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On 7AA: East, as noted above, returns a fair amount of its forward talent aside from Christian, plus goaltending. The losses on D are significant, though my understanding is that two prodigal sons who have been playing elsewhere will be returning to East for next season. Neither one is Grant Winkler...

I have a ton of respect for Lechner, both as a person and as a hockey coach. Yes, he inherited a very good situation, and it's fair to ask if he would do the same with less talent. But I also think it's true that different coaches are better fits for different teams. If I were trying to build a prog...

From this tourney: "Pay your taxes" from the 200 level during the state championship game From past Tourneys: On semifinal Friday after Moorhead had upset Edina in 2009, a call-and-response "Where's Edina?" "Mariucci!" White Bear Lake telling Duluth East "Worst cha...

I believe that the votes, by members of the media, are due in by the end of the second period of the championship games. So you better complete your hat trick before the third period. This is correct - they do need to actually tabulate the votes. So yes, heading into the 3rd period of the A final, ...

Bring back the Tournament Programs!! I don’t want to do an internet search to find who was on the all tournament team last year. Plus I kept one every year I went before the Wuhan Flu. Yeah, I agree. I don't get it. Was the program a money loser? I guess I always thought they made money on program ...

Not sure about his status as a TV commentator, but he is definitely still around organizing things and I saw him at a game in Duluth this year. Seems to be in good health, perhaps just stepping back from a TV role.

I had every intention of doing my normal quarterfinal capsules, but unfortunately my personal life intervened over the weekend and ate up the time when I would have written it all up. Hope you can make do without this year. As Joe notes, yes, there is a good, long audio format available here: https:...

Gonna make some popcorn, kick back, and enjoy this thread!

All sections have been updated with official seeds, and I made mild changes to the comments if it affected my comments on teams' games.

Thanks for all the support, as always! It continues to be good fun.

Here we are: one last big rankings effort before we dive into the three greatest weeks of hockey there are. This means the usual format change here: a top 25 presented without deep explanation, followed by a breakdown of each section including descriptions of each team. Make of it what you will, and...

Split these off the official seeding thread so that it can remain just the official seeds. Discussion can continue here.

Karl- perhaps you've written about this and I've missed it, but curious to get your thoughts around the Hounds season. Did you expect them to be this good? If not, what do you chalk it up to? In looking back at your preseason rankings, here are teams where their current ranking is notably different...

With one week left in the regular season, my work here is nearly done. The very top remains straightforward, but after that, chaos reigns, which means we should be in for some juicy playoff results. Here’s how it all stacks up for now: 1. Minnetonka (21-2) -The Skippers just keep winning, and even i...

Just two weeks remain in the regular season, and outside of the top spot, not much is settled here. The number of scenarios still in play here is fascinating, and I’m at a point where I’m trying to read momentum and eye tests and belief in how playoff games are won and lost as much as I ever have. A...

It was a week of beautiful chaos. Who, besides Minnetonka, deserves to be near the top of the rankings? It’s really a mystery! We’ll throw this combination of things at the wall and see if it sticks. 1. Minnetonka (17-2) -In a season of few sure things, the Skippers continue to be the one relatively...

east hockey wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 9:21 pm

elliott70 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 8:41 pm Grand Rapids losing in running time; when, if ever, did that happen last?

6-0 to Cloquet 1/15/19. They were put into running time four times that season.

Lee

They also had the 6-0 East loss a couple weeks ago.

elliott70 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 22, 2023 10:16 am Sections coming next week?

Yep!

With one month left in the season, the number of obvious choices at the top of the rankings is dwindling, and the balancing act between overall body of work versus the hot hand becomes tougher. A couple teams are finally starting to make upward moves, so we’ll see if they can sustain them or if it’s...

Glad to hear you found a way to amuse yourself without rankings, elliott.

I’m back, a day late but still here to deliver the goods. It wasn’t a week with a ton of movement, but it was clarifying at times, with contenders separating from pretenders and a few teams finding new leases on life. Rankings: 1. Wayzata (12-1-1) -No drama for the Trojans, who shut out two weaker o...

We’ve now eased our way to the midway point of the season, with more good hockey and also more snow being the central themes. After the top few, who have been pretty stable for a little while now, it gets challenging, as I try to weigh overall body of work against who’s doing well right now and who ...

The holiday tournaments are behind us, it’ 2023, and most teams have now played enough good games that we can throw out a lot of the old ideas and rank based on the results. Rankings: 1. Minnetonka (8-1) -The near-universal take on the Skippers this season has been that they look like the most compl...

Merry Christmas, here are rankings! (It helps when I can get ahead of the game and have these done long before Sunday morning.) A week that was already a bit thin on games took a beating when a winter storm descended on most of the state this past week. Still, just enough happened to merit reshuffli...

Duluth East 5, Andover 1 :shock: When the Hub posted it, I thought they had the scores reversed, but Karl confirmed. Lee Crazy. Looks like East outshot them too, FWIW. Not trying to take anything away from the Hounds, but what's the deal with Andover? I've heard they've had guys out with injuries h...

Welcome to a late-ish edition of the rankings. Thanks for your patience this week. Rough winter weather took out some good games this past week, and the week ahead is also a thinner one with Christmas looming, but there’s enough here to say a few things. Your rankings: 1. Wayzata (5-0-1) -A tie with...