Section 4A 2022-23

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Week #9 Scores

Monday January 16
Armstong/Cooper 3 St Paul Highland Park 2
Mahtomedi 6 Benilde 4

Tuesday January 17
Hastings 7 Simley 1
Chisago Lakes 5 Princeton 2

Wednesday January 18
Eden Prairie 3 Mahtomedi 2 OT
Holy Angels 8 St Paul Highland Park 0

Thursday January 19
Chisago Lakes 7 Becker/Big Lake 2
Southwest Christian 6 St. Paul Highland Park 2
St Paul Academy 3 Simley 2 OT
St Thomas Academy 5 South St Paul 0

Friday January 20
Two Rivers 2 Rochester Lourdes 1
St Paul Johnson 4 Spooner (Wis.) 2

Saturday January 21
Mahtomedi 4 East Ridge 3 OT
St. Paul Academy 5 St. Paul Johnson 1
Forest Lake 8 Chisago Lakes 1
Simley 6 Mound Westonka 2
Two Rivers 5 Tartan 3

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Rankings (1/22/23)
1- Mahtomedi (11-3-0)
2- Two Rivers (14-3-1)
3- Chisago Lakes (6-6-1)
4- St Paul Academy (7-6-1)
5- St Paul Highland Park (8-8-1)
5- Simley (6-10-1)
7- South St Paul (2-13-1)
8- St Paul Johnson (2-14-0)

Section 4A Outlook- Mahtomedi picked up more wins over non 4A AA teams. Two Rivers got 2 more wins as well in non Section 4A action. Chisago Lakes went (2-1) in non Section 4A action. St. Paul Highland Park lost both of their games in non Section 4A action. St. Paul Academy picked up two 4A wins against Simley & St Paul Johnson. South St Paul lost in non Section 4A action this week.

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A PageSat Rankings (1/21/23)
1 MAHTOMEDI 11 4 0 0.733 68 41 20.49
2 CHISAGO LAKES 6 6 1 0.500 45 41 14.94
3 TWO RIVERS 14 3 1 0.806 70 27 14.80
4 ST PAUL ACADEMY 7 6 1 0.536 42 49 13.66
5 ST PAUL HIGHLAND PARK 8 8 1 0.500 50 53 13.57
6 SIMLEY 6 10 1 0.382 48 75 12.60
7 SOUTH ST PAUL 2 13 1 0.156 25 70 11.37
8 ST PAUL JOHNSON 2 14 0 0.125 26 109 4.90

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Week #10 Scores

Tuesday January 24
Chisago Lakes 7 Pine City 2
St Paul Highland Park 6 Bloomington Kennedy 3
Breck 3 St. Paul Academy 2 OT

Wednesday January 25
Hill Murray 4 Mahtomedi 2

Thursday January 26
Hastings 3 Two Rivers 1
Irondale 3 South St Paul 1
St Paul Academy 3 Simley 1
Chisago Lakes 4 Tartan 3 OT

Saturday January 28
Two Rivers 2 South St Paul 0
Simley 2 St. Paul Highland Park 2
La Crescent 6 St. Paul Johnson 1
Hermantown 6 Mahtomedi 3
Chisago Lakes 5 St. Paul Academy 0

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Rankings (1/29/23)
1- Mahtomedi (11-6-0)
2- Two Rivers (15-4-1)
3- Chisago Lakes (9-6-1)
4- St Paul Academy (8-8-1)
5- St Paul Highland Park (9-8-2)
5- Simley (6-11-2)
7- South St Paul (2-15-1)
8- St Paul Johnson (2-15-0)

Section 4A Outlook- Mahtomedi lost to AA Hill Murray and to Hermantown. Two Rivers got a Section 4A sweep of South St Paul. Chisago Lakes got a Section 4A win over St Paul Academy. St. Paul Highland Park and Simley tied each other. St Paul Johnson lost in non Section 4A action this week.

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Week #11 Scores

Monday January 30
Hill Murray 2 Mahtomedi 1 OT

Tuesday January 31
Hill Murray 7 South St Paul 1
Minneapolis 8 St. Paul Highland Park 1
Faribault 3 St. Paul Academy 2
Chisago Lakes 5 Dodge County 4

Wednesday February 1
South St Paul 3 St Paul Highland Park 1

Thursday February 2nd
Providence Academy 5 St. Paul Academy 1
Chisago Lakes 2 Two Rivers 1
St Thomas Academy 3 Mahtomedi 1
Tartan 7 Simley 0

Friday February 3rd
Ely 6 St. Paul Johnson 3

Saturday February 4th
Mahtomedi 10 Simley 1
Chisago Lakes 5 Pine City 4 OT
St Paul Academy 3 La Crescent 1
Ely 8 St Paul Johnson 3
Tartan 4 South St Paul 2

[stateofhawkey]

I know you haven't posted it yet, but Two Rivers lost to Chisago Lakes last night 2-1. The same Chisago Lakes team that went to overtime with 3-18 Tartan. I would argue that Tartan is much better than their record, but still, I've seen enough to know that Two Rivers is getting WAY too much hype and shouldn't be anywhere near the top 10 in Single A. They've played a total of 5 games against teams with a winning record. 3 of those games were losses, and 1 was a tie. The 1 win was Rochester JM.

[ClassAGuy]

I know you haven't posted it yet, but Two Rivers lost to Chisago Lakes last night 2-1. The same Chisago Lakes team that went to overtime with 3-18 Tartan. I would argue that Tartan is much better than their record, but still, I've seen enough to know that Two Rivers is getting WAY too much hype and shouldn't be anywhere near the top 10 in Single A. They've played a total of 5 games against teams with a winning record. 3 of those games were losses, and 1 was a tie. The 1 win was Rochester JM.

Check my rankings out this this upcoming weekend this game will be reflected there. I haven't had Two Rivers in my Class A Top 10 ever you are thinking of the the Lets Play Hockey Poll which is well sad cause that is how state seeds go and is the official poll.

Been skeptical of Two Rivers but had them in Top 20 due to good year however, the loss to Chisago Lakes will drop them out of top 20 and Chisago Lakes is the lock for the 2 seed in 4A now and they got beat by Mahtomedi 8-1 in late December. I think the rematch with of Chisago and Two Rivers will be a good one in the Section Semis on Neutral Ice. Last night the game from a stat sheet perspective looked like a very even 2-1 game.

However, the gap between Mahtomedi and everyone else in 4A looks very WIDE this winter and we will be almost certainly seeing them at the X.

Fun Question here is will they beat in the 4A Final?

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Rankings (2/5/23)
1- Mahtomedi (12-8-0)
2- Chisago Lakes (12-6-1)
3- Two Rivers (15-5-1)
4- St Paul Academy (9-10-1)
5- St Paul Highland Park (9-10-2)
6- Simley (6-13-2)
7- South St Paul (3-17-1)
8- St Paul Johnson (2-17-0)

Section 4A Outlook- Mahtomedi is lock at the #1 seed and is unbeaten in 4A. Chisago Lakes is the #2 seed with their win over Two Rivers. St Paul Academy & St Paul Highland Park have both beaten Simley and play each other twice in the last two weeks to decide the 4 and 5 seed. South St Paul & St Paul Johnson play each other this week to decide the 7 and 8 seed.

[elliott70]

Section 4A Standings QRF
Seed Team Section Overall
Mahtomedi 3-0-0 12-8-0
Chisago Lakes Area 3-1-0 12-6-1
Two Rivers 5-1-0 15-5-1
St. Paul Academy 4-1-0 9-10-1
St. Paul Highland Park/Central 2-2-1 9-10-2
Simley 2-5-1 6-13-2
South St. Paul 1-6-0 3-17-1
St. Paul Johnson 0-4-0 2-17-0

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Standings QRF
Seed Team Section Overall
Mahtomedi 3-0-0 12-8-0
Chisago Lakes Area 3-1-0 12-6-1
Two Rivers 5-1-0 15-5-1
St. Paul Academy 4-1-0 9-10-1
St. Paul Highland Park/Central 2-2-1 9-10-2
Simley 2-5-1 6-13-2
South St. Paul 1-6-0 3-17-1
St. Paul Johnson 0-4-0 2-17-0

Exactly what I have above.... I am not sure I should be happy being spot on with QRF ...

[elliott70]

But QRF gets better as the season goes on..
so similar is not a bad thing

It will be interesting to see pagestat later today or tomorrow.

[ClassAGuy]

But QRF gets better as the season goes on..
so similar is not a bad thing

It will be interesting to see pagestat later today or tomorrow.

I have been hard on QRF in the past but looking at this I agree its close.

The computer doesnt factor in the head to head matchups that coaches will that I include in my rankings but QRF so far is pretty darn close to what it will end up being as much as I dont want to say that

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A PageStat (2/5/23)
1 MAHTOMEDI 12 8 0 0.600 85 57 19.93
2 CHISAGO LAKES 12 6 1 0.658 73 55 15.10
3 TWO RIVERS 15 5 1 0.738 74 32 14.71
4 ST PAUL ACADEMY 9 10 1 0.475 53 67 13.42
5 ST PAUL HIGHLAND PARK 9 10 2 0.476 60 69 12.97
6 SIMLEY 6 13 2 0.333 52 97 12.12
7 SOUTH ST PAUL 3 17 1 0.167 32 87 11.79
8 ST PAUL JOHNSON 2 17 0 0.105 33 129 4.27

Exactly how I have it as well

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Week #12 Scores

Monday February 6th
St Paul Academy 6 River Falls 2

Tuesday February 7th
Mahtomedi 6 Two Rivers 0
South St Paul 7 St Paul Johnson 0
Cambridge Isanti 4 Chisago Lakes 2

Wednesday February 7th
St. Paul Highland Park 5 St. Paul Academy 3

Thursday February 8th
Simley 3 South St Paul 2
Chisago Lakes 11 Northern Edge 3
Mahtomedi 7 Hastings 1

Friday February 10th
Red Lake Falls 7 St Paul Johnson 2

Saturday February 11th
Mahtomedi 8 Breck 2
Princeton 5 Chisago Lakes 2
St Paul Academy 4 St Paul Johnson 1
Simley 3 Two Rivers 2
Spring Lake Park 3 St. Paul Highland Park 1

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Rankings (2/12/23)
1- Mahtomedi (15-8-0)
2- Chisago Lakes (13-8-1)
3- Two Rivers (15-7-1)
4- St Paul Highland Park (10-11-2)
5- St Paul Academy (11-11-1)
6- Simley (8-13-2)
7- South St Paul (4-18-1)
8- St Paul Johnson (2-20-0)

Section 4A Team Resumes -
Mahtomedi- Section 4A Record (4-0-0) PageStat Rank (1st out of 8 ) QRF (1st out of 8 )
4A Wins- Chisago Lakes, Two Rivers, Simley, SSP 4A Losses- None
Section 4A Games Remaining- None

Chisago Lakes- Section 4A Record (3-1-0) PageStat Rank (2nd out of 8 ) QRF (2nd out of 8 )
4A Wins- Two Rivers, SPA, SSP 4A Losses- Mahtomedi
Section 4A Games Remaining- Simley

Two Rivers- Section 4A Record (5-3-0) PageStat Rank (3rd out of 8 ) QRF (3rd out of 8 )
4A Wins- SPHP, Simley, SPJ, SSPl x2 4A Losses- Mahtomedi, Chisago Lakes, Simley
Section 4A Games Remaining- St Paul Highland Park

St Paul Highland Park- Section 4A Record (3-2-1) PageStat Rank (5th out of 8 ) QRF (5th out of 8 )
4A Wins- SPA, Simley, SPJ 4A Losses- Two Rivers, SSP 4A Ties- Simley
Section 4A Games Remaining- St Paul Academy and Two Rivers

St Paul Academy- Section 4A Record (5-2-0) PageStat Rank (4th out of 8 ) QRF (4th out of 8 )
4A Wins- SSP, Simley x2, SPJ x2 4A Losses- Chisago Lakes & SPHP
Section 4A Games Remaining- St Paul Highland Park

Simley- Section 4A Record (4-5-1) PageStat Rank (6th out of 8 ) QRF (6th out of 8 )
4A Wins- Two Rivers, SSP x2, SPJ 4A Losses- Two Rivers, Mahtomedi, SPA x2, SPHP 4A Ties- SPHP
Section 4A Games Remaining- Chisago Lakes

South St Paul- Section 4A Record (2-8-0) PageStat Rank (7th out of 8 ) QRF (7th out of 8 )
4A Wins- SPHP, SPJ 4A Losses- Mahtomedi, Two Rivers x2, Chisago Lakes, SPA, Simley x2
Section 4A Games Remaining- None

St Paul Johnson- Section 4A Record (0-6-0 PageStat Rank (8th out of 8 ) QRF (8th out of 8 )
4A Wins- None 4A Losses-Two Rivers, SPA x2, Simley, SSP, SPHP
Section 4A Games Remaining- None

Section 4A Seeding Outlook- Mahtomedi is unbeaten in the section and is the lock for the #1 seed. Chisago Lakes is the #2 seed with their head to head win over Two Rivers. The St Paul Highland Park & St Paul Academy rematch this week will settle the #4 & #5 seed. Simley is the #6 seed still due losing to the Scots and getting swept by SPA. South St Paul who is the #7 seed with their head to head win over St Paul Johnson who is the #8 seed as they are winless in the Section 4A play.

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Scores Week #13

Monday February 13th
Coon Rapids 6 Simley 4
Minneapolis 4 Chisago Lakes 1

Tuesday February 14th
Mahtomedi 6 Delano 1
Spring Lake Park 5 South St Paul 1

Wednesday February 15th
St. Paul Academy 4, St. Paul Highland Park 3

Thursday February 16th
Mahtomedi 4 Woodbury 2
Chisago Lakes 3 Providence Academy 2 OT
St Paul Academy 10 Northern Edge 3
St Paul Johnson 3 Mora 0
Hastings 7 South St Paul 2
St Thomas Academy 5 Two Rivers 0

Saturday February 18th
Two Rivers 4 St Paul Highland Park 3
Simley 3 Chisago Lakes 1

[ClassAGuy]

Official Section 4A seeds:
1. Mahtomedi
2. Chisago Lakes
3. Two Rivers
4. St. Paul Academy
5. St. Paul Highland Park
6. Simley
7. South St. Paul
8. St. Paul Johnson

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Seeds
1- Mahtomedi (17-8-0)
2- Chisago Lakes (14-10-1)
3- Two Rivers (16-8-1)
4- St Paul Academy (13-11-1)
5- St Paul Highland Park (10-13-2)
6- Simley (9-14-2)
7- South St Paul (4-20-1)
8- St Paul Johnson (3-20-0)

Section 4A Playoff Preview- The biggest question in 4A this year might be who has the opportunity to get to the Section 4A Final vs who goes to State. Most would assume this Section seems to almost be a lock that Mahtomedi will be heading to state. The Zephyrs come rolling into the Section tournament having won 4A 4 of the last 5 years, thanks to a brief Class A Championship Run by Gentry Academy, and appear to be well on their way to returning to the Xcel this winter. The challengers are tough to see but it appears that an upcoming Two Rivers and good mid tier Class A program in Chisago Lakes would be your best bet. Gone are the days of South St Paul and St Paul Johnson being proud tough public schools as both now are just trying to keep their programs alive, this one appear to one of the easier brackets to predict, which does open the door for of the biggest Class Sectional upsets ever if one of the other seven school want to shock the state in the next few weeks.

The Favorite- Mahtomedi brings into the playoffs a different group then they had in the Dardis era as this team is deep both up front and on their back end and presents what looks like an AA lineup with waves of depth they can throw your way. They are led up front by a great core of seniors Charlie Drage, David Wolsfeld, Corey Bohmert makes up one line. While another all senior group of Seth Nelson, Jonny Grove, Carter Haycraft make up a very good 2nd line and both are equally dangerous and point producing threats every time they hit the ice. The defensive core is deep as well and led by senior Cav Bruner who runs the powerplay and controls the play when he is on the ice and he is often paired with William Brummel. Smooth skating sophomore Sam Harris is one to watch as he plays mega minutes for a youngster and is very talented. The Zephyrs on paper and so far on the ice and games vs 4A teams appear to be too much for the competition to handle.

The Challenger- The top contender, if there is one, would be Chisago Lakes. The Wildcats had a rough start to the year going (0-4-1) out of the gate but they have played much better as the year has gone on. Starting goalie Senior Jack Hanson has experience and took Chisago Lakes to the Section 4A Final last winter. They have a solid group of forwards in Seniors Nikolas Jinks, Cullen Dorcas & Junior Jack Bakken who provide scoring depth. They also have top defenseman Senior Nathan Bluhm to lead the team's defensive unit in points and minutes played.

The Dark Horses- Two Rivers the Warriors have had a really great year and were ranked in the Top 10 at times in the Official Class A coaches poll but they have been sputtering to the finish of late. They still have enough to make a run to the Section final as they have their do it all star Senior forward Casey Ball who has over 20 goals on the year and upcoming Sophomore Eddie Auran has chipped in over 20 points of his own. The real strength is in the nets as Senior Tyler Ouren is outstanding and on any given night can shut down the opponent and keep the Warriors in the game. They will need him to be on his A game if they want to make a run in 4A.

Section Scaries- Simley improved throughout the year and showed in their late season upsets over Two Rivers and Chisago Lakes they can definitely be a scary first round opponent and the Spartans will roll through their do it all stud Sr. Caden Renslow who plays big minutes and makes plays all over the ice. South St Paul goaltender Sophomore Wyatt Cheney is one to keep an eye on as he has been unheralded but magnificent in net as he regularly stops 40-50 shots a night and can definitely steal a game.

The Rest- Includes St Paul Academy has had a nice year beyond the double digit goals of Sr. Sebastian Hoiland, George Peltier and leading scorer Junior Will Black while St Paul Highland Park’s Sr.Charlie Eischens & Soph. Isaac Johnson lead the way for a Scots team having a nice year. And finally I have to mention St Paul Johnson as I hope the reports are not true that this may be the last game for the Govies, one of the great historical programs in Minnesota High Hockey History.

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Playoffs 2023

Quarterfinal Games (2/23/23)
#8 seed St Paul Johnson vs #1 seed Mahtomedi
Aldrich Arena, Maplewood

#5 seed St Paul Highland Park vs #4 seed St Paul Academy
Aldrich Arena, Maplewood

Quarterfinal Games (2/24/23)
#7 seed South St Paul vs #2 seed Chisago Lakes
Aldrich Arena, Maplewood

#6 seed Simley vs #3 seed Two Rivers
Aldrich Arena, Maplewood

[wbmd]

Johnson will upset Mahtomedi. The Govies are on a roll now after finishing the regular season with a shutout over Mora/Milaca and their first win over a team from Minnesota this season. Besides, if this is the last season of Johnson hockey (hopefully it isn't), they might as well beat the number 1 seed and from there they will keep winning - including the the state championship this year.

[ClassAGuy]

4A Playoff Update #1

Section 4A- Weather related news it appears that all four 4A Quarterfinal games will be played on Friday February 24th. Games start at noon at Aldrich Arena if you're looking for a reason to skip school or catch the Govies' maybe last ever game on your lunch break from work.

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Playoffs
Friday February 24th
Section 4A Quarterfinals
#1 Mahtomedi 10 #8 St Paul Johnson 0
#4 St Paul Academy 5 #5 St Paul Highland Park 2
#2 Chisago Lakes 5 #7 South St Paul 0
#3 Two Rivers 5 #6 Simley 2

Section 4A- #1 seed Mahtomedi got the day started quickly at Aldrich Arena for the 4A Quarterfinal as they blew out #8 seed St. Paul Johnson. The Zephyrs got 4 goals a piece from Seniors Charlie Drage & Seth Nelson as they rolled to the 10-0 win. For the Govies if this is indeed the end a tip of the cap to Coach Moose Younghans for keeping this tradition rich program alive for as long as he did. The Zephyrs will moves onto the 4A Semifinals where they will face #4 seed St Paul Academy. The Spartans built up a 4-0 lead on the #5 seed St Paul Highland Park behind Senior Sebastian Hoiland’s 2 goals and 3 point night. The Scots did fight back and cut the deficit to 4-2 but an empty net goal sent SPA to the 4A Semifinals. In the other part of the bracket #2 seed Chisago Lakes took care of business vs #7 seed South St Paul as they built an early lead and Goaltender Senior Jack Hanson shut the door from their picked up the shutout and they advanced to meet #3 seed Two Rivers. The Warriors won a good back and forth hockey game with #6 seed Simley. In tie 2-2 game Sophomore Eddie Auran scored the game winner late in the 2nd period to help Two Rivers advance to the 4A Semifinals where they will meet the Wildcats on Tuesday Night.

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Playoff Scores
Tuesday February 28th
Section 4A Semifinals
#1 Mahtomedi 9 #4 St Paul Academy 1
#2 Chisago Lakes 3 #3 Two Rivers 2

Section 4A Playoffs Recaps
#1 seed Mahtomedi 9 #4 seed St Paul Academy 1
#1 seed Mahtomedi cruised to another big win win they took down #4 seed St Paul Academy with ease. The Zephyrs blew open the game with a big six goal second period Seniors Charlie Drage and David Wolsfeld both were able to reach100 career points in the process. Mahtomedi now advances to the 4A Final on Thursday night.

#2 seed Chisago Lakes 3 #3 seed Two Rivers 2
#2 seed Chisago Lakes was able to hold on to defeat #3 seed Two Rivers in a game where they were out shot 38-24 by the Warriors. The Wildcats were able to build up a 3-0 lead over Two Rivers behind Senior Nate Bluhm’s big two goal game effort and Chisago Lakes was able to hold on the lead from there despite a good late push by the Warriors to tie it. The Wildcats will now move on to take on the #1 seed Zephyrs in the 4A Final.

[stateofhawkey]

The Chisago Lakes - Two Rivers result makes me giggle. Someone on Twitter had been backing Two Rivers all season, and picked them to actually win the Section, saying "Dangerous team played Hill-Murray 1-0 even shots." Those of us who actually pay attention knew the reality of the situation.