These Kings of the North have a long tradition of playing highly competitive and much-anticipated games in the regular season. This one almost certainly qualifies for that list, given that No. 4-2A Moorhead and No. 3-1A Warroad are in the midst of strong seasons.
Star power is abundant in this matchup, too. Moorhead (15-3-1, 3-1-0) boasts elite goaltender Hudson Hodges, a senior who has a sparkling .930 save percentage. Caden Triggs, a senior with 24 goals, has hat tricks in three of his last six games.
Warroad (18-1-0, 6-1-0) senior Grant Slukynsky has 66 points (26 goals, 40 assists) and has hovered among the state’s scoring leaders all season. Linemate Jayson Shaugabay (14-28-42) is having one of the best freshman seasons in recent memory.