GRAND FORKS — East Grand Forks Senior High's power-play surge Friday afternoon at the Blue Line Club IcePlex was jump-started by a sophomore.

Cy Hjelmen corralled a pass just outside the right faceoff circle, crept forward and let loose a wrister that went bar down for the opening goal late in the first period against Grand Forks Red River.

Hjelmen's highlight-reel strike was just the start of the Green Wave's success on the man advantage.

East Grand Forks scored two additional power play goals in the second period and cruised to a 5-2 win over the Roughriders, picking up its first win of the 2025-26 season.

"That was a good first win for our group," EGF head coach Tyler Palmiscno said. "I thought our power play was good. In all honesty, probably the difference in the game was our spec

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