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There's one really good way to make sure nobody throws a hat on the ice, don't let the other team put up 9 goals against you. Nice moniker, by the way.

It seems to me that there have been a lot of changes (rules) in a short amount of time. Who is responsible for the changes? I think it's time to take a look at the folks that are running Minnesota Hockey. I think the era of volunteers running something so large has come and gone. At the very least, ...

flatontheice wrote:If a kid (captain) leaves his team mid-season for a tryout skate (4 days) in the USHL should he be eligible for remainder of season when he gets back?

If the same kid gets the flu and is out for 4 days should he be eligible for the remainder of the season when he gets well? Wow.

Some coaches who coached their sons: Larry Ross, Willard Ikola, Tom Saterdalen, John Bianchi, Mike Randolph, Tom Osiecki, Carl Davis Tony Sarsland, Tim Guyer, Kevin Gordon, Steve Sertich, Todd Manthey, Terry Cullen, Keith Hendrickson, Larry Hendrickson, Mark DeCenzo, Russ Welch.Vaneilli(STA), Bruce...

What happened in LDC? I thought Brian Johnson coached that team; he is the coach-in-chief for D-5. I'm guessing it may have something to do with the 5-18 record they threw up last season and the prospect of that being the best record they would see with him as the coach. Coach-in-chief of D-5, isn'...

Hutch returns key players next year and hopefully will make a run. Had some great improvement and good coaching this year Who are the key returners? You keep talking about the great coaching and improvement. What team are you watching? Coaching is nonexistent at best and flat out horrible most days.

Ryne Hansen moved down to marshall from wayzata his soph year. not sure if he got a tryout for juniors or not

Thanks a lot, Mom and Dad!

If the temp. Is above zero=put on the skates and let 'er rip. Below zero=boot hockey. A rink rat is a rink rat, a little weather won't slow them down.

Is there anyone out there that thinks this is ever going to come to an end? Every one of these "improvements" to the game is rolled out under the guise of some kind of study. If the checking rule is changed to start at the bantam level, injuries at the bantam level are going to increase. A...

Man ..you gotta lighten up a little..

Do you ever smile?? ..

The weather report says oppressive heat with unbearable humidity for as far the eye can see and no decent hockey within miles. Do you wonder why?

Yeah it's about my ego because I support an organization with decades of success, constant improvement, and whether you like it or believe it, is the model organization in the country. The organization isn't that same in all areas. What about the kids that can play at the tier 1 level and are in an...

After talking to Frank at the X tonight he has stated that woog is gone for good to. Sad to see Wow yeah it is sad to see. Any word on who would replace Woog? Most likely Darby I'm guessing. He said it will be Darby, Lapanta and a third guy I cant remember his name off the type of my head. Tom Chor...

HockeyDad41 wrote:

EnjoyTheShow wrote:HD41 seems to be the local expert.

I do?

Self-proclaimed

inthenet wrote:1. Elk river
2. STMA
3. Hutchinson
4. Roseau
5. Warroad

just taken a stab at it!!!!

Hutchinson?!? Pretty early in the day to be that far in the bottle.

Proplem - Election of President and VPs is done by the current board members. It is difficult for someone to walk in off the street (so to speak).

Bigger problem- Why wasn't this seen as a problem earlier? This just invites all kinds of issues.

To short change kids to benefit a few is mind boggeling at best. Are you talking about Association or AAA hockey? Unfortunately, not everyone has the luxury of an association that is remotely functional. I don't necessarily think year-round AAA hockey is the answer, but sometimes it's good to rattl...

Come on goldy, venture out of the metro every now and then. Have you ever even been to Duluth?

I agree with Night Train, your Director of Parks and Rec. sounds like a real moron, start with him. The other concern there would be who is running the youth hockey association. The leadership there is obviously asleep at the wheel. It would seem as though the bus has gone through the barricade and ...

I guess we're still looking for that elusive example of the kid who recently achieved elite status in Minnesota Hockey by taking the summer off rather than working hard on his game during the off season.

Bigfoot theory-- You hear a lot about it, but never actually see it.

3GW, are you saying that small area games stunt mite skaters? Backward skating is not needed playing 3-on-3 in the faceoff circle for 4 years of mite hockey?[/quote] I'll use your swimming analogy. If you fall out of a boat in the middle of the lake, but all you have ever worked on at the pool was t...

Why is there an 8 year old that can't stop both ways or crossover backwards?
Those aren't skills that are needed if the kid is being told to camp in front of the crease and shoot for the entire 3 minutes of their shift.

Where people lose me is when they think practice is more important than games. The only thing...I repeat...the only thing practice is good for is to help you perform better in games. This cannot be disputed. Anyone who thinks skill development is the ultimate goal does not need to ever join a team.....

Easy now. I'm not saying the way it was explained to me is gospel and I've not seen it written down anywhere as to what the intent really is. It would be nice if someone in the inner circle could shed some light on it. I also don't know who was invited and who wasn't invited, why they chose to be &q...

Once again, these things spin so far from the original topic. As I understood it, the supposed alliance is an attempt to improve the quality of AAA hockey in the state by pulling some of the top non-Minnesota talent to the metro tournaments. The goal was to get some of the top Canadian teams (Calgar...

My fault Elliot, I didn't mean to lump the arithmetic skills of every member of MH together. Although the article is signed... By Hal Tearse Minnesota Hockey Coach-in-Chief, I'm sure he doesn't speak for everyone. I'm also aware of the fact that Mr. Tearse has done many good things for youth hockey....