North Branch (3-1) at Duluth Denfeld (4-0) (DuluthTimes.com Game of the Week)
Two Harbors at Esko
Hermantown at Rock Ridge
Cloquet at Proctor
East Central at Barnum
International Falls at Crosby-Ironton
Hinckley-Finlayson at Moose Lake-Willow River
Hibbing at Pequot Lakes
Mora at Pine City
Few amateur tournaments survive nearly a century. Even fewer remain as meaningful after 95 years as they were when they began. The Cloquet Invitational has accomplished both because it has never forgotten what made it special in the first place.
Tickets for Saturday's game are available through the Minnesota Monsters' official website, www.mnmonsters.com.
The tournament has become one of the premier showcases for elite international players under the age of 17, with many participants eventually advancing to the USA Hockey National Team Development Program, the National Hockey League and future international competition.
The Minnesota Monsters signed veteran kicker Michael Hall today as its strengthens its roster for the stretch run of the 2026 season. Hall, a 5-foot-11, 190-pound kicker, arrives after building a résumé that includes both collegiate success at Ottawa University Arizona and multiple stops in professional indoor
Few amateur tournaments survive nearly a century. Even fewer remain as meaningful after 95 years as they were when they began. The Cloquet Invitational has accomplished both because it has never forgotten what made it special in the first place.
Great newspaper columnists don't simply report the news. They become part of their readers' lives. They greet us over breakfast. They spark conversations at coffee shops. They give us confidence that someone has done the reporting, made the calls and knows what really matters. Their bylines become
More than five decades later, I am still chasing the same goal I had as a 15-year-old sports reporter in Cloquet. Earn the reader's trust. Everything else is just ink.
Sports fans, in particular, stand to benefit. A brighter, more color-accurate display helps preserve the small visual details that make sports enjoyable, particularly on today's increasingly popular 75-, 85- and even 98-inch screens.
