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21 M A R C H 2 0 1 9 | M H J ON L I N E . C O M SIX CONSECUTIVE appearances by SOUTH ST. PAUL girls (2001-06), 9 total; the Packers won two straight titles twice ('02, '03, '05, '06) ST. THOMAS ACADEMY wins THREE CONSECUTIVE CLASS A tournaments ('11, '12, '13) 1994 2001 2002 Boys Class A and AA system was adopted Girls split into Class A and AA The FIRST GIRLS MSHSL sanctioned tournament, Apple Valley defeating South St. Paul 2-0 Tournament moved to Xcel Energy Center 2011-13 2001-06 1980 2000 2010 1990 1995 1988 1992-94 80:43 THE LONGEST CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TO EVER BE PLAYED: Eden Prairie beat Duluth East 3-2 in 3OT in 2011 2011 BLOOMINGTON JEFFERSON wins THREE CONSECUTIVE tournaments ('92, '93, '94) South St. Paul Bloomington Jefferson 1993 10 ASSISTS from JAMIE LANGENBRUNNER (Cloquet) Before embarking on pro baseball and football careers, St. Paul native CHRIS WEINKE led Cretin- Derham Hall to a 1988 State Tournament appearance Jamie Langenbrunner Photos courtesy of Vintage Minnesota Hockey "Those were my memories of hockey growing up. We didn't have an NHL team, so those were the guys I looked up to: the Dave Spehars and the guys playing in the state high school hockey tournament. That was my goal growing up; I wanted to win that tournament. That was what I wanted to be. I wanted to be playing on Channel 9 in March and in front of your friends and family, so that was a real neat experience." "That was something really, really special. We come from this town in South St. Paul that has such a rich hockey tradition, and to be able to make to state for the first time in eight years was pretty cool. We ended up losing to Breck and Blake Wheeler, which is an OK opponent to bow out to, I guess." "I was lucky enough to go (to state) in 2009 and 2011. I think 2011 was a little bit more special because we're all seniors who grew up playing together, and just the way we kind of won was pretty special. To this day, it's something we talk about and reminisce about and just how great those times were. Still it's one of the best times I've ever had playing hockey." Nick Seeler, Eden Prairie, Minnesota Wild defenseman 2011 state champions (Eden Prairie High School) Blake Wheeler, Robbinsdale, Winnipeg Jets captain 2004 state champions (Breck High School) Tourney Talk Alex Stalock, South St. Paul, Minnesota Wild goalie 2004 state tournament (4th place, South St. Paul High School)