Minnesota high school boys hockey playoffs 2026: Sectionals schedule, bracket and results for Class A and AA

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Minnesota's MSHSL boys ice hockey section finals wrapped up Friday night with Gentry Academy claiming the final spot in next week's state tournament.

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Gentry's 3-0 win over White Bear Lake came in the Section 4AA championship game, the final game of the sectional tournaments, and now the attention turns to the announcement of the seedings for both the Class A and Class AA events on Saturday, February 28. The Class A tournament will get under way Wednesday, March 4, with the first games in the Class AA tournament taking place the following day.

The two events will run concurrently thereafter through Saturday, March 7. The two championship games will be staged that day at Saint Paul's Grand Casino Arena, the home of the NHL's Minnesota Wild.

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A total of 22 games will take place over the course of the four-day event with six consolation bracket games being played at the University of Minnesota's 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis.

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Minnesota's top teams headed into the MSHSL section championships

CLASS AA

Section 2AA favorite Minnetonka is the state's top-ranked team in MaxPreps headed into their championship finale on Thursday night at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis where the Skippers will face the Chanhassen Storm. The Skippers only have one loss on the season according to MaxPreps – a 5-4 overtime setback to the Edina Hornets who are set to take on the Wayzata [Plymouth] Trojans in Wednesday night's Section 6AA title game at Ridder.

Wayzata actually dominated Edina less than two weeks ago in a 4-1 rout on February 12, but the Hornets also beat the Trojans, 5-4, on January 22. Edina will enter the rubber match between the two squads ranked No. 6 while Wayzata is clinging to the No. 12 position in the state rankings.

Other Class AA frontrunners include the No. 2 Section 8AA front-running Moorhead Spuds who will skate against the Elk River Elks for the Section 8AA title on Wednesday night at the Runestone Community Center in Alexandria. The No. 6 St. Thomas Academy [Mendota Heights] Cadets and the No. 7 Rosemount Irish, meanwhile, will battle in the Section 3AA finals Tuesday night at Saint Paul's Lee & Penny Anderson Arena for the right to become the first team to clinch a spot in next week's state tournament.

CLASS A

The Warroad Warriors are the top-ranked Class A team, representing Section 8A as the state's No. 8 team. They'll face off against the Detroit Lakes Lakers Thursday night at Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls.

Class A's second-highest ranked team is the No. 9 Hibbing Bluejackets who have a date Wednesday night against the Cloquet Lumberjacks in the Section 7A championship game at Amsoil Arena in Duluth.

How to watch Minnesota high school boys hockey playoff games

Some of the games featured this week in Minnesota's boys hockey sectionals will be available to stream live on MNHockey.tv. That includes the Section 8AA, 2AA, 5A, and 3A championship games, among others.

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Some of the other section tournament games will be available via a live stream on the Minnesota Star Tribune (StribVarsity). That includes the much anticipated Edina-Wayzata matchup.

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For local fans hoping to catch the action in person, there are many options available through secure online ticket-selling websites. That includes an inventory of tickets for many of the games at StubHub.com.

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    Minnesota high school boys hockey playoffs schedule

    Below is a full schedule of the championship games and results for each of the 16 sectional championships.

    MSHSL championship schedule and results

    All times CST local

    DATE

    TIME

    SECTION

    TEAMS

    LOCATION

    2/24/268 p.m.3AARosemount 3, St. Thomas Academy 2Lee & Penny Anderson Arena, Saint Paul, MN2/25/267 p.m.6AAEdina 3, Wayzata 1Ridder Arena, Minneapolis, MN2/25/268 p.m.8AAMoorhead 5, Elk River 1Runestone Community Center, Alexandria, MN2/25/268 p.m.7AHibbing 3, Cloquet 2Amsoil Arena, Duluth, MN2/25/268 p.m.5ASt. Cloud Cathedral 3, Monticello 1Community Event Center, Elk River, MN2/25/268 p.m.1ADodge County 4, Northfield 2Rochester Rec Center, Rochester, MN2/26/267 p.m.2AAMinnetonka 5, Chanhassen 2Ridder Arena, Minneapolis, MN2/26/267 p.m.6ANorthern Lakes 3, Sartell-St. Stephen 2 (OT)Municipal Athletic Complex, St. Cloud, MN2/26/267:30 p.m.3AMankato West 2, Luverne 1 (3OT)Lund Arena, St. Peter, MN2/26/268 p.m.7AAGrand Rapids 4 Rock Ridge, 1Amsoil Arena, Duluth, MN2/26/268 p.m.5AAAndover 9, Centennial 5Community Event Center, Elk River, MN2/26/268 p.m.1AALakeville South 3, Farmington 1Rochester Rec Center, Rochester, MN2/26/268 p.m.8AWarroad 3, Detroit Lakes 0Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls, MN2/26/268 p.m.4AMahtomedi 7, Chisago Lakes 1Aldrich Arena, Maplewood, MN2/26/268 p.m.2ADelano 6, Blake 2St. Louis Park Rec Center, St. Louis Park, MN2/27/268 p.m.4AAGentry Academy 3, White Bear Lake 0Aldrich Arena, Maplewood, MN

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    Minnesota high school boys hockey championships dates

    Once sectional champions are determined, the focus shifts to the state championships. The seeding for the MSHSL boys hockey Class AA and Class A state tournaments will be announced on Saturday, February 28.

    DATE

    TIME

    CLASS

    GAME — TEAMS

    LOCATION

    3/4/2611 a.m.Class AGame 1 — #1 seed vs. #8 seedGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN3/4/261 p.m.Class AGame 2 — #4 seed vs. #5 seedGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN3/4/266 p.m.Class AGame 3 — #2 seed vs. #7 seedGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN3/4/268 p.m.Class AGame 4 — #3 seed vs. #6 seedGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN3/5/2610 a.m.Class AGame 5 — G1 loser vs. G2 loser3M Arena at Mariucci, Minneapolis, MN3/5/2611 a.m.Class AAGame 6 — #1 seed vs. #8 seedGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN3/5/2612 p.m.Class AGame 7 — G3 loser vs. G4 loser3M Arena at Mariucci, Minneapolis, MN3/5/261 p.m.Class AAGame 8 —#4 seed vs. #5 seedGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN3/5/266 p.m.Class AAGame 9 — #2 seed vs. #7 seedGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN3/5/268 p.m.Class AAGame 10 — #3 seed vs. #6 seedGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN3/6/2610 a.m.Class AAGame 11 — G6 loser vs. G8 loser3M Arena at Mariucci, Minneapolis, MN3/6/2611 a.m.Class AGame 12 — G1 winner vs. G2 winnerGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN3/6/2612 p.m.Class AAGame 13 — G9 loser vs. G10 loser3M Arena at Mariucci, Minneapolis, MN3/6/261 p.m.Class AGame 14 — G3 winner vs. G4 winnerGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN3/6/266 p.m.Class AAGame 15 — G6 winner vs. G8 winnerGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN3/6/268 p.m. Class AAGame 16 — G9 winner vs. G10 winnerGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN3/7/269:30 a.m.Class AClass A 3rd Place
    G12 loser vs. G14 loserGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN3/7/2610 a.m.Class AClass A Consolation
    G 5 winner vs. G7 winner3M Arena at Mariucci, Minneapolis, MN3/7/2612 p.m.Class AClass A Championship
    Game 19 — G12 winner vs. G14 winnerGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN3/7/2612 p.m.Class AAClass AA Consolation
    Game 20 — G11 winner vs. G13 winner3M Arena at Mariucci, Minneapolis, MN3/7/264 p.m.Class AAClass AA 3rd Place
    Game 21 — G15 loser vs. G16 loserGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN3/7/267 p.m.Class AAClass AA Championship
    Game 22 — G15 winner vs. G16 winnerGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN

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