The following is a list of all teams in the Bantam regionals coming up this weekend all over the state. The list includes each team's ranking (NOW Rankings), regional site, top two teams and sleepers. We also say a few words about tournament and players to watch.
All Rankings are NOW Rankings
Teams - (15) Moorhead, (23) Hermantown, (22) Roseau, (44) Duluth Lakers, (8) Cloquet, (34) Bemidji, (45) Grand Rapids and (12) Brainerd
Site: Cloquet
Road to State Goes Through: Brainerd and Cloquet
Roadblocks: Moorhead and Hermantown
Players to Watch: Ethan Frisch - Moorhead, Mason Kruse - Brainerd, Darian Gotz - Hermantown and Dan Stoyanoff - Cloquet
Ethan Frisch, Moorhead
Teams - (1) Minnetonka, (31) Chaska Chan, (13) Rosemount, (17) Prior Lake, (6) Wayzata, (29) STMA, (5) Andover and (25) Stillwater
Site: Eden Prairie
Road to State Goes Through: Tonka and Wayzata
Roadblocks: Andover and Rosemount
Players to Watch: Bobby Brink - Minnetonka, Ben Fritsinger - Andover, Ryan Mulrenin - Wayzata and Cade Kujawski
Ben Fritsinger, Andover
Teams - (2) Edina, (28) Eastview, (9) Mahtomedi, (21) Elk River, (7) Eden Prairie, (27) Lakeville South, (11) Osseo Maple Grove and (19) Eagan
Site: Anoka
Road to State Goes Through: Edina and Eden Prairie
Roadblocks: Osseo Maple Grove and Mahtomedi
Players to Watch: Mike Vorlicky - Edina, Jack Jensen - Eden Prairie, Cole McCarver - Mahtomedi and Trevor Kukkonen - OMG
Trevor Kukkonen, Osseo Maple Grove
Teams - (3) Blaine, (24) Buffalo, (16) Rochester, (26) Lakeville North, (4) Sibley, (32) Centennial, (10) White Bear Lake and (20) Minneapolis
Site: St. Cloud
Road to State Goes Through: Blaine and Sibley
Roadblocks: White Bear Lake and Rochester
Players to Watch: Spencer Schneider - Rochester, Luke Herzong - Sibley, Will Hillman - Blaine, Bryce Brodzinski - Blaine and Nick Davison - Sibley.
Will Schimek, Sibley
Blake Perbix drives to the net for Princeton
Teams - (9) Princeton, (23) Eveleth-Gilbert-ME, (35) Duluth East, (26) Greenway, (15) Virginia, (21) North Shore, (NR) Duluth Denfeld, (22) Anoka
Site: Eveleth
Road to State Goes Through: Princeton and Virginia
Roadblocks: Greenway and Anoka
Player to Watch: Cade Moreland - Virginia, Blake Perbix - Princeton and Christian Miller - Greenway
Thomas Webert, Edina
Teams - (16) Mankato, (12) Prior Lake-Savage, (34) Rochester, (3) Edina, (18) Burnsville, (44) St. Peter-Le Sueur, (58) Red Wing and (30) New Ulm
Site: Eden Prairie
Road to State Goes Through: Burnsville and Edina
Roadblocks: Prior Lake and Mankato
Players to Watch: Joe Anderson - Burnsville, Thomas Webert - Edina and Nick Spetz - Prior Lake
Jonah Jangula, Armstrong-Cooper
Teams: (24) Mounds View-Irondale, (7) Lakeville North, (1) Armstrong-Cooper, (10) Farmington, (11) Cottage Grove, (36) Delano, (2) Orono and (4) Stillwater
Site: Woodbury
Road to State Goes Through: Armstrong Cooper and Stillwater
Roadblocks: Farmington and Cottage Grove
Players to Watch: Jonah Jangula - Armstrong Cooper, Josh Karels - Park Cottage Grove, Sawyer Cote - Stillwater and Garrett Pinoniemi - Delano
Ben Jenson, Alexandria
Teams - (27) Alexandria, (47) Warroad, (31) Sartell, (25) Crookston, (13) East Grand Forks, (14) MAML, (20) River Lakes and (42) Detroit Lakes
Site: St. Cloud
Road to State Goes Through: East Grand Forks and Alexandria
Roadblocks: MAML and River Lakes
Players to Watch: Ben Jenson - Alexandria, Tanner Mack - East Grand Forks, Logan Stellmach - River Lakes and Grant Slukynsky - Warroad
Teams - (6) Elk River (Black), (47) Grand Rapids, (61) Duluth East (Black), (10) Mesabi East, (19) Virginia, (NR) North Shore, (30) Proctor and (8) Rogers
Site: Mesabi East
Road to State Goes Through: Elk River (Black) and Rogers
Roadblocks: Mesabi East and Virginia
Teams - (NR) Faribault, (4) Edina (Green), (26) New Ulm Sleepy Eye, (18) Edina (White), (7) Prior Lake, (NR) Owatonna, (NR) Windom and (49) Mankato
Site: New Ulm
Road to State Goes Through: Edina (Green) and Prior Lake
Roadblocks: Edina (White) and New Ulm
Edina Green and White look to be in the picture come Sunday in New Ulm
Teams - (21) Mounds View/Irondale, (22) Eagan (Blue), (5) Wayzata (Blue), (11) Lakeville South, (1) Rosemount, (27) Orono (White), (2) Orono (Blue) and (20) Mahtomedi
Site: Lakeville
Road to State Goes Through: Rosemount and Orono (Blue)
Roadblocks: Orono (White) and Wayzata (Blue)
Teams - (2) Brainerd (Blue), (NR) Thief River Falls, (37) River Lakes, (32) Bemidji, (NR) East Grand Forks, (NR) Willmar, (17) Buffalo and (51) Park Rapids/Walker
Site: Thief River Falls
Road to State Goes Through: Brainerd (Blue) and Buffalo
Roadblocks: River Lakes and Bemidji