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Staff Rankings (Boys): December 8

By Tony Scott, 12/08/25, 1:45PM CST

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

Class AA Boys


Karl finally believes in Tonka, they are #2 - Tavin Dobchuk

Rank Team Section
1 Moorhead 8AA
2 Minnetonka 2AA
3 St. Thomas Academy 3AA
4 Hill-Murray 4AA
5 Edina 6AA
6 Shakopee 2AA
7 Stillwater 4AA
8 Holy Angels 6AA
9 Maple Grove 5AA
10 Cretin-Derham Hall 3AA

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.

Rink of Fire
Karl Comments
Gemini Athletic
Red and Black League
Summit Orthopedics

Class A Boys


Hawks soar to #1 - Paxon Madill

Rank Team Section
1 Hermantown 7A
2 Hibbing 7A
3 Sartell 6A
4 Delano 2A
5 Warroad 8A
6 Blake 2A
7 Mahtomedi 4A
8 Northfield 1A
9 Cloquet-EC 7A
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.

Rink of Fire
Eric's Comments
Gemini Athletic
Red and Black League
Summit Orthopedics

Bantam AA


Tonka is a perfect 22-0 to start the year

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Minnetonka 6 WWWWWW
2 Moorhead 15 WWWWL
3 Osseo Maple Grove 3 LWWLW
4 Woodbury 8 WWTWWL
5 SLP/CR 10 WT
6 Prior Lake 6 TT
7 Chaska Chan 6 T
8 East Grand Forks 16 WW
9 Stillwater 2 TWLWW
10 Wayzata 3 WWWLL

Commentary

It's a Moorhead/Minnetonka world and the rest of Bantam AA is just living in it. The Skipper and Spuds have faced off twice in tournament title games and it's been a treat to watch. They face off again on December 20 in Moorhead.

Edina made a brief visit to the T10 party last week, they got leapfrogged by Lake Conference foe Wayzata this week. The Trojans had great results in Duluth.

Bantam A


Northfield is #4 after winning the SLP tournament Sunday

Team District Last Week
1 Warroad 16 WWWW
2 Osseo/Maple Grove 3 WW
3 Hopkins 3 WW
4 Northfield 9 TWWWW
5 Minnetonka 6 LTL
6 Mankato 9 W
7 White Bear Lake 2 WWWW
8 Forest Lake 2 LWWWW
9 Moorhead 15 WW
10 Bloomington Jefferson 6 WWW

Commentary

We have some shake up in the rankings this week and a new entrant into the Top 10. Warroad holds the top seed taking care of business this past week. Minnetonka falls down a few spots with a little bit of a rough week, falling to #3 Hopkins and #10 Bloomington Jefferson. Jefferson cracks into the Top 10 via that 5-0 win.

Bantam B


Bantam Mavs are #6 this weeks - Kade Mata

Team District Last Week
1 Prior Lake 6 WW
2 Minnetonka Blue 6 LWWW
3 Hermantown Blue 11 W
4 Cottage Grove 8 WWWWW
5 Minnetonka Black 6 LWW
6 Mankato Gold 9 WWLWW
7 Edina White 6 LW
8 Eden Prairie 6 LL
9 Mahtomedi 2 WW
10 Osseo/Maple Grove Black 3 WWW

Commentary

Minnetonka Blue retains the top spot this weekend but rest of the division beware of a strong #4 Cottage Grove team. Cottage Grove with the win over #1 Minnetonka Blue and #5 Minnetonka Black loss to Minnetonka Blue this feels justified in flipping these two. While Eden 

PeeWee AA


The #1 Leafbirds are on a 20 game unbeaten streak - Sunday they won the Spirit of Duluth

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Osseo Maple Grove 3 WWWWW
2 Chaska Chan 6 WWWWL
3 Minnetonka 6 WWLWW
4 East Grand Forks 16 WWWWLW
5 Edina 6 WLWW
6 Woodbury 8 WW
7 Moorhead 15 WWLL
8 Cottage Grove 8 WW
9 Centennial 10 WLLW
10 Shakopee 6 L

Commentary

The Spirit of Duluth usually marks the 1/3 mark of the PeeWee AA season. By now, coaching staffs know what they got. Some teams need goals and some teams need to figure out how to stop them. 

The top three teams in NOW Rankings (OMG, CC and Edina) have score over 155 goals to start the season.

PeeWee A


Woodbury is #2 this week - Bruxly Scofield

Team District Last Week
1 Warroad 16 WWT
2 Woodbury 8 TT
3 Orono 3 TT
4 Osseo/Maple Grove 3 T
5 Cloquet 11 W
6 Minnetonka 6 WWWW
7 Mankato 9 WWL
8 Faribault 9 W
9 Anoka 10 W
10 West St Paul Sibley 8 WWWW

Commentary

We are flipping Warroad and Woodbury this week based off of Woodbury's ties during the week. Warroad's tie was to AA Rock Ridge which feels better than ties against other Bantam A teams. We are moving Mankato down after losing to now #6 Minnetonka albeit a close 4-2 loss. All of the other teams did what we expect from them coming out with wins. 

PeeWee B


The Mavs come in at #10 this week - Mason Gartner

Staff Rank District Last Week
1 Woodbury White 8 W
2 Prior Lake Navy 6 WW
3 Orono 3 WTWL
4 Hermantown B1 11 WWLWW
5 Edina Green 6 LWL
6 Mahtomedi 2 WWL
7 Edina White 6 L
8 Osseo/Maple Grove Black 3 WW
9 Minnetonka Black 6 L
10 Mankato Gold 9 WWW

Commentary

This is probably one of the harder divisions to rank. Everyone has a slip up here and there or teams havent played enough games still to provide data. Woodbury White was unblemished last week so they hold the #1 spot again this week. After that things get a little complicated, Prior Lake slides into the #2 spot after picking up two wins and Orono having a Tie and Loss on the week. Hermantown jumps Edina Green after a decent week.

Squirt A


Hastings takes the Spirit of Duluth and sit atop Minnesota in Squirt A

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Hastings 8 WWWWW
2 OMG Crimson 3 WWWLW
3 Wayzata Blue 3 LWWWL
4 Andover 10 WWW
5 Hermantown 11 WWWLL
6 STMA 5 DNP
7 Lakeville North 8 DNP
8 Rochester 9 TWWW
9 Moorhead 15 WTLW
10 Duluth 11 WLLW

Commentary

If you have gotten this far down in the rankings scroll, your last name is Stewart or Poepl or you are curious how in the world Tony could choose the final 4 teams ranked 7 through 10.

Hastings wins the Spirit of Duluth backed by a stockade of Stewarts and couple Poepls. They beat five juggernaut youth programs (WBL, Elk River, Moorhead, OMG and Wayzata) to earn this week's #1 ranking.

The top six teams were easy to spot, but after those six is anyone's guess. Edina hosts their tournament this weekend, maybe we will find a district 6 team in the top ten next weekend?

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