Teams across Minnesota play in section tournaments this week with a trip to the Class 1A and 2A state tournaments on the line.

From underclassmen to seniors, these athletes should help their teams reach the Class 1A and Class 2A state tournaments Feb. 18-21 at Grand Casino Arena.

Here’s a look at which teams are likely to finish next week as section champions, automatically sending them to the Class 1A or 2A state tournaments in St. Paul from Feb. 18-21.

Hill-Murray, Centennial/Spring Lake Park and Holy Family have taken turns holding the No. 1 spot in the Minnesota Top 25 girls hockey rankings.

With section playoffs around the corner, the state’s top girls hockey teams are full steam ahead entering the final week of the regular season.

We’re more than halfway through the 2025-26 season, so here’s a list of players, from seniors to freshmen, that have turned heads as the season heads into its back stretch.

Nine girls hockey players from the state are in Nova Scotia for the U18 IIHF Women’s World Championship this week, representing Team USA through Jan. 18.

Watch 10 high school hockey games from Hockey Day Minnesota in Hastings on Strib Varsity, including Wayzata vs. Rogers boys and Edina vs. Warroad girls.

Centennial/Spring Lake Park emerged from the holiday break as champions of a stacked Walser Invitational, with a field featuring four of the state’s top five squads.

Hockey Across Minnesota: Boys and men’s hockey players have historically used hockey slang to develop an identity. Girls and women’s hockey players, in response, are creating their own way to talk hockey.