7AA seedings
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7AA seedings
Semifinal Saturday is only 6 weeks away. Here is how I see the seedings of the relevant teams so far.
1. Duluth East - Undefeated in section
2. Grand Rapids - East is only 7AA loss
3. Cloquet - Beat Forest Lake 6-3, only 4 losses
4. Elk River - Inconsistent, have nice win over Holy Angels
5. Forest Lake - This teams seems to be fading fast.
So there you have it, I fully expect a semifinal noon matchup at Amsoil Arena to be Duluth East vs. Elk River, and 2:30 matchup of Grand Rapids vs. Cloquet. I think it's about as set as you'll ever see. The only thing that might see marginal arguing is who gets the home game for the 4/5 quarterfinal.
1. Duluth East - Undefeated in section
2. Grand Rapids - East is only 7AA loss
3. Cloquet - Beat Forest Lake 6-3, only 4 losses
4. Elk River - Inconsistent, have nice win over Holy Angels
5. Forest Lake - This teams seems to be fading fast.
So there you have it, I fully expect a semifinal noon matchup at Amsoil Arena to be Duluth East vs. Elk River, and 2:30 matchup of Grand Rapids vs. Cloquet. I think it's about as set as you'll ever see. The only thing that might see marginal arguing is who gets the home game for the 4/5 quarterfinal.
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No disagreements here. East will have to lose 2 of their 3 games against Flake, Cloquet, and ER to lose top spot. GR is pretty much cemented in as #2. If Cloquet slumps and/or ER goes on a roll, there's a chance they could flip. Barring an upset against East or in their second meeting with Cloquet, Flake will be the 5 seed.
Andover will be #6, St. Francis will be #7, and Cambridge will be #8 and have a first-round rematch with East.
Poor Cambridge.
Andover will be #6, St. Francis will be #7, and Cambridge will be #8 and have a first-round rematch with East.
Poor Cambridge.
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Yes they lost bad to forest lake... but the duluth east GR game a couple weeks ago was a hell of a game. That was the rematch I was referring too.pipersniper12 wrote:14hockey wrote:Looking like a GR v DE rematch in the final?? Cant wait!!
Odds are it will be a DE vs GR final, but there are still 3 teams who can pull out an upset come playoffs.
As for a rematch, didn't GR get knocked out of the playoffs in the 1st round last year.
elks have been on a roller coaster, only 2 loses to be ashamed of are to armstrong. just hoping that they can put it together at the right time, which they can, one thing that i noticed with the game stats is they need to improve pk under .80 and pp under .15 this team can't afford to go to the box over 25% of the goals scored against them have been powerplay goals. if they stay out of the box, they can win, until they figure that out, they will continue to lose. you don't have to play your best hockey now, but in a month is when you need to peak and i think that could happen with this team.
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I hope you are right. I know I'll be cheering for Elky if they're playing East that day.slyer wrote:elks have been on a roller coaster, only 2 loses to be ashamed of are to armstrong. just hoping that they can put it together at the right time, which they can, one thing that i noticed with the game stats is they need to improve pk under .80 and pp under .15 this team can't afford to go to the box over 25% of the goals scored against them have been powerplay goals. if they stay out of the box, they can win, until they figure that out, they will continue to lose. you don't have to play your best hockey now, but in a month is when you need to peak and i think that could happen with this team.
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Don't want Rapids to miss the chance to play the best, eh?rapidsrapids wrote:I hope you are right. I know I'll be cheering for Elky if they're playing East that day.slyer wrote:elks have been on a roller coaster, only 2 loses to be ashamed of are to armstrong. just hoping that they can put it together at the right time, which they can, one thing that i noticed with the game stats is they need to improve pk under .80 and pp under .15 this team can't afford to go to the box over 25% of the goals scored against them have been powerplay goals. if they stay out of the box, they can win, until they figure that out, they will continue to lose. you don't have to play your best hockey now, but in a month is when you need to peak and i think that could happen with this team.
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Betraying the north?rapidsrapids wrote:I hope you are right. I know I'll be cheering for Elky if they're playing East that day.slyer wrote:elks have been on a roller coaster, only 2 loses to be ashamed of are to armstrong. just hoping that they can put it together at the right time, which they can, one thing that i noticed with the game stats is they need to improve pk under .80 and pp under .15 this team can't afford to go to the box over 25% of the goals scored against them have been powerplay goals. if they stay out of the box, they can win, until they figure that out, they will continue to lose. you don't have to play your best hockey now, but in a month is when you need to peak and i think that could happen with this team.
ER is in a little rut right now, but I think they've shown more potential than Flake (a win over AHA proves that). They're also deeper, which will probably help them in the long run, and they have the sort of goalie who could steal a semifinal game. So I think they're still #4, unless they continue to tank, and Flake surges.
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Like to see Rapids play Cloquet in semi and if good fortune prevail play East in the 7AA title game. Will have to see who brings it to the table in late February should be good section battles.east hockey wrote:Don't want Rapids to miss the chance to play the best, eh?rapidsrapids wrote:I hope you are right. I know I'll be cheering for Elky if they're playing East that day.slyer wrote:elks have been on a roller coaster, only 2 loses to be ashamed of are to armstrong. just hoping that they can put it together at the right time, which they can, one thing that i noticed with the game stats is they need to improve pk under .80 and pp under .15 this team can't afford to go to the box over 25% of the goals scored against them have been powerplay goals. if they stay out of the box, they can win, until they figure that out, they will continue to lose. you don't have to play your best hockey now, but in a month is when you need to peak and i think that could happen with this team.
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Only if Flake has a strong finish to the season (they'd have to beat WBL, and probably Roseville too), and/or if Cloquet slumps unexpectedly. Otherwise, I think Cloquet's season has been good enough relative to Flake's that a loss there wouldn't matter too much.rapidsrapids wrote:Cloquet is at Forest Lake the day before the seeding meeting the coaches have. If Forest Lake wins that game would they be seeded higher than CEC because games closer to the playoffs have more weight? Just curious on peoples thoughts of that scenario.
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