BOYS: SECTION 7 PREVIEW
Chisago Lakes (16-3)
Section 7 champ. State 6th place. Been a team on the rise the past few years and now have two state tournament appearances. Scheduling has been an issue for them and have simply dominated regular season play against inferior competition the past few years but they Added Farmington and Irondale this year
Key Wins
Hill Murray 16-11
Duluth 9-6
Centennial 8-6 (sections)
CDH 12-7 (State)
Key Losses
STMA 9-13
Shakopee 3-12 (State)
Moorhead 6-12 (State)
Graduated Players - VERY senior heavy
Kadin Melin - 94pts
Mason Mesikomer - 20pts, 88% face off
Max Olson - 47pts
Aristotle Phillips - 34pts
Dylan Dassner - 26pts
Nathan Blumn - Starting Pole
Logan West - Starting Pole
Wyat Grilz - Starting Pole
Dylan Peterson - Starting Goalie
Returning Players
Ben Kerkow - 60pts
Dain Gibson - starting pole
Dominick DeRocker - Backup Goalie
Centennial (11-5)
Centennial is a team that has been dominant in section 7 over the years. They have two of the most dominant offensive players in the state - but production is heavy on those two guys. Very strong senior class, did not lose a lot to graduation
Key Wins
Totino Grace 12-7
Duluth 15-10
Blaine 8-7
Key Losses
Maple Grove 10-11
Mahtomedi 7-8
Armstrong 8-16
BSM 4-18
Chisago Lakes 6-8 (sections)
Graduated Players
Kai Hermodson - 13pts
Reese Littlefield - Starting Pole
Returning Players
2024 - Brol Scherman 71 pts
2024 - Logan Adams 74 pts
2024 - Trenton Kramar, Starting Goalie
2024 - Kellen Krumweide 19pts
2024 - Zachary Delmedico - Starting D
2025 - Solomon Marshall 19pts
2025 - Lars Goerlitz - Starting D
2026 - Gavin Cunningham (player to watch)
Duluth Wolfpack (9-6)
Always a scrappy team with some talented players. They lost their fogo and some points, but, get a lot of guys back including their top 2 scorers and their goalie.
Key Wins
White Bear Lake 12-11
Key Losses
Valley 1-11
Hill Murray 7-8
Chisago 6-9
Prior Lake 0-14
Mahtomedi 5-13
Centennial 10-15
Graduated Players
Aren Carlson - 60% FOGO
Mason Smith - 41 pts
Returning Players
Connor Kiergaard - elite goalie
Gabe Polaczek - 55 pts
Hayden Clore - 52 pts
Blaine (6-8)
Another team that has been up and down. Alex Johnson is a great coach and is into his second season now.
Key Wins
Anoka 8-6 (reg season)
Totino 11-8
Key Losses
Armstrong 6-8
Maple Grove 4-9
Centennial 7-8
EP 4-14
Anoka 4-7 (sections)
Graduated Players
Caden Bunes - 24 pts (only 9 games)
Caden Parent - 30 pts
Returning Players
Micheal Aber - 75% best fogo in section
Rylan Dickenson - Goalie
Robert Cruikshank - 28pts
Supposedly some young talent coming in
Anoka (8-7)
Key Wins
Blaine 7-4 (sections)
Key Losses
Centennial 7-14
Armstrong 5-15
Anoka 6-8 (regular season)
Elk River 6-7
Totino 12-13
Maple grove 4-17
Chisago Lakes 3-9 (sections)