At last after picking the 2022 Prep Hockey All Junior 1st-3rd teams, it’s now time to finish this series with Honorable Mentions. Most of these players could’ve easily been on the 2nd or 3rd teams, but the amount of depth in this class is impressive and made it challenging to pick these teams. As always, […]
The 2022 Prep Hockey All Junior 3rd Team brings another list of strong players who had outstanding junior seasons. To be honest, most of the players on this list could’ve easily been on the 2nd or even 1st All Junior list. I’m telling you, this class is one of the strongest and deepest we’ve seen […]
With the recent release of our 1st annual Prep Hockey All Junior 1st Team, it’s now time to release the 2nd team! Once again, we will be releasing a list with 3 forwards, 2 defenseman, and 1 goaltender. Just like the first team, this second team was hard to assemble as well because there are […]
In a very stacked junior class, we are pleased to present the 2022 Prep Hockey All Junior 1st Team. Players included on the list have not only had strong high school careers so far, we also expect all of them to have much success in juniors and college and possibly beyond. This was a very […]
The Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award is awarded to the most outstanding HS hockey player in the state. This year it was very close; a lot of people think got snubbed. Bump has the NHL Draft future and the stats to make him Mr. Hockey. But, the deserving winner was : and he got it. In […]
We are onto our last section preview article and it is for section 8A. The Thief River Prowlers have been hot as of late, and are looking for a surprise win over Warroad. Warroad is projected to make the state title, and needs this week to make it to state. Warroad is filled with future […]
Section 7A has their championship set between the no. 1 seed Hermantown and the no. 2 seed Duluth Denfeld. In this article, we will cover the most impactful players in this game. There will be 3 players covered from Hermantown that are the most impactful to help the Hawks make a trip back to the […]
Year after year, it seems like Section 8A contains one of the top teams in the state, regardless of class. That is true again this season as the (21-3-1) Warroad Warriors look to make a deep playoff run. Not surprisingly, Warroad carries the #1 seed, while Thief River Falls, Detroit Lakes, and East Grand Forks […]
The seedings for Section 7AA have been released and the top three teams are: Andover, Grand Rapids, and Blaine in that order. Quarterfinal action will get underway Wednesday and the semifinals will take place Saturday evening at Amsoil Arena in Duluth. Unlike other Class AA sections, 7AA lacks parody this season and it should be […]
Section 6AA is usually the best AA section in the state. With Blake, Edina, BSM, Wayzata it is a full-on war to get the state tourney bid. This section also has some of the best players in the state. This year will particularly be fun to watch because there is no true favorite. It will […]
The seedings for Section 6A have been released and Alexandria retains the top spot, with Fergus Falls and Northern Lakes at #2 and #3 in that order. I can’t picture any other teams making a run after #3 and it should be between the top 3 teams, especially the Cardinals and Otters. Nonetheless, whoever is […]
We are a day away from sections, and we still have a couple more sections to preview. The seeds and brackets are all out. Section 5A has three contenders: No. 1 Seed Little Falls, No. 2 Seed Cambridge- Isanti, No. 3 Seed St. Cloud Cathedral. The section quarterfinals are on Tuesday the 22nd, Semis on […]
Section 5AA is another section that added depth due to the recent section realignments. The usual suspects, Maple Grove and Centennial, are poised to make a state tournament run once again. However, there is a new sheriff in town. That team is the Rogers Royals who captured the #1 seed in the section. The Royals […]
In the last two seasons, the Class A State Champion has came from Section 4A. Mahtomedi defeated Hermantown in overtime in 2020 to claim their first title and another first time winner in Gentry Academy won it all last season. With Gentry Academy moving up to Class AA, the Zephyrs will once again be the […]
With the addition of Cretin-Derham Hall this season, Section 3AA is going to be very interesting. Right now, the Raiders are locked in at the #1 spot in Class AA, but probably won’t be the #1 seed in the section. That is due to the fact that St. Thomas Academy won both meetings between the […]
This section is very interesting this year, with Gentry Academy making their jump up to AA after winning state in A last year. Hill Murray has been very dominant in this section and they won the state championship in 2020. Stillwater had some success in this section and it is very often a Stillwater V. […]
The other day, Blake and I started the process of highlighting the best team in each section, starting with 1AA and 1A. Today we shift our focus over to the 2AA section. This section is loaded with talented players and teams, and it is very hard for us to produce a top-five for the top […]
We continue our “Top Players by Section” series here at Prep Hockey as we feature Section 2A! This section will be one of the more intriguing ones in Class A due to the amount of parody. I would say there are 4-5 teams that have a legitimate shot to make the tournament and there really […]
We are now in the last week of the regular season, and sections are right around the corner. We are continuing our coverage of breaking down all of the sections in the state. Section 3A features some decent players that have been putting up some good numbers this year. This section might be one of […]
Prep hockey is just starting our section previews, as it is just about that time of the year. In the section preview articles, we will highlight the top 3-5 most impactful players for the section and at the end pick the team both Blake and I think will win. The section 1A tournament starts pretty […]
As we inch closer to section playoffs for boys high school hockey, it’s time to feature the top players from each section! We will start with Section 1 for both Class A and AA and we will feature 3-5 players in each article. In this edition, I will be covering the top players from Section […]
