#2 White Bear Lake Vs. #3 Stillwater

hockeyfan893 · Post by **hockeyfan893** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:44 pm

Even though I think WBL is the better team, it's hard to beat good competition 3 times in a row, and I therefore like the chances of Stillwater pulling off a win and seeing them play Hill in a repeat of last seasons final.

Stillwater 3
WBL 2

northstars10 · Post by **northstars10** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:48 pm

Pioneerprideguy wrote:
bigtimescout wrote:Stilly in a tight one, 4-3, stillwater is too deep imo for the bears to match up with this late in the season. Bears tender will have to play great for them to have a chance.
It must have been the Ponies depth that pulled out that big 1-0 win over East Ridge late in the season.

Haha Pioneerprideguy, you can rip on Stillwater all you want. You just keep in mind you beat NSP by ONE late in the season and the shots were 38-32. Might have to question your depth a little bit... As for this game, Stillwater wins 3-2 in OT then beats Hill 4-3 in OT to go the X.

Pioneerprideguy · Post by **Pioneerprideguy** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:57 pm

northstars10 wrote:
Pioneerprideguy wrote:
bigtimescout wrote:Stilly in a tight one, 4-3, stillwater is too deep imo for the bears to match up with this late in the season. Bears tender will have to play great for them to have a chance.
It must have been the Ponies depth that pulled out that big 1-0 win over East Ridge late in the season.
Haha Pioneerprideguy, you can rip on Stillwater all you want. You just keep in mind you beat NSP by ONE late in the season and the shots were 38-32. Might have to question your depth a little bit... As for this game, Stillwater wins 3-2 in OT then beats Hill 4-3 in OT to go the X.

I never claimed that the Pioneers have depth, in fact, I'd say they are a 1 person club. They have...ummmm...that 1 guy who scores sometimes...umm...you know. But other than that, they are average. If they are able to get by a solid MV team on Weds, I doubt they will even show up Friday. Why would ya?...everyone is gonna be pulling for the other team to beat ya. I don't know if the kids would be able to handle it.

wbhockey02 · Post by **wbhockey02** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:29 pm

Gotta go wit my bears on this one they can always seem to pull it off in sections, until the finals that is

anyways..
Bears-4
Housley's-2

gophs16 · Post by **gophs16** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:50 pm

wbhockey02 wrote:Gotta go wit my bears on this one they can always seem to pull it off in sections, until the finals that is anyways..
Bears-4
Housley's-2

wrong

Pioneerprideguy · Post by **Pioneerprideguy** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:01 pm

gophs16 wrote:
wbhockey02 wrote:Gotta go wit my bears on this one they can always seem to pull it off in sections, until the finals that is anyways..
Bears-4
Housley's-2
wrong

Someone's opinion is wrong? Alrighty then.

Northsider · Post by **Northsider** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:13 pm

wbhockey02 wrote:Gotta go wit my bears on this one they can always seem to pull it off in sections, until the finals that is anyways..
Bears-4
Housley's-2

They managed to pull it off all the way up to the section final last year, too

Goldfishdude · Post by **Goldfishdude** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:20 pm

Pioneerprideguy wrote:
gophs16 wrote:
wbhockey02 wrote:Gotta go wit my bears on this one they can always seem to pull it off in sections, until the finals that is anyways..Bears-4
Housley's-2
wrong
Someone's opinion is wrong? Alrighty then.

Actually, PPG, I interpreted gophs as saying wbhockey02 was "wrong" about the comment, because WBL didn't even make it to the finals last year... H-M and Stillwater, did. It's a pretty foregone conclusion that WBL is always at the section semi's...

wblhockeyfan8 · Post by **wblhockeyfan8** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:27 pm

Pioneerprideguy wrote:
gophs16 wrote:
wbhockey02 wrote:Gotta go wit my bears on this one they can always seem to pull it off in sections, until the finals that is anyways..
Bears-4
Housley's-2
wrong
Someone's opinion is wrong? Alrighty then.

DEJA VU?!

wblhockeyfan8 wrote:
gophs16 wrote:
Hmmm, I don't think you were there then.
I'm not even gonna argue, because clearly you don't believe in individual opinions.

Now that you pointed that out Goldy, no doubt he'll use it as an excuse

got some · Post by **got some** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:16 pm

wbhockey02 wrote:Gotta go wit my bears on this one they can always seem to pull it off in sections, until the finals that is anyways..
Bears-4
Housley's-2

He was just referring to the fact that WBL and Hill almost always meet in the finals.

Stillwater fans: You should be thanking tartan for your appearance in the final last year. Don't worry, White Bear won't let that happen again this year.

stilly5hm3 · Post by **stilly5hm3** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:29 am

johnson beat tartan...ponies beat johnson...if i were a pony id be thanking myself

wbmd · Post by **wbmd** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:41 am

Goldfishdude wrote:
Pioneerprideguy wrote:
gophs16 wrote: wrong
Someone's opinion is wrong? Alrighty then.
Actually, PPG, I interpreted gophs as saying wbhockey02 was "wrong" about the comment, because WBL didn't even make it to the finals last year... H-M and Stillwater, did. It's a pretty foregone conclusion that WBL is always at the section semi's...

White Bear has failed a few times to advance to the semifinals. Two years that I recall are 1987 and 1992. '92 is when Mounds View beat the Bears (and Brian Bonin). Not sure, but possibly in 1999 as well.

Goldfishdude · Post by **Goldfishdude** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:19 pm

Still a pretty good track record, wbmd....., eh??? Those teams must have sucked......

Game day...... bring it!!!

stpaul · Post by **stpaul** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:20 pm

1999 is the most recent time. WBL lost to Stillwater 4-2 in the quarterfinals. HM beat Roseville in the section final that year 3-2. Roseville was ranked #3 and HM #4 in the state going into that section tournament.

wbmd · Post by **wbmd** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:23 pm

Goldfishdude wrote:Still a pretty good track record, wbmd....., eh??? Those teams must have sucked......

Game day...... bring it!!!

'87 and '92 were decent teams. '99 was Butters' first year coaching.

gophs16 · Post by **gophs16** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:59 pm

got some wrote:
wbhockey02 wrote:Gotta go wit my bears on this one they can always seem to pull it off in sections, until the finals that is anyways..
Bears-4
Housley's-2
He was just referring to the fact that WBL and Hill almost always meet in the finals.

Stillwater fans: You should be thanking tartan for your appearance in the final last year. Don't worry, White Bear won't let that happen again this year.

Not seeing any point on this one. Tartan lost to a team that Stillwater handled easily.

Northsider · Post by **Northsider** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:56 pm

What he's saying is that you should be thankful that you got on the side of the bracket with Tartan cause if you weren't, then White Bear or Stilly would have beat you in the semifinals.

h-m fan · Post by **h-m fan** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 4:10 pm

There are three things that are a sure thing in life... Taxes, death, and white bear and hill showdowns in sections. so wbl pulls this one out by a goal maybe 2

wbmd · Post by **wbmd** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 4:16 pm

h-m fan wrote:There are three things that are a sure thing in life... Taxes, death, and white bear and hill showdowns in sections. so wbl pulls this one out by a goal maybe 2

That is never a sure thing.

PoniesDad45 · Post by **PoniesDad45** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 4:49 pm

Pioneerprideguy wrote:
bigtimescout wrote:Stilly in a tight one, 4-3, stillwater is too deep imo for the bears to match up with this late in the season. Bears tender will have to play great for them to have a chance.
It must have been the Ponies depth that pulled out that big 1-0 win over East Ridge late in the season.

Wait a cotton picking minute here. A couple of weeks ago you ridiculed me for starting a thread about the ER-Stillwater game, now you're talking about it weeks later?

Go figure

WBLHockeyfan04 · Post by **WBLHockeyfan04** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 5:11 pm

wbmd wrote:
h-m fan wrote:There are three things that are a sure thing in life... Taxes, death, and white bear and hill showdowns in sections. so wbl pulls this one out by a goal maybe 2
That is never a sure thing.

I would say 9 out of every 10 years they meet up in sections. The last time I can remember that they didn't meet in section play was 05', and that's the last time WBL's been to state. So it's a pretty save bet, but they still have to play the games.

Goldfishdude · Post by **Goldfishdude** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:49 pm

Now that puck is about to drop:

Goldfishdude predicts:

Stillwater 4 , White Bear Lake 2

got some · Post by **got some** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 8:03 pm

Am I just too early, or is MSBN not working... ?

Anddddddddd, go Bears!

got some · Post by **got some** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 8:26 pm

GOLDY!!!!!! Loved the shoutout!!

Goldfishdude · Post by **Goldfishdude** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 8:36 pm

got some wrote:GOLDY!!!!!! Loved the shoutout!!

Likewise to the faithful listeners....... ahhhhhhh.. so much easier to hide my frustration at home!!!!!

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#2 White Bear Lake Vs. #3 Stillwater

Who Wins?

WBL - Stillwater