Eveleth-Gilbert Golden Bears

[Fighting Sioux]

Can anyone out there tell me anything about the Golden Bears new coaching hire, Todd Kriebich???

[formerallstar]

Ya, anybody out there have any info on anything about this team? Players to watch? Aren't they gonna be a rather young team if I'm not mistaken. Anybody out there got anything

[Golden Bear 10]

From what I know, Todd Kreibich is a Crookston native and a former standout goaltender for Bemidji State in the early 90s.
Eveleth will be bringing up almost their whole JV team this year. If I remember right these were the same players from a pretty solid Bantam B team from a few years ago. They lost 4-2 to a very good Moorehead team in the regions.
some players that might be ok:
Chis Florey
Alex Lowe
David Spragg
Gian Marriucci
Jake Kogger
Eric Moe
Dylan Prebonich (goalie)

I just don't think Eveleth will be able to compete with Hibbing or Duluth Marshall, But who knows.

[Fighting Sioux]

Interesting to me that we as E-G fans are relying on a history of a solid Bantam B team, as the hope of the future. If I remember right Eveleth didn't have an A team that year?

[Coachk]

I coached the JV team with Todd last season at EG, hes a hockey purest and a nice guy, when you get to know him. The team this coming season will find it difficult to compete in their section. This is mainly due to there lack of goaltending. PJ last season did a outstanding job in goal, but there is no one on the team at that level. Also there are no other players of Matt Rices skill level coming up at this time. They are just a victim of declining populations and low youth hockey participation. Its very sad because the people involved in Golden Bear Hockey are so nice and helpful. Todd will get the most out of the players, better then most coaches would. PS one player to watch is Eric Moe, lots of skill but small and physically strong enough to drive the net.

[elliott70]

Todd is an excellent hockey person and a very nice gentleman.
He is quiet and not outspoken, but has a great sense of humor and makes great company.

Eveleth is lucky.

[Fighting Sioux]

Coach K, I'm hoping that Todd can help the Eveleth Program, he seems like a genuine person. We need someone that will stay around awhile and keep the kids attitudes in line. I understand your comments about the low youth hockey participation, but, don't you think that there are still enough numbers to field a competive team? There isn't big numbers at most of the other northern teams programs. In my opinion it's been the lack of direction from the high school level. There was 4-5 kids that were major contributors at other programs that should have been on our team. From what I understand they left the program because of the coaching staff at the high school level?

Stoks-Virginia
Grivette-Virginia
Mausof-Duluth Marshall
Tracy-Duluth Central
Ben Delich- Didn't play because of the coaching staff and he probably one of the hardest workers on the ice.

So think about it if our coaching staff could've held onto these players, how competitive would Eveleth be? With a positive and stable high school program it would have a domino effect on the youth program.

[Little Falls Fan]

Another Player from Eveleth-Gilbert
Jon Pernu will be a very solid defenseman this year.

[spartans are elite]

my sons bantam A team played the eveleth gilbert golden bears this past season. there were a so so team but there were 2 players who were very good that will be moving up to the high school level next year.they will be kids to watch for if not next year, the following years. number 12 and number 4. i asked some of the parents of the team who they were and the number 12 was the captin ben carey. hes a powerhouse forward who has a very nice snap shot and drives to the net well. the number 4 was a small tough quick forward named andy swanson. he is not the biggest guy on the ice but he is not afraid to lay a body or dig in the corners. watch out for them.

[passer07]

program is shot

[TheShow]

Trevor Tracy was their only hope for a tender. But he is gone to Duluth Central and also I believe they lost a few good players to Duluth Marshall.

[forecheck]

Don't forget Boise is at Duluth East, going to be a senior on top line, sure he could have helped Eveleth if he had stayed.

[rbkhockey8]

my sons bantam A team played the eveleth gilbert golden bears this past season. there were a so so team but there were 2 players who were very good that will be moving up to the high school level next year.they will be kids to watch for if not next year, the following years. number 12 and number 4. i asked some of the parents of the team who they were and the number 12 was the captin ben carey. hes a powerhouse forward who has a very nice snap shot and drives to the net well. the number 4 was a small tough quick forward named andy swanson. he is not the biggest guy on the ice but he is not afraid to lay a body or dig in the corners. watch out for them.

are you kidding me ? these guys aren't much of a threat and the bears don't have much coming up this year

[rbkhockey8]

i don't know if this program will ever be brotten back to what it used to be

[bears_hockey43]

Just for the record stoks never played for us

[Golden Bear 10]

Stoks, Grivette, and Mausolf were from the Mesabi East program. the reason why these players transfered is because they thought that they would have a better chance of making it to state, and to get noticed by a division 1 college.

[Fighting Sioux]

What a poor excuse to leave a program for another. I can see if your in the top tier players in the state. If you are good enough the scouts/colleges will find you. In my opinion its a case of people telling them there are better then they really are. It also has to do with the unstabiliity of the coaching situation with the bears. We can all thank Mike lang-the super in Eveleth for that-. The only one that went to a better program was Boese. With all the above mentioned players Eveleth would have been better then Virginia. As bad as Eveleth may be this year, lets see how Virginia goes without Nico? I follow and have allot of first hand insight into d-1 hockey and very seldom if any has any of these players names come up as d-1 prospects. Nothing against these kids, there very good high school hockey players. Just as a selfish Eveleth Fan iI wish they would have stayed and helped redeveloped our program. As far as them being from Mesabi East, I don't care, we're all the same program know.

[bluedevils4]

I am Troy Grivette and just to get this straightened out, I didnlt leave for a better chance at state or to get noticed by a d-1 school. The real reason i left the program was to be in a better program, rather than playing with a bunch of kids who never cared and didn't do anything in the off season to get better. I don't know how you can say Virginia doesn't have a better program than Eveleth because first of all, Keith Hendrickson has a Quicker Faster Stronger program that almost all of the kids do. Second, I don't remember the last time an Eveleth team has ever beat a Virginia team (well in the games I've played anyways). 2 years ago when Virginia went to state, we tied. Then the next game after that was 11-1 Blue Devils. Third, I know that every Virginia player wants to win more than any one of the Eveleth players. I switched because I wanted to be part of a team that wanted to win and busts their asses off every practice and game. As for Nico leaving, yeah it does hurt us, but we still have alot of young kids who are willing to play their hardest every shift. We'll be young team but we will always be improving. Don't be surprised if we upset a couple teams this year. So just so you all know, I'm not playing for Virginia to go to state or to be scouted, I'm playing for Virginia so I can become a better hockey player.

[Fighting Sioux]

Troy, I commend your response and honesty. I also agree with you that the Golden Bears players are not very hard working or caring about improving themselves. They were a bad bunch of players, not only on the ice but, also off the ice. Very selfish kids that didn't care much about the team concept. For your answer for leaving I agree with you 100%. The point I'm trying to make is that if players like yourself stayed, maybe these players would have followed your example and cared about there team. I very much applaud you and your determination to improve and make yourself better. If you keep that attitude you will not only make yourself better at hockey, but more importantly in life. I love your outlook and keep it up. As of right now I don't think Eveleth has a better program then Virginia. That's because of the coaching carousel in the program. We lost the best coach on the Range in Craig Homola, and since he has left the program is in the dumps. I'm a die hard Golden Bear Fan, so I can't cheer for the Devils, but, I'll diffinately be cheering for you Troy. It sounds like you have a great head on your shoulders, keep it that way.

[Coachk]

Right on Fighting Sioux, Grivettes are a great family and Troy is a very fine player. With more like him and Alex Lowe the whole area would be better.

[tpshockey30]

this is a little off topic but is Eveleth having a holiday tourney, if so can someone tell me the teams that are in it??? it might be a little premature but I like to plan ahead

[Golden Bear 10]

Eveleth will be hosting another tourney this year. I think its the same teams that were there last year: Monticello, North Metro, Waseca, Hudson WI.
Eveleth will also play Lake of the Woods in the OUTDOOR Baudette Bay Classic Feb. 9th should be a nice cold game to get them motivated!
The only Eveleth teams that were any good were the 40's & 50's the early to mid 70's & 1984-1985-1996 through 1999 and the 02-03 teams. the rest were .500 or below.
It just seams that when Eveleth has a bad season, which every small program will go through, they get no community support, but when they are good, the Hippodrome seams to fill up. Virginia on the other hand, will have a subpar season, and the Miners memorial Arena would still be full of loyal fans.
watch if Eveleth only wins a hand full of games this year, you could hear a pin drop in the Hippodrome.

[shortbus boy.02]

This years E-G varsity team is looking good. And with the leading threat of Captains Jon Pernu, Marco Leoni, And Chris Florey their looking tough. Im not saying their going to be great but i think they will be competitive in every game and i predict Jon Pernu will give a couple kids this year concussions. And with the support of Josh Erickson, the red headed Golden Bear fanatic, i think that will give the team some great support and motivation...and if not that..it will give them something to laugh at.

[center ice]

After reading this thread, I think shortbus boy. 02, and maybe others he hangs out with are missing the point of high school sports. If hurting someone is part of being competative to you or others, you shouldn't be allowed to participate. Maybe Troy and the others did the right thing in leaving your program. Sports are about doing the best you can in the game and doing the things necessary away from the game to make you better, team building, working together, meeting new people, making friends. It's called CHARACTER.

If hurting someone is the goal of one individual or the team, I think I'll save my money and go watch a team that plays it right.

[shortbus boy.02]

Hey...center ice...first of all get a sence of humor...when i refered to Pernu giving kids concussions all i meant was that he can be a hard hitter..and no crap sports arnt about hurting people..i know that..and i see where your coming from on team building and hard work...but the meeting new people and making friends..come on..thats fruity..play as a team...play hard and play to win. To anyone else out there that might have not liked the "concussion" line...how well..ya i could haved used another saying..and i dont want anyone to get that hurt..but from what i know and see on tv..the checking and hitting is all they ever really show or talk about in hockey...Go Bears