High school boys ice hockey in Minnesota

The Minnesota High School Boys Hockey program is a high school ice hockey program in the State of Minnesota. Based on tournament attendance, ice hockey is the most popular high school sport in the state. 156 high schools (approximately 256 schools and over 6,500 participants in total due to cooperative team arrangements) field sanctioned varsity teams competing in the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL). These teams are divided into two classes, AA and A. Each class is also divided into eight sections.

History

2009 Boys AA Championship game at the Xcel Energy Center

High school hockey players throughout Minnesota participate in a maximum of 25 contests, excluding the section tournaments and the Minnesota State Boys' High School Hockey Tournament. Teams currently play three 17-minute periods to comprise a game. A lengthened period time was recently adopted by the Minnesota State High School League.

Boys hockey concludes their season with a four day tournament in March that features sixteen teams competing for championships in both classes. From 1945 through 1991 the tournament consisted of a single class, eight team tournament instead of the present day two class (AA and A) tournament. Private schools were not allowed to play in the Tournament until the 1974-75 season. In 1992-93, the tournament was composed of Tier I and II teams. This two-year experiment sent the top teams from each of the eight sections to the Tier I portion of the tournament and the remaining teams conducted a playoff to determine who would be included in the Tier II tournament. In 1994, the dual class system was adopted and teams were placed into a class structure based on school enrollments. Attendance has been strong throughout the years with 22 tournaments eclipsing the 100,000+ barrier and in 2004 a record setting total of 120,114 (both classes). In the 2006 State Tournament, the average attendance per game in the championship brackets was 18,000 people. The Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament is currently the largest state sports tournament in the United States in terms of viewing and attendance, beating both the Texas and Florida's State High School Football Tournament and the Indiana State High School Basketball Tournament.

Neal Broten, Herb Brooks, Phil Housley, Reed Larson, Tom Preissing, Doug Zmolek, John Mayasich, Craig Norwich, Mike Antonovich, Henry Boucha, Steve Janaszak, Brian Lee, John Pohl, Dave Spehar, Ben Ulland, Mark Parrish, TJ Oshie, Paul Martin, Mike Crowley, and Blake Wheeler are among the many notable players that participated in Minnesota high school hockey.

Since 1994, the MSHSL's process to determine section assignments for boys' hockey is based on school enrollments and activity classifications. The basic premise is to place the largest 64 schools into Class AA and the remaining high schools in Class A. Both Classes are then divided into 8 Sections each. Teams are placed into their section assignments with geographic location as a primary consideration. High schools initially placed in Class A have the option to play at the Class AA level.

Beginning with the 2007 state tournament, the top four teams in each class are seeded. Coaches of the participating schools vote to determine the seeded teams the Saturday before the state tournament. The four teams are then bracketed so that if the seeded teams advance, the top seed plays the fourth seed while the second and third seeds play each other. The quarterfinal opponents of the seeded teams are determined by a blind draw.

Historical timeline

• 1905 -- St. Paul Academy fields their first hockey team-believed to be the oldest in the state of Minnesota
• 1930s -- High school hockey played at approximately 25 schools in Minnesota.
• 1945 -- First MSHSL Boys State High School Hockey Tournament (the first of its kind in the United States) held at St. Paul Auditorium.
• 1969 -- The tournament moves to Met Center in Bloomington, home of the Minnesota North Stars NHL team.
• 1976 -- The tournament moves to the St. Paul Civic Center.
• 1992 -- Tier I and Tier II structure adopted.
• 1994 -- Class AA and A structure adopted.
• 1999 -- The tournament moved to the Target Center in Minneapolis.
• 2001 -- The tournament moved to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, home of the Minnesota Wild NHL team.
• 2003 -- Period length changed from 15 to 17 minutes.
• 2007 -- Coaches seed top four teams in each class.^[1]
• 2008 -- March 7, 19,559 fans attended the 2008 State Boys’ Hockey Tournament Class AA semifinals at Xcel Energy Center, setting a new record for the largest crowd to ever attend a hockey game in the state of Minnesota. ^[2]

Teams

School	Nickname	Colors	Section	Conference	Enrollment	Tournament Appearances	Tournament Finals	Championships
Academy of Holy Angels	Stars	Royal Blue & Vegas Gold	2AA	Missota	797	1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005	2002, 2005	2002 (AA), 2005 (AA)
Albert Lea	Tigers	Cherry & Blue	1A	Big 9	911	2004, 2005, 2007	None
Alexandria	Cardinals	Red & Black	6A	Central Lakes	1,162	1992, 1996, 2010	None
Andover	Huskies	Black & Gold	7AA	Northwest Suburban	1,634	None
Anoka	Tornadoes	Maroon & White	5AA	Northwest Suburban	2,374	1985, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2003	1998, 2003	2003 (AA)
Apple Valley	Eagles	Brown, Gold & White	3AA	South Suburban	1,910	1981, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2010	1996	1996 (AA)
Austin	Packers	Scarlet & White	1A	Big 9	1,118	1993, 2001
Bagley/Fosston	Flyers	Maroon & Gold	8A	Northwest	545	None
Becker/Big Lake	Eagles	Blue & White	8AA	Mississippi 8	1,647	None
Bemidji	Lumberjacks	Navy Blue & White	8AA	Mariucci	1,144	1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1985, 1986	1974	None
Benilde-St. Margaret's	Red Knights	Red & White	6AA	North Suburban	889	1999, 2001, 2008	1999, 2001	1999 (A), 2001 (A)
Blaine	Bengals	Navy Blue & Columbia Blue	5AA	Northwest Suburban	2,536	1992, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010	2000	2000 (AA)
Blake	Bears	Royal Blue, Kelly Green & White	2A	Tri Metro	511	1995, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008	None
Bloomington Jefferson	Jaguars	Columbia Blue & Silver	2AA	South Suburban	1,614	1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005	1981, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994	1981, 1989, 1992 (I), 1993 (I), 1994 (AA)
Bloomington Kennedy	Eagles	Navy Blue & Gold	2AA	South Suburban	1,376	1966, 1976, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1991	1984, 1987	1987
Brainerd	Warriors	Blue & White	8AA	Central Lakes	2,305	None
Breck	Mustangs	Navy Blue & Gold	2A	Tri Metro	408	1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2010	2000, 2004, 2009, 2010	2000 (A), 2004 (A), 2009 (A), 2010 (A)
Buffalo	Bison	Purple & White	8AA	Mississippi 8	1,672	None
Burnsville	Blaze	Black & Gold	2AA	South Suburban	2,794	1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 2007	1983, 1985, 1986, 1987	1985, 1986
Cambridge-Isanti	Bluejackets	Royal Blue & White	7AA	Mississippi 8	1,462	1992	None
Centennial	Cougars	Scarlet & White	5AA	Northwest Suburban	2,170	2004	2004	2004 (AA)
Champlin Park	Rebels	Navy Blue, Silver & White	5AA	Northwest Suburban	2,838	1995
Chanhassen	Storm	Navy Blue & Vegas Gold	2AA	Missota	1,414	None
Chaska	Hawks	Purple & Gold	2A	Missota	1,103	None
Chisago Lakes	Wildcats	Forest Green, Gold & Black	4A	North Suburban	1,073	1995	None
Cloquet/Esko/Carlton	Lumberjacks	Purple & White	7AA	Lake Superior	1,160	1982, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2008	None
Coon Rapids	Cardinals	Red & White	5AA	Northwest Suburban	2,356	None
Cretin-Derham Hall	Raiders	Purple & Gold	3AA	Suburban East	1,322	1988, 2006, 2009	2006	2006 (AA)
Crookston	Pirates	Navy Blue & Gold	8A	Mariucci	586	None
Delano/Rockford	Tigers	Orange & Black	2A	Wright County	1,150	None
Detroit Lakes	Lakers	Red & White	6A	Mid State	1,199	1995, 1996	None
Dodge County	Wildcats	Royal Blue & Black	1AA	Independent	1,588	None
Duluth Central	Trojans	Red & White	7A	Lake Superior	1,234	1954, 1996	None
Duluth Denfeld	Hunters	Maroon & Gold	7A	Lake Superior	1,234	1986, 1988, 1989	None
Duluth East	Greyhounds	Red & Grey	7AA	Independent	1,396	1958, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011	1960, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2011	1960, 1995 (AA), 1998 (AA)
Duluth Marshall	Hilltoppers	Black & Gold	7A	Lake Superior	268	2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008	2006, 2007, 2008	None
Eagan	Wildcats	Royal Blue, Kelly Green, Silver & White	3AA	South Suburban	2,324	2006, 2010, 2011	None
East Grand Forks	Green Wave	Green, Red & White	8A	Mariucci	509	1971, 1980, 1982, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002	1999	None
East Ridge	Raptors	Black, Gold & White	3AA	Suburban East	1,569	None
Eastview	Lightning	Black, Blue, Silver & White	3AA	South Suburban	2,138	2001	None
Eden Prairie	Eagles	Scarlet & Black	6AA	Lake	3,079	1992, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011	2009, 2011	2009 (AA), 2011 (AA)
Edina	Hornets	Kelly Green & White	2AA	Lake	2,364	1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 (E), 1974 (E), 1977 (E), 1978 (E), 1979 (E), 1981 (W), 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011	1969, 1970, 1971, 1974 (E), 1977 (E), 1978 (E), 1979 (E), 1982, 1984, 1988, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2010	1969, 1971, 1974[1], 1978[1], 1979[1], 1982, 1984, 1988, 1997 (AA), 2010 (AA)
Elk River	Elks	Red, Black & White	7AA	Northwest Suburban	2,106	1993, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005	2001	2001 (AA)
Ely	Timberwolves	Red & White	7A	Independent	355	None
Eveleth-Gilbert	Golden Bears	Gold & Black	7A	Iron Range	495	1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1993, 1998	1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1993, 1998	1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1993 (II), 1998 (A)
Fairmont	Cardinals	Cardinal & White	3A	South Central	957	None
Faribault	Falcons	Green & White	1A	Big 9	1,238	1993	None
Farmington	Tigers	Orange & Black	1AA	Missota	1,494	1994, 2000	None
Fergus Falls	Otters	Maroon & Gold	6A	Central Lakes	775	1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003	None
Forest Lake	Rangers	Maroon & Gold	7AA	Suburban East	2,123	None
Grand Rapids	Thunderhawks	Orange & Black	7AA	Iron Range	978	1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1990, 1991, 2006, 2007	1972, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1990, 2006, 2007	1975, 1976, 1980
Greenway	Raiders	Kelly Green & White	7A	Independent	457	1962, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1987, 1992, 2001	1967, 1968, 1992	1967, 1968, 1992 (II)
Hastings	Raiders	Royal Blue & Gold	3AA	Suburban East	1,576	1971, 1985, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001	1999
Henry Sibley	Warriors	Red & Gold	3AA	Classic Suburban	1,342	1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1993, 1997	None
Hermantown	Hawks	Navy Blue & Old Gold	5A	Lake Superior	645	1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011	1998, 2007, 2010, 2011	2007 (A)
Hibbing/Chisholm	Bluejackets	Navy Blue & White	7A	Iron Range	843	1952, 1967, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1994, 2003, 2004	1952, 1973, 1994	1952, 1973
Hill-Murray	Pioneers	Green, Black & White	4AA	Classic Suburban	814	1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010	1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2008	1983, 1991, 2008 (AA), 1970 (independent state championship), 1972 (independent state championship)
Holy Family Catholic	Fire	Forest Green & White	2A	Wright County	586	None
Hopkins	Royals	Royal Blue & Silver	6AA	Lake	2,190	1975, 1980	None
Hutchinson	Tigers	Black & Yellow	3A	Wright County	791	1995, 1997, 2000, 2009	None
International Falls	Broncos	Purple & Gold	7A	Iron Range	408	1950, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2000, 2002	1956, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1995	1957, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1995 (A)
Irondale	Knights	Maroon & Gold	5AA	North Suburban	1,979	1979, 1980, 1981	1981
Kittson Central	Bearcats	Green, Red & Gold	8A	Northwest	142	None
La Crescent	Lancers	Green & White	1A	Independent	489	None
Lake Of The Woods	Bears	Maroon & Gold	8A	Northwest	225	1993	1993	None
Lakeville North	Panthers	Red & White	1AA	South Suburban	1,725	2006, 2010	None
Lakeville South	Cougars	Cardinal & Gold	1AA	South Suburban	1,758	2008	None
Legacy Christian Academy	Lions	Blue & Orange	5A	Two Rivers	233	None
Le Sueur-Henderson/St. Peter	Bulldogs	Blue, Silver & White	1A	South Central	1,367	None
Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato	Dragons	Green, Black & White	3A	Wright County	1,095	1996, 2008	None
Little Falls	Flyers	Purple & White	6A	Central Lakes	758	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009	None
Luverne	Cardinals	Red & White	3A	Southwest	513	None
Mahtomedi	Zephyrs	Navy Blue & Gold	4A	Classic Suburban	1,149	1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2009, 2010	None
Mankato East	Cougars	Black & Gold	1A	Big 9	991	2006	None
Mankato West	Scarlets	Red & White	1A	Big 9	1,022	2008	None
Maple Grove	Crimson	Crimson & Gold	5AA	Northwest Suburban	2,325	None
Marshall	Tigers	Orange & Black	3A	Southwest	1,120	None
Minneapolis	Novas	Green, Black & White	6AA	Two Rivers	6,973	1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1992, 1993, 1994	1970, 1975	1970[2]
Minnehaha Academy	Redhawks	Red & White	4A	Tri Metro	522	None
Minnetonka	Skippers	Royal Blue & White	6AA	Lake	2,777	1985, 1990, 1994, 2006, 2010	2010	None
Monticello/Annandale/Maple Lake	Moose	Red & Black	8AA	Mississippi 8	1,989	None
Moorhead	Spuds	Orange & Black	8AA	Mariucci	1,454	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009	1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2009	None
Moose Lake	Rebels	Red, Blue & Gray	5A	Two Rivers	775	None
Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson	Mustangs	Royal Blue & White	5A	Two Rivers	771	1996, 1997	None
Morris/Benson	Storm	Black, Blue & Silver	6A	Southwest	816	None
Mound-Westonka	White Hawks	Red & White	2A	Wright County	1,174	1998, 2001	None
Mounds View	Mustangs	Green & White	4AA	Suburban East	1,752	1968, 1969, 1976, 1977, 1978	None
New Prague	Trojans	Cardinal & Black	1A	Missota	1,072	None
New Ulm	Eagles	Purple & White	3A	South Central	1,070	1992, 2010	None
North Branch	Vikings	Red & White	5A	Two Rivers	1,035	None
North Metro	Stars	Green & Gold	5AA	Northwest Suburban	3,372	1983, 1993	None
North St. Paul	Polars	Red & White	4AA	Classic Suburban	1,794	1961, 1967, 1970, 1981	None
Northern Lakes	Lightning	Black & Red	6A	Mid State	1,313	None
Northfield	Raiders	Maroon & Gold	1A	Missota	1,199	None
Orono	Spartans	Navy Blue & Scarlet	2A	Wright County	866	1992, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007	2004	None
Osseo	Orioles	Orange & Black	5AA	Northwest Suburban	2,072	1994	None
Owatonna	Huskies	Royal Blue & Silver	1AA	Big 9	1,476	1998	None
Park (Cottage Grove)	Wolfpack	Forest Green & White	3AA	Suburban East	2,137	None
Park Rapids	Panthers	Orange & Black	8A	Mid State	1,154	None
Pine City/Rush City	Dragons	Kelly Green & White	5A	Two Rivers	706	None
Prairie Centre	North Stars	Black, Maroon & Gold	6A	Mid State	1,162	None
Princeton	Tigers	Black, Orange & White	5A	Mississippi 8	977	2002, 2003	None
Prior Lake	Lakers	Navy Blue & Gold	2AA	South Suburban	2,003	None
Proctor	Rails	Dark Green & White	5A	Lake Superior	542	1997
Providence Academy	Lions	Navy Blue & Old Gold	2A	Tri Metro	567	None
Red Lake Falls	Eagles	Purple & Gold	8A	Northwest	192	None
Red Wing	Wingers	Purple & White	1A	Missota	833	1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002	1996, 1997, 2002	1997 (A)
Redwood Valley	Cardinals	Red & White	3A	Southwest	785	None
Richfield	Spartans	Cardinal & White	2A	Classic Suburban	1,099	1962, 1963, 1964, 1976, 1986, 1991	1976	None
River Lakes	Stars	Red, Black & White	8AA	Central Lakes	2,714	None
Robbinsdale Armstrong	Falcons	Red, Blue & White	6AA	Northwest Suburban	1,905	None
Robbinsdale Cooper	Hawks	Orange & Blue	6AA	North Suburban	1,587	1959	None
Rochester Century	Panthers	Navy Blue & Silver	1AA	Big 9	1,538	2005, 2007, 2009	None
Rochester John Marshall	Rockets	Red & Black	1AA	Big 9	1,356	1977, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1996	1977, 1979, 1989	1977
Rochester Lourdes	Eagles	Purple & Gold	1A	Independent	915	2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010	2001	None
Rochester Mayo	Spartans	Green & Gold	1AA	Big 9	1,525	1982, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000	None
Rogers	Royals	Royal Blue, Black & White	5A	Mississippi 8	1,139	None
Roseau	Rams	Green & White	8AA	Mariucci	393	1946, 1947, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010	1946, 1947, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1971, 1990, 1999, 2007	1946, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1990, 1999 (AA), 2007 (AA)
Rosemount	Irish	Navy Blue & Gold	3AA	South Suburban	1,982	1992	1992	None
Roseville	Raiders	Black & Silver	4AA	Suburban East	1,853	1987, 2002, 2003	2003	None
Sartell-St. Stephen	Sabres	Royal Blue & White	6A	Central Lakes	927	None
Sauk Rapids-Rice	Storm	Green & Gold	5A	Central Lakes	1,112	2000	None
Shakopee	Sabers	Red, Black & White	2AA	Missota	1,638	2005	None
Silver Bay	Mariners	Blue & White	7A	Independent	299	1999	None
Simley	Spartans	Columbia Blue, Scarlet & White	4A	Classic Suburban	1,022	1996, 2003	2003
Sleepy Eye	Indians	Green & Black	3A	Southwest	497	None
South St. Paul	Packers	Maroon & White	4A	Classic Suburban	895	1947, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 2004	1961, 1968	None
Spring Lake Park	Panthers	Royal Blue, Scarlet & White	4A	North Suburban	1,198	None
St. Cloud Apollo	Eagles	Red, Blue & White	6A	Central Lakes	1,074	1984	None
St. Cloud Cathedral	Crusaders	Royal Blue & Gold	5A	Wright County	504	1993, 1994, 2004, 2008, 2009	None
St. Cloud Tech	Tigers	Orange & Black	8AA	Central Lakes	1,326	1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952	None
St. Francis	Fighting Saints	Navy Blue & White	7AA	North Suburban	1,598	None
St. Louis Park	Orioles	Orange, Black & White	2A	North Suburban	1,184	1948, 1949, 1953, 1958, 1998	None
St. Michael-Albertville	Knights	Blue & Gold	5A	Mississippi 8	1,199	None
St. Paul Academy	Spartans	Vegas Gold & Navy Blue	4A	Tri Metro	566	1941 (MISL), 1942 (MISL), 1961 (MISL), 1962 (MISL), 1973 (MISL)
St. Paul Como Park	Cougars	Black & Gold	4AA	Tri Metro	2,733	None
St. Paul Highland Park	Scots	Red & White	4A	Independent	1,171	None
St. Paul Johnson	Governors	Maroon & White	4A	Tri Metro	1,076	1946, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1984, 1991, 1995	1947, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1963, 1964, 1967	1947, 1953, 1955, 1963
St. Paul Saints	Saints	Blue, Red & White	4AA	Tri Metro	1,206	None
St. Thomas Academy	Cadets	Royal Blue & White	4A	Classic Suburban	1,078	1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011	2006, 2008, 2011	2006 (A), 2008 (A), 2011 (A)
Stillwater	Ponies	Red & Black	4AA	Suburban East	2,785	None
Tartan	Titans	Air Force Blue & Silver	4AA	Classic Suburban	1,623	2004, 2005	None
Thief River Falls	Prowlers	Royal Blue & Gold	8A	Mariucci	740	1945, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1965, 2006	1945, 1954, 1956	1954, 1956
Totino-Grace	Eagles	Navy Blue & Gold	4A	North Suburban	955	1993, 1995, 2002, 2005	1995, 2002, 2005	2002 (A)
Two Harbors	Agates	Maroon & White	7A	Independent	373	None
Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl	Blue Devils	Royal Blue & White	7A	Iron Range	625	2005, 2009	None
Waconia	Wildcats	Purple & Gold	2A	Wright County	895	None
Wadena-Deer Creek	Wolverines	Royal Blue & Gold	6A	Mid State	1,105	2004	None
Warroad	Warriors	Black & Gold	8A	Mariucci	335	1948, 1949, 1953, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010	1948, 1953, 1969, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009	1994 (A), 1996 (A), 2003 (A), 2005 (A)
Waseca	Bluejays	Blue & Gold	1A	South Central	969	None
Wayzata	Trojans	Royal Blue & Gold	6AA	Lake	3,091	1954, 2004	None
White Bear Lake	Bears	Orange, Black & White	4AA	Suburban East	2,358	1945, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1956, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005	None
Willmar	Cardinals	Cardinal & White	6A	Central Lakes	1,062	1947	None
Williams	[1] [2]		III, 8		100 (est.)	1949, 1950	1949, 1950	None
Windom	Eagles	Blue & Gold	3A	Southwest	1,136	None
Winona	Winhawks	Black & Orange	1AA	Big 9	1,721	1952	None
Woodbury	Royals	Royal Blue & White	3AA	Suburban East	2,559	2007, 2008	None
Worthington	Trojans	Black & Red	3A	Southwest	645	None

1. ^ From 1972 to 1981, the Edina School District operated two high schools (see Edina High School History), Edina East and Edina West, each with their own respective sports teams. The State Hockey Championship was won by Edina East in 1974, 1978 and 1979.
2. ^ The 1970 championship was won by Minneapolis Southwest who is now part of the Minneapolis Novas co-op along with the rest of the Minneapolis public schools.

Most State Championships

Rank	School	Championships	Last	Class
1	Edina Hornets	10	2010	2 - AA
2	Eveleth-Gilbert Golden Bears	7	1998	1 - Tier II, 1 - A
2	International Falls Broncos	7	1995	1 - A
2	Roseau Rams	7	2007	2 - AA
5	Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars	5	1994	2 - Tier I, 1 - AA
5	Hill-Murray Pioneers	5	2008	1 - AA
7	Breck Mustangs	4	2010	All Class A
7	St. Paul Johnson Governors	4	1963
7	Warroad Warriors	4	2005	All Class A
10	Duluth East Greyhounds	3	1998	2 - AA
10	Grand Rapids Thunderhawks	3	1980
10	Greenway Raiders	3	1992	1 - Tier II
10	St. Thomas Cadets	3	2011	All Class A
14	Holy Angels Stars	2	2005	All Class AA
14	Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights	2	2001	All Class A
14	Burnsville Blaze (Braves)	2	1986
14	Hibbing/Chisholm Bluejackets	2	1973
14	Thief River Falls Prowlers	2	1956
14	Eden Prairie Eagles	2	2011	All Class AA
20	Anoka Tornadoes	1	2003	AA
20	Apple Valley Eagles	1	1996	AA
20	Blaine Bengals	1	2000	AA
20	Bloomington Kennedy Eagles	1	1987
20	Centennial Cougars	1	2004	AA
20	Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders	1	2006	AA
20	Eden Prairie Eagles	2	2011	AA
20	Elk River Elks	1	2001	AA
20	Hermantown Hawks	1	2007	A
20	Minneapolis Southwest Lakers (Indians)	1	1970
20	Red Wing Wingers	1	1997	A
20	Totino-Grace Eagles	1	2002	A

See Minnesota high school boys hockey results for tournament brackets

References

1. ^ Coaches seed top four teams in each class
2. ^ [.http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/activitypage.asp?actnum=410]

• Welcome to the Minnesota State High School League.
• Minnesota State High School League 2004-2005 Annual Report.
• John Rosengren's book Blades of Glory: The True Story of a Young Team Bred to Win (2003, Sourcebooks, Inc., ISBN 1-4022-0046-3) follows the 2000-2001 Bloomington-Jefferson Jaguars' season.
• Dohrmann, George (2004-03-22), "High School Heaven", Sports Illustrated, http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/features/si50/states/minnesota/story/ 

External links

• FollowThePuck.com - Minnesota High School Hockey
• MNHockeyHub.com - Minnesota Boys High School Hockey
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