Let's Play Hockey Rankings

[#1hockeymom]

Congrats to the Eastsiders ranked #8 in class A. They have played Crookston and Warroad tough this year but have yet to beat anyone except for Brainard which I'm not sure means much. Could someone explain to me why they are ranked so high?

The Pro

The Eastsiders are currently ranked #10 in LPH polls. I too agree that they have yet to beat any quality competiton and the ranking is very questionable. The only logical answer could be their last 3 consecutive losses or the fact that the guy from GLS really runs the LPH polls.

Love,

Mom

[hockeyperson]

im sorry but to say a certain is highly ranked bacuase of someone who does the rankings is from there is horrible why does it bother you who is ranked at a certain place anyways rankings mean nothing!!!!

[#1hockeymom]

im sorry but to say a certain is highly ranked bacuase of someone who does the rankings is from there is horrible why does it bother you who is ranked at a certain place anyways rankings mean nothing!!!!

Are you really a hockeyperson? While the team who is standing in the end is what matters most, rankings are used as a tool for scouting games and reconizing teams for performance ect. I bet if your team beat the #1 ranked team in the State it would mean nothing to you as well.

Love,

Mom

[hockeyperson]

i wasnt trying to start any fights i apologize and yes i can uderstand that all i was trying to say is that rankings dont when the state championship its just something to show where teams are throughout the year so i apologize...and yes i am a hockey person

[GOCARDS1]

Let's Play Hockey rankings, January 24th

Class AA
1 Roseville
2 Eden Prairie
3 Grand Rapids/Greenway
4 Stillwater
5 Hopkins
6 Edina
7 Holy Angels
8 Wayzata
9 Irondale
10 White Bear Lake
11 Eagan
12 Centennial
13 Benilde-St. Marg.
14 Proctor/Hermantown
15 Cloquet
16 Duluth
17 Hill-Murray
18 Blaine
19 Elk River
20 Minnetonka

Class A
1 Blake
2 Breck
3 Alexandria
4 Warroad
5 Roseau
6 Crookston/Red Lake
7 Mankato West
8 New Prague
9 South St. Paul
10 Hibbing/Chisholm
11 Mound Westonka
12 Henry Sibley
13 Albert Lea
14 East Grand Forks
15 Silver Bay/Two Harb.
16 St. Paul United
17 Simley
18 Hutchinson
19 Richfield
20 Austin

[GOCARDS1]

Just curious as to how Fergus Falls got ranked with a 6-14-2 record and ranked 30th in the QRF rankings. Rankings always manage to amaze me...
Let's Play Hockey (JANUARY 30, 2008)
Class AA
1 EDEN PRAIRIE
2 Roseville
3 Grand Rapids/Greenway
4 Stillwater
5 Hopkins
6 Edina
7 Holy Angels
8 Centennial
9 White Bear Lake
10 Proctor/Hermantown
11 Wayzata
12 Benilde-St. Marg.
13 Cloquet
14 Eagan
15 Duluth
16 Irondale
17 Hill-Murray
18 Blaine
19 Minnetonka
20 Elk River
Class A
1 BLAKE
2 Breck
3 Alexandria
4 Warroad
5 Roseau
6 Crookston/Red Lake
7 Mankato West
8 New Prague
9 South St. Paul
10 Hibbing/Chisholm
11 Mound Westonka
12 Henry Sibley
15 Silver Bay/Two Harb.
14 East Grand Forks
16 St. Paul United
13 Albert Lea
17 Simley
18 Hutchinson
19 Richfield
20 Fergus Falls

[Bensonmum]

I bet what you're really wondering is how your Cardinals are ranked behind Breck. Am I right or am right?

[bauer_19]

i wasnt trying to start any fights i apologize and yes i can uderstand that all i was trying to say is that rankings dont when the state championship its just something to show where teams are throughout the year so i apologize...and yes i am a hockey person

This person is a dumb @$$ i don't think she has a clue on what the F*** she is talking about.

[hockeyrube7]

It is almost too bad that many of the top 8 teams in both poles will be eliminated before the state tourney.

[titleist]

Just curious as to how Fergus Falls got ranked with a 6-14-2 record and ranked 30th in the QRF rankings. Rankings always manage to amaze me...
Let's Play Hockey (JANUARY 30, 2008)
Class AA
1 EDEN PRAIRIE
2 Roseville
3 Grand Rapids/Greenway
4 Stillwater
5 Hopkins
6 Edina
7 Holy Angels
8 Centennial
9 White Bear Lake
10 Proctor/Hermantown
11 Wayzata
12 Benilde-St. Marg.
13 Cloquet
14 Eagan
15 Duluth
16 Irondale
17 Hill-Murray
18 Blaine
19 Minnetonka
20 Elk River
Class A
1 BLAKE
2 Breck
3 Alexandria
4 Warroad
5 Roseau
6 Crookston/Red Lake
7 Mankato West
8 New Prague
9 South St. Paul
10 Hibbing/Chisholm
11 Mound Westonka
12 Henry Sibley
15 Silver Bay/Two Harb.
14 East Grand Forks
16 St. Paul United
13 Albert Lea
17 Simley
18 Hutchinson
19 Richfield
20 Fergus Falls

Can I assume Roseville must have lost a game to lose the top spot?

[allhoc11]

It is almost too bad that many of the top 8 teams in both poles will be eliminated before the state tourney.

WELL SAID, I for one think that with the sport still in it's infancy stages, it would be best for the game if the top end teams had an equal chance to make it to big show. I don't think it's good for the sport that people who normally won't watch the sport will turn on the TV, and not see the best teams we have to offer. In AA alone 6 of the top 9 teams are divided into 2 sections, I think that is a disservice to the sport.

I guess you could say the winner of 2 & 4AA will be battle tested.

[MNHockeyFan]

WELL SAID, I for one think that with the sport still in it's infancy stages, it would be best for the game if the top end teams had an equal chance to make it to big show. I don't think it's good for the sport that people who normally won't watch the sport will turn on the TV, and not see the best teams we have to offer. In AA alone 6 of the top 9 teams are divided into 2 sections, I think that is a disservice to the sport.

I guess you could say the winner of 2 & 4AA will be battle tested.

We had this same discussion last year, before the sections were realigned. I believe it was 6AA that was loaded with EP, Edina, Wayzata, Hopkins and BSM. Any of them would have been a fine representative at State.

If anything, the best Class AA teams this year are at least a LITTLE more spread out. Class A, however, is still VERY unbalanced.

[elliott70]

Bemidji beats Cloquet 5 - 1.

So much for ratings.

The top team last year was who...
yes, Stillwater...
their toughest game last year at state...
that's right, in the quarter-final against Bemidji.


#7 AHA
two of their loses this year to Section 8 teams.

Again, so much for those ratings.

[MNHockeyFan]

February 7, 2008

Class AA
1 EDEN PRAIRIE
2 Roseville
3 Stillwater
4 Hopkins
5 Edina
6 Grand Rapids/Greenway
7 Holy Angels
8 Benilde-St. Marg.
9 Centennial
10 White Bear Lake
11 Eagan
12 Hill-Murray
13 Wayzata
14 Proctor/Hermantown
15 Blaine
16 Irondale
17 Cloquet
18 Minnetonka
19 Elk River
20 Duluth

Class A
1 BLAKE
2 Breck
3 Warroad
4 Alexandria
5 Roseau
6 Crookston/Red Lake
7 New Prague
8 Mankato West
9 Hibbing/Chisholm
10 South St. Paul
11 Mound Westonka
12 Silver Bay/Two Harb.
13 Henry Sibley
14 Albert Lea
15 Visitation/SPA United
16 Hutchinson
17 Marshall
18 East Grand Forks
19 New Ulm
20 Simley

[GOCARDS1]

these rankings are a joke. Bemidji beats cloquet 5-1 and doesnt make the rankings. Alexandria beats Elk River 5-2 and they stay.

[SportsMa]

Rankings don't mean anything, especially at this time of the year! Play-offs are going and we will see who actually is #1 at the end of this season.

Good luck to the girls! Can't believe how fast the season went!

[MNHockeyFan]

these rankings are a joke. Bemidji beats cloquet 5-1 and doesnt make the rankings. Alexandria beats Elk River 5-2 and they stay.

I'm not defending this or any other ranking, but a single game should not determine where a team gets ranked. During the season there are upsets, plus there are many games involving teams with similar abilities that could go either way. It's being able to win relatively consistently and against good teams that determine where teams should be ranked. In the case of Bemidji they are playing better lately but they've really struggled at times this year, so it makes sense that one nice win shouldn't vault them ahead of other teams that have been more consistent throughout the entire season. And Elk River has dropped quite a bit from where they were ranked earlier - they were 9th as late as Jan. 4th.

[boblee]

these rankings are a joke. Bemidji beats cloquet 5-1 and doesnt make the rankings. Alexandria beats Elk River 5-2 and they stay.

Bemidji also lost to unranked Moorhead. Alexandria is ranked top 5. You have to look at more than one game.

[chickendance]

Ok, let's make them ranked 20. All in favor...there its fixed. Bemidji is hereby ranked 20

Now lets see if they can win the section.

[GOCARDS1]

Let's Play Hockey, February 14th, 2008
Class 2A:
1. Eden Prairie
2. Stillwater
3. Hopkins
4. Edina
5. Grand Rapids/Greenway
6. Centennial
7. Benilde-St. Margaret's
8. Eagan
9. Wayzata
10. Roseville
11. Duluth
12. Holy Angels
13. Cretin-Derham Hall
14. Elk River
15. Minnetonka

Class 1A:
1. Blake
2. Breck
3. Alexandria
4. Warroad
5. Roseau
6. New Prague
7. Crookston/Red Lake Falls
8. Mankato West
9. Hibbing/Chisholm
10. South St. Paul
11. Sibley
12. Mound Westonka
13. Albert Lea
14. Marshall
15. Totino-Grace

[suntzu]

im sorry but to say a certain is highly ranked bacuase of someone who does the rankings is from there is horrible why does it bother you who is ranked at a certain place anyways rankings mean nothing!!!!

Are you really a hockeyperson? While the team who is standing in the end is what matters most, rankings are used as a tool for scouting games and reconizing teams for performance ect. I bet if your team beat the #1 ranked team in the State it would mean nothing to you as well.

Love,

Mom

Who uses rankings as a tool for scouting games? If a college coach needs to take a look at the LPH rankings to figure out what game to scout, he or she is in a lot of trouble.

And if you're worried/excited about anyone else scouting your daughter's games (like a AAA coach), I just feel sorry for you.

[chickendance]

How can we be still having this discssion? Guess what. Teams that made it farther in the playoffs won't be ranked highly at the end of the year and teams that exited early will end up higher in the final poll. Happens every year. Who cares? It's playoff time folks!

[MNHockeyFan]

We will see the final LPH Poll come out this week, but here is the second-to-last one that came out Thursday, just before the State Tournament. Interesting that the two top rated teams in both classes made the Championship game, except in 1A the second ranked team won it:

Class AA
1 EDEN PRAIRIE
2 Grand Rapids/Greenway
3 Stillwater
4 Roseville
5 Centennial
6 Benilde-St. Marg.
7 Edina
8 Eagan
9 Hopkins
10 Elk River
11 Cretin-Derham Hall
12 Holy Angels
13 Wayzata
14 Duluth
15 Minnetonka
16 White Bear Lake
17 Hastings
18 Farmington
19 Cloquet
20 Proctor/Hermantown

Class A
1 BRECK
2 Alexandria
3 Blake
4 Roseau
5 New Prague
6 Warroad
7 Crookston/Red Lake
8 South St. Paul
9 Mankato West
10 Hibbing/Chisholm
11 Mound Westonka
12 Henry Sibley
13 Marshall
14 Hutchinson
15 Austin
16 Albert Lea
17 Totino-Grace
18 New Ulm
19 Eveleth/Gilbert
20 Visitation/SPA United

[Indians forever]

We will see the final LPH Poll come out this week, but here is the second-to-last one that came out Thursday, just before the State Tournament. Interesting that the two top rated teams in both classes made the Championship game, except in 1A the second ranked team won it:

Class AA
1 EDEN PRAIRIE
2 Grand Rapids/Greenway
3 Stillwater
4 Roseville
5 Centennial
6 Benilde-St. Marg.
7 Edina
8 Eagan
9 Hopkins
10 Elk River
11 Cretin-Derham Hall
12 Holy Angels
13 Wayzata
14 Duluth
15 Minnetonka
16 White Bear Lake
17 Hastings
18 Farmington
19 Cloquet
20 Proctor/Hermantown

Class A
1 BRECK
2 Alexandria
3 Blake
4 Roseau
5 New Prague
6 Warroad
7 Crookston/Red Lake
8 South St. Paul
9 Mankato West
10 Hibbing/Chisholm
11 Mound Westonka
12 Henry Sibley
13 Marshall
14 Hutchinson
15 Austin
16 Albert Lea
17 Totino-Grace
18 New Ulm
19 Eveleth/Gilbert
20 Visitation/SPA United

very interesting!!!

[GOCARDS1]

A little comparison of pre-season rankings to final rankings. Nice to see Alexandria ended up where they should have been the whole season!!!

Class AA, FINAL RANKINGS February 28th, 2008 followed by Class AA, November 21, 2007
1 EDEN PRAIRIE 1. Eden Prairie
2 Grand Rapids/Greenway 2. Stillwater
3 Stillwater 3. Edina
4 Roseville 4. Benilde-St. Margaret's
5 Cretin-Derham Hall 5. Holy Angels
6 Benilde-St. Marg. 5. Roseville
7 Centennial 7. Grand Rapids/Greenway
8 Eagan 8. Wayzata
9 Edina 9. Bemidji
10 Elk River 10. Centennial
11 Farmington 11. Hopkins
12 Hopkins 12. Irondale
13 Holy Angels 13. Eagan
14 Wayzata 14. Cloquet
15 Duluth 15. Elk River
16 Minnetonka 16. Cretin-Derham Hall
17 White Bear Lake 17. Burnsville
18 Hastings 17. North Metro
19 Cloquet 19. Hill-Murray
20 Proctor/Hermantown 20. Coon Rapids

Class A, FINAL RANKINGS February 28th, 2008 followed by Class A, November 21
1 ALEXANDRIA 1. Blake
2 Breck 2. Crookston
3 Blake 3. Breck
4 Roseau 4. Warroad
5 South St. Paul 5. Alexandria
6 New Prague 6. New Prague
7 Warroad 7. Roseau
8 Crookston/Red Lake 8. Hibbing/Chisholm
9 Mankato West 9. South St. Paul
10 Hibbing/Chisholm 10. Austin
11 Mound Westonka 11. Simley
12 Austin 12. Henry Sibley
13 Marshall 13. Richfield
14 Henry Sibley 14. Mound-Westonka
15 Hutchinson 15. Mahtomedi
16 Albert Lea 16. Albert Lea
17 Totino-Grace 16. Mankato West
18 New Ulm 18. Marshall
19 Eveleth/Gilbert 19. East Grand Forks
20 Visitation/SPA United 20. Silver Bay/Two Harbors
20. Totino-Grace