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Final Staff Rankings (BOYS): February 13

By Tony Scott , 02/13/23, 12:30PM CST

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THE YHH STAFF'S TAKE ON THE TOP-10 AT EACH LEVEL

Class AA


East makes their first appearance in the T10 this year (pic: Cole Christian)

Rank Team Section
1 Minnetonka 2AA
2 Edina 6AA
3 Wayzata 6AA
4 Maple Grove 5AA
5 Andover 7AA
6 St. Thomas Academy 3AA
7 Duluth East 7AA
8 Rogers 5AA
9 Chanhassen 2AA
10 Lakeville South 1AA

Commentary

Karl Schuettler from our Rink of Fire BHS hockey podcast is our official ranker for Boys AA. For an audio or video account, check out our pod (link below), for a written account see his take on the top-10 and more on the HS Hockey Forum. For more information on our ROF sponsors see the links below.

This Week's Pod

Karl Comments

Jax Cafe

Red and Black League

Summit Orthopedics

Class A


Zephs are up to #3 (pic: Charlie Drage)

Rank Team Section
1 Warroad 8A
2 Hermantown 7A
3 Mahtomedi 4A
4 Orono 2A
5 East Grand Forks 8A
6 Northfield 1A
7 Little Falls 5A
8 Rock Ridge 7A
9 Detroit Lakes 8A
10 Delano 2A

Commentary

Eric Bruce, AKA "Class A Guy" on the HS hockey forum is our official ranker for Boys AA. To hear an audio or video account, check out our pod (link below), for a written account see his take on the top-10 and more on the HS Hockey Forum. For more information on our ROF sponsors see the links below.

This Week's Pod

Eric's Comments

Jax Cafe

Red and Black League

Summit Orthopedics

Bantam AA


Edina had a lot to celebrate Friday in Rogers

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Moorhead 15 WWW
2 Edina 6 W
3 Osseo Maple Grove 3 WWW
4 Rogers 10 WLL
5 Minnetonka 6 W
6 White Bear Lake 2 WW
7 Rosemount 8 WW
8 Stillwater 2 WW
9 Andover 10 W
10 East Grand Forks 16 WWL

Commentary

Only two losses in the top-10 all week. Both were Rogers' losses to teams that were ahead of them in the rankings (Edina Friday and OMG Sunday).

No movement in the final week of the rankings is like the groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, not seeing his shadow.  Spring could come earlier than they want!

Bantam A


Spuds keep climbing (pic: Grady Huotori)

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Hibbing/Chisholm 12 WWWW
2 Armstrong Cooper 3 WW
3 Rock Ridge 12 T
4 Delano 3 TW
5 Northfield 9 WT
6 Moorhead 15 WL
7 Warroad 16 WLW
8 Osseo/Maple Grove 3 WWT
9 Northern Lakes 15 WL
10 Monticello 5 T

Commentary

There were no changes at all to the Bantam A top ten this week, as the top ten teams are playing their best hockey as of now and the only losses this week at this level were to AA teams. Hibbing/Chisholm is the first team to 40 wins; will the Blue Jackets be the first to 50? It is a tight race for the Bantam A title, with a handful of teams that have the potential to win. This state tournament will be one of the best this season.

Bantam B


Edina Green wins D6 Saturday

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Edina (Green) 6 WW
2 Prior Lake 6 W
3 Bloomington Jefferson 6 DNP
4 Forest Lake 2 DNP
5 Hermantown (Blue) 11 DNP
6 Edina (White) 6 LL
7 Armstrong Cooper 3 WLWT
8 Red Lake Falls (Purple) 16 WWW
9 Bemidji (Blue) 16 WWW
10 Alexandria (Black) 15 WLW

Commentary

Edina Green won the District 6 regular season over the past week with a win over Edina White. Hermantown Blue is now in the top five, and the Hawks have been dominating the play up north, winning fifteen games straight. Bemidji Blue is back in the rankings at No. 9, making two District 16 teams in the top ten with Red Lakes Falls Purple just one spot ahead at No. 8.

PeeWee AA


The Skippers have been money all year (pic: Cash Hardie)

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Moorhead 15 WWW
2 Woodbury 8 TW
3 Minnetonka 6 WW
4 Chaska Chan 6 LTW
5 Hermantown 11 TW
6 Mahtomedi 2 LTT
7 White Bear Lake 2 T
8 Eden Prairie 6 WWW
9 Andover 10 LL
10 Stillwater 2 WL

The top seven teams, divided into two groups, have stayed relatively the same the six weeks. 

Group 1 is Moorhead and Woodbury. They have the one and two slots on lockdown. They are combined 72-13-5 on the year. 

Group 2 is the next five: Chaska-Chan, Hermantown, Mahtomedi, Minnetonka and White Bear Lake (alphabetically). Each has had their moment in the sun the last two months and each has faltered a bit, but not ever a threat to leave the top-10.

After those seven, it is anyone's guess. The eight ranked to fifteenth ranked teams have changed more frequently than the weather in Minnesota. This week's three survivors are Eden Prairie (four consecutive top-10 wins), Andover (last week's EP and then stumbled last week) and Stillwater.

PeeWee A


Raiders are cruising through District 9 (pic: Lucas Van Sickle)

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Warroad 16 WWW
2 Roseville 2 WW
3 Hibbing/Chisholm 12 WWWW
4 Eagan 8 WW
5 Shakopee 6 TW
6 Woodbury 8 TWWW
7 Waconia 6 WW
8 Northfield 9 WWW
9 Minneapolis 3 TWW
10 Detroit Lakes 15 W

Commentary

Woodbury is up one spot this week in the PWA rankings. The Predators are hot as of late and have won six of their last seven games. Waconia is one win away from the 30-win mark, and the Wildcats move up one spot to No. 7. Detroit Lakes enters the rankings this week at No. 10. They are winners of their last 12 out of 14 games.

PeeWee B


Roseville has been celebrating a lot this year

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Moorhead (Black) 15 WTW
2 Hermantown 11 WLWWW
3 Blaine 10 WWW
4 Minneapolis (Black) 3 WLW
5 Roseville 2 W
6 Woodbury (Black) 8 WW
7 Bemidji (Blue) 16 WWW
8 Prairie Centre 15 WWW
9 North Shore 11 WWW
10 Shakopee 6 TWWWWW

Commentary

The top eight teams all took care of business this week, so the top eight remain the same. Moorhead Black is by far the No. 1 team in the state as of now; the Spuds beat No. 2 Hermantown 7-1 this past week. The two new teams that join the rankings this week are No. 9 North Shore and No. 10 Shakopee, respectively. North Shore has only lost two games since the beginning of the year, outscoring opponents 211-69. Shakopee had a huge weekend up north, winning the Roseau tournament championship.

Squirt A


Duluth keeps rolling (pic: Max Mathias)

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Woodbury (Black) 8 WW
2 St. Michael-Albertville 5 W
3 East Grand Forks 16 WWW
4 Chaska/Chanhassen 6 L
5 Grand Rapids 12 WW
6 Moorhead (Red) 12 L
7 Edina (Green) 6 WWW
8 Blaine 10 W
9 Cloquet 11 WLW
10 Duluth 11 WW

Commentary

Only two losses in this week's top-10 of note.  One of the 218 variety and the other of a D6/Squirtacular flavor.

East Grand Forks, who starts their traveling portion of the Squirt hockey after January 1, has been shot out of a canon. The Greenwave are 13-0 and just beat a very good Moorhead team last weekend.

Jefferson, the Gold bracket champion of the Squirtacular, takes down Platinum champion Chaska Chan 6-4 in district play on Saturday. 

Greenwave moves into the #3 slot behind STMA and Woobury.  STMA hasn't lost since December 5. The #1 Preds have rebounded with four dominant D8 wins since losing to CC in the Squirtacular final.

Squirt B

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Woodbury (Royal) 8 WWWWW
2 Grand Rapids (White) 12 WWWW
3 Woodbury (Black) 8 WWW
4 Armstrong Cooper 3 WLWWL
5 White Bear Lake (Orange) 2 WW
6 Park Rapids (Black) 15 DNP
7 East Grand Forks (White) 16 W
8 Mankato 9 W
9 Chisago Lakes 10 LWW
10 STMA (Blue) 5 W

Commentary

Woodbury Royal is the new No. 1 team at the SQB level; you’d have to go back to December 10th for the Royals' last loss. White Bear Lake-Orange had a huge week, defeating previously ranked No. 4 Mahtomedi and No. 7 Chisago Lakes in the same week. The Bears find themselves all the way up at No. 5 currently. East Grand Forks White has an average goal differential of 7.78, and the Green Wave is moved up to No. 7 in this week's top ten. STMA Blue is on a seven-game win streak and is back in the top 10 at No. 10.

Junior Gold A

Rank Team League Last Week
1 Edina Lake WW
2 Minnetonka Lake WT
3 Wayzata Lake WL
4 Rosemount South Suburban WW
5 St. Thomas Academy Metro East LW

Commentary

The weekly revolving door of the top 5 in Junior Gold A keeps happening, as Edina is back at No. 1 as the Hornets beat SLP and STA this week. This week, Minnetonka moved up one spot; the Skippers had a win and a tie. Rosemount also moves up one place to No. 4, as the Irish beat Stillwater and SLP this past week.

Junior Gold B

Rank Team League Last Week
1 Hill Murray Metro East TWW
2 Moorhead Mariucci T
3 Lakeville South Suburban WT
4 Prior Lake South Suburban WL
5 Duluth Independent WWWW
6 Shakopee (Red) South Suburban WWW
7 STMA Mississippi W
8 Edina (Black) Lake WT
9 Buffalo Mississippi WW
10 Farmington South Suburban TWW

Commentary

Hill Murray reclaims the No. 1 spot this week in JGB. Moorhead is up to No. 2 this week, and the Spuds are outscoring their opponents 147-50. There are two new teams this week within the top ten. The first is No. 9 Buffalo, with the second being No. 10 Farmington.

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