The VFW (204 International Drive NE, Baudette) will be serving a spaghetti dinner from 5 p.m. And Northlake Cafe (813 Second Street NW, Baudette) will have extended weekend hours. New Moon Coffeehouse and Eatery (211 Main Street W, Baudette) is planning a special for the weekend. Community clubs are serving special meals. The teams and their families have booked rooms at local hotels and resorts. “There’s stuff happening around (the tournament) that is not just hockey-related and is obviously bringing money into the community,” Lyon said. The tournament should give the local economy an assist this weekend. “This is some of the highest levels of youth hockey competition available in the state, and we are expecting a crowd of scouts who will show up to see the best of the best at this age level,” Lyon said. Daily passes are $10, or $8 for seniors and students. The tournament is open to puckheads across the state.Ī tournament pass is $20, or $10 for seniors and students. The third-place match is scheduled at 11 a.m., and the state championship game is expected to begin at 1 p.m. The last three games will be played Sunday, starting with the consolation match at 9 a.m. The first game is scheduled to start at 10 a.m., with the other matches scheduled at noon, 2 p.m. and Andover and Bemidji will close out the day with a game scheduled at 6 p.m.Īll eight teams are expected to return to the ice Saturday. Paul at 2 p.m., White Bear Lake plans to face off against Eden Prairie at 4 p.m. The first puck is expected to hit the ice at noon Friday when Moorhead and Osseo-Maple Grove face off at the arena, next to Lake of the Woods School.įriday’s games are scheduled to continue every two hours. The resort will serve players and coaches a good ol’ Lake of the Woods fish fry, complete with fried walleye, shore lunch potatoes, coleslaw and baked beans.Īfter that Northwoods welcome, the competition begins. The tournament starts Thursday evening with a private banquet at the Sportsman Lodge along Rainy River. Paul, White Bear Lake, Eden Prairie, Andover and Bemidji qualified for this year’s state championship series. Moorhead, Osseo-Maple Grove, Stillwater, West St. “I think especially you’ll see a really big crowd on Sunday, the championship games.” “I think we’re expecting a strong crowd, and not just from Baudette, but from International Falls, Warroad, Roseau,” Lyon said. Even more could attend, depending on how many spectators the games draw from across Northern Minnesota. The games are expected to draw 400 or more people, including players, coaches and family members, Lyon said. It’s another achievement for the young arena, which has hosted a couple of regional tournaments but nothing like this weekend’s barnburners. The four-day event is the barn’s largest competition since it opened in 2019, arena Director Sam Lyon said. The Lake of the Woods International Arena and Lake of the Woods Youth Hockey will host the Bantam AA State Tournament starting Thursday. The boys will skate into town this weekend, determined to prove they’re the best in the state.

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