Star Tribune All-Metro Team

chester1991 · Post by **chester1991** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:13 pm

This Tuesday the Star Tribune will come out with the All Metro team. My prediction.

Dan Cecka Hil-Murray forward
Cory Thorson Armstrong forward
Zack Budish Edina forward
Jake Gardiner Minnetonka defense
Joe Gleason Edina defense
Joe Phillipi Hill Murray goalie

wbmd · Post by **wbmd** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:15 pm

chester1991 wrote:This Tuesday the Star Tribune will come out with the All Metro team. My prediction.

Dan Cecka Hil-Murray forward
Cory Thorson Armstrong forward
Zack Budish Edina forward
Jake Gardiner Minnetonka defense
Joe Gleason Edina defense
Joe Phillipi Hill Murray goalie

minnesotahockeyfan · Post by **minnesotahockeyfan** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:28 pm

This is what is should be

f-Brown, Rosemount
f-Everson, Edina
f-barnes, burnsville
d-student, bsm
d-gardiner, minnetonka
g-yumusaklar, lakeville south

but im sure the people picking this team will over look the actual ability of these guys, and pick the team off of stats only, therefore leaving either barnes or yumusakar off, or both

Hillfan · Post by **Hillfan** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:36 pm

wbmd wrote:
chester1991 wrote:This Tuesday the Star Tribune will come out with the All Metro team. My prediction.

Dan Cecka Hil-Murray forward
Cory Thorson Armstrong forward
Zack Budish Edina forward
Jake Gardiner Minnetonka defense
Joe Gleason Edina defense
Joe Phillipi Hill Murray goalie

And why is Dan Cecka's name so funny? 30 goals and 62 points going into the state tournament is nothing to laugh at.

wbmd · Post by **wbmd** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:39 pm

Hillfan wrote:
wbmd wrote:
chester1991 wrote:This Tuesday the Star Tribune will come out with the All Metro team. My prediction.

Dan Cecka Hil-Murray forward
Cory Thorson Armstrong forward
Zack Budish Edina forward
Jake Gardiner Minnetonka defense
Joe Gleason Edina defense
Joe Phillipi Hill Murray goalie

And why is Dan Cecka's name so funny? 30 goals and 62 points going into the state tournament is nothing to laugh at.

For one thing, Hill's weak conference.

Hillfan · Post by **Hillfan** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:41 pm

Hill can't fix the conference they are in and it doesn't take away from the player Cecka is. More than likely he won't be a first team candidate...2nd or 3rd team would be more likely.

wbmd · Post by **wbmd** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:45 pm

Hillfan wrote:Hill can't fix the conference they are in and it doesn't take away from the player Cecka is. More than likely he won't be a first team candidate...2nd or 3rd team would be more likely.

The laughing was centered more on him being a first team pick.

At least 44 of his points were against very poor teams.

chester1991 · Post by **chester1991** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:50 pm

You are forgetting that the Star Tribune likes to pick players that are playing in the upcoming tourney. It was between him and JT Brown of Rosemount.

Gopher Blog · Post by **Gopher Blog** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:54 pm

chester1991 wrote:You are forgetting that the Star Tribune likes to pick players that are playing in the upcoming tourney.

They do?

Last year, their first team was:

F - Michael Dorr, Roseville, SR.
F - Jake Hansen, White Bear Lake, JR.
F - Nick Larson, Hill-Murray, SR.
D - Bryan Brutlag, Holy Angels, SR.
D - Ryan McDonagh, Cretin-Derham Hall, SR.
G - Ben Hause, Cretin-Derham Hall, SR.

Only one of those guys played in the tourney last year (Nick Larson). I'd say that kills your theory pretty quick.

chester1991 · Post by **chester1991** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:59 pm

You did kill it.

tjkhavgam · Post by **tjkhavgam** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:32 pm

Danny Mattson is on my all metro. There are so many good players all that have been mentioned are worthy. Should be interesting to see who makes it.

gopherhockey99 · Post by **gopherhockey99** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:31 pm

I agree with wbmd, i dont think cecka is 1st team all metro worthy given
37 of his points came against these 5 teams: Simley (11), Sibley (7), Richfield (6), Park (6), and North (7)

sticksuphigh · Post by **sticksuphigh** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:07 am

Hillfan wrote:
wbmd wrote:
chester1991 wrote:This Tuesday the Star Tribune will come out with the All Metro team. My prediction.

Dan Cecka Hil-Murray forward
Cory Thorson Armstrong forward
Zack Budish Edina forward
Jake Gardiner Minnetonka defense
Joe Gleason Edina defense
Joe Phillipi Hill Murray goalie

And why is Dan Cecka's name so funny? 30 goals and 62 points going into the state tournament is nothing to laugh at.

Nice point totals for Cecka, but Edina's two top goal scorers Edina's Everson has 41, and Anders Lee has 32 goals without the luxury of playing with Budish and Everson. Edina's schedule does not have the luxury of the double conference stat games that HM, BSM, and HA has. Danny M. is deserving but even his pt. totals are down for his standards this year.

pistol · Post by **pistol** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:38 pm

I was impressed by the interest some scouts showed in Cecka.

WBMD has no cred.

mulefarm · Post by **mulefarm** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:00 pm

I believe it's coming out tomorrow. Anymore thoughts?

wingmaster · Post by **wingmaster** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:13 pm

gardiner is hands down the best player in the state and the fish wrap factory west side will not deny.

Hillfan · Post by **Hillfan** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:15 pm

For some reason I can't pick up the first team. However looks as though the Star Trib may already have out the 2nd and 3rd teams: http://www.startribune.com/sports/preps/16201837.html

Second team
Forwards
Danny Mattson, Holy Angels

David Eddy, Woodbury

Tyler Barnes, Burnsville

Defensemen
Joe Gleason, Edina

Nick Leddy, Eden Prairie

Goalie
Alex Fons, Hopkins

Third team
Forwards
Adam Mueller, Roseville

Mike Schaber, Blaine

John O'Neill, Anoka

James Saintey, St. Thomas Academy

Dan Cecka, Hill-Murray

Defensemen
Nick Jensen, Rogers

Luke McManus, Rosemount

Anthony Raiola, Minnetonka

Goalie
Hakan Yumusaklar, Lakeville South

Hillfan · Post by **Hillfan** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:18 pm

Jake Gardiner is the Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year. Congrats to Jake!

http://www.startribune.com/sports/preps/16197677.html

minnesotahockeyfan · Post by **minnesotahockeyfan** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:22 pm

by process of elimination, im guessing the 1st team is..

f-brown, rosemount
f-everson, edina
f-budish, edina
d-gardiner, tonka
d-student, bsm
g-phillippi or cashetta?

phillippi or cashetta is 1st team over Fons and Yumusaklar?

do these people watch these games? who picks these teams?

5th Line Center · Post by **5th Line Center** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:22 pm

chester1991 wrote:This Tuesday the Star Tribune will come out with the All Metro team. My prediction.

Dan Cecka Hil-Murray forward
Cory Thorson Armstrong forward
Zack Budish Edina forward
Jake Gardiner Minnetonka defense
Joe Gleason Edina defense
Joe Phillipi Hill Murray goalie

Who cares about the "all metro team."

Not saying these guys aren't good and not to take anything away from them...but to pick a group of top players from the metro and ignore the great players from the rest of the state is a JOKE. (And people wonder why the outstate teams call us folks in the metro "cidiots." We are sooo self-absorbed.) Why don't we take it a step further, let's do a story on the best 5 players from every suburb, so everyone can feel good abut themselves.

Hillfan · Post by **Hillfan** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:23 pm

Phillippi won the Brimsek award and took his team back to the state tournament...it's only fitting that he should be the 1st team goalie..

minnesotahockeyfan · Post by **minnesotahockeyfan** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:25 pm

[quote="Hillfan"]Phillippi won the Brimsek award and took his team back to the state tournament...it's only fitting that he should be the 1st team goalie..[/quote]

disagree, hes no where near the top goalie in the metro. He, like Cashetta is the product of an average goalie on a great team. With the team hes on and the schedule they play, if he was that good his stats should rival those of Lee from Roseau

mulefarm · Post by **mulefarm** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:27 pm

They have an AP allstate team. Relax, many regional papers pick teams in all sports for their area.

STEV16 · Post by **STEV16** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:32 pm

congrats to all on the teams

fivehole628 · Post by **fivehole628** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:35 pm

Poor Imitation wrote:
Hillfan wrote:Phillippi won the Brimsek award and took his team back to the state tournament...it's only fitting that he should be the 1st team goalie..
disagree, hes no where near the top goalie in the metro. He, like Cashetta is the product of an average goalie on a great team. With the team hes on and the schedule they play, if he was that good his stats should rival those of Lee from Roseau

Perfectly said Poor Imitation! Brilliant

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