Minnetonka defeats Chanhassen in Minnesota High School Boys Hockey Section 2AA Championship: Live Score Recap

MINNEAPOLIS - The No. 1-seed Minnetonka Skippers (24-2-2) defeated the No. 3-seed Chanhassen Storm (18-8-2) 5-2 in the 2026 MSHSL boys hockey Section 2AA championship on Thursday at Ridder Arena.

The Skippers controlled the Storm with their depth and advanced to the state tournament for the eighth time in school history.

“We don’t have so many superstars, but everyone in our lineup can be everywhere,” Minnetonka senior defenseman Danny Browning said. “We have a few key players, but it goes up and down the lineup, the guys who make this team win.”

The players who scored for the Skippers tonight are not at the top of the points column this season.

Junior forward Brayden Haffer scored the first goal for the Skippers, and he is 12th on the team in points, according to Legacy Hockey. Senior forward Caden Lindsay gave the Skippers a 2-0 lead eight minutes later, and he is seventh on the team in points this season.

Senior forward Jordan Johnson is just below Lindsay, and his goal gave the Skippers a 3-1 lead 29 seconds into the third period. Lindsay and junior forward Boone Chartier scored open-net goals.

“We’ve got four lines of forwards who can play against anyone’s top line,” senior forward Chase Sturgis said. “We just have to trust our depth and trust our game when we play low and outwork our opponents.”

Minnetonka’s last appearance in the state tournament was in 2023, and the Skippers won their second state title. The 2024 team had dreams of a repeat with top talents such as Hagen Burrows (University of Denver), Ashton Schultz (Chicago Steel) and Javon Moore (University of Minnesota). They had a 25-1-1 record before Chanhassen defeated them in the section title game.

“It was nice to get payback on Chan,” Sturgis said. “This is awesome. I’m just soaking this in right now.”

Minnetonka defeats Chanhassen in Minnesota High School Boys Hockey Section 2AA Championship: Live Score Recap

First Period Updates

Chanhassen wins the openning faceoff, and the game is underway.

Chanhassen's Ryan Colleran had a great chance in front of Minnetonka goalie Chase Jerdee. He had the puck, and a moment to gather himself, but Jerdee closed the angle and made the save — 14:33 remaining

GOAL MINNETONKA! Junior forward Brayden Haffer won the puck in the Chanhassen zone, moved by a defender and put the puck past Chanhassen goalie Tyler Jackson for the lead. Mason Schemenaur with the assist — Minnetonka 1, Chanhassen 0 — 11:32

Power play for Minnetonka! Chanhassen's Colleran is called for hooking — 9:38

Chanhassen kills the power play. The Skipper controlled the puck for much of the penalty, but they could not get a great shot against Jackson.

GOAL MINNETONKA! Senior forward Caden Lindsay scores for the Skippers. Boone Chartier and Danny Browning with the assist — Minnetonka 2, Chanhassen 1 — 3:12

GOAL CHANHASSEN! The Storm get on the scoreboard when senior forward Nolan Warner has the puck wide open in front of the net, and he backhanded it past Jerdee. Kalen Balliet and Baron Bogucki with the assist — Minnetonka 2, Chanhassen 1 — 1:55

END OF FIRST PERIOD: Minnetonka 2, Chanhassen 1

SOG
Minnetonka 10
Chanhassen 7

SECOND PERIOD UPDATES

The second period is underway.

Five minutes into the second period, and Minnetonka has played a slightly better period so far, but neither team has had a great chance so far.

Power play for Minnetonka! Mateo Sylvia goes to the penalty box for tripping — 9:51

Penalty on Minnetonka, so it will be 4-on-4 for one minute, 13 seconds. Ethan Sturgis gets two minutes for interference — 8:54

Both teams killed their penalties and return to full strength.

Power play for Minnetonka! Chanhassen's Kaleb Bergman hit a Skipper in the neutral zone and the referee's called him for interference — 2:47

The Storm kill the penalty. Minnetonka had a quality chance right as the Storm returned to full strength, but Jackson denied the Skippers.

END OF SECOND PERIOD: Minnetonka 2, Chanhassen 1

SOG
Minnetonka 22
Chanhassen 13

Third Period Updates

The third period is underway.

GOAL MINNETONKA! Jordan Johnson scored 29 seconds into the period. He buried a wrist shot over Jackson's glove hand. Tate Hardacre and Cooper Rannow with the assist — Minnetonka 3, Chanhassen 1 — 16:31

Power play for Chanhassen! Browning goes to the penalty box after a high-sticking call — 14:44

Minnetonka is back to full strength.

Six minutes remain, and Chanhassen is throwing what it can at Jerdee, but the Storm are having a hard time generating a good chance against a quality Minnetonka defense.

Chanhassen empties the net with over two minutes remaining and trailing by two goals.

GOAL MINNETONKA! Lindsay scores the open-net goal for the Skippers. That's his second of the game — Minnetonka 4, Chanhassen 1 — 2:00

GOAL CHANHASSEN! Blake Kennedy scores for the Storm. He drove to the net and finished a centered pass from Theo Koubeck. Luke Anderson gets an assist as well — Minnetonka 4, Chanhassen 2 — 1:20

GOAL MINNETONKA! The Skippers add another empty-net goal. This one is from Boone Chartier.

FINAL: Minnetonka 5, Chanhassen 2

SOG
Minnetonka 35
Chanhassen 20

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