The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Crookston Pirates (Crookston, MN) and the host Johnson Governors (St. Paul, MN), witnessed Crookston's ice hockey team defeat Johnson by a final score of 7-1.

The Pirates (3-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Fergus Falls (Fergus Falls, MN). The Otters come into the non-league challenge with a 2-3 record. In their last challenge, Fergus Falls was routed by Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids, MN), 6-1, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Governors battle the Kennedy Eagles (Bloomington, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 14. Johnson will attempt to upgrade on its 2-2 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 0-2 record after their 6-0 non-league loss to Waconia (Waconia, MN).