Field: Euro American Red, HC Sotans, Hockey IQ, Ice Clams, Junior Crosbys, Lake Superior Stars, Miracle Gold, Northern Wings, O & S Cattle and Steeldogs

Site: Bloomington Ice Garden

Format: Pool play to Bracket, top two from each pool advance

Players to Watch: Thor Byfuglien (Wings), Joe Greniuk (Miracle Gold), Barrett Hall (Cattle), Justin Janicke (Euro), Layten Liffrig (Ice Clams), Chaz Lucius (Crosby) and Jack Peart (LSS).

Favorite: Junior Crosby

Darkhorse: Steeldogs

Sleeper: Lake Superior Stars

Noted: YHH HS Player of the Year Casey Mittelstadt will be the head coach of the Crosbys.

Field: Euro American, Hometown Hockey, Lake Superior Stars, MN Blades, Miracle Gold, Rapid Fire, Steeldogs (Black), Steeldogs (Teal), Tommy Chicago and Velocity (Black).

Format: Pool play to Bracket, top two from each pool advance

Site: Bloomington Ice Garden

Players to Watch: Ryan Chesley (Blades), Dylan Godbout (Steeldogs), Isaac Howard (Blades), Mason Moree (Velocity), Nick Pierre (Steeldogs) Zam Plante (LSS), Cole Spicer (Rapid Fire) and Ryan Wallin (Miracle Gold).

Favorite: MN Blades

Darkhorse: Steeldogs

Sleeper: Lake Superior Stars

Noted: Ex NHLer Derek Plante set to coach LSS. Plante was on the bench this Summer coach Team Minnesota to second place in the Brick.