Seven teams have punched a ticket to next week’s Minnesota Boys Hockey State Tournament and nine more will do the same over the next 48 hours before the official state tournament brackets are unveiled Saturday morning.
Here are the seven teams that clinched Wednesday night:
- Edina: Hornets defeated Wayzata 4-1 in the Section 6AA title game
- Elk River/Zimmerman: 3-0 shutout over upstart Buffalo/Annandale to win Section 8AA
- Northfield: 4-1 victory over Dodge County in the Section 1A championship
- Orono: 4-1 win over Minneapolis to win Section 2A
- New Ulm: Topped Marshall 4-2 to clinch Section 3A
- St. Cloud Cathedral: 4-1 win over Monticello to claim Section 4A
- Hermantown: Blanked Hibbing/Chisholm 4-0 to win Section 7A
There are seven more section championship games Thursday night followed by the final two section title matchups on Friday night. Below is the schedule:
Class AA
Section 1 championship
- #1 Lakeville South vs. #2 Rochester Century/John Marshall
- Thursday, Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. at the Rochester Rec Center
Section 2 championship
- #1 Minnetonka vs. #2 Chanhassen
- Thursday, Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. at Braemar Ice Arena in Edina
Section 3 championship
- #3 St. Thomas Academy vs. #5 Cretin-Derham Hall
- Friday, March 1 at 7 p.m. at Braemar
Section 4 semifinals
- #1 Hill-Murray vs. #3 White Bear Lake
- Friday, March 1 at 7 p.m. at Aldrich Arena
Section 5 championship
- #1 Maple Grove vs. #2 Centennial
- Thursday, Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. at FTC Event Center in Elk River
Section 7 championship
- #1 Grand Rapids vs. #2 Andover
- Thursday, Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. at Amsoil Arena in Duluth
Class A
Section 4 semifinals
- #1 Mahtomedi vs. #2 Southwest Christian/Richfield
- Thursday, Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. at Aldrich Arena
Section 6 championship
- #1 Alexandria Area vs. #2 Northern Lakes
- Thursday, Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. at MAC in St. Cloud
Section 8 championship
- #1 East Grand Forks vs. #2 Warroad
- Thursday, Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. at The Gardens in Warroad
