4A ice hockey state tournament bracket
Ice hockey’s 2021 state tournament bracket in Class 4A.
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Final hockey coaches poll prior to seeding
The final hockey rankings of the 2021 regular season are out ahead of the seeding.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches, are the official polls of the Association. They are a factor in the postseason. During the regular season, the poll will release each Monday.
Complete rankings are below.
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CHSAANow.com Hockey Poll
Voted upon by coaches around the state.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
| Class 5A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Regis Jesuit (3) | 12-1-0 | 102 | 2 |
| 2 | Fort Collins (6) | 9-0-0 | 101 | 1 |
| 3 | Valor Christian (1) | 10-2-0 | 91 | 3 |
| 4 | Chaparral (2) | 11-1-1 | 83 | 4 |
| 5 | Denver East | 8-2-0 | 62 | 5 |
| 6 | Ralston Valley | 8-2-0 | 58 | 7 |
| 7 | Mountain Vista | 8-3-2 | 52 | 8 |
| 8 | Cherry Creek | 7-5-1 | 42 | 6 |
| 9 | Heritage | 7-4-1 | 35 | 8 |
| 10 | Monarch | 5-5-0 | 15 | 10 |
| Others receiving votes: | ||||
| Lewis-Palmer 7, Chatfield 5, Castle View 2, Doherty 2, Columbine 2, Standley Lake 1 | ||||
| Dropped out | ||||
| None. | ||||
| Class 4A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Crested Butte (6) | 10-0-0 | 96 | 1 |
| 2 | Cheyenne Mountain (1) | 6-3-0 | 78 | 2 |
| 3 | Kent Denver (1) | 9-1-0 | 69 | 4 |
| 4 | Battle Mountain (1) | 9-2-1 | 61 | 3 |
| 5 | Mullen (1) | 7-3-0 | 49 | 5 |
| 6 | Colorado Academy | 6-2-0 | 35 | 6 |
| 7 | Woodland Park | 8-2-0 | 33 | 8 |
| 8 | Glenwood Springs | 5-5-1 | 24 | 7 |
| 9 | Rampart | 6-6-0 | 23 | 8 |
| 10 | Steamboat Springs | 3-5-0 | 16 | – |
| Others receiving votes: | ||||
| Pueblo County 9, Palmer 8, Aspen 5, Liberty 4, Summit 4 | ||||
| Dropped out | ||||
| Liberty (10) | ||||
Frozen Four is set as hockey’s state tournament brackets released
(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
The state tournament brackets are out ahead of hockey’s Frozen Four next week.
With the regular season concluding on Thursday, the Class 5A and 4A brackets were drawn and seeded on Friday. The fields were determined, in each classification, using league champions and one at-large qualifier, as determined by the CHSAA Seeding Index.
The Seeding Index, which also seeded each bracket, combines the CHSAA RPI, MaxPreps Rankings and CHSAANow coaches poll. Further information is available here.
In 5A, league champions were No. 1 seed Fort Collins, No. 2 Regis Jesuit and No. 3 Valor Christian. As the next-highest rated team in the Seeding Index, No. 4 Chaparral qualified.
In 4A, league champions were No. 1 Crested Butte, No. 2 Kent Denver, and No. 4 seed Cheyenne Mountain. As the next-highest rated team in the Seeding index, Battle Mountain qualified, and was the No. 3 seed as they had a higher rating than Cheyenne Mountain.
The CHSAA Frozen Four runs next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at Budweiser Events Center in Loveland.
Photos: Coderre scores twice as No. 2 Regis Jesuit hockey beats Dakota Ridge
Joshua Coderre scored two goals to lead Class 5A No. 2 Regis Jesuit hockey beat Dakota Ridge 5-1 on Monday.
Hockey rankings: Fort Collins and Crested Butte take over No. 1 spots
(Kevin McNearny)
Fort Collins and Crested Butte moved up to No. 1 in this week’s hockey rankings.
The rankings, voted upon by coaches, are the official polls of the Association. They are a factor in the postseason. During the regular season, the poll will release each Monday.
Complete rankings are below.
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CHSAANow.com Hockey Poll
Voted upon by coaches around the state.
First-place votes are in parentheses.
Coaches looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.
| Class 5A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Fort Collins (7) | 9-0-0 | 92 | 2 | 0-0-0 |
| 2 | Regis Jesuit (2) | 10-1-0 | 83 | 1 | 1-1-0 |
| 3 | Valor Christian (1) | 8-2-0 | 77 | 3 | 2-0-0 |
| 4 | Chaparral | 10-1-1 | 62 | 6 | 1-0-1 |
| 5 | Denver East | 8-2-0 | 53 | 4 | 1-0-0 |
| 6 | Cherry Creek | 7-4-1 | 43 | 7 | 1-1-0 |
| 7 | Ralston Valley | 8-2-0 | 42 | 5 | 0-1-0 |
| 8 | Mountain Vista | 8-3-2 | 34 | 8 | 1-1-2 |
| 9 | Heritage | 6-4-1 | 24 | 8 | 1-0-0 |
| 10 | Monarch | 4-5-0 | 18 | 10 | 0-0-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Lewis-Palmer 7, Chatfield 5, Resurrection Christian 3, Castle View 3, Columbine 2, Doherty 2 | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Class 4A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W-L | PTS | PVS | LW |
| 1 | Crested Butte (3) | 8-0-0 | 63 | 2 | 0-0-0 |
| 2 | Cheyenne Mountain (2) | 6-1-0 | 62 | 1 | 1-1-0 |
| 3 | Battle Mountain (1) | 9-1-1 | 44 | 4 | 1-0-0 |
| 4 | Kent Denver | 7-1-0 | 43 | 3 | 2-0-0 |
| 5 | Mullen (1) | 7-3-0 | 33 | 5 | 3-0-0 |
| 6 | Colorado Academy | 6-2-0 | 25 | 6 | 1-2-0 |
| 7 | Glenwood Springs | 4-5-1 | 23 | 8 | 0-1-0 |
| 8 | Rampart | 5-5-0 | 20 | 7 | 2-1-0 |
| 9 | Woodland Park | 5-2-0 | 13 | 8 | 2-0-0 |
| 10 | Liberty | 1-6-0 | 7 | – | 0-3-0 |
| Others receiving votes: | |||||
| Steamboat Springs 5, Palmer 4, Pueblo County 3, Summit 2, Aspen 2 | |||||
| Dropped out | |||||
| Aspen (10) | |||||
Photos: No. 3 Valor Christian hockey tops No. 8 Mountain Vista on senior night
Class 5A No. 3 Valor Christian hockey sent its seniors off in style, getting a 4-1 win over No. 8 Mountain Vista on Saturday.
Photos: No. 6 Chaparral hockey battles to tie with No. 8 Mountain Vista
Class 5A No. 6 Chaparral hockey battled back from two goals down to get a 4-4 tie with No. 8 Mountain Vista on Friday.
Photos: No. 8 Mountain Vista hockey battles back to tie Lewis-Palmer
Jacob Strawn and Easton Burg scored in the fourth period to help Class 5A No. 8 Mountain Vista hockey battle back to tie Lewis-Palmer 4-4 on Thursday.
State hockey Frozen Four will be played at Budweiser Events Center in Loveland
(Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)
The Colorado high school hockey Frozen Four will be held at Budweiser Events Center, CHSAA announced on Friday.
The event is hosted by the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche, a major supporter of high school hockey, which has helped to raise the sport’s profile and level of play in recent years.
Budweiser Events Center, which sits just off of I-25 in Loveland, was selected as the host site for the event, which will feature Class 4A and 5A games for the first time in the history of the sport.
All games will be held March 16-18:
- March 16: 5A semifinals (5:30 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.)
- March 17: 4A semifinals (5:30 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.)
- March 18: 4A championship (5:30 p.m.)
- March 18: 5A championship (8:30 p.m.)
Budweiser Events Center, home of the AHL’s Colorado Eagles, has hosted the state hockey championships before, most recently in 2016. It also serves as a host site for the state basketball tournament.
Information regarding capacity limitations for fans will be announced at a later date.
A preview of hockey’s seeding data
A preview of the data that will be used to seed the state hockey tournament.