Section 2A 2022-23

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Section 2A PageStat Rankings (1/21/23)
1 ORONO 14 2 0 0.875 65 35 18.82
2 DELANO 9 7 0 0.563 50 50 16.98
3 MINNEAPOLIS 9 6 1 0.594 65 49 16.55
4 PROVIDENCE ACADEMY 8 8 0 0.500 79 68 16.49
5 WACONIA 8 6 0 0.571 46 44 15.37
6 LITCHFIELD 11 4 2 0.706 72 48 14.83
7 SOUTHWEST CHRISTIAN/RICHFIELD 8 4 4 0.625 50 48 14.43
8 BRECK_ 5 11 0 0.313 41 68 14.10
9 HUTCHINSON 6 8 0 0.429 36 47 14.08
10 MOUND WESTONKA 4 12 0 0.250 36 84 12.08
11 BLOOM KENNEDY 1 14 0 0.067 21 74 10.87

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Section 2A Week #10 Scores

Monday January 23
Monticello 9 Mound Westonka 1

Tuesday January 24
Hutchinson 6 Marshall 1
Orono 3 New Prague 2
St Louis Park 7 Waconia 1
St Paul Highland Park 6 Bloomington Kennedy 3
Minneapolis 3 Holy Angels 0
Delano 4 Litchfield Dassel Cokato 2
Breck 3 St. Paul Academy 2 OT

Wednesday January 25
Waconia 3 Hopkins 1

Thursday January 26
Providence Academy 8 Blake 4
Breck 4 Southwest Christian 2
Monticello 4 Hutchinson 1
Armstrong/Cooper 9 Bloomington Kennedy 0
Holy Family 3 Delano 2
Litchfield Dassel Cokato 2 Mound Westonka 0

Saturday January 28
Orono 3 Waconia 2
Providence Academy 4 Northern Lakes 3 OT
Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 6 Prairie Centre 2
Minneapolis 2 Breck 2 OT
St. Louis Park 9 Bloomington Kennedy 1
Southwest Christian/Richfield 4 Hutchinson 2
Little Falls 8 Mound Westonka 0

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Section 2A Rankings (1/29/23)
1- Orono (16-2-0)
2- Delano (10-8-0)
3- Providence Academy (10-8-0)
4- Minneapolis (10-6-2)
5- Litchfield Dassel-Cokato (13-5-2)
6- Waconia (9-8-0)
7- Breck (7-11-1)
8- Southwest Christian (9-5-4)
9- Hutchinson (7-10-0)
10- Mound Westonka (4-15-0)
11- Bloomington Kennedy (1-17-0)

Section 2A Outlook- Orono got an important 2A sweep over Waconia this week. Delano picked up the Section 2A sweep over Litchfield Dassel Cokato. The Dragons did get the critical 2nd win vs 2A Mound Westonka. Providence Academy has now won three games in a row. Breck had a good week as they tied 2A Minneapolis and beat 2A Southwest Christian. The Stars did rebound to pick up the important second win over 2A Hutchinson. Bloomington Kennedy continues to have a tough year.

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Section 2A Week #11 Scores

Tuesday January 31
Orono 3 St Louis Park 2 OT
Benilde 11 Waconia 0
Providence Academy 5 Breck 2
Holy Family 6 Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 1
Minneapolis 8 St Paul Highland Park 1
Bloomington Kennedy 4 Bloomington Jefferson 2
Delano 5 Hutchinson 1
Southwest Christian 5 Mound Westonka 1

Wednesday February 1
Hermantown 2 Orono 1

Thursday February 2nd
Orono 3 St Louis Park 0
Providence Academy 5 St Paul Academy 1
Holy Family 10 Delano 4
Southwest Christian 4 Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 1

Friday February 3rd
Hutchinson 3 Breck 1

Saturday February 4th
Waconia 3 Hutchison 1
New Ulm 6 Mound Westonka 1
St Cloud Cathedral 8 Providence Academy 5
Delano 3 Minneapolis 2
Holy Angels 11 Bloomington Kennedy 0

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Section 2A Rankings (2/5/23)
1- Orono (18-3-0)
2- Delano (12-9-0)
3- Providence Academy (12-9-0)
4- Minneapolis (11-7-2)
5- Southwest Christian (11-5-4)
6- Litchfield Dassel-Cokato (13-7-2)
7- Waconia (10-9-0)
8- Hutchinson (8-12-0)
9- Breck (7-13-1)
10- Mound Westonka (4-17-0)
11- Bloomington Kennedy (2-18-0)

Section 2A Outlook- Orono is unbeaten in 2A and is locked at the 1 seed. Delano only has 1 2A loss to the Spartans and beat everyone else for the 2 seed. Providence Academy owns wins over Mpls, SWC, MW and sweep of Breck for 3 seed. Minneapolis has wins over LDC, Hutch, Breck and Waconia for the 4 seed. Southwest Christian beat and tied LDC, swept MW, beat BK and won the 2nd meeting with Hutch. If they beat the Wildcats this week they are 5. Litchfield Dassel-Cokato has wins over Wac, Breck, Hutch, BK a 2nd win over MW for the 6. Waconia has beaten Hutch, BK and Breck but no one else in 2A to be stuck at the 7 seed. Hutchinson does have the head to head win over PA, Breck, MW and a split with SWC for the 8 seed. Breck has wins over SWC, MW and BK but seems stuck at 9 looking at overall resume. Mound Westonka beat Bloomington Kennedy for the 9 seed over them.

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Section 2A Standings
Seed Team Section Overall
Orono 6-0-0 18-3-0
Delano 8-1-0 12-9-0
Minneapolis 5-3-1 11-7-2
Providence Academy 5-3-0 12-9-0
Waconia 3-4-0 10-9-0
Southwest Christian/Richfield 5-4-1 11-5-4
Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 5-5-1 13-7-2
Hutchinson 4-6-0 8-12-0
Breck 2-7-1 7-13-1
Mound Westonka/Watertown-Mayer 2-7-0 4-17-0
Bloomington Kennedy 0-5-0 2-18-0

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Section 2A Standings
Seed Team Section Overall
Orono 6-0-0 18-3-0
Delano 8-1-0 12-9-0
Minneapolis 5-3-1 11-7-2
Providence Academy 5-3-0 12-9-0
Waconia 3-4-0 10-9-0
Southwest Christian/Richfield 5-4-1 11-5-4
Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 5-5-1 13-7-2
Hutchinson 4-6-0 8-12-0
Breck 2-7-1 7-13-1
Mound Westonka/Watertown-Mayer 2-7-0 4-17-0
Bloomington Kennedy 0-5-0 2-18-0

PA beat MPLS head to head will get the nod over them

Waconia plays SWC tomorrow to settle that mess of who is 5-6-7

Othwerwise exactly what I have above

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Section 2A PageStat (2/5/23)
1 ORONO 18 3 0 0.857 78 43 18.79
2 DELANO 12 9 0 0.571 68 68 17.13
3 MINNEAPOLIS 11 7 2 0.600 80 55 16.79
4 PROVIDENCE ACADEMY 12 9 0 0.571 106 86 16.61
5 WACONIA 10 9 0 0.526 55 67 15.38
6 SOUTHWEST CHRISTIAN/RICHFIELD 11 5 4 0.650 66 56 14.68
7 LITCHFIELD 13 7 2 0.636 83 64 14.53
8 BRECK_ 7 13 1 0.357 53 82 14.22
9 HUTCHINSON 8 12 0 0.400 50 65 14.18
10 MOUND WESTONKA 4 17 0 0.190 39 115 11.49
11 BLOOM KENNEDY 2 18 0 0.100 29 111 11.20

Not taking into account head to head wins again.... I Like mine better based on more HW done of the head to head wins.

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Section 2A Week #12 Scores

Monday February 6th
Southwest Christian 4 Waconia 1

Tuesday February 7th
Benilde 6 Orono 2
Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 2 New Ulm 1
Waconia 3 Bloomington Kennedy 2 OT
Minneapolis 7 Armstrong/Cooper 0
Hutchinson 3 Mound Westonka 0
Providence Academy 5 Delano 4

Thursday February 9th
Bloomington Kennedy 3 Somerset 1
Holy Angels 4 Minneapolis 0
Delano 3 Southwest Christian 2
Hopkins 3 Breck 2 OT

Friday February 10th
Pine City 3 Mound Westonka 1
Hutchinson 6 Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 3

Saturday February 11th
Holy Family 7 Southwest Christian 1
Chanhassen 9 Orono 2
Minneapolis 9 Bloomington Kennedy 1
Mahtomedi 8 Breck 2
Providence Academy 7 Rochester Lourdes 0
New Prague 5 Waconia 1

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Section 2A Rankings (2/12/23)
1- Orono (18-5-0)
2- Providence Academy (14-9-0)
3- Delano (13-10-0)
4- Minneapolis (13-8-2)
5- Southwest Christian (12-7-4)
6- Waconia (11-11-0)
7- Hutchinson (10-12-0)
8- Litchfield Dassel-Cokato (14-8-2)
9- Breck (7-15-1)
10- Mound Westonka (4-19-0)
11- Bloomington Kennedy (2-21-0)

Section 2A Team Resumes -
Orono- Section 2A Record (6-0-0) PageStat Rank (1st out of 11) QRF (1st out of 11)
2A Wins- Providence x2, Delano, MPLS, Waconia X2 2A Losses- None
Section 2A Games Remaining- Bloomington Kennedy

Providence Academy- Section 2A Record (6-3-0) PageStat Rank (4th out of 11) QRF (4th out of 11)
2A Wins- Delano, MPLS, SWC, MW, Breck x2 2A Losses- Orono x 2, Hutch
Section 2A Games Remaining- None

Delano- Section 2A Record (9-2-0) PageStat Rank (2nd out of 11) QRF (2nd out of 11)
2A Wins- MPLS, SWC x2, LDC x2, Hutch x2, Breck, MW 2A Losses- Orono & Providence
Section 2A Games Remaining- None

Minneapolis- Section 2A Record (6-3-1) PageStat Rank (3rd out of 11) QRF (3rd out of 11)
2A Wins- Breck, LDC, Waconia, Hutch, Kennedy x2 1A Losses- Orono, Providence, Delano 2A Ties- Breck
Section 2A Games Remaining- None

Southwest Christian- Section 2A Record (6-4-1) PageStat Rank (5th out of 11) QRF (5th out of 11)
2A Wins- LDC, Waconia, Hutch, Kennedy, MW x2 2A Losses- Providence, Delano x2, Hutch, Breck 2A Ties- LDC
Section 2A Games Remaining- None

Waconia- Section 2A Record (4-5-0) PageStat Rank (6th out of 11) QRF (7th out of 11)
2A Wins- Breck, Hutch, Kennedy x2 2A Losses- Orono x2, MPLS, LDC, SWC
Section 2A Games Remaining- Mound Westonka

Hutchinson- Section 2A Record (6-6-0) PageStat Rank (8th out of 11) QRF (8th out of 11)
2A Wins- Providence, MW x2, SWC, Breck, LDC 2A Losses- Delano x2, SWC, MPLS, LDC, Waconia
Section 2A Games Remaining- None

Litchfield Dassel-Cokato- Section 2A Record (5-6-1) PageStat Rank (7th out of 11) QRF (6th out of 11)
2A Wins- Waconia, Hutch, Breck, Kennedy, MW 2A Losses- Delano x2, MPLS, SWC, MW, Hutch 2A Ties- SWC
Section 2A Games Remaining- None

Breck- Section 2A Record (2-7-1) PageStat Rank (9th out of 11) QRF (9th out of 11)
2A Wins- SWC & MW 2A Losses- Delano, Providence x2, MPLS, LDC, Hutch, Waconia 2A Ties- MPLS
Section 2A Games Remaining- None

Mound Westonka- Section 2A Record (2-8-0) PageStat Rank (10th out of 11) QRF (10th out of 11)
2A Wins- LDC & Kennedy 2A Losses- Delano, Providence, SWC x2, Hutch x2, Breck, LDC
Section 1A Games Remaining- Waconia

Bloomington Kennedy- Section 2A Record (0-7-3) PageStat Rank (11th out of 11) QRF (11th out of 11)
2A Wins- None 2A Losses- MPLS x2, SWC, LDC, Waconia x2, MW
Section 1A Games Remaining- Orono

Section 2A Seeding Outlook- Orono is the the lock for the 2A #1 seed as they are unbeaten in the section. Providence Academy with their head to head wins over Delano, Minneapolis & Southwest Christian should claim the #2 seed. The Tigers beat the boys from 612 to take the #3 seed. SWC beat Waconia for the 5 seed and the Wildcats beat Hutchinson for the 6 seed and the Tigers won the important 2nd round head to head with Litchfield Dassel-Cokato for the 7 seed. All three beat Breck who is the 8 seed and the Mustangs beat Mound Westonka for the 9 seed and the Whitehawks beat Bloomington Kennedy for the 10 seed.

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Section 2A Scores Week #13

Monday February 13th
Minneapolis 4 Chisago Lakes 1
Litchfield Dassel Cokato 9 Marhsall 1

Tuesday February 14th
Osseo 6 Southwest Christian 3
Chaska 5 Waconia 0
Orono 11 Bloomington Kennedy 0
Gentry Academy 5 Providence Academy 4 OT
Sauk Rapids 6 Mound Westonka 5
Mahtomedi 6 Delano 1
Princeton 5 Hutchinson 4

Thursday February 16th
Southwest Christian 4 Armstrong/Cooper 4
Chisago Lakes 3 Providence Academy 2 OT
Minneapolis 3 Hopkins 0
Waconia 6 Mound Westonka 1
Irondale 3 Bloomington Kennedy 0

Friday February 18th
Mankato East 5 Hutchinson 2
Morris Benson 6 Breck 2

Saturday February 18th
Hutchinson 2 Fergus Falls 1
Chanhassen 2 Delano 0
Orono 4 Chaska 1
Waconia 5 Bloomington Jefferson 2
Lakeville North 6 Breck 1

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Official Section 2A seeds:
1. Orono
2. Providence Academy
3. Delano
4. Minneapolis
5. Southwest Christian/Richfield
6. Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato
7. Waconia
8. Hutchinson
9. Breck
10. Mound Westonka
11. Bloomington Kennedy

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Section 2A Seeds
1- Orono (20-5-0)
2- Providence Academy (14-11-0)
3- Delano (13-12-0)
4- Minneapolis (15-8-2)
5- Southwest Christian (12-8-5)
6- Litchfield Dassel-Cokato (15-8-2)
7- Waconia (13-12-0)
8- Hutchinson (11-14-0)
9- Breck (7-17-1)
10- Mound Westonka (4-21-0)
11- Bloomington Kennedy (2-23-0)

Section 2A Playoff Preview- As is the case in most years Section 2A again looks to be the deepest and have a long list of serious contenders who will be looking to punch their ticket to the X. Last year the boys from 612 were one of the best storylines in the state as they swept through the sectional and brought one of the largest crowds we have seen in the Class A Field. They return and appear to be ready to defend their title but traditional 2A powers Orono and Delano both look like strong picks as well and don't forget about the little known private emerging power Providence Academy who has shown in recent weeks they appear to be playing their best hockey right now.

The Favorite- Orono who comes into the Section 2A tournament with an unbeaten record and have had a really good year playing one of the tougher schedules in Class A. New Coach Sean Fish appears to have replicated his success he had with the girls program who he built into a State contender and the Spartans appear to have all pieces in place to make a state tournament run. The Spartans will roll three lines, but they are led by their 3 offensive spark plugs in Sr.’s Bradley Walker & Avery Anderson & Jr.Cayden Effertz, who has really been the catalyst of the Orono attack all winter. Defensively they have two studs in Jr.’s John Engebretson & Joey Mugaas who can contribute offensively while being the top defensive pair. In goal for Orono, Sr. Brock Peyton who missed the early part of the year to injury but since coming back from injury in late December has been outstanding in the net.

The Challengers- The group of challengers appears as deep as ever in the Section 2A field but the biggest threat to the Spartan just maybe their long time rivales Delano. The Tigers play the low scoring defensive structure style that generally leads to the enormous playoff success they have had over recent years in 2A. Led by a group of Seniors Goaltender Drew Dorsey, Defenseman Cole Schmidt and forwards Will Brown & Aaron Lewis and emerging Jr. forward Teague Collings there is definitely enough there for this Delano group to make their normal Playoff Push.

Minneapolis the defending 2A Champs have been playing their best hockey of late as went (14-4-2) in their last 20 games and appear to be fully capable and ready to defend their title. Senior defender Joel Hanson & Jr. Hank Davis are two of the state's better Class A Defensemen to command the Blueline. Up front Sr. Will Pankratz along with Jr.’s Ozzie Snodgrass & John Bebler and emerging Soph. Nick Anderson have all been very productive to replace the scoring lost to graduation last winter. This a blue collar group who I think anyone would be surprised to see back in St Paul respenting Section 2A in a few weeks.

Providence Academy is looking to make a little school history and get to their first ever Section Final and then crash into the big dance in St Paul. The Lions struggled at times keeping the puck out of their own net but they have one of the scariest offensive attacks in Class A. The duo of Sr. Johnny Hendrickson & Jr. Louie Wehmann is the scariest two kids on line south of Warroad you will see and each have over 30 goals and 60 points on the year. Add in Sr. Andrew Owen & Jr. Sammy Lewis who each have 15 plus goals of their own and you definitely don't want to get in a track meet game with this group of Lions.

The Dark Horse- There are few teams that could fit the dark horse label but the one that sticks out the most is Southwest Christian who has played good hockey down the stretch and slowly worked their way up the Section 2A standings. Big 6’6 Goaltender Jr. Jannes Kamp is a threat to steal a game every night as the Stars have been known to give up lots of shots but have great faith in the big man in net. Up front Sr. Caleb Bendell & Jr. Jared Greiner has been very productive, each having double digits goals and nearly 30 points on the year. Don't overlook the Stars in Section 2A who have quietly been bullying a good program in 2A.

Section Scaries- Section 2A has all kinds of Section scary teams who will be looking to knock off the high seeded teams above. Waconia is one of the most improved teams in Class A. They have played a few of the top seeds very tight this winter and Sr.’s Drew Vacek & Brett Siddons have led the charge and 9th grade sensation Luke Puchner has become the leading scorer and gives the Wildcats great hope for the future beyond this year they will not be a fun draw one of the top 2A seeds. Hutchinson is another scary first round match if you don't believe me just ask Providence Academy who they upset earlier this year. The Tigers are led by young guns Sophomores Manny Pearce, Emmett Reiter, Toren Miller along with 9th grader Elliott Ladwig who are teams 4 leading scorers and this will be a team to keep an eye on moving forward in Class A. Litchfield Dassel Cokato was one Class A best teams before a rough batch of injuries took out their lineup midseason. Seniors Braden Olson, Calvin Jones and Caden Besemer have had great years however, whether or not they will get their top player in senior forward Connor Taber back in time for playoffs will be key as if he returns this team could be a nightmare first round matchup for one of the top 2A seeds.

The Rest- Breck while the program is officially long gone from their glory years does have Jr. Nate Miller & Sr. Luke Kern up front who are formidable and they have played a tough schedule and could on a given night pull a big upset in the opening round. Mound Westonka is going through a total rebuild this year with a new coach, new faces and has struggled but they did upset LDC once. Bloomington Kennedy has had their struggles as well this winter but a bright spot has been Senior Clayton Deutsch who has double digit goals on the year.

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Section 2A Playoffs 2023

Play In Games (2/22/23)
#11 seed Bloomington Kennedy @ #6 seed Litchfield Dassel Cokato
Litchfield Civic Arena, Litchfield

#10 seed Mound Westonka @ #7 seed Waconia
Waconia Ice Arena, Waconia

#9 seed Breck @ #8 seed Hutchinson
Burich Ice Arena, Hutchinson

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Section 2A Playoffs
Section 2A Play-In Playoff Games
#8 Hutchinson 5 #9 Breck 1
#6 Litchfield Dassel Cokato 7 #11 Bloomington Kennedy 5
#7 Waconia 3 #10 Mound Westonka 0

Section 2A- #7 seed Waconia proved smart by moving their game up to Tuesday with #10 seed Mound Westonka. The Wildcats used two 2nd period powerplay goals to build a 3-0 lead which is how the game would end. Waconia is now (14-12-0) on the year after winning just 5 games a year ago and they will get the chance to rest and prepare for #2 seed Providence Academy unlike the other two play in game matchups that have been postponed to Friday and will now have to play on back to back night vs top seeds. #8 seed Hutchinson was able to build a nice four goal lead over #9 seed Breck after 2 periods of play and win a good game 5-1. The Tigers Sophomore Manny Pearce led the way as he opened the scoring and had a team high 2 point night as it was a very balanced attack effort from Hutch who will now move on to take on #1 seed Orono tomorrow night in the 2A Quarterfinals. In the other 2A Play-In Game #6 seed Litchfield Dassel Cokato survived a major upset attempt by #11 seed Bloomington Kennedy who jumped ahead of the Dragons after 1 period. However, behind Senior Calvin Jones 5 point night (2 goals & 3 assist) LDC was able to out score the Eagles and win a wild 7-5 game and they will move forward to take on #3 seed Delano tomorrow in the 2A Quarterfinals.

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Section 2A Playoffs
Saturday February 25th
Section 2A Quarterfinals
#1 Orono 2 #8 Hutchinson 1 OT
#4 Minneapolis 8 #5 Southwest Christian 0
#7 Waconia 6 #2 Providence Academy 3
#3 Delano 3 #6 Litchfield Dassel Cokato 1

Section 2A- #1 seed Orono survived a massive upset scare from #8 seed Hutchinson. The Tigers were able to get the game into overtime behind a massive 50 plus effort from goaltender Senior Hunter Lien. The Spartans though were able to prevail as Junior Tommy Lewin scored the game winner in overtime and they advanced to the 2A Semifinals. They will take on #4 seed Minneapolis who blitzed #5 seed Southwest Christian taking a commanding 3-0 1st period lead and never looking back from there on the way to the 8-0 rout over the Stars. The 612 boys got a balanced scoring attack and goaltender Junior Mike Shroat continued his impressive but unheralded season in net picking up the playoff shutout. The other side of the bracket saw the biggest upset in Class A take place as #7 seed Waconia knocked off #2 seed Providence Academy. After trailing the Lions 3-2 at the end of the first period the Wildcats scored four unanswered goals as Senior Gavin Brink picked the perfect time for his first ever varsity goal that proved to be the game winner and allow Waconia to move into the Section 2A Semifinals. They will take on #3 seed Delano who won a tight 3-1 game over #6 seed Litchfield Dassel Cokato. The Tigers used Junior Teague Collings two goal night to take out the Dragons and advance to the Semifinal with an interesting coaching battle as the Waconia Staff was the former Bantam coaches in Delano so lots of familiarity between the two teams in this coming week's match up.

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Section 2A Playoff Scores
Tuesday February 28th
Section 2A Semifinals
#1 Orono 8 #4 Minneapolis 5
#3 Delano 6 #7 Waconia 1

Section 2A Playoffs Recaps
#1 seed Orono 8 #4 seed Minneapolis 5
#1 seed Orono survived another wild section playoff game as they outlasted #4 seed Minneapolis. The boys from the 612 looked well on their way to a big upset when they led 5-3 in the 2nd period. However, the Spartans showed some serious championship character as they scored five unanswered goals to win the game, including four in the 3rd. Junior Tommy Lewin was again the hero as he scored the game winning goal for the 2nd straight playoff game in a row and now Orono advances to the Section 2A Final.

#3 seed Delano 6 #7 seed Waconia 1
#3 seed Delano used their playoff experience of being in big games and jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead over the inexperienced #7 seed Waconia Wildcats. Tigers Senior Will Brown showed his postseason experience as he led the way with a big hat trick that helped Delano pull away and never let the Wildcats into the game. Delano will now advance to the 2A final and take on their longtime rival Orono for a trip to State on Friday night.