Minnesota Girls’ Hockey Monthly Recap – December 2025

With the girls high school hockey season in full swing, I thought it would be fun to start a new feature and once a month, check in and see how the top teams have been performing, which players are impressing, and more! Let’s see what has been happening in MN girls high school hockey so far this season!

The below rankings, team records, and other stats are all as of 12/9/2025.

Class AA – Top 10 Rankings

1.) Holy Family Fire: 8-0-0

2.) Hill-Murray Pioneers: 8-1-0

3.) Minnetonka Skippers: 6-0-1

4.) Centennial/SLP Cougars: 7-1-1

5.) Edina Hornets: 5-2-0

6.) Bemidji Lumberjacks: 7-0-0

7.) Maple Grove Crimson: 6-2-0

8.) Benilde-St. Margaret’s Red Knights: 6-2-0

9.) Woodbury Royals: 8-0-1

10.) Andover Huskies 4-4-0

Defending state champs Hill-Murray held the number 1 ranking until this week, when they lost to Holy Family, 3-2. Both Holy Family and Hill-Murray have had strong starts to their seasons, and we could possibly see these two teams flip flop in the rankings a few more times before the season is over. Minnetonka and Centennial aren’t far behind, with Minnetonka’s one blemish on their record being a tie against Centennial, and Centennial’s only loss being to Holy Family. The games between top 10 ranked teams have been closely contested, and the rankings and games will continue to be tight as these top teams will continue matching up against one another later in the schedule.

Class A – Top 10 Rankings

1.) Warroad Warriors: 7-2-0

2.) Dodge County Wildcats: 6-2-0

3.) Breck Mustangs: 7-1-0

4.) Blake Bears: 7-2-0

5.) Orono Spartans: 5-4-0

6.) Marshall Tigers: 10-1-0

7.) Proctor/Hermantown Mirage: 5-3-4

8.) Albert Lea Tigers: 6-2-0

10.) Mankato East Cougars: 7-0-1

9.) Westonka/SW Christian: 4-2-1

Top-ranked Warroad has had a strong start to their season,with their only 2 losses coming against larger AA schools in Holy Family (who is currently the top-ranked team in AA) and Bemidji (currently the 6th ranked team in AA). Defending state champs Dodge County have only lost to Minnetonka (3rd ranked in AA) and Orono, so they are off to a strong start as well. We’re seeing a lot of impressive records so far from the top teams, and Marshall has played more games than anyone else in the top 10 for either class, and has fared well despite their busy schedule.

Top Players

We’re seeing some players already putting up some really impressive numbers so far this season!

Goals:

1.) Brooklyn Mauch, Marshall: 28

2.) Alexis Haycraft, Fairmont: 20

3.) Sarah Johnson, Moundview/Irondale: 19

Assists:

1.) Abbey Foley, Marshall: 24

2.) Emily Pohl, Hill-Murray: 19

3.) Mia Miller, Northfield: 17

3.) Brooklyn Mauch, Marshall: 17

Goaltending:

• We already have 7 goalies who already have 8 wins on the season (Lily Stelter: Marshall, Annika Magelee: Minnesota River, Payton Rolli: Warroad, Janie McGawn: Blake, Piper Tam: Hill-Murray, Kayla Kearin: Mounds View/Irondale, & Alyssa Polaski: Woodbury).
• We’re also seeing 8 goalies with GAA under 1 goal per game (Alyssa Polaski: Woodbury, Janie McGawn: Blake, Emma Matack: Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Sydney Aylward: Brainerd/Littel Falls, Clara Milinkovich: Breck, Payton Rolli: Hill-Murray, and Ty Jabs: Minnetonka)

Key Upcoming Matchups in the Next Month

• Holy Family will be tested this month, with matchups against #6 AA Bemidji on 12/12, #8 AA Benilde-St. Margaret’s on 12/18, and matchups against #4 AA Centennial/SLP on 12/20 and again on 12/29. They also face off against #5 A Orono on 1/6.
• Hill-Murray has games against #10 AA Andover on 12/19, #5 A Orono on 12/30, and #8 AA Benilide-St. Margaret’s on 12/31, as well as a matchup against #2 A Dodge County on 1/10.
• #3 AA Minnetonka and #5 AA Edina face off on 12/13 and again on 1/15, and as two of the perennial best girl’s hockey programs in the state, these are always matchups to keep an eye on.
• Benilde-St. Margaret’s has a big month ahead of them; in addition to the games against Holy Family and Hill-Murray mentioned above, they also play #7 A Proctor/Hermantown on 12/13, #5 AA Edina on 12/16, and #5 A Orono on 1/5.
• #3 A Breck will face #10 A Westonka/SW Christian on 12/20, #5 A Orono on 1/8, and #4 A Blake on 1/10.

Final Thoughts

It has been a fun month of girl’s hockey, with lots more to come, including some fun holiday tournaments coming up after Christmas. Who are your early picks for this season’s Ms. Hockey award? Who do you think has what it takes to win the state title? Let me know in the comments!