8A in 08-09

elliott70 · Post by **elliott70** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:06 pm

Top two teams will be Thief River Falls and Bemidji.
(Makes sense since they were 2 & 3 last year.)

#3 will be Warroad with a shot at #1.

#4 is Crookston and also a shot at #1.

Coming in at #5 will be East Grand Forks, who will not get to #1.
#6 will be LOW
then #7 will be either Red Lake Falls or Park Rapids
followed by Kittson Central, Walker and maybe Bagley.

so that would be:
Bemidji
Thief River Falls
Warroad
Crookston
East Grand Forks
Lake of the Woods
Park Rapids
Red Lake Falls
Kittson Central
Walker
Bagley

No need to get back to me in any sort of hurry, we have a half a year or so...

jacks hockey · Post by **jacks hockey** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:09 pm

that sounds about right it will be a battle probly tho all year for first between bemidji trf and waroad

jacks hockey · Post by **jacks hockey** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:10 pm

sounds about right it will be a battle all year for 1st between bemidji trf and waroad

SiouxRecruit · Post by **SiouxRecruit** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:36 pm

I think PR will be at # 6...but hey what do I know....I got pwned this season

elliott70 · Post by **elliott70** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:57 pm

SiouxRecruit wrote:I think PR will be at # 6...but hey what do I know....I got pwned this season

Hey, you could be right.

elliott70 · Post by **elliott70** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:58 pm

elliott70 wrote:Top two teams will be Thief River Falls and Bemidji.
(Makes sense since they were 2 & 3 last year.)

#3 will be Warroad with a shot at #1.

#4 is Crookston and also a shot at #1.

Coming in at #5 will be East Grand Forks, who will not get to #1.
#6 will be LOW
then #7 will be either Red Lake Falls or Park Rapids
followed by Kittson Central, Walker and maybe Bagley.

so that would be:
Bemidji
Thief River Falls
Warroad
Crookston
East Grand Forks
Park Rapids
Lake of the Woods
Red Lake Falls
Kittson Central
Walker
Bagley

No need to get back to me in any sort of hurry, we have a half a year or so...

elliott70 · Post by **elliott70** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:58 pm

SiouxRecruit wrote:I think PR will be at # 6...but hey what do I know....I got pwned this season

I am not sure what this means????

SB24 · Post by **SB24** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:23 am

i would say warroad will still have more fire power then anyone. and lose one D

warroads 2nd line worked trf over all night and were the best line in that game. they will all be back

i dont see anyone but warroad coming out.

elliott70 · Post by **elliott70** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:45 am

SB24 wrote:i would say warroad will still have more fire power then anyone. and lose one D

warroads 2nd line worked trf over all night and were the best line in that game. they will all be back

i dont see anyone but warroad coming out.

Something like this

Warroad
Bemidji
Thief River Falls
Park Rapids
Crookston
East Grand Forks
Lake of the Woods
Red Lake Falls
Kittson Central
Walker
Bagley

eastranger19 · Post by **eastranger19** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:50 am

It will be Warroad again next year at the X in March, but after that Marvins better start doing some very serious hiring!

SiouxRecruit · Post by **SiouxRecruit** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:54 pm

I dont think Warroad will pull through next year....losing their KEY offensive player will hurt them drastically....Warroad will get 3rd in 8A

TTpuckster · Post by **TTpuckster** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:56 pm

Why so low for EGF?

Just curious.

SiouxRecruit · Post by **SiouxRecruit** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:02 pm

Elliott changes his list like every 3 days....so he probably doesnt even know why...

2008-2009 Projections

Bemidji
TRF
Warroad
EGF
Park Rapids
Crookston
LOW
Kittson
RLF
Bagley
Walker

elliott70 · Post by **elliott70** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:24 pm

I think we all are in agreement that it is very early in the pre-season.

So lets get the ideas and then we can start changing things until we get it to the point we all disagree.

EGF losing their strength in their solid D.
Have Useldinger back unless the rumor of a northern move for the family becomes true.
Goaltending will be unsettled to start.
Decent bantam team coming in but no step-in guys.

Warroad could be right there, with Dane and some good returnees, #5 on D??, but not any immediate help coming out of bantams.

TRF, their bantam kids got experience this year, goaltending may be an issue (sophomore jinx although not a soph next year).

Park Rapids, no Lehrke, too many holes, BUT some kids experienced at winning.... could be worth something.

Bemidji: almost all sophomores and inexperienced juniors this last year.
Plus the addition of some quality kids off a very good bantam team, including a goalie that will push the senior goaltenders to play totheir ability or be replaced.

SiouxRecruit · Post by **SiouxRecruit** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:21 pm

Elliott you really think no Lehrke will make that big of a difference....

dherman8 · Post by **dherman8** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:19 pm

Will section 8A and 8AA know its up for grabs again next year? I love that thread.

Which team has the most promising future?

MNHockey75 · Post by **MNHockey75** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:16 pm

These are my preseason picks. They will change with time I'm sure.

1. Thief River Falls
2. Warroad
3. East Grand Forks
4. Bemidji
5. Crookston
6. Park Rapids
7. Lake of the Woods
8. Kittson Central
9. Red Lake Falls
10. Bagley
11. Walker

Since Roseau left after the 1996-1997 season, here are the section final participants.

2008 - Warroad over EGF
2007 - Warroad over TRF
2006 - TRF over Warroad
2005 - Warroad over TRF
2004 - Warroad over LOW
2003 - Warroad over TRF
2002 - EGF over Warroad
2001 - EGF over Crookston
2000 - Warroad over Crookston
1999 - EGF over TRF
1998 - EGF over Warroad

Either Warroad, EGF, or TRF has won. Only 3 times has there been a different team in the final besides the big 3. I don't see things changing too much next year. How about another TRF vs. Warroad final? I would love to see Bagley, Walker, RLF, or KC in the semi-finals next year. If there is a year it could happen, it could be next year.

elliott70 · Post by **elliott70** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:24 pm

SiouxRecruit wrote:Elliott you really think no Lehrke will make that big of a difference....

#2 seed to somewhere below Walker....
hmmmmmm, may have a point there.......

'Yes', (with sarcasm in his acusurers eye) he replied.
'Lehrke was all PR, PR was all Lehrke. With him out of the way, Walker will breeze through the bottom feeders.'

PR will not be a factor, will not make it out of the QF's, if they make it to the QF.

elliott70 · Post by **elliott70** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:27 pm

MNHockey75 wrote:These are my preseason picks. They will change with time I'm sure.

1. Thief River Falls
2. Warroad
3. East Grand Forks
4. Bemidji
5. Crookston
6. Park Rapids
7. Lake of the Woods
8. Kittson Central
9. Red Lake Falls
10. Bagley
11. Walker

Wow, this is so far off...
No way Bagley will finish ahead of Walker next year.

And I think Bemidji or/and Crookston will finish ahead of EGF next year.

Now, it we are doing the 2012-2013 season,
I'll take EGF, then TRF, then Crookston, and then maybe Warroad.

UpNorthStars · Post by **UpNorthStars** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:57 pm

1. Warroad
2. Thief River Falls
3. Bemidji
4. East Grand Forks
5. Crookston
6. Kittson Central
7. Park Rapids
8. Lake of the Woodsl
9. Red Lake Falls
10. Bagley
11. Walker

I agree with SB24, Warroad will have too much fire power returning. To be honest, i think they will be a better team without Ravendahlen. Sure he was a heckuva player, but he tried to do too much on his own. There was some talent playing with him this year that was left watching too often.

As far as TRF, Gothberg has the ability to win virtually any game by himself. Their season will depend on if they learn how to score a few goals.

Bemidji supposedly has some newcomers that should contribute, but there seems to be a bit of, how shall i say, a rocky foundation in that program? Might make it tough to be successful.

East Grand, lost too much, not much coming in.

As far as the rest, sorry, but it really isn't going to matter.

abc123 · Post by **abc123** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:08 am

elliott70 wrote:I think we all are in agreement that it is very early in the pre-season.

So lets get the ideas and then we can start changing things until we get it to the point we all disagree.

EGF losing their strength in their solid D.
Have Useldinger back unless the rumor of a northern move for the family becomes true.
Goaltending will be unsettled to start.
Decent bantam team coming in but no step-in guys.

Warroad could be right there, with Dane and some good returnees, #5 on D??, but not any immediate help coming out of bantams.

TRF, their bantam kids got experience this year, goaltending may be an issue (sophomore jinx although not a soph next year).

Park Rapids, no Lehrke, too many holes, BUT some kids experienced at winning.... could be worth something.

Bemidji: almost all sophomores and inexperienced juniors this last year.
Plus the addition of some quality kids off a very good bantam team, including a goalie that will push the senior goaltenders to play totheir ability or be replaced.

The Greenwave will be green next year at many postions alot of the bantams will have to step in. goaltending will be a big issue also. Elliot the Useldinger rumor is the first I've heard of this??? I would be very very very surprised if this is even a thought in family's mind. This is will not happen.

edinalover1 · Post by **edinalover1** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:31 pm

where is useldinger supposly moving too?

MNHockey75 · Post by **MNHockey75** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:12 pm

Did Warroad recruit him?

UpNorthStars · Post by **UpNorthStars** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:16 pm

I'm sure he'd be a welcome addition, but i haven't heard anything pointing that direction. Someone in the roseau thread said there would be some new faces on the team next year...maybe they meant new from JV or Bantams, but they also said there is no better place to play than in Roseau, so i can't imagine Dinger would want to go play for Warroad

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:39 pm

elliott70 wrote:we are doing the 2012-2013 season

2007-08 Crookston Scoring
Soph. 22pts
Senior 18pts
Junior 18pts
Junior 16pts
Junior 16pts
Soph. 14pts
Junior 13pts
Senior 13pts
Soph. 12pts
Soph. 7pts
Junior. 5pts
Soph. 4pts

I don't know about 2012-13 season yet but 2008-09 will unveil an improved Pirate team. Next year's scoring should look something like this. If so, the Fleet of Eights will need to be organized by someone else.

Projected 2008-09 Scoring
Senior 30pts
Junior 29pts
Senior 26pts
Senior 26pts
Senior 24pts
Junior 23pts
Junior 21pts
Soph 15pts

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