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If the U14 team and JV team are from the same association - high school district, don't assume that a weak JV team does not result in an even weaker U14 team. The two often go hand in hand. Coaches are key here. At many HS the JV and varsity are more intertwined then others. Some conferences have st...

Officials have their own rules whether it is a MSHSL offical or MN Hockey District officials.

Top level officials will even say so ... sometimes in public.

Outstanding !!

I have noticed a trend, are we as parents willing to call our coach a bully ? If so would Herb ever been able to coach? So if you read between the lines in Miracle, much of Brooks' behavior was attributed or tied to him having the team (used to beating each other up in the college ranks) rally toge...

NO. Being tough does not require bully or demeaning behavior. It is no longer acceptable in schools or the workplace. If you cannot lead your life to that level ... then face the possible loss of a job or lawsuits. There is no need to be a bully. Have a coach-player-parent meeting early on and lay o...

Also failed to write out Greenway and Chanhassen.

People often fail to realize how tough it is to be a good goalie on a weak team.

Not all shots are created equal.

The number of quality of shots and number of odd man rushes are high.

Make a mistake and kick out a rebound ... good team the D clears, weak team not so much.

I guess they keep their locker room as long as they are top seed ?

Or does the special locker rooms get closed off.

This team has been hid by STA, but with STA moving to AA, I predict you will see them in St. Paul every year, unless they decide to move up or grow too big for A. Over time, many a good TG team has knocked out Mahtomedi as often (if not more often) as STA. The rest of section 4A would have a tough ...

How about a halfer.

St Thomas Boys - AA
St Paul Academy Boys - A

St Paul United (Visitation and SPA) Girls - A

Checking accounts for most injuries (including concussions) in the NHL ranks ?

Mid ice collisions accounts for many of the more serious injuries ?

Some pros are relentless and fearless along the boards and in front of the net ... others no so much.

Best Steak House.

Has the atmosphere of the SNL burger and pepsi skit.


White Castle, Little Caesars, McD, Quiznos, and Chipolte are all within a mile. Maplewood Mall has all the regular sitdowns.

The section semis and finals should be tough if there is any parity at all. Sometimes that parity is regional, but is still works. Unranked and/or lower seeded teams reaching state - good for them, the top team(s) in that region lost the wrong game. Sure there are a few soft teams that reach state e...

Bantam season is at least 30 - 40 days longer. Boys HS league is 17 weeks. First practice to state final game. Actually it is a couple days under 17 weeks if you are really counting. :wink: Academics is for real at the HS level (it counts and colleges are looking). The vast majority of HS players wi...

Here are the games on tap the next two days. Lots of great matchups and much debate about the projected winners. Good luck to all. Feb 12, 2015 1AA – Final #1 Lakeville South #2 Lakeville North 7AA – Final #1 Elk River/Zimmerman #2 Andover Feb 13, 2015 2AA – Final #1 Eden Prairie #2 Edina 4AA – Fin...

Remaining Class A games on tap the next two days: 2-12-15 1A – Final #1 Red Wing #3 Northfield 2A – Final #1 Hutchinson #2 Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 4A – Final #1 St. Paul United #2 South St. Paul 5A – Final #1 Blake #2 Breck 8A – Final #1 Thief River Falls #2 Warroad Scores 2-13-15 6A – Final #1 Al...

Yes there a couple of players that have been cut from the HS team, skated JG and then Juniors, then college...

Rare indeed.

Sorry but no women's hockey coach should be paid over $200,000 per year. Women's hockey is not a revenue generating sport.

Her ability to win championships and coach Olympic caliber women should enable her to find another job quickly or even a spot with USA Hockey Women's Development.

If you are under D1 consideration, you just may be strongly encouraged not too play football. Let's change the table around...What if you are verbally committed or under consideration to play a D1 sport (Baseball, Lacrosse, Track, Tennis, etc.), but you love to play high school hockey and you are g...

They improved much more as a group then the team that will hang a State Tourney appearance banner from section 4A.....and from what I hear ACT scores on Achiever students are looking great this fall. Money "buys" ACT scores too. There are plenty of organizations out there that train to sc...

Union beat Minnesota on the men's side. Is Union a D1 program with out athletic scholarships ?

If I had a dollar for all the times I have heard "my kid better play after all of the money I have spent" I could start my own association. Bubble kids hovering between JV and V are rarely the kids leaving, it is the high end kids. Program loyalty ? My DIRECT observations seem to suggest ...

zambonidriver wrote: Take away the huge youth fees and you will have strong loyal feeder programs.

what ?

Yet does WBL kick out more than its fair share of D1 scholarship players ?

Moderation is often best.

Marketing and hype are alive and well across most youth sports.

Whole lot of people making a living by "training" kids.