I believe the tournament has a lot of legs, and will be remembered for three reasons:luckyEPDad wrote:Very few people give a hoot about Besse. I was recently at a hockey related function and only a few remembered his name. To remember someone scored 5 goals in a game you have to actually watch the entire game, pay attention to who scores, and remember from one goal to the next. I think the people who watch hockey that way are a small minority. An impressive accomplishment, but not very memorable to most people.puck81 wrote: Agree with you about him going on the ice. Don't agree with you that the only thing people will remember about the 2012 tourny is Jack. Besse's amazing game in the championship, all four seeded teams getting knocked out in the quarterfinals and just the great run BSM had will be remembered when people think about this year's tourny.
As for the quarter final upsets, that may be remembered. I'll remember it as an example of how fickle the sport is and how little winning one game means in the scheme of things. How did Lakeville go from overachieving underdog to stinky smelly dog in one day? Was either game representative?
As for the final, yuck! The game was never in doubt. HM passing was never crisp, their attacks often poorly organized, they made some really bad mistakes, and the defense was laughably porous on occasion. Did HM have a bad game, or did BSM make them look that way? I'm thinking the former.
I don't know if this state tournament has legs.
3. All four seeded teams losing in the quarterfinals. Likely not to happen again in the near future.
2. Besse's five goals (three shorthanded) accounting for all of his team's scoring. Likely not to happen again in the near future.
1. Jack Jablonski. I certainly hope, and believe, that the hockey community will not make this a one and done. This family is going to need the community support for the long-term. Great response so far, let's just make sure it continues.