Posted by: Feldman
The Rochester Lourdes boys hockey team opens its season Thursday night at home against rival Red Wing. The Eagles will take a top-5 state ranking into that game, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Graham Arena. Lourdes remains ranked No. 5 in this week's Class A Associated Press state poll, which was released this afternoon by Let's Play Hockeymagazine.
Here are this week's complete Class A and AA boys hockey polls (first-place votes in parentheses, Section 1 teams in bold):
CLASS A
1. St. Thomas Academy (8)
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2. Breck (2)
3. Hermantown
4. Totino-Grace
5. Rochester Lourdes
6. Thief River Falls
7. Warroad
8. Duluth Marshall
9. Little Falls
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10. Duluth Denfeld
11. Hibbing/Chisholm
12. Blake
13. Rogers
14. St. Cloud Cathedral
15. East Grand Forks
16. Virginia/Mt. Iron-Buhl
17. Mahtomedi
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18. South St. Paul
19. Mound-Westonka
20. Orono
CLASS AA
1. Duluth East (8)
2. Eagan (2)
3. Benilde-St. Margaret's
4. Minnetonka
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5. Maple Grove
6. Hill-Murray
7. Eden Prairie
8. Grand Rapids
9. Edina
10. Burnsville
11. Wayzata
12. Blaine
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13. Moorhead
14. Lakeville South
15. Bemidji
16. White Bear Lake
17. Elk River
18. Bloomington Jefferson
19. Holy Angels
20. Centennial
