FollowThePuck.com's 2012-2013 Section Playoffs Picks

Here are my picks for the State Tournaments:

CLASS AA
Quarterfinal #1
Pick: Duluth East 4, Moorhead 2
Result: Duluth East 1, Moorhead 0

Quarterfinal #2
Pick: Edina 6, Lakeville North 1
Result: Edina 9, Lakeville North 3

Quarterfinal #3
Pick: Hill-Murray 2, Eastview 0
Result: Hill-Murray 6, Eastview 3

Quarterfinal #4
Pick: Wayzata 3, Centennial 1
Result: Wayzata 2, Centennial 1

Semifinal #1
Pick: Duluth East 4, Edina 2
Result: Edina 4, Duluth East 3

Semifinal #2
Pick: Wayzata 3, Hill-Murray 2
Result: Hill-Murray 2, Wayzata 1

Championship
Pick: Edina 4, Hill-Murray 3

My AA Championship Pick: Edina 4, Hill-Murray 3 ... Edina was my preseason #2-ranked team, H-M was my #1-ranked team after regular season.

— FollowThePuck (@FollowThePuck) March 10, 2013

Result: Edina 4, Hill-Murray 2
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CLASS A
Quarterfinal #1
Pick: Breck School 7, Marshall 0
Result: Breck School 6, Marshall 1

Quarterfinal #2
Pick: Hermantown 5, Duluth Marshall 2
Result: Hermantown 3, Duluth Marshall 0

Quarterfinal #3
Pick: St. Thomas Academy 8, St. Cloud Apollo 1
Result: St. Thomas Academy 12, St. Cloud Apollo 0

Quarterfinal #4
Pick: East Grand Forks 3, Rochester Lourdes 2
Result: East Grand Forks 3, Rochester Lourdes 2

Semifinal #1
Pick: Hermantown 5, Breck School 3
Result: Hermantown 4, Breck School 3 OT

Semifinal #2
Pick: St. Thomas Academy 5, East Grand Forks 1
Result: St. Thomas Academy 11, East Grand Forks 0

Championship
Pick: St. Thomas Academy 5, Hermantown 4
Result: St. Thomas Academy 5, Hermantown 4
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Here are my picks to make the Section Championships and who will win:

1AA
Pick: Lakeville South over Farmington
Result: Lakeville North 6, Lakeville South 3

2AA

Pick: Edina over Burnsville
Result: Edina 3, Burnsville 2

3AA

Pick: Eagan over Eastview
Result: Eastview 4, Eagan 1

4AA

Pick: Hill-Murray over White Bear Lake
Result: Hill-Murray 1, White Bear Lake 0

5AA

Pick: Blaine over Centennial
Result: Centennial 4, Champlin Park 2

6AA

Pick: Benilde-St. Margaret's over Minnetonka
Result: Wayzata 6, Benilde-St. Margaret's 2

7AA

Pick: Duluth East over Elk River/Zimmerman
Result: Duluth East 4, Grand Rapids 3

8AA

Pick: Moorhead over Brainerd/Pillager/Pierz
Result: Moorhead 2, Brainerd/Pillager/Pierz 0

1A

Pick: Rochester Lourdes over Mankato West
Result: Rochester Lourdes 6, Mankato West 1

2A

Pick: Breck School over Mound-Westonka
Result: Breck School 6, Delano/Rockford 2

3A

Pick: Luverne over New Ulm
Result: Marshall 3, Hutchinson 2 OT

4A

Pick: St. Thomas Academy over Totino-Grace
Result: St. Thomas Academy 3, Totino-Grace 0

5A

Pick: Hermantown over St. Cloud Cathedral
Result: Hermantown 4, St. Cloud Cathedral 1

6A

Pick: Little Falls over St. Cloud Apollo
Result: St. Cloud Apollo 6, Little Falls 3

7A

Pick: Duluth Denfeld over Hibbing/Chisholm
Result: Duluth Marshall 3, Duluth Denfeld 2

8A

Pick: East Grand Forks over Warroad
Result: East Grand Forks 2, Warroad 0