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27 M A R C H 2 0 2 0 | M H J ON L I N E . C O M The Warriors were unceremo- niously bounced from title con- tention in 2004 with a 2–1 over- time loss to Orono in the state tournament quarterfinals. The hangover from that loss carried into the summer, when rumors of top players such as Kyle Hardwick, Eric Olimb, and Josh Brodeen, among oth - ers, leaving school early to play in the United States Hockey League or other junior-level leagues were rampant. Oshie said there was even talk he was headed to south - ern Minnesota and Shattuck– St. Mary's, the private school hockey factory in Faribault with alumni that include the likes of NHL superstar Sidney Crosby. "I remember me and Kyle getting together that summer," Oshie said. "He said, 'Hey, are you going to go?' I said, 'I don't know, I don't really want to. Are you going to go?' We both said, 'No, let's stay and go win a championship.'" Added Hardwick: "Our whole mission that year was to come back and take care of unfinished business because we lost the year before." "There was a lot of hockey blood on that team." - ALBERT HASBARGEN WARROAD CO–HEAD COACH WARROAD TO GREATNESS Fresh off winning the Stanley Cup, Oshie poses with fellow Warroad grad and 2018 Olympic Gold Medalist Gigi Marvin. Oshie stole the show in Sochi with an unforgettable shootout performance against the Russians during the 2014 Olympics. To read the full story purchase a copy of Tourney Time: Stories from the Minnesota Boys State Hockey Tournament by David La Vaque and L.R. Nelson available from the Minnesota Historical Society Press at mnhspress.org.