The state boys’ hockey tournament starts at 11 a.m. with No. 2 seed Warroad playing Monticello in the first of four Class 1A quarterfinal games at the Xcel Energy Center. The evening session features Minneapolis vs. Alexandria in the second game — the first time a Minneapolis public school team has been in the tournament since 1994.
You can watch the tournament here on this video feed from Ch. 45:
Here is today’s schedule:
11 a.m.: Warroad 7, Monticello 1
Quintin Brooks gave Monticello a 1-0 lead midway through the first period. But Warroad quickly tied the score and broke the game open in the second period. Daimon Gardner scored his 40th goal of the season in the second period and added two more for a hat trick. The Warriors (25-3-1) extended their winning streak to nine games in a row and have yielded only four goals in their last five victories. More on the game is here.
1:30 p.m.: Mahtomedi 4, Mankato East/Loyola 1
Three goals in the second period sent Mahtomedi to a victory. Carter Haycraft scored 1:10 into the second period, Nick Beiersdorf added a goal at the halfway point and Cavanaugh Bruner struck with just 7.8 seconds remaining as No. 3 seed Mahtomedi (17-11-1) went ahead to stay. More on the game is here.
6 p.m.: Hermantown 5, New Prague 1
Top seed Hermantown used barely more than three minutes to score three goals at the game’s start and took an easy victory. New Prague did manage to end Hermantown’s shutout streak at 192 minutes, 33 seconds with a power-play goal from Will Andersen in the first period.
8:40 p.m.: Alexandria 4, Minneapolis 1
Minneapolis gave up the go-ahead goal in the second period, and Alexandria pulled away, bringing a quick end to the first trip to state for a public school team from the city since 1994. Senior forward Brycen Berg scored twice for Alexandria. Zander Zoia scored for Minneapolis.
Thursday’s Class 2A schedule is here.
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Class 1A story lines: A coach’s hat, a goalie’s post, rematches and second chances
Names, numbers: Facts about teams in the 1A field
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