Teams that are going to State

MNHockeyFan · Post by **MNHockeyFan** » Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:15 pm

All remaining Class A Section Finals will be played Thursday, 2/16.
Remaining Class AA Section Finals to be played Thursday or Friday, as shown.

1A #2 Northfield
2A #2 Mound Westonka
3A #1 Mankato East
4A #1 St. Paul United
5A #1 Blake
6A #2 Alexandria
7A #3 Hibbing/Chisholm
8A #1 Warroad

1AA #3 Farmington
2AA #1 Eden Prairie
3AA #1 Eastview
4AA #1 Hill-Murray
5AA #1 Blaine
6AA #1 Edina
7AA #2 Forest Lake
8AA #2 Roseau

Congrats to all making it, good luck and have fun!

Edits
1A #2 seed Northfield beats #1 seed Red Wing 2-0 with empty net goal with 9 seconds remaining.
7AA Another #2 seed beats a #1, as Forest Lake tops Elk River/Zimmerman 5-2.
6A And another #2 seed stops a #1. Alexandria 3, Fergus Falls 1.
8A #1 Warroad over #2 East Grand Forks 3-2.
5A #1 Blake beats #2 Breck 5-4 (wish I would have gone to see this one!).
1AA #3 Farmington upsets #1 Lakeville South 4-1.
2A #2 Mound Westonka advances to State with an easy 6-2 victory over #1 Delano/Rockford.
6AA #1 Edina shuts out #2 Cretin-Derham Hall 2-0.
4AA #1 Hill-Murray defeats #3 White Bear Lake 4-1. Gopher recruit Abigail Boreen with a goal and two assists.
5AA #1 Blaine beats #2 Maple Grove 3-0.
2AA #1 Eden Prairie beats #2 Minnetonka 2-1 in double overtime.
8AA #2 Roseau topples #1 Brainerd/Little Falls, 3-2 in 4OT's.

Both State Tournaments fields are now complete.

MNHockeyFan · Post by **MNHockeyFan** » Thu Feb 16, 2017 11:27 am

Interesting that of the 16 total sections, 11 of them have come down to a final matching the #1 seed playing #2 (6/8 in Class A; 5/8 in AA). Goes to show that as far as the seeding process was concerned the coaches got it mostly right, with the only major surprise so far being 7A with #1 Proctor/Hermantown bowing out to #5 Duluth Marshall in the semifinal.

MNHockeyFan · Post by **MNHockeyFan** » Thu Feb 16, 2017 9:55 pm

Class A State Tournament teams are now determined, per above edited first post.
The remaining five Class AA section finals will be played tomorrow evening.

MNHockeyFan · Post by **MNHockeyFan** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:08 pm

Edina advances, shutting out CDH 2-0.

Hill-Murray takes a 3-1 lead over White Bear Lake into the 3rd period.
Final: Hill-Murray 4, White Bear Lake 1

MNHockeyFan · Post by **MNHockeyFan** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:56 pm

Blaine advances to State with a 3-0 win over Maple Grove. Now only waiting on 2AA and 8AA.

LZ94 · Post by **LZ94** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:07 pm

Brainerd and Roseau moving to 2nd overtime. Both have radio streaming online.

Sparlimb · Post by **Sparlimb** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:41 pm

LZ94 wrote:Brainerd and Roseau moving to 2nd overtime. Both have radio streaming online.

Heading to 3rd OT...

WBL wasn't really able to test Hill tonight. WBL is a young team, but the bad news is so is Hill-Murray. Hill has 3 seniors total on the team. They are going to be really good again next year.

MNHockeyFan · Post by **MNHockeyFan** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:49 pm

Sparlimb wrote:Heading to 3rd OT...

Sounds like a heckuva game. But whichever team loses will be heartbroken.

I'll always remember the Section final I played in way back in the dark ages, when we lost in triple overtime to WBL.

Sparlimb wrote:WBL wasn't really able to test Hill tonight. WBL is a young team, but the bad news is so is Hill-Murray. Hill has 3 seniors total on the team. They are going to be really good again next year.

Scary thought.

MNHockeyFan · Post by **MNHockeyFan** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:51 pm

Minnetonka holding a 1-0 lead over EP, near the end of the 2nd period.

Sparlimb · Post by **Sparlimb** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:52 pm

MNHockeyFan wrote:Minnetonka holding a 1-0 lead over EP, near the end of the 2nd period.

EP tied it with 2 minutes left. You have to go to the front page of the hub to get the real updates...

Heading to OT as well.

Brainerd v Roseau is 3 minutes from a 4th OT....

Sparlimb · Post by **Sparlimb** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:54 pm

Brainerd scores, but after the whistle...

Headed to a 4th OT

http://www.meridix.com/mbp/hockey/index ... ype=hockey

MNHockeyFan · Post by **MNHockeyFan** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:07 pm

Sparlimb wrote:Brainerd scores, but after the whistle...

Headed to a 4th OT

The girls have to be absolutely exhausted. You just hope that a good goal wins it, not a fluke.

Sparlimb wrote:http://www.meridix.com/mbp/hockey/index ... ype=hockey

Thanks! Have it on now...

MNHockeyFan · Post by **MNHockeyFan** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:11 pm

Tonka and EP heading to 2nd OT, with the Eagles holding a decisive edge in SOG, 37-17.

Sparlimb · Post by **Sparlimb** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:14 pm

EP and Tonka heading to 2nd OT.

Brainerd and Roseau looking hard at 5th OT. Still 3 minutes left in 4th OT.

Sounds like both Warriors and Rams have had numerous chances. Obviously more for Brainerd, but Roseau has had at least three 3 on 1s in OT that I've listened to.

Sparlimb · Post by **Sparlimb** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:22 pm

What's interesting on the Brainerd broadcast is they name every player with the puck. But since I don't know anyone on either team, it's not terribly helpful.

EP wins 2-1 in double OT over Tonka. Defending champs return.

MNHockeyFan · Post by **MNHockeyFan** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:32 pm

Sparlimb wrote:What's interesting on the Brainerd broadcast is they name every player with the puck. But since I don't know anyone on either team, it's not terribly helpful.

LOL. I'm having the same issues! I don't know what the shots are, but it seems like Olivia King is making some huge saves to keep Brainerd/Little Falls alive.

Sparlimb wrote:EP wins 2-1 in double OT over Tonka. Defending champs return.

Much tougher win than most expected! Have to give lots of credit to Tonka for showing so much improvement from the beginning to end of the season.

Sparlimb · Post by **Sparlimb** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:32 pm

Big Upset. Roseau wins in 4 OTs over Brainerd/Little Falls 3-2.

Crazy night.

MNHockeyFan · Post by **MNHockeyFan** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:38 pm

Sparlimb wrote:Big Upset. Roseau wins in 4 OTs over Brainerd/Little Falls 3-2.

Crazy night.

Thanks again, Sparlimb, for your updates. The Class AA State Tournament field is now finalized.

Sparlimb · Post by **Sparlimb** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:38 pm

My attempt as seeding AA:

1. Edina (no doubt, no argument).
2. Hill-Murray (completely interchangeable with Blaine, but they get the nod with past performance).
3. Blaine
4. EP (6 losses drops them)
5. Forest Lake (it's not going to be Farmington, Roseau or EastView)

Game 1: HM v Roseau
Game 2: Blaine v Eastview
Game 3: Edina v Farmington
Game 4: Eden Prairie v Forest Lake