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Bloomington Kennedy vs Chisago Lakes - Aldrich Ice Arena - Class 1A, Section 4 Quarterfinal: No. 8 seed vs. No. 1 seed 5:00 PM CST
Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato vs Minneapolis - Parade Ice Garden - Class 1A, Section 2 Quarterfinal: No. 8 seed vs. No. 1 seed 6:00 PM CST

Sauk Rapids-Rice vs Pine City Area - Pine City Civic Center - Class 1A, Section 5 Quarterfinal: No. 5 seed vs. No. 4 seed 7:00 PM CST
Breck vs Providence Academy - Plymouth Ice Center - Class 1A, Section 2 Quarterfinal: No. 5 seed vs. No. 4 seed 7:00 PM CST

Hutchinson vs Orono - Orono Ice Arena - Class 1A, Section 2 Quarterfinal: No. 6 seed vs. No. 3 seed 7:00 PM CST
Mound Westonka vs Delano - Delano Area Sports Arena - Class 1A, Section 2 Quarterfinal: No. 7 seed vs. No. 2 seed 7:30 PM CST

Simley vs St. Paul Academy - Aldrich Ice Arena - Class 1A, Section 4 Quarterfinal: No. 5 seed vs. No. 4 seed 7:30 PM CST

Kennedy ends their program with a 13-1 loss. Thanks for the memories (particularly of the 1980s), Kennedy.

ryguyMN wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 8:33 pm Kennedy ends their program with a 13-1 loss. Thanks for the memories (particularly of the 1980s), Kennedy.

Oit with a whimper. That '87 team was really something.

BHS Hockey Class A Playoff Scoreboard (2/19/25)
Section 2A QF Games
#1 MPLS 4 #8 LDC 0
#4 Providence Academy 5 #5 Breck 2
#3 Orono 6 #6 Hutchinson 2
#2 Delano 6 #7 Mound Westonka 1

Section 4A QF Games
#1 Chisago Lakes 13 #8 Kennedy 1
#5 Simley 3 #4 St Paul Academy 1

Section 5A QF Game
#4 Pine City 8 #5 Sauk Rapids 3

East Side Pioneer Guy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 9:20 pm

ryguyMN wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 8:33 pm Kennedy ends their program with a 13-1 loss. Thanks for the memories (particularly of the 1980s), Kennedy.

Oit with a whimper. That '87 team was really something.

I assume they will join a co-op? I thought I read somewhere that players would effectively join the Bloomington Jefferson team.

They do have that 1987 championship, and no one can take that away.

I guess I'm less sentimental about this than others may be. Fortunes rise and fall, and the reality was always going to be that certain teams may not survive forever. For every Bloomington Kennedy, there is a Champlin Park, Rogers or Andover that takes it's place (all programs that I don't think existed when I was in high school in the 90s). What I'd be interested in knowing is - and I'm guessing the collective board braintrust could answer this - how many MN high school hockey programs there have been each year, total. Call me crazy, but I'd put money on there being a heck of a lot more teams now than there was 40 years ago. Prove me wrong on that. So it's not like MN hockey is contracting. My guess is it's actually expanding. For the true cities and inner ring suburbs, yeah, they may need to co-op to survive. Thats not a bad thing. I root for Minneapolis to do well in class A. You never know, Kennedy may rise from the ashes again someday....

It is contracting and has been for over a decade. Here are the # of teams, by year

1998-99: 157
1999-00: 161
2000-01: 158
2001-02: 154
2002-03: 155
2003-04: 156
2004-05: 156
2005-06: 157
2006-07: 153
2007-08: 156
2008-09: 156
2009-10: 157
2010-11: 156
2011-12: 155
2012-13: 156
2013-14: 154
2014-15: 152
2015-16: 151
2016-17: 149
2017-18: 149
2018-19: 151
2019-20: 149
2020-21: 149
2021-22: 148
2022-23: 145
2023-24: 146
2024-25: 143
2025-26: 142? (Kennedy out, don't know of any new ones)

I'd have to do some research to see how many teams have dropped due to either co-oping with other schools or simply going away.

Lee

east hockey wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 10:08 pm It is contracting and has been for over a decade. Here are the # of teams, by year

1998-99: 157
1999-00: 161
2000-01: 158
2001-02: 154
2002-03: 155
2003-04: 156
2004-05: 156
2005-06: 157
2006-07: 153
2007-08: 156
2008-09: 156
2009-10: 157
2010-11: 156
2011-12: 155
2012-13: 156
2013-14: 154
2014-15: 152
2015-16: 151
2016-17: 149
2017-18: 149
2018-19: 151
2019-20: 149
2020-21: 149
2021-22: 148
2022-23: 145
2023-24: 146
2024-25: 143
2025-26: 142? (Kennedy out, don't know of any new ones)

I'd have to do some research to see how many teams have dropped due to either co-oping with other schools or simply going away.

Lee

I've been proven wrong! My wife would love you.

Although I would be curious about the co-op situation. If you consider a co-op a single team, then yes, I can understand the contraction. If I recall correctly, North St. Paul and Tartan co-op? So thats one team that used to be two....but I guess I think of that as a bit of a gray area when thinking about the total number of teams. Maybe a better way to look at it would be the number of high schools participating in varsity hockey.....

BlueLineSpecial wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 10:24 pm

east hockey wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 10:08 pm It is contracting and has been for over a decade. Here are the # of teams, by year

1998-99: 157
1999-00: 161
2000-01: 158
2001-02: 154
2002-03: 155
2003-04: 156
2004-05: 156
2005-06: 157
2006-07: 153
2007-08: 156
2008-09: 156
2009-10: 157
2010-11: 156
2011-12: 155
2012-13: 156
2013-14: 154
2014-15: 152
2015-16: 151
2016-17: 149
2017-18: 149
2018-19: 151
2019-20: 149
2020-21: 149
2021-22: 148
2022-23: 145
2023-24: 146
2024-25: 143
2025-26: 142? (Kennedy out, don't know of any new ones)

I'd have to do some research to see how many teams have dropped due to either co-oping with other schools or simply going away.

Lee

I've been proven wrong! My wife would love you.

Although I would be curious about the co-op situation. If you consider a co-op a single team, then yes, I can understand the contraction. If I recall correctly, North St. Paul and Tartan co-op? So thats one team that used to be two....but I guess I think of that as a bit of a gray area when thinking about the total number of teams. Maybe a better way to look at it would be the number of high schools participating in varsity hockey.....

Maybe Minneapolis is a better example. I believe they co-op all MPLS public high schools, which is something north of 5 or 6. I don't know if all those high schools once had their own varsity team - I'm guessing not. But I know some did - Edison, Roosevelt, Washburn - maybe more? So again, probably splitting hairs, but those schools still have a team of sorts.

BlueLineSpecial wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 10:37 pm

BlueLineSpecial wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 10:24 pm

east hockey wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 10:08 pm It is contracting and has been for over a decade. Here are the # of teams, by year

1998-99: 157
1999-00: 161
2000-01: 158
2001-02: 154
2002-03: 155
2003-04: 156
2004-05: 156
2005-06: 157
2006-07: 153
2007-08: 156
2008-09: 156
2009-10: 157
2010-11: 156
2011-12: 155
2012-13: 156
2013-14: 154
2014-15: 152
2015-16: 151
2016-17: 149
2017-18: 149
2018-19: 151
2019-20: 149
2020-21: 149
2021-22: 148
2022-23: 145
2023-24: 146
2024-25: 143
2025-26: 142? (Kennedy out, don't know of any new ones)

I'd have to do some research to see how many teams have dropped due to either co-oping with other schools or simply going away.

Lee

I've been proven wrong! My wife would love you.

Although I would be curious about the co-op situation. If you consider a co-op a single team, then yes, I can understand the contraction. If I recall correctly, North St. Paul and Tartan co-op? So thats one team that used to be two....but I guess I think of that as a bit of a gray area when thinking about the total number of teams. Maybe a better way to look at it would be the number of high schools participating in varsity hockey.....

Maybe Minneapolis is a better example. I believe they co-op all MPLS public high schools, which is something north of 5 or 6. I don't know if all those high schools once had their own varsity team - I'm guessing not. But I know some did - Edison, Roosevelt, Washburn - maybe more? So again, probably splitting hairs, but those schools still have a team of sorts.

Here is a good source of teams past and present:

https://leepagen.com/teams.htm

In many cases, a team's details shows when they disbanded, whom the co-opted with, etc. Both Mpls and St Paul had a lot at one time. Heck, even Duluth had five (East, Central, Denfeld, Morgan Park and Cathedral/Marshall) Used to really like going to see Morgan Park play. They had the cutest cheerleaders

Lee

Lee

I’m thinking Minneapolis South West too.

grindiangrad-80 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 10:52 pm I’m thinking Minneapolis South West too.

Of course! The only Minneapolis team to win State. It was the first tournament I remember watching on TV.

Lee

Brad Shelstadt (sp) was awesome. I am good friends with a guy married to a cheer leader on that team.

Tom Chorske would later become a Minnesota Hockey Icon in the future.

east hockey wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 11:09 pm

grindiangrad-80 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 10:52 pm I’m thinking Minneapolis South West too.

Of course! The only Minneapolis team to win State. It was the first tournament I remember watching on TV.

Lee

1962

ryguyMN wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 8:33 pm Kennedy ends their program with a 13-1 loss. Thanks for the memories (particularly of the 1980s), Kennedy.

No more hockey at BKennedy? Did they drop it?

grindiangrad-80 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 11:14 pm Brad Shelstadt (sp) was awesome. I am good friends with a guy married to a cheer leader on that team.

Tom Chorske would later become a Minnesota Hockey Icon in the future.

I taught with Brad for a few years! Loved listening to his stories.

BlueLineSpecial wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 9:55 pm

East Side Pioneer Guy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 9:20 pm

ryguyMN wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 8:33 pm Kennedy ends their program with a 13-1 loss. Thanks for the memories (particularly of the 1980s), Kennedy.

Oit with a whimper. That '87 team was really something.

I assume they will join a co-op? I thought I read somewhere that players would effectively join the Bloomington Jefferson team.

Anyone not a senior can play for Jefferson next season. Not sure going forward if there will be an official co-op or if kids will have to enroll at Jefferson to play.

As far as naming, by reading the tea leaves, I think the Kennedy name is dead for now from the hockey program and it will be the Jefferson name that carries on for Bloomington hockey.

elliott70 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2025 12:30 am

east hockey wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 11:09 pm

grindiangrad-80 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 10:52 pm I’m thinking Minneapolis South West too.

Of course! The only Minneapolis team to win State. It was the first tournament I remember watching on TV.

Lee

1962

They had electricity back then?

Lee

east hockey wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2025 6:27 pm

elliott70 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2025 12:30 am

east hockey wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 11:09 pm

Of course! The only Minneapolis team to win State. It was the first tournament I remember watching on TV.

Lee

1962

They had electricity back then?

Lee

If you had money.
We were ok - used a gas generator when we needed light.
Neighbors house burned down from all the candles.
We loved going to school - electricity and heat. And a hot meal at noon.

elliott70 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2025 6:35 pm

east hockey wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2025 6:27 pm

elliott70 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2025 12:30 am

1962

They had electricity back then?

Lee

If you had money.
We were ok - used a gas generator when we needed light.
Neighbors house burned down from all the candles.
We loved going to school - electricity and heat. And a hot meal at noon.

Minneapolis Southwest won the title in 1970 1-0 over Edina in O.T.

wbmd wrote: ↑Thu Feb 27, 2025 10:28 pm

elliott70 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2025 6:35 pm

east hockey wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2025 6:27 pm

They had electricity back then?

Lee

If you had money.
We were ok - used a gas generator when we needed light.
Neighbors house burned down from all the candles.
We loved going to school - electricity and heat. And a hot meal at noon.

Minneapolis Southwest won the title in 1970 1-0 over Edina in O.T.

Us I watched it.
But the first time I watched the state tourney on TV?
1962