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The Tourney 15 Cheat Sheet

Matt Christians

With the Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament approaching, here is a cheat sheet to get you ready for #TheTourney15.

CLASS AA

Section 1AA Representative: Lakeville North 28-0-0

Top scorers during the regular season:

1. #3 Jack Poehling (57) Senior (Committed to SCSU)

2. #7 Nick Poehling (53) Senior (Committed to SCSU)

3. #4 Ryan Poehling (38) Sophomore (Committed to SCSU)

Top scorer in the playoffs: Jack Poehling (12)

Key Wins: Edina and Hill-Murray

Key Losses: None

*Also have defensemen, Jack Sadek (MINN) and Jack McNeely (UNO)

Section 2AA Representative: Edina 24-1-2

Top scorers during the regular season:

1. #20 Dylan Malmquist (66) Senior (Committed to Notre Dame)

2. #17 Garrett Wait (65) Junior (Committed to Minnesota)

3. #16 Parker Mismash (39) Senior

Top scorer in the playoffs: Garrett Wait (6)

Key Wins: Eden Prairie x3, Hill Murray x2

Key Losses: Lakeville North

*Edina is going for its 3rd state titles in 3 years in class AA

Section 3 AA Representative: St. Thomas Academy 24-4-0

Top scorers during the regular season:

1. #19 Peter Tufto (63) Senior

2. #20 Christiano Versich (58) Senior (Committed to Colorado College)

3. #21 Alec Broetzman (56) Senior

Top scorer in the playoffs: Alec Broetzman (10)

Key Wins: Duluth East, Hill-Murray

Key Losses: Mahtomedi, Holy Family

* It is St. Thomas Academy’s first appearance in the Class AA tournament; they have 8 appearances in Class A

Section 4AA Representative: Hill-Murray 21-7-0

Top scorers during the regular season:

1. #14 Zach Mills (40) Senior

2. #22 Marko Reifenberger (35) Sophomore

3. #18 Jacob Olson (25) Senior (Committed to Harvard)

Top scorer in the playoffs: Marko Reifenberger (5)

Key wins: St. Thomas Academy, Burnsville

Key losses: Blaine, Eden Prairie

*Mike Yeo’s son, Kyler Yeo, is a sophomore on the team

Section 5AA Representative: Blaine 22-5-1

Top scorers during the regular season:

1. #17 Luke Noterman (51) Junior

2. #27 Riley Tufte (51) Junior (Committed to UMD)

3. #22 Easton Brodzinski (44) Senior (Committed to SCSU)

Top scorer in the playoffs: Riley Tufte (8)

Key wins: Eden Prairie, Elk River

Key losses: Anoka, Roseau

* Yes, Easton Brodzinski is the younger brother of Johnny and Michael Brodzinski

Section 6AA Representative: Eden Prairie 18-9-0

Top scorers during the regular season:

1. #11 Casey Mittelstadt (47) Sophomore (Committed to Minnesota)

2. #16 Michael Graham (46) Junior (Committed to UMD)

3. #20 Marc Sullivan (26) Senior

Top scorer in the playoffs: Casey Mittelstadt (3)

Key Wins: Elk River, Wayzata

Key Losses: Burnsville, Blaine

*This is Eden Prairie’s 8th state tournament appearance

Section 7AA Representative: Duluth East 14-10-4

Top scorers during the regular season:

1. #19 Nick Altmann (22) Senior

2. #26 Ash Altmann (20) Junior

3. #21 Luke Dow (17) Junior

Top scorer in the playoffs: Nick Altmann (5)

Key Wins: Maple Grove, Hopkins

Key Losses: Blaine, Edina

*Duluth East upset Elk River in double-overtime to get here

Section 8AA Representative: Bemidji 23-3-2

Top scorers during the regular season:

1. #5 Jake Leitner (42) Senior

2. #19 Brady Tatro (31) Sophomore

3. #16 Rockford Copiskey (28) Junior

Top scorer in the playoffs: Michael Forseth (6)

Key Wins: Roseau, Moorhead x3

Key Losses: Hermantown, East Grand Forks

*Bemidji is making their first appearance to the state tournament since 1986

CLASS A

Section 1A Representative: New Prague 20-8-0

Top scorers during the regular season:

1. #10 Alex Gregor (48) Junior

2. #8 Ben Witt (40) Senior

3. #7 Zach Davis (33) Junior

Top scorer in the playoffs: Gregor/Davis (7)

Key wins: St. Cloud Cathedral

Key losses: Delano, Hermantown

*This year will be back-to-back state tournament appearances; last year was their first time in school history.

Section 2A Representative: Breck 21-7-0

Top scorers during the regular season:

1. #8 Chase Ellingson (39) Junior

2. #17 Tyler Scott (28) Junior

3. #26 Will Blake (27) Junior

Top scorer in the playoffs: Mitch Machlitt (8)

Key wins: Delano, Thief River Falls

Key losses: Mahtomedi, East Grand Forks

*Breck is looking for their 5th state title

Section 3A Representative: New Ulm 18-8-2

Top scorers during the regular season:

1. #10 Colin Huffman (54) Senior

2. #5 Brandon Helget (49) Senior

3. #11 Ethan Kraus (44) Junior

Top scorer in the playoffs: Bradon Helget (13)

Key wins: Luverne

Key losses: Fergus Falls, Willmar

*New Ulm average 7.3 goals per game during the section playoffs

Section 4A Representative: Mahtomedi 24-2-2

Top scorers during the regular season:

1. #27 Jack Becker (48) Junior

2. #22 Jack Heinsch (34) Junior

3. #5 Kellen Campbell (31) Senior

Top scorer in the playoffs: Jack Becker (12)

Key wins: Hill Murray x2

Key losses: St. Thomas Academy

*First time to state in five years, five years ago they were lead by current Gopher, Ben Marshall.

Section 5A Representative: Spring Lake Park 16-11-1

Top scorers during the regular season:

1. #10 Jacob Nystrom (48) Senior

2. #18 Deven Sunell (45) Senior

3. #16 Connor Gagon (33) Junior

Top scorer in the playoffs: Deven Sunell (9)

Key wins: Princeton

Key losses: Luverne

*This is Spring Lake Park’s first ever, state tournament appearance

Section 6A Representative: St. Cloud Apollo 22-4-2

Top scorers during the regular season:

1. #7 Tanner Breidenbach (33) Junior

2. #17 Gino Lucia (29) Junior

3. #13 Jason Omann (27)

Top scorer in the playoffs: Jason Omann (6)

Key wins: Alexandria, St. Cloud Cathedral

Key losses: Fergus Falls x2

*Gino Lucia is the nephew of Don Lucia head coach for the Minnesota Gophers

Section 7A Representative: Hermantown 25-2-1

Top scorers during the regular season:

1. #7 Ryan Kero (58) Senior

2. #6 Nate Pionk (54) Senior

3. #27 Cole Koepke (36) Junior

Top scorer in the playoffs: Nate Pionk (9)

Key wins: East Grand Forks, Bemidji

Key losses: Hopkins

*Hermantown has 11 state tournament appearances but only 1 state title

Section 8A Representative: East Grand Forks

Top scorers during the regular season:

1. #22 Dixon Bowen (50) Senior (Committed to UND)

2. #19 Tanner Tweten (39) Junior

3. #20 Reed Corbid (26) Senior

Top scorer in the playoffs: Dixon Bowen (6)

Key wins: Blaine, Delano

Key losses: Hermantown

*East Grand Fork won it all last year in Class A

Good luck to all the teams, players, and coaches that have made "the trek to the X." It is a dream come true for a lot of players and we, as fans, are in for a treat this year. The Tourney 15 is loaded with talent and I expect a great tournament from these teams.

Enjoy!

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