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[keepyourheadup]

The post refered to the incoming sophs and freshmen at Lourdes, Tyler Vessel will not be among them

[Rocket78]

ok, tyler went to Shattuck, Rory stayed at Lourdes. GetemUp was also talking about Chezick, Kurth and Wasz so I assumed...blah blah blah

[4AAhockeystud]

So lourdes got one of the Vessel brothers? I think Red wing got hurt pretty bad by graduating kids. I just don't know how much competition Faribault will have this year in the section. Red wing will fight some and maybe East.

Other than that i see Faribault coming out of this section

[weatherthestorm]

from what it looks like rw lost alot of defense. although they are returning 2 of the top 3 leading scorers from last year and their tender. it will be interesting. fairbault will need to be watched and lourdes could possibly pull it off

[Redlightdistrict]

This section is completely up for grabs this year. All 5 of the top seeds from last year took huge losses to graduation.

Red Wing- Great players in Schammel and his crew.
Lourdes- Top 7. Enough said. Huge Loss.
N.P.- Lapic brothers and Adams. All of their scoring basically.
A.L.- Two nice players in Prescher-Smerud and Prihoda gone. Adams too.
M.W.- Good player Andrew Bruggeman and crafty forward Chris Zimmerman.

I have absolutely no clue who will come out on top this year but i would guess faribault and a toss up for the rest.

[scarlethockey33]

My guesses for the section:

Lourdes - Finds a way to stay near the top but can't make a late section surge to the state tournament.
- Top 3: 2nd

New Prague - Their goalie will be able to pull some wins out but the team will need to transition to a more defensive focus with the lapics and adams gone.
- Finish 4th

Albert Lea - Loses a good first line from graduation but Coach Nystrom is a great coach and knows how to get his boys working to their potential.
- Middle of section 5th or 6th

Faribault - I am calling this right now, Faribault wins the section. Very talented they almost upset Lourdes last year. If they play every game how they did that one, this team is a force.
- Top 3, 1st

Mankato West - Graduation takes away all but two of Mankato West's state team from two years ago. Last year the scoring worries were cleared up by Andrew Bruggemen but now who'll step up for the Scarlets?
- Middle of section 6th or 7th.

I know I forgot Red Wing, but to tell you the truth I don't know much about their team to make a comment about them. I do through have them finishing 3rd by the sounds of things.

1. Faribault
2. Lourdes
3. Red Wing
4. New Prague
5. Albert Lea
6. Mankato West
7. Northfield or Mankato East
8.
9. LaCrescent
10. Waseca
11. Austin

[jackstraw]

This Faribault group is set to make a run. This will be one of the better Sec. 1 teams we have seen in a few years. They have competed very well with top metro teams coming up the youth ranks. If a goaltender can step up, this team could really turn heads.
Lourdes should be tough as always, the end result will depend on how the boys coming off the bantam squad adjust to the high school game.
Another bit on Faribault, look for them to be good for more than just this year.

[4AAhockeystud]

[keepyourheadup]

No question that Faribault has a nice group but they played very few top metro teams at the youth level. They did make a nice showing at regionals in Marshall 3 years ago but did not advance. Not a knock on the team but they avoided metro teams for years.

[Black Ice]

Faribault looks like the favorite. Followed by Lourdes,Redwing and Albert Lea. East could surprise some teams. They had 2 new young goalies last season and I would expect them to be better. They had little experience in their defensive group. They return 2 starting defensemem and have a third with some varsity minutes. I also heard they may have added a new defenseman that wasn't on the team last season. They get back one of their best forwards from injury who missed all of last year. They return their top 7 scorers and top 8 of 9 forwards, almost all seniors.