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Couldn't take it any longer. Had to say something! Edina has been a consistent and dominating force for a while, with strong teams coming up from 10's 12's and 14's for the last I don't know how long! What happened?? 14's falter at state, an obvious championship caliber team, 12's don't even get th...

HEY lUCKY, YOU NEED TO BE IN TOUCH WITH YOUR ASSOCIATION! dO YOU KNOW THERE ARE A HAND FULL OF GIRLS FROM THE EP 12U A TEAM THAT WANT TO GO PLAY PEE WEE'S NEXT YEAR IF THE RULE CHANGES? nOT ONLY THE GIRLS BUT THE dAD'S THAT COACH THEM. nOT GOOD FOR THE GIRLS GAME OR PROGRAM. imo THE OLDER THE GIRLS...

An education program would just present the best information on the topic. For example, parents should not prevent girls from playing PW because of fear of injury. Girls hockey has a far higher percentage of concussions that boys hockey (year old USA Hockey magazine article). Obviously checking is n...

The system we have now is working . It would be dumb to pick at it. 8) While I agree, to a point, most would disagree with you... Depends on how you define "working". Its definitely not working for those who feel a need for a single state champion. Has it prevented the death of small scho...

I like that solution. If you're going to switch back, you sit. Like that wouldn't be a problem. Kids would play in a different association instead of sit. You then have another metro/non-metro chasm where metro girls get a free pass to try PW or 12U, because an Edina kid could avoid the skip and pl...

I pulled up the team rosters for Eden Prairie. At the mites level there are dozens of girls playing with boys. At the squirts level I found 3. At PW I couldn't find all the team rosters and I couldn't find any girls. In know when my daughter was that age there were 3. In EP the big exodus is girls g...

No intent. I was planning on rolling the results out five teams at a time, ending with #1-5 in a week or so. #41 was a stopping point. Either that, or there was intent. Can't decide, actually. :P Lee Nice timing, huh? :) Lee Coincidence or was that on purpose, Lee? :wink: 8) Sorry, but I couldn't r...

WOW LUCKY WOW! Don't shorten the bench...Remove Checking...Who Cares about winning? I absolutely have to laugh and laugh again everytime I read your posts!!! You are quite the softy aren't you? TOO FUNNY! Keep 'em comin' I really enjoy the entertainment! Have you ever played hockey? It is a physica...

RedArmy dad, congrats on the win, I did see your girls play and they were a very skilled and great U12 team. The question I have for you? Why is your team so small? Is this not like a short bench, 12 skaters, really? Why not have more skaters on this team? There are a lot of teams with only 12 skat...

Since you want checking removed...we better remove slap shots..those are too dangerous. There should be a speed limit for how fast players can skate...because they could get hurt. They should probably remove the boards because players have been paralyzed by running into them. Pucks are too hard...s...

Can ya crunch the numbers a little quicker? This has been a lot more fun to read than all the bickering about STA.

I'm all for removing checking at all levels. It has no place in a skill game like hockey. But that's not the question is it. I don't see the rule having any effect on girls hockey. Most of the girls I know thought about playing PW instead of 12U because they want to check (especially to check boys)....

EP Dad- A shoutout is an acknowledgement of respect... Understood. I'm saying that it is sad that the Duluth coach's behavior was seen as unusual enough to be noteworthy. He probably didn't strike his players either. While that is also commendable it is so common we would find in undeserving of a &...

Also a shout out to Duluth's coaches for staying true to their philosophy of not short benching. Sad that this is unusual enough to deserve a shout out. It should be the norm. I respect anyone willing to take on the huge commitment that is being a youth hockey coach. But when you think winning is t...

Who would you like to subsidize your attendance? 1. MSHSL (aka the schools) 2. Tax payers 3. Other event attendees This isn't a cheap event to put on and the MSHSL already "extorts" the TV broadcasters and other advertisers who want to support the boys to also support the girls tournament...

U14B was kind of a train wreck this year, but all concerns were washed away by a wave of enthusiasm emanating from Buffalo this weekend. I'm grateful to Buffalo, District 6 and Minnesota Youth Hockey for putting on a great tournament. Eden Prairie Red finally got it done against Wayzata, winning 4-2...

Who would you like to subsidize your attendance? 1. MSHSL (aka the schools) 2. Tax payers 3. Other event attendees This isn't a cheap event to put on and the MSHSL already "extorts" the TV broadcasters and other advertisers who want to support the boys to also support the girls tournament...

Great hustle? Yes. Great play? Yes. Great goal? No. Easy prediction: this goal will be shown countless times on future State Tournament highlight tapes. If it wasn't a great goal then this won't be the case! Very similar to the plays made by Neal Broten and Blake Wheeler when they dove for the puck...

Really wasn't crowing, just responding to Eagles comments. Here's what he had to offer. Okay, lets take a look at the EP athletic program as a whole, shall we? There's this trophy out there called the challenge cup, awarded to one A and one AA high school every year that has the best athletic progr...

Calling two games a night and keeping the players names straight (mostly) is impressive. Many of the comments and stories are tired, but its tough not repeating yourself over a run of 47 years. He's not funny or exciting, but his obvious love for the game, the tournament and tradition more than make...

I thought the EP/Duluth East game was a bit ugly from start to finish. A lot more dump and chase by both teams than in earlier games. I suppose this is a sign of just how difficult it was to move the puck. Good defense, but not real pretty. I don't get the whole "who is the best" argument ...

Is it any more difficult to officiate? Most youth games only have 2 referees.

Hard water fan wrote:@Hockey Dad- You've got 9 of 10 in American and National, and nothing coming out of Olympic. What region is missing?

I'd guess that 9 of the currently top 10 ranked teams (on LPH) are advancing to regional tournaments. One is not (sorry OMG, nice run).

Thank goodness they finally pulled out a Win. Those girls have struggled all year in the Big Games. Is it the pressure that holds them back? It is unfortunate, as the 1st place seed in D6 should have been theirs. Now, to face Centennial in the first round of Regions is going to be tough! No, the fi...

Anyone familiar with why there are 3 regions as opposed to two or four? Mathematically it is a bit odd. A few years ago my daughter finished third in the American region. A friend of hers finished third in the Olympic region. Having played each other at an invitational I'd say the teams were evenly ...