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Warroad’s state championship dry spell ended in a dominating way during the 2022 Minnesota State High School League’s Girls Hockey State Tournament in St. Paul. The Warriors certainly played the part of team to beat in the Class A field by blitzing their three opponents by a combined 18-1 en route to winning a state championship for the first time since 2011.

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Burnsville High School’s Girls Hockey program, one of the early pioneers in the activity that is now in its 28th year of sponsorship by the Minnesota State High School League, added to its rich tradition on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, with a 2-1 victory over Maple Grove in the Class AA consolation final at TRIA Rink at Treasure Island Center.

River Lakes, a co-op of seven member schools in central Minnesota, is returning home with a trophy following their second consecutive trip to the Minnesota State High School League’s Girls Hockey State Tournament in St. Paul. The Stars capped their season with a rousing 2-0 victory over Mankato East in the Class A consolation final on Saturday, Feb. 26 at TRIA Rink at Treasure Island Center.

On Saturday morning, the Orono Spartans defeated the South St. Paul Packers 5-2 in the Class A third-place game at the Xcel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul.

The number one seeded Andover Huskies continued their undefeated season on Friday night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul when they defeated Gentry Academy 5-1 to advance to the Class AA Championship game on Saturday. 

The Minnetonka Skippers (23-6-0) defeated the Edina Hornets (26-2-0) 2-1 in the first Class AA semifinal, Friday evening at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. 

“I feel like my generation was kind of the first wave for people to take very seriously; before that were the pioneers. They paved the way, they showed what women can do.”

With their semifinal win, Warroad joins the 2021 Class A Champion Proctor/Hermantown in earning a place in the 2022 Class A Girls Hockey State Championship with their 5-0 win over South St. Paul on Friday, February 25, 2022, at the Xcel Energy Center.

Maple Grove used a three-goal outburst over a two-period span to record a 3-0 victory over Brainerd/Little Falls in the second Class AA consolation semifinal on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, at TRIA Rink at Treasure Island Center.

The Proctor/Hermantown Mirage, the Section 7A champion, was the first qualifier for the 2022 Girls Hockey State Championship game following a 4-1 victory over Orono in the Class A semifinal on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. 

Burnsville, the Section 3AA champion, extended its season to one more game following a 4-1 victory Northfield in the Class AA consolation semifinal on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, at TRIA Rink at Treasure Island Center in St. Paul.