It may have just been the first game of the season, but Holy Family Catholic is already busy making history.

The Fire, ranked No. 9 in the current Let’s Play Hockey poll, edged No. 6 Edina 2-1 in the first round of the Turkey Trot Tournament, giving the program its first-ever win over the history-laden Hornets.

“I’m really happy for the program,” Fire coach Noel Rahn said after the game, adding that history has not been kind when it comes to matchups against the Hornets. “We’ve taken some beatings from Edina over the years.”

Junior forward Ben Almquist gave the Fire a 1-0 lead early in the first period, tapping the puck through Edina goaltender Garrett Mackay’s legs, and senior forward Patrick Reddan notched a power play goal to spot Holy Family Catholic (1-0-0) a 2-0 lead entering the third period.

Edina sophomore defenseman Mike Vorlicky scored his first varsity goal in the third period to pare the Fire lead to 2-1, and prompted Rahn to reiterate a need for aggressive defending to his team.

“On the big sheet, it’s really hard to defend out there,” Rahn said of killing penalties on Plymouth Ice Center’s Olympic-sized ice.

Rahn also credited junior goaltender Jared Moe for his clutch play in the game’s final minutes.

“He made some really key saves at the end of game there when we really needed it,” Rahn said.     

The Fire ended last season with 20 wins, and fell to eventual Class AA State Tournament runner-up Eden Prairie in the Section 2 semifinals.

Rahn said that the win over an established power like Edina can only help the Fire in progressing this year.

“This is a big win for us mentally, going forward through the season,” Rahn said. “We’ve gotta start winning these games if we want to get to our end goal.”

Reaching that end goal will likely start with Moe, one of several Fire players that have been contributors at the varsity level since they were underclassmen.

Moe stopped 22 shots on Friday night, and managed to keep the Hornets scoreless on the power play in four tries.

For the first time in his high school career, Moe will be the undisputed starter after rotating with Jaxson Stauber when he was a sophomore and Gabe Heifort his freshman season.

“I think it will be a big thing for me,” Moe said of his starting status. “(I’m) definitely going to be playing a lot more games than last year, and I’m excited for it.”