High school boys ice hockey in Minnesota

2015 Boys AA Championship game between Lakeville North and Duluth East at the Xcel Energy Center

Minnesota boys high school ice hockey is made up of multiple leagues and programs representing different associations. The two organizations associated with high school are the Minnesota State High School League and Minnesota Hockey. The Minnesota State High School League is a voluntary, nonprofit association of public and private schools with a history of service to Minnesota's high school youth since 1916. Minnesota Hockey, an affiliate of USA Hockey, is the governing body of youth and amateur hockey in Minnesota. Minnesota Hockey is governed by a board of directors and consists of approximately 140 community based associations who are formed into 12 districts.

Minnesota State High School League

Minnesota Class AA and A High School Hockey

Minnesota Class AA and A High School Hockey programs are members of the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL). The league is made up of Varsity programs that are divided into two classes; AA and A. The classification is determined by enrollment, but schools have the option to both opt up or appeal, if they qualify, down in team sports every two years. ^[1] Each class is further divided into eight sections. There are currently 144 varsity teams (72 AA and 72 A) competing for the state AA and A championships.

Minnesota State High School League History

2009 Boys AA Championship game between Eden Prairie and Moorhead at the Xcel Energy Center

High school hockey players throughout Minnesota participate in a maximum of 25 contests, excluding the section tournaments and the Minnesota State Boys' High School Hockey Tournament. Teams currently play three 17-minute periods to comprise a game. The lengthened periods were adopted by the Minnesota State High School League in 2003.

Boys hockey concludes their season with a four-day tournament in March that features sixteen teams competing for championships in both classes. From 1945 through 1991 the tournament consisted of a single class, eight-team tournament instead of the present-day two-class (AA and A) tournament. Private schools were not allowed to play in the Tournament until the 1974–75 season. In 1992–93, the tournament was composed of Tier I and II teams. This two-year experiment sent the top teams from each of the eight sections to the Tier I portion of the tournament and the remaining teams conducted a playoff to determine who would be included in the Tier II tournament. In 1994, the dual-class system was adopted and teams were placed into a class structure based on school enrollments.

Since 1994, the MSHSL's process to determine section assignments for boys' hockey is based on school enrollments and activity classifications. The basic premise is to place the largest 64 schools into Class AA and the remaining high schools in Class A. Both Classes are then divided into 8 sections each. Teams are placed into their section assignments with geographic location as a primary consideration. High schools initially placed in Class A have the option to play at the Class AA level.

Beginning with the 2007 state tournament, the top four teams in each class are seeded. Coaches of the participating schools vote to determine the seeded teams the Saturday before the state tournament. The four teams are then bracketed so that if the seeded teams advance, the top seed plays the fourth seed while the second and third seeds play each other. The quarterfinal opponents of the seeded teams are determined by a blind draw.

Differences Between Minnesota High School Hockey and USA Hockey-Affiliated High School Hockey

Unlike most US high school hockey programs, Minnesota high school hockey is not affiliated with USA Hockey. Minnesota high school hockey fosters the growth of well-rounded athletes and thrives on tradition, community support, and a state-focused system. USA Hockey-affiliated high school teams, on the other hand, prioritizes skill development. Minnesota high school hockey also benefits from a robust coaching infrastructure and development programs. Many high school coaches in the state have extensive experience and possess a deep understanding of the game. They are dedicated to nurturing young talent, focusing on skill development, tactical understanding, and character building. Furthermore, Minnesota offers various development programs and camps that further refine players' skills and expose them to a high level of coaching expertise.

Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament

Based on tournament attendance, hockey is the most popular high school sport in the state. ^[2] Attendance has been strong throughout the years, with 38 tournaments eclipsing the 100,000+ barrier. ^[3] In 2017 Prep45.com partnered with GrandStadium.TV to stream the state tournament to viewers in 37 countries and all 50 states. ^[4] The Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament is currently the largest state sports tournament in terms of viewing and attendance, beating Florida's State High School Football Tournament and Indiana's State High School Basketball Tournament. ^[5]

Minnesota Hockey

Minnesota Junior Gold High School League

Several Minnesota high schools field Junior Gold teams in addition to or as an alternative to high school Junior Varsity. There are currently 61 Junior Gold A and B teams throughout Minnesota. The league is governed by Minnesota Hockey and is affiliated with USA Hockey. Minnesota Junior Gold teams are eligible for the Chipotle-USA Hockey National Championships.

Many Junior Gold players have made their high school team after playing a season or two of Junior Gold, and some Junior Gold players have gone onto play after high school in junior leagues such as the NAHL.

Independent Prep, USA 18U Tier 1 & USA 18U AAA

Minnesota's independent high school ice hockey teams include Shattuck-St. Mary's (MN) Prep and NorthStar Christian Academy Knights Prep (MN) and the state's AAA teams include Shattuck-St. Mary's (MN) 18U AAA team.

Development Programs

Minnesota has development programs available for high school players looking for an elevated level of competition against top talent from across the state.

Upper Midwest High School Elite League Hockey

The Upper Midwest High School Elite League Hockey provides players with development and high-level exposure in the months leading up to the high school season. The league consists of seven Minnesota elite teams, including Minnesota Elite (TDS) 18U AAA, Minnesota Elite (Sanford) 18U AAA, Minnesota Elite (MapSouth) 18U AAA, Minnesota Elite (TCOrtho) 18U AAA, Minnesota Elite (SIT) 18U AAA, Minnesota Elite (Kowalskis) 18U AAA, Minnesota Elite (Magazine) 18U AAA, Shattuck-St. Mary's (MN) Prep, Team Wisconsin 18U AAA, and Team North Dakota 18U AAA. These teams participate in a highly competitive schedule, facing off against each other in showcase tournaments and regular-season games. The league provides an excellent platform for players to sharpen their skills, compete against top talent, and gain exposure to college and professional scouts.

2023 - 24 National High School Hockey Rankings

According to MYHockey Rankings, Minnetonka High School is the number one ranked high school hockey team in the United States. The site ranked 2,125 high school teams for the 2023-24 season and 17 of the top 20 high school hockey teams are from Minnesota. Nine of the top 10 high school hockey teams are located in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area ^[6]

National High School Hockey Rankings

Rank	School
1	Minnetonka High School (MN)
2	Wayzata High School (MN)
3	Chanhassen High School (MN)
4	Edina High School (MN)
5	Benilde St Margarets High School (MN)
6	Eden Prairie High School (MN)
7	Rogers High School (MN)
8	Maple Grove High School (MN)
9	Detroit Catholic Central High School (MI)
10	Shakopee High School (MN)
11	Rosemount High School (MN)
12	Centennial High School (MN)
13	Delbarton School (NJ)
14	Don Bosco Prep (NJ)
15	Hill Murray High School (MN)
16	Andover High School (MN)
17	St Thomas Academy (MN)
18	Eastview High School (MN)
19	Hermantown High School (MN)
20	Roseau High School (MN)

MyHockey Rankings also ranked Shattuck-St. Mary's (MN) Prep team as the top Prep / Independent team in the United States. Northstar Christian Academy (MN) was ranked #4. ^[7]

MaxPreps also releases high school ice hockey rankings. However, MaxPreps rankings are very inaccurate and unreliable. This has led to many within the sports community to question the company's algorithm and overall legitimacy. Information for several hundred ice hockey teams is either incomplete, inaccurate, or missing. A number of teams have had incorrect game results and schedules listed, which has led to the algorithm not being able to properly track a team's strength of schedule and quality wins against highly ranked opponents. The fact that the site relies on coaches' participation has only compounded the issue. If coaches from the country's top programs are not correcting or reporting these errors, it leads to further inaccuracies in the rankings. The lack of transparency from MaxPreps regarding their ranking formula has only confirmed the concerns about there being many flaws in their system. ^{[8] [9]}

Historical timeline

2020 Boys' AA Championship game between Eden Prairie and Hill Murray at the Xcel Energy Center

• 1905 – Saint Paul Academy fields what is believed to be the oldest varsity team in the state ^[10]
• 1930s – High school hockey played at approximately 25 schools in Minnesota
• 1945 – First MSHSL Boys State High School Hockey Tournament held at St. Paul Auditorium
• 1949–1964 – Prep. School Hockey Tournament (for Private Schools)
• 1965–1970 – Catholic School Hockey Tournament
• 1969 – The tournament moves to Met Center in Bloomington, home of the Minnesota North Stars NHL team
• 1970–1974 – Independent School Hockey Tournament
• 1974–Present public schools and private schools can play in the same tournament
• 1976 – The tournament moves to the St. Paul Civic Center.
• 1992 – Tier I and Tier II structure adopted; the Target Center in Minneapolis hosted the Tier II tournament
• 1994 – Class AA and A structure adopted.
• 1999 – The tournament moved to the Target Center in Minneapolis
• 2001 – The tournament moved to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, home of the new Minnesota Wild NHL team
• 2003 – Period length changed from 15 to 17 minutes
• 2007 – Coaches seed top four teams in each class ^[11]
• 2008 – 19,559 fans attended the 2008 State Boys' Hockey Tournament Class AA semifinals at Xcel Energy Center, March 7, setting a new record for the largest crowd to ever attend a hockey game in the state of Minnesota ^[12]
• 2015 – 21,609 fans attended the 2015 State Boys' Hockey Tournament Class AA semifinals at Xcel Energy Center, March 6, setting a new record for the largest crowd to ever attend a hockey game in the state of Minnesota ^[13]
• 2016 – 22,244 fans attended the 2016 State Boys' Hockey Tournament Class AA semifinals at Xcel Energy Center, March 4, setting a new record for the largest crowd to ever attend a hockey game in the state of Minnesota ^[14]

Current high school varsity programs and conferences

School	Nickname	City	Class	Current Conference	Tournament Appearances	Consolation Champions	Third Place	Tournament Finals	Championships
Albert Lea	Tigers	Albert Lea	A	Big Nine	2004, 2005, 2007
Austin [15]	Packers	Austin	A	Big Nine	1993, 2001
Faribault [16]	Falcons	Faribault	A	Big Nine	1993
Mankato East [17]	Cougars	Mankato	A	Big Nine	2006, 2018, 2020, 2022
Mankato West	Scarlets	Mankato	A	Big Nine	2008, 2016
Northfield	Raiders	Northfield	A	Big Nine	2017, 2023, 2024
Owatonna	Huskies	Owatonna	AA	Big Nine	1998
Red Wing	Wingers	Red Wing	A	Big Nine	1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002		1998	1996, 1997, 2002	1997
Rochester Century/ John Marshall [18]	Panthers	Rochester	AA	Big Nine	1977, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1996, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2024		2007	1977, 1979, 1989	1977
Rochester Mayo	Spartans	Rochester	AA	Big Nine	1982, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000
Winona [19]	Winhawks	Winona	A	Big Nine	1952
Fairmont [20]	Cardinals	Fairmont	A	Big South
Luverne [21]	Cardinals	Luverne	A	Big South	2014, 2017, 2023
Marshall [22]	Tigers	Marshall	A	Big South	2013
Minnesota River [23]	Bulldogs	Co-op	A	Big South	2019
New Ulm [24]	Eagles	New Ulm	A	Big South	1992, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2024
Redwood Valley [25]	Cardinals	Redwood Falls	A	Big South
Waseca [26]	Bluejays	Waseca	A	Big South
Windom [27]	Eagles	Windom	A	Big South
Worthington [28]	Trojans	Worthington	A	Big South
Alexandria	Cardinals	Alexandria	A	Central Lakes	1992, 1996, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024	1996		2018
Brainerd [29]	Warriors	Brainerd	AA	Central Lakes
Fergus Falls	Otters	Fergus Falls	A	Central Lakes	1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003		1999
River Lakes [30]	Stars	Co-op	A	Central Lakes
Sartell-Saint Stephen	Sabres	Sartell	AA	Central Lakes
Sauk Rapids-Rice	Storm	Sauk Rapids	A	Central Lakes	2000
Saint Cloud [31]	Crush	St. Cloud	AA	Central Lakes
Willmar	Cardinals	Willmar	A	Central Lakes	1947
The Blake School	Bears	Minneapolis	AA	Independent Metro Athletic	1949 (I), 1950 (I), 1951 (I), 1952 (I), 1953 (I), 1954 (I), 1955 (I), 1956 (I), 1957 (I), 1958 (I), 1959 (I), 1960 (I), 1961 (I), 1962 (I), 1963 (I), 1964 (I), 1970 (I), 1971 (I), 1972 (I), 1973 (I), 1974 (I), 1995 (A), 1999 (A), 2006 (A), 2007 (A), 2008 (A), 2020 (AA)	1961 (I), 1972 (I), 1999, 2006	1959 (I), 1970 (I), 1974 (I), 2020	1950 (I), 1956 (I), 1962 (I), 1964 (I), 1971 (I), 1973 (I)	1964 (I), 1971 (I), 1973 (I)
Breck	Mustangs	Golden Valley	A	Independent Metro Athletic	1949 (I), 1950 (I), 1951 (I), 1952 (I), 1953 (I), 1954 (I), 1955 (I), 1956 (I), 1959 (I), 1960 (I), 1961 (I), 1962 (I), 1963 (I), 1964 (I), 1971 (I), 1972 (I), 1973 (I), 1974 (I), 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016	1997	1996, 2012, 2013	1955 (I), 1959 (I), 2000, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2016	2000, 2004, 2009, 2010
Providence Academy [32]	Lions	Plymouth	A	Independent Metro Athletic
Saint Paul Academy and Summit School [33]	Spartans	Saint Paul	A	Independent Metro Athletic	1949 (I), 1950 (I), 1951 (I), 1952 (I), 1953 (I), 1954 (I), 1955 (I), 1956 (I), 1957 (I), 1958 (I), 1959 (I), 1960 (I), 1961 (I), 1962 (I), 1963 (I), 1964 (I), 1970 (I), 1972 (I), 1973 (I), 1974 (I), 2016	1973 (I)		1953 (I), 1961 (I), 1962 (I), 1963 (I), 1974 (I)	1961 (I), 1962 (I), 1974 (I)
Little Falls [34]	Flyers	Little Falls	A	Independents	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2021	2008, 2012	2009, 2021
Saint Cloud Cathedral	Crusaders	St. Cloud	A	Independents	1993, 1994, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024	2016, 2023	2017, 2020	2019, 2024	2019, 2024
Dodge County [35]	Wildcats	Co-op	A	Independents	2021			2021
Duluth East	Greyhounds	Duluth	AA	Independents	1958, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019	1975, 2010, 2019	1961, 1994, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2013	1960, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2011, 2015, 2018	1960, 1995, 1998
Ely Memorial [36]	Timberwolves	Ely	A	Independents
Gentry Academy	Stars	Vadnais Heights	AA	Independents	2021 (A)			2021 (A)	2021 (A)
La Crescent-Hokah	Lancers	La Crescent	A	Independents
Rochester Lourdes [37]	Lourdes	Rochester	A	Independents	1974 (I), 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013	2009, 2010, 2011	2002	2001
Saint Paul Johnson [38]	Governors	Saint Paul	A	Independents	1946, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1984, 1991, 1995	1953, 1956, 1961	1954, 1965, 1968	1947, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1963, 1964, 1967	1947, 1953, 1955, 1963
Cotter	Ramblers	Winona	A	Independents
Morris-Benson [39]	Storm	Co-op	A	Independents
Moose Lake Area [40]	Rebels	Moose Lake	A	Independents
Mora-Milaca	Mustangs	Mora	A	Independents	1996, 1997
Greenway of Coleraine [41]	Raiders	Coleraine	A	Iron Range	1962, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1987, 1992, 2001, 2019	1966, 1969	1987, 2001	1967, 1968, 1992, 2019	1967, 1968, 1992
International Falls	Broncos	International Falls	A	Iron Range	1950, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2000, 2002	1950	1959, 1971, 1973, 2000	1956, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1995	1957, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1995
North Shore [42]	Storm	Co-op	A	Iron Range	1999
Rock Ridge [43]	Wolverines	Co-op	A	Iron Range
Buffalo	Bison	Buffalo	AA	Lake
Eden Prairie	Eagles	Eden Prairie	AA	Lake	1992, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021		2017	2009, 2011, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021	2009, 2011, 2021
Edina [44]	Hornets	Edina	AA	Lake	1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024	1957, 1962, 1972, 1983, 1989, 2007, 2009, 2022	1995, 2015, 2018	1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2023, 2024	1969, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1997, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2024
Hopkins	Royals	Minnetonka	AA	Lake	1975, 1980
Minnetonka	Skippers	Minnetonka	AA	Lake	1985, 1990, 1994, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2023	2006	1990	2010, 2018, 2023	2018, 2023
Saint Michael-Albertville	Knights	St. Michael	AA	Lake	2018
Wayzata	Trojans	Plymouth	AA	Lake	1954, 2004, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021		2021	2016	2016
Cloquet-Esko-Carlton [45]	Lumberjacks	Cloquet	AA	Lake Superior	1982, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2008	1982, 1993
Duluth Denfeld	Hunters	Duluth	A	Lake Superior	1986, 1988, 1989	1988	1986, 1989
The Marshall School [46]	Hilltoppers	Duluth	AA	Lake Superior	1958 (I), 1959 (I), 1965 (I), 1966 (I), 1967 (I), 1968 (I), 1969 (I), 1970 (I), 1971 (I), 1972 (I), 1973 (I), 1974 (I), 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013	1971 (I), 1974 (I), 2013	2005	1965 (I), 1966 (I), 1967 (I), 1968 (I), 1969 (I), 1970 (I), 1972 (I), 2006, 2007, 2008	1965 (I), 1966 (I), 1967 (I), 1968 (I), 1969 (I)
Grand Rapids	Thunderhawks	Grand Rapids	AA	Lake Superior	1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1990, 1991, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2024	1979, 1981	1974, 1977, 2016	1972, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1990, 2006, 2007, 2017	1975, 1976, 1980, 2017
Hermantown	Hawks	Hermantown	A	Lake Superior	1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024		2001, 2006, 2018, 2023	1998, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2024	2007, 2016, 2017, 2022
Proctor [47]	Rails	Proctor	A	Lake Superior	1997		1997
Hibbing-Chisholm [48]	Bluejackets	Hibbing	A	Lake Superior	1952, 1967, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1994, 2003, 2004, 2011	1974, 1985, 2003	1967, 1970, 1982, 1984, 2004	1952, 1973, 1994	1952, 1973
Bemidji	Lumberjacks	Bemidji	AA	Mariucci	1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1985, 1986, 2015, 2016	1986, 2016		1974
Crookston [49]	Pirates	Crookston	A	Mariucci
East Grand Forks	Green Wave	East Grand Forks	A	Mariucci	1971, 1980, 1982, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021	1998, 2001, 2002	2021	1999, 2014, 2015	2014, 2015
Moorhead	Spuds	Moorhead	AA	Mariucci	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023	2013	1993, 1997	1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2017
Roseau	Rams	Roseau	AA	Mariucci	1946, 1947, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014	1964, 1967, 1968, 1984, 2000, 2014	1963, 1978, 1979	1946, 1947, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1971, 1990, 1999, 2007	1946, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1990, 1999, 2007
Thief River Falls	Prowlers	Thief River Falls	A	Mariucci	1945, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1965, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2018	1952, 1955, 1959, 2018	1951, 2011, 2016	1945, 1954, 1956	1954, 1956
Warroad	Warriors	Warroad	A	Mariucci	1948, 1949, 1953, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024	2004	1949, 1995, 2008, 2010, 2024	1948, 1953, 1969, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2022, 2023	1994, 1996, 2003, 2005
Hastings	Raiders	Hastings	AA	Metro East	1971, 1985, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001	1971, 1998	2000	1999
Hill-Murray	Pioneers	Maplewood	AA	Metro East	1962 (I), 1963 (I), 1964 (I), 1965 (I), 1966 (I), 1967 (I), 1968 (I), 1969 (I), 1970 (I), 1971 (I), 1972 (I), 1973 (I), 1974 (I), 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023	1966 (I), 1977, 1978, 2023	1973 (I), 1975, 1976, 2010, 2022	1964 (I), 1965 (I), 1969 (I), 1970 (I), 1971 (I), 1972 (I), 1974 (I), 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020	1970 (I), 1972 (I), 1983, 1991, 2008, 2020
Mahtomedi	Zephyrs	Mahtomedi	A	Metro East	1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024		1994, 2015, 2019, 2022	2020, 2023	2020, 2023
Simley	Spartans	Inver Grove Heights	A	Metro East	1996, 2003	1996		2003
South Saint Paul	Packers	South St. Paul	A	Metro East	1947, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 2004	1947, 1987	1955, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1981	1961, 1968
Saint Thomas Academy	Cadets	Mendota Heights	AA	Metro East	1949 (I), 1950 (I), 1951 (I), 1952 (I), 1953 (I), 1954 (I), 1955 (I), 1956 (I), 1957 (I), 1958 (I), 1960 (I), 1962 (I), 1964 (I), 1968 (I), 1969 (I), 1970 (I), 1971 (I), 1999 (A), 2005 (A), 2006 (A), 2007 (A), 2008 (A), 2011 (A), 2012 (A), 2013 (A), 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021	1970 (I), 2015 (A), 2017, 2018	2007 (A)	1949 (I), 1951 (I), 1952 (I), 1955 (I), 1958 (I), 2006 (A), 2008 (A), 2011 (A), 2012 (A), 2013 (A)	1951 (I), 1955 (I), 2006 (A), 2008 (A), 2011 (A), 2012 (A), 2013 (A)
Tartan	Titans	Oakdale	A	Metro East	2004, 2005
Two Rivers [50]	Warriors	Mendota Heights	A	Metro East	1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1993, 1997		1983, 1993
Benilde-St. Margaret's	Red Knights	St. Louis Park Heights	AA	Metro West	1961 (I), 1963 (I), 1964 (I), 1965 (I), 1966 (I), 1967 (I), 1969 (I), 1970 (I), 1971 (I), 1972 (I), 1973 (I), 1974 (I), 1999, 2001, 2008, 2012		1966 (I), 1971 (I), 2008	1967 (I), 1999, 2001, 2012	1999 (A), 2001 (A), 2012
Bloomington Jefferson	Jaguars	Bloomington	AA	Metro West	1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005	1995	1980, 1988, 1998	1981, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994	1981, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994
Chanhassen	Storm	Chanhassen	AA	Metro West	2024			2024
Chaska	Hawks	Chaska	AA	Metro West
Saint Louis Park	Orioles	St. Louis Park	AA	Metro West	1948, 1949, 1953, 1958, 1998, 2003
Orono	Spartans	Long Lake	A	Metro West	1992, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2018, 2023, 2024	1993, 2007, 2024	1992, 2003	2004, 2018	2018
Waconia	Wildcats	Waconia	A	Metro West
New Prague	Trojans	New Prague	A	Metro West	2014, 2015, 2022	2015	2014
Detroit Lakes [51]	Lakers	Detroit Lakes	A	Mid-State	1995, 1996
Northern Lakes [52]	Lightning	Co-op	A	Mid-State	2021
Park Rapids [53]	Panthers	Park Rapids	A	Mid-State
Prairie Centre [54]	North Stars	Co-op	A	Mid-State
Wadena-Deer Creek [55]	Wolverines	Wadena	A	Mid-State	2004
Breckenridge-Wahpeton	Blades	Co-op	A	Mid-State
Becker/Big Lake	Eagles	Co-op	A	Mississippi 8
Cambridge-Isanti	Bluejackets	Cambridge	A	Mississippi 8	1992
Chisago Lakes	Wildcats	Lindstrom	A	Mississippi 8	1995, 2014
Monticello [56]	Moose	Co-op	A	Mississippi 8	2017, 2018, 2020, 2022			2017
Pine City Area [57]	Dragons	Pine City	A	Mississippi 8
Princeton	Tigers	Princeton	A	Mississippi 8	2002, 2003, 2016
Saint Francis	Fighting Saints	St. Francis	AA	Mississippi 8
Bagley-Fosston [58]	Flyers	Bagley	A	Northwest
Kittson Central [59]	Bearcats	Hallock	A	Northwest
Lake Of The Woods	Bears	Baudette	A	Northwest	1993			1993
Red Lake Falls [60]	Eagles	Red Lake Falls	A	Northwest
Andover	Huskies	Andover	AA	Northwest Suburban	2020, 2021, 2022, 2023	2020	2023	2022	2022
Anoka	Tornadoes	Anoka	AA	Northwest Suburban	1985, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2016	1997	1985	1998, 2003	2003
Armstrong-Cooper [61]	Wings	Plymouth	AA	Northwest Suburban
Blaine	Bengals	Blaine	AA	Northwest Suburban	1992, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2019	1999	1992, 2006, 2009, 2019	2000	2000
Centennial	Cougars	Circle Pines	AA	Northwest Suburban	2004, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2024	2024		2004	2004
Champlin Park	Rebels	Champlin	AA	Northwest Suburban	1995
Coon Rapids	Cardinals	Coon Rapids	AA	Northwest Suburban
Elk River Area [62]	Elks	Elk River	AA	Northwest Suburban	1993, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2024	2002	1999	2001	2001
Maple Grove	Crimson	Maple Grove	AA	Northwest Suburban	2012, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023		2021	2022
Osseo [63]	Orioles	Osseo	AA	Northwest Suburban	1994
Rogers High School	Royals	Rogers	AA	Northwest Suburban
Spring Lake Park	Panthers	Spring Lake Park	AA	Northwest Suburban	2015
Totino-Grace	Eagles	Fridley	AA	Northwest Suburban	1993, 1995, 2002, 2005, 2014	2014		1995, 2002, 2005	2002
Eagan	Wildcats	Eagan	AA	South Suburban	2006, 2011, 2012, 2014		2011, 2014
Eastview	Lightning	Apple Valley	AA	South Suburban	2001, 2013
Farmington	Tigers	Farmington	AA	South Suburban	1994, 2000, 2016	2000
Lakeville North	Panthers	Lakeville	AA	South Suburban	2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018	2011		2014, 2015	2015
Lakeville South	Cougars	Lakeville	AA	South Suburban	2008, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023		2012	2021
Prior Lake	Lakers	Savage	AA	South Suburban	2022
Rosemount	Irish	Rosemount	AA	South Suburban	1992			1992
Shakopee	Sabers	Shakopee	AA	South Suburban	2005
Apple Valley / Burnsville [64]	Eagles	Co-op	AA	South Suburban	1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2007, 2010, 2016	1992, 2001	1991	1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1996	1985, 1986, 1996
Forest Lake	Rangers	Forest Lake	AA	Suburban East North
Mounds View	Mustangs	Arden Hills	AA	Suburban East North	1968, 1969, 1976, 1977, 1978
Roseville	Raiders	Roseville	AA	Suburban East North	1963, 1964, 1965, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1987, 2002, 2003	1963, 1965	2002	1973, 2003
White Bear Lake Area	Bears	White Bear Lake	AA	Suburban East North	1945, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1956, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2019, 2024	1945, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2005
Cretin-Derham Hall	Raiders	Saint Paul	AA	Suburban East South	1949, (I), 1950 (I), 1951 (I), 1952 (I), 1953 (I), 1954 (I), 1955 (I), 1956 (I), 1957 (I), 1958 (I), 1959 (I), 1960 (I), 1961 (I), 1962 (I), 1963 (I), 1964 (I), 1965 (I), 1966 (I), 1967 (I), 1968 (I), 1969 (I), 1970 (I), 1971 (I), 1973 (I), 1974 (I), 1988, 2006, 2009, 2022, 2024	1962 (I), 1968 (I)	1964 (I), 1969 (I), 2024	1949 (I), 1950 (I), 1951 (I), 1952 (I), 1953 (I), 1954 (I), 1956 (I), 1957 (I), 1958 (I), 1959 (I), 1960 (I), 1961 (I), 1963 (I), 1973 (I), 2006	1949 (I), 1950 (I), 1952 (I), 1953 (I), 1954 (I), 1956 (I), 1957 (I), 1958 (I), 1959 (I), 1960 (I), 1963 (I), 2006
East Ridge	Raptors	Woodbury	AA	Suburban East South
Park of Cottage Grove	Wolfpack	Cottage Grove	AA	Suburban East South
Stillwater	Ponies	Stillwater	AA	Suburban East South	2014, 2016
Woodbury	Royals	Woodbury	AA	Suburban East South	2007, 2008	2008
Academy of Holy Angels	Stars	Richfield	AA	Tri-Metro	1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005	1999, 2004	2003	2002, 2005	2002, 2005
Minneapolis [65]	Minneapolis	Minneapolis	A	Tri-Metro	1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2022	1949, 1958, 1973, 1992, 1994, 2022	1952, 1957, 1960, 1964, 1972	1955, 1959, 1970, 1975	1970
Saint Paul Highland Park [66]	Scots	Saint Paul	A	Tri-Metro
Bloomington Kennedy	Eagles	Bloomington	A	Tri-Metro	1966, 1976, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1991	1976		1984, 1987	1987
Irondale [67]	Knights	New Brighton	AA	Tri-Metro	1979, 1980, 1981	1980		1981
Delano-Rockford	Tigers	Delano	A	Wright County	2017, 2019, 2020, 2021	2017, 2019, 2020
Holy Family Catholic	Fire	Victoria	AA	Wright County
Hutchinson	Tigers	Hutchinson	A	Wright County	1995, 1997, 2000, 2009, 2020	1995
Litchfield-Dassel-Cokato	Dragons	Litchfield	A	Wright County	1996, 2008, 2016, 2018, 2021
Mound-Westonka [68]	White Hawks	Minnetrista	A	Wright County	1998, 2001
Southwest Christian/Richfield [69]	Stars	Chaska	A	Wright County	1962, 1963, 1964, 1976, 1986, 1991	1991		1976

Defunct Teams

School [70]	Nickname	Class	Tournament Appearances	Consolation Champions	Third Place	Tournament Finals	Championships
Alexander Ramsey High School	Rams		1963,1964,1965,1971,1972,1973			1973
Archbishop Brady	Broncos	I	1968 (I), 1969 (I), 1972 (I)		1972 (I)
Babbitt	Knights
Bloomington	Bears		1961, 1964, 1965			1965
Bloomington Lincoln	Bears		1975
Brooklyn Center	Centaurs
Chisholm	Bluestreaks
Columbia Heights	Hylanders		1983
Concordia Academy	Beacons	I	1951 (I), 1952 (I), 1953 (I), 1955 (I), 1957 (I), 1958 (I)
Crookston Cathedral/Mount Saint Benedict	Blue Wave	I	1951 (I), 1965 (I), 1966 (I), 1967 (I), 1968 (I), 1969 (I), 1970 (I), 1971 (I), 1972 (I), 1973 (I)
DeLaSalle	Islanders	I	1959 (I), 1960 (I), 1961 (I), 1962 (I), 1963 (I), 1966 (I), 1967 (I)		1960 (I)
Duluth Central	Trojans	A	1954, 1996(A)
Eveleth	Golden Bears		1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960		1946, 1953, 1956	1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954	1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951
Eveleth-Gilbert [71]	Golden Bears	A	1993, 1998			1993, 1998	1993, 1998
Frank B. Kellogg	Chargers		1974
Fridley	Tigers
Granite Falls	Kilowatts		1945, 1946
Hopkins Lindbergh	Flyers		1975, 1980
Le Sueur-Henderson/ Saint Peter	Bulldogs
Legacy Christian Academy	Lions
Maranatha Christian Academy	Mustangs
Minneapolis Central	Pioneers		1949, 1950
Minneapolis Edison	Tomcats	A	1994	1994
Minneapolis Marshall-University	Cardinals
Minneapolis Patrick Henry	Patriots		1959, 1960, 1964		1960, 1964
Minneapolis Roosevelt	Teddies	A	1956, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1974, 1978, 1992	1958, 1992
Minneapolis South	Gallant Tigers		1950, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1993		1957
Minneapolis Southwest	Indians/Lakers		1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980	1973	1952, 1972	1955, 1970, 1975	1970
Minneapolis Washburn	Millers		1948, 1949, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1979	1949		1959
Minneapolis West	Harriers		1946, 1947
Minneapolis East (Co-op)
Minneapolis West (Co-op)
North Metro (co-op)	Stars
Park Center	Pirates
Richfield	Spartans		1962, 1963, 1964, 1976, 1986, 1991	1991		1976
Robbinsdale	Robins		1959
Robbinsdale Armstrong	Falcons
Robbinsdale Cooper	Hawks
Rochester			1945, 1946, 1947, 1948
Sacred Heart High School	Eagles
Saint Agnes	Aggies	I	1949 (I), 1950 (I), 1951 (I), 1952 (I), 1953 (I), 1954 (I), 1956 (I), 1957 (I), 1958 (I), 1959 (I), 1960 (I), 1961 (I), 1965 (I), 1966 (I), 1967 (I), 1968 (I)		1967 (I)	1968 (I)
Saint Bernard	Bulldogs	I	1964 (I), 1965 (I), 1966 (I), 1967 (I), 1968 (I), 1969 (I)	1967 (I)	1968 (I)	1966 (I)
Saint Cloud Apollo	Eagles	A	1984, 2013, 2015
Saint Cloud Tech	Tigers	AA	1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952	1946	1948
Saint Paul Central	Minutemen
Saint Paul Como Park	Cougars	AA
Saint Paul Harding	Knights	AA	1948, 1954, 1958, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1979	1948, 1954		1958
Saint Paul Humboldt	Indians/Hawks		1952, 1953
Saint Paul Mechanic Arts	Trainers
Saint Paul Monroe	Green Wave		1962
Saint Paul Murray	Pilots		1949, 1950, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1963	1951	1950
Saint Paul Saints (co-op)
Saint Paul Washington	Prexies		1945, 1956, 1960		1945	1960
Silver Bay (William Kelley)	Mariners		1999
Sleepy Eye	Indians	A
Staples	Cardinals		1945
Two Harbors	Agates
Virginia-Mountain Iron-Buhl [72]	Blue Devils	A	2005, 2009, 2010
Walker-Hackensack-Akely	Wolves
White Bear Mariner	Dolphins		1982			1982
Williams	Wolves		1949, 1950			1949, 1950

Championship games

Legend for "Championship Games" Tables Below

Indicator	Meaning
*	Game was decided in an overtime period
**	Game was decided in two overtime periods
***	Game was decided in three overtime periods
Record	Win–loss–tie record after championship game

Single Class/Tier I/Class AA Championship Games

Year	Record	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Record	Third Place	Consolation
1945	11-0	Eveleth	4–3	Thief River Falls		St. Paul Washington	White Bear Lake
1946	23-4	Roseau	6–0	Rochester		Eveleth	St. Cloud
1947	34-1	St. Paul Johnson	2–1	Roseau		Minneapolis West	South St. Paul
1948	15-0	Eveleth	8–2	Warroad		St. Cloud	St. Paul Harding
1949	13-0	Eveleth	4–1	Williams		Warroad	Minneapolis Washburn
1950	22-0	Eveleth	4–3	Williams		St. Paul Murray	International Falls
1951	19-0	Eveleth	4–1	St. Paul Johnson		Thief River Falls	St. Paul Murray
1952	12-2	Hibbing	4–3	Eveleth		Minneapolis Southwest	Thief River Falls
1953	29-2	St. Paul Johnson	4–1	Warroad		Eveleth	St. Paul Humboldt
1954	20-0	Thief River Falls	4–1	Eveleth		St. Paul Johnson	St. Paul Harding
1955	26-1-2	St. Paul Johnson	3–1	Minneapolis Southwest		South St. Paul	Thief River Falls
1956	19-1	Thief River Falls	3–2	International Falls		Eveleth	St. Paul Johnson
1957	23-2	International Falls	3–1	Roseau	19–4–1	Minneapolis South	Edina Morningside
1958	22-4-1	Roseau	1–0	St. Paul Harding	13–7–2	South St. Paul	Minneapolis Roosevelt
1959	30-0	Roseau	4–2	Minneapolis Washburn	12–6	International Falls	Thief River Falls
1960	23-3	Duluth East	3–1	St. Paul Washington	11–4	Minneapolis Patrick Henry	Minneapolis Roosevelt
1961	21-3-2	Roseau	1-0	South St. Paul	17-2-2	Duluth East	St. Paul Johnson
1962	23-2-1	International Falls	4–0	Roseau	19–2–1	South St. Paul	Edina Morningside
1963	24-2-1	St. Paul Johnson	4–3*	International Falls	19–0–2	Roseau	Roseville-Alexander Ramsey
1964	22-3-1	International Falls	7–3	St. Paul Johnson	20–0–1	Minneapolis Patrick Henry	Roseau
1965	26-0	International Falls	7–0	Bloomington Lincoln	8–8–4	St. Paul Johnson	Roseville-Alexander Ramsey
1966	26–0	International Falls	5–0	Roseau	18–3–1	South St. Paul	Greenway of Coleraine
1967	20-4-2	Greenway of Coleraine	4–2	St. Paul Johnson	21–0	Hibbing	Roseau
1968	23-3	Greenway of Coleraine	6–1	South St. Paul	15–6–1	St. Paul Johnson	Roseau
1969	26–1	Edina	5–4*	Warroad	18–3	South St. Paul	Greenway of Coleraine
1970	24-0-1	Minneapolis Southwest	1–0*	Edina	21–0–1	Hibbing	North St. Paul
1971	22–2–3	Edina	1–0	Roseau	19–3	International Falls	Hastings
1972	22–3–1	International Falls	3–2	Grand Rapids	20–7	Minneapolis Southwest	Edina
1973	21–4–2	Hibbing	6–3	Roseville Alexander Ramsey	16–10	International Falls	Minneapolis Southwest
1974	23–0	Edina East	6–0	Bemidji	19–1–3	Grand Rapids	Hibbing
1975	23–4	Grand Rapids	6–1	Minneapolis Southwest	21–5	Hill-Murray	Duluth East
1976	22-5	Grand Rapids	4–3	Richfield		Hill-Murray	Bloomington Kennedy
1977	25–2	Rochester John Marshall	4–2	Edina East	24–1	Grand Rapids	Hill-Murray
1978	25–1	Edina East	5–4**	Grand Rapids	19–3–2	Roseau	Hill-Murray
1979	22–4	Edina East	4–3*	Rochester John Marshall	21–4–1	Roseau	Grand Rapids
1980	21–5	Grand Rapids	2–1	Hill–Murray	27–0	Bloomington Jefferson	Irondale
1981	17–8–1	Bloomington Jefferson	3–2	Irondale	20–6	South St. Paul	Grand Rapids
1982	22–4	Edina	6–0	White Bear Mariner	22–4–1	Hibbing	Cloquet
1983	28–0	Hill–Murray	4–3	Burnsville	20–5–1	Henry Sibley	Edina
1984	21–4–1	Edina	4–2	Bloomington–Kennedy	16–8–1	Hibbing	Roseau
1985	24–1–1	Burnsville	4–3	Hill–Murray	21–4–1	Anoka	Hibbing
1986	20–5–1	Burnsville	4–1	Hill–Murray	24–2	Duluth Denfeld	Bemidji
1987	25–1	Bloomington Kennedy	4–1	Burnsville	19–6	Greenway of Coleraine	South St. Paul
1988	21–5–1	Edina	5–3	Hill–Murray	22–5	Bloomington Jefferson	Duluth Denfeld
1989	25–3	Bloomington Jefferson	5–4*	Rochester John Marshall	23–4–1	Duluth Denfeld	Edina
1990	26–2	Roseau	3–1	Grand Rapids	26–1	Minnetonka	White Bear Lake
1991	23–6	Hill–Murray	5–3	Duluth East	22–6	Burnsville	Richfield
1992	25–2–2	Bloomington Jefferson	6–3	Moorhead	24–3	Blaine	Apple Valley
1993	28–0	Bloomington Jefferson	4–0	Hill–Murray	23–3	Moorhead	Cloquet/Esko/Carlton
1994	28-0	Bloomington Jefferson	3–1	Moorhead	25–2	Duluth East	White Bear Lake
1995	25–3	Duluth East	5–3	Moorhead	24–3	Edina	Bloomington Jefferson
1996	27–1	Apple Valley	3–2	Edina	18–7–2	Duluth East	Alexandria
1997	25–3	Edina	1–0	Duluth East	26–0–1	Moorhead	Anoka
1998	25–3	Duluth East	3–1	Anoka	22–3–2	Bloomington Jefferson	Hastings
1999	27–1	Roseau	4–0	Hastings	23–4	Elk River Area	Blaine
2000	21–5–2	Blaine	6–0	Duluth East	23–4	Hastings	Roseau
2001	29–1–1	Elk River Area	8–1	Moorhead	22–6–1	Greenway of Coleraine	Eastview
2002	26–4–1	Academy of Holy Angels	4–2	Hill–Murray	23–5–2	Roseville/St. Anthony Village	Elk River Area
2003	25–4–1	Anoka	3–1	Roseville	25–3–2	Academy of Holy Angels	White Bear Lake Area
2004	30–1	Centennial	1–0	Moorhead	26–2	Duluth East	Academy of Holy Angels
2005	26-3-1	Academy of Holy Angels	6–4	Moorhead	25–2–2	Duluth East	White Bear Lake
2006	27–4	Cretin–Derham Hall	7–0	Grand Rapids	21–8	Blaine	Minnetonka
2007	28–2	Roseau	5–1	Grand Rapids	19–7–4	Rochester Century	Edina
2008	27–3–1	Hill–Murray	3–0	Edina	28–2	Benilde-St. Margaret's	Woodbury
2009	28–3	Eden Prairie	3–0	Moorhead	17–9–3	Blaine	Edina
2010	23–6–2	Edina	4–2	Minnetonka	27–1–2	Hill-Murray	Duluth East
2011	23–5–2	Eden Prairie	3–2***	Duluth East	24–5	Eagan	Lakeville North
2012	25–6	Benilde–St. Margaret's	5–1	Hill–Murray	24–6	Lakeville South	Duluth East
2013	25–6	Edina	4–2	Hill–Murray	27–2–1	Duluth East	Moorhead
2014	25–4–1	Edina	8–2	Lakeville North	20–4–1	Eagan	Roseau
2015	31–0	Lakeville North	4–1	Duluth East	16–10–4	Edina	St. Thomas Academy
2016	22–8–1	Wayzata	5–3	Eden Prairie	18–8–2	Grand Rapids	Bemidji
2017	23–7–1	Grand Rapids	6–3	Moorhead	19–4–3	Eden Prairie	St. Thomas Academy
2018	24-2-2	Minnetonka	5-2	Duluth East	22-2-3	Edina	St. Thomas Academy
2019	27-2-1	Edina	3-2*	Eden Prairie	19-10-2	Blaine	Duluth East
2020	22-6-3	Hill-Murray	4-1	Eden Prairie	24-6-1	The Blake School	Andover
2021	21-1-2	Eden Prairie	2-1**	Lakeville South	20-1-2	Maple Grove and Wayzata [73]	Not contested
2022	23-5-1	Andover	6-5**	Maple Grove	21-7-1	Hill-Murray	Edina
2023	29-2	Minnetonka	2-1	Edina	22-7-1	Andover	Hill-Murray
2024	26–4–1	Edina	2-1	Chanhassen	25-6	Cretin-Derham Hall	Centennial

Single Class/Tier II/Class A Championship Games

Year	Record	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Record	Third Place	Consolation
1992	16–12	Greenway of Coleraine	6–1	Rosemount	6–20–1	Orono	Minneapolis Roosevelt
1993	14–14	Eveleth	3–2*	Lake Of The Woods	19–7	Henry Sibley	Orono
1994	24–4	Warroad	5–3	Hibbing	20–7	Mahtomedi	Minneapolis Edison
1995	20–7–1	International Falls	3–2	Totino-Grace	26–1	Warroad	Hutchinson
1996	24–4	Warroad	10–3	Red Wing	24–3	Breck School	Simley
1997	28–0	Red Wing	4–3	Warroad	23–4	Proctor	Breck School
1998	22–6	Eveleth	4–2	Hermantown	22–4–1	Red Wing	East Grand Forks
1999	26–2	Benilde–St. Margaret's	4–2	East Grand Forks	16–10–2	Fergus Falls	St. Thomas Academy
2000	24–3–1	Breck	3–2	Warroad	21–5–2	International Falls	Farmington
2001	22–9	Benilde–St. Margaret's	2–1	Rochester Lourdes	24–5	Hermantown	East Grand Forks
2002	27–2–1	Totino-Grace	3–2	Red Wing	24–5–1	Rochester Lourdes/Plainview	East Grand Forks
2003	28-1-1	Warroad	3–1	Simley	19–10–1	Orono	Hibbing
2004	28–1–2	Breck	7–2	Orono	26–3–1	Hibbing	Warroad
2005	26–0–2	Warroad	4–3**	Totino-Grace	27–3	Duluth Marshall	Albert Lea
2006	24–5–1	St. Thomas Academy	4–3	Duluth Marshall	27–1–1	Hermantown	The Blake School
2007	29-0-1	Hermantown	4–1	Duluth Marshall	24–4–2	St. Thomas Academy	Orono
2008	26–5	St. Thomas Academy	5–1	Duluth Marshall	25–5	Warroad	Little Falls
2009	27–3–1	Breck	7–3	Warroad	28–2	Little Falls	Rochester Lourdes
2010	28–2	Breck	2–1	Hermantown	27–3	Warroad	Rochester Lourdes
2011	24–6	St. Thomas Academy	5–4*	Hermantown	25–3–2	Thief River Falls	Rochester Lourdes
2012	26–4	St. Thomas Academy	5–1	Hermantown	30–0	Breck School	Little Falls
2013	27–2–2	St. Thomas Academy	5–4	Hermantown	25–4–1	Breck School	Duluth Marshall
2014	28–2–1	East Grand Forks	7–3	Hermantown	18–4–2	New Prague	Totino-Grace
2015	26-4	East Grand Forks	5–4*	Hermantown	27–3–1	Mahtomedi	New Prague
2016	27–2–1	Hermantown	5–0	Breck	23–4–1	Thief River Falls	St. Cloud Cathedral
2017	29–1–1	Hermantown	4–3**	Monticello	21–6–1	St. Cloud Cathedral	Delano
2018	20-7-1	Orono	2-1	Alexandria	16-10-1	Hermantown	Thief River Falls
2019	26-4	St. Cloud Cathedral	5-2	Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin	17-13	Mahtomedi	Delano
2020	23-8	Mahtomedi	3-2*	Hermantown	23-4-4	St. Cloud Cathedral	Delano
2021	19-0-0	Gentry Academy	8-1	Dodge County	19-4-1	East Grand Forks and Little Falls [73]	Not contested
2022	28-2	Hermantown	3-2	Warroad	26-3-1	Mahtomedi	Minneapolis
2023	23-8	Mahtomedi	6-5**	Warroad	29-1-1	Hermantown	St. Cloud Cathedral
2024	26-4-1	St. Cloud Cathedral	3-1	Hermantown	20-9-2	Warroad	Orono

Minnesota Prep School Tournament(1949-1964)/State Catholic School Tournament (1965-9)/State Independent Tournament (1970-4)

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Third Place	Consolation
1949	Cretin	5-3	St. Thomas Academy	Not Played	Not Played
1950	Cretin	7-1	The Blake School	Not Played	Not Played
1951	St. Thomas Academy	5-3	Cretin	Not Played	Not Played
1952	Cretin	6-1	St. Thomas Academy	Not Played	Not Played
1953	Cretin	7-3	St. Paul Academy	Not Played	Not Played
1954	Cretin	2-1*	Minnehaha Academy	Not Played	Not Played
1955	St. Thomas Academy	6-1	Breck School	Not Played	Not Played
1956	Cretin	4-2	The Blake School	Not Played	Not Played
1957	Cretin	5-1	Minnehaha Academy	Not Played	Not Played
1958	Cretin	6-2	St. Thomas Academy	Not Played	Not Played
1959	Cretin	3-2*	Breck School	The Blake School	Not Played
1960	Cretin	8-3	Minnehaha Academy	De La Salle	Not Played
1961	St. Paul Academy	2-1	Cretin	Minnehaha Academy	The Blake School
1962	St. Paul Academy	5-1	The Blake School	Minnehaha Academy	Cretin
1963	Cretin	9-2	St. Paul Academy	The Blake School	Not Played
1964	The Blake School	4-2	Hill	Cretin	Not Played
1965	Duluth Cathedral	3-2*	Hill	Not Played	Not Played
1966	Duluth Cathedral	9-0	St. Bernard	Benilde	Hill
1967	Duluth Cathedral	4-2	Benilde	St. Agnes	St. Bernard
1968	Duluth Cathedral	4-3	St. Agnes	St. Bernard	Cretin
1969	Duluth Cathedral	6-1	Hill	Cretin	Not Played
1970	Hill	5-4*	Duluth Cathedral	The Blake School	St. Thomas Academy
1971	The Blake School	4-2	Hill	Benilde	Duluth Cathedral
1972	Hill-Murray	3-2	Duluth Cathedral	Archbishop Brady	The Blake School
1973	The Blake School	5-3	Cretin	Hill-Murray	St. Paul Academy and Summit School
1974	St. Paul Academy and Summit School	2-1	Hill-Murray	The Blake School	Duluth Cathedral

List of state champions

List of Single Class/Tier I/Class AA Champions

Rank	School	Championships	Last
1	Edina	14	2024
2	Roseau	7	2007
3	International Falls	6	1972
4	Eveleth	5	1951
4	Bloomington Jefferson	5	1994
6	Hill-Murray	4	2020
6	St. Paul Johnson	4	1963
6	Grand Rapids	4	2017
9	Duluth East	3	1998
9	Eden Prairie	3	2021
11	Thief River Falls	2	1956
11	Greenway	2	1968
11	Hibbing	2	1973
11	Burnsville	2	1986
11	Holy Angels	2	2005
11	Minnetonka	2	2023
17	Minneapolis Southwest	1	1970
17	Rochester John Marshall	1	1977
17	Bloomington Kennedy	1	1987
17	Apple Valley	1	1996
17	Blaine	1	2000
17	Elk River	1	2001
17	Anoka	1	2003
17	Centennial	1	2004
17	Cretin-Derham Hall	1	2006
17	Benilde-St. Margaret's	1	2012
17	Lakeville North	1	2015
17	Wayzata	1	2016
17	Andover	1	2022

List of Tier II/Class A Champions

Rank	School	Championships	Last
1	St. Thomas Academy	5	2013
2	Warroad	4	2005
2	Breck	4	2010
2	Hermantown	4	2022
5	Eveleth-Gilbert	2	1998
5	Benilde-St. Margaret's	2	2001
5	East Grand Forks	2	2015
5	Mahtomedi	2	2023
5	St. Cloud Cathedral	2	2024
9	Greenway	1	1992
9	International Falls	1	1995
9	Red Wing	1	1997
9	Totino Grace	1	2002
9	Orono	1	2018
9	Gentry Academy	1	2021

Minnesota Prep School Tournament(1949-1964)/State Catholic School Tournament (1965-9)/State Independent Tournament (1970-4)

Rank	School	Championships	Last
1	Cretin	11	1963
2	Duluth Cathedral	5	1969
3	The Blake School	3	1973
3	Saint Paul Academy	3	1974
5	Hill-Murray	2	1972

Notable alumni

List of notable alumni: ^[74]

• Wendell Anderson (Saint Paul Johnson) former Governor of Minnesota (1971-6) and United States Senator (1976-8); Olympic silver medalist in 1956
• Mike Antonovich (Greenway of Coleraine), former NHL player for the Minnesota North Stars, Hartford Whalers, and New Jersey Devils; Mayor of Coleraine, Minnesota
• David Backes (Spring Lake Park), NHL player for the Saint Louis Blues and Boston Bruins; two-time Olympian and silver medalist in 2010
• Bill Baker (Grand Rapids), former professional NHL player for the Montreal Canadiens, Colorado Rockies, Saint Louis Blues, and New York Rangers; Olympic gold medalist in 1980
• Nick Bjugstad (Blaine), NHL player for the MInnesota Wild; nephew of Scott Bjugstad
• Scott Bjugstad (Irondale), former NHL player for the Minnesota North Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Los Angeles Kings; one time Olympian in 1984; uncle of Nick Bjugstad
• Brandon Bochenski (Blaine), NHL and KHL player for the Ottawa Senators, Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins, Anaheim Ducks, Nashville Predators, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Barys Astana; plays internationally for Kazakhstan.
• Brian Bonin (White Bear Lake Area), former NHL player for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota Wild
• Henry Boucha (Warroad), former NHL player for the Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota North Stars, Kansas City Scouts, and Colorado Rockies; Olympian and silver medalist in 1972, second cousin of Gary Sargent and T. J. Oshie
• Justin Braun (White Bear Lake Area), NHL player for the San Jose Sharks
• Herb Brooks (Saint Paul Johnson), former Olympic, NHL, and NCAA coach; Olympic Gold (1980) and Silver (2002) medalist; three-time NCAA National Champion (1974, 1976, 1979)
• Aaron Broten (Roseau), former NHL player for the Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils, Minnesota North Stars, Quebec Nordiques, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Winnipeg Jets; brother of Neal Broten and Paul Broten
• Neal Broten (Roseau), former NHL player for the Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars, New Jersey Devils, and Los Angeles Kings; NCAA champion in 1979. Olympic gold medalist in 1980; brother of Aaron Broten and Paul Broten
• Paul Broten (Roseau), former NHL player for the New York Rangers, Dallas Stars, and St. Louis Blues; brother of Aaron Broten and Neal Broten
• Warren Burger (Saint Paul Johnson), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1969-1986
• Dave Christian (Warroad), former NHL player for the Winnipeg Jets, Washington Capitals, Boston Bruins, Saint Louis Blues, and Chicago Blackhawks; Olympic gold medalist in 1980, co-founder of Christian Brothers Hockey Co., uncle of Brock Nelson
• Steve Christoff (Richfield), former NHL player for the Minnesota North Stars, Calgary Flames, and Los Angeles Kings; Olympic gold medalist in 1980.
• Mike Crowley (Bloomington Jefferson), former NHL player for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
• Matt Cullen (Moorhead) NHL player for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Florida Panthers, Carolina Hurricanes, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Nashville Predators, and Pittsburgh Penguins; three-time Stanley Cup champion (2006, 2016, 2017)
• Mark Dayton (The Blake School), United States Senator (2001-2007) and Governor of Minnesota (2011–2019)
• François-Henri Désérable (Wayzata), French author
• Jake Gardiner (Minnetonka), NHL player for the Toronto Maple Leafs
• Phil Housley (South Saint Paul), former NHL player for the Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and Toronto Maple Leafs; current coach of the Buffalo Sabres
• Matt Hendricks (Blaine), NHL player for the Winnipeg Jets, Colorado Avalanche, Washington Capitals, Nashville Predators and the Edmonton Oilers
• Steve Janaszak (Hill-Murray), former NHL player for the Minnesota North Stars and Colorado Rockies; Olympic gold medalist in 1980.
• Jim Johannson (Mayo High School), American ice hockey player, coach and USA Hockey executive ^[75]
• Jamie Langenbrunner (Cloquet), former NHL player for the Dallas Stars, New Jersey Devils, and St. Louis Blues; two-time Stanley Cup champion in 1999 and 2003
• Reed Larson (Minneapolis Roosevelt)
• Nick Leddy (Eden Prairie)
• Anders Lee (Saint Thomas, Edina)
• Brian Lee (Moorhead)
• Paul Martin (Elk River Area)
• John Mayasich (Eveleth)
• Rob McClanahan (Mounds View)
• Ryan McDonagh (Cretin-Derham)
• Brock Nelson (Warroad)
• Craig Norwich (Edina)
• T. J. Oshie (Warroad)
• Mark Parrish (Bloomington Jefferson)
• George Pelawa (Bemidji)
• Matt Peterson (Maple Grove)
• Mike Ramsey (Minneapolis Roosevelt)
• Tim Pawlenty (South Saint Paul), Governor of Minnesota (2003-2011) and 2012 candidate for President ^[76]
• Dean Phillips (The Blake School), U.S. Representative (2019-)
• John Pohl (Red Wing)
• Tom Preissing (Rosemount)
• Gary Sargent (Bemidji), former NHL player for the Los Angeles Kings and Minnesota North Stars; second cousin of Henry Boucha and first cousin of T. J. Oshie
• Pete Stauber (Duluth Denfeld), U.S. Representative (2019-)
• Alex Stalock (South Saint Paul)
• Terry Steinbach (New Ulm), former MLB player, three-time MLB All-Star and World Series champion in 1989
• David Tomassoni (Chisholm), former professional hockey player for Italian Men's National Team,Minnesota Senator and President of the Minnesota Senate (2020-1)
• Chris Weinke (Cretin-Derham Hall), former professional football and baseball player; Heisman Trophy winner in 2000
• Blake Wheeler (Breck)
• Doug Woog (South Saint Paul)
• Doug Zmolek (Rochester Marshall)
• Russ Anderson (Minneapolis Washburn), (University of Minnesota - NCAA Champion 1976), NHL Pittsburgh Penguins, Hartford Whalers, LA Kings

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2. "Just how big is the State Boys Hockey Tournament". Kare 11 156 high schools. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09.
3. "Boys Ice Hockey Attendance" (PDF).
4. "State hockey tournament: Great play, exciting games — and folks all over the world are watching". pioneerpress.com. 2017. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
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6. "20223-24 High School Rankings".
7. "2023-24 USA Independent Prep Rankings".
8. "HS Ice Hockey Rankings".
9. "MaxPreps ranking system harms student-athletes". thejackson-reedbeacon.com. 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
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15. Co-op between Austin High School and Austin Pacelli High School.
16. Co-op between Bethlehem Academy, Faribault High School, Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf, and Discovery Public School of Faribault
17. Co-op between Mankato East High School, Mankato Loyola High School, and Nicollet High School.
18. Co-op between Rochester Century High School and John Marshall High School.
19. Co-op between Winona High School and Cotter High School.
20. Co-op between Blue Earth Area High School, Fairmont High School, Martin Luther High School, Truman High School, Granada-Huntley-East Chain, and Martin County West High School.
21. Co-op between Adrian High School and Luverne High School.
22. Co-op between Lakeview High School and Marshall High School.
23. Co-op between Belle Plaine High School, Cleveland High School, LeSueur-Henderson High School, Tri-City United High School, and St. Peter High School.
24. Co-op between Minnesota Valley Lutheran, New Ulm High School, New Ulm Cathedral High School, Sleepy Eye High School, Sleepy Eye, and Saint Mary's High School.
25. Co-op between B.O.L.D. High School, Cedar Mountain High School, Redwood Valley High School and Springfield High School.
26. Co-op between Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton H.S., Waseca High School, and Waterville-Elysian-Morristown.
27. Co-op between Butterfield-Odin High School, Jackson County Central High School, Mountain Lake High School, Windom Area High School, and Heron Lake-Okabena.
28. Co-op between Fulda High School and Worthington High School.
29. Co-op between Brainerd High School and Pillager High School.
30. Co-op between Albany High School, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa H.S., Eden Valley-Watkins High School, New London-Spicer High School, Paynesville Area High School, Rocori High School, St. John's Prep, and Community Christian High School.
31. Co-op between St. Cloud Apollo High School and St. Cloud Tech High School
32. Co-op between West Lutheran High School, Heritage Christian Academy, and Providence Academy.
33. Co-op between St. Paul Academy and Summit School, Great River School, Twin Cities Academy High School, and Nova Classical Academy.
34. Co-op between Little Falls High School and Pierz High School.
35. Co-op between Blooming Prairie High School, Byron High School, Hayfield High School, Kasson-Mantorville High School, Pine Island High School, Triton High School, and Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School.
36. Co-op between Northeast Range High School and Ely Memorial High School.
37. Co-op between Rochester Lourdes High School, Dover-Eyota High School, Stewartville High School, and Schaeffer Academy.
38. Co-op between St. Paul Como Park H.S., St. Paul Johnson High School, and Open World Learning.
39. Co-op between Benson High School, Chokio-Alberta High School, Morris Area School, Wheaton High School, and Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley H.S.
40. Co-op between Barnum High School, Cromwell-Wright High School, Moose Lake High School, Willow River High School, and East Central High School.
41. Co-op between Greenway High School and Nashwauk-Keewatin High School.
42. Co-op between Cook County High School, Silver Bay (William Kelley) High School, and Two Harbors High School
43. Co-op between Virginia High School, Mountain Iron Buhl High School, Eveleth-Gilbert High School, Mesabi East High School, Cherry High School
44. Played as Edina-East from 1973-1981.
45. Co-op between Carlton High School, Cloquet High School, and Esko High School
46. Played as Duluth Cathedral until 1987.
47. Co-op between South Ridge High School and Proctor High School.
48. Co-op between Chisholm High School and Hibbing High School.
49. Co-op between Crookston High School and Fisher High School.
50. Formerly played as Henry Sibley High School until 2021.
51. Co-op between Detroit Lakes High School and Perham High School.
52. Co-op between Aitkin High School, Crosby-Ironton High School, Pequot Lakes High School, and Pine River-Backus High School.
53. Co-op between Menahga High School, Nevis High School, Park Rapids Area High School, and Walker-Hackensack-Akeley H.S.
54. Co-op between Browerville High School, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle H.S., Melrose Area High School, and Sauk Centre High School.
55. Co-op between Henning High School, New York Mills High School, Parkers Prairie High School, Sebeka High School, Staples Motley High School, Verndale High School, and Wadena-Deer Creek High School.
56. Co-op between Maple Lake High School and Monticello High School.
57. Co-op between Hinckley-Finlayson High School, Pine City High School, and Rush City High School.
58. Co-op between Bagley High School, Clearbrook-Gonvick High School, and Fosston High School.
59. Co-op between Kittson Central High School, Lancaster High School, and Tri-County High School.
60. Co-op between Red Lake County Central and Red Lake Falls High School.
61. Co-op between Robbinsdale Armstrong High School and Robbinsdale Cooper High School.
62. Co-op between Elk River High School and Zimmerman High School.
63. Co-op between Maranatha Christian Academy, Osseo High School, and Park Center High School.
64. Co-op between Apple Valley High School and Burnsville High School.
65. Co-op between Minneapolis Edison High School, Minneapolis Patrick Henry H. S., Minneapolis Roosevelt High School, Minneapolis South High School, Minneapolis Southwest High School, and Minneapolis Washburn High School.
66. Co-op between St. Paul Central High School, St. Paul Highland Park.
67. Co-op between Fridley High School, Irondale High School, St. and Anthony Village High School,.
68. Co-op between Mound Westonka High School, Watertown-Mayer High School, and Minnesota Online High School.
69. Co-op between Richfield High School and Southwest Christian High School.
70. https://www.mshsl.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/tournament-appearances-thru-2021.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
71. Co-op between Cherry High School, Eveleth-Gilbert High School, and Mesabi East High School.
72. Co-op between Mountain Iron-Buhl High School and Virginia High School.
73. Consolation and third place games were not contested in the 2021 tournament due to Minnesota and MSHSL protocols to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. These teams were the defeated semifinalists.
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• Dohrmann, George (2004-03-22), "High School Heaven", Sports Illustrated

Further reading

• Schneider, Karen S. (February 27, 2012). "The Way We Play The Game: After the hit that left Jack Jablonski paralyzed, the state of Minnesota rewrote its high school rules, but one hockey mom still agonizes over the choices she – and every parent in her position – has to make". Sports Illustrated. SI.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
• John Rosengren's book Blades of Glory: The True Story of a Young Team Bred to Win (2003, Sourcebooks, Inc., ISBN   1-4022-0046-3) follows the 2000-2001 Bloomington-Jefferson Jaguars' season.

External links

• FollowThePuck.com – Minnesota High School Hockey
• MNHockeyHub.com – Minnesota Boys High School Hockey
• MSHSL.org - Minnesota State High School League
• MinnesotaHockey.org - Minnesota Hockey
• JGHSL.org - Junior Gold High School League