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.

Nine girls hockey players from Minnesota played for the U.S. team at the Under-18 IIHF Women’s World Championship in Nova Scotia.

Meanwhile, Breck broke into the top 10 for the first time this season by picking up a major Class 2A win.

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.

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.

A high-scoring game between Hermantown and Duluth Marshall on Dec. 9 was must-see sports in the Northland.

Inside Minnetonka’s Pagel Activity Center on Saturday, Edina and Minnetonka wrote another chapter in their storied rivalry.