Down in southeast Minnesota the Northfield Raiders will look to repeat as section champions in 2024. They had a relatively easy run to the state tournament last season, beating Rochester Lourdes in quarterfinal action 8-1, Dodge County 6-1 in the semi finals and a 6-0 win over New Prague to get to the state tournament. The Tourney didn’t go as they wanted in the opening round, they lost to a good Orono team 2-1 in overtime. Senior goaltender Keaton Walock had a huge game facing 50 shots and allowing only 2 goals, unfortunately for his squad that’s all it took to get the opening round win. Northfield and Orono will play again in the opening game of this upcoming season in what should be another great game between 2 solid class A minnesota high school hockey teams. Northfield will look to replace Goalie Keaton Walock, but appears to be loaded offensively as they should return the top 5 leading scorers from last years state tournament team. Kamden Kaiser 66 points, Jake Geiger 58 points, Cayden Monson 56 points, Will Cashin 42 points, Brayden Olson 41 points. The Raiders are the early favorite to repeat as Section 1A champs again this season assuming all eligible players return to the squad. We also love what the schedule looks like for this team as it should prepare them for the playoff run.
| Date | Result | Opponent | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Nov 24 | W 5-4 | @ Providence Academy | TRIA Rink - TRIA Turkey Day Classic | |
| Mon Nov 25 | W 7-1 | Hibbing/Chisholm | TRIA Rink - TRIA Turkey Day Classic | |
| Thu Nov 28 | L 1-4 | Orono | Northfield Ice Arena | |
| Sat Nov 30 | W 4-3 | @ Rochester Century/JM | Rochester Graham Arena Complex | |
| Sat Dec 7 | W 11-1 | @ Austin | Riverside Arena | |
| Mon Dec 9 | W 7-3 | Albert Lea | St. Olaf Ice Arena | |
| Thu Dec 12 | W 6-3 | Monticello | Northfield Ice Arena | |
| Sun Dec 15 | T 3-3 | @ Spring Lake Park/Coon Rapids | Fogerty Arena | |
| Mon Dec 16 | T 4-4 | @ Osseo | Dick Vraa Ice Arena | |
| Thu Dec 19 | W 6-2 | New Prague | Northfield Ice Arena | |
| Sat Dec 21 | W 4-1 | @ Mankato East | All Seasons Arena | |
| Sat Jan 6 | W 4-1 | Mankato West | Northfield Ice Arena | |
| Sat Jan 13 | W 4-3 | Owatonna | Northfield Ice Arena | |
| Thu Jan 18 | W 4-0 | @ Rochester Mayo | Rochester Graham Arena Complex | |
| Sat Jan 20 | W 7-1 | Red Wing | Northfield Ice Arena | |
| Tue Jan 23 | W 7-0 | Mankato East | Northfield Ice Arena | |
| Fri Jan 26 | L 2-4 | St. Cloud Cathedral | Bloomington Ice Garden | |
| Tue Jan 30 | W 7-0 | Winona | Northfield Ice Arena | |
| Thu Feb 1 | W 6-1 | @ Mankato West | All Seasons Arena | |
| Sat Feb 3 | W 5-0 | Rochester Century/JM | Northfield Ice Arena | |
| Tue Feb 6 | W 4-2 | @ Lakeville North | Lakeville Ames Arena | |
| Thu Feb 8 | L 2-3 | @ Owatonna | Steele County Four Seasons Centre | |
| Sat Feb 10 | W 7-0 | Rochester Mayo | Northfield Ice Arena | |
| Thu Feb 15 | W 8-0 | @ Faribault | Faribault Ice Arena | |
| Sat Feb 17 | L 1-2 | @ Delano | Delano Area Sports Arena | |
| Thu Feb 22 | W 9-2 | Faribault | Northfield Ice Arena - Class 1A, Section 1 quarterfinal: TBA vs. Seed 1 | |
| Sat Feb 24 | W 8-1 | Albert Lea | Rochester Recreation Center - Class 1A, Section 1 semifinal | |
| Wed Feb 28 | W 4-1 | Dodge County | Rochester Recreation Center - Class 1A, Section 1 championship | |
| Wed Mar 6 | L 1-5 | @ St. Cloud Cathedral | Xcel Energy Center - Class 1A quarterfinal | |
| Thu Mar 7 | W 4-3 | New Ulm | Aldrich Arena - Class 1A consolation semifinal | |
| Sat Mar 9 | L 0-1 | @ Orono | Aldrich Arena - Class 1A consolation final |
