2008 State Tournament - Pick the Winners

[hockeyrube7]

Hope I didn't miss anything.....

Gotta love that confidence from hockeyrube7, the trophy winner in the Section Final contest. Hoping he doesn't miss anything.........Geez.

Miss anything... How about picking the Cretins to win it all???!!!

Missing anything

I know you're just kidding and so am I here, so take no offense. I picked CDH to go to state, who else had that?

[hockeyheaven]

CLASS A
Alex – 5 / SSP – 0
NP – 0 / Roseau - 4
Marshall -1 / Austin - 2
Hibbing -2 / Breck - 3

Alex – 2 / Roseau - 4
Austin – 1 / Breck - 3

Roseau – 3 / Breck - 1

CLASS AA

BSM – 3 / CDH -1
EP – 4 / ER - 0
Eagan – 5 / Farmington -1
Centennial – 2 / GR – 5

BSM -1 / EP - 2
Eagan – 0 / GR – 2

EP – 2 / GR - 3

[MNHockeyFan]

Friendly reminder:

It is not necessary to pick the scores the semifinal and championship games; you only need to pick the winners. The scores of these contests will not enter into the final point scoring here. You must, however, show your scores in all of the quarterfinal games, both 1A and 2A.

[DmanDad1980]

Gotta love that confidence from hockeyrube7, the trophy winner in the Section Final contest. Hoping he doesn't miss anything.........Geez.

Miss anything... How about picking the Cretins to win it all???!!!

Missing anything

I know you're just kidding and so am I here, so take no offense. I picked CDH to go to state, who else had that?

Sweet pick, gave you the champ label!
CDH, great run in Sections, just hard to think they have three more in them, but time will tell... Keep on smiling Champ!

[waldo589]

Class 1A Quarterfinals - Upper Bracket
Alexandria 4, South St. Paul 1
New Prague 2 , Roseau 1
Pick team to win Upper Bracket Semifinal: Alexandria

Class 1A Quarterfinals - Lower Bracket
Marshall 2, Austin 3
Hibbing/Chisholm 2, Breck 4
Pick team to win Lower Bracket Semifinal: Breck

Pick Class 1A Champion: Alexandria

Class 2A Quarterfinals - Upper Bracket
Cretin-Derham Hall 2, Benilde-St. Margaret's 3
Eden Prairie 3, Elk River 4
Pick team to win Upper Bracket Semifinal: BSM

Class 2A Quarterfinals - Lower Bracket
Eagan 5, Farmington 1
Grand Rapids/Greenway 3, Centennial 2
Pick team to win Lower Bracket Semifinal: Grand Rapids/Greenway

Pick Class 2A Champion: BSM

[hockeyrube7]

Sweet pick, gave you the champ label!
CDH, great run in Sections, just hard to think they have three more in them, but time will tell... Keep on smiling Champ!

Gotta go with the horse that brought ya I suppose. Guess I live or die on that pick eh?

[MNHockeyFan]

Gotta go with the horse that brought ya I suppose. Guess I live or die on that pick eh?

For those of us with a horse in the race, who by the very nature of it must become less than objective, it probably does put us at a bit of a disadvantage, eh?

Of course that DOES depend on which side of the fence you're on!

[MNHockeyFan]

RECAP AS OF 2/18/08:

Total entries received to date: 18
Incomplete entries: 2 (08champ and finance-gal)

Class A

Upper Bracket Semifinal Winner:
Alexandria - 10
Roseau - 6
New Prague - 1

Lower Bracket Semifinal Winner:
Breck - 16
Marshall - 1

Champion:
Breck - 7
Alexandria - 6
Roseau - 3
Marshall - 1


Class 2A

Upper Bracket Semifinal Winner:
Eden Prairie - 11
Benilde-St. Margaret's - 4
Cretin-Derham Hall - 1

Lower Bracket Semifinal Winner:
Grand Rapids/Greenway - 15
Eagan - 1

Champion:
Grand Rapids/Greenway - 11
Benilde-St. Margaret's - 3
Cretin-Derham Hall - 1
Eagan - 1

(No love for EP, the State's No. 1 ranked team?)

[RoseauWarrior]

Class 1A Quarterfinals - Upper Bracket
Alexandria 4, South St. Paul 1
New Prague 1, Roseau 3
Pick team to win Upper Bracket Semifinal: Roseau

Class 1A Quarterfinals - Lower Bracket
Marshall 2, Austin 3
Hibbing/Chisholm 1, Breck 2
Pick team to win Lower Bracket Semifinal: Breck

Pick Class 1A Champion: Roseau

Class 2A Quarterfinals - Upper Bracket
Cretin-Derham Hall 1, Benilde-St. Margaret's 2
Eden Prairie 4 , Elk River 2
Pick team to win Upper Bracket Semifinal: BSM

Class 2A Quarterfinals - Lower Bracket
Eagan 2, Farmington 3
Grand Rapids/Greenway 3, Centennial 4
Pick team to win Lower Bracket Semifinal: Centenial

Pick Class 2A Champion: Centenial

[EatSleepHockey44]

Class 1A Quarterfinals - Upper Bracket
Alexandria 3, South St. Paul 1
New Prague 2, Roseau 4
Pick team to win Upper Bracket Semifinal: Alexandria

Class 1A Quarterfinals - Lower Bracket
Marshall 1, Austin 4
Hibbing/Chisholm 2, Breck 5
Pick team to win Lower Bracket Semifinal: Breck

Pick Class 1A Champion: Breck 2-1 OT

Class 2A Quarterfinals - Upper Bracket
Cretin-Derham Hall 2, Benilde-St. Margaret's 5
Eden Prairie 3, Elk River 1
Pick team to win Upper Bracket Semifinal: BSM

Class 2A Quarterfinals - Lower Bracket
Eagan 3, Farmington 0
Grand Rapids/Greenway 3, Centennial 1
Pick team to win Lower Bracket Semifinal: GRG

Pick Class 2A Champion: BSM 4-3

[MNHockeyFan]

REMINDER:

This contest closes at 10:00 am tomorrow morning (Wednesday, 2/20).

[The_Phantom_Enigma]

Class 1A Quarterfinals - Upper Bracket
Alexandria , South St. Paul: Alex. 2-1
New Prague , Roseau: Roseau 4-2
Pick team to win Upper Bracket Semifinal: Roseau

Class 1A Quarterfinals - Lower Bracket
Marshall , Austin: Austin 2-1 OT
Hibbing/Chisholm , Breck: Breck 4-1
Pick team to win Lower Bracket Semifinal: Breck

Pick Class 1A Champion: Roseau

Class 2A Quarterfinals - Upper Bracket
Cretin-Derham Hall , Benilde-St. Margaret's: Cretin 2-1
Eden Prairie , Elk River: EP 3-2 OT
Pick team to win Upper Bracket Semifinal: EP

Class 2A Quarterfinals - Lower Bracket
Eagan , Farmington: Eagan 3-1
Grand Rapids/Greenway , Centennial: GRG 5-2
Pick team to win Lower Bracket Semifinal: GRG

Pick Class 2A Champion: GRG

Looks good to me... i'm not goin' for points here, just rootin' for Roseau...

[chickendance]

Class 1A Quarterfinals - Upper Bracket
Alexandria 4, South St. Paul 2
New Prague 2, Roseau 5
Pick team to win Upper Bracket Semifinal: Alexandria

Class 1A Quarterfinals - Lower Bracket
Marshall 2, Austin 4
Hibbing/Chisholm 1, Breck 2
Pick team to win Lower Bracket Semifinal: Breck

Pick Class 1A Champion: Alexandria

Class 2A Quarterfinals - Upper Bracket
Cretin-Derham Hall 2, Benilde-St. Margaret's 3
Eden Prairie 5, Elk River 2
Pick team to win Upper Bracket Semifinal: Eden Prairie

Class 2A Quarterfinals - Lower Bracket
Eagan 4, Farmington 1
Grand Rapids/Greenway 3, Centennial 1
Pick team to win Lower Bracket Semifinal: Grand Rapids

Pick Class 2A Champion: Eden Prairie

[beerguy]

Class 1A Quarterfinals - Upper Bracket

Alexandria 3, So. St. Paul 4
New Prague 4, Roseau 3

Semis New Prague

Class 1A Quarterfinals - Lower Bracket

Marshall 4, Austin 1
Hibbing/Chisholm 3, Breck 1

Semis Hibbing/Chisholm

Class 1A Champion: Hibbing/Chisholm

Class 2A Quarterfinals - Upper Bracket

Cretin-Derham Hall 3, Benilde-St. Margaret's 2
Eden Prairie 2, Elk River 3

Semis Elk River

Class 2A Quarterfinals - Lower Bracket

Eagan 2, Farmington 1
Grand Rapids/Greenway 1, Centennial 4

Semis Eagan

Class 2A Champion: Elk River

[MNHockeyFan]

RECAP AS OF 2/19/08:

Total entries received to date: 24
Incomplete entries: 2 (08champ and finance-gal)

Class A

Upper Bracket Semifinal Winner:
Alexandria - 13
Roseau - 7
New Prague - 2
South St. Paul - 1

Lower Bracket Semifinal Winner:
Breck - 20
Hibbing/Chisholm - 2
Marshall - 1

Champion:
Breck - 9
Alexandria - 7
Roseau - 4
Hibbing/Chisholm - 2
Marshall - 1


Class 2A

Upper Bracket Semifinal Winner:
Eden Prairie - 14
Benilde-St. Margaret's - 6
Cretin-Derham Hall - 1
Elk River - 1

Lower Bracket Semifinal Winner:
Grand Rapids/Greenway - 18
Eagan - 2
Centennial - 1
Farmington - 1

Champion:
Grand Rapids/Greenway - 11
Benilde-St. Margaret's - 4
Eden Prairie - 3
Cretin-Derham Hall - 1
Eagan - 1
Centennial - 1
Elk River - 1

[trojangoalie241]

Class 1A Quarterfinals - Upper Bracket
Alexandria 3, South St. Paul 1
New Prague 1 , Roseau 2
Pick team to win Upper Bracket Semifinal: Alexandria

Class 1A Quarterfinals - Lower Bracket
Marshall 1, Austin 0
Hibbing/Chisholm 3, Breck 1
Pick team to win Lower Bracket Semifinal: Hibbing/Chisholm

Pick Class 1A Champion: Alexandria

Class 2A Quarterfinals - Upper Bracket
Cretin-Derham Hall 3 , Benilde-St. Margaret's 2
Eden Prairie 3 , Elk River 1
Pick team to win Upper Bracket Semifinal: Eden Prairie

Class 2A Quarterfinals - Lower Bracket
Eagan 4 , Farmington 1
Grand Rapids/Greenway 3, Centennial 2
Pick team to win Lower Bracket Semifinal: GRG

Pick Class 2A Champion: Eden Prairie

[GoTigers]

Class 1A Quarterfinals - Upper Bracket
Alexandria 2, South St. Paul 4
New Prague 2 , Roseau 4
Pick team to win Upper Bracket Semifinal: South St. Paul

Class 1A Quarterfinals - Lower Bracket
Marshall 4, Austin 2
Hibbing/Chisholm 2, Breck 4
Pick team to win Lower Bracket Semifinal: Breck

Pick Class 1A Champion: South St. Paul

Class 2A Quarterfinals - Upper Bracket
Cretin-Derham Hall 5, Benilde-St. Margaret's 2
Eden Prairie 5 , Elk River 1
Pick team to win Upper Bracket Semifinal: Eden Prairie

Class 2A Quarterfinals - Lower Bracket
Eagan 2 , Farmington 4
Grand Rapids/Greenway 5, Centennial 3
Pick team to win Lower Bracket Semifinal: Farmington

Pick Class 2A Champion: Eden Prairie

[Bensonmum]

Class 1A Quarterfinals - Upper Bracket
Alexandria 3, South St. Paul 1
New Prague 1 , Roseau 4
Pick team to win Upper Bracket Semifinal: Roseau

Class 1A Quarterfinals - Lower Bracket
Marshall 1, Austin 5
Hibbing/Chisholm 0, Breck 5
Pick team to win Lower Bracket Semifinal: Breck

Pick Class 1A Champion: Breck

Class 2A Quarterfinals - Upper Bracket
Cretin-Derham Hall 2, Benilde-St. Margaret's 1
Eden Prairie 3, Elk River 1
Pick team to win Upper Bracket Semifinal: Cretin-Derham Hall

Class 2A Quarterfinals - Lower Bracket
Eagan 3, Farmington 0
Grand Rapids/Greenway 3, Centennial 2
Pick team to win Lower Bracket Semifinal: Grand Rapids/Greenway

Pick Class 2A Champion: Grand Rapids/Greenway

[MNHockeyFan]

FINAL RECAP AS OF 10:00 am, 2/20/08:

Total entries received: 25 (Contest is now closed)
Incomplete entries: 2 (08champ and finance-gal)

Class A

Upper Bracket Semifinal Winner:
Alexandria - 13
Roseau - 8
New Prague - 2
South St. Paul - 1

Lower Bracket Semifinal Winner:
Breck - 21
Hibbing/Chisholm - 2
Marshall - 1

Champion:
Breck - 10
Alexandria - 7
Roseau - 4
Hibbing/Chisholm - 2
Marshall - 1


Class 2A

Upper Bracket Semifinal Winner:
Eden Prairie - 14
Benilde-St. Margaret's - 6
Cretin-Derham Hall - 2
Elk River - 1

Lower Bracket Semifinal Winner:
Grand Rapids/Greenway - 19
Eagan - 2
Centennial - 1
Farmington - 1

Champion:
Grand Rapids/Greenway - 12
Benilde-St. Margaret's - 4
Eden Prairie - 3
Cretin-Derham Hall - 1
Eagan - 1
Centennial - 1
Elk River - 1

Thanks again and good luck to everyone!

[MNHockeyFan]

First Class A score is in:

Alexandria 5, South St. Paul 2

There were no correct scores, and all but 3 people pick up a point. Four of us had Alexandria winning 4-2, but their empty net goal at the end spoiled it for us!

[MNHockeyFan]

No big surprises yet as both of the favorites won their quarterfinal matchups this afternoon. In the 2nd game it was:

Roseau 4, New Prague 1

Most pick up another point, but several picked the Roseau score correctly and take the early lead:

Cardfan - 4 points
boblee - 4
bensonmum - 4
17 are tied with 2 each

[trojangoalie241]

Austin 5
Marshall 0

Final

[MNHockeyFan]

Final:

Breck 3, Hibbing/Chisholm 1

Cardfan and boblee each had very good days, with each getting the scores of the Roseau and Breck wins correct AND going 2 for 2 in the other games. A great start for each!

bensonmum is close behind with 6 points after getting one score right and picking the other 3 winners. There are 13 tied for 4th with 4 points each, as it was a day that didn't feature any huge upsets.

Here are the point totals for the leaders through today's Class A quarterfinal action:

1. Cardfan- 8
1. boblee- 8
3. bensonmum- 6
4. MNHockeyFan- 4
4. GOCARDS1- 4
4. hockrun- 4
4. pipersniper12- 4
4. finance_gal- 4
4. allhoc11- 4
4. hockeyrube7- 4
4. State Champ 97- 4
4. DmanDad1980- 4
4. hockeyheaven- 4
4. RoseauWarrior- 4
4. EatSleepHockey44- 4
4. chickendance- 4

The other 10 scores go from +2 all the way down to -4 (tough start!).

Best of luck to everyone tomorrow!

[allhoc11]

Class 1A Quarterfinals - Upper Bracket
Alexandria 3, South St. Paul 1 EN
New Prague 2, Roseau 4
Pick team to win Upper Bracket Semifinal: Roseau 4-1

Class 1A Quarterfinals - Lower Bracket
Marshall 2, Austin 1
Breck 3, Hibbing/Chisholm 1
Pick team to win Lower Bracket Semifinal: Breck 6-0

Pick Class 1A Champion: Roseau 2-1 (OT)

MNHockeyFan - don't forget me, I had 5 points getting Breck game score, and 2 of other 3 winners. In my book at home I'm giving myself 1/2 point for calling an EN goal in Alex game, and getting Roseau's 4 goals correct. Those will go in my notebook right beside all the Floor Hockey goals and and assists I had in middle school(way back in the day).

[MNHockeyFan]

MNHockeyFan - don't forget me, I had 5 points getting Breck game score, and 2 of other 3 winners. In my book at home I'm giving myself 1/2 point for calling an EN goal in Alex game, and getting Roseau's 4 goals correct. Those will go in my notebook right beside all the Floor Hockey goals and and assists I had in middle school(way back in the day).

allhoc11, please accept my apologies for somehow missing your entry! I have added you to the spreadsheet and you are definitely in. That makes 26 total contestants.

You do however have 4 total points since you missed one game (Marshall-Austin) that counts as a negative 1, so you have 4 total points, not 5 (1+1-1+3 = 4).

I am editing the post above to correct the final stats and standings. Again, sorry for the omission.

P.S. Regarding your half points, I'd be doing a lot better too if that were in the rules. I didn't get any scores correct, but in 3 out of the 4 games I was only off by 1 for one of the teams, including when I missed the score in the Alex game when they got the empty netter in the final seconds.