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by grindiangrad-80
Sun Mar 01, 2026 1:23 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Official 2026 State Seeds
Replies: 16
Views: 1230

Re: Official 2026 State Seeds

Huh. I find this the least interesting quarterfinal that I can recall

It could certainly end up that way. I’m just hoping for 4 good games on Thursday. Could end up with 4 not close games.

I hope not though.
by grindiangrad-80
Sun Mar 01, 2026 1:08 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: A QF- #1 Hibbing vs #8 Dodge County
Replies: 10
Views: 618

Re: A QF- #1 Hibbing vs #8 Dodge County

I think Gentry beat Dodge County in the championship in 2021. Not sure though.
by grindiangrad-80
Sun Mar 01, 2026 11:04 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: AA Championship Betting Odds
Replies: 1
Views: 413

Re: AA Championship Betting Odds

I might as well go big here and put $1 on Gentry. If they could somehow slay that dragon they could be huge nightmare for anybody the rest of the weekend.
by grindiangrad-80
Sun Mar 01, 2026 11:00 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Official 2026 State Seeds
Replies: 16
Views: 1230

Re: Official 2026 State Seeds

This year’s tournament has as much intrigue on Thursday in AA as I can remember. I find it interesting the AA schools are recent champions. 2025 Moorhead 2024 Edina 2023 Minnetonka 2022 Andover 2019 Edina 2018 Minnetonka 2017 Grand Rapids That is interesting. Now I can’t decide if it seems more wid...
by grindiangrad-80
Sun Mar 01, 2026 10:55 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Official 2026 State Seeds
Replies: 16
Views: 1230

Re: Official 2026 State Seeds

O-townClown wrote: Sun Mar 01, 2026 10:30 am
grindiangrad-80 wrote: Sun Mar 01, 2026 7:47 am This year’s tournament has as much intrigue on Thursday in AA as I can remember.
I find it interesting the AA schools are recent champions.

2025 Moorhead
2024 Edina
2023 Minnetonka
2022 Andover
2019 Edina
2018 Minnetonka
2017 Grand Rapids
by grindiangrad-80
Sun Mar 01, 2026 7:47 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Official 2026 State Seeds
Replies: 16
Views: 1230

Re: Official 2026 State Seeds

This year’s tournament has as much intrigue on Thursday in AA as I can remember. I think the top 4 seeds are spot on and are all obviously favored in their quarterfinal final matchups. Rightfully so they will most likely end up playing on Friday night. But…………. 1 seed Minnetonka draws arguably the t...
by grindiangrad-80
Sat Feb 28, 2026 8:59 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: State Seeding Predictions
Replies: 22
Views: 2017

Re: State Seeding Predictions

Sometime today I believe
by grindiangrad-80
Fri Feb 27, 2026 10:54 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: State Seeding Predictions
Replies: 22
Views: 2017

Re: State Seeding Predictions

Andover beat Rapids pretty handily early on this year. Anyway, I doubt anyone had a possible GR/ Rosemount Thursday game on their radar a week ago. I know I didn’t. Grindiangrad, I think you may be in the wrong year. Rapids played Andover on January 10 and beat them 8-4 in a game that wasn't that c...
by grindiangrad-80
Fri Feb 27, 2026 10:29 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: 7AA Final - #1 Grand Rapids vs. #2 Rock Ridge
Replies: 20
Views: 2597

Re: 7AA Final - #1 Grand Rapids vs. #2 Rock Ridge

I like that the up north teams are all in the running here.
by grindiangrad-80
Fri Feb 27, 2026 9:58 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: State Seeding Predictions
Replies: 22
Views: 2017

Re: State Seeding Predictions

Andover beat Rapids pretty handily early on this year.
Anyway, I doubt anyone had a possible GR/ Rosemount Thursday game on their radar a week ago. I know I didn’t.
by grindiangrad-80
Fri Feb 27, 2026 9:54 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: State Seeding Predictions
Replies: 22
Views: 2017

Re: State Seeding Predictions

Does Gentry win mean Rapids likely plays Rosemount?
Not saying it does or should for that matter.
by grindiangrad-80
Thu Feb 26, 2026 10:33 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: 7AA Final - #1 Grand Rapids vs. #2 Rock Ridge
Replies: 20
Views: 2597

Re: 7AA Final - #1 Grand Rapids vs. #2 Rock Ridge

Went to the game, meeting up with Karl and a couple of his friends. Was fun. As with Saturday, Rapids started slow but took over in the 2nd. Rock Ridge looked a bit gassed late in the game. The better team won tonight but could be fodder for someone on Thursday. Lee I agree they could be fodder. To...
by grindiangrad-80
Thu Feb 26, 2026 10:17 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: 7AA Final - #1 Grand Rapids vs. #2 Rock Ridge
Replies: 20
Views: 2597

Re: 7AA Final - #1 Grand Rapids vs. #2 Rock Ridge

Winner of this game likely gets a Thursday game with either Moorhead, Minnetonka ( Chanhassen has a say yet), or possibly Edina. Whoever wins tonight will need to play even better next week. I’ll be following as close as possible tonight while waiting for my first grandson to be born. He could show...
by grindiangrad-80
Thu Feb 26, 2026 5:51 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: 7AA Final - #1 Grand Rapids vs. #2 Rock Ridge
Replies: 20
Views: 2597

Re: 7AA Final - #1 Grand Rapids vs. #2 Rock Ridge

Winner of this game likely gets a Thursday game with either Moorhead, Minnetonka ( Chanhassen has a say yet), or possibly Edina. Whoever wins tonight will need to play even better next week. I’ll be following as close as possible tonight while waiting for my first grandson to be born. He could show ...
by grindiangrad-80
Thu Feb 26, 2026 4:21 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: 7A Final - #1 Hibbing vs. #3 CEC
Replies: 36
Views: 2923

Re: 7A Final - #1 Hibbing vs. #3 CEC

Do we want to bring up the elephant in the room. Was that goaltender interference or not? 8) That's gotta be GI 7 out of 10 times. From what I saw the defender pushed or guided the Hibbing player toward the crease, goalie contact was made, but there was no effort from the Hibbing player to evacuate...
by grindiangrad-80
Wed Feb 25, 2026 10:49 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: 7A Final - #1 Hibbing vs. #3 CEC
Replies: 36
Views: 2923

Re: 7A Final - #1 Hibbing vs. #3 CEC

What a fantastic hockey game. My younger Greyhound self would cringe to hear me say this, but I loved this Cloquet team for their discipline and steadiness. They are so well coached; sure, they have some very good defensemen, but even the less skilled ones were fantastic at closing down gaps and ne...
by grindiangrad-80
Wed Feb 25, 2026 10:22 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: 7A Final - #1 Hibbing vs. #3 CEC
Replies: 36
Views: 2923

Re: 7A Final - #1 Hibbing vs. #3 CEC

Would be something to watch if Proctor continues to up their game and we get to see Proctor, CEC, Hibbing and Hermantown slug it out over the next 2 years. Agree. As good as the Hawks are, and they are good, they still have plenty of competition in 7A. Not long ago that seemed almost impossible.
by grindiangrad-80
Wed Feb 25, 2026 9:56 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: 7A Final - #1 Hibbing vs. #3 CEC
Replies: 36
Views: 2923

Re: 7A Final - #1 Hibbing vs. #3 CEC

Shea Walters needs to be Class A coach of the year. Absolutely incredible what he did with that team. Cloquet has some excellent youth classes about to arrive soon, and they've got the coach to maximize that talent. Outstanding. 100% The way they went toe to toe with the 2 best teams in 2 totally d...
by grindiangrad-80
Wed Feb 25, 2026 9:42 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: 7A Final - #1 Hibbing vs. #3 CEC
Replies: 36
Views: 2923

Re: 7A Final - #1 Hibbing vs. #3 CEC

Awesome hockey. Had Cloquet won I would have made them the 1 seed.
by grindiangrad-80
Wed Feb 25, 2026 8:35 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: 7A Final - #1 Hibbing vs. #3 CEC
Replies: 36
Views: 2923

Re: 7A Final - #1 Hibbing vs. #3 CEC

north_bear wrote: Wed Feb 25, 2026 8:32 pm Heck of a game so far. Did these guys go OT in last years final?
Yeah, I think that was the game Rewerks scored in OT and then had the greatest post game interview ever.
by grindiangrad-80
Wed Feb 25, 2026 8:33 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: 7A Final - #1 Hibbing vs. #3 CEC
Replies: 36
Views: 2923

Re: 7A Final - #1 Hibbing vs. #3 CEC

Agree. CEC didn’t get here the easy way. They are trying to slay the dragons themselves. They just might do it.
by grindiangrad-80
Wed Feb 25, 2026 8:04 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: 7A Final - #1 Hibbing vs. #3 CEC
Replies: 36
Views: 2923

Re: 7A Final - #1 Hibbing vs. #3 CEC

Agree it will be tight until the end but so far it’s the polar opposite of the Hermantown- CEC game. That one was fast paced up and down the whole game. This one feels like trudging through fresh concrete.

Not a dis. Just a totally differed type of game.
by grindiangrad-80
Tue Feb 24, 2026 11:26 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: 7AA Final - #1 Grand Rapids vs. #2 Rock Ridge
Replies: 20
Views: 2597

Re: 7AA Final - #1 Grand Rapids vs. #2 Rock Ridge

I’m going Rapids. I really like how they’ve looked the last 6 weeks. Early on this year they were pretty inconsistent finding the back of the net. They have shown they can score as the season wound down. They also played 4 goaltenders a lot this year. All of them were solid when they got the chance....
by grindiangrad-80
Tue Feb 24, 2026 9:58 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Any scores
Replies: 71
Views: 5060

Re: Any scores

Tonight’s game was different to me than most. Most games have some ebbs and flows. One team has heavy pressure for a while then the other does the same. This one was steady up and down the ice with great goaltending both ways. Cloquet found the back of the net a couple more times. Really well playe...
by grindiangrad-80
Tue Feb 24, 2026 9:55 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: 7A Final - #1 Hibbing vs. #3 CEC
Replies: 36
Views: 2923

Re: 7A Final - #1 Hibbing vs. #3 CEC

I was looking forward to a Hibbing/ Hermantown game.

Now, after watching how Cloquet played the Hawks, I’m really excited to see this game.

If the Jacks can duplicate that intensity for the whole game, the Bluejackets will have their hands full. 2 very good teams.