Minnesota Boys' High School Hockey
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Note: Even when I show "Not Online", you can still send me a message.State TournamentCongrats to the 2008 State Champions:
Class AA--Hill-Murray Final updates have been done to the State Tournament History page as well as the PS2 page.Scores for the State Tournament just completed are also found here. Have some thoughts about high school hockey in Minnesota? Go to Mitch Hawker's Message Board and sound off! Of Local InterestPictures taken of a tour inside the Duluth Heritage Sports Center are now posted here!What's In A Name?For the purpose of brevity, a number of teams have shortened names listed both on the scores page and on the PS2 pages. Not wanting to offend any schools who deserve recognition, you can see which schools comprise these co-op schools state-wide.A Brief OverviewThis site is an attempt to pay tribute to the 158 teams which play boys' high school hockey in Minnesota. I've been around long enough to see some great teams from the past; International Falls, Greenway, Grand Rapids, Edina, Bloomington Jefferson, Duluth East, Roseau and many others who have left their footprint on the high school scene in this great state. Other teams such as the Eveleth dynasty in the late 40's and early 50's, predate me. It would have been incredible to see some of those teams play.The beauty of this is that there are other programs which have won tournaments or are on the verge of making their mark on this sport, from Elk River and Holy Angels to Moorhead and a few others. Let's not forget that there have recently been some teams in Class A which have proved they can hold their own with the best in Class AA, such as Breck and Warroad. Many of my childhood memories center around sitting in a near-trance in front of our family television each March, watching the eight teams compete for the state tournament championship. Since I grew up (and still live) in N.E. Minnesota, I learned one lesson early on...you root for anyone but Twin Cities teams, when you live up north. When an Iron Range or Duluth area team would defeat a Twin Cities team, we'd go nuts. Which didn't happen very often during the lean years of the late '70's through the late '80's. The resurgence of Duluth East's and Moorhead's programs in the early 1990's made them a force to be reckoned with, once again. The high school scene offers an alternative to NHL hockey for the purist. The NHL, simply put, blew it by cancelling their entire 2004-05 season. They lost some fans forever, and this is only right. Besides, the NHL takes a back seat to high school (and college) hockey, anyway. My preference is due to two factors; the excitement of that particular level, and the lack of violence that has plagued the pro sport for so long. It's also a refreshing change to see players participating in the sport for the enjoyment of it, and not just for the grossly overpaid salaries they're being paid to play. Give me a Cloquet vs. Duluth East game at the DECC over a pro game anyday! |
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