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HopkinsBuffalo

Royals
6
Bison
5

The Buffalo (MN) varsity ice hockey team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Hopkins (Minnetonka, MN) by a score of 6-5.

123Final
Hopkins---6
Buffalo---5
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Game Story

Minnesota High School Ice Hockey - Hopkins holds off Buffalo

January 23, 2025: Buffalo, MN 55313

The Hopkins Royals (Minnetonka, MN) ice hockey held off the host Buffalo Bison (Buffalo, MN), 6-5 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Royals now own a 5-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Chaska for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 28. Hopkins will play a Hawks team coming off a 7-0 non-league loss to St. Louis Park (St. Louis Park, MN). The Hawks record now stands at 1-13.

With the defeat, Buffalo moves to 5-11 on the season. The Bison host St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville, MN) to play the Knights in a Mississippi 8 bout on Saturday, January 25. The Knights go into the bout with a record of 6-6. St. Michael-Albertville lost 9-0 in their recent non-league bout against Edina (Edina, MN)

Hopkins @ Buffalo Ice Hockey Game Info

Thu., Jan. 23, 2025 @ 7p
The Buffalo (MN) varsity ice hockey team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Hopkins (Minnetonka, MN) by a score of 6-5.

Rankings & Records

Hopkins (24-25)

NationalMN
65068
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %GFGA
7-120-22-65-6.368.0006986

Buffalo (24-25)

NationalMN
53157
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %GFGA
6-181-25-81-10.250.33366128

Team Scoring Averages

123Final
Hopkins		0003.6
Buffalo		0.402.8

Head-to-Head

  • Hopkins won on 12/7/2024
    12/7 @ 3p123Final
    Buffalo---2
    Hopkins---5

    The Buffalo (MN) varsity ice hockey team lost Saturday's away non-conference game against Hopkins (Minnetonka, MN) by a score of 5-2.

    Box score
  • Hopkins won on 1/23/2025
    1/23 @ 7p123Final
    Hopkins---6
    Buffalo---5

    The Hopkins (Minnetonka, MN) varsity ice hockey team won Thursday's away non-conference game against Buffalo (MN) by a score of 6-5.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Hopkins1-4Buffalo3-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/17/24HopkinsJefferson1/14/25JeffersonBuffalo(W) 6-1
1/16/25HopkinsSt. Michael-Albertville(L) 10-31/25/25St. Michael-AlbertvilleBuffalo(L) 8-2
2/11/25BuffaloSt. Michael-Albertville(L) 6-0
1/28/25HopkinsChaska(L) 5-312/5/24ChaskaBuffalo(W) 5-1
2/1/25Eden PrairieHopkins(L) 5-01/18/25BuffaloEden Prairie(L) 7-3
2/8/25Eden PrairieBuffalo(L) 7-2
2/8/25HopkinsOsseo(W) 8-212/21/24OsseoBuffalo(W) 8-1
2/20/25HopkinsWayzata(L) 6-22/6/25BuffaloWayzata(L) 8-0
2/13/25WayzataBuffalo(L) 6-3

Record Breakdown

Hopkins (24-25)

Buffalo (24-25)
7-12
Overall
6-18
0-2
League
1-2
7-10
Non-League
5-16
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
1-4
Common Opponent
3-6
2-6
Home
5-8
5-6
Away
1-10
0-0
Neutral
0-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
7-12
In-State
6-18
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0