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PageStat looks at the Section Tournaments

Post by east hockey » Fri Feb 17, 2017 12:54 pm

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Post by goldy313 » Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:46 pm

I'm picking page2stat in running time (+6) over the coaches this year.

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Post by east hockey » Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:55 pm

goldy313 wrote:I'm picking page2stat in running time (+6) over the coaches this year.
I wish I shared your optimism but the coaches have gotten better the last several seasons. Still, there are going to be some huge disagreements this year.

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Post by WestMetro » Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:11 pm

Lee, you are essentially saying 5 of the 8 section finals are virtually a flip of a coin --one goal games too close to call ?

Of course , momentum and good coaching and captaining motivation helps most down the stretch....

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Post by east hockey » Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:16 pm

WestMetro wrote:Lee, you are essentially saying 5 of the 8 section finals are virtually a flip of a coin --one goal games too close to call ?

Of course , momentum and good coaching and captaining motivation helps most down the stretch....
Yeah, that arbitrary 1.00 difference meaning a team is a favorite may have been overstated. 0.50 or 0.75 may have been more realistic. I see a couple instances where I have major doubts about a team being a favorite. Then again, that's just what my thought process is, and might not mean anything. :)

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Post by elliott70 » Sat Feb 18, 2017 7:31 am

These will be the teams at the X
1 LN
2 EP or HF
3 STA
4 Stillwater
5 Cent or MG
6 Edina
7 Elk River
8 Moorhead or Bemidji

Bold teams are the better bet.

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Post by redtundra » Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:38 am

Looks about right Elliott. And would be an awesome line-up if holds true. Most competitive 8 in recent memory.

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Post by WestMetro » Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:39 am

Yes, those are the consensus most likely.

Not a single upset?

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Post by GoldenBear69 » Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:45 am

elliott70 wrote:These will be the teams at the X
1 LN
2 EP or HF
3 STA
4 Stillwater
5 Cent or MG
6 Edina
7 Elk River
8 Moorhead or Bemidji. Interesting ... no love for Brainerd (3-2 against MHD & BJI this season)

Bold teams are the better bet.

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Post by elliott70 » Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:56 am

GoldenBear69 wrote:
elliott70 wrote:These will be the teams at the X
1 LN
2 EP or HF
3 STA
4 Stillwater
5 Cent or MG
6 Edina
7 Elk River
8 Moorhead or Bemidji. Interesting ... no love for Brainerd (3-2 against MHD & BJI this season)

Bold teams are the better bet.
I don't think they can beat Bemidji and don't think they could beat Moorhead once / if they beat Bemidji. Nothing against them. Just think the only team that can knock Moorhead off is Bemidji.

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Post by elliott70 » Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:57 am

WestMetro wrote:Yes, those are the consensus most likely.

Not a single upset?
Always a chance, but when I run the games in my ESP mind. No upsets.

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Post by elliott70 » Sat Feb 18, 2017 10:15 am

Now if I could set up a state tournament bracket (out of he box thinking)

Upper Bracket - Left
Eden Prairie vs East Grand Forks
Maple Grove vs St. Micahel Albertville

Minnetonka vs Burnsville
Lakeville North vs White Bear Lake

Lower Bracket - Left
Hermantown vs Brainerd
Moorhead vs Wayzata

Holy Family vs Cloquet
Centennial vs Cretin

Upper Bracket - Right
Edina vs Duluth Marshall
Grand Rapids vs Lakeville South

Duluth East vs Blaine
Breck vs Delano

Lower Bracket - Right
St Thomas vs Roseau
Hill Murray vs Bemidji

Stillwater vs St Paul Academy
Elk River vs Prior Lake
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Post by GoldenBear69 » Sat Feb 18, 2017 10:20 am

Looks great ... except giving HM a bye in the first round :wink:

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Post by elliott70 » Sat Feb 18, 2017 10:25 am

GoldenBear69 wrote:Looks great ... except giving HM a bye in the first round :wink:
GOD must have touched my hand as I was typing (or sparlimb hacked in).

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Post by GoldenBear69 » Sat Feb 18, 2017 10:25 am

:lol:

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Post by Teak » Sun Feb 19, 2017 4:01 pm

PageStat's section summaries look reasonably accurate to me. It is too bad some sections are not competitive in that only a single school is mentioned (e.g., Hermantown in 7A). Even though we know that Hermantown will win the A tourney, I would rather watch a competitive section (3A) where any of several teams could make it. After all, sports is about competition, not slaughters.

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Post by east hockey » Sun Feb 19, 2017 10:44 pm

PageStat disagrees with the higher seed in ten games (so far). This compares to only seven disagreements in the 2016 section tournaments.

http://minnhock.com/boys2017.htm

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Post by goldy313 » Mon Feb 20, 2017 12:29 am

I am less confident today than I was yesterday......those 4 vs 5 games....

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Post by east hockey » Mon Feb 20, 2017 12:35 am

goldy313 wrote:I am less confident today than I was yesterday......those 4 vs 5 games....
PageStat picking St Louis Park over Benilde made me wince.

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Post by east hockey » Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:32 pm

PageStat goes 2-1 tonight. Would have been a clean sweep, but Bemidji....

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Post by TTpuckster » Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:45 pm

east hockey wrote:PageStat goes 2-1 tonight. Would have been a clean sweep, but Bemidji....

Lee
Hey, Bagley/Fosston beat Park Rapids.
Does that help?

I wonder if that is BF first ever section tournament win? :wink:
What is a Green Wave anyway?

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Post by east hockey » Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:46 pm

TTpuckster wrote:
east hockey wrote:PageStat goes 2-1 tonight. Would have been a clean sweep, but Bemidji....

Lee
Hey, Bagley/Fosston beat Park Rapids.
Does that help?

I wonder if that is BF first ever section tournament win? :wink:
5-21 in their history in first round games. 0-4 in quarterfinals.

Didn't help, by the way. Would have been nice.

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Post by east hockey » Thu Feb 23, 2017 3:38 pm

Tonight's PageStat picks against the grain:

(5) Rosemount over (4) Eagan in 3AA
(5) Pine City over (4) Princeton in 5A
(5) Anoka over (4) Champlin Park in 5AA
(5) St Louis Park over (4) Benilde-St Margarets in 6AA (ugh)
(5) Eveleth-Gilbert over (4) Virginia in 7A
(5) Crookston over (4) Detroit Lakes in 8A

Go get 'em, underdogs! :)

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Post by Goldyismoldy » Thu Feb 23, 2017 4:06 pm

east hockey wrote:Tonight's PageStat picks against the grain:

(5) Crookston over (4) Detroit Lakes in 8A

Go get 'em, underdogs! :)

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If your going to use the words "against the grain", you need to severely up your emoticon usage.

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Post by east hockey » Thu Feb 23, 2017 9:43 pm

Seedings up 3-2 tonight. If Anoka hangs on to their 2-0 lead over Champlin Park, we'll be tied on the night and PageStat will cling precariously to their one game lead.

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