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Staff Rankings (Boys): December 23

By Tony Scott, 12/22/24, 5:45PM CST

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

Class AA Boys


The undefeated Pioneers will roll into Prior Lake next weekend #2 in the state

Rank Team Section
1 St. Thomas Academy 3AA
2 Hill-Murray 4AA
3 Edina 6AA
4 Moorhead 8AA
5 Cretin-Derham Hall 3AA
6 Rogers 5AA
7 Rosemount 3AA
8 Holy Angels 6AA
9 Stillwater 4AA
10 Eden Prairie 2AA

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 Boys


The Moose are #3 in the state (pic: Niklas Nelson)

Rank Team Section
1 Cloquet 7A
2 Hermantown 7A
3 Monticello 5A
4 Warroad 8A
5 Hibbing 7A
6 St. Cloud Cathedral 5A
7 Northfield 1A
8 Delano 2A
9 Detroit Lakes 8A
10 East Grand Forks 8A

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


The Spuds are back on top in Bantam AA (pic: Cam Coulter)

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Moorhead 15 W
2 Minnetonka 6 DNP
3 Edina 6 DNP
4 White Bear Lake 2 WWT
5 Osseo-Maple Grove 3 DNP
6 Rogers 10 WT
7 Rosemount 8 LT
8 Andover 10 WW
9 Stillwater 2 LW
10 Hermantown 11 WWTT

Commentary

Not much activity last week. Three of the top-five registered a DNP.  Hermantown moves into the T10 with a good five game stretch.

Moorhead walloped a very good Warroad team this weekend for their lone win of the week.

Bantam A


The Preds are making the whole state their prey (pic: Ellison Hayward)

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Warroad 16 WL
2 Roseau 16 WWWWWL
3 Rock Ridge 12 DNP
4 Proctor 11 WWLLWW
5 Stillwater 2 WWTWL
6 Woodbury 8 W
7 Moorhead 15 LWLW
8 Edina 6 W
9 Osseo/Maple Grove 3 W
10 Park-Cottage Grove 8 WLWWW

Commentary

Roseau is up three spots this week to No. 2 after upsetting previous No. 2 Proctor 7-0 this week. Stillwater only has two losses in December; the Ponies are stampeding ahead to No. 5 in the state. Osseo/Maple Grove and Park-Cottage Grove are both back in the rankings this week at No. 9 and No. 10, respectively. 

Bantam B


The Raiders are #5 this week

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Sartell 5 WTWT
2 Edina White 6 WW
3 Mahtomedi 2 WWWW
4 Prior Lake 6 LLW
5 Roseville 2 WWW
6 Hermantown Blue 11 WTWW
7 Lakeville South 8 WLLW
8 Prairie Centre 15 WW
9 St. Francis 15 WW
10 Bemidji Blue 16 LLWW

Commentary

Sartell took over the No. 1 spot from Prior Lake, who previously had it all year. The Sabres are an eye-popping 22-1-4 on the season. Edina White catapults up three spots to No. 2 this week. The Hornets are on an eight-game win streak heading into the holidays. St. Francis is the lone new team in the rankings this week at No. 9.

PeeWee AA


Chaska Chan goes north to win the Paul Broten in Roseu (pic: Wyatt Webster)

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Osseo Maple Grove 3 WWWWW
2 East Grand Forks 16 TWW
3 Edina 6 LW
4 Minnetonka 6 LWL
5 Woodbury 8 TW
6 Moorhead 15 DNP
7 Chaska Chan 6 WWWW
8 Andover 10 WWWWL
9 Blaine 10 WW
10 Rogers 10 WWWL

Commentary

OMG...there was a lot of movement in PWAA this week. The Leafbirds sweep the Lumberjack Cup and take the #1 spot in MN. Hats off to East Side hockey. The Greenwave take on the three of the "Big 4" and go 2-0-1 (beating Edina and Tonka before getting tie vs. Woodbury). They move up to #2. 

Chaska Chan wins the Paul Broten, the Stormhawks are #7 this week.

PeeWee A


Chaska Chan won the Lumberjack Cup Sunday...they are #4 this week.

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Austin 9 WWWWW
2 Mankato 9 WWWLW
3 Cottage Grove 8 WWTWW
4 Chaska/Chanhassen 6 WWWWW
5 Rock Ridge 12 WLWWW
6 Detroit Lakes 15 DNP
7 Cloquet 11 LWLW
8 Marshall 4 WWWW
9 Farmington 8 LWWWLW
10 Minnetonka 6 WWWL

Commentary

The top eight remain the same this week in PWA, with No. 5 Rock Ridge defeating No. 2 Mankato in a shootout being a notable result. Farmington moving up one spot to No. 9 is the only movement within the top ten. The Tigers are a respectable 7-3 in the month of December. 

PeeWee B


These Thunderhawks were #1 in the Lumberjack Cup Sunday and #2 in Minnesota

Rank Team District Last Week
1 IGH/South St. Paul 8 DNP
2 Grand Rapids Orange 12 WWWW
3 East Grand Forks Green 16 WW
4 White Bear Lake Orange 2 WWWW
5 Mankato Black 9 LW
6 Rosemount Gold 8 WWWL
7 Rock Ridge 12 W
8 St. Louis Park 3 DNP
9 Park Rapids 15 W
10 Minnetonka Black 6 WT

Commentary

White Bear Lake Orange keeps creeping up in the PWB rankings. The Bears are one of the hottest teams in the league currently, winners of their last eight games. Rosemount Gold is this week’s biggest mover, as the Irish skip up from No. 9 to No. 6. The Irish are currently outscoring opponents 117/36 on the season. Rock Ridge and Park Rapids are new in the rankings this week at No. 9 and No. 10, respectively.

Squirt A

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Chaska Chan 6 WWW
2 Woodbury Royal 8 WWWW
3 Minnetonka 6 WWWL
4 Roseville 2 WW
5 Orono 3 DNP
6 Woodbury Black 8 DNP
7 Hermantown 11 W
8 Edina White 6 L
9 Duluth 11 W
10 Stillwater 2 LWL

Commentary

Voila! 

Another weekend. Another Woodbury Squirt A title. This weekend, the Royals put a beat down on the Prairie Shootout. Dain Hensler scores 12 goals in four games to lead Woodbury Royal to the title. Their most impressive win came Saturday with an 8-3 marker on #3 Minnetonka.

Chaska Chan remains #1, they get three good D6 wins last week. They have outscored opponents 85-11 so far this year.

Squirt B

Rank Team District Last Week
1 White Bear Lake Black 2 W
2 Woodbury Black 8 W
3 Anoka 10 DNP
4 Farmington 8 DNP
5 St. Louis Park 3 WWWW
6 Wadena 15 W
7 Stillwater Black 2 W
8 Chaska/Chanhassen Purple 6 WWW
9 Stillwater Black 2 W
10 Hopkins 3 W

Commentary

The top seven in SQB all took care of business and stayed the same. Chaska/Chanhassen Purple is 9-1 on the year and is featured in the rankings for the first time this year at No. 8. Hopkins has won four of their last five games and closes our rankings out at No. 10 this week. 

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