The puck officially dropped on the 2024-25 high school boys hockey season Thursday with 10 games. Some top 20 teams in our pre-season rankings hit the ice with high hopes. #3AA Rogers defeated #18AA Andover 2-1 and #2AA Shakopee got off to a good start with a 6-0 win over Eagan. Twenty games will be played tonight with #8AA Maple Grove visiting defending champ #1AA Edina. #4AA Moorhead will visit #10AA Wayzata and #6A Warroad will visit #7A Delano in a Class A match up.

Thursday night recap:

#3AA Rogers 2 #18AA Andover 1

Mason Jenson, a potential Mr. Hockey candidate, scored the first goal of the season for Rogers who held on to beat No. 18AA Andover 3-1 Thursday in the season opener. Jenson, an Ohio State commit, lit the lamp at 11:33 of the first period. Jenson is coming off of a 36-point junior season in which eh played in just 19 games.

Jenson’s goal held up until the third when Keaton Weis made it 2-0. Jenson and Parker Deschene assisted on the tally.

Andover scored late at 13:36 of the third when Camden Langfeld got them back within a goal. Andover goalie Cash Cruitt stopped 30 shots on the night to keep it close. Rogers netminder Wyatt Knott earned the win with 17 saves for the Royals.

#2AA Shakopee 6, Eagan 0

The Sabers scored five second-period goals, three coming from the Cooper duo of Siegert and Simpson. Cooper Siegert scored twice and Cooper Simpson once as the No. 2 Sabers came out of the gate hard, outshooting the Wildcats 39-7.

Siegert added an assist. Nate Pederson added two assist and Peyton Chase, Daylin Cline and Ben Box also added goals to garner Shakopee’s first win.

Marcus Bonifas had 33 saves for Eagan. Owen Lunneborg stopped all seven shots he faced to earn the shut out.

Class AA Pre-season rankings – presented by Tradition Companies

Bemidji 6, #15A Alexandria 1

Noah Mannausau scored twice and Eli Kringen had three assists as Bemidji bumped off Class A Alexandria 6-1in Alexandria. After a scoreless first period, the Lumberjacks exploded for four goals in the second period. Griffin Dewar, Conor Stodgell, Briggs Knott and Cal Mattfield also scored the Bemidji, who outshot the Cardinals 38-24.

#20A Proctor 8, Greenway 0

Tanner Ross had a goal and three assists and Breckin Ross and Austin Bryant each scored twice to lead #20 Proctor over Greenway 8-0.

Proctor outshot Greenway 43-9 and scored four first period goals to put the game away early. Wynn Giswold and Caleb Lantlier each added a goal and an assist to help lift the Rails to their first win of the young season.

Boys Class A PRESEASON RANKINGS – Presented by TRADITION COMPANIES

Rock Ridge 7, Brainerd 3

Rock Ridge scored four goals in the first 12:33 Thursday on their way to a season-opening 7-3 win.Colton Bialke scored twice and Grady Dimberio and Aidan Rabideaux also found the back of the net. Dimberio would add another goal to his credit and Caz Carlson and Zac Norberg also scored. Dimberio and Carlson each added a pair of helpers. Levi Flatley and Jackson Bartovich also had two assists to lead the Wolverines who had a 20-6-1 record last season and lost to Grand Rapids in the Section 7AA semiffinals.

Brainerd got goals from Rowan Plested, Weston Herron and Zander Peterson.

New Prague 7, Mankato East 2

Walker Anderson had a hat trick and two assists and Easton Bosch had two goals and two assists to lead New Prague past Mankato East. Connor Williams added three assists for the Trojans who got out of the gate with a win.