The girls hockey tournament kicks off a span of five straight winter weekends featuring Minnesota high school state tournament action. Sixteen of the best hockey teams in the state descend on St. Paul, where the action starts Wednesday with the Class A quarterfinals and continues all the way through Saturday evening’s Class 2A title bout.

Minnesota (MSHSL) high school girls hockey tournament is here. The Class 1A tournament begins on Wednesday, February 19, and the Class 2A tournament be

Warroad forward Linnea Harren (15) celebrates after scoring past Marshall goaltender Lily Stelter (30) in the second period of a MSHSL Class 1A quarterfinal girls hockey game between Marshall and Warroad Wednesday.

Sophie Stramel put Rosemount up 1-0 in the second period and Annalee Holzer's second goal of the game in the third period put the Irish up 3-1. The star of the game was Gianna Marchese, who made 33 stops in goal for Rosemount.

The reigning champs are back in the girls state hockey tournament field this week, with Warroad and Edina set to defend their titles. The Hornets are the No. 1 seed in Class 2A. Warroad, who’s aiming for a fourth-straight crown, is seeded third in Class A. Last year’s Class A runner up, Dodge County, is this year’s top seed.

The Minnesota State girl's hockey tournament continued on Friday, February 21st with the Class A and Class AA semifinal matchups.

The brackets for next week's girls hockey state tournament have been released and these are the matchups for the quarterfinal games that start Wednesday and Thursday on the ice at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. For the first time, all eight teams in each class are seeded.

The girls hockey state tournament continues Thursday at Xcel Energy Center with the Class 2A quarterfinals. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s Class 1A quarterfinals, and here’s the full bracket for both classifications.