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I would think a big difference in varsity vs. junior gold play would be overall conditioning. I suppose workouts vary among teams, but I would guess the committment level and ice time might be less at jr. gold. Third periods might belong to the better conditioned teams.

FOX SPORTS NORTH AND THE MINNESOTA WILD ANNOUNCE FOURTH ANNUAL “HOCKEY DAY MINNESOTA” Outdoor Games at Hermantown High School Football Field 10:00 a.m. Hopkins/Duluth-Marshall (boys) 1:30 p.m. Eden Prairie/Hermantown (boys) 4:30 p.m. Duluth/Hermantown (girls) Never understand the facination with Ho...

I apologize for the poor effort at humor. :oops: Just seems strange that the new conference took the opportunity presented by the MSHSL action to essentially kick EP out of the Lake Conference. Same results could have been achieved by negotiating a division system or realignment in the schools to a ...

Is there any truth to the rumor that the new "South Suburban" conference will require their boys hockey teams to wear skirts instead of breezers next year, so that they can show what they've got?

Sounds like a chain being yanked, but it may have been related to the ongoing discussions about what to do with the teams from the disbanding Classic Lake (Tonka, Hopkins, Edina and Wayzata) who have not found new conference homes. The MSHSL is in discussions about placing them in one or more league...

I'm thinking Mr. Dooher and the Education Minnesota union has spent its entire advertising budget already with its commercials supporting education funding.

One advantage Jefferson will have is as the home team/higher seed they will get the last change for each line change. Ordinarily that may not make much difference but when trying to hold down that big first line it may reduce the likelihood of getting caught with Edina's first line out there against...

Except for the fact that Benilde was the better overall team in this game, I can't see how one could conclude Horn was better than Boyd last night. Except for the nice crash of the net and a nice feed from a teammate for the first goal in the first five minutes, I didn't notice Horn as standing out ...

I know from a parent's perspective (on another sport not hockey, which I will not mention here) that I was always more nervous about the section final game to get to State. Second most nervous was winning the first round State game, which guaranteed two more games and TV time (no consolation bracket...

St. Thomas University's club hockey team finished sixth in the Central Region standings and will play Iowa in the regional playoffs on 2/27 in Chicago. The St. Thomas roster looks very familiar with metro players from the last few years. The U of M's team finished 13th in the rankings. http://www.ac...

After watching the game on TV last night, my take was that while Edina's first line was almost dominant during the first two periods on the offensive end, there wasn't much backchecking going on and Edina's defenders got worked more than a few times by Centennial's speed. Edina's second and third li...

A Hopkins parent posts pics from some of their games on a website. Here's the link to the Edina game. Can even tell it was hard hitting from these pictures. Fons got a workout!

http://johnkallas.com/2008/2008-2009%20 ... index.html

Fun game to watch. Was impressed by the speed of the little guys from East. Got knocked off the puck some but you had to catch 'em first. Some nice passes and tips in front of the net. Pitlick looked strong and calm. East's penalty kill was clearly stronger than Centenniel's power play. Very aggress...

Travis Boyd is off to a good start with four goals and eight assists in 5 games. Archie Skalbeck is also starting well, with 10 goals and 4 assists. They often assist on each other's goals. http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=105192&seasonid=3534 Papa, you need to remembe...

Hmmm. Doesn't sound like parents and athletes constitute an "official" source. I would think with all that the MSHSL went through to get Cretin into a conference, the conference would be unlikely to be able to kick them back out unless it were part of a larger reorganization of conferences...

Let's Play Hockey has AA top ten as: http://www.letsplayhockey.com/965rankings.pdf 1 EDINA 2 Hill-Murray 3 Duluth East 4 Centennial 5 Blooming. Jefferson 6 Roseau 7 Minnetonka 8 White Bear Lake 9 Eden Prairie 10 Blaine 11 Moorhead 12 Holy Angels 13 Benilde-St. Marg. 14 Hopkins 15 Burnsville 16 Woodb...

Another option to keep in mind for those who want to continue playing the game post-high school is club hockey. A number of colleges (including the UofM and some D3 MIAC schools) have club hockey teams that play a pretty extensive competitive schedule. It is "pay to play" sort of like yout...

Despite the record Wayzata had last season, they were for the most part more competitive than the results would suggest. The section results last year were a good indication of the competitiveness of the field. Wayzata loses to Hopkins in overtime, who loses to Minnetonka in overtime, who loses to B...

http://www.foxpreps.com/hockey/story.asp?1655640 2008 BOYS POWER RANKINGS PRE-SEASON 1. Edina 2. Centennial 3. Hill Murray 4. Eden Prairie 5. Holy Angels 6. Duluth East 7. Roseau 8. Blaine 9. Hopkins 10. Marshall School, Duluth These guys apparently don't spend time reading this board.

I can totally understand overshooting the "i" key and also hitting the "9" key. If we are going to be hyper-critical, it is the proofreading before hitting "submit" that deserves general condemnation.

Wow. Tough crowd.

Not that I have seen. Looks like they are still working on prep football playoffs. Check back here:

http://www.foxpreps.com/hockey/

myfoxhockey.com webcast a number of games last season, mostly if not all from the metro area. They also asked for votes on which upcoming game to broadcast. Another fun option. The site also has articles, video clips and other info. http://216.17.29.85/hockey/ is the link that comes up, or use www.m...

I see some have Hopkins right up there, anyone one have a little more detail as to why they think they'll rate that high? I know they had a great season last year, but who's back? who'd they lose? Not saying they won't do well, I'd just like more info. 8) Hopkins graduated 4 seniors from last year-...

I see some have Hopkins right up there, anyone one have a little more detail as to why they think they'll rate that high? I know they had a great season last year, but who's back? who'd they lose? Not saying they won't do well, I'd just like more info. 8) Hopkins graduated 4 seniors from last year-...