Big Games and Your Predictions – Week 5

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Orange_Wisent
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Post by Orange_Wisent »

Monday, December 9
#3AA Wayzata 5 vs. #17AA Irondale 2

Tuesday, December 10
#18AA Mounds View 2 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 4
#8AA Roseville 2 vs. #4AA Edina 5
#12AA Lakeville South 3 vs. #11A Achiever Academy 2
#9AA Eden Prairie 4 vs. #7A Breck 1
#6A Warroad 1 vs. #2A Thief River Falls 3

Thursday, December 12
#18AA Mounds View 1 vs. #8AA Roseville 2
#7A Breck 2 vs. #2AA Hopkins 6
#19AA Andover 1 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 4
#20AA Bloomington Jefferson/Kennedy 3 vs. #5AA BSM 4

Saturday, December 14
#9AA Eden Prairie 4 vs. #11AA Buffalo 2
#4AA Edina 2 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 3
#2A Thief River Falls 4 vs. #15AA North Wright County 2
#2AA Hopkins 3 vs. #3AA Wayzata 2
#1A Red Wing 1 vs. #3A Blake 3
#20AA Jefferson/Kennedy 2 vs. #6AA Lakeville North 4
#11A Achiever Academy 2 vs. #10AA Dodge County 3
#7A Breck 2 vs. #7AA Hill-Murray 4
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blondegirlsdad
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Post by blondegirlsdad »

Monday, December 9
#3AA Wayzata 5 vs. #17AA Irondale 1

Tuesday, December 10
#18AA Mounds View 0 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 4
#8AA Roseville 0 vs. #4AA Edina 4
#12AA Lakeville South 2 vs. #11A Achiever Academy 1
#9AA Eden Prairie 6 vs. #7A Breck 1
#6A Warroad 2 vs. #2A Thief River Falls 5

Thursday, December 12
#18AA Mounds View 1 vs. #8AA Roseville 3
#7A Breck 2 vs. #2AA Hopkins 6
#19AA Andover 1 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 5
#20AA Bloomington Jefferson/Kennedy 0 vs. #5AA Benilde-St. Margaret’s 4

Saturday, December 14
#9AA Eden Prairie 4 vs. #11AA Buffalo 1
#4AA Edina 3 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 2
#2A Thief River Falls 2 vs. #15AA North Wright County 1
#2AA Hopkins 3 vs. #3AA Wayzata 4
#1A Red Wing 5 vs. #3A Blake 3
#20AA Bloomington Jefferson/Kennedy 2 vs. #6AA Lakeville North 3
#11A Achiever Academy 3 vs. #10AA Dodge County 5
#7A Breck 1 vs. #7AA Hill-Murray 6
Silent But Deadly
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Post by Silent But Deadly »

Monday, December 9

#3AA Wayzata 3 vs. #17AA Irondale 0

Tuesday, December 10

#18AA Mounds View 0 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 3
#8AA Roseville 1 vs. #4AA Edina 3
#12AA Lakeville South 2 vs. #11A Achiever Academy 3
#9AA Eden Prairie 3 vs. #7A Breck 1
#6A Warroad 1 vs. #2A Thief River Falls 3

Thursday, December 12

#18AA Mounds View 2 vs. #8AA Roseville 3
#7A Breck 0 vs. #2AA Hopkins 3
#19AA Andover 1 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 2
#20AA Bloomington Jefferson/Kennedy 1 vs. #5AA Benilde-St. Margaret’s 4

Saturday, December 14

#9AA Eden Prairie 3 vs. #11AA Buffalo 1
#4AA Edina 3 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 2
#2A Thief River Falls 4 vs. #15AA North Wright County 1
#2AA Hopkins 1 vs. #3AA Wayzata 3
#1A Red Wing 3 vs. #3A Blake 1
#20AA Bloomington Jefferson/Kennedy 1 vs. #6AA Lakeville North 3
#11A Achiever Academy 1 vs. #10AA Dodge County 3
#7A Breck 1 vs. #7AA Hill-Murray 3
u12dad
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Re: Big Games and Your Predictions – Week 5

Post by u12dad »

Monday, December 9
#3AA Wayzata 4 vs. #17AA Irondale 2

Tuesday, December 10
#18AA Mounds View 1 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 4
#8AA Roseville 1 vs. #4AA Edina 5
#12AA Lakeville South 3 vs. #11A Achiever Academy 2
#9AA Eden Prairie 5 vs. #7A Breck 2
#6A Warroad 1 vs. #2A Thief River Falls 4

Thursday, December 12
#18AA Mounds View 1 vs. #8AA Roseville 2
#7A Breck 2 vs. #2AA Hopkins 6
#19AA Andover 0 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 1
#20AA Bloomington Jefferson/Kennedy 1 vs. #5AA Benilde-St. Margaret’s 4

Saturday, December 14
#9AA Eden Prairie 3 vs. #11AA Buffalo 2
#4AA Edina 4 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 2
#2A Thief River Falls 5 vs. #15AA North Wright County 2
#2AA Hopkins 4 vs. #3AA Wayzata 2
#1A Red Wing 4 vs. #3A Blake 2
#20AA Bloomington Jefferson/Kennedy 1 vs. #6AA Lakeville North 3
#11A Achiever Academy 2 vs. #10AA Dodge County 3
#7A Breck 3 vs. #7AA Hill-Murray 5
MNHockeyFan
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Post by MNHockeyFan »

Once again great participation this week as we're up to 27, once again within an earshot of 30! As always newcomers are very welcome to join in, but time is running short - first game and our deadline is 8:00pm, just 3 hours from now!
spars46
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Post by spars46 »

Monday, December 9
#3AA Wayzata 4 vs. #17AA Irondale 1

Tuesday, December 10
#18AA Mounds View 2 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 5
#8AA Roseville 2 vs. #4AA Edina 3
#12AA Lakeville South 2 vs. #11A Achiever Academy 3
#9AA Eden Prairie 4 vs. #7A Breck 2
#6A Warroad 2 vs. #2A Thief River Falls 4

Thursday, December 12
#18AA Mounds View 1 vs. #8AA Roseville 3
#7A Breck 2 vs. #2AA Hopkins 5
#19AA Andover 1 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 4
#20AA Bloomington Jefferson/Kennedy 1 vs. #5AA Benilde-St. Margaret’s 5

Saturday, December 14
#9AA Eden Prairie 4 vs. #11AA Buffalo 2
#4AA Edina 2 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 1
#2A Thief River Falls 2 vs. #15AA North Wright County 3
#2AA Hopkins 2 vs. #3AA Wayzata 3
#1A Red Wing 5 vs. #3A Blake 2
#20AA Bloomington Jefferson/Kennedy 2 vs. #6AA Lakeville North 5
#11A Achiever Academy 2 vs. #10AA Dodge County 3
#7A Breck 2 vs. #7AA Hill-Murray 6
Antagonist
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Post by Antagonist »

Monday, December 9
#3AA Wayzata 2 vs. #17AA Irondale 3

Tuesday, December 10
#18AA Mounds View 0 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 5
#8AA Roseville 1 vs. #4AA Edina 4
#12AA Lakeville South 1 vs. #11A Achiever Academy 2
#9AA Eden Prairie 4 vs. #7A Breck 1
#6A Warroad 1 vs. #2A Thief River Falls 3

Thursday, December 12
#18AA Mounds View 1 vs. #8AA Roseville 2
#7A Breck 1 vs. #2AA Hopkins 5
#19AA Andover 0 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 3
#20AA Bloomington Jefferson/Kennedy 0 vs. #5AA Benilde-St. Margaret’s 6

Saturday, December 14
#9AA Eden Prairie 1 vs. #11AA Buffalo 3
#4AA Edina 2 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 2
#2A Thief River Falls 2 vs. #15AA North Wright County 1
#2AA Hopkins 2 vs. #3AA Wayzata 3
#1A Red Wing 4 vs. #3A Blake 1
#20AA Bloomington Jefferson/Kennedy 0 vs. #6AA Lakeville North 2
#11A Achiever Academy 1 vs. #10AA Dodge County 2
#7A Breck 0 vs. #7AA Hill-Murray 7
MNHockeyFan
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Post by MNHockeyFan »

In our lone game to start Week 5 it was:

Wayzata 4, Irondale 2

Wayzata scored three consecutive goals in the opening period and went on to beat Irondale 4-2 at the Schwan’s Super Rink in Blaine. Natalie Heising of Wayzata and Alex Toupal of Irondale each had a goal and an assist. Shots on goal were very nearly even at 31-30.

No. 3AA Wayzata was heavily favored by our panel by a 25-4 margin. RailingWizardofOZ and u12dad are off to a nice start with the extra point for predicting the 4-2 score.

Five games are on tap for tomorrow evening, including a very interesting matchup between Achiever Academy and Lakeville South. Our group is favoring the Cougars, but only by two at 15-13, with one saying it will end in a tie. Each of the other four games have an overwhelming favorite, so correct scores figure to be important!
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Post by Otter »

MNHF, is it OK if I jump in late? I'll take the one stroke penalty......

Tuesday, December 10
#18AA Mounds View 0 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 1
#8AA Roseville 3 vs. #4AA Edina 2
#12AA Lakeville South 4 vs. #11A Achiever Academy 2
#9AA Eden Prairie 6 vs. #7A Breck 3
#6A Warroad 2 vs. #2A Thief River Falls 3

Thursday, December 12
#18AA Mounds View 0 vs. #8AA Roseville 2
#7A Breck 2 vs. #2AA Hopkins 4
#19AA Andover 1 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 2
#20AA Bloomington Jefferson/Kennedy 3 vs. #5AA BSM 7

Saturday, December 14
#9AA Eden Prairie 3 vs. #11AA Buffalo 2
#4AA Edina 2 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 1
#2A Thief River Falls 4 vs. #15AA North Wright County 2
#2AA Hopkins 3 vs. #3AA Wayzata 4
#1A Red Wing 5 vs. #3A Blake 3
#20AA Jefferson/Kennedy 1 vs. #6AA Lakeville North 4
#11A Achiever Academy 1 vs. #10AA Dodge County 3
#7A Breck 0 vs. #7AA Hill-Murray 6
MNHockeyFan
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Post by MNHockeyFan »

Otter wrote:MNHF, is it OK if I jump in late? I'll take the one stroke penalty......
No problem, Otter - you are column AF on the spreadsheet! ;)

P.S. First time we've hit 30 this year, yeah! :)
sinbin
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Post by sinbin »

Otter, I'm sure that you'll appreciate the challenge.
Nordic
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Post by Nordic »

Been busy, missed the Monday game, but I bet I could predict an exact score now, anyway, here are the rest of my picks.

#3AA Wayzata vs. #17AA Irondale

Tuesday, December 10
#18AA Mounds View 1 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 4
#8AA Roseville 2 vs. #4AA Edina 3
#12AA Lakeville South 4 vs. #11A Achiever Academy 2
#9AA Eden Prairie 4 vs. #7A Breck 1
#6A Warroad 2 vs. #2A Thief River Falls 3

Thursday, December 12
#18AA Mounds View 2 vs. #8AA Roseville 3
#7A Breck 1 vs. #2AA Hopkins 4
#19AA Andover 0 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 4
#20AA Bloomington Jeffrson/Kennedy2 vs. #5AA Benilde-St. Margaret’s 3

Saturday, December 14
#9AA Eden Prairie 3 vs. #11AA Buffalo 2
#4AA Edina 2 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 4
#2A Thief River Falls 3vs. #15AA North Wright County 2
#2AA Hopkins3 vs. #3AA Wayzata 4
#1A Red Wing1 vs. #3A Blake 3
#20AA Bloomington Jefferson/Kennedy2 vs. #6AA Lakeville North 3
#11A Achiever Academy 3 vs. #10AA Dodge County 4
#7A Breck 1 vs. #7AA Hill-Murray 5
Maverick2000
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Post by Maverick2000 »

Monday, December 9
#3AA Wayzata vs. #17AA Irondale tooo late ;(

Tuesday, December 10
#18AA Mounds View 0 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 4
#8AA Roseville 1 vs. #4AA Edina 4
#12AA Lakeville South 2 vs. #11A Achiever Academy 5
#9AA Eden Prairie 3 vs. #7A Breck 1
#6A Warroad 1 vs. #2A Thief River Falls 4

Thursday, December 12
#18AA Mounds View 1 vs. #8AA Roseville 3
#7A Breck 2 vs. #2AA Hopkins 6
#19AA Andover 1 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 3
#20AA Bloomington Jefferson/Kennedy 0 vs. #5AA Benilde-St. Margaret’s 5

Saturday, December 14
#9AA Eden Prairie 3 vs. #11AA Buffalo 1
#4AA Edina 2 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 3
#2A Thief River Falls 4 vs. #15AA North Wright County 1
#2AA Hopkins 4 vs. #3AA Wayzata 2
#1A Red Wing 3 vs. #3A Blake 2
#20AA Bloomington Jefferson/Kennedy 2 vs. #6AA Lakeville North 4
#11A Achiever Academy 2 vs. #10AA Dodge County 3
#7A Breck 1 vs. #7AA Hill-Murray 4
MNHockeyFan
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Post by MNHockeyFan »

And then there were 32...

Good to have two more aboard! Like sinbin, both wily old vets who like the challenge of a 1 point handicap. ;)
sinbin
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Post by sinbin »

Well, even after the fact there's no guarantee that I'll get the score correct, although I'm usually really, really close.
Nevertoomuchhockey
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Post by Nevertoomuchhockey »

Most of you picking AA to lose twice this week?
Wishful thinking or do you really believe it?
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Post by FishEye »

Well, let's make it 33

#18AA Mounds View 0 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 4
#8AA Roseville 3 vs. #4AA Edina 2
#12AA Lakeville South 3 vs. #11A Achiever Academy 2
#9AA Eden Prairie 4 vs. #7A Breck 1
#6A Warroad 3 vs. #2A Thief River Falls 4

Thursday, December 12
#18AA Mounds View 2 vs. #8AA Roseville 3
#7A Breck 0 vs. #2AA Hopkins 3
#19AA Andover 1 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 4
#20AA Bloomington Jefferson/Kennedy 1 vs. #5AA Benilde-St. Margaret’s 3

Saturday, December 14
#9AA Eden Prairie 4 vs. #11AA Buffalo 1
#4AA Edina 2 vs. #1AA Minnetonka 4
#2A Thief River Falls 3 vs. #15AA North Wright County 2
#2AA Hopkins 1 vs. #3AA Wayzata 3
#1A Red Wing 3 vs. #3A Blake 2
#20AA Bloomington Jefferson/Kennedy 1 vs. #6AA Lakeville North 4
#11A Achiever Academy 4 vs. #10AA Dodge County 2
#7A Breck 1 vs. #7AA Hill-Murray 5
MNHockeyFan
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Post by MNHockeyFan »

Nevertoomuchhockey wrote:Most of you picking AA to lose twice this week?
Wishful thinking or do you really believe it?
Generally speaking, those who don't have sentimental favorites tend to do better in these contests. :wink:

That said, in tonight's game against Lakeville South, a slight majority has Lakeville South winning, with 18 yeas and 14 nays, plus one tie.

But in Saturday's game down in the unfriendly venue of the Dodge County Ice Arena, a solid majority is favoring the home team, by a margin of 23 to 9, plus one tie.

Both should be good hockey games.
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sinbin
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Post by sinbin »

Is that your secret, MHF, being an analytical, emotionless automaton (for your picks, that is)? On the other side of the coin, your kindly and even-handed demeanor in your posts is well-known and much-admired.
MNHockeyFan
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Post by MNHockeyFan »

sinbin wrote:Is that your secret, MHF, being an analytical, emotionless automaton (for your picks, that is)? On the other side of the coin, your kindly and even-handed demeanor in your posts is well-known and much-admired.
I try not to get too excited, sinbin - life's too short, and after all hockey's just a game. That said, it IS the best game in all of sports, no contest!

As for my even-handed demeanor, thanks for the compliment! I've been on the board for quite a few years now, and have always tried to keep it positive.
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Post by MNHockeyFan »

First reported final of the evening, from “the Hinterlands” no less:

Warroad 2, Thief River Falls 4

Emily Bergland’s power play goal at 7:20 of the 3rd period broke a 2-2 tie, and Madison Poole scored just over a minute later to seal the 4-2 win for the Prowlers of Thief River Falls. Frances Marshall stopped 26 of 28 Warroad shots for the win.

32 of 33 picked Thief River to win, and in what I think is an all-time high, there were EIGHT who also got the score right to add the bonus point: ERhockeydad, clutterbucket, backspin, Misterright, RailingWizardofOZ, MIYY4U, sinbin and spars46.

Great going guys!
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Post by Maverick2000 »

"But in Saturday's game down in the unfriendly venue of the Dodge County Ice Arena, a solid majority is favoring the home team, by a margin of 23 to 9, plus one tie. "

Unfriendly? Cant believe you even know where Dodge County is at :D ....What team are you affiliated with?
MNHockeyFan
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Post by MNHockeyFan »

In another game when the higher ranked team and favorite of our group pulled out the win:

Roseville 4, Edina 7

After a scoreless first period in which the two teams combined for just 13 shots, the game took a sharp turn as both offenses got rolling in the second and then really got rolling in the third, when they scored four and then seven goals respectively. Pacing Edina was Riley Anderson with 3 goals and an assist, and Taylor Williamson with one goal and three assists and Emily Oden with four assists. Leading the way for Roseville was Erika Bjorkman, with two goals and one assist. Amazingly, the teams combined for 31 shots in the third period, four more than their total in periods one and two.

In our contest Edina was favored by 30 of 33, and not surprisingly no one guessed the score.
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Post by MNHockeyFan »

Maverick2000 wrote:"But in Saturday's game down in the unfriendly venue of the Dodge County Ice Arena, a solid majority is favoring the home team, by a margin of 23 to 9, plus one tie. "

Unfriendly? Cant believe you even know where Dodge County is at :D ....What team are you affiliated with?
Hey, Maverick2000, I've been there, really! It was a U14A tournament, about 10 years ago now, and it seemed like the whole county showed up to cheer on the home team! 8)
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Post by MNHockeyFan »

In a game that was much closer than expected by most:

Mounds View 1, Minnetonka 2 (OT)

No. 1AA Minnetonka’s Annelise Rice scored the game-winner at 5:24 of the overtime period, on the power play, to edge 18AA-ranked Mounds View. Emma Bigham opened the scoring for the Skippers with 10 minutes gone in the second period, but the Mustangs’ Sydney Brodt tied it up two minutes later. In the scoreless third period, Tonka held Mounds View without a shot on goal, and for the game had a 38-14 shot advantage. Mary Dingman had a stellar game in net, stopping 36 of them.

All but one had the No. 1 ranked Skippers winning, but again there were no correct scores….lots of 3-1’s and one had it 1-0, but most predicted Tonka would win more decisively. Kudos to the Mustangs for giving them a real good run.

Edit 12/11/13 - Correction made to Mounds View Mustangs! :oops:
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