Boys State Hockey Tournament starts Wednesday at Xcel Energy Center

Chanhassen stuns No. 1 Minnetonka in Section 2AA title game

Chanhassen is headed to its first State Boys Hockey Tournament after beating No. 1, previously unbeaten and defending state champion Minnetonka in the Section 2AA Championship Game Thursday night.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - If you’re a Minnesota high school hockey fan, this is your favorite week of the year.

The best Class A and AA teams in the state will hit Xcel Energy Center starting Wednesday with the hopes of winning a championship gold medal on Saturday. Class A action starts Wednesday, and Class AA play starts Thursday.

Glass shatters at a MN high school hockey game

Glass boards shattered during a high school hockey game in Rochester. This is why arenas, like the Rochester Recreation Center, leave the first two rows empty during a hockey game.

Here is a look at the Class AA Quarterfinals:

Rochester Century/John Marshall (22-4-2) vs. No. 2 Chanhassen (23-5-0), 11 a.m.
Cretin-Derham Hall (17-10-1) vs. No. 3 Centennial (19-7-2), 1 p.m.
No. 1 Edina (23-4-1) vs. Elk River/Zimmerman (18-9-1), 6 p.m.
No. 4 White Bear Lake (20-7-1) vs. [5] Grand Rapids (17-11-0), 8 p.m.

Chanhassen earned the No. 2 seed for the Class AA State Tournament after pulling off a massive 2-1 upset win over Minnetonka in the Section 2AA title game. The Skippers came in undefeated and the defending state champions. White Bear Lake is making its 20th appearance after knocking off rival Hill-Murray in the Section 4AA title game. The Bears snapped a four-game streak for the Pioneers in that section title game.

Rochester Century/JM fans also made quite the scene during their win over Lakeville South, shattering two panes of glass that forced a delay in that section title game.

Here is a look at the Class A Quarterfinals:

New Ulm (23-5-0) vs. No. 2 Warroad (23-5-0), 11 a.m.

Northfield (22-4-2) vs. No. 3 St. Cloud Cathedral (23-4-1), 1 p.m.

Alexandria (19-9-1) vs. No. 1 Hermantown (18-8-2), 6 p.m.

No. 5 Orono (20-8-0) vs. No. 4 Mahtomedi (17-11-0), 8 p.m.

Lou Nanne talks hockey with Jim Rich

Sunday night on FOX 9 Sports Now, Minnesota hockey legend Lou Nanne was in studio to talk with Jim Rich about calling his final Boys State Hockey Tournament, and the state of the Minnesota Wild.

It’s not the Class A State Tournament if Hermantown and Warroad don’t meet in the championship game. If the seeding holds, that will happen on Saturday.

Whatever happens, it’ll be a fun and exciting week of hockey in St. Pual. It’s also the final year for Lou Nanne calling games.

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