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Section 2AA Final Seeding

Post by tonkafan77 » Sun Feb 18, 2018 10:29 am

Here is the final seeding for section 2AA:

1) Minnetonka
2) Holy Family Catholic
3) Prior Lake
4) Eden Prairie
5) Chaska
6) New Prague
7) Chanhassen
8 ) Shakopee

I would think Tonka would have preferred to play PL in the seminfinals (hard to beat a team 3x in one season). Thoughts?

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Post by elliott70 » Sun Feb 18, 2018 10:34 am

Tonka and HF in final.
Tonka to state.

Any change to that will be because the bus broke down or something else catastrophic.

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Post by ryguyMN » Sun Feb 18, 2018 11:00 am

A little surprised New Prague got the six seed - figured seventh at best. However, they have put on a decent showing this year, and have a tie against Hermantown to show for it. HFC has an easy path to the final. Minnetonka has to get by an improved Eden Prairie team over the last month, even though the record doesn’t show it.
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Re: Section 2AA Final Seeding

Post by WarmUpTheBus » Sun Feb 18, 2018 1:10 pm

tonkafan77 wrote:Here is the final seeding for section 2AA:

1) Minnetonka
2) Holy Family Catholic
3) Prior Lake
4) Eden Prairie
5) Chaska
6) New Prague
7) Chanhassen
8 ) Shakopee

I would think Tonka would have preferred to play PL in the seminfinals (hard to beat a team 3x in one season). Thoughts?
EP over Chaska is far from a sure thing.

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Re: Section 2AA Final Seeding

Post by hockey59 » Sun Feb 18, 2018 1:33 pm

WarmUpTheBus wrote:
tonkafan77 wrote:Here is the final seeding for section 2AA:

1) Minnetonka
2) Holy Family Catholic
3) Prior Lake
4) Eden Prairie
5) Chaska
6) New Prague
7) Chanhassen
8 ) Shakopee

I would think Tonka would have preferred to play PL in the seminfinals (hard to beat a team 3x in one season). Thoughts?
EP over Chaska is far from a sure thing.
yeah, EP vs Chaska & Cloquet vs DM are arguably the best QRF games this week.

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2AA

Post by blueblood » Sun Feb 18, 2018 7:02 pm

Per MinnHock archives, there have been no upsets in the 2AA quarterfinals dating back to 2008 when this section was realigned to SW metro based high schools.
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Re: Section 2AA Final Seeding

Post by ThatMNHockeyGuy62 » Sun Feb 18, 2018 8:05 pm

hockey59 wrote:
WarmUpTheBus wrote:
tonkafan77 wrote:Here is the final seeding for section 2AA:

1) Minnetonka
2) Holy Family Catholic
3) Prior Lake
4) Eden Prairie
5) Chaska
6) New Prague
7) Chanhassen
8 ) Shakopee

I would think Tonka would have preferred to play PL in the seminfinals (hard to beat a team 3x in one season). Thoughts?
EP over Chaska is far from a sure thing.
yeah, EP vs Chaska & Cloquet vs DM are arguably the best QRF games this week.
Definitely going to be some close 4/5 games throughout the state, but these two have by far the most talent and teams with upset potential in section semis and finals.

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Re: 2AA

Post by WarmUpTheBus » Sun Feb 18, 2018 8:07 pm

blueblood wrote:Per MinnHock archives
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Ep loss

Post by blueblood » Sun Feb 18, 2018 8:39 pm

Section 6, not Section 2
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Re: Section 2AA Final Seeding

Post by alcloseshaver » Thu Feb 22, 2018 9:45 pm

WarmUpTheBus wrote:
tonkafan77 wrote:Here is the final seeding for section 2AA:

1) Minnetonka
2) Holy Family Catholic
3) Prior Lake
4) Eden Prairie
5) Chaska
6) New Prague
7) Chanhassen
8 ) Shakopee

I would think Tonka would have preferred to play PL in the seminfinals (hard to beat a team 3x in one season). Thoughts?
EP over Chaska is far from a sure thing.
I'm assuming first win ever over EP.

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Re: Ep loss

Post by WarmUpTheBus » Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:20 am

blueblood wrote:Section 6, not Section 2
Streak over. At least Minnetonka won't have to get by an improving Eden Prairie team and have to beat them 3 times in a season.

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Post by GoldenBear » Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:26 am

I doubt it was first ever win over EP. In fact Chaska may have a winning record lifetime against EP if you go back to the 70's 80;s when they were in the Suburban West Conference. GB

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Post by ryguyMN » Fri Feb 23, 2018 12:40 pm

The Eden Prairie Community Center was built in the early 80s (1982?), and there was no indoor sheet of ice in the city prior to EPCC being built that I’m aware of. If EP had a hockey team in the 70s, they were likely a co-op. Eden Prairie was a small farming village up until 1974. Interstate 494 going through the northeast side of town started the growth spurt.
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Post by Doc Holliday » Fri Feb 23, 2018 1:03 pm

ryguyMN wrote:The Eden Prairie Community Center was built in the early 80s (1982?), and there was no indoor sheet of ice in the city prior to EPCC being built that I’m aware of. If EP had a hockey team in the 70s, they were likely a co-op. Eden Prairie was a small farming village up until 1974. Interstate 494 going through the northeast side of town started the growth spurt.
Plus, the EPCC used to have the huge blue hockey skate & red figure skate painted on the wall. I don't think EP started getting good at hockey until the skates got removed & painted over... :lol:

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Post by GoldenBear » Fri Feb 23, 2018 3:10 pm

Plus, the EPCC used to have the huge blue hockey skate & red figure skate painted on the wall. I don't think EP started getting good at hockey until the skates got removed & painted over... Laughing


You are correct on blue hockey skate and figure skate. EP did have their own hockey team prior to the original blue/red skate sweat box and Chaska did too. Don't know exact dates but around 1978 or 1979 is as far back as I can recall. GB

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Post by GoldenBear » Fri Feb 23, 2018 3:13 pm

Also, I don't think Co-Ops existed in 70's and 80's. No one in their right mind would consider sharing a team with a rival. Your school either fielded their own team or they didn't have one. Wasn't until budget cuts and demographic changes that Co-ops started. Not to derail topic, but I am, can anyone think of a Co-op prior to 1985 1990? GB

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Post by ryguyMN » Fri Feb 23, 2018 5:37 pm

Doc Holliday wrote:
ryguyMN wrote:The Eden Prairie Community Center was built in the early 80s (1982?), and there was no indoor sheet of ice in the city prior to EPCC being built that I’m aware of. If EP had a hockey team in the 70s, they were likely a co-op. Eden Prairie was a small farming village up until 1974. Interstate 494 going through the northeast side of town started the growth spurt.
Plus, the EPCC used to have the huge blue hockey skate & red figure skate painted on the wall. I don't think EP started getting good at hockey until the skates got removed & painted over... :lol:
Ha! Those were the days, pre-renovation! I believe there was also in big lettering on the wall "Skate Eden Prairie" or something to that effect. It was straight out of the 80s.
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Post by ryguyMN » Fri Feb 23, 2018 5:52 pm

GoldenBear wrote:You are correct on blue hockey skate and figure skate. EP did have their own hockey team prior to the original blue/red skate sweat box and Chaska did too. Don't know exact dates but around 1978 or 1979 is as far back as I can recall. GB
I kind of curious where each school played their games prior to their respective Community Centers being built. Chaska Community Center wasn't opened until 1989.
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