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The photo of two people shaking hands, an 88-yard-old man and a teenage boy, encompasses both the history of high school hockey in Minnesota and the reverence for the game’s stars.

Mahtomedi, the No. 3 seed to open the Class A Boys Hockey State Tournament, recorded a 2-1 victory over No. 2 Hermantown in the first semifinal on Friday, March 10 to earn a berth in the championship game on Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center.

Maple Grove and Hill-Murray advance to the Boys Hockey State Consolation Finals with consolation semifinal wins.

A trio of unanswered goals in the second period by Andover (22-6-1) helped the Cougars claim a 5-2 win over Lakeville South (21-7-1) in the final game of day one at the 2023 MSHSL Class AA Boys Hockey Championship on Thursday, March 9 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

In the day’s second overtime thriller, Minnetonka (27-2) battled back from a 3-2 deficit with less than two minutes to play in regulation to gain a 4-3 victory over Hill-Murray (14-14-1) at the 2023 MSHSL Class AA Boys Hockey Championship on Thursday, March 9 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.

There are no home games at the boys state hockey tournament, but the team from Cretin-Derham Hall treated Thursday’s Class 2A state quarterfinal as just that.

No. 3-seeded Edina outlasted Moorhead for a 7-6 victory in double overtime in the Class AA quarterfinals of the Minnesota State High School League's Boys Hockey State Tournament on Thursday, March 9 at Xcel Energy Center.

Alexandria Area and St. Cloud Cathedral advance to the Boys Hockey State Consolation Finals with consolation semifinal wins.

The 2023 MSHSL Class AA Boys Hockey Championship got underway at the Xcel Energy Center on Thursday, March 9 with a defensive showcase that ended with a 3-1 win by Cretin-Derham Hall (18-9-1) over Maple Grove (22-5-1).

In an overtime thriller to end the first day of games, Orono (24-5) moved forward in the MSHSL Class A Boys Hockey Championship with a 2-1 victory over Northfield (23-6) on Wednesday, March 8 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

A third period scoring surge by Warroad (28-0-1) provided the number one seeded Warriors with a 5-1 victory over St. Cloud Cathedral (16-13) in the first round of the MSHSL Class A Boys Hockey Championship at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Wednesday, March 8.

Mahtomedi senior Corey Bohmert is a strong example of a multi-sport athlete, with the latest testament coming via the hat trick he scored in Mahtomedi’s 6-3 win over Alexandria in the Class A boys hockey state quarterfinals.