The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Blaine Bengals (Blaine, MN) and the visiting Irondale Knights (New Brighton, MN), witnessed Blaine's ice hockey team defeat Irondale by a final score of 8-1.

The Bengals (4-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Cloquet (Cloquet, MN). The Lumberjacks come into the non-league challenge with a 0-0 record.

In their next game, the Knights battle the Osseo Orioles (Osseo, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 7. Irondale will attempt to upgrade on its 1-2 season record. The Orioles come into the challenge with a 0-2 record after their 5-4 league loss to Centennial (Circle Pines, MN).