MENOMONIE – The Menomonie High School boys hockey team had five players selected to the 2025-26 All-Big Rivers Conference (BRC) hockey team.

The Mustangs had two seniors, one junior and two sophomores selected to the honorable mention squad. Selected to the squad were: Davin Ellis, Sr, Goalie; Wren Swaenepoel, Sr, Forward; Cooper Marincel, Jr, Forward; Jaxon Giertz, So, Defense; and Brekkin Cody, So, Forward.

According to regular season statistics posted to Wisconsin Prep Hockey, Marincel was the Mustangs’ leading scorer, tallying 31 points, including 11 goals and 20 assists. Cody was the team’s top goal scorer with 15 goals and 13 assists for 28 points. Giertz was right behind with 13 goals and six assists for 19 points. Swaenepoel finished with seven goals and 14 assists for 21 points.

Cody was the team’s scoring leader on the power point, finishing with four. Marincel had two power play goals and one short-handed goal.

In the net, Ellis posted a 14-6-1 regular season record, tallying 1081 minutes with 636 saves while allowing 59 goals on 695 shots on goal for a saves percentage of 91.5 percent. Ellis recorded four shutouts.

The Mustangs finished the season at 15-8-1 overall, 7-6-1 in BRC play. Menomonie advanced to the second round of the WIAA Division 2 tournament.

In the tournament opener at the Fanetti Community Center, six different Mustangs lit the lamp for a 6-3 win over Black River Falls. Menomonie got goals from Wes Weir, Brekkin Cody, Quinn Rabeneck, Kellen Turner, Wren Swaenepol and Cooper Marincel.  In the second game, the Mustangs overcame a 3-0 deficit against River Falls to tie the score at 3-3 on two goals by Jaxson Giertz and a goal by Ryder Anderson, but the Wildcats came back for a 6-3 win.