Articles by Michael Sonday


Mr. Hockey Talk: Tommy Cronin?

This year’s Minnesota Mr. Hockey is wide open, as there are many great candidates viable for the prestigious award. One name that should be added to the conversation is St. Thomas Academy’s Tommy Cronin. The…


Class AA Rankings 12/5/2022

Top 10 Class AA Rankings for 11/28/2022. Rogers hold the top spot but Minnetonka and Wayzata are both unbeaten and have been very impressive in the early stages of the season. For more rankings, news,…




Preseason Class AA Rankings

Here are the official preseason MNHockeyLife Class AA Rankings! At the end of the post there are my picks for the 2023 Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament. 1. Rogers Last Year: 19-8-1, lost to…


Class AA Too Early Rankings

Rankings!,…..new this year to MNHockeyLife! This first AA rankings should be taken lightly as practices have yet to start and there is only speculation on whether some players staying with their junior team or coming…


Minnesota Prospects on the Move….?

The following list are players on the move for the 2022-23 season. These are high school transfers and players leaving for the NAHL, USHL, WHL, and AAA. This list is from information gathered and from…


Minnesotans in the USHL

Listed are Minnesotans that are playing in the USHL. In all there have been 70 players from the state rostered. Of the players listed, 19 played Minnesota High School Hockey last season and have the…


Two Minnesota Products in the WHL

There are only two Minnesota products playing in the WHL currently, Graycyn Sawchyn and Will Subject. Sawchyn, who played in the Chaska/Chanhassen youth program but was born in Edmonton, AB, is in his first season…