1985-1986 Hill-Murray Hockey
Section 3 Champion
St. Paul City Conference Champion
- Burnsville defeated Hill-Murray in the state championship game, avenging a loss in the Edina Holiday Classic and snapping the Pioneers' 17 game win streak. It was also a rematch of the '85 championship game and Burnsville's third straight win over Hill-Murray in the state tournament.
- Edina and Hill-Murray were ranked #1 and #2 at the end of the regular season and were destined to meet in the first round of the tournament, but Richfield and future NHL goaltender Damian Rhodes upset the Hornets in sectional play.
- Steve Rohlik was captain of the 1990 NCAA Champion Wisconsin Badgers, a team that also included Tray Tuomie and 1987 graduate Joe Harwell. Rohlik became the head coach at Hill-Murray from 1993-1997 and later coached Ohio State.
- The Hill-Murray uniform once again included breezers and leggings, a switch from Cooperalls which had been used since the early '80s.
- This was the last season in which high school hockey did not have a center red line.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Location | |
| 12/6 | Bemidji | 6-3 | W | Aldrich |
| 12/11 | Cretin* | 8-0 | W | Aldrich |
| 12/13 | Roch. John Marshall | 5-1 | W | Aldrich |
| 12/14 | St. Paul Humboldt* | 17-0 | W | Aldrich |
| 12/18 | St. Thomas Academy* | 6-2 | W | Coliseum |
| 12/21 | St. Paul Johnson* | 6-0 | W | Aldrich |
| 12/26 | Burnsville | 7-5 | W | Met Center |
| 12/27 | Edina | 2-5 | L | Met Center |
| 1/2 | Stillwater | 2-4 | L | Aldrich |
| 1/8 | St. Paul Highland Park* | 8-1 | W | Aldrich |
| 1/11 | St. Paul Harding* | 7-0 | W | Aldrich |
| 1/18 | St. Paul Johnson* | 9-2 | W | Aldrich |
| 1/22 | St. Thomas Academy* | 5-3 | W | Aldrich |
| 1/25 | St. Paul Como Park* | 8-1 | W | Aldrich |
| 1/29 | St. Paul Central* | 18-0 | W | Aldrich |
| 2/1 | Minnetonka | 5-3 | W | Minnetonka Arena |
| 2/5 | Cretin* | 5-3 | W | Coliseum |
| 2/8 | St. Paul Harding* | 5-2 | W | Aldrich |
| 2/12 | St. Paul Johnson* | 8-2 | W | Coliseum |
| 2/15 | St. Thomas Academy* | 4-1 | W | Coliseum |
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| Twin City Game | ||||
| 2/17 | Mpls. South | 7-0 | W | Aldrich |
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| Section 3 Playoffs | ||||
| 2/24 | Forest Lake | 7-0 | W | Aldrich |
| 2/26 | North St. Paul | 4-1 | W | Coliseum |
| 2/28 | White Bear Lake | 4-2 | W | Met Center |
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| State Tournament | ||||
| 3/6 | Richfield | 5-3 | W | St. Paul Civic Center |
| 3/7 | Hibbing | 5-4 | W | St. Paul Civic Center |
| 3/8 | Burnsville | 1-4 | L | St. Paul Civic Center |
Final Record 24-3-0
Varsity Roster
Assistant: Bill Lechner
| No. | Name | Pos. | Grade | Height | Weight |
| 1 | Rick Horvath | G | 12 | 5' 7" | 150 |
| 2 | Sean Fabian | D | 11 | 6' 1" | 190 |
| 3 | Shane Anderson | D | 12 | 5' 11" | 175 |
| 4 | Trent Whitcomb | D | 12 | 6' 3" | 220 |
| 5 | Tom Shock | D | 12 | 5' 11" | 170 |
| 6 | Craig Quinlan | D | 11 | 6' 2" | 180 |
| 7 | Doc DelCastillo | W | 11 | 5' 7" | 168 |
| 8 | Brian Orloske | W | 10 | 5' 6" | 160 |
| 9 | Nick Gerebi | W | 11 | 6' 0" | 175 |
| 10 | Mark Johnson (A) | C | 12 | 5' 11" | 160 |
| 11 | Todd Valento | W | 12 | 6' 2" | 205 |
| 12 | Dan Miller | W | 11 | 6' 1" | 180 |
| 14 | Dave Boryczka | C | 11 | 5' 9" | 157 |
| 15 | Tray Tuomie | C | 12 | 5' 11" | 160 |
| 16 | Tony Reif | W | 11 | 5' 10" | 160 |
| 17 | Tom Quinlan (A) | W | 12 | 6' 3" | 195 |
| 18 | Jeff Blumer | W | 11 | 6' 0" | 175 |
| 19 | Steve Rohlik (C) | W | 12 | 6' 0" | 180 |
| 20 | Tony Schmalzbauer | D | 12 | 6' 2" | 215 |
| 21 | Todd Tiedens | G | 10 | 5' 9" | 155 |
Mr. Hockey Finalist: Tom Quinlan
All-tournament team: Tom Quinlan
Pioneer Press All-metro: Rick Horvath
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