Honorees to be recognized Sept. 25 at Grand Casino Arena during Wild-Stars game MINNESOTA – Jon Bittner, the longtime Crookston coach who also served a decade as the Minnesota Hockey Coaches Association’s Executive Director, has been named the winner of the MHCA’s Cliff Thompson Award for long-term outstanding contributions to the sport of hockey in […]
USA Hockey High School National Championship: Minnesota Teams Shine as National Winners Crowned From March 18th through the 22nd, over 60 teams from across the country descended on the Plymouth Ice Center to compete for the USA Hockey High School National Championship. Three divisions of boys teams and two divisions of girls clubs battled out […]
Shakopee Outlasts Hermantown in Overtime Thriller by Robert Brent, Let’s Play Hockey Two State Championship contenders in their respective classes faced off Saturday afternoon at the Shakopee Ice Arena when the hosting Shakopee Sabers took the ice against the Hermantown Hawks. The Sabers came into the game as the fifth-ranked team in class AA, while […]
International Falls is one of the most storied programs in state high school hockey history Off to a successful 9-0-2 start, the Broncos will face a tough section battle by Bryan Zollman, Let’s Play Hockey There aren’t many hockey programs who have as storied of a history in high school hockey as International Falls. They have […]
Maple Grove jumps into top 5 after Turkey Trot wins Maple Grove was the biggest mover in this week’s Let’s Play Hockey Rankings, presented by Tradition Companies. The Crimson rose five spots after a pair of wins at the Turkey Trot in Plymouth during the season’s first week of action. They defeated No. 11 Wayzata […]
Delano jumps to No. 3 after two big wins to start season The Delano Tigers may have had the two toughest games to start the season of any team in either class. They opened against No. 3 Warroad on Friday and then had to turn around and face No. 4 and defending Class A champion […]
Defending champions East Grand Forks ranked No. 4 East Grand Forks sort of came out of the woods last season to claim the Class A state title. While they were a solid team who hung around in the weekly rankings, they weren’t necessarily considered a juggernaut of a squad or on people’s Bingo cards […]
Defending champion Spuds ranked No. 1 to start the season by Bryan Zollman, Let’s Play Hockey There was some question whether or not Moorhead would enter the season as the top-ranked team in Class AA. But after Zac Zimmerman, Brandon Mickelson and Tyden Bergeson all decided to return to defend their first state title from […]
5AA champion Rogers moves into Section 6AA, 7AA champ Andover moves to 5AA The Minnesota State High School league released their new section alignments for the two-year cycle for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons today. The moves don’t come without some concern from hockey pundits. While there were hopes Section 1AA would get more competitive, […]
DATA REVEALS THAT PLAYERS WHO COMPLETE SENIOR SEASON OF HIGH SCHOOL HAVE EDGE OVER EARLY DEPARTURES IN REACHING DIVISION I PROGRAMS FASTER by Loren Nelson, Legacy Hockey The Minnesota boys’ state tournament has been a gathering spot for standout players for 80 years, players who have gone on to collegiate, professional and Olympic stardom. And […]
