Fire and Ice wrote:Elliott....this year is the most wide open chance to win state in probably a decade. Ep is slightly the best and in one given game could be beat by...maybe Maple Grove. So the North certainly has as good a chance as any this year.
CNF was right about the Parody.
You are right.
It should make for a lot of fun at districts, regions and state.
I agree with elliot when he said moorhead, GR, and Bemidji should be ranked higher up there.
I think these teams are the best in the north(not including duluth area). GR has split with Bemidji and lost to Moorhead in shootouts both times. These will be really good games to watch if they see each other, and Moorhead and Bemidji probably will cause they are in the same region and VFW district.
Chuck Noris Fan is still very accurate in my oppinion
Well Well WEll... with playoffs in full swing we get to see who the best really are. FYI this makes my job easier.
1. EP – 1 SEED!
2. Wayzata – Clearly a top 2 team
3. Burnsville – #2 out of D6
4. St. Cloud - Can they beat Centennial when it counts?
5. Bemidji – One of the best teams up north
6. Centennial – top team, when it counts in playoffs
7. Edina - nice tie to AV, & 2 losses to Burnsville, & still in regions - JOKE
8. Moorhead –
9. East –
10. Woodbury – going to finals in D8
11. White Bear- Shows up in the playoffs
12. Maple Grove – will be good in the post season
13. Stillwater - lost a tough one to WBL still will get there
14. Champlin / Brooklyn Park – couldn't get it done against Centennial
15. Rochester -
16. Grand Rapids – Region Bound not as the one seed????
17. Minnetonka – ouch, not a good showing / riding that goalie
18. Duluth Lakers - In regions
19. Roseau – is in as 2 seed
20. Roseville - will make it to regions , how good are they
Others Making a post season appeaence. in kinda ranked order
Hibbing is in as 1 seed....what?
Eagan ???
Hermantown is in
Osseo????
I-falls is in
East Grand Forks is in
Brainerd is in
Alex is in
New Ulm is in
fairbault is in
MPLS Park is in
Como is in
Johnson is in
slapshot88 wrote:heres my opinion norris.
1. EP-simply amazing
2.wayzata-great dfense
3.Minnetonka-saw them play- very strong against roseville.
4.st. cloud- will thy beat centennial?
5.Woodbury-tough losses but very strong
6.Edina- always good
7.duluth east-awesome players very skilled
8.Rochester North-havent seen them but hear so much good.
9.Jefferson-great squad
10.Maple Grove-big=physical
11.Burnsville-strong when it matters=playoffs 2nd seed??
12.Champlin Park- heard their season is over??
13.Blaine-strong=big=win
14.White Bear Lake- BIGGEST TEAM IVE SEEN!!!
15.Moorhead- don't know but hear good things
16.Roseville- good kids very talented
17.Centennial-awesome team
18. BEmidji- sorry that there all the way down here
19.Roseau-good up north team- probably one of the best
20.Lakeville South/Grand Rapids- couldn't decide
give me your thoughts
Well the playoffs are finalized here is the best of what is left. Remeber there are good teams who did not make it out of their districts.
1. EP
2. Wayzata
3. Burnsville
4. St. Cloud
5. Centennial
6. Edina
7. Moorhead
8. Bemidji
9. East
10. White Bear
11. Rochester
12. Maple Grove
13. Stillwater
14. Grand Rapids
15. Hermantown
16. Roseville
17. Roseau
18. Duluth Lakers
19. Eagan
20. Hibbing
21. Osseo
22. I-falls
23. New Ulm
24 .East Grand Forks
25. Fairbault
26. Alex
27. Brainerd
28. MPLS Park
29. Sartell
30. Como
31. Johnson
32. Crow River
Chuck Norris Fan wrote:Well Well WEll... with playoffs in full swing we get to see who the best really are. FYI this makes my job easier.
1. EP – 1 SEED!
2. Wayzata – Clearly a top 2 team
3. Burnsville – #2 out of D6
4. St. Cloud - Can they beat Centennial when it counts?
5. Bemidji – One of the best teams up north
6. Centennial – top team, when it counts in playoffs
7. Edina - nice tie to AV, & 2 losses to Burnsville, & still in regions - JOKE
8. Moorhead –
9. East –
10. Woodbury – going to finals in D8
11. White Bear- Shows up in the playoffs
12. Maple Grove – will be good in the post season
13. Stillwater - lost a tough one to WBL still will get there
14. Champlin / Brooklyn Park – couldn't get it done against Centennial
15. Rochester -
16. Grand Rapids – Region Bound not as the one seed????
17. Minnetonka – ouch, not a good showing / riding that goalie
18. Duluth Lakers - In regions
19. Roseau – is in as 2 seed
20. Roseville - will make it to regions , how good are they
Others Making a post season appeaence. in kinda ranked order
Hibbing is in as 1 seed....what?
Eagan ???
Hermantown is in
Osseo????
I-falls is in
East Grand Forks is in
Brainerd is in
Alex is in
New Ulm is in
fairbault is in
MPLS Park is in
Como is in
Johnson is in
District 5 ?????? ick!
Who is missing?
Well gr mighta lost to i falls but they played EP to a 4-2 game earlier in the season and the words from the EP's coach were "the best team we've played all year." that i think deserves them a higher spot.
I think the score was 5-3, and Grand Rapids looked good, but I don't think they were the best team they played. Now if you would have said one of the best, I would agree.
EP lost to several teams during the season. They lost a district game to Edina 2-0, tied Minnetonka in regular district play and they lost a handful more in tournaments/scrimmages. They are very well coached though. Watch out for their power play! I think Bantam A could be won by any of the teams. Also think Chuck's been a bit off in the rankings this year - maybe his info sources are not quite as reliable as last year. Appreciate the effort though.
Doglover wrote:EP lost to several teams during the season. They lost a district game to Edina 2-0, tied Minnetonka in regular district play and they lost a handful more in tournaments/scrimmages. They are very well coached though. Watch out for their power play! I think Bantam A could be won by any of the teams. Also think Chuck's been a bit off in the rankings this year - maybe his info sources are not quite as reliable as last year. Appreciate the effort though.
Really? Look at my last rankings... of the Top 13, 12 are playing tomorrow to go to state. 13 of my top 15, 14 of my top 17.
Okay folks, the final 8 are in, some very good games around the state this weekend, as suspected nobody touched Number 1 EP, looks like they are three games away from the repeat. I guess My final comment is look who made it in. No matter what MN hockey does the best teams make it in. Is this the best 8 in the state? you know at first i was going to say no, but how can i argue against the teams like WBL, Roseau, Moorhead and Centennial who have been getting blasted on here all year yet they go to the show, that is not a mistake the cream rises to the top.
Well the playoffs are finalized here is the best of what is left. Remember there are good teams who did not make it out of their districts.
These are my last rankings, lets see how I did.
Red are the teams that made it to state Green Lost the play in game.
1. EP
2. Wayzata
3. Burnsville
4. St. Cloud
5. Centennial
6. Edina
7. Moorhead
8. Bemidji
9. East
10. White Bear
11. Rochester
12. Maple Grove
13. Stillwater
14. Grand Rapids
15. Hermantown
16. Roseville
17. Roseau
18. Duluth Lakers
19. Eagan
20. Hibbing
Now for the ranking the state...
1. EP
2. Wayzata
3. Edina
4. Centennial
5. East
6. WBL
7. Moorhead
8. Roseau
Unfortunately MN hockey does not seed the teams, so we won't have a 1,2 final, however a great tourney shaping up.
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Chuck awesome job this year, but why does every one say wayzata is by far the second best team.
White Bear Lake beat them at their own rink for cryin out loud.
Plus, some of their players are out with injuries, including 2 broken collar bones I think.
Rochester beat them in regions and they barely even made it to state.
Please stop favoring all the cake-eater teams like everyone alway does every single year!
1st year phenom wrote:Chuck awesome job this year, but why does every one say wayzata is by far the second best team.
White Bear Lake beat them at their own rink for cryin out loud.
Plus, some of their players are out with injuries, including 2 broken collar bones I think.
Rochester beat them in regions and they barely even made it to state.
Please stop favoring all the cake-eater teams like everyone alway does every single year!
Well, because even when they loose three guys to injury they still make it to the tourney, and they still have a shot to win. Unfortunately the "cake easter teams" as you put it, are the good teams, Moorhead and Roseau are probably the only teams not in that category, and they have no shot. No matter what anyone else says East, Centennial, WBL, EP, Wayzata, and Last but not least Edina...they are all "cake eaters" They are the top end get everything you want programs. "Cake eaters" is not just saved for Edina anymore.
melbs wrote:moorhead could be higher, top 5, they have only lost 2 games the entire season this far
Ok, this is a serious question, not just taunting anyone, but who have they played this year? Haven't seen them at any of the big tourney's. Have they played anyone that tested them? I'm sure they are good, I just haven't seen them, can anyone give a run down?
"I've never seen a dumb-bell score a goal!" ~Gretter
They beat Burnsville
They beat Bemidji 3 times
They tied centennial
They beat Grand Rapids 2 times
Lost to Champlin Park
Split with Minnetonka
Beat Roseau 2 times
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Beat Bemidji 4 times
beat Eagan
Beat and lost to Minnetonka
Excuse here but the loss to Champlin Park, they only had 6 forwards and 3 d and backup goalie
