Biggest rivalries

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The biggest rivalry

Orono v.s. Mound
3
5%
Hill Murray v.s. WBL
29
46%
Blake v.s. Breck
17
27%
Edina v.s. St. Louis Park
1
2%
or Rochester Century v.s. Rochester John Marshall
13
21%
 
Total votes: 63

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Post by HShockeywatcher » Sat Nov 18, 2006 1:58 pm

That's pretty high. Was that sport specific or just of schools? Any other MN schools on there?

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Post by three_pac_shakur » Sat Nov 18, 2006 2:48 pm

no matter how bad kennedy is you should check out a jefferson vs. kennedy game

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Post by Walter Sojack » Sat Nov 18, 2006 3:47 pm

Im not sure. It was the issue that ranked Edina the 9th best high school sports program in the nation. Still trying to track down the numbers though.
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Post by gopherhockey33 » Sat Nov 18, 2006 3:53 pm

Roseau and Warroad
Moorhead and Warroad

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Rivalry?

Post by Ankles Pierre, Jr. » Sun Nov 19, 2006 5:56 pm

HM versus WBL... no contest... year after year, people interested in the HM/WBL game outnumber the entire populations of Roseau and Warroad, together.

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Post by boblee » Sun Nov 19, 2006 5:58 pm

Grand Rapids-Greenway was one of the best rivals in its hay day

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Post by ilovehockey15 » Sun Nov 19, 2006 6:24 pm

boblee wrote:Grand Rapids-Greenway was one of the best rivals in its hay day
going to have to agree, they played some tough games also cloquet vs duluth east how can that not be one of the top rivalries

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Post by frosty walrus » Sun Nov 19, 2006 9:33 pm

i agree with Grand Rapids vs. Greenway as well. Wish it could be what it used to be, but there's always hope. I was trying to find a complete history of the rivalry on the internet but there is none available unless I just couldn't find it.

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Post by card4life » Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:10 pm

Another big one for two communities in Central Minnesota is River Lakes and Willmar


I agree about the coaches, but willmar's rival is without doubt litchfield, fights break out, things are thrown on the ice, and ppl get arrested. River Lakes is just a neighboring team

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Post by RLStars » Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:32 pm

How did your Cards do this weekend?

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Post by Walter Sojack » Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:54 pm

Can someone take Orono vs. Mound off the list?
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Post by HShockeywatcher » Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:46 pm

Just to throw it out there, it appears mound doesn't even have their own team. It appears to be co-oped with westonka. Or is that just the name of the school?

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Post by D-unit724 » Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:09 am

Mound-Westonka is the name of their school bud, its been like that for years. Mound and Orono have a pretty intense rivalry, go to one of the games and you will see why the rivalry is up on the board

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Post by ChrisK » Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:52 am

Based on the posts on this board over the years, Roseau-Warroad and East-Cloquet are the two biggest. I was a little disappointed last year by the lack of name calling when East and Cloquet met up but for the most part it's been bad enough where Mitch and Lee have to block a couple of threads.

It's a bit of a conundrum for me to pick the best metro area rivalry, from the games that I've been to I'd say WBL-Hill Murray and Kennedy-Jefferson. I'd have to give the edge to the Bloomington schools, the game that I went to a couple of years ago had an edge and intensity that I haven't seen at many games. The true test of a rivalry to me is how intense it is when there's nothing else on the line.

A couple of others that I've found to be good are WBL-Roseville and Apple Valley-Eastview.

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nothing to win or lose

Post by Ankles Pierre, Jr. » Tue Nov 21, 2006 11:19 am

Well, if you want the rivalries between teams that have "nothing else on the line," go north then, as you say. Or watch any class A.

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Post by card4life » Tue Nov 21, 2006 1:13 pm

At the River Lakes scrimmages willmar went 4-0 defeating riverlakes, prarie center, marshall, and hutch also they beat wadena last night

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rivalry

Post by hipcheck » Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:12 pm

Golden Days of Hockey/ Roseau vs Warroad

Now days Roseau vs Moorhead is a bigger rivaly due to the Section Competition

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Post by mnhshockey00 » Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:09 pm

I will bet you that a regular season game between Rochester Century and Rochester John Marshall get more attendance than any of the rivalries you have listed. I mean whats better than an inner city rivalry. And before someone tries tellin me H.M vs WBL gets more save yourself the argument because i have been to 2 of there games in my life and its not even close.

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Post by HShockeywatcher » Sun Nov 26, 2006 1:34 pm

We are sitting here going back and forth on this and I'm just curious what everyone defines as a rivalry? I personally would define it as two teams where lots of people come to the games regardless of how good the teams are and they play often. For example, I would say Marshall and East (both Duluth) may be rivals in sports, but they can't be in hockey cuz they never play.

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Post by boblee » Sun Nov 26, 2006 1:36 pm

HShockeywatcher wrote:We are sitting here going back and forth on this and I'm just curious what everyone defines as a rivalry? I personally would define it as two teams where lots of people come to the games regardless of how good the teams are and they play often. For example, I would say Marshall and East (both Duluth) may be rivals in sports, but they can't be in hockey cuz they never play.
Rilvaries and either be old and never ending... (Grand Rapids-Greenway, Duluth East-Cloquet) or new and upcoming (Grand Rapids-Cloquet, Duluth East-Elk River)...at any rate...games where teams hate eachother, and a lot of people show up...

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Post by 'stangpuck25 » Sun Nov 26, 2006 7:13 pm

Breck- Blake its a classic, coaches are good, players are top of the line, fans are crazy, etc,

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Post by DmnHawk5 » Sun Nov 26, 2006 7:20 pm

This might not be a huge rivalry YET, but anyone else think STA vs DM is gaining some big interest especially for A. 3rd place game at state in 05, Championship in 06, recent tie between #1 and #2, and who know what this years state tourney could hold if both teams keep playing the way they do. There is bad blood between the 2 schools.

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Re: nothing to win or lose

Post by 'stangpuck25 » Sun Nov 26, 2006 7:21 pm

Ankles Pierre, Jr. wrote:Well, if you want the rivalries between teams that have "nothing else on the line," go north then, as you say. Or watch any class A.
Why u gotta rip on Class A? there just as goodof players as Class AA

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Post by Ram Hockey » Sun Nov 26, 2006 10:14 pm

Roseau and Warroad NOT even on the list. That is funny!! Those two schools have been battling with each other before some of the teams on your list even knew what a hockey puck was. Both rinks are packed by the second period of the JV game. Both towns shut down pretty much.

And to top that off you don't even list Greenway and Rapids wich is just as big as Roseau and Warroad. You city fellas should get up north and see some real rivalries.

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Post by GooseHHS » Sun Nov 26, 2006 10:24 pm

yea thats one puzzles me why Warroad-Roseau isnt on the list also i could go as far as to say Hibbing-Virginia or Hibbing-Grand Rapids are some great rivalries.

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