Hockey’s second season is getting under way. It starts with the Reebok High Performance Program next week. Sixteen HP 16/17 teams will take the ice for two eight team tourneys. All 16 teams are comprised of players from high school/bantam teams based on high school section alignments. Players from Class A and Class AA are combined to form a single section team.
Unlike the Select 15’s, the HP 16/17 tourney has less of a team versus team tourney and is more focused on using the tourney to pick players to represent Minnesota. Last year the Section 5 team beat the Section 6 team in the championship game or if you prefer, the Blue beat the Gray 3-0. The game story can be read at
http://www.youthhockeyhub.com/reebok-high-performance-16s-championship-game/
The following write-up provides some background on the players selected to play on the Section 1, Section 2, Section 4, and Section 5 teams. A second post will provide similar background on Section 3 (if roster is available), Section 6, Section 7 and Section 8 teams.
The second hockey season opens play with the quarterfinal games played at the PIC (Plymouth Ice Center) 3:45 PM, Friday, April 19th. The Section 2A/2AA team will play Section 4A/AA team in the opening game.