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- Tue Apr 09, 2019 7:39 pm
- Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
- Topic: Development is YOUR responsibility
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10765
Re: Development is YOUR responsibility
No, the best athletes are playing basketball or wrestling. Continue to make hockey inaccessible to 80% of the population. Development is a minor issue. If the kid can’t afford to even play hockey after the 4th grade development does not matter. Income does not equal talent. MN hockey better wrap th...
- Fri Apr 05, 2019 2:50 pm
- Forum: Minnesota Girls High School Hockey
- Topic: Competitive Section Assignments
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10232
Re: Competitive Section Assignments
It looks like the difference is primarily due to opt ups in boys and co-ops on the girls'side. Chaska/Chan, Hopkins/Park and Champlin Park/CR are girls' co-ops that all field AA programs on the boys' side. Additionally, STA, C-E-C, Marshall, Holy Angels and now TG play boys' AA hockey but not girls...
- Fri Apr 05, 2019 1:50 pm
- Forum: Minnesota Girls High School Hockey
- Topic: Competitive Section Assignments
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10232
Re: Competitive Section Assignments
Boys stayed in A though, right? Correct. Weird how our girls program, without a co-op moves up. Honestly, though, based on girls youth numbers it is fine. Our schedule the past few years has been beefed up with more quality opponents including AA schools. This past season, I anticipated a potential...
- Fri Apr 05, 2019 1:02 pm
- Forum: Minnesota Girls High School Hockey
- Topic: Competitive Section Assignments
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10232
- Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:52 am
- Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
- Topic: CTE in Hockey
- Replies: 150
- Views: 68075
Re: CTE in Hockey
For some balance in this thread, here are a few sources that cast doubt on the CTE uproar. Obviously, CTE and concussions should be taken seriously, but in the name of intellectual honesty, it should be noted that the "concussions=CTE=suicide" hysteria promoted in the media should, at thi...
- Tue Apr 02, 2019 6:56 am
- Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
- Topic: Seldom noticed and under rated
- Replies: 28
- Views: 13206
Re: Seldom noticed and under rated
Doherty (senior), Westlund (senior), Strong (Junior) line in Alex get a lot of fanfare locally but don't hear much about them statewide. They outplayed the top lines (heralded prospects) of Cathedral and Hermantown last year on big stages. Having big years once again. Doherty, especially, works so ...
- Tue Apr 02, 2019 6:40 am
- Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
- Topic: CTE in Hockey
- Replies: 150
- Views: 68075
Re: CTE in Hockey
For some balance in this thread, here are a few sources that cast doubt on the CTE uproar. Obviously, CTE and concussions should be taken seriously, but in the name of intellectual honesty, it should be noted that the "concussions=CTE=suicide" hysteria promoted in the media should, at thi...
- Wed Mar 27, 2019 12:06 am
- Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
- Topic: New State Tournament Format (or my day dream)
- Replies: 46
- Views: 38034
Re: New State Tournament Format (or my day dream)
Hey, what do you think of the NCAA Men's D1 hockey brackets? Pretty cool that three Minnesota universities are number 1 seeds in their regions. Maybe some folks in New England are pissed off because they feel that these teams should all be in a western bracket, just like it always has been. The sam...
- Sat Mar 23, 2019 9:10 am
- Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
- Topic: Class A 2019-2020
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12446
Re: Class A 2019-2020
6A 1. Cathedral - return a lot, and barring injuries or defections it is their section 2. Alex - graduates a great senior class, but will still be #2 3. Sartell - losing a lot of good seniors too. 4. Little Falls - Had some strong younger players who should only get better 5. River Lakes - will cha...
- Fri Mar 22, 2019 3:27 pm
- Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
- Topic: Pridictability of Class AA - state
- Replies: 95
- Views: 29639
Re: Pridictability of Class AA - state
All the talk about going back to 1 class seems odd too when you think about how everyone loved the Greenway story this year. If we are in a one class system, for Greenway to get to state, not only do they have to beat Hermantown, but also a Elk River/Cloquet quality opponent and then probably East....
- Thu Mar 21, 2019 1:59 pm
- Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
- Topic: New State Tournament Format (or my day dream)
- Replies: 46
- Views: 38034
Re: New State Tournament Format (or my day dream)
There are 150 some teams in the state for boys hockey. Top 49 (based on enrollment) are AAA and you have 7 sections of 7 teams geographically. Section winners advance to state. The top 2 ranked teams to lose in Section finals have a one game playoff to earn the 8th spot at state. This protects for t...
- Thu Mar 21, 2019 8:53 am
- Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
- Topic: Pridictability of Class AA - state
- Replies: 95
- Views: 29639
Re: Pridictability of Class AA - state
The one class tournament would suck and it would have the same 8 teams every year. It would improve nothing. Totally agree. It would kill interest in hockey for newer programs and small schools. That ship has set sail a long time ago. Yes, I really don't understand the logic behind this effort. The...
- Wed Mar 20, 2019 9:49 am
- Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
- Topic: Pridictability of Class AA - state
- Replies: 95
- Views: 29639
Re: Pridictability of Class AA - state
There are gaps all over the spectrum. Move up the best 5-6 teams from A to AA and then there will be 5-6 more teams that emerge as the dominate teams in A. Then we will hear that they need to move up. There needs to be a line somewhere. There are probably 25-30 current AA teams that feel they don't ...
- Tue Mar 19, 2019 7:34 pm
- Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
- Topic: Pridictability of Class AA - state
- Replies: 95
- Views: 29639
Re: Pridictability of Class AA - state
Hermantown, East Grand Forks, St. Cloud Cathedral, Alexandria. Move these teams up to AA. Then make a few moves to the sections in the metro and it’ll help. Also not sure why teams (like Mounds View, Hopkins, St Louis Park, Anoka, Burnsville, Jefferson, etc...) don’t recruit like Edina, Tonka or EP...
- Mon Mar 18, 2019 1:22 pm
- Forum: Minnesota Youth Hockey
- Topic: Minnesota State Tournaments
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7773
Re: Minnesota State Tournaments
I like this idea, as right now, if a state tournament is in a town only hosting one level there is not much of a crowd other than the families of the teams playing. It would be cool to maybe have multiple levels playing in the same facility to area. I would have loved to go to one spot and see 3-4 l...
- Fri Mar 15, 2019 12:05 pm
- Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
- Topic: 16 Subsection Model
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11132
Re: 16 Subsection Model
elliot- I don't see Tech and Apollo breaking apart any time soon. Being the two public schools in St. Cloud, they get a majority of the minorities, which with what we have seen in other schools around that state, just don't play hockey. The gifted players in the St. Cloud youth system most likely e...
- Fri Mar 15, 2019 11:58 am
- Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
- Topic: A and AA Enrollment Information
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8683
Re: A and AA Enrollment Information
Hockey / Boys & Girls Boys: Largest 64 = Class AA Remainder = Class A Girls: Largest 64 = Class AA Remainder = Class A Hockey, Boys AA 1246 and above Is this really true on the girls' side? If so, how are St. Paul / Henry Sibley and Minneapolis in A? I believe enrollment numbers for classificat...
- Fri Mar 15, 2019 11:49 am
- Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
- Topic: 16 Subsection Model
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11132
Re: 16 Subsection Model
The question that's always begging to be asked in these kind of discussions........ What problem are we actually trying to solve here? This... There aren’t many huge problems but a few things that I think need to happen in order to perfect it. I think there are some obvious but minor flaws in the A...
- Fri Mar 15, 2019 9:45 am
- Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
- Topic: Class A 2019-2020
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12446
Re: Class A 2019-2020
6A 1. Cathedral - return a lot, and barring injuries or defections it is their section 2. Alex - graduates a great senior class, but will still be #2 3. Sartell - losing a lot of good seniors too. 4. Little Falls - Had some strong younger players who should only get better 5. River Lakes - will cha...
- Thu Mar 14, 2019 6:55 pm
- Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
- Topic: 16 Subsection Model
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11132
Re: 16 Subsection Model
This...Section 8 guy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2019 11:23 pm The question that's always begging to be asked in these kind of discussions........ What problem are we actually trying to solve here?
- Thu Mar 14, 2019 6:55 pm
- Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
- Topic: 16 Subsection Model
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11132
Re: 16 Subsection Model
elliot- I don't see Tech and Apollo breaking apart any time soon. Being the two public schools in St. Cloud, they get a majority of the minorities, which with what we have seen in other schools around that state, just don't play hockey. The gifted players in the St. Cloud youth system most likely e...
- Thu Mar 14, 2019 6:47 pm
- Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
- Topic: 2019-2021 Section Assignments
- Replies: 82
- Views: 38360
Re: 2019-2021 Section Assignments
You can have Cathedral back. Statewide Parity!MrBoDangles wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2019 4:42 pm Hope they stay smart and let the 5A programs continue to
strengthen. Parity!
- Thu Mar 14, 2019 6:28 pm
- Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
- Topic: Hello. My name is BeauKnowsHockey…
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5309
Re: Hello. My name is BeauKnowsHockey…
Well look at you guys all fighting for the attention of the new kid at school.
Welcome Beau. We are not all dorks.
Welcome Beau. We are not all dorks.
- Thu Mar 14, 2019 9:52 am
- Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
- Topic: Class A 2019-2020
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12446
Re: Class A 2019-2020
6A 1. Cathedral - return a lot, and barring injuries or defections it is their section 2. Alex - graduates a great senior class, but will still be #2 3. Sartell - losing a lot of good seniors too. 4. Little Falls - Had some strong younger players who should only get better 5. River Lakes - will chal...
- Sat Mar 09, 2019 11:25 am
- Forum: Minnesota Girls High School Hockey
- Topic: 2019 STATE TOURNAMENT
- Replies: 72
- Views: 24298
Re: 2019 STATE TOURNAMENT
Yes, Fergus had a great year and deserved better on the seedings. Congrats to them for their season and a strong showing at State! Some really good families in that group as well! As an Alex fan, it is great to see some more girls teams in our area get stronger. It makes us all better. We are gradua...