For the first time since Bill Clinton was the new guy in the White House and Ace of Base was atop the pop charts, a public school team from Minneapolis will play in the Minnesota State Hockey Tournament this week, led by a city hockey legend.
Hermantown and Hill-Murray highlight a deep field of state tournament qualifiers battling for a state championship in St. Paul. We've got you covered with a tournament preview, brackets, players to watch, and more.
With a 3-1 Section 2A championship win over Delano, this is the first Minneapolis public school team that will be present at the state tournament since 1994.