Biggest Chokes In Past 10 Yrs

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Biggest Chokes In Past 10 Yrs

Post by EREmpireStrikesBack » Fri Jan 02, 2004 3:28 am

I would like to know what you think are the biggest chokes in the last 10 years. (Not including Sarsland on Bailey) My pick is ER losing to Osseo in section semis during Paul Martin's senior year and then watching Blaine walk through to the championship. BTW, ER killed Blaine twice that year. <p></p><i></i>

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Re: Biggest Chokes In Past 10 Yrs

Post by WarroadWarrior » Fri Jan 02, 2004 6:18 am

Roseau losing to Kittson Central has to be a good one <p></p><i></i>

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roseau / hallock

Post by Hockeybrain » Fri Jan 02, 2004 9:59 am

I don't really think this was a choke. Roseau is just a weak team this year. <p></p><i></i>

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Biggest Choke of All-time

Post by OsseoGuy123 » Fri Jan 02, 2004 10:12 am

Not only was Elk Rivers's loss to Osseo one of the biggest chokes of all time, they also blew a 4-0 lead they had in that game. I think it was only like 9 or 10 minutes into the game and Elk River was winning 4-0. Elk River then went on the power play and could have made it 5-0, instead Osseo scored a short-handed goal to start the comeback. The score after regulation was 4-4, and it stayed that way until Osseo scored on a slap shot after just crossing the blue line in Double OT to win the game 5-4. It was one of those games where if i wasn't there, I would have had a hard time believing it was true. <p></p><i></i>

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Where's EP in this?

Post by Chieftan » Fri Jan 02, 2004 12:20 pm

EP's youth program has been solid for the last decade but until recent years we haven't heard from their high school squad. After this year you can say what you want about the Cougars but is the EP high school program eligible for this award? <p></p><i></i>

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biggest chokes

Post by EagleHockey » Fri Jan 02, 2004 12:28 pm

As far as playoff chokes, Paul Martin's team is #1 and although it didnt seem that huge of an upset at the time the 2002 Apple Valley team only had one loss (playing in the state's best conference) before losing to AHA in the section championship. If they go on to win it all people would be comparing them with the best HS teams of all time. <p></p><i></i>

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Re: biggest chokes

Post by gordo13 » Fri Jan 02, 2004 12:58 pm

what about last years ifalls team they rolled through there confrence and section through out the season then in the finals got stung by hibbing <p></p><i></i>

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Underachieve

Post by Chieftan » Fri Jan 02, 2004 1:05 pm

I have family ties in that program so don't think i'm disrespecting the Eagles. But those of you who played for Chris and Tom sound off here. As a coach I knew we had to play our best game to beat the Eagles whether they had a good team or not. If you guys weren't that skilled then they made overachievers out of you, am I correct? It just seem that when it comes to EP other than recent years, they've underachieved at the high school level a long with other storied programs. Believe me, at Centennial we were overachievers when we beat Sister Mary's School For The Blind, but that was expected of us. I expect more from EP after Bantams.<br>So I can agree that it's not choking but underachieving. <p></p><i></i>

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IF was a 1 man show

Post by Uncle Puckhead » Fri Jan 02, 2004 1:28 pm

That wasn't any upset Gordo13. IF was a one man show the last 3 years. He was good, don't get me wrong, but he's no Mr. Hockey finalist. All the good teams IF faced realized this, and boxed him in. Hibbing could have beaten the Falls all 3 times last year. It was the difference of a lucky bounce. IF got them the first 2 times they met, and Hibbing got the last bounce when it counted. <p></p><i></i>

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LEsser Known Choke

Post by ptown tigers » Fri Jan 02, 2004 1:44 pm

A lesser known choke from i believe the 94-95 season has Princeton Pitted against Pine City in the Section Semifinals. Princeton blew a lead, correct me if someone knows im wrong i think it was 4 goals in the 4th period to lose to PC, and send PC to the state tourny. 4 goals in the 4rd is a choke in anyone's book. <p></p><i></i>

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Choking ... cough cough

Post by newkidonblock » Fri Jan 02, 2004 1:44 pm

How about back in 1992 when the almight White Bear Lake Bears were upset in the section playoffs - Brian Bonin's senior year. They were predicting state championship for him and that team. Brian did get some tube time as an interviewer for the tv station. <p></p><i></i>

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Jeffer Who?

Post by Hip Tzech » Fri Jan 02, 2004 2:15 pm

The slide started 5 years ago. Ask this question in another 5 years and it will be a glaring Bloomington Jefferson. Trebil departed and the start of Sats demise along with it. Jefferson 2000-2001 lost in sections and never got to finals with Holy Angels. Bummer, it would have been a good one to watch. <p></p><i></i>

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Re: IF was a 1 man show

Post by gordo13 » Fri Jan 02, 2004 3:07 pm

uncle puckhead they werent a one man show ross johnson, ryan cramer, jared baldwin and josh myers might have something to say about that. they were a balanced all around by the way who would have won last year the falls or warroad <p></p><i></i>

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New Ulm

Post by SLP Coach » Fri Jan 02, 2004 3:34 pm

In the 1995 Section 1 Playoffs. New Ulm rightfully recieved the #1 seed in the section. They got a first round bye and then played Mankato West who they had beat twice already that year by a combined score of something like 28-3. They beat them less than 2 weeks before in Mankato 18-1. Then come the 2nd rd of sections and MW has one of their players contract menengites and pass away. Even though this was a very tough loss to all the team, it really seem to rally them. MW goes into New Ulm, who is ranked 3rd in the state at the time with a 20-3 record, and bet them 2-1. <br>To me, playing on that New Ulm team, that was one of the biggest chokes of all time. <p></p><i></i>

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choking or just amazing bad luck

Post by rsolway » Fri Jan 02, 2004 4:16 pm

ER's loss to Osseo was an amazing choke and is hardly believable even today. Osseo was a very good team, but to blow a 4-0 lead? I still can't believe it.<br><br>But for me the biggest chokes and bad luck came from EP. In 2000 they were beating Edina 3-2 with ten seconds to play with the puck in the Edina zone. An Edina defenseman lobbed a hail Mary pass down ice and an EP forward unbelievably played it with a high stick. That set up a face off with 8 seconds left where Edina got the draw, pulled it back and scored. They ended up winning in 4 ot.<br><br>The next year, EP won section six, and had a one-goal lead over Greenway, and the puck came into the EP zone with under 10 seconds to play. The EP goalie tried to freeze the puck at the side of his net when his defenseman could have taken it easily. He misplayed the puck, it came out and the Greenway forward knocked it in to force ot, where Greenway won.<br><br>Both of these EP games were lost after EP had the win in hand, and freak occurrances as time ran out sent them home. I can't imagine any worse way to lose, and some of EP's players, like star Mike Erickson, experienced it both years. At least the Osseo win came on gradually begiining in the first or second period. To me, these are the three most devastating losses I've witnessed anyone suffer. <p></p><i></i>

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Hip Tzceck

Post by shutout » Fri Jan 02, 2004 4:34 pm

Hip Tczeck:<br><br>What are you talking about:<br><br>2000-2001 Holy Angels lost to Apple Valley right after the jags lost to Eastview ( who later had to forfeit because they used illegal players ) how could they have played in the finals?<br><br><br><br>Both games were at Breamar on the same day !<br><br>Please get your facts straight next time you say something stupid !<br> <p></p><i></i>

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chokes and jokes

Post by oldschool » Fri Jan 02, 2004 5:01 pm

one of the best is when one or two of the five geniuses on the LPH poll put Park Rapids in the top ten, semmingly based squarely on the fact that they had good scoring that year..........good call guys(PR ducked out in the first round of sections by a tight score of 5-6 goals apart).......................Rochester Lourdes a couple years ago had the #1 seed in state and was headed to the finals when good old Red Wing knocked them off in the semis for their second or third loss of the year.........whoever played EGF in the state tourny the year they made the finals with a regular season record of .500 was a choke................and on a closer note, the topic of section 1a on this message board, why is this the most talked about topic on this board????????????????/thank you Minnesota State High School League for taking ALL teams with tourny experience out of a perfectly fine section and making the #1 choke on my list(closely followed by their handling of 4a...................) <p></p><i></i>

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Re: Hip Tzceck

Post by Hip Tzech » Fri Jan 02, 2004 5:03 pm

shutout: I guess I didn't do a good job writing that sentence, it was the section finals I was referring to. I assumed when I was writing my post that I wouldn’t have to go into the level of detail you are looking for. Both Jefferson and Holy Angels were in the same section and it was the section finals that I was referring to. If you want more detail please feel free to correct me, but it was Bernhagen that got the tying goal and unfortunately it was Bernhagen that deflected the puck into his own net. Please feel free confirm my facts (they could be wrong). <br><br>Maybe it was something else that I said the got you wrapped around the axel. Maybe you would like to argue the statement I made about Sats and Trebil. Or the fact that Jefferson has started sliding when Sats lost his most valuable asset other than the players themselves. <br> <p></p><i></i>

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Re: Biggest Chokes In Past 10 Yrs

Post by EREmpireStrikesBack » Fri Jan 02, 2004 5:12 pm

Does anyone know how many times ER has been seeded #1 in their section and not made it to State? <p></p><i></i>

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Chokes

Post by hocke101 » Fri Jan 02, 2004 5:56 pm

I have seen a lot and I know this is a high school board but I just wanted to mention the Denver Mankato game a couple weeks ago. Denver was winning 7-1 in the third and lost 8-7. It was unreal.<br><br> <p></p><i></i>

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Re: Hip Tzceck

Post by Zamman » Fri Jan 02, 2004 6:03 pm

AHA beat Jefferson in 98-99 in the section finals: Jefferson beat AHA in 99-00 in the section finals: That is the last time they played against eachother. 00-01 AHA lost to AV, 01-02 AHA beat AV in section finals, 02-03 AHA beat I do not know, I was out of town.....I know that was my biggest choke in hockey.HAHA <p></p><i></i>

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Hip tzceck

Post by shutout » Fri Jan 02, 2004 6:04 pm

It was the section finals that I was talking about also:<br><br>In 2000-2001 Jefferson lost to Eastview in the semi-finals and Holy Angels lost to Apple Valley in the other semi-final game right after.<br><br>So explain to us how that was one of the "all time biggest chokes" and explain to us how they would have played Holy Angels in the finals when Holy Angels lost to Apple Valley 2 hours later. <br><br>You have me totally lost on this statement, are you understanding what I am saying? Neither team made it to the section finals that year !<br><br>The year that I remember Bernhagen putting the puck in our own net was the year before, and that was in the State tournament against Hastings, and that year we beat Holy Angels in the section finals to go to the State Tournament. <p></p><i></i>

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Re: Hip tzceck

Post by Hip Tzech » Fri Jan 02, 2004 7:29 pm

shutout: I am with you on this. I know how the semis went (or I though I did), it would have been a great SECTION final had both teams done what they were expected to do. Jefferson was supposed to win the state title in 2000-2001, pretty much everyone that I know was expecting it. It was a great let down or CHOKE (to keep with the spirit of this post), as well was the CHOKE by AHA. I was looking forward to the section final match-up between Jefferson and AHA, they both choked. Go back and read the original stream, the author listed his example as section results. 2000-2001 was a huge choke for Jefferson and the beginning of the slide. The Trebil influence was gone and the discipline started to waiver. <p></p><i></i>

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Post by ER2001 » Fri Jan 02, 2004 9:31 pm

ER's loss to Osseo was an amazing choke and is hardly believable even today. Osseo was a very good team, but to blow a 4-0 lead? I still can't believe it.
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chokes

Post by goldy313 » Fri Jan 02, 2004 9:40 pm

SLP coach, I remember that tragedy in Mankato well, they came to Rochester at the end of the regular season to play a conference game, I believe it was their first game after the death, anyways, you could just see the sadness in every player, plus the fear being meningitis so communicable. I felt so bad for those kids.<br><br>Biggest choke; Rochester Mayo went to state in 1997 with a 25-1 record and 5 Division 1 hockey players and went 0-2. Granted they lost to an excellent East team, but 0-2? That was their best chance to win a game that year. <p></p><i></i>

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