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The winter Minnesota teams are generally considered Tier 2 peewee hockey, not Tier 1. This post will focus on the competitive level between winter USA district teams and Minnesota District winter teams at the peewee level (ages 11-12). It has created a concentration of good hockey teams within the state and that concentration is what many USA teams want to tap to improve their own programs. Minnesota District hockey rules have focused on high school hockey and Minnesota Hockey's governance has resulted in a highly competitive environment at the youth level garnering support from cities, towns and counties that have invested in significant build of indoor ice. Minnesota youth hockey teams have access to over one million prime hours of indoor ice (6:00 PM to 10:00 PM) week nights and 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM week ends. That has resulted in communities investing in building and sustaining (maintaining and operating) hockey rinks. Why is Minnesota different? High school hockey is popular in Minnesota and the Minnesota Hockey Organization has modified USA rules to fit with high school hockey. In September, Minnesota District also forms teams, but only Tier 2 or community based teams. Tier 2 teams can draw players from only their local community.

Tier 1 teams can draw players district wide (some USA districts consist of multiple states). The USA districts outside of the Minnesota District per USA rules form organizational based (Tier 1) and/or association based (Tier 2) teams. Simply put, USA recognizes the hockey season as a year long season starting in September. The different rule applications have resulted in confusion to the average hockey fan who see only a game on ice, not how the teams were formed that are playing on the ice. That effects how teams are formed by organizations and associations in the Minnesota District versus the other 12 USA districts. The Minnesota District is defined by USA Hockey as the state of Minnesota. Minnesota Hockey, the organization, governs the Minnesota District and uses USA Hockey rules to establish youth hockey play in Minnesota that are modifications of USA Hockey rules applied to other USA Hockey districts.

USA Hockey sets the rules for youth hockey (including the rules that govern play in the Minnesota District.