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by SnowedIn
Sun Jul 07, 2013 4:50 pm
Forum: Pro Hockey Forum
Topic: The winner of the NHL 2013 draft is Bloomington
Replies: 6
Views: 6876

Can't argue with the responses. You want to use that logic, go over to Toronto prospects, Bauer Invitational in Chicago and you will find a dozen or more draft picks out of those tournaments year after year. So do those tournaments win? By the way, incase you weren't sure, Shattuck is not a tourname...
by SnowedIn
Wed May 15, 2013 2:28 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: "You just can't say no"
Replies: 28
Views: 11493

Good topic. Would really like to see a post of a gen-u-eyen study that addresses the prevalance of overuse injuries (or not) in hockey.

If you have one please post the source and results.
by SnowedIn
Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:40 pm
Forum: College Hockey Forum
Topic: Frozen Four - Who Wins It?
Replies: 16
Views: 8028

Won't be saying who is Q anymore. They have been dominant all season and continue to play like champs when it counts.
by SnowedIn
Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:41 pm
Forum: College Hockey Forum
Topic: Frozen Four - Who Wins It?
Replies: 16
Views: 8028

Right with you MNF. It will be some good hockey. These teams down had mostly dominant scores down the stretch against strong teams. Its true lots of fans are tied up in the teams, but for any fan of hockey this will be a good finish to watch.
by SnowedIn
Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:42 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: GONE TO JUNIORS
Replies: 121
Views: 61265

how do they continue highschool education/do they transfer out there ?? Most just run down for the weekend games and are back for school in Minny tomorrow. :D You are joking right? Nobody goes up just for games. The CHL is a massive player development program. A ton of professional training on ice,...
by SnowedIn
Mon Mar 18, 2013 7:17 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: GONE TO JUNIORS
Replies: 121
Views: 61265

how do they continue highschool education/do they transfer out there ?? Most just run down for the weekend games and are back for school in Minny tomorrow. :D You are joking right? Nobody goes up just for games. The CHL is a massive player development program. A ton of professional training on ice,...
by SnowedIn
Sun Mar 17, 2013 8:08 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: GONE TO JUNIORS
Replies: 121
Views: 61265

how do they continue highschool education/do they transfer out there ?? Most just run down for the weekend games and are back for school in Minny tomorrow. :D You are joking right? Nobody goes up just for games. The CHL is a massive player development program. A ton of professional training on ice,...
by SnowedIn
Tue Mar 05, 2013 6:23 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: District 8 Penalizes Team and Coach
Replies: 43
Views: 16153

Thanks for the clarity Elliott, it appears this rule is very clear. The $1,000,000 question I have is why this is a rule? I am trying to understand what the downside is to having a A team play a B1 team, especially when an A can play a AA (which I understand is new this year) and B1 can play B2 (bo...
by SnowedIn
Mon Mar 04, 2013 8:04 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: District 8 Penalizes Team and Coach
Replies: 43
Views: 16153

No have not heard. Interested to hear more details. How many teams in the tournament? Where they all A teams? Is there an approval process through MH in place? Did they follow it? Were they told they can't and did? I think it's silly to require a separation of these teams if a team warrants a bump u...
by SnowedIn
Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:47 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Major Juniors vs. MN high school coach's assoc. - 2/26 Strib
Replies: 128
Views: 35509

"afraid to do what is right?"

What is right? Who decides this?

I'd say do your research, think through the ramifications of each option and decision and then go with what you feel is right. Then go for it and never look back. As for everyone else's opinions and judgements. Who cares
by SnowedIn
Wed Feb 13, 2013 11:38 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: YHH: Edina AA heads to Michigan
Replies: 186
Views: 62102

I think the Minnesota association model is fine. It's a model that allows the sport to be enjoyed by the masses and keeps the costs down. More kids playing equals more chances to develop talented hockey players. Turning it into checkbook hockey will, in the end, cause the sport to die a withering d...
by SnowedIn
Wed Feb 13, 2013 10:49 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: YHH: Edina AA heads to Michigan
Replies: 186
Views: 62102

Re: One more thing

Personally, I'd like to see MN Hockey play both ways by simply changing the effing age groups, and the MSHL getting their heads out of their breezers. So it mainly boils down to not wanting 9th graders that are past Bantams, right? Well, yeah right -- more complicated than it might appear. But why ...
by SnowedIn
Fri Feb 08, 2013 4:37 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: BSM vs SSM Wed 2-6-13
Replies: 86
Views: 25740

Cigar, you say dirtiest, cheapest and undisciplined. From your perspective what have been the most common examples of the teams' acts that show this. Not having as much experience as you with coach I'd like to know more. Reason I ask is there are different views of how to play the game effectively a...
by SnowedIn
Tue Feb 05, 2013 10:21 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Will Edina go undefeated at PWA (or AA) this year?
Replies: 116
Views: 33310

And if you miss a few Fridays over the course of the school year for hockey in MI/Roseau or other distant MN tournament/chess tournament/band event/cheer competition... how does that impact a student and their academics? In no way at all. Good students can and do manage their workload around these e...
by SnowedIn
Mon Feb 04, 2013 4:37 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Will Edina go undefeated at PWA (or AA) this year?
Replies: 116
Views: 33310

Pretty sure the 2 goalies. 11, 22, 9, and 10 for sure. While researching this feature, I discovered that the average age of this Edina team may in fact be younger than the average age of these three Detroit teams. I obviously didn't pull Birth Records but I know the birth years of most Edina kids t...
by SnowedIn
Mon Feb 04, 2013 4:27 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Will Edina go undefeated at PWA (or AA) this year?
Replies: 116
Views: 33310


If you are questioning Edgeless2's post, he is referring to the 99's on the Edina team. The Michigan Pee Wee teams Edina is playing only have 00's. 99's are Bantams.
by SnowedIn
Thu Jan 31, 2013 10:54 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Will Edina go undefeated at PWA (or AA) this year?
Replies: 116
Views: 33310

Shinbone/Blue are dead on. the system should work for both the community and also the player. In doing so it makes the level of hockey stronger for all kids. Set up an extra AA team if that is appropriate or at least another A team to allow those kids to compete at the level they should be at. Or l...
by SnowedIn
Thu Jan 31, 2013 10:32 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Will Edina go undefeated at PWA (or AA) this year?
Replies: 116
Views: 33310

Shinbone/Blue are dead on. the system should work for both the community and also the player. In doing so it makes the level of hockey stronger for all kids. Set up an extra AA team if that is appropriate or at least another A team to allow those kids to compete at the level they should be at. Or le...
by SnowedIn
Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:19 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: LPH Article on USA Hockey
Replies: 67
Views: 15341

Based on reports from the participating local associations; The cost was extreme, in particular air fare The event was anticlimactic after the minnesota state tourney The event was not run well There was at least one other significant point - cannot rember it Since you need to indicate intent befor...
by SnowedIn
Fri Jan 18, 2013 6:58 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: LPH Article on USA Hockey
Replies: 67
Views: 15341

My point is that your response to the notion of competing in Nationals was that MN hockey conforms to USAH, ignores the fact that MN Hockey is not set up to do that. Even if there is some backdoor way of doing this, if you get the blessing of MN Hockey, it is impractical based on how the rostering i...
by SnowedIn
Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:13 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: LPH Article on USA Hockey
Replies: 67
Views: 15341

Why doesn't MNH change the birthdate rules to conform with the rest of the continent? MH does conform to USAH. MH is 2 years July to June. Rest of the continent tier II is 2 years January to December. MH 'peewee' kids are registered as bantam teams with USAH. There is nothing stopping an associatio...
by SnowedIn
Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:12 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: LPH Article on USA Hockey
Replies: 67
Views: 15341

elliott70 wrote:
57special wrote:Why doesn't MNH change the birthdate rules to conform with the rest of the continent?
MH does conform to USAH.
MH is 2 years July to June. Rest of the continent tier II is 2 years January to December.
by SnowedIn
Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:46 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: LPH Article on USA Hockey
Replies: 67
Views: 15341

Don't quote me but I believe that for Tier 2 National Tournaments teams have to be association based (no All-star teams) and they have to play something like 20 games together. MN Hockey would be better off just changing the age bands to what USA Hockey uses and that way the Edinas of the state can...
by SnowedIn
Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:33 pm
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: AAA/future success
Replies: 18
Views: 8393

Very good post JSR. OG - it does depend on what level you play and just as importantly your coach or coaches. At the younger ages, a player may not be on the highest level team but if the coach is providing great instruction and skill development then they will have the opportunity to move up relati...
by SnowedIn
Mon Dec 03, 2012 5:46 am
Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
Topic: Should Larger Associations Be Required To Field Multiple AA
Replies: 28
Views: 8381

Re: Should Larger Associations Be Required To Field Multiple

My question is, if you took the kids from those teams and split them equally with their AA teams, they would still have very good teams and they would be exposing more kids to the higher level while still being incredibly competitive. ...equally divide their teams in the name of player development?...