Minnesota Hockey District 5

Play-offs are held for Bantam, Pee Wee, Girls U15, and Girls U12 leagues. Participating teams are seeded into a double elimination Regional Qualifying Play-Off. Regional tournament entry awards for Bantam AA, Bantam A, Bantam B1, Pee Wee AA, Pee Wee A, Pee Wee B1, Girls U15A, Girls U15B, Girls U12A, and Girls U12B1 district playoff teams will be identified in posted brackets following conclusion of regular season play.  Bantam B2, Bantam C, Pee Wee B2, Pee Wee C and U12B2 teams not participating in the Regional Qualifying tournaments are seeded into a double elimination District Tournament which will start on February 14th.  

Play-offs dates: February 14, 15, 16, 21 and 22 with Championship Day on February 23rd

Championship games will all be played at the Municipal Athletic Complex (MAC) in St. Cloud on Sunday February 23rd.  Come for a game, Stay for the day.

PLEASE be at the rink ready to play 15 minutes prior to the scheduled game time.  If we run early we WILL start to help avoid any delays caused by overtimes.

Girls U15A - Buffalo (#3 seed National Region)

Girls U15B - Central MN Black (#1 seed West Region)

Girls U12A - RiverHawks (#2 seed West Region)

Girls U12B - River Lakes (#1 seed West Region)
Girls U12B - RiverHawks (#2 seed West Region)

These teams will be advancing to the Region Tournaments held February 28 - March 2

Bantam AA:
    Seed #1:  STMA
    Seed #2:  Sartell
    Seed #3:  St. Cloud

Bantam A:
    West Seed #1:   River Lakes
    West Seed #2:   Hutchinson
    West Seed #3:   Moose
    South Seed #1:  Litchfield / DC

Bantam B:
    Seed #1:  STMA B1
    Seed #2:  Sartell
    Seed #3:  STMA B2

Pee Wee AA:
    Seed #1:  Sartell
    Seed #2:  Buffalo

Pee Wee A:
    West Seed #1:  Marshall
    West Seed #2:  New Ulm
    West Seed #3:  River Lakes
    South Seed #1:  Sauk Rapids
    South Seed #2:  Moose

Pee Wee B:
    Seed #1:  Hutchinson B1
    Seed #2:  STMA B1
    Seed #3:  Buffalo B1

Girls U15A:
    Seed #1: Buffalo

Girls U15B:
    Seed #1:  Central MN Black
    Seed #2:  RiverHawks Red
    Seed #3:  Buffalo
    Seed #4:  Central MN White

Girls U12A:
    Seed #1:  RiverHawks
    Seed #2:  Buffalo
    Seed #3:  Hutchinson

Girls U12B:
    Seed #1:  RiverHawks B1
    Seed #2:  River Lakes
    Seed #3:  Willmar

Bantam B2:
     Champion:  Buffalo B2
     2nd Place:   Moose B2

Bantam C:
     Champion:   Sartell C

Girls U12B2: (top 4 finishers advance to D3 / D10 Super Championship)
     Champion:   Centennial
     2nd Place:   Anoka / Rogers
     3rd Place:    RiverHawks B2
     4th Place:    Elk River

Pee Wee B2:
     Champion:  Buffalo B2 Purple
     2nd Place:  STMA B2

Pee Wee C:
     Champion:   Sartell C
     2nd Place:   New Ulm

In case of a tie at the end of regulation playing time, the teams shall change goals, and sudden victory overtime play shall ensue using the following format:

a) Two (2) minute rest
b) Ten (10) minute OT period will take place 6 on 6
c) Two (2) minute rest
d) Ten (10) minute OT period will take place 6 on 6
e) Resurface, if at the discretion of the Referee is needed, will take place after 2 OT periods.

This format will continue until a winner is found.

Standings are posted on this page to reflect applied Tie Breakers (section 9.1 of D5 Handbook) and final positioning as league play winds down.

Bantam A
Sauk Rapids vs Willmar
- Sauk Rapids wins in Head-to-Head 4 vs 3

Marshall vs Luverne
- Marshall wins in Head-to-Head 5 vs 3

Pee Wee A
Litchfield / DC vs New Ulm
- Litchfield / DC wins in Head-to-Head 6 vs 2

Pee Wee B Black (B1)
 River Lakes vs Sauk Rapids
- River Lakes wins in Head-to-Head 4 vs 3

Please post a bracket of the tournament in the arena for reference for  the teams.

This year score reporting will be completed using GameSheet.  Please make sure games are uploaded at their conclusion.  If you are unable to get internet access or are having issues with the GameSheet application please send a final score text to (615) 491-8863 (yes area code 615 is correct) as then we will update the website for all.   Be sure to include level (Bantam A, etc) along with team names and score in the message

The District 5 Play-offs are very similar to regular season with only a few changes:

1.  Gamesheet will be used for playoff games. Host will provide Gamesheet scorekeeper/operator.
2.  Host Associations are required to provide a clock operator.
3.  The penalty box is staffed by one adult from the home team, and one adult from the visiting team.  Home team is the highest seed or the top team in the bracket if teams not seeded at start of tournament.
4.  Host Association is obligated to comply with MN Hockey's medical attention requirements.  (Page 31 of MN Hockey Handbook)  Association can submit documentation to the District for reimbursement of up to $35/per game.

Triple check the brackets/game times/locations to make sure that everyone on your team is prepared.

The following instruction sheet show how to find and load the playoff / tournament games for District 5 post season play.