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by fairplay
Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:26 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Older Topics)
Topic: Best athletes in High School Hockey
Replies: 46
Views: 18319

Chris Weinke did play hockey - in fact, he scored the winning OT goal in the section final against S. St. Paul as a sophomore (1988?) to put Cretin in the State Tourney. He signed with the Blue Jays organization out of high school and played four or five years of minor league baseball, before enroll...
by fairplay
Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:29 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Older Topics)
Topic: Class System
Replies: 59
Views: 15279

I think it does have something to do with STA - and Duluth Marshall, Breck, Totino, etc....I think most people think that they are screwing up the intent of the two class system. Don't hide behind the MSHSL guidelines.....like I said before - these schools have the option to play where they fairly b...
by fairplay
Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:41 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Older Topics)
Topic: Class System
Replies: 59
Views: 15279

OK - your poll results answer your original question. Somehow, it always seems you are trying to legitimize STA's accomplishments... and its great to support your school and it is a good school. But you wouldn't have to constantly do it if they played up where they belong - and a little class and hu...
by fairplay
Wed Mar 14, 2007 5:36 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Older Topics)
Topic: Class System
Replies: 59
Views: 15279

Hockeywatcher...it does seem like a "power trip". The MSHSL gave the option for schools to move up hoping for integrity and sportsmanship to prevail. STA is not "locked" into Class A. They weren't as successful before the Vanelli's got there - but it is well known that the Vanell...
by fairplay
Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:03 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Older Topics)
Topic: Class System
Replies: 59
Views: 15279

The two class sysem was created to give the "disadvantaged" (size, location, demographics, etc.) the opportunity tocompetre against each other in a State Tournament. One could argue that Sibley is disadvantaged in hockey -they lose players to STA, CDH, AHA and HM - I think they should play...