When Let’s Play Hockey decided to name Minnesota's top modern-era programs using the final rankings for each season dating back to 1993-94 for an article published on Nov. 21, 2018, the publication's number crunching calculated a surprising result in Class 1A. Just behind tradition-rich programs from Breck, Hermantown, Warroad, Blake and Totino-Grace — with 12 state titles between them — was Mahtomedi, a metro-area public school with just over 1,100 students tucked in between White Bear Lake and Stillwater.

Best Class 1A teams in modern era

From Let's Play Hockey, Nov. 21, 2018
1. Breck
2. Hermantown
3. Warroad
4. Blake
5. Totino-Grace
6. Mahtomedi
Other programs of note: No. 10 St. Thomas Academy (moved to Class 2A in 2013); No. 15 Orono (the next highest ranked metro-area public school)