This week's Let's Play Hockey rankings must be the reason coaches don't pay much attention to their teams' spots — motion sickness might set in.
The latest boys hockey rankings are heavy on rise and fall
Benilde-St. Margaret's moved up nine spots, and St. Thomas Academy dropped five positions.
January 11, 2023 at 3:02PM
In Class 2A, Benilde-St. Margaret's catapulted from No. 17 to eighth. St. Thomas Academy plummeted from fifth to No. 10.
Jimi Hendrix penned "If 6 Was 9," which could be Andover's theme music this week after it moved up three spots to just outside the top five.
Stability and minor moves ruled from there. No. 1 Wayzata won at No. 2 Minnetonka, meaning both teams justified their current positions. Goals scored near the net, the area Herb Brooks called "bloody nose alley," from Kasen Sauer, Luke Miller and Cade De St. Hubert fueled the 3-1 Trojans victory.
Trading spots since last week were No. 3 Maple Grove and No. 4 Chanhassen.
Looking ahead, St. Thomas Academy travels to Edina on Friday. The remainder of Class 2A matchups this week primarily will be conference teams mixing it up. We shall see what effect any upsets have on next week's coaches poll.
Class 1A: Heavyweight fight draws near
No. 2 Hermantown plays at No. 1 Warroad on Saturday evening in the signature small-school showdown of the regular season. This one should have a March feel.
No. 8 Delano heads to No. 3 Orono on Thursday. And No. 4 Mahtomedi steps outside the 1A realm to face Benilde-St. Margaret's on Monday.
BOYS STATE RANKINGS
By Let's Play Hockey (released Jan. 10)
CLASS 2A
1. Wayzata (10-1-1); 2. Minnetonka (10-2); 3. Maple Grove (11-2); 4. Chanhassen (13-1); 5. Edina (8-3-1); 6. Andover (8-5-1); 7. Cretin-Derham Hall (10-4-1); 8. Benilde-St. Margaret's (9-4); 9. Rogers (8-2-2); 10. St. Thomas Academy (9-4).
11. Lakeville South (6-3-1); 12. Stillwater (8-2-1); 13. White Bear Lake (9-2); 14. Eastview (7-4); 15. Centennial/Spring Lake Park (7-3-1); 16. Champlin Park (9-3); 17. Duluth East (7-5-1); No. 18 Moorhead (6-6); No. 19 Holy Family (8-5); No. 20 Shakopee (7-3).
CLASS 1A
1. Warroad (12-0); 2. Hermantown (9-0-1); 3. Orono (10-2); 4. Mahtomedi (7-3); 5. Northfield (10-2); 6. East Grand Forks (7-6); 7. Providence Academy (7-6); 8. Delano (7-5); 9. Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato (9-3-1); 10. New Ulm (10-2-1).
11. Fergus Falls (7-3-1); 12. Detroit Lakes (9-3-1); 13. Two Rivers (11-3-1); 14. Hibbing-Chisholm (10-4-1); 15. Duluth Denfeld (8-5-1); 16. Albert Lea (9-3); 17. Wadena-Deer Creek (8-3); 18. Rock Ridge (7-4-1); 19. New Prague (7-4); 20. St. Cloud Cathedral (7-5).
Six players plus head coach Garrett Raboin and assistant coach Ben Gordon are from Minnesota. The tournament’s games will be televised starting Monday.
