Minnesota Boys Hockey State Tournament Pairings: Class A

How the pairings are determined: The top four of the eight teams are ranked by the eight head coaches that are in the tournament and the remaining four are drawn to match-up with the top four.

Quarterfinals:

Location: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN

Date: March 5th, 2008

Upper Bracket:
Game 1: #2-Ranked Duluth Marshall vs. Mankato West, 11:00 AM
Game 2: #3-Ranked Warroad vs. Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato, 1:00 PM

Lower Bracket:
Game 3: #1-Ranked St. Thomas Academy vs. Little Falls, 6:00 PM
Game 4: #4-Ranked St. Cloud Cathedral vs. Blake School, 8:00 PM

Semifinals:

Locations: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul and Mariucci Arena, University of Minnesota

Consolation Bracket:

Date: March 6th, 2008

Game 5: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 10:00 AM, Mariucci Arena, U of M
Game 6: Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 12:00 PM, Mariucci Arena, U of M

Championship Bracket:

Date: March 7th, 2008

Game 7: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 11:00 AM, Xcel Energy Center
Game 8: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4, 1:00 PM, Xcel Energy Center

Finals:

Date: March 8th, 2008

Championship Game:

Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8, 12:00 PM, Xcel Energy Center

Third Place Game:

Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6, 9:00 AM, Xcel Energy Center

Consolation Game:

Loser of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 6, 10:00 AM Mariucci Arena, U of M