Eden Prairie 14U Tournament (Feb 10th to 13th)
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Eden Prairie 14U Tournament (Feb 10th to 13th)
14UA Pools
Black
1 Eden Prairie
2 Osseo/ Maple Grove
3 Roseau
4 Fargo
Red
1 Wayzata
2 Centennial Red
3 Sibley
4 Thunder Bay
White
1 Edina Green
2 Minnetonka
3 Anoka
4 North Metro
14UB Brackets
Eden Prairie Red
Highland
Edina
Thunder Bay
Eden Prairie Black
Minneapolis
OMG
Thunder Bay Fury
Black
1 Eden Prairie
2 Osseo/ Maple Grove
3 Roseau
4 Fargo
Red
1 Wayzata
2 Centennial Red
3 Sibley
4 Thunder Bay
White
1 Edina Green
2 Minnetonka
3 Anoka
4 North Metro
14UB Brackets
Eden Prairie Red
Highland
Edina
Thunder Bay
Eden Prairie Black
Minneapolis
OMG
Thunder Bay Fury
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I believe that is the Highland 14A team. They would have been a better fit in 14B and I am glad their coach and the tournament director came to the same conclusion. Plus the EP Red girls are looking forward to playing somebody different.Puck Whisperer wrote:On the B bracket's, I am pretty sure Highland does not exist??
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So if Highland is in fact a 14UA team, not sure they will be allowed to play against 14UB teams. MN hockey does not allow teams from one level to play another. The 14UB teams could be excluded from playing in the Regional/State Tournaments.luckyEPDad wrote:I believe that is the Highland 14A team. They would have been a better fit in 14B and I am glad their coach and the tournament director came to the same conclusion. Plus the EP Red girls are looking forward to playing somebody different.Puck Whisperer wrote:On the B bracket's, I am pretty sure Highland does not exist??
From the MN Hockey Handbook - Section VII
D. Interlevel Play - There shall be no interlevel play (games or scrimmages) between divisions (i.e. Peewee
vs. Bantam, 14U vs. 12U) or between classifications (A and B, B and C or A and C teams), with the
exception of Youth 16&Under and Junior Gold "B". In special circumstances where interlevel play between
classifications is appropriate, approval of the cognizant District Director(s) must be obtained. Interlevel
play is not permitted in invitational tournaments or MH playoff tournaments, with the exception that Youth
16&Under teams may participate in Junior Gold "B" invitational tournaments. Teams violating this provision
may be declared ineligible to compete in any MH sanctioned invitational tournaments and the MH district,
regional and state tournaments for the current season, and, in case of flagrant violations, for such further
period of time as the district director shall deem appropriate. House league and city recreational league
teams must be registered as C teams if they intend to play other teams outside of their hockey community.
District Directors may permit a B or C classification team from small cities or newly developed programs
to play in a higher classification league if there is no comparable classification league available.
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Sounds like Highland may have dropped out. My daughter was looking forward to playing them. Bummer.
As far as this affecting 14B teams, I am sure the "special circumstances" clause could be invoked. If the mess that is 14B hockey this year isn't "special circumstances" I don't know what is. It's not like anyone would gain special advantage from Highland's participation, and the Highland girls are likely to have more fun playing against teams of a similar skill level.
As for state/regional tournaments, no 14B teams will be competing in a regional tournament this year as they are all in the same district. I hear whispers of a state tournament which may be held in Buffalo. Minnesota hockey is getting to be like the NHL. Play an entire season to eliminate 4 teams from the playoffs.
As far as this affecting 14B teams, I am sure the "special circumstances" clause could be invoked. If the mess that is 14B hockey this year isn't "special circumstances" I don't know what is. It's not like anyone would gain special advantage from Highland's participation, and the Highland girls are likely to have more fun playing against teams of a similar skill level.
As for state/regional tournaments, no 14B teams will be competing in a regional tournament this year as they are all in the same district. I hear whispers of a state tournament which may be held in Buffalo. Minnesota hockey is getting to be like the NHL. Play an entire season to eliminate 4 teams from the playoffs.
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I agree 100%, that District Directors and MN Hockey should apply some common sense to some of these situations.luckyEPDad wrote: As far as this affecting 14B teams, I am sure the "special circumstances" clause could be invoked. If the mess that is 14B hockey this year isn't "special circumstances" I don't know what is. It's not like anyone would gain special advantage from Highland's participation, and the Highland girls are likely to have more fun playing against teams of a similar skill level.
I saw it happen last year up in a 14U tournament in Bemidji, nobody in MN hockey was willing to apply common sense and it left the tournament scrambling to find a team after a 14UB team was forced to pull out.
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It did? Refresh my memory.hockeyfan87 wrote:I agree 100%, that District Directors and MN Hockey should apply some common sense to some of these situations.luckyEPDad wrote: As far as this affecting 14B teams, I am sure the "special circumstances" clause could be invoked. If the mess that is 14B hockey this year isn't "special circumstances" I don't know what is. It's not like anyone would gain special advantage from Highland's participation, and the Highland girls are likely to have more fun playing against teams of a similar skill level.
I saw it happen last year up in a 14U tournament in Bemidji, nobody in MN hockey was willing to apply common sense and it left the tournament scrambling to find a team after a 14UB team was forced to pull out.
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Sure, last season 2009-2010, Orono/Armstrong/Cooper had a 14UB team that had registered for a 14U tournament in Bemidji. The person that registered the team did not confirm what level the 14U tournament was. Months later, just a week or so before the tournament, they found out that all of the other teams registered were 14UA teams. Knowing this would violate the rules they attempted to get permission from their District and from MN hockey to play in this tournament. They were told if they in fact played against a 14UA team in Bemidji, they would no be allowed to play in the post season tournaments. That left the folks in Bemidji only a week or so to find a replacement team.State Champ 97 wrote:It did? Refresh my memory.hockeyfan87 wrote:I agree 100%, that District Directors and MN Hockey should apply some common sense to some of these situations.luckyEPDad wrote: As far as this affecting 14B teams, I am sure the "special circumstances" clause could be invoked. If the mess that is 14B hockey this year isn't "special circumstances" I don't know what is. It's not like anyone would gain special advantage from Highland's participation, and the Highland girls are likely to have more fun playing against teams of a similar skill level.
I saw it happen last year up in a 14U tournament in Bemidji, nobody in MN hockey was willing to apply common sense and it left the tournament scrambling to find a team after a 14UB team was forced to pull out.
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Could not agree more - bummer for the girls! BTW great game last nightluckyEPDad wrote:Sounds like Highland may have dropped out. My daughter was looking forward to playing them. Bummer.
As far as this affecting 14B teams, I am sure the "special circumstances" clause could be invoked. If the mess that is 14B hockey this year isn't "special circumstances" I don't know what is. It's not like anyone would gain special advantage from Highland's participation, and the Highland girls are likely to have more fun playing against teams of a similar skill level.
As for state/regional tournaments, no 14B teams will be competing in a regional tournament this year as they are all in the same district. I hear whispers of a state tournament which may be held in Buffalo. Minnesota hockey is getting to be like the NHL. Play an entire season to eliminate 4 teams from the playoffs.
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That's right. Warroad filled their spot. Forgot about that.hockeyfan87 wrote:Sure, last season 2009-2010, Orono/Armstrong/Cooper had a 14UB team that had registered for a 14U tournament in Bemidji. The person that registered the team did not confirm what level the 14U tournament was. Months later, just a week or so before the tournament, they found out that all of the other teams registered were 14UA teams. Knowing this would violate the rules they attempted to get permission from their District and from MN hockey to play in this tournament. They were told if they in fact played against a 14UA team in Bemidji, they would no be allowed to play in the post season tournaments. That left the folks in Bemidji only a week or so to find a replacement team.State Champ 97 wrote:It did? Refresh my memory.hockeyfan87 wrote:I agree 100%, that District Directors and MN Hockey should apply some common sense to some of these situations.luckyEPDad wrote: As far as this affecting 14B teams, I am sure the "special circumstances" clause could be invoked. If the mess that is 14B hockey this year isn't "special circumstances" I don't know what is. It's not like anyone would gain special advantage from Highland's participation, and the Highland girls are likely to have more fun playing against teams of a similar skill level.
I saw it happen last year up in a 14U tournament in Bemidji, nobody in MN hockey was willing to apply common sense and it left the tournament scrambling to find a team after a 14UB team was forced to pull out.
luckyEPDad wrote:I believe that is the Highland 14A team. They would have been a better fit in 14B and I am glad their coach and the tournament director came to the same conclusion. Plus the EP Red girls are looking forward to playing somebody different.Puck Whisperer wrote:On the B bracket's, I am pretty sure Highland does not exist??
Take a look at the District 6 web site. Highland 14A tied EP 14A 1-1 on 1/22/11. They are a better team than you think.
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That may have come off a bit condescending, but it wasn't meant that way. Highland did tie EP , but then two days later lost 7-0. They are by no means a bad team and quite possibly would have won the tournament. But it would have been a lot of fun. I'm tired of seeing the same teams at all the 14B tournaments.EZ wrote:luckyEPDad wrote:I believe that is the Highland 14A team. They would have been a better fit in 14B and I am glad their coach and the tournament director came to the same conclusion. Plus the EP Red girls are looking forward to playing somebody different.Puck Whisperer wrote:On the B bracket's, I am pretty sure Highland does not exist??
Take a look at the District 6 web site. Highland 14A tied EP 14A 1-1 on 1/22/11. They are a better team than you think.
I would argue that Highland 14UA is a decent team, if not better. They tied EP and lost to Mtka recently by 1 goal. They have a couple of very good players and a strong netminder. I think they're improving and, while maybe not consistently in the upper echelon, could certainly surprise a team or two on a given night.
Highland tied Edina Green 1 to 1 yesterday. Can you say sleeper for the playoffs?sinbin wrote:I would argue that Highland 14UA is a decent team, if not better. They tied EP and lost to Mtka recently by 1 goal. They have a couple of very good players and a strong netminder. I think they're improving and, while maybe not consistently in the upper echelon, could certainly surprise a team or two on a given night.
Championship Day in 14UA in the EP Tournament...
The top 4 ranked LPH teams are in the championship bracket:
#1 Wayzata
#2 Edina Green
#3 Eden Prairie
#4 Centennial Red
Will this be repeated in the state tournament finals this year, or will we see NWC Red or Roseau or ??? knock a few of these teams out?
The top 4 ranked LPH teams are in the championship bracket:
#1 Wayzata
#2 Edina Green
#3 Eden Prairie
#4 Centennial Red
Will this be repeated in the state tournament finals this year, or will we see NWC Red or Roseau or ??? knock a few of these teams out?
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EP doesn't have much beyond 10. All skated pretty equally in the championship game against Edina. I watched Sibley valiantly fight off Wayzata for a while until their legs gave out (Sibley only had 10 skaters). Wayzata still looked fresh and took over the game at that point.sinbin wrote:It will be interesting to see if the benches hold out for a few of these top teams or if the top 10 skaters run out of steam by season's end.
If you have 15 good skaters it doesn't make sense not to use them.
14B results:
EP Red over Faribault 3-0
Thunder Bay Fury over Edina 4-0
EP Black over Hopkins Storm 2-1
Thunder Bay White Fury over OMG 1-0
Thunder Bay Fury over EP Red 4-3
EP Black over Thunder Bay White Fury 7-1
OMG over Hopkins Storm 1-0
Edina over Faribault 3-0
Thunder Bay Fury over EP Black 4-0 (1st place)
EP Red over Thunder Bay White Fury 6-3 (3rd place)
Edina over OMG 3-2 (consolation)
Hopkins Storm over Faribault 7-0