2020 MSHSL Boys Hockey Tournament Class AA Jersey Rankings

Wednesday was an absolute treat for jersey nerds like myself. Flip the page to Thursday, and well, it was

not as delightful as the Tourney’s opening day.

There was a tremendous amount of debate as to how the teams should rank from Nos. 2-8. There was a clear cut winner, which you’ll find below, but the rest are easily interchangeable, so don’t get mad if your team had a low ranking (looking directly at you, Tom Schreier).

To the rankings:

8. Blake Bears

I was first thinking highly of Blake’s uniforms Thursday afternoon, but they did not age well at all with

me. The stripes not going all the way around, cutting off under the arms -- is a huge detraction here and

was not seen at first -- which is why they plummeted down the rankings. The cream base color is a nice

touch to go with the green and blue, and they have nice patches, too.

But you have to fix the stripes.

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7. St. Thomas Academy Cadets

Simple is always good with jerseys, and the base template certainly is simple with one solid stripe on

each sleeve and at the base. But for some reason, the Cadets tried to pile stuff where it doesn’t belong

and completely overlooked the shoulder areas for extra markings. The cross front right and the

American flag on the arm is excessive, but I get it, they are cadets and the flag stays on the arm. It

doesn’t mean it should go there on a hockey jersey, though.

Note: ZC managing editor and STA alumnus Tom Schreier will be terminating my contract once he reads this article.

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6. Lakeville South Cougars

Honestly, this is a good look for the Cougars. The problem is using the same logo on the crest and on the

shoulders. You need to find something different for the shoulders or come up with a different crest. Do

that, and this jersey flies up the charts.

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5. Hill-Murray Pioneers

The best thing Hill-Murray could have done in recent years is gett away from the Reebok Edge

jerseys, which they did. They took a model very similar to the North Dakota Fighting Hawks jerseys,

which is not a bad look. Striping on the sleeves seems to be a bit much, though, but otherwise this is a

good uniform for the Pioneers.

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4. Andover Huskies

The Huskies pretty much have the same design as Hill-Murray with the exception of the color scheme. No

shoulder patches, and the color scheme just looks a bit better with this template, especially on a white

jersey. If I had to make a change, I would find something new for a crest. Otherwise, Andover is good.

Too bad they couldn’t get past the Cadets…

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3. Maple Grove Crimson

Again, same structure as Hill-Murray and Andover. Just a better color scheme, and high marks for the

Crimson using a variation of the Toronto Maple Leafs logo as their crest. It’s a great look that they’ve

applied their colors, too.

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2. Eden Prairie Eagles

If you take the Eagle off the ‘EP’ crest and move it to the shoulders, this is a great jersey. I don’t really

have an opinion on putting names on the jersey like EP and some others do, so that did not factor into

these rankings. Big gap, though, between this jersey and No. 1.

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1. Moorhead Spuds

Don’t ever leave this look, Moorhead. Everything about this is perfect. Template, crest, colors and

shoulder patches. Chef's kiss for the Spuds’ jersey. It’s just too bad they made an early exit.

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