Hockey Day Minnesota

Holiday in Minnesota

Hockey Day Minnesota is an annual event in Minnesota run in cooperation with the Minnesota Wild and Bally Sports North that celebrates the sport of hockey throughout the state. Now a multi-day showcase, the event is held in mid-to-late January or early February and typically consists of multiple high school games (a mixture of boys and girls), a men's and/or women's college hockey game, and concludes with a Minnesota Wild NHL game. With some games now taking place on Thursday and Friday, the main set of games are played on a Saturday and are broadcast on FSN. Most of the games are played at a featured outdoor location with a rink built specifically for the event. However, some of the college matchups are played in standard home arenas and all of the Wild games are played in an NHL venue (usually Xcel Energy Center).

2007 Hockey Day Minnesota (Baudette) January 20, 2007

Hockey Day Minnesota 2007 was the 1st of the series and was played outside on Baudette Bay.

Home team Away team Level Location TV Date Time Result
Lake of the Woods St. Paul Johnson MSHSL Boys Baudette Bay FSN Sat, Jan 20 1:00 PM Lake of the Woods 5-3
Minnesota Denver NCAA Men Mariucci Arena FSN Sat, Jan 20 5:30 PM Minnesota 5-4
Minnesota Wild Dallas Stars NHL Xcel Energy Center FSN Sat, Jan 20 8:00 PM Dallas Stars 2-1 (SO)

2008 Hockey Day Minnesota (Baudette Bay) February 9, 2008

Game Location Time Result
Eveleth at Lake of the Woods School Baudette Bay 10:00 am 5-0 Lake of the Woods
Hill-Murray vs. St. Thomas Academy Xcel Energy Center 1:00 pm Hill-Murray 4 St. Thomas Academy 3 (OT)
Blaine vs Roseau Baudette Bay 2:00 Roseau 1 Blaine 0
New York Islanders at Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center 5:00 Wild - 4-3 (OT)
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Denver Pioneers Magness Arena 8:00 Pioneers - 4-1

2009 Hockey Day Minnesota (St. Paul) January 17, 2009

Game Location Time Result
Rochester John Marshall vs. St. Paul Johnson Phalen Park 10:00 am Johnson 4-0
White Bear Lake vs. Duluth East Xcel Energy Center 1:00 DE - 6-3
Stillwater vs. Minnetonka (girls) Phalen Park 1:30(tape delay on TV) Stillwater 2-1
Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. St. Cloud State National Hockey Center 5:00 U of M - 8-6
Anaheim Ducks vs. Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center 8:00 Ducks - 3-0

2010 Hockey Day Minnesota (Hermantown) January 23, 2010

Game Location Time Result
Hopkins vs. The Marshall School Hermantown (Outdoors) 10:00 am Hopkins - 6-0
Hermantown vs. Eden Prairie Hermantown (Outdoors) 1:15 pm EP - 4-3
Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. St. Cloud State Mariucci Arena 5:00 SCSU - 4-1
Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center 8:00 Wild - 4-2

2011 Hockey Day Minnesota (Moorhead) February 12, 2011

Game Location Time Result
Wayzata vs. Roseau Moorhead (Outdoors) 10:00 am Wayzata 2-1 (OT)
Hill-Murray vs. Moorhead Moorhead (Outdoors) 1:30 pm H-M 3-2
Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Denver Pioneers Mariucci Arena 5:00 U of M 7-3
St. Louis Blues vs. Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center 8:00 Wild - 3-1

2012 Hockey Day Minnesota (Lake Minnetonka/Excelsior) January 21, 2012

The games, normally played outdoors, had to be moved indoors due to warm weather causing poor ice conditions.[1]

Game Location Time Result
Minnetonka vs. Hopkins (girls) Pagel Activity Center Tape Delay 11 PM Minnetonka 5-1
White Bear Lake vs. Grand Rapids Pagel Activity Center 10:00 AM Grand Rapids 4-3
Minnetonka vs. Duluth East Pagel Activity Center 1:30 PM Minnetonka 9-3
Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Colorado College Mariucci Arena 5:00 PM Gophers 2-1
Dallas Stars vs. Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center 8:00 PM Wild 5-2

2013 Hockey Day Minnesota (Grand Rapids) January 19, 2013

The 2013 HDM broadcast included the Season/Home Opener for the Minnesota Wild for the 2013 NHL season after the 2012-2013 NHL Lockout[2] was resolved. This year also included the last WCHA (regular season) meeting between Minnesota and North Dakota before Minnesota moved to the Big Ten Hockey Conference, and North Dakota moved to the National Collegiate Hockey Conference in 2013–2014.

Game Location Time Result
Hibbing-Chisholm vs. Grand Rapids-Greenway (girls) Lake Pokegama Tape Delay 11 PM Grand Rapids-Greenway 6-0
Hibbing-Chisholm vs. Eagan Lake Pokegama 10:00 AM Eagan 9-2
Benilde St. Margaret's vs. Grand Rapids Lake Pokegama 1:30 PM Grand Rapids 3-2 (OT)
Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. University of North Dakota Mariucci Arena 5:00 PM Tie 4-4 (OT)
Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center 8:00 PM Wild 4-2

2014 Hockey Day Minnesota (Elk River) January 18, 2014

2014 Hockey Day Minnesota was hosted at Handke Pit.

Elk River native Nate Prosser scored the game-winning goal in the Minnesota Wild game against the Dallas Stars in a 3–2 overtime victory.

Game Location Time Result
Rochester Lourdes vs Cloquet/Esko/Carlton (Boys) Handke Pit 10:15 AM Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 4-1
Elk River vs Stillwater (Boys) Handke Pit 1:00 PM Elk River 4-1
Elk River vs Anoka (Girls) Handke Pit Tape Delay 4:00 PM Anoka 3-0
Ohio State University vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Mariucci Arena 5:00 PM Gophers 4-2
Dallas Stars vs. Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center 8:00 PM Wild 3-2 (OT)

2015 Hockey Day Minnesota (St. Paul) January 17, 2015

The official name for Hockey Day Minnesota 2015 is "St. Paul to Kuwait" to celebrate Minnesota troops' service in Iraq and Kuwait. Fox Sports North personalities and crew broadcast the Wild game in Kuwait around 5 AM local time for the stationed troops to watch.

Game Location Time Result
St. Paul Johnson vs Luverne (Boys) Holman Field 10:00 AM St. Paul Johnson 6-5
Hill-Murray vs. St. Thomas Academy Holman Field 1:30 PM Hill Murray 3-2 OT
Cretin-Derham Hall vs. Duluth Northern Stars (Girls) Holman Field Tape Delay 4:30 PM Cretin-Derham Hall, 5-4
Wisconsin Badgers vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Mariucci Arena 5:00 PM Gophers, 5-2
Arizona Coyotes vs. Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center 8:00 PM Wild 3-1

2016 Hockey Day Minnesota (Duluth) February 6, 2016

Hockey Day Minnesota 2016 was the 10th of the series and was played outside in Bayfront Park.

Game Location Time Result
Duluth Denfeld vs Eveleth-Gilbert (Boys) Bayfront Park (outdoors) 10:00 AM Duluth Denfeld 5-2
Duluth East vs. Lakeville North (Boys) Bayfront Park (outdoors) 1:00 PM Lakeville North 3-2
Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Penn State Mariucci Arena 4:00 PM Penn State 5-3
St. Louis Blues vs. Minnesota Wild Scottrade Center 7:00 PM Blues 4-1

2017 Hockey Day Minnesota (Stillwater) January 21, 2017

Hockey Day Minnesota 2017 was the 11th of the series and was played outside in Lowell Park.

Game Location TV Time Result
Thief River Falls vs. Mahtomedi (Boys) Lowell Park, Stillwater FSN 10:00 AM Mahtomedi 3-0
Eden Prairie vs. Stillwater (Boys) Lowell Park, Stillwater FSN 1:00 PM EP 4-1
MSU - Mankato vs. St. Cloud State (Women) Herb Brooks National Hockey Center FSN+ 3:00 PM SCSU 4-3
Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Wisconsin Kohl Center FSN 5:00 PM UW 5-3
Minnetonka vs. Stillwater (Girls) Lowell Park, Stillwater FSN+ 5:30 PM Stillwater 2-0
Minnesota Wild vs. Anaheim Ducks Xcel Energy Center FSN 7:00 PM Wild 5-3

2018 Hockey Day Minnesota (Saint Cloud) January 19/20, 2018

Hockey Day Minnesota 2018 was the 12th of the series and was played outside next to Lake George.

Home team Away team Level Location TV Date Time Result
St. Cloud Sartell/Sauk Rapids MSHSL Girls Lake George None Fri, 1/19 5:00 PM Tie 3-3
Team White Team Black SCSU Women's Alumni Lake George None Fri, 1/19 7:30 PM Tie 3-3
Team Hedican Team Parrish SCSU Men's Alumni Lake George None Fri, 1/19 8:00 PM Team Hedican 7-3
St. Cloud Tech/Apollo St. Cloud Cathedral MSHSL Boys Lake George FSN Sat, 1/20 10:00 AM St Cloud Cathedral 8-3
St. Cloud State Minnesota-Duluth NCAA Women Lake George FSN Sat, 1/20 1:00 PM St. Cloud State 2-1 (SO)
Moorhead Centennial MSHSL Boys Lake George FSN Sat, 1/20 4:30 PM Moorhead 3-2 (OT)
St. Cloud State Minnesota State NCAA Men National Hockey Center FSN+ Sat, 1/20 5:00 PM Minnesota State 5-2
Minnesota Wild Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Xcel Energy Center FSN Sat, 1/20 8:00 PM Minnesota Wild 5-2

2019 Hockey Day Minnesota (Bemidji) January 19, 2019

Hockey Day Minnesota 2019 is the 13th of the series and was played outside on the shores of Lake Bemidji.

Game Location TV Date Time Result
Bemidji vs. Woodbury (Girls) Lake Bemidji None Thur., Jan. 17 7:00 PM Woodbury 2-1
Bemidji State vs. Michigan Tech (Men's) Lake Bemidji None Fri., Jan. 18 7:00 PM Bemidji State 4-3 (OT)
Minnetonka vs. Andover (Boys) Lake Bemidji FSN Sat., Jan. 19 9:30 AM Minnetonka 5-2
Bemidji State vs. Minnesota State Mankato (Women's) Lake Bemidji FSN Sat., Jan. 19 1:00 PM Minnesota State Mankato 2-1
Minnesota Duluth vs. Ohio State (Women's) Amsoil Arena FSN+ Sat., Jan. 19 4:00 PM Minnesota Duluth 6-3
Bemidji vs. Greenway (Boys) Lake Bemidji FSN Sat., Jan. 19 4:30 PM Bemidji 3-0
St. Cloud State vs. Western Michigan (Men's) National Hockey Center FSN+ Sat., Jan. 19 6:00 PM St. Cloud State 5-2
Minnesota Wild vs. Columbus Blue Jackets Xcel Energy Center FSN Sat., Jan. 19 8:00 PM Minnesota 2-1

2020 Hockey Day Minnesota (Minneapolis) January 16/17/18, 2020

Hockey Day Minnesota 2020 was the 14th of the series and was played outside at Parade Stadium.

Home team Away team Level Location TV Date Time Result
Minneapolis Academy of Holy Angels MSHSL Girls Parade Stadium None Thur, 1/16 6:00 PM Minneapolis 3-2 (OT)
Blake Grand Rapids/Greenway MSHSL Girls Parade Stadium None Thur, 1/16 8:00 PM Blake 8-0
Team Minneapolis Team Minnesota Women's Alumni Parade Stadium None Fri, 1/17 6:00 PM
Team Minneapolis Team Minnesota NHL Alumni Parade Stadium None Fri, 1/17 7:30 PM
Minneapolis Warroad MSHSL Boys Parade Stadium FSN Sat, 1/18 9:30 AM Warroad 5-1
Blake Blaine MSHSL Boys Parade Stadium FSN Sat, 1/18 1:00 PM Blake 3-2
Minnesota Ohio State NCAA Women Parade Stadium FSN Sat, 1/18 4:30 PM Minnesota 2-1
St. Cloud State Minnesota-Duluth NCAA Men National Hockey Center FSN+ Sat, 1/18 4:30 PM St. Cloud State 2-0
Minnesota Wild Dallas Stars NHL Xcel Energy Center FSN Sat, 1/18 8:00 PM Minnesota Wild 7-0

2022 Hockey Day Minnesota (Mankato), January 19–23, 2022

Hockey Day Minnesota 2022 was the 15th of the series, with all games in the event except for the NHL game played outdoors at Blakeslee Stadium on the Minnesota State University campus.[3] The event was originally scheduled for 2021 but was postponed due to COVID-19.

Game Level Location TV Date Time Result
Mankato East vs. Mankato West MSHSL Girls Blakeslee Stadium None Wed, 1/19 7:30 PM Manakato East 5-0
Mankato vs St. Cloud Wounded Warriors Blakeslee Stadium None Thur, 1/20 5:30 PM St. Cloud 6-2
River's Edge vs Mankato Clinic Southern MN Celebrities Blakeslee Stadium None Thur, 1/20 8:00 PM Mankato Clinic 6-3
Mankato East vs. Mankato West MSHSL Boys Blakeslee Stadium None Fri, 1/21 5:30 PM Mankato East 5-0
Team Brose vs Team Blue MSU Men's Alumni Blakeslee Stadium None Fri, 1/21 8:30 PM
Andover vs. Edina MSHSL Girls Blakeslee Stadium BSN Sat, 1/22 9:30 AM Andover 4-0
East Grand Forks vs. Prior Lake MSHSL Boys Blakeslee Stadium BSN Sat, 1/22 1:00 PM Prior Lake 7-1
Minnesota State vs. St. Thomas NCAA Men Blakeslee Stadium BSN Sat, 1/22 4:30 PM Minnesota State 7-1
Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks NHL Xcel Energy Center BSN Sat, 1/22 8:00 PM Minnesota Wild 4-3 (OT)
Team Altmann vs Team Vogt MSU Women's Alumni Blakeslee Stadium None Sun, 1/23 11:00 AM
Minnesota State vs. St. Thomas NCAA Women Blakeslee Stadium None Sun, 1/23 1:00 PM Minnesota State 3-1
Minnesota Mullets vs Steele County Blades USPHL (Juniors) Blakeslee Stadium None Sun, 1/23 4:30 PM Steele County Blades 5-2

References

  1. ^ "Fox Sports North Hockey Day Minnesota page". Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  2. ^ "NHL, players finalize agreement, camps can open Sunday". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Hockey Day Minnesota 2022: A schedule of events for the week in Mankato". NHL.com. Retrieved 2022-01-21.

External links

  • Minnesota Wild Hockey Day Page