The Mankato East Cougars ice hockey squad (Mankato, MN), 5-2 in Thursday's league battle with the host Owatonna Huskies (Owatonna, MN)

The Huskies (3-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Mayo (Rochester, MN). The Spartans come into the Big 9 challenge with a 1-3 record. In their last challenge, Mayo by Marshall (Duluth, MN), 5-0, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars battle the Winona Winhawks (Winona, MN) in a Big 9 challenge, on Saturday, December 13. Mankato East will attempt to upgrade on its 3-2 season record. The Winhawks come into the challenge with a 1-1 record after their 7-1 league loss to Mankato West (Mankato, MN).