STMA's Reid Bogenholm with one of his 3 Goals Saturday
Major PeeWee: South vs. West...West has outscored the competition 17-5, will face South who has also been impressive going 2-0 since losing to the West Thursday. Should be some great players on display on both teams...Brody Lucas from Mankato and Brandon Benson in the nets from Blaine for the South. For the West, Elk River's Austen Humphrey and Tonka's Griffin Streeter are both big and skilled.
YHH's Pick: West...sticking with it
Minor PeeWee: East vs. South...East is undefeated but will be tested again today by the South. For the South to win, they will have to find a way to slow down the Lucius brothers and Jack Harvey. Blake Arneson has also looked impressive for the East.
YHH's Pick: East...sticking with it
Major Squirt: South vs. East...the high scoring East team went 2-0-1 with a 7-7 tie with the West. The South finished 1-1-1, losing 3-1 to East on Thursday. The South will need to keep sharp shooters Isaac Howard and Drew Fisher at bay in order to win.
YHH's Pick: East...sticking with it
Minor Squirt: South vs. West...these two teams will face each other again, the South won 4-3 on Friday and then both teams swept the East and North to set up Sunday's title game. The West is going to have to find a way to stop Hunter Heald to win.
YHH's Pick: West...sticking with it
Inver Grove Heights' Center Anthony Madigan scores for the East Saturday
05: East vs. North...East has steamrolled through the selects so far. William Whitelaw has had a Hatty in each game. Joey Sylvester and Whitelaw will be too much for the North to handle on Sunday, both with have multiple goals.
YHH Pick: East...sticking with it
04: East vs. South...the '27 Yankees of Selects hockey will face the South, whom they beat 7-2 Saturday. The East was lead by Jack Sweeney who has the filthiest mitts around. He scored short handed to in the second half to dash the hopes of the South to make the game 5-2.
YHH Pick: East...sticking with it
03: East vs. West...The East finished 2-0-1 on the weekend, beating the South 3-1 to Qualify. Stillwater big man Tristan Tabucol had a Goal and Assist. The West qualified late Saturday with a 5-4 win over the North. Brandon Reller had 2G/1A for the West.
YHH Pick: South over North...since neither made the Finals, we are going with the East.
02 Tyler Steffens with a big save Saturday
02: West vs. East....West beat the North Saturday 6-0, Reid Bogenholm had a Hatty for the West. The East needed a win over the South Saturday to gain the finals. District 2 was on display Saturday when all four of the points came from that area...White Bear Lake's Cam Berg scored on an assist from '14 Wiz Wyatt finalist and teammate Lleyton Roed and then Stillwater's Noah Tussey scored for the East on assist from White Bear's Owen Gallatin. Forest Lake's Tyler Steffens made some great saves for the East to preserve the shutout.
YHH Pick: West over East...sticking with it
01: East vs. North...Look for this game to be high scoring. The teams have combine for 38 goals in three games, an average of more than six a game. Goalie parents might want to stay at the Hotel and "pack". The North will need to slow down the East's high powered attack with strong defense and good goaltending. The East will need to arrive on time and avoid the penalty box in order to win.
YHH Pick: North...changing my pick to East
The East is Not Least: The East qualified all of their teams into the Finals Sunday. An impressive feat to do at all five levels.
02 River Lakes sniper Jon Bell goes top shelf in the Skills Competition Saturday