FollowThePuck.com's Minnesota Boys Hockey Rankings (02/11/08)

Class AA Rankings

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As of 02/11/08

1. Roseau (8AA) - 23-0-0 - Undefeated and a stingy defense, well deserved #1
2. Edina (2AA) - 22-1-0 - A full nest of fast fliers that swarm to sting the net over and over again
3. Minnetonka (6AA) - 21-3-0 - Great offense, questionable defense, solid team
4. Hill-Murray (4AA) - 19-3-1 - 6-0-1 in last seven w/ big win over St. Thomas Academy
5. Benilde-St. Margaret's (6AA) - 19-3-0 - 7 wins in a row - finishes with Robbinsdale Cooper Saturday
6. Rosemount (3AA) - 18-5-0 - Slip up w/ Lakeville South - 9-1 in last 10 games - beat Burnsville this year
7. Burnsville (2AA) 18-5-0 - 8 wins in a row - 12-1 in last 13 games - eying rematch with Rosemount
8. Hopkins (6AA) - 19-3-1 - 2 losses in last 3 games but to Minnetonka & Edina above - still a strong team
9. Anoka (7AA) - 18-5-0 - 13-2 in last 15 games but 1 bad loss to Blaine & Wayzata - s/b 7AA's #1 seed
10. Eastview (3AA) - 14-7-2 - Hard loss to #7 Burnsville 2-4 but big win over Jefferson 6-2
11. Duluth East (7AA) - 15-7-1 - Toughest schedule in the state - beat rival Cloquet - where's the O?
12. Acad. of Holy Angels (2AA) - 15-6-1 - Might be overrated - can beat A teams but struggle with AA
13. Centennial (5AA) - 14-7-2 - Cougars are up & down - a real threat in the playoffs if on their game
14. Bloomington Jefferson (2AA) -14-6-3 - Big losses to Eastview 2-6 & to Eden Prairie 0-1
15. Blaine (5AA) - 15-7-0 - The loss to Andover was a bigger deal than the tough loss to #1 Roseau
16. Eden Prairie (6AA) - 15-5-2 - Loss to Burnsville - too many close games against less talented teams
17. White Bear Lake (4AA) - 15-7-1 - Struggling to score - tied Roseville, 2-2 and lost to Cretin-DH, 1-2
18. Woodbury (3AA) - 18-6-0 - 5 wins in a row - have only played one top 10 team - a Rosemount loss
19. Grand Rapids (7AA) - 12-9-1 - 9 losses are a lot - still a very dangerous team if focused
20. Roseville Area (4AA) - 14-8-1 - Tied WBL & lost to Woodbury - hard team to figure out

On Watch:

Moorhead (8AA) - 11-8-3 - Won 3 in a row over EGF, Centennial, & Brainerd - Signs of new life??
Champlin Park (5AA) - 15-7-1 - 3-0-1 in last four games - Blaine & Anoka this week!
Brainerd/P/P (8AA) - 15-8-1 - Lost 3 of their last 4 - not a good time to slide - Cloquet Monday
Osseo (5AA) - 14-9-0 - Lost 2 in a row - somewhat surprising losses to Maple Grove & Champlin Park


Class A Rankings

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As of 02/04/08

1. Duluth Marshall (7A) - 17-5-0 - Only 1 loss to a Class A team, Warroad - Toppers still the best in Class A
2. International Falls (7A) - 21-2-0 - Lost to Hibbing 1-3; Marshall beat Hibbing 2-0; Roseau on Tuesday
3. St. Thomas Academy (4A) - 19-5-0 - Tough loss to Hill-Murray - only 2 losses in Class A overall
4. Little Falls (6A) - 20-3-0 - 12 wins in a row - beat Alexandria - finish w/ Fergus Falls & St. Cloud Tech
5. Warroad (8A) - 18-6-0 - Beat GF Central 8-3 & Bemidji 4-0; last game Monday vs. LOW
6. Roch. Lourdes (1A) - 17-6-0 - Hot! 6 wins in a row; Beat Owatonna, Mankato West & Totino-Grace
7. Mankato West (1A) - 20-2-0 - Revenged loss vs Albert Lea, 3-2; Lourdes the one to beat now in 1A
8. Albert Lea (1A) - 18-4-0 - Tough OT loss to Mankato West; 3rd best in a very tough Section 1A
9. St. Cloud Cathedral (5A) - 18-4-1 - Lost vs Sauk Rapids in OT; Hermantown & Dul Marshall this week
10. Hermantown (5A) - 16-8-0 - Look out! 8 in a row by the defending champs - Defeated Red Wing 4-0
11. Park Rapids (8A) - 23-1-0 - Shutout Detroit Lakes & Morris/Benson 8-0; Be careful vs. Mora on Fri.
12. South St. Paul (4A) - 15-5-3 - Tied struggling Simley 2-2 & beat Henry Sibley 3-0; at Tartan Tuesday
13. Mahtomedi (4A) - 14-7-2 - Beat North St. Paul - Zephyrs are 5-4 vs. 4A opponents - ouch
14. Red Wing (1A) - 13-7-2 - Lost to Hermantown 0-4 - New Prague & Hutchinson this week
15. New Prague (1A) - 17-6-0 - Won 4 in a row scoring a lot of goals - vs. Red Wing on Tuesday
16. Totino-Grace (4A) - 14-9-1 - Lost to Roch. Lourdes 2-3 in OT in last game but have won 8 of last 9
17. Blake School (2A) - 15-7-1 - Won 9 of last 10 games - finishes w/ SPA & Breck this week
18. Virginia/MI-B (7A) - 15-9-0 - Two losses in a row including a bad loss to Princeton 2-3
19. Duluth Denfeld (5A) - 14-9-0 - Two tough losses in a row to Duluth Marshall & Cloquet both by 1 goal
20. Alexandria (6A) - 14-8-2 - 8-1-1 last 10 - Lost to Little Falls 1-2 in last game; at Moorhead on Thurs.

On Watch:

Breck School (2A) - 12-10-1 - Tough schedule; won last 3 games; vs. Prov. Academy & Blake final week
Providence Academy (2A) - 14-6-1 - Won 3 in a row including Blake; vs. Breck & Minnehaha final week
Mound-Westonka (2A) - 13-9-1 - Won 3 in a row; Looking good again; All missing players back?
La Crescent (1A) - 18-4-1 - Tough team to judge - played a majority of Wisconsin teams - lost to Winona
Sauk Rapids-Rice (5A) - 14-9-1 - Beat SC Cathedral 3-2 OT; Won 4 in a row; vs. Sartell on Tues
Mora/H-F (5A) - 18-3-1 - Plays a weaker schedule but has great goaltending; Park Rapids at home on Fri.
Fergus Falls (6A) - 10-7-4 - 2-0-1 in last 3 games: Little Falls; Mound-Westonka; Orono this week