Edina gets top seed for shot at girls' hockey three-peat

The Hornets, who defeated top-ranked Blake in the section finals, open Class 2A state tournament play on Thursday at Xcel Energy Center. Warroad earned the top seed in Class 1A.

February 16, 2019 at 4:02PM
Edina's Mallory Uihlein (8) celebrates her game winning goal with teammate Annie Kuehl (11) during the third period of their 3-2 win over Blake during the Girls' hockey, Class 2A, Section 6 final Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, at Parade Ice Garden in Minneapolis, MN.] DAVID JOLES •david.joles@startribune.com Girls' hockey, Class 2A, Section 6 final
Edina’s Mallory Uihlein (8) celebrated her game-winning goal with teammate Annie Kuehl (11) in the Hornets’ 3-2 win over Blake on Friday at Parade Ice Garden in Minneapolis. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Brackets for the 25th girls' hockey state tournament were seeded Saturday morning and two of the top teams in their respective classes all year — Edina (2A) and Warroad (1A) — remain the teams to beat.

Edina, which ousted top-ranked Blake on Friday in the Class 2A, Section 6 championship game, is the No. 1 seed. The Hornets (24-4) aim to become the first program since Minnetonka (2011-13) to win three consecutive big-school titles. They face East Ridge, the only team in either class making its state tournament debut, in the quarterfinals on Thursday at Xcel Energy Center.

Andover, playing in its fourth state tournament in six seasons, is the No. 2 seed. The Huskies defeated Edina 4-3 in both teams' season opener. They face Farmington.

The No. 3 seed, Brainerd/Little Falls, drew a White Bear Lake team making its first trip to state since 2002.

No.4 Maple Grove faces off with No. 5 Minnetonka. The favored Crimson won 3-2 in overtime on Nov. 29.

In Class 1A, undefeated Warroad (26-0-1) plays St. Paul United. No. 2 seed Breck, the defending state champion, faces Fergus Falls. No. 3 seed Mound Westonka (22-0-5), the bracket's other undefeated team, drew Mankato East/Loyola. No. 4 seed Proctor/Hermantown sees No. 5 Rochester Lourdes/Dover-Eyota.

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David La Vaque

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David La Vaque is a high school sports reporter who has been the lead high school hockey writer for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2010. He is co-author of “Tourney Time,” a book about the history of Minnesota’s boys hockey state tournament published in 2020 and updated in 2024.

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