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I’m a Hermantown guy. 55810 zip code (rim shot, please). My son was fortunate to play for HAHA and then the HHS program from age five until he graduated a few years ago. I don’t claim to be an expert on all things Hermantown, but I’m stuck in an airport (never again complain about MN snow removal!) ...

He does not get much attention yet as he is only a sophomore, but watch Sandelin's kid on HTown. Smart, good size, nice hands. Hopefully we'll see him patrolling a blue line for the Doggies some day

I think people from outside Hermantown would find it ironic that a Hermantown guy is putting up a comparison between his program and St. Thomas! This is coming from a Hermantown guy who's kid played in a few Championship games against the Cadets. Personally, once Bruce retires (not advocating) I'm l...

I’m not so sure their move changes much in the Duluth hockey landscape, but will agree that East would be the most impacted. That's already the feeder and parental demographic. Those that attend Marshall today have a family history or want the educational experience (majority) or are “dissatisfied” ...

FYI for out-of-towners - The annual Boat & Travel show is at the DECC/Pioneer Hall this weekend as well so parking will be an issue...give yourself enough time. Should be a great atmophere in Canal Park.

I'm a Hermantown guy and want to be optimistic, but EGF has the more skilled team and deserves their #1 seed and role as favorite. That said, the only game I saw EGF play live this season was one of their losses. Yep, it was 2 months ago and is a small sample, but they did not match up well against ...

Curious why you dropped Warroad from your top spot and moved EGF up two spots to number 1. Both won their games last week and I'd even say that winning the rivalry game with Roseau was more impressive than what EGF accomplished. Obviously, they are your rankings but you have historically not dropped...

Hermantown said goodbye to an old friend yesterday. http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/288282/ His last moments in this world were spent skating on the outdoor rinks next to the Hawkdome. The same rinks he took such pride in keeping perfectly smooth. He was the guy who ran the Zamboni...

The only time one can be sure of biased reffing in MN is when a Metro team plays up north against a northern team. The only exception to that rule I've found is in Roseau. I'm not sure about the Roseau comment, but your point is dead on. Is it coincidence that a rather (in)famous bar in Hibbing cal...

The referees in the Hermantown/ St. Thomas game grew up in East Grand Forks and Fargo. They have both worked multiple State Tournaments and one worked the WCHA for years. Well, that explains it. :mrgreen: Lee This one made me laugh...the first comment my high school aged daughter said to me after t...

Chris Benson's response after the game and during the Herb Brook's award ceremony sums up the average Htown fan...his season ended in painful fashion each of the last 3 years on the Xcel ice. It's emotional; and I was proud of him for shouting out to the Hawks and the Community. Great kid from a gre...

Are we really trying to compare Old Northern Hockey to todays Privates???[/quote] Eveleth was the STA of the 40's. Except 2.5 million people didn't live in Eveleth.[/quote] I just watched the tape delay of today's East game and they had a profile of John Mayasich...he said his mom and dad never watc...

I always enjoy reading the banter between Ranier and HSHW....IMO you are both correct in much of what you espouse on this forum. I have a somewhat unique perspective from most in the Public/Private debate as one of my children lost heartbreaker hockey games to metro privates while playing for the Ha...

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/254697/group/Sports/ Link to the DNT story on the game. Some nice comments on the Koepke line...great kids, students and hockey players. After one of the odd offside calls, I actually heard the linesman say "I hate this new system". Not sur...

Great kid and family is right. He's not a household name around the State, but the Duluth area knows him well. IMO he's an Aaron Ness type of player. Not huge physically, but smart, skilled playmaking D-man who sees the ice extremely well. Nice to see the H-Town pipeline continue to the 'Dogs with &...

Karl is dead on. I always say; if you want to find out what the new Suburbans look like, just make your way to the local hockey rink. Dollars and corresponding player numbers drive sustained success. It is sad, but people have left the Range for economic opportunity. To give an example that does not...

Htown started rolling 4 lines after 4-0 and playing keep away after 6-0. Moose Lake goal was on a PP right after Htown's backup goalie was put into the game and score 9-0. Pretty hard to tell what the Cisar's could do as the puck never really left Htown's zone. I've seen them play before and they ar...

A tailgate Budweiser shout-out to Senior Players and Parents! Dear Son. It’s Senior Night. The past 14 years have flown by so quickly that it literally seems like yesterday you were a 4 year old taking his first overzealous strides on skates. As the parent of an older player, the question I always g...

Agree that they always seem to play each other close with many entertaining games over the years in regular season, section finals and State. Both teams play a similar style and have the old-school coaches so not a big surprise that you can throw the records out when they play. Hibbing fans travel w...

Funny, you’re all correct! While I saw the game through an Htown lens, team defense led by a goalie playing very well kept Little Falls in the game. Last time I checked, those are both parts of the game, Little Falls knows it and executes a game plan to those strengths. The HUB article sums the game...

I have not seen the other teams in 1A this year, but I would not want to face New Prague's goalie in a playoff game. Today's game against Htown was the best performance by a Single A goalie I have seen all year. Nice looking sophomore class for NP as well.......

rainier wrote:Nice work by STA to grab an early lead. We'll see what happens, but as long as the rich kids from the really creepy school win, then we're all winners.

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Question that has bounced through my head before, but seems more unclear now; How does this apply to games MSHSL teams play outside the state? ex:Htown plays Superior (WI) in Wisconsin tonight in an LSC game. USA Hockey rules apply? You play under that states rules. Games played in Superior Wiscons...

Question that has bounced through my head before, but seems more unclear now; How does this apply to games MSHSL teams play outside the state? ex:Htown plays Superior (WI) in Wisconsin tonight in an LSC game. USA Hockey rules apply?

No not true at all. When the current juniors were 2nd year PWA, Herm beat East in regions at Cloquet to advance to the Sunday Final game. The next 2 years at Bantam, East, with the addition of Moore and Valesano to the team was too much for the Hawks 2nd and 3rd line to handle. 1st line and top D a...