2024-25 Section 6A

[BSUBeaver]

Week 11 Schedule

January 28, 2025
Detroit Lakes at Alexandria
Fergus Falls at Northern Lakes
Willmar at Morris/Benson
Prairie Centre at River Lakes
Bagley/Fosston at Wadena-Deer Creek

January 30, 2025
Sauk Rapids-Rice at Alexandria
Brainerd at Fergus Falls
Northern Lakes at North Shore
Morris/Benson at Park Rapids
Wadena-Deer Creek at Prairie Centre

January 31, 2025
Breckenridge/Wahpeton at River Lakes
Mora at Wadena-Deer Creek

February 1, 2025
Duluth Denfeld at Alexandria
Luverne at Northern Lakes

[BSUBeaver]

PageStat

Northern Lakes 16.54
Alexandria 15.25
Fergus Falls 13.95
Breckenridge/Wahpeton 9.72
Prairie Centre 9.69
Willmar 9.68
Morris/Benson 8.18
Wadena-Deer Creek 6.69

QRF

Northern Lakes 68.9
Fergus Falls 52.3
Alexandria 50.6
Prairie Centre 47.1
Breckenridge/Wahpeton 42.6
Willmar 36.9
Morris/Benson 36.4
Wadena-Deer Creek 26.4

My Hockey Rannkings

Northern Lakes 90.06
Alexandria 89.26
Fergus Falls 88.08
Willmar 84.11
Breckenridge/Wahpeton 83.96
Prairie Centre 83.64
Morris/Benson 82.91
Wadena-Deer Creek 80.58

[ClassAGuy]

Section 6A Week #11 Scores
Tuesday (1/28/25)
#14 Northern Lakes 5 Fergus Falls 3
#21 Alexandria 4 #17 Detroit Lakes 0
Prairie Centre 1 #22 River Lakes 7
Wadena Deer Creek 3 Bagley/Fosston 4
Willmar 4 Morris/Benson Area 2

Thursday (1/30/25)
#21 Alexandria 2 Sauk Rapids 3
Morris/Benson 4 Park Rapids 7
Prairie Centre 4 Wadena Deer Creek 3 OT
Fergus Falls 3 Brainerd 4 OT

Friday (1/31/25)
#14 Northern Lakes 2 Gentry Academy 3
Breckenridge/Wahpeton 1 #22 River Lakes 9
Wadena Deer Creek 4 Mora/Milaca 2

Saturday (2/1/25)
#14 Northern Lakes 3 #15 Luverne 0
#21 Alexandria 8 Duluth Denfeld 0

[ClassAGuy]

Section 6A Ranking (2/2/25)
1- Northern Lakes Lightning (14-7-0)
2- Alexandria Cardinals (10-10-0)
3- Fergus Falls Otters (10-11-0)
4- Breckenridge/Wahpeton Blades (8-13-1)
5- Prairie Centre North Stars (12-8-0)
6- Willmar Cardinals (7-14-0)
7- Morris/Benson Storm (8-14-0)
8- Wadena Deer Creek Wolverines (5-15-0)

6A Summary- Northern Lakes got the 6A win over Fergus Falls which should lock up the #1 seed. Alexandria went (2-1-0) & Breckenridge/Wahpeton lost its only game outside the section. Prairie Centre got the 6A win over Wadena Deer Creek and Willmar got the 6A win over Morris/Benson.

[BSUBeaver]

Week 12 Schedule

February 4, 2025
Little Falls at Alexandria
Fergus Falls at Willmar
Crookston at Breckenridge/Wahpeton
Northern Lakes at St. Cloud Cathedral
Prairie Centre at Becker/Big Lake
Wadena-Deer Creek at Red Lake Falls

February 6, 2025
Alexandria at St. Cloud
River Lakes at Fergus Falls
Breckenridge/Wahpeton at Wadena-Deer Creek
Prairie Centre at Morris/Benson

February 7, 2024
Hutchinson at Willmar
Bagley at Prairie Centre

February 8, 2025
Lake of the Woods at Breckenridge/Wahpeton
Redwood Valley at Wadena-Deer Creek
Alexandria at Champlin Park

[BSUBeaver]

Computer Ranks going into Week 12

PageStat

Northern Lakes 16.89
Alexandria 16.24
Fergus Falls 14.26
Breckenridge/Wahpeton 10.02
Prairie Centre 9.95
Willmar 9.92
Morris/Benson 8.10
Wadena-Deer Creek 7.64

QRF

Northern Lakes 77.7
Alexandria 60.2
Fergus Falls 55.1
Prairie Centre 53.3
Breckenridge/Wahpeton 48.5
Willmar 44.1
Morris/Benson 39.3
Wadena-Deer Creek 33.2

My Hockey Rankings

Northern Lakes 90.23
Alexandria 89.52
Fergus Falls 88.07
Breckenridge/Wahpeton 84.19
Willmar 84.07
Prairie Centre 83.91
Morris/Benson 82.93
Wadena-Deer Creek 81.21

LSQRank

Northern Lakes 1013.0178
Alexandria 1012.4584
Fergus Falls 1010.5992
Willmar 1006.0047
Breckenridge/Wahpeton 1005.8530
Prairie Centre 1005.1745
Morris/Benson 1004.1380
Wadena-Deer Creek 1002.8853

[ClassAGuy]

Section 6A Scores Week #12
Monday (2/3/25)
Morris/Benson 5 Park Rapids 4

Tuesday (2/4/25)
#9 Northern Lakes 4 #6 St Cloud Cathedral 3
#22 Alexandria 2 #14 Little Falls 5
Wadena Deer Creek 1 #25 Red Lake Falls 10
Fergus Falls 6 Willmar 1
Breckenridge/Wahpeton 2 Crookston 7
Prairie Centre 6 Becker/Big Lake 4

Thursday (2/6/25)
#22 Alexandria 4 St Cloud Public 1
Fergus Falls 4 #13 River Lakes 3 OT
Prairie Centre 4 Morris/Benson Area 3 OT

Friday (2/7/25)
Willmar 6 Hutchinson 12
Prairie Centre 7 Bagley/Fosston 4

Saturday (2/8/25)
#22 Alexandria 1 Champlin Park 6
Wadena Deer Creek 12 Redwood Valley 2

[ClassAGuy]

Section 6A Ranking (2/9/25)
1- Northern Lakes Lightning (15-7-0)
2- Alexandria Cardinals (11-12-0)
3- Fergus Falls Otters (12-11-0)
4- Breckenridge/Wahpeton Blades (8-14-1)
5- Prairie Centre North Stars (15-8-0)
6- Willmar Cardinals (7-16-0)
7- Morris/Benson Storm (9-15-0)
8- Wadena Deer Creek Wolverines (6-16-0)

6A Seeding Outlook
Northern Lakes #1 no Section 6A losses
Alexandria #2 but needs to sweep Fergus or will move to #3 with loss
Fergus Falls #3 lost to NL & Alex but can move to #2 if they beat Cards in 2nd matchup this week
Breckenridge/Wahpeton #4 Swept PC, beat Willmar & WDC head to head, won 2nd game of split with MBA
Prairie Centre #5 no wins vs top 4 in 6A, won 2nd game of split with Willmar, Swept MBA & WDC
Willmar #6 Lost second game of splits with both BW & PC won second game of split with MBA beat WDC
Morris Benson #7 swept by PC, lost 2nd game of split with BW & Willmar, Swept WDC
Wadena Deer Creek #8 No 6A Wins

[BSUBeaver]

Week 13 Schedule

This is all I have remaining minus any changes that may have happened.

February 10, 2025
International Falls at Wadena-Deer Creek (rescheduled from 11/23/2024)

February 11, 2025
Alexandria at Fergus Falls
Willmar at River Lakes
Little Falls at Northern Lakes
Mora at Prairie Centre

February 13, 2025
Alexandria at Monticello
Fergus Falls at Detroit Lakes
Willmar at Wadena-Deer Creek
Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato at Prairie Centre

February 15, 2025
Warroad at Northern Lakes

[ClassAGuy]

Week 13 Schedule

This is all I have remaining minus any changes that may have happened.

February 10, 2025
International Falls at Wadena-Deer Creek (rescheduled from 11/23/2024)

February 11, 2025
Alexandria at Fergus Falls
Willmar at River Lakes
Little Falls at Northern Lakes
Mora at Prairie Centre

February 13, 2025
Alexandria at Monticello
Fergus Falls at Detroit Lakes
Willmar at Wadena-Deer Creek
Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato at Prairie Centre

February 15, 2025
Warroad at Northern Lakes

Love the update all year BSU!

One note looking a hockeyhub appears the BW Blades vs WDC game that was ppd last week has been rescheduled for Tuesday Feb 11th now. If the Blades win that game they should be the #4 seed in 6A highest ever and a change at their first ever Section SF

Also told Northern Lakes just added BW Blades to play on Thursday Feb 13th

[BSUBeaver]

Week 13 Schedule

This is all I have remaining minus any changes that may have happened.

February 10, 2025
International Falls at Wadena-Deer Creek (rescheduled from 11/23/2024)

February 11, 2025
Alexandria at Fergus Falls
Willmar at River Lakes
Little Falls at Northern Lakes
Mora at Prairie Centre

February 13, 2025
Alexandria at Monticello
Fergus Falls at Detroit Lakes
Willmar at Wadena-Deer Creek
Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato at Prairie Centre

February 15, 2025
Warroad at Northern Lakes

Love the update all year BSU!

One note looking a hockeyhub appears the BW Blades vs WDC game that was ppd last week has been rescheduled for Tuesday Feb 11th now. If the Blades win that game they should be the #4 seed in 6A highest ever and a change at their first ever Section SF

Also told Northern Lakes just added BW Blades to play on Thursday Feb 13th

Thanks, you have done a great job with all of Class A. I just haven't had time to scour the Interwebs for updates this year, so thank you for keep up with the changes.

[BSUBeaver]

Mathematical/Computer Rankings

Pagestat

Northern Lakes 17.11
Alexandria 16.06
Fergus Falls 14.48
Prairie Centre 10.40
Breckenridge/Wahpeton 10.05
Willmar 9.93
Morris/Benson 8.26
Wadena-Deer Creek 8.03

QRF

Northern Lakes 87.6
Fergus Falls 62.6
Alexandria 62.0
Prairie Centre 60.5
Breckenridge/Wahpeton 51.5
Willmar 45.7
Morris/Benson 40.6
Wadena-Deer Creek 37.1

My Hockey Rankings

Northern Lakes 90.62
Alexandria 89.86
Fergus Falls 88.25
Breckenridge/Wahpeton 84.27
Willmar 84.20
Prairie Centre 84.19
Morris/Benson 82.97
Wadena-Deer Creek 81.73

[ClassAGuy]

Section 6A Week #13 Scores
Monday (2/10/25)
Wadena Deer Creek 3 International Falls 9

Tuesday (2/11/25)
#6 Northern Lakes 2 #11 Little Falls 2 OT
#23 Alexandria 5 #25 Fergus Falls 3
Willmar 0 #19 River Lakes 6
Breckenridge/Wahpeton 5 Wadena-Deer Creek 2
Prairie Centre 8 Mora/Milaca 4

Thursday (2/13/25)
#6 Northern Lakes 10 Breckenridge/Wahpeton 0
#23 Alexandria 2 #4 Monticello 3
#25 Fergus Falls 2 #21 Detroit Lakes 4
Willmar 8 Wadena Deer Creek 5
Prairie Centre 5 Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 2

Saturday (2/15/25)
#6 Northern Lakes 3 #1 Warroad 5

[BSUBeaver]

Updated QRF

Northern Lakes 89.3
Alexandria 65.5
Fergus Falls 63.9
Prairie Centre 62.6
Breckenridge/Wahpeton 54.0
Willmar 47.1
Morris/Benson 41.5
Wadena-Deer Creek 36.8

Updated My Hockey Rankings

Northern Lakes 91.13
Alexandria 90.32
Fergus Falls 88.80
Prairie Centre 84.99
Breckenridge/Wahpeton 84.85
Willmar 84.60
Morris/Benson 83.53
Wadena-Deer Creek 82.42

[ClassAGuy]

Section 6A Playoff Schedule
QF 2/18 High Seed
SF 2/22 MAC
F 2/27 MAC

Section 6A Seeds
1- Northern Lakes Lightning (16-8-1)
2- Alexandria Cardinals (12-13-0)
3- Fergus Falls Otters (12-13-0)
4- Breckenridge/Wahpeton Blades (9-15-1)
5- Prairie Centre North Stars (17-8-0)
6- Willmar Cardinals (8-16-0)
7- Morris/Benson Storm (9-15-0)
8- Wadena Deer Creek Wolverines (6-19-0)

The Favorite- Northern Lakes came into the season with high hopes and a legendary new legendary head coach. It took awhile to adjust but the Lightning have had a very nice year and this is a young and growing program that appears to be ready to break through and get back to state. Up front they have plenty of scoring punch as they are led by Seniors Drew Paulback, Easton Anderson, Jerome Martin & Wyatt Balmer along with Junior Jacob Peterson all have been productive this year. On the blueline Senior Preston Verness & Sophomore Grant Vershey lead a group of defenders who have really bought into the defensive hockey. The defense first approach can also be attributed to the revelation they have had in net as the Colorado transfer Goaltender Sophomore Sam Suja has been spectacular in net and has posted numerous shutouts and just been rock solid from them. They will need him at the top of his game if they want to break through in 6A but they are the favorite for their 2nd ever Tourney berth as we head into sections.

The Challenger- Alexandria comes into the 6A playoffs looking to four-peat and return to St Paul again. This is a really young team that does have its flaws as they have had struggles scoring at times this year but they have played strong hockey down the stretch and are looking to continue their run of 6A Titles. The Cards up front Juniors Evan Klimek, Charlie Bassen & Brody Berg and Sophomores Ehren Anderson & Grady Olson have come on strong for a young group of forwards. On defense they are led by Junior Niklas Schultz & Sophomore Grady Suchy who play big minutes and have provided stability in their own end. Senior Grady Loch & Junior Brady Schluter have shared the net this year and Alexandria is a team that has turned it on since Christmas time and they will not give up their Section 6A reign easily.

Fergus Falls is the other big challenger as while the Otter overall have plodded along with a .500 record they have shown they can play with the best of 6A. This is a well coached and structured team that could be a dangerous team and could make a surprising run in 6A. If they are going to do that they will need a big playoff performance out of their main core of Seniors Michael Schmidt, Aiden Schake, Adam Kennedy, Jack Welde & Brock Scheuerman to lead way both offensively and defensively as beyond those five depth has been pretty limited for the Otters but the duo of 9th graders Luke Johnson & Tanner Donaghue have been outstanding an prove a bright future for Fergus Falls. However, if this team really wants to make a run they will need big games out of goaltender Junior Holden Stenstrom to be very strong in net.

The Dark Horse- Breckenridge/Wahpeton has an extremely young team that took a big step forward this year and they earned home ice for the first time ever in program history for a Section Quarterfinal Game. If they can win this game while the term “Darkhorse” may be a stretch they could still make more program history by advancing to their 1st ever Section Semifinal Game. They are led up front by a trio of Sophomores Jaxson Lopez, Easton Neppl & Gracin Kaste who have all had big years for youngsters. On the blueline Junior Josh Hofman & Sophomore Matt Petersen lead the way for an improving defensive core. They are still looking for more consistency in net but Sophomore Cale Gilbertson has improved and grown as the year has gone along. There is alot to like about the “Baby Blades” as they look to go farther than any other team in history with such a young core.

Section Scary- Prairie Centre dealt with unspeakable tragedy losing a teammate at the start of the year but they have bonded together since and they would appear to be the best bet to make noise as a lower seed. The North Stars do have some good scoring up front as Senior Aiken Lambrecht underclassman Juniors James Rieland & Keegan Christians and 9th Grader Leyton Fuchs have all put the puck in the back of the net regularly on the year. However, on the blueline Junior Hagen Brunkhorst has led the way but depth has been the issue for this team but if they can play a tough hard nosed game in their own end they could pull an upset and reach the final four for the 2nd time ever in program history.

The Rest- Willmar was a once proud program that has really hit tough times over the recent years. There does appear to be optimism for the future as they are led by Junior Gibson Horyza and Sophomores Aden Jacobson & Luke Larson who all had double digit goals this season to give them hope for more competitive years in the future. Morris Benson has had a down just a year after making the Section Semis and looking like a program on the rise. The Storm go as 9th grader Connor Hadfield along with Junior Kye Suess & Senior Zach Wrobleski go as those three are catalysts to their attack and they will need to score often as they have struggled with consistency in the net. Wadena Deer Creek has done well just surviving another year as they rebuild from low numbers. The Wolverines will rely on their Trio of Seniors Cooper Ness, Carson Davis & Peyton Mithun to carry the load as they have done for much of the year.

[BSUBeaver]

Back online after a long weekend of youth hockey and having yesterday off from work (yes, I do a lot of this while at work).

Let's take a look and how the coaches' seeding matches up with the different computer models.

Coaches' Seeding
1- Northern Lakes Lightning (16-8-1)
2- Alexandria Cardinals (12-13-0)
3- Fergus Falls Otters (12-13-0)
4- Breckenridge/Wahpeton Blades (9-15-1)
5- Prairie Centre North Stars (17-8-0)
6- Willmar Cardinals (8-16-0)
7- Morris/Benson Storm (9-15-0)
8- Wadena Deer Creek Wolverines (6-19-0)

PageStat
1. Northern Lakes 17.09
2. Alexandria 16.16
3. Fergus Falls 14.48
4. Prairie Centre 10.80
5. Breckenridge/Wahpeton 10.13
6. Willmar 9.98
7. Morris/Benson 8.34
8. Wadena-Deer Creek 7.85

QRF
1. Northern Lakes 88.7
2. Alexandria 66.9
3. Prairie Centre 65.3
4. Fergus Falls 64.0
5. Breckenridge/Wahpeton 55.2
6. Willmar 49.3
7. Morris/Benson 43.8
8. Wadena-Deer Creek 36.9

My Hockey Rankings
1. Northern Lakes 91.13
2. Alexandria 90.32
3. Fergus Falls 88.80
4. Prairie Centre 84.99
5. Breckenridge/Wahpeton 84.85
6. Willmar 84.60
7. Morris/Benson 83.53
8. Wadena-Deer Creek 82.42

LSQRank
1. Northern Lakes 1013.1786
2. Alexandria 1012.2879
3. Fergus Falls 1010.6324
4. Willmar 1005.9156
5. Prairie Centre 1005.8702
6. Breckenridge/Wahpeton 1005.8077
7. Morris/Benson 1004.2156
8. Wadena-Deer Creek 1003.2898

The author of LSQRank uses their tabulations to predict the outcomes of the games. Here is what they came up with for the Quarterfinals:

Northern Lakes over Wadena by 10
Alexandria over Morris/Benson by 8
Fergus Falls over Willmar by 5
Prairie Centre over Breckenridge/Wahpeton by 1 (basically a push based on LSQ)

[BSUBeaver]

Northern Lakes 18, Wadena-Deer Creek 1
Breckenridge/Wahpeton 5, Prairie Centre 1
Willmar 8, Fergus Falls 5
Alexandria 8, Morris/Benson 1

Semifinal Saturday at the MAC in St. Cloud
Northern Lakes vs Breckenridge/Wahpeton
Alexandria vs Willmar

[BSUBeaver]

LSQ would have Alexandria over WIllmar by 6 and Northern Lakes over Breck/Wahp by 7.

[elliott70]

LSQ would have Alexandria over WIllmar by 6 and Northern Lakes over Breck/Wahp by 7.

Sounds right.
It seems Willmar is playing better but I would still put Alex by 4.

[BSUBeaver]

LSQ would have Alexandria over WIllmar by 6 and Northern Lakes over Breck/Wahp by 7.

Sounds right.
It seems Willmar is playing better but I would still put Alex by 4.

As much as I hate to say it, I think Northern Lakes wins by more than 7.