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Staff Rankings (Boys): January 20

By Tony Scott, 01/20/25, 7:45AM CST

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

Class AA Boys


Edina drop to #5 this week

Rank Team Section
1 Moorhead 8AA
2 St. Thomas Academy 3AA
3 Hill-Murray 4AA
4 Rogers 5AA
5 Edina 6AA
6 Cretin-Derham Hall 3AA
7 Stillwater 4AA
8 White Bear Lake 4AA
9 Wayzata 6AA
10 Benilde-St. Margaret's 6AA

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


Hibbing is #5 this week

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

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


#1 Moorhead wins another title - Moose Goheen Champs Sunday

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Moorhead 15 WWWWW
2 Minnetonka 6 WWWWL
3 Rogers 10 WWWLW
4 Rosemount 8 LWWW
5 Osseo-Maple Grove 3 WWLWW
6 Edina 6 LLWW
7 Hermantown 11 LWWWLL
8 White Bear Lake 2 WLTL
9 Stillwater 2 LLWL
10 Roseville 2 WW

Commentary

Major shakeup in the Bantam AA ranks this week.  Rogers climbs, White Bear drops and bunch of other shuffling.  The Spuds win another coveted trophy...Tonka gives them all they can handle.

Roseville joins the the top-10 with a recent surge winning seven of their last 10.

Bantam A


#3 Armstrong Cooper goes 3-1 this week

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Warroad 16 DNP
2 Roseau 16 DNP
3 Armstrong Cooper 3 WWLW
4 Rock Ridge 12 L
5 Woodbury 8 WWWW
6 Proctor 11 WWL
7 Bloomington Jefferson 6 W
8 Park-Cottage Grove 8 T
9 Detroit Lakes 15 WWW
10 Albert Lea 9 W

Commentary

Armstrong Cooper was unranked last week; the Wings soared up to No. 3 with a huge win over previous No. 3 Proctor. Albert Lea defeated last week's No. 6 Park Cottage Grove 3-2. That huge win propelled the Tigers into the rankings. 

Bantam B


EP climbs to #4 (pic: Finn Langaard)

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Prior Lake 6 WWLWWW
2 Edina White 6 WWTLW
3 Roseville 2 WWWWW
4 Eden Prairie 6 WWWWW
5 Bemidji Blue 16 WWWLW
6 Farmington 8 WWW
7 Sartell 5 TWWW
8 Hermantown Blue 11 WWWLW
9 Minneapolis Grey 3 WWWW
10 Lakeville South 8 L

Commentary

Prior Lake takes their first loss all season this past week to a rising Osseo/Maple Grove Black. Roseville continues their impressive season, winning the Hibbing tournament this past weekend. The Raiders improved their winning streak to 27 games this past weekend. Minneapolis Grey are one of the new teams in the rankings this week after defeating previous No. 8. Osseo/Maple Grove Black.

PeeWee AA


CC climbs to #7 after a solid performance at the Moose Goheen

Rank Team District Last Week
1 East Grand Forks 16 W
2 Osseo Maple Grove 3 WWWWWW
3 Minnetonka 6 W
4 Woodbury 8 WWWWW
5 Edina 6 WL
6 Andover 10 WWWW
7 Chaska Chan 6 WWWWL
8 Moorhead 15 WW
9 Blaine 10 LWWL
10 Buffalo 5 LWWWL

#2 OMG swept through Roseau and captured another prestigious trophy

Commentary

The top eight teams are solid...the next 8 teams just can't seem to string together a group of wins. For now. Blaine and Buffalo are the default 9/10 teams.

Woodbury wins the Moose Goheen (over Chaska) and OMG wins the Dick Johnson (over Duluth East). 

Both teams will be in East Grand Forks in a couple weeks with the rest of the state's best.

PeeWee A


OMG is #5 this week

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Cottage Grove 8 W
2 Cloquet 11 WWWW
3 Marshall 4 WWW
4 Mankato 9 LW
5 Osseo/Maple Grove 3 W
6 Austin 9 DNP
7 Edina 6 W
8 Bloomington Jefferson 6 WWWWWW
9 Detroit Lakes 15 WWWW
10 Warroad 16

Commentary

Cottage Grove is on an 11-game win streak and is the new No. 1 team in PWA. No. 5 Osseo/Maple Grove is playing some great hockey right now, 11-1 in their last twelve. Detroit Lakes are back in the rankings at No. 10 this week; the Lakers are outscoring opponents 147-65 on the season. 

PeeWee B


White Bear Lake Orange is #5 this week (pic: Camden Rooney)

Rank Team District Last Week
1 IGH/South St. Paul 8 WW
2 East Grand Forks Green 16 WWW
3 Grand Rapids Orange 12 DNP
4 Rock Ridge 12 WWWW
5 White Bear Lake Orange 2 L
6 Park Rapids 15 WWL
7 Dodge County 9 W
8 Mankato Black 9 L
9 East Metro 2 L
10 North Shore 11 W

Commentary

Grand Rapids Orange keeps rising as we near playoffs. The Thunderhawks have only one loss in 2025 and move up to No. 3 this week. Rock Ridge cracks the top five, as the Wolverines are on a seven-game win streak. East Metro and North Shore are new teams in the rankings this week at No. 9 and No. 10, respectively. 

Squirt A

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Chaska Chan 6 WW
2 Woodbury Royal 8 W
3 Minnetonka 6 WW
4 Hermantown 11 WW
5 Woodbury Black 8 WW
6 Roseville 2 W
7 OMG (Crimson) 3 WW
8 Stillwater 2 L
9 Edina White 6 WLL
10 East Grand Forks 16 WWW

Commentary

A big week coming up for the Squirts at the 14th annual YHH Squirtacular. Nine of the top-10 teams will be in Blaine to make a run at the skates. 

No big tourney wins last weekend and not a lot of shakeup.

Mahtomedi and Prior Lake get big district wins last week. The Zephyrs shock Stillwater and the Lakers upend Edina White.

Squirt B

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Wadena 15 W
2 Anoka 10 DNP
3 St. Louis Park 3 WW
4 Chaska/Chanhassen Purple 6 W
5 Woodbury Black 8 LW
6 Hopkins 3 W
7 White Bear Lake Black 2 W
8 St. Michael Albertville Blue 5 DNP
9 Waconia 6 DNP
10 Hermantown 11 WW

Commentary

Wadena is the new No. 1 team at the SQB level; the Wolverines are 19-1-1 on the season. Chaska/Chanhassen Purple is up one spot this week to crack the top five. The Stormhawks have won thirteen of their last fourteen games. Hermantown is back in the rankings this week; the Hawks are winners of nine straight. 

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