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by That guy for that thing
Thu Jan 02, 2020 9:16 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Week 7 Pick'Em
Replies: 19
Views: 5596

Re: Week 7 Pick'Em

Thursday 1/2/2020 Maple Grove vs Blaine Minnetonka vs Wayzata Friday 1/3/2020 Duluth East vs Stillwater Edina vs Hill Murray Little Falls vs Monticello St Cloud Cathedral vs Hermantown Saturday 1/4/2020 Delano vs Mound-Westonka Holy Family vs Grand Rapids EDITED as is had mistyped my bold and under...
by That guy for that thing
Fri Dec 27, 2019 7:53 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Week Six Pick 'em
Replies: 19
Views: 5555

Re: Week Six Pick 'em

Thursday 12-26-19 Andover at Rosemount Totally Thought Yesterday was Monday!!! Ugh Friday 12-27-19 Lakeville South at Benilde Mankato East at Litchfield New Ulm at Detroit Lakes Maple Grove at Rosemount Delano at Greenway Forest Lake at Grand Rapids STA at Edina Saturday 12-28-19 Blaine at Wayzata ...
by That guy for that thing
Wed Dec 18, 2019 7:01 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Week 5 Pick 'Em
Replies: 24
Views: 6610

Re: Week 5 Pick 'Em

Tuesday 12/17/19 missed these three as I was traveling yesterday. Mankato West vs Faribault Pine City vs North Shore Eveleth vs Greenway Thursday 12/19/19 Benilde vs Wayzata Holy Family at Lakeville South Mankato East at Hutchinson Orono at St Cloud Cathedral Maple Grove at Andover Friday 12/20/19 ...
by That guy for that thing
Thu Dec 12, 2019 4:20 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: AA Rankings for 12/8/19
Replies: 32
Views: 16756

Re: AA Rankings for 12/8/19

MyRankings is interesting, but sound math imo. It doesn't account for injured players, or off games or whatnot, but purely looks at the math. All teams start at a 50.00 for a ranking at the beginning of the year, and then their ranking is determined by adding their SOS and AVG Goal Differential. The...
by That guy for that thing
Wed Dec 11, 2019 9:57 am
Forum: The Cafe
Topic: Sports cut
Replies: 4
Views: 4557

Re: Sports cut

Sadly, the next biggest line item for SCSU's athletic department to look at might be womens' hockey. That's true and there's now one more women's sport than men's sport at SCSU, so no Title IX issue. However, I think the one small thing in favor of women's hockey is the flack that UND received for ...
by That guy for that thing
Mon Dec 09, 2019 8:12 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Week 4 pick 'em
Replies: 25
Views: 8247

Re: Week 4 pick 'em

Thursday 12-12-19 Delano at Orono Gentry Academy at Tartan Lakeville South at Lakeville North Duluth East at Cloquet Greenway at Duluth Denfeld Friday 12-13-19 St Paul Johnson at Little Falls Saturday 12-14-19 St Michael-Albertville at St Cloud Litchfield at Hutchinson Lakeville South at Rosemount ...
by That guy for that thing
Tue Dec 03, 2019 11:11 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Week 3 pick 'em
Replies: 24
Views: 6746

Re: Week 3 pick 'em

Tuesday 12/3/19 Greenway vs Duluth Denfeld Northfield vs St Paul Academy Thursday 12/5/19 Duluth East vs Bemidji Rogers vs Elk River Hutchinson vs Minnesota River Friday 12/6/19 Grand Rapids vs Roseau Greenway vs St Cloud Cathedral Saturday 12/7/19 Breck vs Totino Hill Murray vs Blake White Bear La...
by That guy for that thing
Mon Nov 25, 2019 9:28 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Week 2 Pick em
Replies: 24
Views: 7223

Re: Week 2 Pick em

Wed 11-27 Eastview vs Chaska Blaine vs Hill Murray Friday 11-29 Minnetonka vs Grand Rapids Minneota River vs North Branch Wayzata vs Hermantown St cloud Cathedral vs Warroad Saturday 11-30 Brainerd vs Buffalo Intl Falls vs Lake of the Woods Andover vs Moorhead Blaine vs Edina
by That guy for that thing
Thu Nov 14, 2019 3:12 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: NLI and early commits
Replies: 2
Views: 2030

Re: NLI and early commits

Division II Athletes do sign NLI's as they can receive Athletic Scholarships. Due to hockey not operating at DII Levels, it is safe to assume that most of not all of those DII signings are NLI's.
by That guy for that thing
Wed Oct 30, 2019 9:54 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Might be an ugly season...
Replies: 20
Views: 9094

Re: Might be an ugly season...

I think this issue has been mounting for a while. Every year we see how upset people get about big hits coming down at state when the northern teams roll in, and how it affects the play. As the game gets faster and quicker, and there is more of a drive towards reducing injury, the fine line of how t...
by That guy for that thing
Tue Oct 29, 2019 9:49 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Pick Em - Week 1 Nov 21 - 23
Replies: 34
Views: 11514

Re: Pick Em - Week 1 Nov 21 - 23

Thursday Nov 21 Anoka at Rogers Friday Nov 22 Maple Grove at Edina Alexandria at Delano Pine City at Monticello East Grand Forks at Orono Saturday Nov 23 Fergus Falls at Detroit Lakes Wadena at North Shore Benilde at Grand Rapids Cloquet at Chaska Blake at Andover
by That guy for that thing
Tue Oct 29, 2019 7:57 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: 7AA 2019-2020
Replies: 914
Views: 312719

Re: 7AA 2019-2020

I can tell you from direct experience with a similar situation. A interim head coach could set the program back. If there is an opportunity to simply make a hire, that would be ideal. If the guy you want is available, then yes absolutely hire him. However, if the guy you want (long-term) is in a he...
by That guy for that thing
Thu Oct 24, 2019 9:19 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: 7AA 2019-2020
Replies: 914
Views: 312719

Re: 7AA 2019-2020

Some thoughts from a elite Grand Rapids hockey mind: They MUST hire for stability. Say what you want about Bruce LaRoque, but he was consistent and was in it for the long haul. These constant 2 year stints by coaches and a somewhat revolving door on the assistants side are not good for a storied pr...
by That guy for that thing
Fri Oct 11, 2019 10:40 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: University of St Thomas
Replies: 43
Views: 16388

Re: University of St Thomas

The Wolves averaged 7.9k attendance last season. Yeah, but, the Wolves are not in Champaign, they play in the northwest suburbs (Rosemont) where most of the youth hockey takes place....the Mission went downtown ,which is stupid, the Fury are down by Joliet, but the highest number of rinks and young...
by That guy for that thing
Thu Oct 10, 2019 3:20 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Bantams vs. High School
Replies: 31
Views: 12098

Re: Bantams vs. High School

First I think that if you have the ability to paly a second year of Bantams, it is more beneficial than going to play JV. The pace of play is slower, the players are not as strong or fast, and the player can develop their confidence and skills. Plus if you play more games in Bantams which means more...
by That guy for that thing
Tue Oct 08, 2019 9:48 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: University of St Thomas
Replies: 43
Views: 16388

Re: University of St Thomas

Side Note/Question: Any updates on U of Illinois going D1? https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-illinois-ncaa-hockey-program-local-youth-20190820-bbaljmuj2vg2xkkliz2c2loiou-story.html This came out in August. I think that it should go through, but at the same time, I think club hockey n...
by That guy for that thing
Tue Sep 10, 2019 10:18 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Will Curt Giles ever get his due?
Replies: 47
Views: 14651

Re: Will Curt Giles ever get his due?

Let's not forget they cut 3/4 of the players that tryout for HS, law of averages and history shows he has more talent as a whole than most schools every year to choose from (except MG from #'s). He should be able to win more consistently. Not saying anything about him not being a good coach, but so...
by That guy for that thing
Tue Sep 10, 2019 8:30 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: New Body Contact Rules
Replies: 27
Views: 10689

Re: New Body Contact Rules

I didn't see anyone say anything about going out of your way to "finish a check". Finishing should be as a part of the play, many times if you dont "finsh" and let that guy go free.. you are out of the play.. Difference in taking yourself out of the play... sometimes it happens, but most times you ...
by That guy for that thing
Mon Sep 09, 2019 12:52 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: New Body Contact Rules
Replies: 27
Views: 10689

Re: New Body Contact Rules

I didn't see anyone say anything about going out of your way to "finish a check". Finishing should be as a part of the play, many times if you dont "finsh" and let that guy go free.. you are out of the play.. Difference in taking yourself out of the play... sometimes it happens, but most times you ...
by That guy for that thing
Fri Sep 06, 2019 9:11 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: New Body Contact Rules
Replies: 27
Views: 10689

Re: New Body Contact Rules

... They are specifically targeting intimidation. I think that intimidation is needed in hockey, so the small little hacks cant get away with being a small little hack. Everyone here knows that there is far too much small stuff that people get away with that can't be called, otherwise it would be a...
by That guy for that thing
Fri Sep 06, 2019 7:48 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: New Body Contact Rules
Replies: 27
Views: 10689

Re: New Body Contact Rules

I’m probably in the minority but I think the changes are positive and just hope they stick with them and get the change in play they are looking for. There is nothing exciting about grinding physical play. A skil game is way more exciting and it’s an entertainment business. I also disagree with the...
by That guy for that thing
Thu Sep 05, 2019 10:14 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: 7AA 2019-2020
Replies: 914
Views: 312719

Re: 7AA 2019-2020

Duluth Marshall! That’s not going to last long. Hermantown and Duluth East gobble up all local recruits. They moved to 7AA to protest the hamsters being in 7A. Please go back. It’s embarrassing 😐 Hey Kniven! Yes, it is pretty embarrassing watching my kid play at Marshall. NOT!!! The move to AA had ...
by That guy for that thing
Wed Sep 04, 2019 1:48 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: 7AA 2019-2020
Replies: 914
Views: 312719

Re: 7AA 2019-2020

Anoka hockey now in 7AA. What’s there story the last 20 years? Are they trending up? What hockey program are they a feeder to? I know they won a state championship within the last 20 years. Anoka better than Elk River and Forest Lake. Who will be the typical 4 teams on the bottom of section 7AA now...
by That guy for that thing
Wed Sep 04, 2019 1:29 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: New Body Contact Rules
Replies: 27
Views: 10689

Re: New Body Contact Rules

This issue over the past few years has been one of my biggest complaints. I am a big guy, who has some speed but not top tier. I don't have great hands but can shoot alright if given some room. I am the enforcer on most of my teams in charge of keeping other players in check. With all of that in min...
by That guy for that thing
Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:20 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Early Departures 2019-2020
Replies: 255
Views: 127023

Re: Early Departures 2019-2020

Usthockey13 wrote:
Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:11 am
I saw over the weekend Jeannette isn’t on Waterloo’s 30 man roster. He was listed on the affiliated list
I wonder what he is going to do. He wasn't picked up by an NAHL team. Think Randolph will take him back?