MID-WINTER MELTDOWN
When, where: Monday through Wednesday, Eden Prairie Community Center
Teams: No. 1 Eden Prairie, No. 3 Roseau, No. 7 Minnetonka, No. 9 Wayzata, No. 10 Cretin-Derham Hall, No. 14 Chaska/Chanhassen, No. 18 Benilde-St. Margaret's and Eagan.
Players to watch: Division I-bound players include Wayzata defenseman Paige Sorenen (Merrimack), Cretin-Derham Hall forward Annie Boeckers (Merrimack) and goalie Emmy May (Gophers), Minnetonka forward Kippin Keller (Gophers), defensemen Kelsey Crow and Katie McMillan (both headed to Penn State); Chaska/Chanhassen forward Sofia Poinar (Minnesota State) and defenseman Megan Hinze (Minnesota State), and Eden Prairie forward Charly Dahlquist (North Dakota) and defenseman Lauren Boyle (Ohio State).
WALSER TOURNAMENT
When, where: Monday through Wednesday, Braemar Arena, Edina
Teams: No. 2 Maple Grove, No. 4 Edina, No. 8 Lakeville South, No. 15 Hopkins, No. 16 Stillwater, Grand Rapids/Greenway, Irondale and Class 1A, No. 2 Breck.
Players to watch: Division I-bound players include Breck forwards Cheyenne Harris (Union) and Grace Zumwinkle (Gophers) and goalies Jenna Brenneman (Clarkson) and Sidney Scobee (Vermont), Hopkins forward Corbin Boyd (Minnesota State), Stillwater defenseman Brinna Dochniak (RIT) and Edina forward Taylor Williamson (Gophers).
DOUG WOOG/KAPOSIA CLASSIC INVITATIONAL
When, where: Jan. 1-3,Wakota Arena, South St. Paul
Teams: Class 2A, No. 6 Hill-Murray, No. 12 Mounds View, Bloomington Jefferson and Roseville, and Class 1A, No. 1 Blake, No. 9 South St. Paul, No. 15 Hibbing/Chisholm and International Falls.
