MN Boys High School Hockey Section 8A Preview

#1 seed Warroad ended with a 23-2 overall record, beating Grand Rapids, Saint Cloud Cathedral, Thief River falls, East Grand Forks, Duluth Denfeld, Moorhead and Grand Forks ND.  Warroad is typically a good team but we did not expect them to be this good this year.  Leading scorer is Grant Slukynsky with 30 goals and 75 assists, in the net is Zach Foster with 18 Wins and a save percentage of .911

#2 Seed East Grand Forks ended the year at 18-4-2 with wins against Alexandria, Delano, Greenway, Thief River Falls and St Cloud Cathedral.  The leading scorer is Landon Parker with 20 goals and 45 assists.  Austin Cooley tends the net with 15 wins and a .905 save percentage.

# 3 seed is Thief River Falls, overall record of 14-10-1 and wins against Gentry Academy, Moundsview and Roseau.  Leading scorer is Tucker Skime with 15 goals.  Noah Rupprecht is the leading goalie with 14 wins and a .926 %.

#4 seed is Kittson County Central, overall record of 17-7 and averaging over 6 goals per game.  Leading scorer is Calvin Hanson with 40 goals and 67 assists.

#5 is Detroit Lakes, #6 is Red Lake Falls, #7 is Crookston, #8 Lake of the Woods, #9 Bagley/Fosston and #10 is Park Rapids/Menahga.

 

Ftp pick is a section championship game between East Grand Forks and Warroad, with Warroad winning in a close game.