HMPioneers.net is an alumni-operated site dedicated to chronicling the tradition of Hill-Murray boys hockey. The team has been active since 1960 and this site since 1999. Hill-Murray boasts one of the strongest high school hockey programs in Minnesota, with six state championships and numerous regional and conference titles.

The 2025 season gets underway November 26. View the 2025 season page or follow MN Hockey Hub for more frequent updates.

Hill-Murray is the Metro East Conference Co-Champion and #1 seed in Section 4AA.

The regular season finale was the second 8-7 OT game in school history. Old-timers may remember the first, which was also the last game of a very successful regular season and also featured a late third period comeback.

Congratulations to four alumni who have made Division 1 college debuts in 2024: Dylan Godbout (Ohio State), Leo Gruba (Minnesota), Logan Hensler (Wisconsin), and Nick Pierre (Merrimack).

Hill-Murray has at the end of the 2024 season completed 50 hockey seasons as a member of the Minnesota State High School League.

33 state tournaments*
4 times state champion
8 times state runner-up (tied for most with Moorhead)
4 third place and 3 consolation trophies
47-41 all time tourney record
21 tourney overtime games (#1 among all schools)
136-17 record in section playoff games (started 26-0)
33-9 in section finals (started 15-0)
Played in 19 consecutive section finals (Moorhead's streak of 23 ended last season)

* Since 1975, Edina has the next highest total with 25 state tournaments. All-time (since 1945), Roseau leads with 34. Edina is hard to count due to having schools with different names (East, West, Morningside); the official MSHSL total for Edina High School is 31. Since 1982, when the Edina schools merged, Edina has 25 state appearances and Hill-Murray has 27.

You can still hear Lou Nanne's voice as he narrates a history of Hill-Murray hockey in this video.
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