Grand Rapids/Anoka 1/26/2008 at the IRA
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Grand Rapids/Anoka 1/26/2008 at the IRA
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State Tournament 1990. Game won by the Indians 4-3 or 3-2 in ot. Was a tourney quarter-final I believe. Steve Magnuson was the Tornado star that year, but was shut down by GR defenseman Tom Whirley.boblee wrote:Anyone know when the last meeting was between these two?
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Win
4-3 win for 'da Indians'. Big game for both clubs but the taconite boys will make sure of the win.
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I know, I know, got a little carried away. Too much late afternoon coffee & staring at the screen in my office.Neutron 14 wrote:What are the shots going to be, by period?GR3343 wrote:5-4 Indians. Very late 3rd period goal from Roy. Underwood with 35 saves. Another shorty for Nate. Moore stays red hot with 2 goals.
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Anoka vs. GR
Anoka is well aware of the importance of this game.
Getting the #1 seed this season (whoever gets it between Anoka, Cloquet, DE or GR) is especially critical because playing the Cambridge-St Francis winner at home represents essentially a bye to the Semi-Finals... while FL, Andover and ER are all dangerous teams to play in a single elimination format.
Goaltending will be key for both teams. If JD Wells plays like he did in win's over Blaine 3-1 and Centennial 7-4, then GR will really have their hands full.
For the record, Wells has won his last 6 starts:
Blaine 3-1
Andover 1-0 (OT)
Osseo 4-3 (OT)
Champlin Park 4-0
Centennial 7-4
ER 5-3
The other key is whether GR's D can handle the explosive speed of Anoka's top 2 lines:
C O'Neill LW Belisle RW Derks
C Scott LW Olstad RW Olson
FYI - Anoka has the 3 top scorers in Section 7AA (to date).
The Anoka Defense tandems of:
Rush - Lesmeister
Campbell - Manthey
...are all seniors who have played varsity regularly since their sophomore or junior years. The 5th D, junior Jake Sorterberg, is an exceptional skater.
Anoka's Head Coach, Todd Manthey, guided the Tornadoes to the AA State Championship in 2002-2003...defeating heavyweights DE, AHA and Roseville along the way.
I have not seen GR play since last seasons's State AA Tourney (congrats on that the past 2 years), but I am familiar with a few of their players:
Rob Roy is their best forward IMO, he's a magician with the puck, very creative, and works extremely hard...he has played on the same team during the summer with several of Anoka's top players.
Sam Rendle is a very creative, nimble defenseman...largely due to the fact that he played Center through PeeWee's and while playing AAA hockey for the Northern Wings...before converting to D in Bantams & High School.
Matt Jurulle and Shane Greniger are also fast, hard working forwards.
I've seen a lot of predictions so far...most seem to be coming from the NORTHERN heart...it will be a fun game to watch...good luck to the players on both teams...they (not anybody's predictions) will decide it one the ice.
Getting the #1 seed this season (whoever gets it between Anoka, Cloquet, DE or GR) is especially critical because playing the Cambridge-St Francis winner at home represents essentially a bye to the Semi-Finals... while FL, Andover and ER are all dangerous teams to play in a single elimination format.
Goaltending will be key for both teams. If JD Wells plays like he did in win's over Blaine 3-1 and Centennial 7-4, then GR will really have their hands full.
For the record, Wells has won his last 6 starts:
Blaine 3-1
Andover 1-0 (OT)
Osseo 4-3 (OT)
Champlin Park 4-0
Centennial 7-4
ER 5-3
The other key is whether GR's D can handle the explosive speed of Anoka's top 2 lines:
C O'Neill LW Belisle RW Derks
C Scott LW Olstad RW Olson
FYI - Anoka has the 3 top scorers in Section 7AA (to date).
The Anoka Defense tandems of:
Rush - Lesmeister
Campbell - Manthey
...are all seniors who have played varsity regularly since their sophomore or junior years. The 5th D, junior Jake Sorterberg, is an exceptional skater.
Anoka's Head Coach, Todd Manthey, guided the Tornadoes to the AA State Championship in 2002-2003...defeating heavyweights DE, AHA and Roseville along the way.
I have not seen GR play since last seasons's State AA Tourney (congrats on that the past 2 years), but I am familiar with a few of their players:
Rob Roy is their best forward IMO, he's a magician with the puck, very creative, and works extremely hard...he has played on the same team during the summer with several of Anoka's top players.
Sam Rendle is a very creative, nimble defenseman...largely due to the fact that he played Center through PeeWee's and while playing AAA hockey for the Northern Wings...before converting to D in Bantams & High School.
Matt Jurulle and Shane Greniger are also fast, hard working forwards.
I've seen a lot of predictions so far...most seem to be coming from the NORTHERN heart...it will be a fun game to watch...good luck to the players on both teams...they (not anybody's predictions) will decide it one the ice.
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Re: Anoka vs. GR
I agree with just about everything you just said except, Getting the #1 seed this season (whoever gets it between Anoka, Cloquet, DE or GR) is especially critical because playing the Cambridge-St Francis winner at home represents essentially a bye to the Semi-Finals... That is never the case. Otherwise you are right on!!!hockey59 wrote:Anoka is well aware of the importance of this game.
Getting the #1 seed this season (whoever gets it between Anoka, Cloquet, DE or GR) is especially critical because playing the Cambridge-St Francis winner at home represents essentially a bye to the Semi-Finals... while FL, Andover and ER are all dangerous teams to play in a single elimination format.
Goaltending will be key for both teams. If JD Wells plays like he did in win's over Blaine 3-1 and Centennial 7-4, then GR will really have their hands full.
For the record, Wells has won his last 6 starts:
Blaine 3-1
Andover 1-0 (OT)
Osseo 4-3 (OT)
Champlin Park 4-0
Centennial 7-4
ER 5-3
The other key is whether GR's D can handle the explosive speed of Anoka's top 2 lines:
C O'Neill LW Belisle RW Derks
C Scott LW Olstad RW Olson
FYI - Anoka has the 3 top scorers in Section 7AA (to date).
The Anoka Defense tandems of:
Rush - Lesmeister
Campbell - Manthey
...are all seniors who have played varsity regularly since their sophomore or junior years. The 5th D, junior Jake Sorterberg, is an exceptional skater.
Anoka's Head Coach, Todd Manthey, guided the Tornadoes to the AA State Championship in 2002-2003...defeating heavyweights DE, AHA and Roseville along the way.
I have not seen GR play since last seasons's State AA Tourney (congrats on that the past 2 years), but I am familiar with a few of their players:
Rob Roy is their best forward IMO, he's a magician with the puck, very creative, and works extremely hard...he has played on the same team during the summer with several of Anoka's top players.
Sam Rendle is a very creative, nimble defenseman...largely due to the fact that he played Center through PeeWee's and while playing AAA hockey for the Northern Wings...before converting to D in Bantams & High School.
Matt Jurulle and Shane Greniger are also fast, hard working forwards.
I've seen a lot of predictions so far...most seem to be coming from the NORTHERN heart...it will be a fun game to watch...good luck to the players on both teams...they (not anybody's predictions) will decide it one the ice.