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Appeals for AA schools requesting to be bumped down are being held today, October 6. Tomorrow, October 7, schools will be notified of the determination. Section alignment will then be on the agenda at the December 3 Board Meeting for approval. Does the section alignment impact this upcoming season ...

218 Sports out of Bemidji will be doing their Women's Hockey Showcase weekend again this year! January 29 and 30, 2027, at the Sanford Center. High school girls teams invited are: Bemidji Hill Murray Proctor/Hermantown River Cities It is the same weekend the Beavers will host Wisconsin in WCHA action.

218 Sports out of Bemidji will be doing their Men's Hockey Showcase weekend again this year! February 5 and 6, 2027, at the Sanford Center. High school boys teams invited are: Bemidji Grand Rapids Brainerd Bagley/Fosston Lake of the Woods It is the same weekend the Beavers will host Lake Superior St...

Joe2015 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2026 2:56 pm Here is a spotlight on Bemidji State legendary coach Bob Peters

https://www.youthhockeyhub.com/news_art ... ow/1369215

Great article. Minor point, Peters passed away in 2021, not 2001.

He always had great stories, and could talk hockey, and world history, for hours.

Carlton/Wrenshall appears to be entering a sports pairing agreement with Duluth Marshall for boys hockey, alpine and nordic skiing. https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/prep/duluth-marshall-boys-hockey-to-pair-with-carlton-wrenshall?fbclid=IwdGRjcAU6-VpjbGNrBTr5U2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcH...

Appeals for AA schools requesting to be bumped down are being held today, October 6. Tomorrow, October 7, schools will be notified of the determination. Section alignment will then be on the agenda at the December 3 Board Meeting for approval.

Appeals for AA schools requesting to be bumped down are being held today, October 6. Tomorrow, October 7, schools will be notified of the determination. Section alignment will then be on the agenda at the December 3 Board Meeting for approval.

48 would be a decent number, and then find a way to get six teams in each section. 1 and 2 would have byes, 3 plays 6, 4 plays 5, in the openers. Section 7 and Section 8 could end up even more spread out than they already are. Section 7 and 8 would likely be merged as there are only 5 "norther...

Quick math tells me there should be about 45 teams in AA next year. There were 107 AA & A teams last year. AA teams that drop to A due to the new classification: Northfield, Owatonna, Rochester Mayo, Winona, New Prague, Hastings, Jefferson, Grand Rapids/GW, Elk River, Bemidji, Alexandria, Buffa...

I agree. I thought I had read earlier that the coaches were pushing for a 50/50 split between AA and A. This looks like it should get close to that. For some reason the number 42 is sticking in my head as the split they were looking at (I honestly am not sure how many girls programs there are).

The MSHSL has bumped up the timeline for classifications this year. Today, they came out with their numbers. MSHSL Timeline: https://www.mshsl.org/sites/default/files/2026-02/2027-2028-and-2028-2029-csp-timeline.pdf MSHSL Enrollment Numbers: https://www.mshsl.org/sites/default/files/2026-07/csp_enro...

MSHSL has come up with their activity classification guidelines for 2027-28 and 2028-29: https://www.mshsl.org/sites/default/files/2026-09/csp_activity-classifications-for-appeals-2027-2028-and-2028-2029.pdf Enrollment Numbers: https://www.mshsl.org/sites/default/files/2026-07/csp_enrollments-by-enr...

"Opt up" forms are due from the schools this Friday, September 11th.

Are they kind of the Shattuck of the North? They don't have the boarding or in person learning like Shattuck does, and the base price is less, from what I understand. They are also not eligible for USA Hockey Nationals like Shattuck, they basically play who they can get on the schedule. I think at ...

Interesting. Looks like NorthStar Christian Academy in Alexandria is going to make an attempt at starting a girls program. From their Facebook post: "NorthStar Christian Academy has built a reputation for elite hockey development in a Christ-centered environment. Now, we’re bringing that same s...

MSHSL Classifications for the next 2 year cycle, 2027-28 and 2028-29, will occur earlier this year. The League has the numbers they will be using on their website. League Page for 2027-2029: https://www.mshsl.org/classification-and-competitive-section-placement-resources Alphabetized Enrollment: htt...

The NCAA unanimously approved the "Five for Five" rule today, starting with the academic year immediately AFTER a player's 19th birthday. It starts this academic year. Current athletes who have already completed the traditional four years of eligibility do not automatically get a fifth yea...

Update on the Five in Five proposal. Friday, June 5th, the NCAA heard a counterproposal from the Hockey Coaches Committee. The five-year clock would begin upon an athlete's initial full-time college enrollment or at the beginning of the academic year following their 19th birthday, whichever happens ...

With Wrenshall and Carlton slated to consolidate districts, it appears Cloquet is near ending the coop agreement. At first, I thought this may be just a mere formality as the agreement was between Cloquet and Carlton, but doing a little more reading, it appears Cloquet's Board doesn't have much int...

With Wrenshall and Carlton slated to consolidate districts, it appears Cloquet is near ending the coop agreement. At first, I thought this may be just a mere formality as the agreement was between Cloquet and Carlton, but doing a little more reading, it appears Cloquet's Board doesn't have much inte...

NCAA Hockey offers counterproposal to NCAA's "5x5" rule:

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/ ... llies-.php

River Lakes has hired Mike Bowman.

I have kind of warmed up on the "five for five" amendment that may get passed in regards to hockey. I had "sky is falling" thoughts on this, especially living in MN and HS hockey being king, but after listening/reading comments from some D-I college coaches (remember this only af...

Sounds like a lot of D-I coaches/teams are leaning towards having a player play one year of juniors after they from High School graduation. They realize they will "only" have the player for four years, but if they bring them in as a true, 18/19 year old freshman, they most likely will be a...

What is the purpose? It seems to me that the NCAA has bigger problems if there even is a problem that this would be addressing. It seems to be aimed at football and basketball, where agents are "trying" to get kids an extra year through various waivers to improve their draft status (at le...