Minnesota High School Boys Hockey Playoffs

I do not have the brackets ready for the playoffs. I will have them all done in the next day or two.

For now, here are the matchups for the Sections that are known so far:

Class AA:

Section 7AA:

Saturday, February 21st:

Play-in games:

(9) Princeton/Milaca at (8) St. Francis, 7:30 PM | East Bethel Arena
(10) Cambridge-Isanti at (7) Anoka, 7:30 PM | Anoka Ice Arena

Tuesday, February 24th:

Quarterfinals:

Top Bracket:

Princeton/Milaca or St. Francis at (1) Duluth East, 7:30 PM | Heritage Arena
(5) Forest Lake at (4) Andover, 7:30 PM | Andover Arena

Bottom Bracket:

Cambridge-Isanti or Anoka at (2) Elk River/Zimmerman, 7:30 PM | Elk River Arena
(6) Cloquet/Esko/Carlton at (3) Grand Rapids, 7:30 PM | IRA Civic Center

Saturday, February 28th:

Semifinals: Top Bracket, 12:00 PM | Lower Bracket, 2:00 PM | DECC Arena, Duluth, MN

Thursday, March 5th:

Championship: 7:30 PM | DECC Arena, Duluth MN
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Section 8AA:

Saturday, February 21st:

Play-in game:

(9) Becker/Big Lake at (8) River Lakes, 7:00 PM | Paynesville Arena

Tuesday, February 24th:

Quarterfinals:

Top Bracket:

Becker/Big Lake or River Lakes at (1) Moorhead, 7:00 PM | Moorhead Sports Center
(5) Brainerd/Pillager/Pierz at (4) Buffalo, 7:00 PM | Buffalo Community Civic Center

Bottom Bracket:

(7) Monticello/Annandale/Maple Lake at (2) Roseau, 7:00 PM | Roseau Memorial Arena
(6) Northern Lakes at (3) St. Cloud Tech, 7:00 PM | St. Cloud State University

Saturday, February 28th:

Semifinals: Top Bracket, 1:00 PM | Bottom Bracket, 2:30 PM | St. Cloud State University

Wednesday, March 4th:

Championship: 7:00 PM | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls, MN
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Class A:

Class 3A:

Tuesday, February 24th:

Play-in games:

(9) Worthington/Round Lake Brewster at (8) Luverne, TBA | Blue Mound Ice Arena
(11) Sleepy Eye Area at (6) Marshall, 7:00 PM | Schwans Ice Arena
(10) Fairmont at (7) Windom Area, TBA | Windom City Arena

Thursday, February 26th:

Quarterfinals:

Top Bracket:

Worthington/RL-B or Luverne at (1) New Ulm, TBA | New Ulm Civic Center
(5) Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato at Redwood Valley, 7:00 PM | Redwood Area Community Center

Bottom Bracket:

Sleepy Eye Area or Marshall at (3) Willmar, TBA | Willmar Civic Center
Fairmont or Windom Area at (2) Hutchinson, TBA | Burich Arena

Saturday, February 28th:

Semifinals: Top Bracket, 5:30 PM | Bottom Bracket, 7:30 PM | Gustavus Adolphus College

Saturday, March 7th:

Championship: 7:30 PM | Gustavus Adolphus College
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Section 5A:

Tuesday, February 24th:

Play-in game:

(9) North Branch at (8) Pine City/Rush City, 7:00 PM | Pine City Civic Center

Thursday, February 26th:

Quarterfinals:

Top Bracket:

North Branch or Pine City/Rush City at (1) St. Cloud Cathedral, 7:00 PM | St. Cloud MAC Arena
(5) Moose Lake Area at (4) Sauk Rapids-Rice, 7:00 PM | Sports Arena East, Sauk Rapids, MN

Bottom Bracket:

(6) Proctor at (3) Duluth Denfeld, 7:00 PM | Heritage Arena
(7) Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson at (2) Hermantown, 7:00 PM | Hermantown Arena

Saturday, February 28th:

Semifinals: Top Bracket, 2:00 PM | Bottom Bracket, 6:00 PM | Cloquet Area Recreation Center

Wednesday, March 4th:

Championship: 7:00 PM | Cloquet Area Recreation Center
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Section 6A:

Saturday, February 21st:

Play-in game:

(9) Detroit Lakes at (8) Prairie Centre Area, 7:00 PM | Long Prairie Expo Arena

Tuesday, February 24th:

Quarterfinals:

Top Bracket:

Detroit Lakes or Prairie Centre Area at (1) Little Falls, 7:00 PM | Exchange Arena
(5) St. Cloud Apollo at (4) Fergus Falls, 7:00 PM | Fairgrounds Ice Arena

Bottom Bracket:

(6) Morris/Benson Area at (3) Sartell-St. Stephen, 7:00 PM | Bernick's Pepsi Arena
(7) Wadena-Deer Creek at (2) Alexandria, 7:00 PM | Runestone Community Center

Saturday, February 28th:

Semifinals: Top Bracket, 5:30 PM | Bottom Bracket, 7:30 PM | St. Cloud MAC Arena

Thursday, March 5th:

Championship: 7:00 PM | St. Cloud MAC Arena
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Section 7A:

Tuesday, February 24th:

Play-in games:

(9) Silver Bay/Cook County at (8) Eveleth-Gilbert/ME, 7:30 PM | The Hippodrome
(10) Ely/Tower-Soudan/Babbitt-Embarrass at (7) Two Harbors, 7:30 PM | Lake County Arena

Thursday, February 26th:

Quarterfinals:

Top Bracket:

Silver Bay/CC or Eveleth-Gilbert/ME at (1) Virginia/MI-B, 7:30 PM | Miners Memorial Building
(5) Duluth Central at (4) Duluth Marshall, 7:30 PM | MARS Lakeview Arena

Bottom Bracket:

(6) Greenway at (3) International Falls, 7:30 PM | Bronco Arena
Ely/T-S/B-E or Two Harbors at (2) Hibbing/Chisholm, 7:30 PM | Hibbing Memorial Building

Saturday, February 28th:

Semifinals:

Top Bracket, 1:00 PM | Hibbing Memorial Building
Bottom Bracket, 7:30 PM | IRA Civic Center, Grand Rapids, MN

Wednesday, March 4th:

Championship: 7:30 PM | DECC Arena, Duluth, MN
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Section 8A:

Tuesday, February 24th:

Play-in games:

(9) Kittson Central at (8) Red Lake Falls, 7:00 PM | Cardin-Hunt Arena
(10) Walker-Hackensack-Akeley at (7) Park Rapids Area, 7:00 PM | Park Rapids Comm Center
(11) Bagley/Fosston at (6) Lake of the Woods, 7:00 PM | Baudette Arena

Thursday, February 26th:

Quarterfinals:

Top Bracket:

Kittson Central or Red Lake Falls at (1) Warroad, 6:00 PM | The Gardens Arena, Warroad
(5) East Grand Forks at (4) Crookston, 8:15 PM | The Gardens Arena, Warroad

Friday, February 27th:

Bottom Bracket:

Bagley/Fosston or Lake of the Woods at (3) Bemidji, 8:15 PM | The Gardens Arena, Warroad
Walker-H-A or Park Rapids Area at (2) Thief River Falls, 6:00 PM | The Gardens Arena, Warroad

Saturday, February 28th:

Semifinal:

Top Bracket, 7:00 PM | The Gardens Arena, Warroad, MN

Monday, March 2nd:

Semifinal:

Bottom Bracket, 7:00 PM | The Gardens Arena, Warroad, MN

Thursday, March 5th:

Championship: 7:00 PM | The Gardens Arena, Warroad, MN
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