Fans at Thursday's non-league battle between the Waconia Wildcats (Waconia, MN) and the visiting Mankato West Scarlets (Mankato, MN), observed Waconia's ice hockey squad achieve victory over Mankato West by a count of 7-3.

With the win, Waconia moves its record to 1-0 on the year. The Wildcats travel to Highland Park (St. Paul, MN) to confront the Scots in a non-league battle on Saturday, January 17. The Scots come into the challenge with a record of 6-3.

In their next game, the Scarlets battle the Litchfield Dragons (Litchfield, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 9. Mankato West will attempt to upgrade on its 2-6 season record.