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Staff Rankings (Boys): January 5

By Tony Scott, 01/05/26, 11:15AM CST

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

Class AA Boys


Rogers is on the rise, going 5-0-1 in their last six games

Rank Team Section
1 Minnetonka 2AA
2 Moorhead 8AA
3 Edina 6AA
4 Shakopee 2AA
5 Rogers 6AA
6 St. Thomas Academy 3AA
7 Hill-Murray 4AA
8 Stillwater 4AA
9 Rosemount 3AA
10 Maple Grove 5A

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


Delano has #3 on lockdown this week in Class A

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

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


Andover pops back into the T10 - Max Swenson

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Minnetonka 6 W
2 Moorhead 15 LW
3 Osseo Maple Grove 3 WWWLWW
4 Woodbury 8 WWWWWW
5 Prior Lake 6 WWWWL
6 SLP/CR 10 WLTWLWL
7 Chaska Chan 6 WWTWWLWL
8 Andover 10 LWWWWWW
9 Stillwater 2 DNP
10 East Grand Forks 16 WWLW

Commentary

Not a lot of changes in the top five, but after that some big time movers.

Three champions were crowned over the holidays, all are T10 teams. Woodbury won the Twaddle in Elk River, OMG took the B Dubs in Grand Forks and Andover swept the competition in Edina to win the Edina Invitational. 

Andover is back in the top-10 after 10 out of their last 11 games.

Bantam A

Team District Last Week
1 Mankato 9 WTWWW
2 Warroad 16 WWWL
3 Northfield 9 TWW
4 Osseo/Maple Grove 3 WLLT
5 Hopkins 3 -
6 Minnetonka 6 WLW
7 Moorhead 15 W
8 Forest Lake 2 W
9 Bloomington Jefferson 6 LWW
10 Eastview/Apple Valley 8 LW

Commentary

Happy New Year! Not much has changed here as a lot of teams were idle during the last two weeks. Mankato retained the #1 spot as they cruised through some district/area games. The tie with Marshall has them on warning though. Warroad stays at #2 for now but held their own against some good AA teams in a Grand Forks tourney. Next is our only switch slotting in Northfield at #3 after now #4 Osseo/Maple Grove had a rough week. Rounding out your top 5 is Hopkins who did not play at all. The rest of the Top 10 all remain the same.

Bantam B

Team District Last Week
1 Prior Lake 6 WWW
2 Minnetonka Blue 6 L
3 Cottage Grove 8 WWT
4 Mahtomedi 2 WW
5 East Metro 2 WW
6 Mankato Gold 9 WLT
7 Minnetonka Black 6 -
8 Osseo/Maple Grove Black 3 W
9 Edina White 6 WTWL
10 Woodbury Royal 8 W

Commentary

 

New Year, new #1 as Prior Lake moves into the top spot after defeating now #Minnetonka Blue on Jan 2nd. Moving to #3 is Cottage Grove who continues a solid season. Up to #4 is Mahtomedi who plugged along during the two weeks winning the Twaddle Tournament in Elk River. New Year, new team to the top ten making a splash is #5 East Metro who has silently been taking top ten teams out. Some other major shake ups this week are in the rest of the Top 10, staying at #6 we have Mankato Gold, sliding up is Minnetonka Black and Osseo/Maple Grove Black to #7 and #8 respectively. Edina White drops to #9 this edition and we have another debutant to the rankings at #10 as Woodbury Royal joins the party.

PeeWee AA


The Spuds take home the Edina Invite title Sunday at Braemar

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Osseo Maple Grove 3 W
2 Minnetonka 6 W
3 Moorhead 15 WTWWW
4 Edina 6 WWWWL
5 Chaska Chan 6 WWWWL
6 Woodbury 8 WTWWW
7 Cottage Grove 8 WL
8 East Grand Forks 16 WLWWWWLW
9 Andover 10 WWWWWLWW
10 Jefferson 6 WWWLWW

Commentary

Moorhead wins the biggest AA holiday tournament going 4-0-1 on their weekend in the cities. Spuds beat three T10 teams (including Edina and CC) and five since December 20th to move into the #3 slot.

Andover has won 12 of their last 13 games and really starting to find their groove. 

OMG, Tonka, CC and Minnetonka remain in the top five.

PeeWee A


Anoka whitewashed the competition in their home tourney last weekend

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

Commentary

A lot of action in this grouping compared to other levels, but Orono keeps the top spot as they continue to play up at the AA level. Warroad retains the #2 spot but the loss to International Falls is a little bit of a head scratcher. Woodbury stays at #3 after cruising to a tournament win at the Edina Traditions Invitational. A slew of our top 10 teams were at the Anoka Classic with host #4 Anoka coming out on top via a shootout win over #8 Osseo Maple Grove. Rounding out the top 5 is Cloquet holding onto that spot again this week. The bottom 5 all hold their spots, Minnetonka finishes second at the Big Ole Hockey Tournament to AA St Cloud, Mankato remains at #7. #8 Osseo/Maple Grove and #9 Faribault had good Anoka Classic tournaments finishing second and third respectively. Clinging to the #10 spot is West St Paul Sibley but teams are nipping at their heels for that last coveted spot.

PeeWee B


Lumberjack Cup champs Orono keep rolling!

Staff Rank District Last Week
1 Orono 3 WWWW
2 Osseo/Maple Grove Black 3 WWWW
3 Edina White 6 WTWLW
4 Hermantown B1 11 WWWW
5 Prior Lake Navy 6 WLWW
6 Woodbury White 8 WWWW
7 Edina Green 6 WLWW
8 Minnetonka Black 6 DNP
9 Mankato Gold 9 WW
10 Grand Rapids Orange 12 WWWW

Commentary

A lot of teams were in tournament action during the two weeks and oddly enough at a lot of different tournaments. We have a new #1 this edition in Orono who won the Warroad Tournament (1 of 5 tournament winners in the Top Ten). Osseo/Maple Grove is getting a huge jump to #2 after defeating #3 Edina White at the Edina Tradition Invitational. Slotting in at #4 again is Hermantown B1 who hosted and won their tournament celebrating the opening of the new NorthStar Ford Arena. Rounding out the top 5 is Prior Lake Navy. #6 Woodbury White picked up a tournament win in River Falls, while #10 Grand Rapids Orange won the Bemidji Tournament.

Squirt A

Rank Team District Last Week
1 Hastings 8 W
2 OMG Crimson 3 WW
3 Minnetonka 6 WW
4 Andover 10 WWWW
5 Edina Green 6 WT
6 STMA 5 WLWW
7 Wayzata Blue 3 WL
8 Hermantown 11 W
9 Chaska Chan 6 WWTWWW
10 Rochester 9 LLW

Commentary

Very little movement as we get closer and closer to the Squirtacular. Chaska-Chan moves into the T10 after the Stormhawks took the Super Rink Spectacular. 

A few unranked northern teams are making noise in the 218. Roseau is 13-3-0, Cloquet is rocking a 17-3-3 mark and ALEX is 12-4.

Squirt B

Team District Last Week
1 Minnetonka White 6 WW
2 Hopkins 3 DNP
3 Duluth 9 WW
4 Mahtomedi 2 WWWWWW
5 Wayzata Gold 3 DNP
6 Forest Lake 2 WT
7 Minnetonka Blue 6 W
8 Eden Prairie 6 DNP
9 Chaksa/Chanhassen Black 6 LW
10 Little Falls 15 W

Commentary

Well this one is still a little murky given the lack of results but teams are starting to pull in more results. Minnetonka White retains the #1 spot in the New Year. Holding onto the #2 and #3 spots respectively are Hopkins and Duluth. Sliding up to the #4 spot is Mahtomedi after winning The Raider Showdown in Northfield. Rounding out the top five is Wayzata Gold, albeit we want to see more results from them. We have a new entrant into the top ten with the calendar turning in #10 Little Falls who has amassed a nice 17-2-1 record so far this season.

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