2024-25 Section 4A

[ClassAGuy]

2024-25 Section 4A Preseason Preview
Section 4A has been dominated by Mahtomedi in recent years as they have now won the section in 7 of the last 8 years. The Zephyrs are a blueblood program within Class A and they have become an annual team that plays on Friday at X come Tourney Time. They are again the favorites this year but the last two years their main challengers in 4A of Chisago Lakes & Southwest Christian/Richfield have pushed them more in the Section Final to show that they won't go down easily and both appear to be the main contenders again this year. Other programs continue to build as St Paul Academy & South St Paul have both gotten momentum of recent playoff success to build off of. However, when it comes to Section 4A the question remains can anyone beat Mahtomedi and end their reign of dominance within this Metro East section.

BHS 2024-25 Section 4A Preseason Ranking
1- Mahtomedi Zephyrs
2- Chisago Lakes Wildcats
3- Southwest Christian/Richfield Stars
4- St. Paul Academy Spartans
5- South St. Paul Packers
6- St. Paul Highland Park Scots
7- Simley Spartans
8- Bloomington Kennedy Eagles

1- Mahtomedi Zephyrs
Head Coach- Jeff Poeschl 31st year, (511-307-22)
Last Year's Record and Finish: (18-13-0) Section 4A Champion and took 4th place in Class A
Zephyrs Outlook- The Zephyrs have become a team that it seems like you can routinely count on to be playing Friday at State in Class A which they have done now 6 times in the last 7 years. The Zephyrs will have to retool their attack this season as they graduated 3 of their top scorers and then took a big hit in the offseason when their top two returners Senior Sam Harris and Junior Jimmy Egan both became early departures. However, Coach Poeschl has done wonders in the past at being able to take unheralded talent and getting them to buy into his systems and turning into a team that is very difficult to play against. At forward they still do return experience in Seniors Winston Wright, Laken Decker, Ryan Lipovitz & Mac Appert and Junior Brayden Fuerst who all had nearly double digit points last year will look to be the leaders of a young offense this winter. Add to them a trio of talented Sophomores Will Seevers, Devin O’Donnell & Blake Bentz coming up from the JV & AA Bantams ready to push for playing time immediately. On defense they have some experience as Senior Joey Pipes & Junior Cody Loida are back with varsity experience to build around and expect Junior Cael Brummel and Sophomores Zach Zins & Trevor Rogosheske to be candidates for minutes coming up from the JV & AA Bantams. In the net, goaltender Senior Wes Strub got lots of action splitting the net this past season and should be ready to take over the starting role. Looking at Mahtomedi on paper there are still enough pieces here for the coaching staff to mold another contender by the time March rolls around and be as tough as ever against this upcoming season. The Zephyrs always should be considered contenders in Class A and they will be a strong pick to win 4A yet again and play a tough AA filled schedule to be ready to contend for a Class A Title come tourney time.

2- Chisago Lakes Wildcats
Head Coach: Cory Lushanko 6th year, (75-51-3)
Last Year’s Record and Finish: (11-14-1) Lost in Section 4A Quarterfinals
Wildcats Outlook- The Wildcats had really solidified themselves as a winning program having 5 straight winning seasons and going to 3 Section Finals during that time period before last season. However, last year was just a struggle all year as they were never able to get healthy and things ended with their first losing season since 2018 and they were the biggest upset victim of the Class A quarterfinal round getting knocked out by 6 seed. Chisago Lakes should be back to their normal standards this year as they will return 40% of their scoring from last year which includes the return of their 2nd, 3rd & 5th leading scorers from a year ago in Seniors Maxwell Bobrowski & Benjamin Kerkow and Junior Austin Slettom who all had double digit points and look for two transfers they coming in Senior Alex Bever & Junior Jake Kletti to push for immediate big minutes. They should have some depth returning as well up front as Senior Lucas Ide and Juniors Landon Kerkow & Quin Ryan are back with varsity experience up and should be more productive. Also look for incoming Sophomores Nick Hansen, Jase Kelley, Nathan Williams & Oliver Bushweiler coming up from the youth ranks to push for playing time. They will have to revamp the blueline that was hit hard by graduation but they do return Junior Maxwell Koch who is an elite defender to build a new core around and Sophomore Ben Berger should be top defender right away coming up from the youth. They will have experience in net to break in a young blueline as Senior Brett Hanson & Junior Corbin Shandley are both back after splitting the net last year for the Wildcats and Shandley had a big offseason and should make Chisago Lakes very tough in net. Add it all up and the Wildcats should be back as a contender this year in 4A and within Class A overall.

3- Southwest Christian/Richfield Stars
Head Coach- Paul Ranheim 3rd year, (29-20-5)
Last Year's Record and Finish: (17-11-0) Lost in Section 4A Championship Game
Stars Outlook- The Stars took full advantage of their move into Section 4A last winter and they were able to not only win their programs first ever playoff game but they advanced all the way to the Section Final and came oh so close to State Tourney berth. Southwest Christian/Richfield now will have the test of trying to stay competitive as they graduated a large and successful senior class this offseason. The reason for the continued optimism is that they do return some very good parts of last year's record setting team. Offensively, they return Senior Paul Horner and Junior Christian Greer who both put up around 30 points last year. They also have Senior Johnny Erhart and Juniors Vinny Ferrara & Gavin Schmid who all have varsity experience to add depth up front and also look for 9th grader Wyatt Durand to provide immediate impact after leading the JV in scoring as an 8th grader. Defensively they return elite Junior Tate Hardacre as 5 of their 6 regular defenseman are back along with Senior Ashton Hendel, Junior Luke Dore and Sophomores Bennett Breuer & Carson Wright all have varsity experience on the blueline. The veteran backend will be needed as the big question mark with this team will be who steps up in net but look for it to be a battle between Senior Eric Carlson and youngster 9th grader Hudson Tucker, who was the top goalie in the Tonka Youth program, to be the main contenders to step in there. Looking at what is returning and who is coming in there should be plenty of excitement around this program as they look to build off their record setting year last season this winter.

4- St Paul Academy Spartans
Head Coach: Bill McClellan 4th year, (32-46-1)
Last Year’s Record and Finish: (10-17-0) Lost in Section 4A Quarterfinals
Spartans Outlook- St Paul Academy is looking to build off their recent playoff success as they have been able to make it to the Section 4A Semifinals the last 2 consecutive years. They will now be looking to make it three years in a row this winter and they return some key players upfront but questions on how they replace their backend will be the ultimate test for their success this year. At forward they return their leading goal scorer Senior Ethan Peltier who had double digit goals last year. Add to him Seniors Jimmy Steiner, Liam Huddleston, Jack De Haven & Preston Karelitz are all back with varsity experience to help them have scoring depth and veteran leadership up front. On defense Junior Shea Murphy & Senior Peter Hoppe return with varsity experience for them to build around on the backend. The big question mark will be in net as they will need a new goalie this winter and answering that question will be key to how successful this team will be this upcoming season.

5- South St Paul Packers
Head Coach: Zach Palmquist 2nd year, (9-17-1)
Last Year’s Record and Finish: (9-17-1) Lost in Section 4A Semifinals
Packers Outlook- South St Paul is another program hoping to build off last year’s playoff success. The Packers pulled off the biggest stunner of the Class A Quarterfinal Round when as a 6 seed they made the Semifinals. It was a great way to end the season for their 1st year coach who did a nice job of pumping some energy into this historic program. Now the test will be what can be done in year two as they do return their leading goal scorer in Senior Roddick Simons. They also have Junior Cole Stever and Sophomores Roman Knight, Jaxson Horning & Jace Erb who all played minutes as freshman last year and will be stronger and older this year. On the Blueline Junior Jackson Schultz & Sophomore Greyson Simons return with experience to build around. In net it looks like they will turn to Sophomore Michal Francis and this will be a younger team looking to take another step forward this winter and continue the success they experienced at the end of last season.

6- St Paul Highland Park Scots
Head Coach: Paul Ryan 3rd Year, (22-28-2)
Last Year’s Record and Finish: (12-14-0) Lost in Section 4A Quarterfinals
Scots Outlook- St Paul Highland Park has for the last two years got progressively better and earned a Top 5 seed for the Section Playoffs. However, they have not been able yet to get that big playoff win and push into the Semis and this offseason they were hit hard by graduation. However, the Scots still do return their leading scorer in Senior Isaac Johnson who should be one of the top players in the section. Seniors Tommy Rust & Leo Kirsch are also back with varsity experience to start building a new scoring core around. On defense Seniors Mustafa Ahmadad & Sean McMullen along with Juniors Gavin Olsen & Max Karvonen are back to help build up the blueline and they should be solid in net as Senior Calum Axelson returns as the starting goalie from last season. While they did graduate a chunk of goals off of last season’s team St Paul Highland Park still have a solid returning senior class to build another good team around and maybe finally breakthrough into the 4A Semis this winter.

7- Simley Spartans
Head Coach: Ben Horsch 1st year, (0-0-0)
Last Year’s Record and Finish: (5-19-2) Lost in Section 4A Quarterfinals
Spartans Outlook- Simley had a disappointing year overall last year as they were a team that had a large Senior class returning which gave them high hopes for the year. Yet when the season started they just never could get things on track and gain any traction and they ended up winning just 5 games on the year. Now they will face a major transition after losing their veteran head coach and huge senior class and they will turn to their few returners in Seniors Tyler Letendre, the team’s leading scorer last year, Ethan Unglesbee & Alex Miller to lead them to a better year this season. On defense Junior Luke Milner returns and they will look to build a new backend around him. They will also need a new goalie with Junior Everett Hay being a candidate to take over in net for what will be a very young team with lots of players getting their first varsity experience at the beginning of this season and this will be a team that needs to grow as the winter wears on.

8- Bloomington Kennedy Eagles
Head Coach: Brandon Tveitbakk 2nd year, (4-22-0)
Last Year’s Record and Finish: (4-22-0) Lost in Section 4A Semifinals
Eagles Outlook- It was another tough year for Bloomington Kennedy as they were not able to find a ton of success on the ice last season and now in the offseason we got news that this will be the last for this tradition rich program. The Eagles will compete hard, as they always do, and they will look to have the program go out on a bang this year as they return a lineup with more varsity experience and a big senior class. Up front Seniors David Wurst, Isaac Syrjamaki, Mason Biermaier, Marvin Miller & Gustavo Perry all are back with varsity experience. On the blueline Seniors Rocky Carlson & Calvin Danielson return with varsity experience as well. In net they will not have the same level of experience but Junior Dominick Russell appears to be the main option to take over the starting role. Bloomington Kennedy will hope that their big senior class with loads of experience will help lead them to a successful last season for this long time proud program.

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Games Week #1
Saturday (11/23/24)
#6 Mahtomedi 2 #4 Hibbing/Chisholm 3 OT
#17 Chisago Lakes 3 Hastings 3 OT
Simley 3 St. Paul Highland Park 2

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Ranking (11/24/24)
1- Mahtomedi Zephyrs (0-1-0)
2- Chisago Lakes Wildcats (0-0-1)
3- Southwest Christian/Richfield Stars (0-0-0)
4- St. Paul Academy Spartans (0-0-0)
5- South St. Paul Packers (0-0-0)
6- Simley Spartans (1-0-0)
7- St. Paul Highland Park Scots (0-1-0)
8- Bloomington Kennedy Eagles (0-0-0)

4A Summary- Simley picked up a big Section 4A win over St Paul Highland Park to start the year. Chisago Lakes picked up a come from behind tie vs Hastings. Mahtomedi dropped a tough one in overtime vs Hibbing and the rest of Section 4A was idle in the opening week.

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Scores Week #2
Tuesday (11/26/24)
#6 Mahtomedi 1 Hill Murray 9
#19 Chisago Lakes 7 Marshall 1
Bloomington Kennedy 1 #21 Mound Westonka 16

Wednesday (11/27/24)
St Paul Academy 0 Winona 4

Friday (11/29/24)
#6 Mahtomedi vs Centennial
St Paul Highland Park 5 Northern Edge 1
South St Paul 2 Duluth Marshall 11
Simley vs Park Rapids

Saturday (11/30/24)
#6 Mahtomedi 3 Blaine 2
St Paul Academy 4 #21 Mound Westonka 7
St. Paul Highland Park 4 River Falls (Wis.) 1
South St Paul 4 North Shore 3
Bloomington Kennedy 2 Tartan 8
Simley 2 Red Wing 0

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Ranking (12/1/24)
1- Mahtomedi Zephyrs (1-3-0)
2- Chisago Lakes Wildcats (1-0-1)
3- Southwest Christian/Richfield Stars (0-0-0)
4- Simley Spartans (3-0-0)
5- St. Paul Highland Park Scots (2-1-0)
6- South St Paul Packer (1-1-0)
7- St. Paul Academy Spartans (0-2-0)
8- Bloomington Kennedy Eagles (0-2-0)

4A Summary- Mahtomedi & Chisago Lakes both got their first win of the year outside of the section. Simley & St Paul Highland Park both won their Thanksgiving Tournaments. South St Paul went .500 on their trip up north and both St Paul Academy & Bloomington Kennedy went winless. Southwest Christian/Richfield was idle again.

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Scores Week #3
Monday (12/2/24)
#24 Southwest Christian/Richfield 0 #17 Minneapolis 12

Tuesday (12/3/24)
#18 Chisago Lakes 2 Cambridge-Isanti 1
#24 SW Christian/Richfield 7 Bloomington Kennedy 0
South St Paul 1 Red Wing 1 OT
St Paul Academy 5 Simley 2

Thursday (12/5/24)
#8 Mahtomedi 2 Prior Lake 2 OT
#18 Chisago Lakes 0 #7 Monticello 4
#24 Southwest Christian/Richfield 2 Waconia 4
Simley 0 St. Thomas Academy 18
South St Paul 9 St Paul Johnson 2
St Paul Academy 0 Holy Angels 12

Friday (12/6/24)
St. Paul Highland Park 8 Baldwin-Woodville (Wis.) 1
Bloomington Kennedy 1 Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 6

Saturday (12/7/24)
#8 Mahtomedi 2 #1 Hermantown 5
Bloomington Kennedy 0 Waconia 6
Simley 2 Hastings 6

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Ranking (12/8/24)
1- Mahtomedi Zephyrs (1-4-1)
2- Chisago Lakes Wildcats (2-1-1)
3- Southwest Christian/Richfield Stars (1-2-0)
4- St Paul Academy (1-3-0)
5- Simley Spartans (3-3-0)
6- St. Paul Highland Park Scots (3-1-0)
7- South St Paul Packers (2-1-1)
8- Bloomington Kennedy Eagles (0-5-0)

4A Summary- Mahtomedi went (0-1-1) and Chisago Lakes went (1-1-0) outside of the section this week. Southwest Christian Richfield got a 4A win over Bloomington Kennedy. St Paul Academy got a big 4A win over Simley and both South St Paul & St Paul Highland Park went unbeaten outside of the section.

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Week #4 Scores
Tuesday (12/10/24)
#11 Mahtomedi 4 Tartan 0
#19 Chisago Lakes 6 Pine City 4
St Paul Highland Park 1 Rochester Lourdes 5
Southwest Christian/Richfield 6 Simley 3
St Paul Academy 6 La Crescent-Hokah 2\

Thursday (12/12/24)
#19 Chisago Lakes 2 Gentry Academy 8
St. Paul Highland Park 1 #15 Minneapolis 6
Southwest Christian/Richfield 5 #22 Mound Westonka 2
St. Paul Academy 3 South St. Paul 2

Friday (12/13/24)
#11 Mahtomedi 4 #4 Warroad 0

Saturday (12/14/24)
#11 Mahtomedi 1 #12 East Grand Forks 3
St Paul Academy 2 River Falls (Wis.) 5
South St. Paul 0 Two Rivers 9
Simley 4 Albert Lea 6

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Ranking (12/15/24)
1- Mahtomedi Zephyrs (3-5-1)
2- Chisago Lakes Wildcats (3-2-1)
3- Southwest Christian/Richfield Stars (3-2-0)
4- St Paul Academy Spartans (3-4-0)
5- Simley Spartans (3-5-0)
6- St. Paul Highland Park Scots (3-3-0)
7- South St Paul Packer (2-3-1)
8- Bloomington Kennedy Eagles (0-5-0)

4A Summary- Mahtomedi went (2-1-0) and Chisago Lakes went (1-1-0) outside of the section this week. Southwest Christian Richfield got a 4A win over Simley. St Paul Academy got a big 4A win over South St Paul. St Paul Highland Park went winless outside of the section and Bloomington Kennedy was idle.

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Scores Week #5
Tuesday (12/17/24)
#19 Chisago Lakes 10 Northern Edge 0
#25 Southwest Christian/Richfield 5 Chaska 3
South St. Paul 5 St. Paul Highland Park 2

Wednesday (12/18/24)
#10 Mahtomedi 1 #6 Delano 4

Thursday (12/19/24)
#19 Chisago Lakes 4 Becker/Big Lake 1
South St Paul 2 Irondale 3 OT

Friday (12/20/24)
#25 Southwest Christian/Richfield 4 Providence Academy 7

Saturday (12/21/24)
#10 Mahtomedi 1 East Ridge 2
#19 Chisago Lakes 2 Hudson (Wis.) 4
Simley 4 Red Wing 1
St Paul Academy 1 Two Rivers 13
Bloomington Kennedy 0 Tartan 10
St Paul Highland Park 1 Irondale 6

[stateofhawkey]

This might be the year Mahtomedi doesn't make State. I'm hesitant to say it for sure is, simply because of the lack of quality teams in the rest of 4A. But, Chisago Lakes could possibly pull it off this year. SWCR losing 12-0 to Minneapolis makes me wary of them. But even if Mahtomedi does make state, I think 4A is the new 3A this year. I'll stand by that statement. If Luverne were to play Mahtomedi in a game tomorrow, Luverne would win.

[bardown27]

If Luverne were to play Mahtomedi in a game tomorrow, Luverne would win.

No they would not. Luverne has played ONE team in the top 25 in class A, no AA teams at all, with their opponents having a combined 15-32-1 record. The one team (Waseca) Luverne played, they tied. Mahtomedi has played 5 AA teams, two being in the top 25, and 5 A teams, all of them in the top 10, who have a combined 44-29-5 record. They lost by 1 to the #3 class A team, beat the #25 AA team, and beat the #5 class A team 4-0.

[stateofhawkey]

If Luverne were to play Mahtomedi in a game tomorrow, Luverne would win.

No they would not. Luverne has played ONE team in the top 25 in class A, no AA teams at all, with their opponents having a combined 15-32-1 record. The one team (Waseca) Luverne played, they tied. Mahtomedi has played 5 AA teams, two being in the top 25, and 5 A teams, all of them in the top 10, who have a combined 44-29-5 record. They lost by 1 to the #3 class A team, beat the #25 AA team, and beat the #5 class A team 4-0.

I have difficulty with the strength of schedule argument, especially in high school hockey. What is Luverne supposed to do? The players can't control their schedule. All they can do is win the games they play, and that's what they're doing. Aside from their one tie, of course. But, one game can be a fluke. Which is exactly what I think Mahtomedi's win over Warroad was. They only beat Tartan 4-0 and Blaine 3-2. Sure they've played a lot of strong teams, but they're losing those games, and not scoring in the process. Averaging 2 goals a game isn't going to cut it come playoff time.

[ClassAGuy]

If Luverne were to play Mahtomedi in a game tomorrow, Luverne would win.

No they would not. Luverne has played ONE team in the top 25 in class A, no AA teams at all, with their opponents having a combined 15-32-1 record. The one team (Waseca) Luverne played, they tied. Mahtomedi has played 5 AA teams, two being in the top 25, and 5 A teams, all of them in the top 10, who have a combined 44-29-5 record. They lost by 1 to the #3 class A team, beat the #25 AA team, and beat the #5 class A team 4-0.

I have difficulty with the strength of schedule argument, especially in high school hockey. What is Luverne supposed to do? The players can't control their schedule. All they can do is win the games they play, and that's what they're doing. Aside from their one tie, of course. But, one game can be a fluke. Which is exactly what I think Mahtomedi's win over Warroad was. They only beat Tartan 4-0 and Blaine 3-2. Sure they've played a lot of strong teams, but they're losing those games, and not scoring in the process. Averaging 2 goals a game isn't going to cut it come playoff time.

Going with bardown27 here is Mahtomedi down yes they got hit the worst by early departures losing Egan & Harris was killer thats a Top 10 Forward & D in Class A before the year was such a buzzkill. They are very young the 9th grade Forward & D they brought up from the AA Bantams are nice players but a year away yet. They have two Sophs leading them in scoring. Goal scoring is overall is a challenge. That being said they are going to be a nightmare #6 or #7 seed match up at State. Just ask Warroad a potential Top 3 seed at Class A State on drawing the Zephs it will be no fun at all.

The Luverne argument feels like a stretch at the moment. However, Luverne does play #2 CEC & #4 Monticello over the Holidays next week lets check back after those games to see how we feel on them. A question ask is what would Mahtomedi's record be if they played MN River, Fairmont, Worthington, Marshall, Windom, Redwood Valley & Waseca.... I do think they would be unbeaten ... I know you dont liek SOS but you do have to factor in 3 of the teams Luverne has played this year have yet to win a hockey game at all.

Overall, I would not count out Mahtomedi its a down year but they are still dangerous and as a #6 or #7 seed at State they will make the Wednesday QF games more interesting ......

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Ranking (12/22/24)
1- Mahtomedi Zephyrs (3-7-1)
2- Chisago Lakes Wildcats (5-3-1)
3- Southwest Christian/Richfield Stars (4-3-0)
4- St Paul Academy Spartans (3-5-0)
5- Simley Spartans (4-5-0)
6- South St Paul Packer (3-4-1)
7- St. Paul Highland Park Scots (3-5-0)
8- Bloomington Kennedy Eagles (0-6-0)

4A Summary- Mahtomedi went (0-2-0), Chisago Lakes went (2-1-0) and Southwest Christian Richfield went (1-1-0) outside of the section this week. South St Paul got an important Section 4A win over St Paul Highland Park. Simley got a win outside the section and St Paul Academy & Bloomington Kennedy both went winless outside of the Section this week.

[hockeyfan74]

They are very young the 9th grade Forward & D they brought up from the AA Bantams are nice players but a year away yet. They have two Sophs leading them in scoring. Goal scoring is overall is a challenge. That being said they are going to be a nightmare #6 or #7 seed match up at State. Just ask Warroad a potential Top 3 seed at Class A State on drawing the Zephs it will be no fun at all.

I would say the 9th grade Dman they brought up from the AA Bantams is getting better every game and is one of their top D right now. He is on a great trajectory. The 9th grade forward is actually a Dman they moved up to F. He played with Sioux Falls 15U this fall and was their top Dman. He will need some time to get used to the move to F but do believe his impact would be greater on the blueline.

The two sophomore forwards have been fantastic all year and will only get better. The Zephs certainly are struggling to score right now and do need to figure that out. They also need to be more disciplined as bad penalties have plagued them against good teams. I would say this is the year 4A is a tossup. The Zephs should come out of the Section but if they don't start burying more pucks it and being more disciplined it would make sections very interesting.

[ClassAGuy]

They are very young the 9th grade Forward & D they brought up from the AA Bantams are nice players but a year away yet. They have two Sophs leading them in scoring. Goal scoring is overall is a challenge. That being said they are going to be a nightmare #6 or #7 seed match up at State. Just ask Warroad a potential Top 3 seed at Class A State on drawing the Zephs it will be no fun at all.

I would say the 9th grade Dman they brought up from the AA Bantams is getting better every game and is one of their top D right now. He is on a great trajectory. The 9th grade forward is actually a Dman they moved up to F. He played with Sioux Falls 15U this fall and was their top Dman. He will need some time to get used to the move to F but do believe his impact would be greater on the blueline.

The two sophomore forwards have been fantastic all year and will only get better. The Zephs certainly are struggling to score right now and do need to figure that out. They also need to be more disciplined as bad penalties have plagued them against good teams. I would say this is the year 4A is a tossup. The Zephs should come out of the Section but if they don't start burying more pucks it and being more disciplined it would make sections very interesting.

Good stuff here hockeyfan74!! Great point on Brock Gutterman being D I see he was D with Dunbar, Zins & Rogosheske on last years AA Bantam group. Interesting they moved him to forward. All your points are spot on... I am still a believer in Mahtomedi come March but its struggle right now for them and these two games vs #11 Orono and #1 CEC at home will be very telling. Could be a turning point or could be another big set back for a young team.

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Week #4 Scores
Thursday (12/26/24)
Bloomington Kennedy 6 Windom 3

Friday (12/27/24)
Bloomington Kennedy 6 Worthington 12

Saturday (12/28/24)
#13 Mahtomedi 4 #11 Orono 3
Bloomington Kennedy 7 Faribault 8

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Ranking (12/29/24)
1- Mahtomedi Zephyrs (4-7-1)
2- Chisago Lakes Wildcats (5-3-1)
3- Southwest Christian/Richfield Stars (4-3-0)
4- St Paul Academy Spartans (3-5-0)
5- Simley Spartans (4-5-0)
6- South St Paul Packer (3-4-1)
7- St. Paul Highland Park Scots (3-5-0)
8- Bloomington Kennedy Eagles (1-8-0)

4A Summary- Mahtomedi won their only game of the week outside the section. Bloomington Kennedy got their 1st win of the year outside the section. Chisago Lakes, Southwest Christian Richfield, South St Paul, St Paul Highland Park, Simley & St Paul Academy were all idle over the Holiday Break.

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Week #7 Scores
Monday (12/30/24)
South St Paul 1 Hastings 7
St Paul Highland Park 0 Woodbury 9

Tuesday (12/31/24)
#20 Chisago Lakes 5 Forest Lake 8
South St Paul 1 Bloomington Jefferson 3
St Paul Highland Park 6 Cambridge-Isanti 5

Wednesday (1/1/25)
South St Paul 1 Cambridge-Isanti 2 OT
St Paul Highland Park 2 Bloomington Jefferson 8

Thursday (1/2/25)
St Paul Academy 0 Breck 7
Simley 0 Tartan 2

Friday (1/3/25)
#20 Chisago Lakes 5 Dodge County 1
Southwest Christian/Richfield 2 #16 Little Falls 4

Saturday (1/4/25)
#10 Mahtomedi 2 #3 Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 3 OT
Southwest Christian/Richfield 3 #15 Northern Lakes 4
Bloomington Kennedy 1 Albert Lea 11
South St Paul 2 Tartan 0
Simley 4 St Paul Johnson 1

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Ranking (1/5/25)
1- Mahtomedi Zephyrs (4-8-1)
2- Chisago Lakes Wildcats (6-4-1)
3- Southwest Christian/Richfield Stars (4-5-0)
4- St Paul Academy Spartans (3-6-0)
5- Simley Spartans (5-6-0)
6- South St Paul Packer (4-7-1)
7- St. Paul Highland Park Scots (4-7-0)
8- Bloomington Kennedy Eagles (1-9-0)

4A Summary- Mahtomedi lost their only game outside of the section. Chisago Lakes went (1-1-0) and Southwest Christian/Richfield went (0-2-0) outside the section. South St Paul, St Paul Highland Park & Simley were all able to register one win outside of the section. St Paul Academy & Bloomington Kennedy went winless on the week outside of the section.

[hockeyfan74]

Section 4A Ranking (1/5/25)
1- Mahtomedi Zephyrs (4-8-1)
2- Chisago Lakes Wildcats (6-4-1)
3- Southwest Christian/Richfield Stars (4-5-0)
4- St Paul Academy Spartans (3-6-0)
5- Simley Spartans (5-6-0)
6- South St Paul Packer (4-7-1)
7- St. Paul Highland Park Scots (4-7-0)
8- Bloomington Kennedy Eagles (1-9-0)

4A Summary- Mahtomedi lost their only game outside of the section. Chisago Lakes went (1-1-0) and Southwest Christian/Richfield went (0-2-0) outside the section. South St Paul, St Paul Highland Park & Simley were all able to register one win outside of the section. St Paul Academy & Bloomington Kennedy went winless on the week outside of the section.

ClassAGuy - First Thank you for the awesome coverage and updates on all of Class A hockey! Mahtomedi was once again plagued by lack of scoring and lack of discipline in a big game. Recurring theme that they hopefully correct when it matters. I also think the lack of depth on the blue line is a possible issue but timely goaltending has helped cover for them so far. In the Cloquet game they took 5 penalties and surrendered a PP goal in the 3rd to allow Cloquet to tie the game. I am surprised at the lack of discipline in big games and what seems to be no correction by a very experienced staff. Based on your coverage and what I have witnessed state wide this may be the most open Class A has been. It will make for a fun time come sections and state!

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Ranking (1/5/25)
1- Mahtomedi Zephyrs (4-8-1)
2- Chisago Lakes Wildcats (6-4-1)
3- Southwest Christian/Richfield Stars (4-5-0)
4- St Paul Academy Spartans (3-6-0)
5- Simley Spartans (5-6-0)
6- South St Paul Packer (4-7-1)
7- St. Paul Highland Park Scots (4-7-0)
8- Bloomington Kennedy Eagles (1-9-0)

4A Summary- Mahtomedi lost their only game outside of the section. Chisago Lakes went (1-1-0) and Southwest Christian/Richfield went (0-2-0) outside the section. South St Paul, St Paul Highland Park & Simley were all able to register one win outside of the section. St Paul Academy & Bloomington Kennedy went winless on the week outside of the section.

ClassAGuy - First Thank you for the awesome coverage and updates on all of Class A hockey! Mahtomedi was once again plagued by lack of scoring and lack of discipline in a big game. Recurring theme that they hopefully correct when it matters. I also think the lack of depth on the blue line is a possible issue but timely goaltending has helped cover for them so far. In the Cloquet game they took 5 penalties and surrendered a PP goal in the 3rd to allow Cloquet to tie the game. I am surprised at the lack of discipline in big games and what seems to be no correction by a very experienced staff. Based on your coverage and what I have witnessed state wide this may be the most open Class A has been. It will make for a fun time come sections and state!

hockeyfan74- Such good insight it was the PP chances and #5 Karson Young at the top of the PP that allowed CEC to get back in that game and pull out the big win. The Zephs are close but they do lack depth and dont have that game changer top talent. Its weird I could still see them playing on Friday again as always this year at State but could also see them get upset in Sections because they dont score much and allow teams to hang around and if you take untimely penalties weird things happen with the pressure of sections.

And YES this is by far the Most Wide open its been in Class A and I am for one enjoying every minute of it!

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Week #8 Scores
Tuesday (1/7/25)
#20 Chisago Lakes 8 Southwest Christian/Richfield 0
Bloomington Kennedy 2 St. Paul Johnson 5
Simley 4 St Paul Highland Park 3

Wednesday (1/8/25)
#10 Mahtomedi 0 Minnetonka 3
St Paul Highland Park 1 Hopkins 6

Thursday (1/9/25)
#20 Chisago Lakes 8 Princeton 2
Bloomington Kennedy 1 Irondale 7
Simley 4 South St Paul 1
Southwest Christian/Richfield 6 Hutchinson 6 OT
St Paul Academy 0 Breck 8

Saturday (1/11/25)
#20 Chisago Lakes 2 St Paul Highland Park 2 OT
St Paul Academy 0 Winona 6
Simley 1 Two Rivers 7
Bloomington Kennedy 0 Bloomington Jefferson 6

[ClassAGuy]

Section 4A Ranking (1/12/25)
1- Mahtomedi Zephyrs (4-9-1)
2- Chisago Lakes Wildcats (8-4-2)
3- Southwest Christian/Richfield Stars (4-6-1)
4- St Paul Academy Spartans (3-8-0)
5- Simley Spartans (7-7-0)
6- South St Paul Packer (4-8-1)
7- St. Paul Highland Park Scots (4-9-1)
8- Bloomington Kennedy Eagles (1-12-0)

4A Summary- Mahtomedi lost their only game outside of the section. Chisago Lakes got Section 4A wins over Southwest Christian/Richfield and 4A tie with St Paul Highland. Simley got Section 4A wins over the Scots and South St Paul. St Paul Academy & Bloomington Kennedy both went winless outside of the section.