South St Paul @ Hill Murray 1-30-07

HShockeywatcher · Post by **HShockeywatcher** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 12:56 pm

The Packers (9-10) of South St Paul travel to Maplewood to play the Pioneers (15-2-1) of Hill Murray in the Aldrich Ice Arena. While most would say that the Packers have no shot, they are one of only three teams to score more than 2 goals this season against Hill Murray in a single game. The others being Holy Angels and Duluth East. And Hill Murray didn't beat them as badly as other conference opponents who beat the Packers. Is the program on the rise again? Do the Packers have a shot at the upset?

Ankles Pierre, Jr. · Post by **Ankles Pierre, Jr.** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 1:01 pm

Just because a bat-mite can start a poll... does it mean he should?

AP votes "No!"

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 1:05 pm

HShockeywatcher wrote: While most would say that the Packers have no shot,

The Packers have no shot.

HM- 7
SSP - 1

HShockeywatcher · Post by **HShockeywatcher** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 1:07 pm

I'm sure if you really want you could ask Lee really nicely to take the poll off this thread. Personally I haven't seen So St Paul play this year, so instead of having 30 people come on here and predict blowouts I was hoping people who have seen them could come on here and talk about So St Paul's play.

PASTRAPIDSFAN · Post by **PASTRAPIDSFAN** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 1:07 pm

Hill murry 6-2

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 1:20 pm

I saw them play twice at thier own tourney.

They picked apart a Kennedy team that had 15 skaters and freshman goalie with no back-up.

Anoka dismantled them in the 2nd game. They really don't have much going from what I've seen. A couple of their forwards can go north-south pretty quick, but they didn't go to the net well. The only win they have this season that's even remotely impressive is against Tartan. Every other win is against teams that would be considered "lower tier" (Como, Johnson, Sibley, Simley, NSP).

They don't stack up to H-M.

hunter · Post by **hunter** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 3:19 pm

The only chance SSP has, is to elbow, trip, slash, hook, anything, to keep HM on the power play. HM's stats on the Power Play are pathetic.
HM 4 SSP 2

HShockeywatcher · Post by **HShockeywatcher** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 3:25 pm

Hill Murray likes to trip quite a bit. So, I guess it'll make for a good show.

Ankles Pierre, Jr. · Post by **Ankles Pierre, Jr.** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 3:37 pm

HShockeywatcher wrote:Hill Murray likes to trip quite a bit. So, I guess it'll make for a good show.

Trips to State (AA), Bat-Mite means!

boblee · Post by **boblee** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 6:34 pm

I'll take Maplewood Private 5-1

eagle10 · Post by **eagle10** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:45 pm

HM-8 SSP-2

Rossbury21 · Post by **Rossbury21** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:47 am

Hill won 11-1
SSP had there whole first line out sick, including there starting goalie.
There back up goalie started the JV game and then got taken out half way through, then started the varsity game. what made me mad was Hill had Larson-Furne-Zepeda out in the last period, which started 9-0. not very good sportsmanship i thought

Ankles Pierre, Jr. · Post by **Ankles Pierre, Jr.** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:35 am

They let you have a goal!

DENIED · Post by **DENIED** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:43 am

Hill did the same thing against Richfield earlier this year!
Richfield is thin at defense anyway and they had one of their best D out for that game. Guggs was not in nets either.
But Hill kept running their top line out every other shift until the very end of a 11-2 game! Richfield was giving the 3rd & 4th lines alot of playing time in the third period also.

Maybe the should have scheduled Mpls. East & West and threw in North Branch if they wanted to pad Larson's stats so bad!

I only hope Gugg's bits them in the @ss this Saturday!
Maybe that 6 ft. 7 in. 270lbs. MONSTER on Richfield can catch Larson with his head down!

HShockeywatcher · Post by **HShockeywatcher** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:49 am

Those are all very interesting. Very shameful.

Knowing that, they've both got my vote for the upset. Imagine if Hill got 3rd in the conference

wbmd · Post by **wbmd** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:05 pm

HShockeywatcher wrote: Imagine if Hill got 3rd in the conference

Highly unlikely though.

Ankles Pierre, Jr. · Post by **Ankles Pierre, Jr.** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:05 pm

HShockeywatcher wrote:Very shameful. Knowing that, they've both got my vote for the upset.

Game was last night, Bat-Mite!

STA game should be just as "shameful," though!

Pioneerprideguy · Post by **Pioneerprideguy** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:06 pm

I suppose Larson needs to pad his stats in hopes that he draws some attention from college coaches, maybe even a D1 school or two, hell maybe even the Gophs. Oh wait, he already has all that...nevermind.

Just because SSP was short some players doesn't mean HM should lay down. They rolled all 4 lines and played all their D. A 2nd line guy & a 4th line guy had hat tricks, it's not like Larson had 8 goals or anything. You are taught to play the game a certain way & you go out and play. If the opposition can't handle it, then that's on them. Should they have just played keep-a-way and not shoot on net? It was what it was, just another conference win for Hill. They are trying to improve and get ready for a tough section. Sitting players or having the guys "pull back" because of an inferior opposition would not be progress. Worry less about the other team and focus more on your own!

Ankles Pierre, Jr. · Post by **Ankles Pierre, Jr.** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:19 pm

Well done!

Rossbury21 · Post by **Rossbury21** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:24 pm

His stats won't matter when they choke in state again this year, if they dont choke in Sections that is

boblee · Post by **boblee** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:25 pm

Rossbury21 wrote:Hill won 11-1
SSP had there whole first line out sick, including there starting goalie.
There back up goalie started the JV game and then got taken out half way through, then started the varsity game. what made me mad was Hill had Larson-Furne-Zepeda out in the last period, which started 9-0. not very good sportsmanship i thought

You can't just sit your top line for a period in HS hockey. The season is so short as it is.

Ankles Pierre, Jr. · Post by **Ankles Pierre, Jr.** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:32 pm

boblee wrote:
Rossbury21 wrote:You can't just sit your top line for a period in HS hockey. The season is so short as it is.
AP's favorite "shameful" running-up-the-score period came in Hill's 1991 State Semifinal game!
Who did they play, again?

stpaul · Post by **stpaul** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:35 pm

I was at the game too. What is Lechner supposed to do? He played all 4 lines. He played his backup goalie. He experimented with some line changes. Already mentioned - Cecka on the 2nd line had a hat trick & Widing on the 4th line had two. The 3rd period was all running time so it went fast. The game was over in 1-1/2 hours. South St. Paul played hard throughout - unlike North St. Paul last week. SSP had 16 shots and some good chances. NSP parked 3 guys in front of the net and never played any offense. Their only plan was to keep the score down. It made for a very ugly game. NSP had 7 shots and probably none of those when it was 5 on 5.

HShockeywatcher · Post by **HShockeywatcher** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:40 pm

They beat Rapids 11-3 to move to the AA State Final.

boblee · Post by **boblee** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:40 pm

Ankles Pierre, Jr. wrote:
boblee wrote:
Rossbury21 wrote:You can't just sit your top line for a period in HS hockey. The season is so short as it is.
AP's favorite "shameful" running-up-the-score period came in Hill's 1991 State Semifinal game!
Who did they play, again?
If I remember right, the team had a big night of partying after they beat Kennedy 4-3. They deserved to get pounded the next day as they didn't show up to play...

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