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Staff Rankings (Boys): January 29

By Tony Scott , 01/28/24, 8:15PM CST

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Staff's take on top-10 boys teams in Minnesota

Class AA


Trojans slip a spot after a 2-1 week (pic: Jake Mattson)

Rank Team Section Jan 22 Rank
1 Minnetonka 2AA 1
2 Edina 6AA 3
3 Wayzata 6AA 2
4 Chanhassen 2AA 4
5 Benilde-St. Margaret's 6AA 10
6 Shakopee 2AA 6
7 Maple Grove 5AA 5
7 Rogers 5AA 7
8 Andover 7AA NR
9 St. Thomas Academy 3AA 8
10 Rosemount 3AA NR

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
Gemini Athletic
Red and Black League
Summit Orthopedics

Class A


Warriors win on home ice and stay at #1 (pic: Braydin Johnson)

Rank Team Section
1 Warroad 8A
2 Hermantown 7A
3 St. Cloud Cathedral 5A
4 East Grand Forks 8A
5 Mahtomedi 4A
6 Orono 2A
7 Delano 2A
8 Northfield 1A
9 Monticello 5A
10 Alexandria 6A

Commentary

Eric Bruce, AKA "Class A Guy" on the HS hockey forum is our official ranker for Boys A. 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
Gemini Athletic
Jax Cafe
Red and Black League
Summit Orthopedics

Bantam AA


#8 Bears take a week away from play (pic: Braden Bois)

Rank Team District Last Week Jan. 22 Rank
1 Moorhead 15 WWW 1
2 Osseo/Maple Grove 3 W 2
3 Minnetonka 6 WW 3
4 Rosemount 8 W 4
5 Edina 6 DNP 7
6 Prior Lake 6 L 6
7 Wayzata 3 LL 5
8 White Bear Lake 2 DNP 9
9 Mahtomedi 2 LWWL 8
10 Centennial 10 WWTW NR

Commentary

Not a lot of movement this week after a busy weekend in Vadnais for Bantam AA last week. Top five stay the same - with our only new entry being Centennial. Cougars go 3-0-1 this week and are 7-2-1 in their last 10.

Bantam A


(pic: James McBeain)

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Warroad 16 WT
2 Osseo/Maple Grove 3 WW
3 Woodbury 8 TWW
4 Hopkins 3 WW
5 Mankato 9 W
6 St. Louis Park 3 TWW
7 Northern Lakes 15 WWW
8 Rock Ridge 12 LWWT
9 Moorhead 15 LWWW
10 Minnetonka 6 TWW

Commentary

Here are the changes this week:

-Hopkins moves up a spot to No. 4 after going 2-0 on the week.

-Mankato moves up a spot to No. 5, after extending their win streak to 6.

-St. Louis Park is on a 4 game-win streak and moves a spot to No. 6

-Northern Lakes defeated No. 9 Moorhead, to move up a spot to No. 7

-Rock Ridge dropped two games during the week and also fell from No. 4 to No. 8 in the rankings.

Bantam B


(pic: Thomas Boe)

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Hermantown (Blue) 11 T
2 Roseville 2 TT
3 Mahtomedi 2 W
4 Eden Prairie 6 TW
5 Woodbury (Black) 8 WWWWWWW
6 White Bear Lake (Black) 2 TTWW
7 Red Lake Falls (Purple) 16 WWW
8 Bemidji (Blue) 16 L
9 Morris-Benson 15 LLWL
10 Hastings 8 LW

Commentary

Eden Prairie soars up four spots this week to No. 4. The Eagles only have two losses since the new year. Woodbury Black is also a big mover with a seven-game win streak and a win this week over No. 5 Morris-Benson. No. 7 Red Lake Falls Purple has won 6 of their last seven games and continues to climb.

PeeWee AA


#!1 Tonka takes the North/South Challenge in East Grand Forks Sunday

Rank Team District Last Week Rank Jan 15
1 Minnetonka AA 6 WWLWW 1
2 Woodbury AA 8 WLWWWL 3
3 East Grand Forks 16 LWWLW 4
4 Moorhead AA 15 LWLWL 2
5 Stillwater AA 2 WWW 5
6 White Bear Lake AA 2 W 6
7 Osseo/Maple Grove AA 3 WWW 7
8 Prior Lake 6 W 10
9 Mahtomedi 2 DNP 8
10 Andover 10 WWL NR

Commentary

 No. 1 Tonka goes 4-1 versus some stiff competition last weekend in East Grand Forks. The Skippers have only lost three times all season...once in January and twice in October. Any guess who the favorite to win state in Shakopee this March is?

Andover grabs the vacant slot at #10 this week. The Huskies went 2-1 on the week and are number 8 in the NOW Rankings.

PeeWee A


Beckett Bohm, Mankato Peewee A

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Proctor 11 WW
2 Roseville 2 WWW
3 Northfield 9 L
4 Warroad 16 DNP
5 Park-Cottage Grove 8 WLW
6 River Lakes 5 WWWW
7 Marshall 4 WWWL
8 Thief River Falls 16 WW
9 Bloomington Jefferson 6 WT
10 Mankato 9 W

Commentary

The top five stay the same this week in PWA. River Lakes is on a tear, winning their last six games, the Stars are up to No. 6 this week. The only other change this week is Mankato making it back into the top 10 with a recent five-game win streak.

PeeWee B


Hermantown Peewee B comes in at No. 2 this week.

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Osseo/Maple Grove (Black) 3 WW
2 Hermantown 11 DNP
3 Bemidji (Blue) 16 W
4 Minnetonka (Black) 6 W
5 Minnetonka (Blue) 6 WTW
6 East Grand Forks (Green) 16 WWWWW
7 Anoka 10 WW
8 Mankato 9 DNP
9 Eden Prairie 6 WWWWW
10 Coon Rapids 10 LTWW

Commentary

Squirt A


Huskies stay at #3 this week in SQA (pic: Preston Atkinson)

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Minnetonka 6 TWW
2 East Grand Forks 16 WWW
3 Andover 10 WW
4 Chaska/Chanhassen 6 W
6 Woodbury Royal 8 WLLW
6 Park-Cottage Grove 8 WW
7 Woodbury Black 8 LW
8 Moorhead 15 WL
9 Orono 3 WT
10 OMG Crimson 3 WT

Commentary

A very jumbled week in Squirts. East Side uses a narrow loss to Tonka last Saturday to fuel them to three big wins on home ice. The Greenwave jumps to #2 with wins over Moorhead and Woodbury Royal. Cottage Grove has nice win over Squirtacular runner-up Woodbury Black, they slide up a couple slots.

Squirt B


(pic: Rece Torborg)

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Chaska/Chanhassen (Gold) 6 T
2 Waconia 6 WWWWW
3 Orono 3 W
4 Edina 6 L
5 Blaine (White) 10 DNP
6 Moorhead (Black) 15 DNP
7 Worthington 4 DNP
8 Duluth 11 WLWW
9 Faribault 9 W
10 Bemidji (Blue) 16 WW

Commentary

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