Hockey history was made Thursday night in Elk River for the Rogers boys hockey team. The Royals will play in the state tournament for the first time ever after a 4-3 win over Champlin Park.

Rogers senior Nolen Geerdes scored in the first period, and the Royals never trailed after that.

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Jake Vukich, Keaton Weis, and Brock Cheslock all scored for Rogers in the first two periods of the game for a four-goal lead.

Champlin Park scored late in the second period and twice in the third. Cole Perkins and Nick Carlson scored back-to-back goals less than two minutes apart in the third period, which pulled the game to a 4-3 score.

Rogers held on in the final minutes to win 4-3, and clinched a state tournament berth for the first time in program history.