The threat of winter storms decimated Tuesday's schedule, forcing the postponement of 20 of 45 schedule games. 

There were some notable showdowns the went off as planned, however: Lakeville South beating Lakeville North in Round 1 of their annual Cat Fight, Orono topping Northfield in a matchup of top-seven Class 1a teams and Robbinsdale Armstrong/Cooper stunning Providence Academy with an eight-goal first period.

But the weight of the week’s schedule tips toward the weekend where some of the young season’s most anticipated games await.

Rogers at Minnetonka — No. 1 versus No. 3 in Legacy Hockey’s latest Class 2A rankings — on Saturday afternoon looms as The Game of the Season, at least thus far. Fans eager to see the blue-on-blue showdown are advised to arrive early. The Pagel Activity Center will no doubt be packed.

Weather gods willing.

No. 2-1A Warroad (5-0-0), which has already knocked off a top-5 small-school team in No. 3 Mahtomedi, goes on the road on Thursday to play Section 8A rival and No. 5-1A East Grand Forks (4-2-0). … No. 11-2A White Bear Lake (4-1-0) and top scorer Nolan Roed (7 goals) face No. 16-2A Eastview (5-1-0) on Thursday in a matchup of teams on the cusp of cracking the top 10. … No. 13-2A Edina (1-3-0) opens play in its annual Holiday Classic on Thursday against a No. 15-2A Grand Rapids (6-1-0) team that has allowed more than two goals just once this season. … What has been a brutal early-season schedule for No. 5-2A Andover (3-3-0) doesn’t get any easier on Saturday with the arrival of No. 3-2A Wayzata (5-0-0) and standout goaltender Will Ingemann.