost 6-0 in their recent non-league outing against Bemidji (Bemidji, MN)