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Section 6 is likely to be loaded for years to come...how about a state tournament that combines the Top 5 from Section 6 with the other seven sections from around the state? It would be a 12 team tourney, with the top 4 Section 6 schools getting a first-round bye. Maple Grove, you must play a first-...

You can't wave your hand at the logistics problem and say, other than that, it would be simple to implement. I really am curious to see how that would work. I am not saying that because we have always done it this way in the past, we must always do it this way in the future; I am saying that you wil...

U14ABystander: I am curious how you would work out the logistics of a tournament that brings together the best 8 teams in the state each year. The current format allows a path to the state championship for every team in the state; in theory, even a team with no regular-season wins could run the tabl...

Froggy, if these allegations are true, then these girls are not completely blameless. This is not a U10 team; these girls are 15-18 years old, and they know what the rules are. It would not be a bad thing for these girls to learn at a young age that taking shortcuts does not pay off in life. I'm not...

I don't have a horse in this race, but I have found this thread interesting. The charges being made here are both persistent and specific, and about 5 minutes of sleuthing on my own seems to confirm some of what I am reading. If these allegations prove to be true, then it is important that the MSHSL...

Inthestands, I agree with you. I have coached, watched, parented and officiated for a long time, and I while I don't defend poor officiating (and I didn't attend the BV-ER game), anyone who suggests that the refs were trying to get noticed by calling off a late goal is either trolling for comments o...

I attended the AV-Wayzata game last night, and it pains me to confirm that the score really was 10-1 for Wayzata.

My understanding is that Bloomington Kennedy will not field a girl's team next year, but will fold into Jefferson.

I think the 3-0 differential in state championships proves my point.

It is easy to see the effect one or two elite players can have on an otherwise ordinary team, so to field a team with as many as seven legitimate D1 players is mind-boggling to me. A look at the season stats suggests that Minnetonka is not building a long-term dynasty, but will return to earth next ...

Class A Quarterfinals Red Wing 5 Alex 1 Blake 3 Mound Westonka 2 Warroad 6 New Ulm 0 Hibbing/Chisholm 4 SSP 3 Semifinals Red Wing 4 Blake 3 Warroad 4 Hibbing/Chisholm 2 Championship (upset special!) Red Wing 3 Warroad 2 Class AA Quarterfinals Eden Prairie 4 Forest Lake 1 Hill-Murray 3 Eagan 2 Minne...

1AA LVN 5 Owatonna 1 LVS 5 Dodge Co 1 LVS 3 LVN 1 2AA EP 4 C/C 1 Bloom Jeff 3 Edina 2 EP 3 Bloom Jeff 1 3AA Eagan 4 Hastings 1 AV 3 BV 2 AV 2 Eagan 1 4AA HM 5 CDH 3 Roseville 3 Stillwater 1 HM 4 Roseville 2 5AA MV 5 Anoka 2 Andover 3 Blaine 1 MV 5 Andover 3 6AA Minnetonka 3 Buff 2 BSM 4 Cooper/Arm 1...

Well, actually AV was ranked last week but was rewarded for their win at Edina by being dropped from the rankings.

Interesting update to ER story: Wes Walz has been named new head coach. Good luck to Wes.

I don't know anything about other ineligible players, but I do know that the JV goalie is a 9th grader who enrolled at a private school this fall and returned to ER, and thus gave up a season of eligibility. I was not speculating.

He was in a tough spot - I believe that at the time of the injury, he had only the ineligible goalie available to play. Apple Valley played ER a few days later, and I can confirm that the ineligible goalie is still playing for the JV - doesn't appear she will be punished (nor should she be). They ha...

Apparently, one of the ineligible players used was the JV goalie, who is sitting out a transfer season. The varsity goalie went down with an injury, and Norwich put the ineligible goalie in to finish the game. Not an excuse, as he should know better, but doesn't look like an attempt to circumvent th...

All right! I figured out this week's puzzler. I had to look up the conferences on Girl's Hockey Hub, but the rest was easy. Will the answer be given in the third half of the show?

I'm going to take my own scientific research. Here is a list of some top Metro teams at The Squirt level. Remember almost everyone of these kids have played AAA for a min. of 4-5 years. Assuming most AAA clubs play 25-35 games per season, (some more.) and the games they get with the associations. E...

Class A Upper Bracket Warroad over Detroit Lakes 8-1 SSP over New Ulm 9-0 Upper bracket winner Warroad Class A Lower Bracket Breck over Chisago Lakes 5-1 Red Wing over Hutchinson 6-3 Lower bracket winner Breck Class A Champion Warroad Class AA Upper Bracket Roseville over GRG 6-2 Mounds View over Ed...

After an evenly-played first period, Wayzata dominated the final two periods, but was unable to solve the AV goaltender, Hailey Sampson, who was outstanding (40 saves). The winning goal was scored on a breakaway with 1 second remaining in the third period, when the puck squirted past the pinching de...

Apple Valley named Lakeville North JV coach Don Erdall as their new head girl's hockey coach.

Our team manager was informed by the D3 folks that the bottom 4 seeds would fall in this order: 9. Burnsville 10. Hopkins 11. Bloomington 12. Prior Lake/Savage I am speculating, but it appears that they got around the unbalanced schedule problem by converting the points earned among the tied teams i...

Apple Valley 3
Burnsville 2

AV clinches 6th place in the district.

Results from Alexandria 12UA tournament - Jan 16-17: Round 1 Warroad 6 Alexandria 3 IGH/SSP 5 Fargo 1 Apple Valley 4 Andover 1 Litchfield-Dassel-Cokato 4 Mounds View 3 Second round Warroad 2 IGH/SSP 0 Apple Valley 6 L-D-C 0 Fargo 5 (consolation) Alexandria 2 Andover 6 (consolation) Mounds View 4 Cha...