Minnesota High School
Minnesota HS: White Bear Lake vs Hibbing
Posted on December 10, 2022
The first period was a battle between a fresh Hibbing and a weary White Bear Lake. White Bear Lake jumped out to a three goal lead, while Hibbing got a last minute goal to end the first period. It was all White Bear Lake from there, scoring five unanswered. Rex Walli was in between the…
Minnesota Bantam: Blue Ox 217 Player Evaluations
Posted on December 9, 2022
Neutral Zone headed to Minnesota/North Dakota for the Youth Hockey Hub’s annual Battle for the Blue Ox in Moorhead, MN. We watched games all day on November 11-12 and below are players that stood out in our 26 or so hours of watching some great hockey. The Moorhead Spuds defeated Rogers to take the Blue…
Minnesota HS Tonka Thanksgiving Preview: Two Games- 26 Players
Posted on December 2, 2022
Neutral Zone was in attendance at Pagel Arena in Minnetonka, Minnesota for two great matchups in the Tonka Thanksgiving Preview. The games viewed were Minnetonka hosting Andover High School and Chanhassen vs. Rochester Mayo. Minnetonka vs. Andover A matchup of two of the top five teams in the state was dominated by Minnetonka as they…
Minnesota Blades Fall Classic U15: Top 60
Posted on November 11, 2022
Neutral Zone traveled to Brooklyn Park, Minnesota to evaluate the top 60 players in the Minnesota Blades Fall Classic. Below are evaluations or grades based on this weekend’s performance. Thomas Kertz #5 (D, L, 6’3″, 184, St. Thomas Academy, 01/30/2007) – Kertz is a tall lean defenseman out of Woodbury Minnesota. He has a nice…
MNHS: Class AA Final. Andover vs Maple Grove. 11 Standouts
Posted on March 14, 2022
3/12/22 – Class AA Minnesota State Championship Final – Andover Huskies vs Maple Grove Crimson Huskies take the Class AA Minnesota State High School Championship in 2OT The Minnesota State Championship Final was an instant classic as it came down to the Section 7AA Champions Andover Huskies and Section 5AA Champions Maple Grove Crimson. Fast,…
MNHS: Class A State Championship. Warroad vs Hermantown. Top 9
Posted on March 13, 2022
3/12/22 Class A State Championship – Warroad Warriors vs Hermantown Hawks Hermantown Hawks fly to become Class A State Champions Warroad and Hermantown clashed in the Class A State Championship Final held at the Xcel Energy Center. This game was wide open from the get-go as each team had multiple quality chances to…
MNHS: Class AA Seminal. Andover vs Hill Murray. Top 14
Posted on March 13, 2022
3/11/22 – Andover Huskies vs Hill-Murray Pioneers Andover rides momentum to 4-2 win, heading to State Championship Final The Andover Huskies battled the Hill-Murray Pioneers in the second semi-final of the Class AA State Championship Tournament. Gavyn Thoreson #12 (F, L, 5’8″, 178, Andover HS (MN), 11/30/2004) picked up right where he left off from…
MNHS: Class AA Semifinals. Maple Grove vs Prior Lake. Top 14
Posted on March 13, 2022
3/11/22 Prior Lake Lakers vs Maple Grove Crimson Maple Grove skates past Prior Lake 6-2 to punch their ticket to the State Championship Final The Prior Lake Lakers took on the Maple Grove Crimson in the first semi-final matchup of the Class AA State Championship Tournament. The Crimson came out fast and physical, really…
MNHS: Class A Semifinals. Warroad vs Mahtomedi (OT)
Posted on March 12, 2022
#2 Warroad Advances to the Class A Final beating #3 Mahtomedi 5-4 in OT Neutral Zone watched the Class A semifinal game between #2 Warroad Warriors and #3 Mahtomedi HS at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. The game would be decided in Overtime as Warroad was able to capitalize on a PP…
MNHS: Class AA Quarterfinals. Lakeville South vs Hill Murray
Posted on March 11, 2022
3/10/22; Lakeville South vs Hill Murray Top 12 The Lakeville South Cougars battled the Hill-Murray Pioneers in an electric, intense matchup in the 2022 State Championship Quarterfinal. Tanner Ludtke #4 (F, L, 6’0″, 172, Lakeville South HS, 11/27/2004, Nebraska Omaha) scored 10 seconds into the period off a tremendously skilled play, but the Cougars lead…
