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In the "I might be biting off more than I can chew" department, I can fairly easily incorporate North Dakota and Wisconsin scores into my PageStat file. The primary reason here is that it should (could?) make the PageStat ratings of those Minnesota games with out-of-state competition more...

We’re at the approximate halfway point of the season, and the rankings are starting to take firmer shape after much early blurriness. 1. Minnetonka (12-0-1) -The shutout train continued for the Skippers as they shut out two more respectable opponents, Blaine and Mahtomedi. The numbers are eye-poppin...

I keep struggling to get it through my brain that Buffalo is in 6AA now. Updated both the 6AA and 8AA write-ups accordingly. The Hill-Edina series summed up the difficulty of ranking teams beyond the top 2. I watched the Saturday night game and agree there just isn't much separation in talent, but w...

It was a relatively light week in terms of number of games, but there were some useful scores to both clarify and clutter parts of the rankings. Here’s what I’ve got: 1. Minnetonka (10-0-1) -The Skippers just did what they do, shutting out East Ridge to keep the momentum going. The week ahead featur...

I'm intrigued by International Falls and Rochester Lourdes appearing in the top 10 in A in PageStat while they are still a bit out of there in most human rankings. Curious to see if those ones hold up over time.

Note: I somehow completely missed White Bear Lake this week. They should be a top 25 team (though not top 15). Don't be surprised if/when they reappear there next week!

Just when you start to think you’re figuring some things out, the chaos arrives. We’ve got a new number one, some teams that were looking like safer bets falling, and a few of the early season surprises that seemed like they were going in the right direction had some setbacks. So, here we are, tryin...

The top three, at least, are pretty clear right now. After that? Good luck. 1. Moorhead (7-0) -Obliterated Alexandria and Grant Rapids to keep the beat going. They’ve got 47 goals in 7 games, a ridiculous pace against reasonably good competition. They’ve got Andover on Friday, which is of course a d...

Now that we’re a few weeks in we’re getting a little more clarity at the top of the rankings, but nothing comes easy after number four or so. Your rankings: 1. Moorhead (5-0) -This part remains nice and easy for us rankers, as the Spuds running timed a St. Michael-Albertville team that has beaten Ro...

High school hockey is already in peak form: everyone ranked 2 through 11 in the preseason rankings managed to either tie or lose in the opening week and a half. Here’s a first attempt at in-season rankings, trying to reflect the results without reading too much in to any one game: 1. Moorhead (4-0) ...

Grand Rapids and Duluth East tie 2-2. Pretty even game; Rapids probably with a few better chances thanks to their veteran upperclassmen; they've got an alright core with Garski, Rajala, Salisbury, Shermoen, etc. that will be enough to contend in this year's 7AA, but I don't think they're top 15 mate...

Welcome back to another season of high school hockey! It was a busy offseason, and tracking down good information on who’s staying and going was as hard as it’s ever been; I am confident in my number one, but only in vague zones beyond that. The real work will start in a couple of weeks, but until t...

Update: all section seeds are in, no surprises that changed any write-ups. Hooray for efficiency!

Guessing seeds is a weird mix of assumptions on head-to-head, reputation, and some vague knowledge of internal politicking.

The regular season is done, that Hill-Moorhead game just happened, and we are headed into the playoffs! Let’s hope that game at Aldrich sets the standard for what we’re about to see. As usual, I shake up the format this week, first listing a top 25 and then walking through sections. Seedings are spe...

FYI: updated the Stillwater write-up to acknowledge their forfeits, but it doesn't change my ranking of them. As for the Benilde/Shakopee question, I'm just riding Shakopee momentum and have been a little skeptical on what Benilde's ceiling is this season. From a strict quality wins standpoint I und...

There’s just one week to go in the regular season, and after over two months of near total stasis at the top, all chaos has finally broken loose. I kind of missed it, and am excited to see what a bunch of other good games do to it this week. It’s also time for one last look at section seeding as we ...

1. Moorhead (22-1) -I wouldn’t call it the Spuds’ best week of the season this past season, as they let East Grand Forks hang around for a while and went to the wire with Hermantown, but they got the wins and kept the winning streak running, which is significant in a week when the teams immediately ...

Just three weeks to go in the regular season! 1. Moorhead (19-1) -It was a week of running time against section opponents for the Spuds, who have now won 19 straight. They hit the road this week and have contests with a couple of Class A’s better offerings, including a clash of top-ranked teams in e...

For the first time in three weeks there was some movement in the top six, though it is only a mild flip, and we’re starting to see a little more stability beyond that group, too. Rankings: 1. Moorhead (17-1) -The Spuds eased past Sartell and then handled Wayzata with relative ease, avenging their lo...

The order at the top has been solidifying, with very little movement among the top six yet again, but there is a muddle of Suburban East teams after that, and with some new South Suburban intrigue and Lake Conference play getting going in earnest, there are still plenty of moving parts. Here’s where...

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Karl Well done as usual. As my usual read—-after Sunday Morning mass as I wait in the lot so traffic dies down I open up and enjoy your rankings. Thanks One thought this week—I anticipated your first three way tie in the rankings—wayzata/Tonka/ EP. Have you ever said …screw it ..no clue who is bett...

Another week, another very uneventful top six, but things do liven up a bit after that as a couple of teams that had been just outside the top ten had quality weeks. 1. Moorhead (13-1) -The Spuds backed up their win over St. Thomas in Prior Lake with an overtime victory at home over the Cadets, furt...

The holiday tourney chaos is over, though I’m not sure how much wiser we are. We have a new number one, but otherwise the top tier seemed to solidify itself, and there was shockingly little movement in spots 7-16 or so. Here’s what I’ve got: 1. Moorhead (11-1) -The Spuds marched through Prior Lake i...