General | 3/6/2025 5:30:23 PM

More than twenty players across USHL rosters and protected lists are participating in the Class A and AA 2025 Minnesota Boys Hockey State Tournament March 5-8 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. The USHL will have a booth at C16-17 at Let’s Play Hockey Expo March 7-8 between 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Minnesota and the USHL

• 20% of USHL players come from Minnesota.
• 130+ Minnesota-born players have USHL and NHL experience.
• This season, more than 40 NHLers are Minnesota-born and USHL-bred.
• Every USHL team has at least one Minnesota High School Hockey alum rostered. More than 90 alumni have played in the league this season.
• 70+ Minnesota-born players have played in the USHL and won an NCAA title.
• 8 Minnesota-born players have played in the USHL and won a Stanley Cup.
• 8 USHL teams have an affiliate player participating in the tournament. Lincoln has five (5) players participating. Madison and Fargo each have four (4) players participating. There are 19 USHL affiliate players competing in the 2025 tournament.

USHL Players/Prospects in the Tournament

• Class A
  • Jackson Strukel (Hibbing/Chisholm/VCA)
    • Tri-City Storm
    • 6th Round, 2024, Phase I
  • Griffin Sturm (St. Cloud Cathedral)
    • Lincoln Stars
    • 4th Round, 2024, Phase I
  • John Hirschfeld (St. Cloud Cathedral)
    • Lincoln Stars
    • 5th Round, 2024, Phase I
    • NCAA Commitment: Vermont
• Class AA
  • Mason West (Edina)
    • Fargo Force
    • 5th, 2023, Phase I
    • #50 - North American Skaters | 2025 NHLCS Mid-Term Rankings
  • Sam Peckham (Edina)
    • Waterloo Black Hawks
    • 6th, 2024, Phase II
  • Casey Vandertop (Edina)
    • Lincoln Stars
    • 4th, 2024, Phase I
    • NCAA Commitment: St. Thomas
  • Mason Jenson (Rogers)
    • Tri-City Storm
    • 3rd, 2023, Phase I
  • Parker Deschene (Rogers)
    • Fargo Force
    • 6th, 2023, Phase I
    • NCAA Commitment: Lindenwood
  • Nolen Geerdes (Rogers)
    • Madison Capitols
    • 7th, 2023, Phase I
    • NCAA Commitment: Western Michigan
    • #168 - North American Skaters | 2025 NHLCS Mid-Term Rankings
  • Brock Cheslock (Rogers)
    • Omaha Lancers
    • 9th, 2024, Phase I
  • Mason Kraft (Moorhead)
    • Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
    • 4th, 2023, Phase I 
  • Tyden Bergeson (Moorhead)
    • Madison Capitols
    • 4th, 2024, Phase I
    • NCAA Commitment: Augustana
  • Brooks Cullen (Moorhead)
    • Fargo Force
    • 16th, 2024, Phase II
    • NCAA Commitment: Michigan State
  • Max Cullen (Moorhead)
    • Muskegon Lumberjacks
    • 8th, 2024, Phase I
  • Zac Zimmerman (Moorhead)
    • Fargo Force
    • 5th, 2024, Phase I
  • Blake Vanek (Stillwater)
    • Chicago Steel
    • 3rd, 2024, Phase I
  • Luca Jarvis (Stillwater)
    • Youngstown Phantoms
    • 7th, 2024, Phase I
  • Jonas Kohn (Stillwater)
    • Sioux Falls Stampede
    • 9th, 2024, Phase II
  • Cooper Simpson (Shakopee)
    • Tri-City Storm
    • #67 - North American Skaters | 2025 NHLCS Mid-Term Rankings
  • Carson Steinhoff (Shakopee)
    • Omaha Lancers
    • 10th, 2023, Phase I
  • Nate Pederson (Shakopee)
    • Lincoln Stars
    • 1st, 2024, Phase I
    • NCAA Commitment: Miami
  • Cash Cruitt (Andover)
    • Madison Capitols
    • 10th, 2024, Phase I
  • Will Kortan (Lakeville South)
    • Lincoln Stars
    • 12th, 2024, Phase II

The Class 1-A and Class 2-A quarterfinals, semifinals and finals will be carried regionally on MeTV and streamed here. The third-place games and consolation games will be streamed here.

Minnesota-Born USHL/USHL Alumni

• Brock Faber*
  • Hometown: Maple Grove, MN
  • USHL Team: NTDP (2018-20)
  • NCAA Team: Minnesota
  • Did not play Minnesota High School
• Brock Boeser*
  • Hometown: Burnsville, MN
  • USHL Team: Waterloo Black Hawks (2014-15)
  • NCAA Team: North Dakota
• Anders Lee*
  • Hometown: Edina, MN
  • USHL Team: Green Bay Gamblers (2009-10)
  • NCAA Team: Notre Dame
  • Clark Cup Champion
• Jake Oettinger*
  • Hometown: Lakeville, MN
  • USHL Team: NTDP (2014-16)
  • NCAA Team: Boston University
• K’Andre Miller*
  • Hometown: St. Paul, MN
  • USHL Team: NTDP (2016-18)
  • NCAA Team: Wisconsin
• Casey Mittelstadt*
  • Hometown: Edina, MN
  • USHL Team: Green Bay Gamblers (2016-17)
  • NCAA Team: Minnesota
• Mikey Anderson*
  • Hometown: Fridley, MN
  • USHL Team: Waterloo Black Hawks (2015-17)
  • NCAA Team: Minnesota Duluth
• Noah Cates*
  • Hometown: Stillwater, MN
  • USHL Team: Omaha Lancers (2015-18)
  • NCAA Team: Minnesota Duluth
• Scott Perunovich*
  • Hometown: Hibbing, MN
  • USHL Team: Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (2016-17)
  • NCAA Team: Minnesota Duluth
• Charlie Lindgren*
  • Hometown: Lakeville, MN
  • USHL Team: Sioux Falls Stampede (2011-13)
  • NCAA Team: St. Cloud State
• Bobby Brink*
  • Hometown: Minnetonka, MN
  • USHL Team: Sioux City Musketeers (2018-19)
  • NCAA Team: Denver
• Kyle Okposo
  • Hometown: St. Paul, MN
  • USHL Team: Des Moines Buccaneers (2005-06)
  • NCAA Team: Minnesota
  • Did not play Minnesota High School
  • Stanley Cup Champion
• K’Andre Miller*
  • Hometown: St. Paul, MN
  • USHL Team: NTDP (2016-18)
  • NCAA Team: Wisconsin
• Blake Wheeler
  • Hometown: Plymouth, MN
  • USHL Team: Green Bay Gamblers (2004-05)
  • NCAA Team: Minnesota
• Justin Faulk*
  • Hometown: South St. Paul, MN
  • USHL Team: NTDP (2008-10)
  • NCAA Team: Minnesota Duluth
• Nick Seeler*
  • Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN
  • USHL Team: Muskegon Lumberjacks/Des Moines Buccaneers (2011-12)
  • NCAA Team: Minnesota
• Blake Lizotte*
  • Hometown: Lindstrom, MN
  • USHL Team: Fargo Force (2015-17)
  • NCAA Team: St. Cloud State
• David Backes
  • Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
  • USHL Team: Lincoln Stars (2001-03)
  • NCAA Team: Minnesota State

*Active Players

Schedule
 
March 5th - Wednesday
11:00 AM Quarterfinals/Class A
1:00 PM Quarterfinals/Class A
6:00 PM Quarterfinals/Class A
8:00 PM Quarterfinals/Class A

March 6th - Thursday
11:00 AM Quarterfinals/Class AA
1:00 PM Quarterfinals/Class AA
6:00 PM Quarterfinals/Class AA
8:00 PM Quarterfinals/Class AA

March 7th - Friday
11:00 AM Semifinals/Class A
1:00 PM Semifinals/Class A
6:00 PM Semifinals/Class AA
8:00 PM Semifinals/Class AA

March 8th - Saturday