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18 to take it all in and shake the nerves off and thinking how it was crazy," he said. "It's totally different than when you're up in the stands. Once you're on the ice it's a totally different animal. "It was a great honor and super fun, play- ing against guys I grew up playing against and with. To play on that stage was some- thing I'll never forget." During their first trip to Xcel Energy Center, Muck and Wolff were shut out by Moorhead and Muck's future college team- mate Michael Bitzer. During their second trip, Eagan defeated Duluth East before fall- ing to Edina in the 2014 Class AA semifinals and finishing third. Even without a championship to bind them together, the trips to St. Paul created mem- ories Wolff remembers and a camaraderie between his teammates lasting to this day. "I laugh about it now thinking back. It was such a fun time in my life playing the sport I love with my best buddies," Wolff said. "You're fighting hard- fought battles and you don't want to do it with anyone other than your best bud- dies; especially those big games getting into the tournament, beat- ing Eastview. "Those are the memories you never forget and to do it with some of my best friends makes it better." During his time in high school and state tournament run, Wolff learned every game is not going to go their way. Being a leader means sticking together and finding success fighting through adversity when things are not going easy. It's an insight he's taken with him to Duluth, a place that holds special meaning to Wolff. His parents are from there. His aunt works at Amsoil Arena. When Wolff suits up for the Bulldogs, several family members are always there to watch each night on a team striving to be the first to win three straight NCAA national championship since the 1950s. Being the only returning Bulldog defender in 2017-18, Wolff was thrown into a situation where he was the veteran as a sophomore. He Photos / Credit Goes Here M H J ON L I N E . C O M | M A R C H 2 0 2 0 "You go to those games, you go to the tournament as a kid and you think 'this is sweet. I want to do this.' Once you're there, I remember my sophomore year in warmups trying to take it all in and shake the nerves off and thinking how it was crazy." – TOMMY MUCK S T A T E I S F O R E V E R Wolff (No. 5) and Muck (No. 2) were also part of the 2014 Pre-Hockey City Classic at TCF Bank Stadium.