Minnesota Class A Boys Hockey State Tournament Pairings
All games at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul
Wednesday Quarterfinals
No. 2 Hermantown (25-2-1) vs. Luverne (21-6-1), 11 a.m.
No. 3 Mahtomedi (20-8) vs. Alexandria (14-12-1), 1 p.m.
No. 1 Warroad (27-0-1) vs. St. Cloud Cathedral (16-12), 6 p.m.
No. 4 Orono (23-5) vs. No. 5 Northfield (23-5, 8 p.m.)
Friday Semis
Hermantown-Luverne winner vs. Mahtomedi-Alexandria winner, 11 a.m.
Warroad-St. Cloud Cathedral winner vs. Orono-Northfield winner, 1 p.m.
Saturday Championship
Friday semifinal winners, noon
SCOUTING THE HAWKS
► The defending Class A state champion Hawks defeated Rock Ridge 3-1 in the Section 7A final at Amsoil Arena in Duluth, as three different players scored goals and junior goaltender Dane Callaway stopped 23 of 24 shots.
► Senior forward Aaron Evjen, who scored his team's opening goal against the Wolverines, also had two goals in a 3-2 semifinal victory over Hibbing/Chisholm.
► Junior forward Dallas Vieau, a Penn State commit, leads all Hawks scorers with 21 goals and 48 points.
► Senior defenseman George Peterson has 41 points, followed by senior forwards Wyatt Carlson (37 points, including 20 goals) and Kade Kohanski (31, 15).
► Sophomore power forward River Freeman has 12 goals and 24 points, including a pair of goals and five points in three section games.
► Brothers Joshua and Matthew Kauppinen, both power forwards, have combined for 21 goals and 46 points.
► Juniors William Esterbrooks (22 points, 6 goals), Weston Bohlman (15, 4) and Drew Nelson (9, 2) help to anchor the Hawks’ deep defensive corp.
► The Hawks have won 13 straight, including consecutive signature home wins against Benilde-St. Margaret’s 7-2, Chaska 3-1 and Grand Rapids 4-1.
► Hermantown defeated Class A state tournament qualifiers Mahtomedi 6-3, Orono 2-1 and St. Cloud Cathedral 4-1 and lost at top-seeded Warroad 3-1 at Gardens Arena during the regular season.
► The Hawks started the season 2-0, defeating Class AA state qualifiers Cretin-Derham Hall 6-3 and Hill-Murray 3-1 enroute to the Champions Cup title in Eden Prairie. Hermantown also defeated Moorhead 2-0, another 2023 2A state tourney team.