AA Championship Game: #3 Duluth East vs. #1 Minnetonka

SCBlueLiner · Post by **SCBlueLiner** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:17 pm

goldy313 wrote:
SCBlueLiner wrote:It's for all the marbles. I understand boys going hard to the net. Loosen up the penalties on the D preventing guys going hard to the net. Let them lay the lumber and protect the goalie.
I don't care what the game is for, they need to protect the goalie in his crease. Some of this, most of it, isn't going hard to the net. If they call it no one has to lay any lumber. This isn't the NA3HL.

And Screw the Wild......pulling the contract card so the game can't be on the radio. Instead we got Wild pregame for 45 minutes.

I don't think you understand what I am saying. I don't want it to be some blood and guts game but if you take away the ability of the D to defend the goalie then forwards will run the net with impunity. You can call penalties and it will still happen because it is a price worth paying. There has to be a balance to the game and some self policing.

Post by **east hockey** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:19 pm

Not East's night.

Lee

SCBlueLiner · Post by **SCBlueLiner** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:19 pm

Oh yeah, that was no goal either. Totally redirected that into the net.

green4 · Post by **green4** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:21 pm

Slammer wrote:Terrible officiating.

Your boys have had like 7 powerplays to score but keep whiffing. I'm sorry Things aren't going your way tonight slammer

Slammer · Post by **Slammer** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:22 pm

O-townClown wrote:A lot of similarities tonight with last night's East > Edina.

Borderline calls going against Duluth.
The lucky bounce goal.
Chances not converted where you'd swear they'd bury it.
Momentum turner where nearly 2-0 up a team went 1-2 down.
Post/crossbar and out.
Can't wait to see how many people attribute sports' inevitable randomness to "coaching" on the part of Randolph. If Giles gets outcoached when all these things go the wrong way for his team, will the same people say the same tonight if Minnetonka holds on for their first state title?

(I don't subscribe to the always blame the coach theories. I think both Giles and Randolph know what they are doing.)

Nah. Not a lot of similarities. East outplayed Edina completely.

O-townClown · Post by **O-townClown** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:23 pm

lid over the Tonka net

Ref22 · Post by **Ref22** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:24 pm

Big dick Bobby might be a first rounder next year. He's a stud.

And yes in regular season that would have been 5 on Bob.

O-townClown · Post by **O-townClown** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:30 pm

Slammer wrote:Nah. Not a lot of similarities. East outplayed Edina completely.

An interesting interpretation of last night's action, or lack of it. Once Duluth East had a lead they chipped it when possible to neutral and if they gained the red threw it deep and forced Edina to gain zones all night. It was a great game plan that worked because they have a lot of very good players.

Shots were 8-4-6=18 for the game, which includes the game-winning dump in and late empty net goal. Normally when a team "outplays" someone I expect them to get to the net more than once in a great while.

Congratulations to Duluth East. A great win for them. Great season.

hockey59 · Post by **hockey59** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:31 pm

hockey59 wrote:My God...Hunter Paine is a tripping & (Penalty drawing) hockey playing machine tonight

Hunter Paine has drawn 3 penalty’s tonight (against Tonka) But DE just can’t convert!

Ogie · Post by **Ogie** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:31 pm

DE plays well enough to win...Misses too many open nets and 0-fer on the PP...Damn shame.

O-townClown · Post by **O-townClown** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:32 pm

Empty netter seals it. Congratulations to Minnetonka! Great team! They beat an excellent Duluth East team in the final.

hockey59 · Post by **hockey59** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:35 pm

GREAT SEASON FOR THE HOUNDS. That said...MINNETONKA was the BEST TEAM in 2017-2018!

sparty · Post by **sparty** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:38 pm

Great job, skippers!

CitiesSpudsGuy · Post by **CitiesSpudsGuy** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:38 pm

east hockey wrote:
Sparlimb wrote:Tonka better win, otherwise ChrisK is going to start a thread asking if Tonka is the new Moorhead...
Yeah, they'd only be six runner-ups short.

Lee

Well, if my counting skills are accurate, East has now lost 6 state title games after tonight's loss. Are the Hounds trying to be better than the Spuds at winning AND losing state title games? Only 2 more losses and they tie Moorhead, Lee!

Slammer · Post by **Slammer** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:48 pm

Gotta feel for Duluth East. Definitely had ever opportunity to win that game.

Won’t be back for a while, either. Donovan leaving for juniors, Worth and Mageau graduating, WMD dismantled. Might not have another shot for a very long time.

As much as I love Randolph, his style of play is tiring and can make kids exhausted come the third game. Might want to rethink strategy if his goal is to win championships.

north_bear · Post by **north_bear** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:53 pm

Congrats to Tonka on their first title, hope your fans enjoy it as much as us GR folks did last year. They were the best team most of the year and the best team tonight. East gave a good fight but missed too many good opportunities.

Impressive to have 3 of 4 teams in the finals the last 2 years from the north.

Post by **east hockey** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:54 pm

CitiesSpudsGuy wrote:
east hockey wrote:
Sparlimb wrote:Tonka better win, otherwise ChrisK is going to start a thread asking if Tonka is the new Moorhead...
Yeah, they'd only be six runner-ups short.

Lee
Well if my counting skills are accurate, East has now lost 6 title games after tonight's loss. Are the Hounds trying to be better than the Spuds at winning AND losing state title games? Only 2 more losses and they tie Moorhead, Lee!

Nah. Moorhead with zero titles trumps all. Oh, Hill-Murray has eight losses, also.

Lee

CitiesSpudsGuy · Post by **CitiesSpudsGuy** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:03 pm

east hockey wrote:
CitiesSpudsGuy wrote:
east hockey wrote: Yeah, they'd only be six runner-ups short.

Lee
Well if my counting skills are accurate, East has now lost 6 title games after tonight's loss. Are the Hounds trying to be better than the Spuds at winning AND losing state title games? Only 2 more losses and they tie Moorhead, Lee!
Nah. Moorhead with zero titles trumps all. Oh, Hill-Murray has eight losses, also.

Lee

WE'RE #1! WE'RE #1!

JerseyDave · Post by **JerseyDave** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:20 pm

Finally some puck luck goes Tonka's way!

sparty · Post by **sparty** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:32 pm

America won tonight!

WestMetro · Post by **WestMetro** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:35 pm

Lee summed it up well earlier in this thread:

Not Easts night ...

Congrats Skips!

MWS coach · Post by **MWS coach** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:43 pm

green4 wrote:
Slammer wrote:Terrible officiating.
Your boys have had like 7 powerplays to score but keep whiffing. I'm sorry Things aren't going your way tonight slammer

Figured I would find Slammer whining on here.... Yep blame it on the refs!

JerseyDave · Post by **JerseyDave** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:47 pm

Ogie wrote:DE plays well enough to win...Misses too many open nets and 0-fer on the PP...Damn shame.

The open nets were puck luck that finally went Tonka's way (more than I could've asked for). Tonka has been consistent killing penalties all season long. Amazing D.

ryguyMN · Post by **ryguyMN** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:05 pm

East had some good scoring chances, but they seemed to fan on a lot of shots close to the net and also the D-men had troubles keeping the puck in the offensive zone. Minnetonka played well, but East could have executed better. As previously mentioned, it just wasn't East's night.

alcloseshaver · Post by **alcloseshaver** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:10 pm

east hockey wrote:Not East's night.

Lee

Oh well, not my decade...Al

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AA Championship Game: #3 Duluth East vs. #1 Minnetonka

Who wins?

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