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#6 ANDOVER VS. #3 EDINA 8:30 Thursday Two of the more successful programs this decade meet in the nightcap, though this will be their first ever Tourney meeting; somewhat surprisingly, they have no recent regular season history, either. Andover (11-14-3, Unranked, 5-seed in 5AA) State appearances: 6...

#7 LAKEVILLE SOUTH VS. #2 MOORHEAD 6:00 Thursday Two recent Tourney regulars meet in the same time slot where they collided for a memorable game last season, when South stunned the state by jumping out to 3-1 and 4-2 leads before the Spuds roared back and won 7-4. They did not meet during the regula...

#5 GRAND RAPIDS VS. #4 ROSEMOUNT 1:30 Thursday A Classic northern power collides with another AA first-timer in the second quarterfinal. Rosemount won a December meeting up north 6-0. Grand Rapids (15-12-1, #19, 1-seed in 7AA) State appearances: 18 (last in 2024) Championships: 4 (1975, 1976, 1980, ...

#8 GENTRY ACADEMY vs. #1 MINNETONKA 11:00 Thursday -A Tourney surprise takes on one of the clear favorites as we switch to a new format in which the 8-seed vs. 1-seed game starts the day. These teams have never met before. Gentry Academy (17-9-2, #25, 5-seed in 4AA) State appearances: First in AA; o...

The Twitter trolls will find a way to fault a coach who wins 5 straight state championships. I have a lot of respect for O'Leary and what he's done with Wayzata. The 2016 title and the 2017 upset made his talent obvious, and they grabbed that 2021 berth, too. Of course falling short with that 2024 t...

After Wednesday night I was prepared for a bit of a letdown, and this was indeed not one of the more memorable 7AA finals in history. Rapids did what it needed to do, especially on the PP, and Rock Ridge never really mounted much sustained offense that suggested they could make it interesting after ...

What a fantastic hockey game. My younger Greyhound self would cringe to hear me say this, but I loved this Cloquet team for their discipline and steadiness. They are so well coached; sure, they have some very good defensemen, but even the less skilled ones were fantastic at closing down gaps and nev...

Congrats to Rosemount! Seems like the Irish set the trap and St. Thomas fell right in. Impressive win, STA looked very good late in the season. Fun to see some fresh blood.

4-2 Blake, early 3rd

Looking for 4 tickets for the AA final on Saturday night (not for me, but for friends who would prefer not to stand in a long line, if possible). DM if you have a lead. Thanks!

I haven't necessarily won yet! If Andover wins, which is very possible, I'm out too. Should've taken the 5-seeds as well.

Hey, good life on the forum today! Fun day at Amsoil, even with East losing a tough one to Rock Ridge. That game was a blast, as was Cloquet-Hermantown. I love watching that Cloquet team play hockey--hardworking, great D, good discipline, taking care of business in their own end and just enough flas...

I'm really looking forward to this one. GR has a little more depth and its higher end is a little bit better, and has been a half step ahead of the rest of 7AA since mid-January or so. But, FL has better goaltending and won the regular season meeting, so they know they can beat Rapids. I think both ...

Gameplay in the regular season meeting was relatively even, but RR's experienced talent found the net a few times and that secured the win. I picked RR to win the section because I do think they're the best team in it when at their peak, but the nature of this section is that everyone has flaws, so ...

The top four seeds in each section. 4^8 = $65,536

Update: all official seeds have been added, and some 3AA comments were re-worked given the seeding surprise there.

It’s the end of the regular season! That means for a change in rankings format, as I list the top 25 and then walk through each section. Seedings are speculative (outside of pre-released 7AA and 8AA), and I may update this post as things become official. The top 25: 1. Rogers (20-4-1) 2. Minnetonka ...

Doing high school hockey rankings while unexpectedly stranded overnight in Puerto Rico was not in my plans for the week (long story), but here I am, churning this out at a weird hour. Rankings: 1. Minnetonka (20-1-2) -The Skippers held steady at the top, thumping Eden Prairie and taking care of Wayz...

After a couple of pretty flat weeks toward the top we have some churn in the top six this week, and Lake Conference action is providing some movement here and there, too. Further down, 5AA and 7AA are absolute clusters, and there’s some weird stuff happening around the margins, too. Here are the ran...

We have a pretty stable top seven right now, though this season did take one of its weirder twists when Moorhead lost to Grand Forks Central this past week. Section seeds are coming into shape now, too. Rankings: 1. Minnetonka (16-1-1) -It was smooth sailing for the Skippers against Buffalo and Hopk...

The top two are the same, but things have shuffled a bit beyond that, and once we hit #14 or so, all bets are off. Rankings: 1. Minnetonka (15-1-1) -The Skippers methodically worked their way past St. Michael-Albertville and Maple Grove this past week, remaining in command of the top spot here. They...

CrimsonCakeEater wrote: ↑Sun Jan 11, 2026 10:17 am Would Edina have been #1 without the STMA blunder?

Good question, and one I had not pondered since the STMA loss happened first. I might have gone Spuds-Edina-Tonka in that instance, though I wouldn't have felt great about that.

Sometimes it comes quickly, sometimes it comes slowly, but chaos always comes to the AA rankings. The top two teams, after looking nearly untouchable all season, both suffered blemishes this past week. The rankings may not have shifted much, but the overall landscape certainly has. Your rankings: 1....

In the "I might be biting off more than I can chew" department, I can fairly easily incorporate North Dakota and Wisconsin scores into my PageStat file. The primary reason here is that it should (could?) make the PageStat ratings of those Minnesota games with out-of-state competition more...

We’re at the approximate halfway point of the season, and the rankings are starting to take firmer shape after much early blurriness. 1. Minnetonka (12-0-1) -The shutout train continued for the Skippers as they shut out two more respectable opponents, Blaine and Mahtomedi. The numbers are eye-poppin...