Class AA Preseason Rankings

[High Heat]

Why not get this debate going. Obviously still uncertainty with where some players are going to end up. So here we go, let the debate begin.


1. Moorhead
2. Minnetonka
3. St. Thomas
4. Hill Murray
5. Rogers
6. Wayzata
7. Cretin Derham Hall
8. Maple Grove
9. Rosemount
10. Benilde St. Margaret’s
11. White Bear Lake
12. Holy Family
13. Shakopee
14. Andover
15. Holy Angels
16. Edina
17. Stillwater
18. Eden Prairie
19. Totino-Grace
20. Centennial

HM: Prior Lake, Blaine, Elk River, Chanhassen, Duluth East, Grand Rapids

[headsupsticksdown]

Ummm… Are the hornets going to be THAT bad?

[BP]

Why not get this debate going. Obviously still uncertainty with where some players are going to end up. So here we go, let the debate begin.


1. Minnetonka
2. Moorhead
3. St. Thomas
4. Hill Murray
5. Rogers
6. Wayzata
7. Cretin Derham Hall
8. Maple Grove
9. Rosemount
10. Benilde St. Margaret’s
11. White Bear Lake
12. Holy Family
13. Shakopee
14. Andover
15. Stillwater
16. Holy Angles
17. Edina
18. Eden Prairie
19. Totino-Grace
20. Centennial

HM: Prior Lake, Blaine, Elk River, Chanhassen, Duluth East, Grand Rapids

Might be unclear on who is leaving and coming - lots of teams losing guys.

[mnpuckster]

Cretin seems to be losing Chorlton and Max Anderson. Not a top5 team if that is the case.

Hill is #1, absolutely loaded, unless they lose kids as well.

Seems more kids are leaving this year more than other years. The hockey 'advisors' dreams coming true. You'll never succeed in life hockey without leaving your entire lives behind at 16/17 years old and play against 18-20 year Olds as a 4th liner 8 minutes/game.

[Sparlimb]

Cretin seems to be losing Chorlton and Max Anderson. Not a top5 team if that is the case.

Hill is #1, absolutely loaded, unless they lose kids as well.

Seems more kids are leaving this year more than other years. The hockey 'advisors' dreams coming true. You'll never succeed in life hockey without leaving your entire lives behind at 16/17 years old and play against 18-20 year Olds as a 4th liner 8 minutes/game.

Totally a "not a dink" take. Clearly a well thought out opinion.

[Lino Lakes Hockey]

More HS kids leaving than in past years. 2nd year USHL kids going to the WHL. Seems weird that colleges want 20 year old freshmen but kids are in a hurry to leave high school more than ever.

[stpaul]

Cretin seems to be losing Chorlton and Max Anderson. Not a top5 team if that is the case.

Hill is #1, absolutely loaded, unless they lose kids as well.

Seems more kids are leaving this year more than other years. The hockey 'advisors' dreams coming true. You'll never succeed in life hockey without leaving your entire lives behind at 16/17 years old and play against 18-20 year Olds as a 4th liner 8 minutes/game.

HM has lost Juniors Caden Zasada (21 goals as a Soph.) to Spokane WHL and Carson Scott (6-3, 200 lb D-man) to the NTDP.

[BSUBeaver]

I just read today (can't find the link) that the WHL is starting to offer kids from Minnesota the ability to do the "before and after" like the USHL and NAHL.

EDIT: Found It: https://x.com/JonKeenNLSports/status/19 ... 3022530711

[East Side Pioneer Guy]

Caden Zasada is playing out west but will return for the high school season.

[Sparlimb]

Caden Zasada is playing out west but will return for the high school season.

More wonderful words won't be spoken this pre-season.

[Slap Shot]

How about Caden Lindsay?

[BP]

How about Caden Lindsay?

Before and After

[blueblood]

Any Section 8AA news?

[Joe2015]

Any Section 8AA news?

Youth Hockey Hub via their Junior Hockey Pod reports that both Zac Zimmerman and Tyden Bergeson will be coming back to Moorhead

I imagine this makes the Spuds the clear favorites in 8AA and gives them a decent chance to repeat.

[O-townClown]

Ummm… Are the hornets going to be THAT bad?

No, Edina at 16 is clearly delusional. Most teams would kill to have as much returning.

Tucker Johnson, Bode McConnell, Alex White, Dylan Dubuc, David Varecka, Sam Peckham, Brady Peterson and Brady Mullman played on the state Bantam champs in 2023 and last year's Varsity that finished third. Ditto goalies Chase Bjorgaard & Wyatt Spindler. Becker Wenkus was all-tournament as a freshman. Drew Botts was a solid player on that Bantam team as an 8th grader and is capable of playing a big role if needed as a junior off JV. Sophomore Nash Paine should be productive immediately.

Someone is either asleep at the wheel or suffers from acute stinger envy to have the Hornets outside the Top 5. Compare this to every other team besides Moorhead and the Hornets stack up nicely. Football reaching the end means a late start for Geyer, White, Bjorgaard. Once late-December rolls around Edina should be as good as anyone except the Spuds.