The girls hockey tournament kicks off a span of five straight winter weekends featuring Minnesota high school state tournament action. Sixteen of the best hockey teams in the state descend on St. Paul, where the action starts Wednesday with the Class A quarterfinals and continues all the way through Saturday evening’s Class 2A title bout.

As state hockey quarterfinals kick off Wednesday, here are 10 players to keep an eye on at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul — from All-Minnesota honorees to future Division I stars. Dodge County, senior goaltender The future Long Island University netminder tops the state in fewest goals conceded per game (0.