The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the St. Michael-Albertville Knights (Albertville, MN) and the host Hopkins Royals (Minnetonka, MN), witnessed St. Michael-Albertville's ice hockey team defeat Hopkins by a count of 7-1.

With the win, St. Michael-Albertville moves its record to 1-4 on the year. The Knights travel to Holy Family Catholic (Victoria, MN) to confront the Fire in a non-league game on Tuesday, December 16. The Fire enter the game with a record of 1-4. Holy Family Catholic lost 1-0 in their recent non-league game against Shakopee (Shakopee, MN)

The Royals now possess a 1-3 record. They play next when they travel to Totino-Grace for a non-league game on Tuesday, December 16. Hopkins will confront a Eagles squad coming off a 4-2 non-league win over Proctor (Proctor, MN). The Eagles record now stands at 4-1.