Hermantown's Garrett Skrbich (17) shoots the puck into the net past a sprawling Scott Hennen (14) and Ben Allen to tie the game 1-1. (Photo by Jordan Doffing)

Hermantown sophomore Travis Koepke buries the puck past Alexandria goaltender Ben Allen during the second period of the Hawks' 5-1 victory. (Photo by Helen Nelson)

Rochester Lourdes' goaltender Nick Heimer and company hold this Hibbing/Chisholm shot out of the net, but the Bluejackets still took a 4-0 quarterfinal decision. (Photo by Helen Nelson)

Rochester Lourdes' Karl Krecke tangles with a Hibbing/Chisholm's skater during the second period of their State Class 1A Quarterfinals matchup. (Photo by Helen Nelson)

Members of the Saint Thomas Academy student section solute the flag during the national anthem before the Cadets routed New Ulm 13-2. (Photo by Adam Crane)

St. Thomas Academy senior Michael Ferreira leads the Cadets in a pregame prayer before their state Class 1A quarterfinal against New Ulm. (Photo by Helen Nelson)

Blake Neumann of New Ulm lays out for the puck during the quaterfinal against St. Thomas Academy. (Photo by Helen Nelson)

Thief River Falls' Connor Doherty stumbles over Breck goalie Jack Kenney during the Class 1A quarterfinal. Thief River Falls beat two-time defending champion Breck 7-5 to advance the semifinals against St. Thomas Academy. (Photo by Helen Nelson)

Breck fans react to a goal by Conor Andrle in the second period. (Photo by Helen Nelson)

Thief River Falls scraps in front of their goal on their way to an upset of No. 4 Breck in the Class A quarterfinals, 7-5. (Photo by Helen Nelson)