Sudden player exits in Moorhead makes flexibility a strength for Spuds
A snowstorm in northwestern Minnesota is the latest test in a Moorhead Spuds season turned challenging by four players leaving. It's the opening action in our 51 Hours of Fury reports that lead up to the state tournament.
Two goals in the season's first 24 seconds? Just a start for Orono hockey
After the boys hockey season got off to a blazing start, Orono coach Sean Fish and his players have a big finish in mind, too — a trip to state.
Mahtomedi defeats Chisago Lakes in boys hockey section final
The Zephyrs have won six section championships in the past seven seasons.
Orono sinks Delano for berth in Class 1A boys hockey state tournament.
The Spartans are back for their 10th time and their first since winning the title in 2018.
Victory over Gentry Academy vaults Hill-Murray into boys hockey state tournament
The Pioneers, with a record of 14-13-1, will make their 33rd appearance at state.
Defending champ Andover returns to boys hockey state tournament
The Huskies, lifted by four goals from Cooper Conway, defeated Duluth East.
Pace of transferring worries some in high school hockey leadership
A look at successful programs shows that sometimes opportunity skates in and sometimes it skates away.
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Cretin-Derham Hall starts strong, beats St. Thomas Acad. for state berth
The Raiders knocked off the top seed and advanced to the boys hockey state tournament for the second year in a row. "We came out flying," said Mr. Hockey finalist Jake Fisher.
High Schools
Edina tops Wayzata for section title after recent 7-0 loss to Trojans
Edina senior goaltender Robbie Clarkowski perfectly summarized his feelings about the seven-goal loss to Wayzata; "That one stung," he said.
High Schools
Transfer student scores section game-winner for Minnetonka to beat former school
Alex Lunski led Chanhassen in goals as a freshman. Now a junior at Minnetonka, he kept his former teammates from their ultimate goal by scoring in the second overtime to give the Skippers a 2-1 win in the Section 2AA final.
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Star Tribune's All-Metro hockey: Our first team and best of the rest
The first-teamers are five seniors and a junior, and all of them are lined up to play in NCAA Division I. We also have the 16 players who were selected to the second and third teams.
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Coach: 'Experience' overrated at state high school hockey tournament
Three-time tournament winning coach Ken Pauly of Benilde-St. Margaret's breaks down the field — and breaks a myth (and a sports cliche) that you're likely to hear about teams and players when the games start Wednesday.
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Wayzata's Will Ingemann: First goalie to be boys Metro Player of the Year
A three-year starter, Ingemann personified goaltending excellence. He allowed an average of less than two goals per game during his career and has aready made a D-I commitment, a rarity for a high school goalie.
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Minnetonka lands Class 2A's top seed in boys hockey state tournament
The Skippers have six victories against teams in the field. Warroad is the No. 1 seed in Class 1A.
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Eight teams, four games, one day: Previewing Class 1A quarterfinals
Take a matchup-by-matchup look at the facts behind the squads in the Class 1A boys hockey tournament.
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Arriving from Dubai: Orono's Finnegan took a desert route to state
Finnegan's father and mother served in the Army, and the family lived 10 years in the United Arab Emirates.
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Old-school education: Warroad hockey shows less is indeed more
Boys hockey coach Jay Hardwick took a lesson about taking a break from practice that surprised him because it came from his own intense coach.
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A cruise through the quarterfinals: Meet the Class 2A boys hockey field
Take a matchup-by-matchup look at the facts behind the squads in the state tournament.
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Familiar faces make up the field for the Class 2A boys hockey state tournament
Seven of the eight teams in the bracket this season were also there in 2022.
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'Here with us': Cretin-Derham Hall's Scanlan plays on to honor brother
Cormick Scanlan's death on Christmas Day, caused by a rare disease, is providing the "why" as his brother Colin and Raiders teammates pursue the Class 2A boys hockey title.
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