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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Flyers Cup, High school boys ice hockey in Minnesota, High school boys ice hockey in North Dakota, High school ice hockey in Delaware, High school ice hockey in Missouri, High school ice hockey in New Jersey, High school ice hockey in New York, High school ice hockey in Pennsylvania, High school ice hockey in Washington, High school ice hockey in West Virginia, High school ice hockey in Wisconsin, Interscholastic Hockey League, Maryland Scholastic Hockey League, Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award, Penguins Cup. Excerpt: The Minnesota High School Boys Hockey program is a high school ice hockey program in the State of Minnesota. Based on tournament attendance, ice hockey is the most popular high school sport in the state. 156 high schools (approximately 256 schools and over 6,500 participants in total due to cooperative team arrangements) field sanctioned varsity teams competing in the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL). These teams are divided into two classes, AA and A. Each class is also divided into eight sections. 2009 Boys AA Championship game at the Xcel Energy CenterHigh school hockey players throughout Minnesota participate in a maximum of 25 contests, excluding the section tournaments and the Minnesota State Boys' High School Hockey Tournament. Teams currently play three 17-minute periods to comprise a game. A lengthened period time was recently adopted by the Minnesota State High School League. Boys hockey concludes their season with a four day tournament in March that features sixteen teams competing for championships in both classes. From 1945 through 1991 the tournament consisted of a single class, eight team tournament instead of the present day two class (AA and A) tournament. Private schools were not allowed to play in the Tournament until the 1974-75 season. In 1992-93, the tournament was composed...