Windom Area and Fairmont will meet in the opening round of the Section 3A girls hockey tournament when the fourth-seeded Eagles host the fifth-seeded Cardinals at 7 p.m. Thursday at Windom City Arena.
The Eagles concluded the regular season Tuesday with a 10-14-1 record after a 13-0 loss at New Ulm. The Cardinals (7-17) have been off since a 7-0 home loss to Rochester Mayo last Thursday.
It’s the third straight year the teams have met in the first round of the section tourney. Windom was a 3-1 winner last year and Fairmont won 2-1 in the 2022 tournament.
The teams also split this season with the home team winning each game. The Eagles won 4-1 in Windom on Dec. 21 in Windom and the Cardinals won 4-3 in Fairmont on Jan. 16.
Thursday’s winner plays at top-seeded Marshall at 3 p.m. Saturday.
The other first-round game has sixth-seeded Worthington (0-22-1) at New Ulm (14-10-1) at 7:15 p.m. Thursday. The winner of that game plays at second-seeded Luverne (15-10) at 11 a.m. Saturday.
The championship game is Tuesday in St. Peter.
SECTION 3A
Girls hockey tournament
Thursday, Feb. 8
First round
Fairmont (7-17) at Windom Area (10-14-1), 7 p.m.
Worthington (0-22-1) at New Ulm (14-10-1), 7:15 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 10
Semifinals
Fairmont-Windom Area winner at Marshall (16-8-1), 3 p.m.
Worthington-New Ulm winner at Luverne (15-10), 11 a.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 14
Championship
At Gustavus
Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m.
WINDOM AREA GIRLS HOCKEY SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Sat., Nov. 11: Rochester Century/John Marshall, L 6-3
Mon., Nov. 13: Marshall, L 4-0
Thurs., Nov. 16: Luverne, L 10-1
Sat., Nov. 18: Austin, W 6-1
Tues., Nov. 21: at Waseca, W 4-3 (OT)
Mon., Nov. 27: at Minnesota River, L 5-1
Tues., Dec. 5: at Marshall, L 3-1
Thurs., Dec. 7: at Worthington, W 5-2
Sat., Dec. 9: Hutchinson, L 5-1
Tues., Dec. 12: at Mankato West, L 5-1
Sat., Dec. 16: Prairie Centre, L 1-0
Tues., Dec. 19: at Austin, W 6-1
Thurs., Dec. 21: Fairmont, W 4-1
Wed., Dec. 27: Prairie Centre at Benson, T 1-1
Thurs., Dec. 28: Morris/Benson at Benson, W 2-1
Fri., Jan. 5: Minnesota River, W 2-1 (OT)
Tues., Jan. 16: at Fairmont, L 4-3
Thurs., Jan. 18: Worthington, W 3-1
Fri., Jan. 19: New Ulm, L 6-1
Fri., Jan. 26: Morris/Benson, W 5-2
Sat., Jan. 27: Mankato West, L 5-3
Mon., Jan. 29: Waseca, L 2-0
Tues., Jan. 30: at Morris/Benson (Benson), W 3-2
Thurs., Feb 1: at Luverne, L 9-1
Tues., Feb. 6: at New Ulm, L 13-0
Thurs., Feb. 8: Fairmont, 7 p.m.