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Here are the Minnesota boys hockey state tournament qualifiers

Section championships will wrap up Friday, and the 16 qualifiers will be seeded in the Class 2A and 1A tournaments Saturday.

Minnetonka Skippers defenseman Tate Hardacre (21) jumps against the glass in front of the student section after tying the game 3-3 in the third period. Edina and Minnetonka ended in a 3-3 draw after an overtime period in their boy’s hockey game at the Pagel Activity Center in Minnetonka Thursday, January 29, 2026. ] JEFF WHEELER • Jeff.Wheeler@startribune.com (Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Section championships are being won this week all across Minnesota, with teams booking their trips to St. Paul for the boys hockey state tournament. The big show begins March 4 at Grand Casino Arena, with state champions crowned March 7.

Follow along as teams across Minnesota qualify for the boys hockey state tournament.

The seeding for the two eight-team brackets will be revealed on Saturday, Feb. 28. The Minnesota State High School League will seed the teams 1 through 8 in each class.

Before then, teams across the state are competing in their section tournaments for those 16 coveted spots in the state tournament.

State qualifiers

Class 2A

Section 1: Lakeville South (def. Farmington 3-1)

Section 2: Minnetonka (def. Chanhassen 5-2)

Section 3: Rosemount (def. St. Thomas Academy 3-2)

Section 4: Gentry Academy (def. White Bear Lake 3-0)

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Section 3: Mankato West (def. Luverne 2-1)

Section 4: Mahtomedi (def. Chisago Lakes 6-1)

Section 5: St. Cloud Cathedral (def. Monticello 3-1)

Section 6: Northern Lakes (def. Sartell 3-2)

Section 7: Hibbing/Chisholm (def. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 3-2, OT)

Section 8: Warroad (def. Detroit Lakes 3-0)

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