***denotes team moved to new section
State Champion Mahtomedi will stay in 4A next season
Section | Level | Team |
---|---|---|
1 | A | Albert Lea |
1 | A | Austin |
1 | A | Dodge County |
1 | A | Faribault |
1 | A | La Crescent-Hokah |
1 | A | Red Wing |
1 | A | Rochester Lourdes |
1 | A | Waseca |
1 | A | Winona/Winona Cotter |
2 | A | Breck |
2 | A | Delano |
2 | A | Hutchinson |
2 | A | Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato |
2 | A | Minneapolis |
2 | A | Mound-Westonka |
2 | A | Orono |
2 | A | Providence Academy |
3 | A | Fairmont |
3 | A | Luverne |
3 | A | Mankato East/Loyola |
3 | A | Mankato West |
3 | A | Marshall |
3 | A | Minnesota River |
3 | A | New Ulm |
3 | A | Redwood Valley |
3 | A | Windom |
3 | A | Worthington |
4 | A | Bloomington Kennedy*** |
4 | A | Chisago Lakes |
4 | A | Mahtomedi |
4 | A | Simley |
4 | A | South St. Paul |
4 | A | Southwest Christian*** |
4 | A | St. Paul Academy |
4 | A | St. Paul Highland Park |
4 | A | St. Paul Johnson |
5 | A | Becker/Big Lake |
5 | A | Little Falls |
5 | A | Monticello |
5 | A | Mora-Milaca |
5 | A | Pine City |
5 | A | Princeton |
5 | A | River Lakes |
5 | A | Sauk Rapids-Rice |
5 | A | St. Cloud Cathedral |
6 | A | Alexandria |
6 | A | Breckenridge |
6 | A | Fergus Falls |
6 | A | Morris-Benson Area |
6 | A | Northern Lakes |
6 | A | Prairie Center |
6 | A | Wadena-Deer Creek |
6 | A | Willmar |
7 | A | Cloquet-Esko-Carlton*** |
7 | A | Ely/Tower-Soudan |
7 | A | Greenway |
7 | A | Hermantown |
7 | A | Hibbing/Chisholm |
7 | A | International Falls |
7 | A | Moose Lake |
7 | A | North Shore |
7 | A | Proctor |
8 | A | Warroad |
8 | A | Bagley/Fosston |
8 | A | Crookston |
8 | A | Detroit Lakes |
8 | A | East Grand Forks |
8 | A | Kittson County Central |
8 | A | Lake of the Woods |
8 | A | Park Rapids |
8 | A | Red Lake Falls |
8 | A | Thief River Falls |
Chan will be back in 2AA in 2023
Section | Level | Team |
---|---|---|
1 | AA | Farmington |
1 | AA | Lakeville North |
1 | AA | Lakeville South |
1 | AA | New Prague*** |
1 | AA | Northfield*** |
1 | AA | Owatonna |
1 | AA | Rochester Century |
1 | AA | Rochester John Marshall |
1 | AA | Rochester Mayo |
2 | AA | Bloomington Jefferson |
2 | AA | Chanhassen |
2 | AA | Chaska |
2 | AA | Eden Prairie |
2 | AA | Holy Family Catholic |
2 | AA | Minnetonka |
2 | AA | Prior Lake |
2 | AA | Shakopee |
2 | AA | Waconia*** |
3 | AA | Apple Valley/Burnsville |
3 | AA | Cretin-Derham Hall |
3 | AA | Eagan |
3 | AA | Eastview |
3 | AA | Hastings*** |
3 | AA | Park of Cottage Grove |
3 | AA | Rosemount |
3 | AA | St. Thomas Academy |
3 | AA | Two Rivers*** |
4 | AA | East Ridge |
4 | AA | Gentry Academy |
4 | AA | Hill-Murray |
4 | AA | Mounds View*** |
4 | AA | Roseville |
4 | AA | Stillwater |
4 | AA | Tartan |
4 | AA | White Bear Lake |
4 | AA | Woodbury |
5 | AA | Blaine*** |
5 | AA | Centennial |
5 | AA | Champlin Park |
5 | AA | Coon Rapids*** |
5 | AA | Irondale-St. Anthony |
5 | AA | Maple Grove |
5 | AA | Osseo |
5 | AA | Rogers |
5 | AA | Spring Lake Park |
5 | AA | Totino-Grace |
6 | AA | Armstrong-Cooper |
6 | AA | Academy of Holy Angels |
6 | AA | Benilde-St. Margaret's |
6 | AA | Blake |
6 | AA | Edina |
6 | AA | Hopkins |
6 | AA | St. Louis Park |
6 | AA | Wayzata |
7 | AA | Cambridge-Isanti*** |
7 | AA | Duluth Denfeld*** |
7 | AA | Duluth East |
7 | AA | Forest Lake |
7 | AA | Grand Rapids |
7 | AA | Marshall School |
7 | AA | Northern Edge |
7 | AA | Rock Ridge*** |
7 | AA | Anoka |
7 | AA | Andover |
8 | AA | Bemidji |
8 | AA | Brainerd |
8 | AA | Buffalo |
8 | AA | Elk River-Zimmerman |
8 | AA | Moorhead |
8 | AA | Roseau |
8 | AA | Sartell |
8 | AA | St. Cloud |
8 | AA | St. Michael-Albertville |
Nothing earth-shattering here.
Newcomers Rock Ridge and Duluth Denfeld will move to Section 7AA for the next two seasons. Recent Class A State Tournament teams Northfield and New Prague have been placed in Section 1AA, where Northfield could challenge for a section title next season should the Raiders remain where they’re currently slotted.
***denotes team moved to new section
Dodge County will remain in 1A for the next two seasons
Section | Level | Team |
---|---|---|
1 | A | Albert Lea |
1 | A | Dodge County |
1 | A | Red Wing |
1 | A | Simley*** |
1 | A | Waseca |
1 | A | Winona |
2 | A | Willmar*** |
2 | A | Hutchinson |
2 | A | Litchfield-Dassel-Cokato |
2 | A | Mankato West |
2 | A | Minnesota River |
2 | A | River Lakes*** |
3 | A | Fairmont |
3 | A | Luverne |
3 | A | Marshall |
3 | A | New Ulm |
3 | A | Windom |
3 | A | Worthington |
4 | A | Blake*** |
4 | A | Chisago Lakes |
4 | A | Minneapolis*** |
4 | A | South St. Paul |
4 | A | Visitation |
4 | A | Holy Angels*** |
5 | A | Breck |
5 | A | Delano |
5 | A | Mound-Westonka |
5 | A | Pine City |
5 | A | Princeton*** |
5 | A | Orono |
6 | A | Breckenridge |
6 | A | Fergus Falls |
6 | A | Morris Benson |
6 | A | Northern Lakes |
6 | A | Prairie Center |
7 | A | Rock Ridge |
7 | A | Cloquet-Esko-Carlton |
7 | A | Hibbing-Chisholm |
7 | A | Duluth Marshall |
7 | A | Moose Lake |
7 | A | North Shore |
7 | A | Proctor-Hermantown |
8 | A | Crookston |
8 | A | Detroit Lakes |
8 | A | East Grand Forks |
8 | A | International Falls |
8 | A | Thief River Falls |
8 | A | Warroad |
Roseau will be in 8AA for the next two seasons
Section | Level | Team |
---|---|---|
1 | AA | Austin*** |
1 | AA | Farmington |
1 | AA | Lakeville South |
1 | AA | Mankato East** |
1 | AA | Northfield |
1 | AA | Owatonna |
1 | AA | Rochester Century |
1 | AA | Rochester Mayo |
2 | AA | Chaska-Chanhassen |
2 | AA | Eden Prairie |
2 | AA | Holy Family Catholic |
2 | AA | Minnetonka |
2 | AA | New Prague |
2 | AA | Prior Lake |
2 | AA | Shakopee |
2 | AA | Waconia |
3 | AA | Apple Valley |
3 | AA | Cretin-Derham Hall |
3 | AA | Eagan |
3 | AA | Eastview |
3 | AA | Hastings |
3 | AA | Lakeville North*** |
3 | AA | Park of Cottage Grove |
3 | AA | Rosemount |
4 | AA | East Ridge |
4 | AA | Gentry Academy |
4 | AA | Hill-Murray |
4 | AA | North/Tartan |
4 | AA | St. Paul Highland/Two Rivers*** |
4 | AA | Stillwater |
4 | AA | White Bear Lake |
4 | AA | Woodbury |
5 | AA | Centennial/Spring Lake Park |
5 | AA | Champlin Park/Coon Rapids |
5 | AA | Maple Grove |
5 | AA | Mounds View/Irondale |
5 | AA | Osseo - Park Center |
5 | AA | Rogers |
5 | AA | Roseville-Mahtomedi*** |
5 | AA | North Wright County |
6 | AA | Benilde-St. Margaret's |
6 | AA | Bloomington Jefferson*** |
6 | AA | Metro South (Burnsville)*** |
6 | AA | Edina |
6 | AA | Hopkins-Park |
6 | AA | Armstrong-Cooper |
6 | AA | Wayzata |
7 | AA | Andover |
7 | AA | Anoka |
7 | AA | Blaine |
7 | AA | Duluth |
7 | AA | Elk River/Zimmerman |
7 | AA | Forest Lake |
7 | AA | Grand Rapids-Greenway |
7 | AA | Northern Tier |
8 | AA | Alexandria |
8 | AA | Bemidji |
8 | AA | Brainderd-Little Falls |
8 | AA | Buffalo |
8 | AA | Moorhead |
8 | AA | Roseau |
8 | AA | St. Cloud |
8 | AA | Sartell |
Simley in Section 1A? Former Section 6A stalwarts Willmar and River Lakes in Section 2A? Those moves look like head-scratchers on paper, and will likely be up for debate as we get closer to the hockey season. Big wait-and-see vibes from some of these placements based on geography.
Blake moving down to Section 4A isn’t crazy. The Bears should be better positioned to compete at the A level considering the production they lose to graduation (three Division I players). In addition to the Bears, Holy Angels adds talent and intrigue to Section 4A. The Stars fell to eventual state runner-up Orono in last season’s Section 5A finals.