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Teams that are going to State
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:15 pm
by MNHockeyFan
All remaining Class A Section Finals will be played Thursday, 2/16.
Remaining Class AA Section Finals to be played Thursday or Friday, as shown.
1A #2 Northfield
2A #2 Mound Westonka
3A #1 Mankato East
4A #1 St. Paul United
5A #1 Blake
6A #2 Alexandria
7A #3 Hibbing/Chisholm
8A #1 Warroad
1AA #3 Farmington
2AA #1 Eden Prairie
3AA #1 Eastview
4AA #1 Hill-Murray
5AA #1 Blaine
6AA #1 Edina
7AA #2 Forest Lake
8AA #2 Roseau
Congrats to all making it, good luck and have fun!
Edits
1A #2 seed Northfield beats #1 seed Red Wing 2-0 with empty net goal with 9 seconds remaining.
7AA Another #2 seed beats a #1, as Forest Lake tops Elk River/Zimmerman 5-2.
6A And another #2 seed stops a #1. Alexandria 3, Fergus Falls 1.
8A #1 Warroad over #2 East Grand Forks 3-2.
5A #1 Blake beats #2 Breck 5-4 (wish I would have gone to see this one!).
1AA #3 Farmington upsets #1 Lakeville South 4-1.
2A #2 Mound Westonka advances to State with an easy 6-2 victory over #1 Delano/Rockford.
6AA #1 Edina shuts out #2 Cretin-Derham Hall 2-0.
4AA #1 Hill-Murray defeats #3 White Bear Lake 4-1. Gopher recruit Abigail Boreen with a goal and two assists.
5AA #1 Blaine beats #2 Maple Grove 3-0.
2AA #1 Eden Prairie beats #2 Minnetonka 2-1 in double overtime.
8AA #2 Roseau topples #1 Brainerd/Little Falls, 3-2 in 4OT's.
Both State Tournaments fields are now complete.
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 11:27 am
by MNHockeyFan
Interesting that of the 16 total sections, 11 of them have come down to a final matching the #1 seed playing #2 (6/8 in Class A; 5/8 in AA). Goes to show that as far as the seeding process was concerned the coaches got it mostly right, with the only major surprise so far being 7A with #1 Proctor/Hermantown bowing out to #5 Duluth Marshall in the semifinal.
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 9:55 pm
by MNHockeyFan
Class A State Tournament teams are now determined, per above edited first post.
The remaining five Class AA section finals will be played tomorrow evening.
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:08 pm
by MNHockeyFan
Edina advances, shutting out CDH 2-0.
Hill-Murray takes a 3-1 lead over White Bear Lake into the 3rd period.
Final: Hill-Murray 4, White Bear Lake 1
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:56 pm
by MNHockeyFan
Blaine advances to State with a 3-0 win over Maple Grove. Now only waiting on 2AA and 8AA.
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:07 pm
by LZ94
Brainerd and Roseau moving to 2nd overtime. Both have radio streaming online.
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:41 pm
by Sparlimb
LZ94 wrote:Brainerd and Roseau moving to 2nd overtime. Both have radio streaming online.
Heading to 3rd OT...
WBL wasn't really able to test Hill tonight. WBL is a young team, but the bad news is so is Hill-Murray. Hill has 3 seniors total on the team. They are going to be really good again next year.
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:49 pm
by MNHockeyFan
Sparlimb wrote:Heading to 3rd OT...
Sounds like a heckuva game. But whichever team loses will be heartbroken.

I'll always remember the Section final I played in way back in the dark ages, when we lost in triple overtime to WBL.
Sparlimb wrote:WBL wasn't really able to test Hill tonight. WBL is a young team, but the bad news is so is Hill-Murray. Hill has 3 seniors total on the team. They are going to be really good again next year.
Scary thought.
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:51 pm
by MNHockeyFan
Minnetonka holding a 1-0 lead over EP, near the end of the 2nd period.
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:52 pm
by Sparlimb
MNHockeyFan wrote:Minnetonka holding a 1-0 lead over EP, near the end of the 2nd period.
EP tied it with 2 minutes left. You have to go to the front page of the hub to get the real updates...
Heading to OT as well.
Brainerd v Roseau is 3 minutes from a 4th OT....
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:54 pm
by Sparlimb
Brainerd scores, but after the whistle...
Headed to a 4th OT
http://www.meridix.com/mbp/hockey/index ... ype=hockey
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:07 pm
by MNHockeyFan
Sparlimb wrote:Brainerd scores, but after the whistle...
Headed to a 4th OT
The girls have to be absolutely exhausted. You just hope that a good goal wins it, not a fluke.
Thanks! Have it on now...
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:11 pm
by MNHockeyFan
Tonka and EP heading to 2nd OT, with the Eagles holding a decisive edge in SOG, 37-17.
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:14 pm
by Sparlimb
EP and Tonka heading to 2nd OT.
Brainerd and Roseau looking hard at 5th OT. Still 3 minutes left in 4th OT.
Sounds like both Warriors and Rams have had numerous chances. Obviously more for Brainerd, but Roseau has had at least three 3 on 1s in OT that I've listened to.
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:22 pm
by Sparlimb
What's interesting on the Brainerd broadcast is they name every player with the puck. But since I don't know anyone on either team, it's not terribly helpful.
EP wins 2-1 in double OT over Tonka. Defending champs return.
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:32 pm
by MNHockeyFan
Sparlimb wrote:What's interesting on the Brainerd broadcast is they name every player with the puck. But since I don't know anyone on either team, it's not terribly helpful.
LOL. I'm having the same issues! I don't know what the shots are, but it seems like Olivia King is making some huge saves to keep Brainerd/Little Falls alive.
Sparlimb wrote:EP wins 2-1 in double OT over Tonka. Defending champs return.
Much tougher win than most expected! Have to give lots of credit to Tonka for showing so much improvement from the beginning to end of the season.
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:32 pm
by Sparlimb
Big Upset. Roseau wins in 4 OTs over Brainerd/Little Falls 3-2.
Crazy night.
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:38 pm
by MNHockeyFan
Sparlimb wrote:Big Upset. Roseau wins in 4 OTs over Brainerd/Little Falls 3-2.
Crazy night.
Thanks again, Sparlimb, for your updates. The Class AA State Tournament field is now finalized.
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:38 pm
by Sparlimb
My attempt as seeding AA:
1. Edina (no doubt, no argument).
2. Hill-Murray (completely interchangeable with Blaine, but they get the nod with past performance).
3. Blaine
4. EP (6 losses drops them)
5. Forest Lake (it's not going to be Farmington, Roseau or EastView)
Game 1: HM v Roseau
Game 2: Blaine v Eastview
Game 3: Edina v Farmington
Game 4: Eden Prairie v Forest Lake