Minnesota River Moves Up in Boys Hockey Rankings

The Minnesota River Bulldogs are ranked #17 in the latest Let's Play Hockey Class A boys hockey rankings.  The Bulldogs three losses so far were to state rated North Branch 5-1. stat ranked Mankato East 4-3 in overtime and New Ulm 6-1.  They are riding a six game win streak.  Minnesota River includes the school districts of Tri-City United (Montgomery-Lonsdale/Lecenter), St. Peter, Cleveland, Belle Plaine and LeSueur-Henderson.

Northfield is #15, Mankato East #16 in the latest Class A rankings.  The top ranked team all season has been Hermantown, St. Cloud Cathedral is #2.  East Grand Forks, Thief River Falls and Totino-Grace round out the top five.  In Class 2A boys it's strange not seeing any Lakeville schools in the rankings and the South Suburban Conference has two teams in the top twenty.  Rosemount #12 and Eagan #19.

Below are the complete Let's Play Hockey boys high school rankings in Minnesota.

Class A

1. Hermantown
2. St. Cloud Cathedral
3. East Grand Forks
4. Thief River Falls
5. Totino-Grace
6. Mahtomedi
7. Alexandria
8. Orono
9. Sartell-St. Stephen
10. Warroad
11. Monticello
12. Greenway
13. Duluth Denfeld
14. Marshall
15. Northfield
16. Mankato East
17. Minnesota River
18. North Branch
19. Mound Westonka
20. Delano

Class AA

1. Edina
2. Minnetonka
3. Blaine
4. Andover
5. Maple Grove
6. St. Thomas Academy
7. White Bear Lake
8. Eden Prairie
9. Benilde-St. Margaret's
10. Hill-Murray
11. Wayzata
12. Rosemount
13. Moorhead
14. Duluth East
15. Chaska
16. Roseau
17. Blake
18. Cretin-Derham Hall
19. Eagan
20. Cloquet-Esko-Carlton