BOYS
Biggest upsets
• No. 1A Mahtomedi suffered its first loss of the season, falling 3-1 to No. 14A Minneapolis in the semifinals of the Schwan Cup Silver Division.
• No. 10AA Wayzata falls to unranked Brainerd 4-2 in Hilltopper Holiday Classic third-place game.

Rankings changes
• Minnetonka takes the top spot in the Class AA rankings as Edina falls to No. 3 behind St. Thomas Academy.
• Previously unranked Brainerd enters the rankings at No. 14 after wins over Bemidji and then-No. 10 Wayzata at the Hilltopper Holiday Classic.
• Hermantown retakes No. 1 in the Class A rankings after winning the Hilltopper Holiday Classic. 

Schwan Cup Gold Division
Quarterfinals
Eden Prairie 5, St. Michael-Albertville 1
Hill-Murray 5, Centennial 4
Minnetonka 5, Edina 2
St. Thomas Academy 3, Bunsville 0

Semifinals
Minnetonka 4, Hill-Murray 2
St. Thomas Academy 5, Eden Prairie 4

Championship
St. Thomas Academy 4, Minnetonka 3 SO

Third-Place Game
Hill-Murray 5, Eden Prairie 4 SO

Consolation
Edina 5, Centennial 2
St. Michael-Albertville 5, Burnsville 2

Consolation Championship
Edina 5, St. Michael-Albertville 1

Seventh-Place Game
Centennial 6, Burnsville 3

Notes: St. Thomas Academy won its second Schwan Cup Gold Division title (2014). Then-No. 1 Edina suffers first loss of the season at the hands of now-No. 1 Minnetonka. Skippers now one of only three unbeaten teams remaining in Class AA (Duluth East, White Bear Lake). 

Schwan Cup Silver Division
Quarterfinals
Breck 4, Buffalo 3
Cretin-Derham Hall 4, St. Louis Park 3
Mahtomedi 7, Mounds View 0
Minneapolis 5, St. Cloud 3

Semifinals
Cretin-Derham Hall 5, Breck 1
Minneapolis 3, Mahtomedi 1

Championship
Cretin-Derham Hall 9, Minneapolis 2

Third-Place Game
Mahtomedi 4, Breck 2

Consolation
St. Cloud 9, Mounds View 4
St. Louis Park 4, Buffalo 3

Consolation Championship
St. Cloud 9, St. Louis Park 5

Seventh-Place Game
Buffalo 5, Mounds View 0

Notes: As the lone ranked Class AA team in the field, Cretin-Derham Hall defeated Class A-ranked teams Breck and Minneapolis to capture the title. No. 1A Mahtomedi suffered its first loss of the season, falling to No. 14A Minneapolis.

Schwan Cup Bronze Division
Quarterfinals
Hudson 6, St. Paul Academy 0
Minnehaha Academy 6, Northfield 4
Rogers 1, Mankato East 0
Spring Lake Park 9, Bloomington Kennedy 5

Semifinals
Hudson 3, Rogers 0
Minnehaha Academy 3, Spring Lake Park 2

Championship
Hudson 7, Minnehaha Academy 2

Third-Place Game
Rogers 4, Spring Lake Park 1

Consolation
Northfield 6, Bloomington Kennedy 4
St. Paul Academy 2, Mankato East 1

Consolation Championship
Northfield 3, St. Paul Academy 1

Seventh-Place Game
Mankato East 2, Bloomington Kennedy 0

Schwan Cup Open Division
Quarterfinals
Marshall 5, Chisago Lakes 2
Simley 6, Pine City 3
University School Milwaukee 9, Princeton 0
Waconia 8, Cambridge-Isanti 2

Semifinals
Simley 4, Waconia 1
University School Milwaukee 6, Marshall 0

Championship
Simley 3, University School Milwaukee 2

Third-Place Game
Marshall 5, Waconia 1

Consolation
Pine City 4, Cambridge-Isanti 1
Princeton 6, Chisago Lakes 0

Consolation Championship
Pine City 6, Princeton 0

Seventh-Place Game
Cambridge-Isanti 4, Chisago Lakes 3

Hilltopper Holiday Classic
Quarterfinals
Brainerd 6, Bemidji 1
Duluth Marshall 6, Anoka 0
Hermantown 4, Roseville 0
Wayzata 5, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 1

Semifinals
Duluth Marshall 3, Brainerd 2
Hermantown 3, Wayzata 2

Championship
Hermantown 4, Duluth Marshall 3

Third-Place Game
Brainerd 4, Wayzata 2

Consolation
Anoka 4, Bemidji 1
Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 5, Roseville 1

Consolation Championship
Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 8, Anoka 1

Seventh-Place Game
Bemidji 7, Roseville 1

Notes: Hermantown posted three straight wins over Class AA teams to capture the title in Duluth. In the semis and final, the Hawks defeated then-No. 10AA Wayzata and No. 12AA Duluth Marshall in a pair of one-goal games to improve to 5-3-2 on the season.

Rochester Kiwanis & Cambria Hockey Festival Gold Division
Quarterfinals
Hayward 3, Rochester Century 2
New Richmond 2, Irondale 1
Rochester John Marshall 5, Dodge County 1
Rochester Mayo 6, Redwood Valley 2

Semifinals
New Richmond 6, Rochester John Marshall 0
Rochester Mayo 3, Hayward 2

Championship
Rochester Mayo 4, New Richmond 3

Third-Place Game
Hayward 3, Rochester John Marshall 2

Consolation
Irondale 5, Dodge County 1
Rochester Century 15, Redwood Valley 1

Consolation Championship
Irondale 4, Rochester Century 1

Seventh-Place Game
Dodge County 6, Redwood Valley 3

Rochester Kiwanis & Cambria Hockey Festival Blue Division
Day 1
Albert Lea 6, Verona 4
Fargo South/Shanley 4, Rochester Lourdes 0

Day 2
Fargo South/Shanley 5, Albert Lea 2
Verona 3, Rochester Lourdes 1

Day 3
Albert Lea 3, Rochester Lourdes 2
Fargo South/Shanley 5, Verona 1

North Shore Holiday Tournament
Quarterfinals
Henry Sibley 15, Red Lake Falls 0
Mora/Milaca 4, Ely 3
North Shore 13, Legacy Christian 3
Rice Lake 9, Moose Lake 1

Semifinals
Henry Sibley 5, Nroth Shore 4
Rice Lake 8, Mora/Milaca 2

Championship
Rice Lake 3, Henry Sibley 1

Third-Place Game
North Shore 3, Mora/Milaca 0

Consolation
Ely 11, Moose Lake 5
Legacy Christian 4, Red Lake Falls 1

Consolation Championship
Legacy Christian 5, Ely 2

Seventh-Place Game
Moose Lake 3, Red Lake Falls 2

South St. Paul Premiere
Quarterfinals
Eagan 4, Luverne 0
New Prague 4, Hopkins 3
South St. Paul 7, Hastings 1
Woodbury 4, St. Paul Johnson 1

Semifinals
South St. Paul 5, New Prague 1
Woodbury 2, Eagan 1

Championship
South St. Paul 4, Woodbury 0

Third-Place Game
Eagan 3, New Prague 1

Consolation
Hopkins 5, Hastings 2
Luverne 3, St. Paul Johnson 1

Consolation Championship
Hopkins 2, Luverne 1

Seventh-Place Game
St. Paul Johnson 4, Hastings 3

Notes: Unranked Class A squad South St. Paul downed three Class AA teams to claims its home tournament title.

 

Heritage Classic
Quarterfinals
Apple Valley 6, Mankato West 2
Mound Westonka 6, Owatonna 1
North St. Paul 4, Duluth Denfeld 2
Park of Cottage Grove 8, Sheboygan South 1

Semifinals
Mound Westonka 8, Apple Valley 3
Park of Cottage Grove 3, North St. Paul 1

Championship
Park of Cottage Grove 4, Mound Westonka 3

Third-Place Game
Apple Valley 2, North St. Paul 1

Consolation
Duluth Denfeld 7, Sheboygan South 4
Owatonna 2, Mankato West 1

Consolation Championship
Duluth Denfeld 6, Owatonna 3

Seventh-Place Game
Mankato West 5, Sheboygan South 2

Hockey for Life Classic
Day 1
Holy Family Catholic 4, Elk River/Zimmerman 2
Moorhead 3, Chaska 1
Prior Lake 4, Lakeville North 3
Stillwater Area 5, Benilde-St. Margaret’s 4

Day 2
Chaska 4, Lakeville North 3
Elk River/Zimmerman 4, Stillwater Area 1
Holy Family Catholic 3, Benilde-St. Margaret’s 2
Moorhead 5, Prior Lake 1

Day 3
Elk River/Zimmerman 7, Benilde-St. Margaret’s 0
Holy Family Catholic 3, Moorhead 2
Lakeville North 6, Stillwater Area 2
Prior Lake 2, Chaska 1

Notes: No. 7AA Holy Family went 3-0, defeating a pair of ranked teams in Elk River and Moorhead. No. 8AA Moorhead, No. 15AA Elk River and Prior Lake each went 2-1.

 

Granite City Holiday Classic
Day 1
Monticello 4, Sauk Rapids-Rice 1
Sartell-St. Stephen 6, Holy Angels 1
St. Cloud Cathedral 6, River Lakes 2
St. Francis 5, Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 3

Day 2
Holy Angels 2, Monticello 2
Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 5, 4
St. Cloud Cathedral 5, Sartell-St. Stephen 1
St. Francis 8, River Lakes 0

Day 3
Holy Angels 7, St. Francis 1
Monticello 3, River Lakes 1
Sartell-St. Stephen 5, Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 1
St. Cloud Cathedral 14, Sauk Rapids-Rice 1

Hockeytown Holiday Classic
Day 1
Osseo 2, International Falls 0
Warroad 6, Grafton 3

Day 2
International Falls 5, Grafton 3
Warroad 6, Osseo 0

Day 3
Osseo 6, Grafton 2
Warroad 2, International Falls 0

Home of Hockey Holiday Tournament
Day 1
Proctor 3, Kittson Central 2
Waupaca 6, Eveleth-Gilbert 3

Day 2
Eveleth-Gilbert 4, Kittson Central 2
Proctor 2, Waupaca 2

Day 3
Eveleth-Gilbert 4, Proctor 2
Waupaca 4, Kittson Central 3

MBA Storm Holiday Classic
Semifinals
Prairie Centre 6, Fairmont 2
Providence Academy 9, Morris/Benson Area 0

Championship
Providence Academy 9, Prairie Centre 4

Consolation Championship
Morris/Benson Area 6, Fairmont 2

Roseau Holiday Classic
Day 1
Eau Claire North 5, Minot 2
Roseau 12, Lake of the Woods 0

Day 2
Eau Claire North 4, Roseau 3
Lake of the Woods 3, Minot 3

Day 3
Lake of the Woods 4, Eau Claire North 0
Roseau 9, Minot 2

Wadena-Deer Creek Holiday Tournament
Semifinals
Bottineau 6, Wadena-Deer Creek 4
Breckenridge/Wahpeton 7, Worthington 3

Championship
Bottineau 8, Breckenridge/Wahpeton 7

Consolation Championship
Wadena-Deer Creek 3, Worthington 2

Waseca Holiday Hockey Tournament
Day 1
St. Paul Highland Park 4, Austin 3
Waseca 8, La Crescent 0

Day 2
St. Paul Highland Park 5, La Crescent 1
Waseca 5, Austin 2

Day 3
Austin 8, La Crescent 2
St. Paul Highland Park 4, Waseca 0

GIRLS
Biggest upsets
• No. 4AA Hill-Murray fell 2-0 to No. 19AA Lakeville South in the semifinals of the Kaposia Classic.
• No. 11AA White Bear Lake lost 4-3 in overtime to unranked Anoka in the third-place game of the Midwinter Border Battle.
• No. 13AA Elk River/Zimmerman lost to No. 19AA Lakeville South and unranked Mounds View in the Kaposia Classic.

11th Annual Walser Invitational
Quarterfinals
Brainerd/Little Falls 3, Stillwater Area 0
Breck 6, Grand Rapids/Greenway 1
Edina 5, Eastview 0
Maple Grove 3, Alexandria 2

Semifinals
Edina 4, Brainerd/Little Falls 1
Maple Grove 5, Breck 3

Championship
Maple Grove 4, Edina 3 SO

Third-Place Game
Breck 5, Brainerd/Little Falls 1

Consolation
Eastview 3, Stillwater Area 2
Grand Rapids/Greenway 3, Alexandria 0

Consolation Championship
Grand Rapids/Greenway 3, Eastview 2

Seventh-Place Game
Alexandria 2, Stillwater Area 2

Notes: No. 9AA Maple Grove downed three ranked teams to claim the championship and move its record to 9-4-3. No. 3AA Edina improved to 11-1-1 on the season, while No. 3A Breck edged closer to .500 at 6-7-1.

23rd Annual Kaposia Classic
Quarterfinals
Hill-Murray 11, East Ridge 3
Lakeville South 6, Elk River/Zimmerman 1
Roseville 4, Mounds View 1
South St. Paul 2, Hibbing/Chisholm 1

Semifinals
Lakeville South 2, Hill-Murray 0
South St. Paul 6, Roseville 0

Championship
South St. Paul 2, Lakeville South 0

Third-Place Game
Hill-Murray 1, Roseville 0

Consolation
Elk River/Zimmerman 6, East Ridge 2
Mounds View 3, Hibbing/Chisholm 2

Consolation Championship
Mounds View 5, Elk River/Zimmerman 2

Seventh-Place Game
Hibbing/Chisholm 4, East Ridge 1

Notes: No. 7A South St. Paul allowed just one goal to capture its home tournament title.

Eagles Mid-Winter Meltdown
Quarterfinals
Benilde-St. Margaret’s 4, Cretin-Derham Hall 3
Eden Prairie 7, Chaska/Chanhassen 0
Minnetonka 3, Shakopee 0
Roseau 5, Eagan 4

Semifinals
Eden Prairie 4, Benilde-St. Margaret’s 0
Minnetonka 1, Roseau 0

Championship
Minnetonka 2, Eden Prairie 1

Third-Place Game
Roseau 2, Benilde-St. Margaret’s 1

Consolation
Cretin-Derham Hall 3, Chaska/Chanhassen 2
Eagan 2, Shakopee 1

Consolation Championship
Eagan 5, Cretin-Derham Hall 2

Seventh-Place Game
Shakopee 3, Chaska/Chanhassen 2

Notes: No. 8AA Minnetonka allowed just one goal in the tournament, edging host No. 12AA Eden Prairie in the title game.

Schwan Cup Gold Division
Quarterfinals
Blake 5, Andover 2
Centennial 7, Rogers 0
Holy Family/Waconia 3, Proctor/Hermantown 2
St. Paul United 3, Delano/Rockford 2

Semifinals
Blake 4, Holy Family/Waconia 0
Centennial 3, St. Paul United 0

Championship
Blake 2, Centennial 0

Third-Place Game
St. Paul United 3, Holy Family/Waconia 1

Consolation
Andover 5, Proctor/Hermantown 0
Rogers 5, Delano/Rockford 1

Consolation Championship
Andover 4, Rogers 3

Seventh-Place Game
Proctor/Hermantown 4, Delano/Rockford 1

Notes: No. 1AA Blake remained undefeated at 14-0-1 with wins over No. 6AA Andover and No. 2AA Centennial. Centennial allowed just one non-empty net goal for the tournament. 

Schwan Cup Silver Division
Quarterfinals
Duluth 4, Bloomington Jefferson 3
International Falls 4, Spring Lake Park 3
Mahtomedi 2, Buffalo 1
Thief River Falls 4, Moose Lake Area 0

Semifinals
Mahtomedi 5, International Falls 2
Thief River Falls 3, Duluth 0

Championship
Thief River Falls 3, Mahtomedi 2 SO

Third-Place Game
International Falls 4, Duluth 3

Consolation
Bloomington Jefferson 4, Moose Lake Area 3
Buffalo 3, Spring Lake Park 1

Consolation Championship
Bloomington Jefferson 3, Buffalo 1

Seventh-Place Game
Spring Lake Park 2, Moose Lake Area 0

Schwan Cup Bronze Division
Quarterfinals
Duluth Marshall 2, Cambridge-Isanti 0
Irondale/St. Anthony 3, Totino-Grace 2
Minneapolis 6, Green Bay Area 4
St. Francis/North Branch 2, Henry Sibley 0

Semifinals
Duluth Marshall 4, Irondale/St. Anthony 2
Minneapolis 1, St. Francis/North Branch 0

Championship
Duluth Marshall 2, Minneapolis 1

Third-Place Game
St. Francis/North Branch 2, Irondale/St. Anthony 1

Consolation
Cambridge-Isanti 5, Totino-Grace 1
Green Bay Area 2, Henry Sibley 0

Consolation Championship
Cambridge-Isanti 5, Green Bay Area 3

Seventh-Place Game
Henry Sibley 2, Totino-Grace 1

Schwan Cup Open/American Division
Quarterfinals
Chisago Lakes Area 3, Osseo-Park Center 2
Northern Lakes 4, St. Paul Blades 1
Owatonna 4, Marshall 1
Rochester Mayo 5, Cap City Cougars 1

Semifinals
Chisago Lakes Area 4, Northern Lakes 1
Rochester Mayo 4, Owatonna 3

Championship
Rochester Mayo 4, Chisago Lakes Area 2

Third-Place Game
Owatonna 7, Northern Lakes 2

Consolation
Cap City Cougars 5, Marshall 2
Osseo-Park Center 6, St. Paul Blades 0

Consolation Championship
Cap City Cougars 3, Osseo-Park Center 2

Seventh-Place Game
Marshall 4, St. Paul Blades 2

Schwan Cup Open/National Division
Day 1
Eveleth-Gilbert 4, Arrowhead 0
Luverne 9, Fairmont 1

Day 2
Arrowhead 9, Fairmont 0
Eveleth-Gilbert 2, Luverne 2

Day 3
Eveleth-Gilbert 12, Fairmont 1
Luverne 4, Arrowhead 2

Armstrong/Cooper Holiday Classic
Quarterfinals
Fergus Falls 5, Holy Angels/Richfield 3
Princeton 6, North/Tartan 1
Prior Lake 9, Bemidji 1
Willmar 1, Armstrong/Cooper 0

Semifinals
Princeton 2, Willmar 0
Prior Lake 4, Fergus Falls 3

Championship
Princeton 4, Prior Lake 3 SO

Third-Place Game
Fergus Falls 2, Willmar 1

Consolation
Armstrong/Cooper 3, North/Tartan 2
Holy Angels/Richfield 5, Bemidji 0

Consolation Championship
Holy Angels/Richfield 5, Armstrong/Cooper 1

Seventh-Place Game
North/Tartan 3, Bemidji 1

Louis Schmitz Holiday Classic
Quarterfinals
Farmington 9, River Lakes 0
Hutchinson 3, Northfield 0
Lakeville North 2, New Prague 1
Red Wing 5, Hastings 1

Semifinals
Farmington 5, Red Wing 0
Lakeville North 8, Hutchinson 2

Championship
Farmington 4, Lakeville North 2

Third-Place Game
Hutchinson 4, Red Wing 1

Consolation
New Prague 4, Northfield 1
River Lakes 2, Hastings 1

Consolation Championship
New Prague 2, River Lakes 0

Seventh-Place Game
Northfield 3, Hastings 2

Midwinter Border Battle
Quarterfinals
Blaine 4, Anoka 0
Central Wisconsin 8, Mandan 0
Forest Lake 3, White Bear Lake 0
Hopkins 5, Bismarck 4

Semifinals
Blaine 5, Hopkins 3
Forest Lake 3, Central Wisconsin 1

Championship
Forest Lake 3, Blaine 2

Third-Place Game
Hopkins 4, Central Wisconsin 2

Consolation
Anoka 3, Bismarck 1
White Bear Lake 10, Mandan 0

Consolation Championship
Anoka 4, White Bear Lake 3

Seventh-Place Game
Bismarck 7, Mandan 0

Hockeytown Holiday Classic
Day 1
Dodge County 4, Minot 0
Warroad 6, Fort Frances 1

Day 2
Fort Frances 6, Minot 3
Warroad 4, Dodge County 0

Day 3
Dodge County 7, Fort Frances 1
Warroad 20, Minot 0

Austin Merchants Holiday Classic
Day 1
Austin 10, Worthington 4
Rochester John Marshall 4, Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 2
Rochester Lourdes 8, Faribault 1

Day 2
Faribault 7, Worthington 0
Rochester John Marshall 6, Austin 1
Rochester Lourdes 3, Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 0

Day 3
Faribault 1, Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 0
Rochester John Marshall 10, Worthington 2
Rochester Lourdes 9, Austin 1

Minnesota River Tournament
Day 1
Minnehaha United 4, Minnesota River 0
Rosemount 3, Mankato West 0

Day 2
Mankato West 4, Minnehaha United 3
Rosemount 6, Minnesota River 1

Day 3
Mankato West 3, Minnesota River 2
Minnehaha United 6, Rosemount 4

Sartell/Sauk Rapids Invite
Day 1
Fargo North/South 5, Sartell/Sauk Rapids 2
New Ulm 5, West Fargo 0

Day 2
Fargo North/South 4, New Ulm 3
West Fargo 5, Sartell/Sauk Rapids 4

Waseca Holiday Hockey Tournament
Day 1
North Shore 8, Rochester Century 2
Windom 3, Waseca 2

Day 2
North Shore 4, Waseca 1
Rochester Century 4, Windom 3

Day 3
Waseca 8, Rochester Century 0
Windom 4, North Shore 2
 

Photos: Christine Wisch