WBL/Cent.

Minn State of Mind · Post by **Minn State of Mind** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 4:56 pm

PuckPatrol wrote:I attended the Hill game. I felt a few mins before the 5 min major, that WBL was starting to slow. Hill was stretching the ice, and WBL's D was NO match for that! Its the first I have seen them play this year and found their D to be bery average at best. #26 Hoffman completely UNIMPRESSED me, took a couple very stupid penalty's and seemed very selfish with the puck, at one point going end to end, when he had a wide open center at the red center stripe! I thought WBL's underclassman were very good! And what happned to Walters? no sign of him! Also... just something I noticed.... WBL' 4th line played in the JV game and did absolutely nothing.... that doesnt bode well for the future of the bears. I think this program is on the downward slide!

That doesn't seem to make much sense. Personally, I would think that if the underclassmen were good, the program would have a bright future ahead.

sddave · Post by **sddave** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 1:55 pm

I was at the Hill/WB game and as a long time WB fan I was disappointed by the outcome. In my opinion, Hill dominated pretty much the entire game. Certainly the 5 minute major didn't help, but Hill was faster, smarter and basically just a better team. WB has some HUGE defensemen..but they cannot move...their feet or the puck. I thought I might pull my hair out as the WB breakout consisted of dumping it up the boards every single time. I hope WB improves throughout the year and gets another crack at Hill.

MedleyWR · Post by **MedleyWR** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:41 pm

Bears win 6-5. A very good game. Centennial played a physical game. The Bears controlled most of the first two periods, up 6-2 late in the second. Centennial scored a few moments before the break and put in two more in the third. Wahlin and Swanson each scored twice for the Bears. Tomorrow, the winner of STA vs AHA.

blanco oso · Post by **blanco oso** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:48 pm

trum3boarder wrote:not a chance. centennial 5-1

man you got the cougars goals right, to bad WB got 6...
WB wins 6-5. i thought it was a g reat game, but 6-5 didnt really show the score. WB controlled the game first two periods and then let in some sloppy ones late...but this one was all WB. #9 for the cougars, pitlick i think, had 2 sick goals though...

BodyShots · Post by **BodyShots** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:54 pm

King of the Pond wrote:
wtbearlk1111 wrote:Centennial is most over rated team. WBL 4 Centennial 2
How is Centennial over rated? I guess you must think Duluth East is over rated too even though they just killed moorhead who if im no mistaken beat White Bear 6-3. Centennial tied DE. So are they really over rated or are you just saying that because they are playing your struggling Bears?

Take Pitlick off that team and I didn't see a whole lot of talent on the Cougers. From what I've seen with other teams in the state. Centennial is definately not top five yet. I love their suckhole offense though! Did somebody actually say Centennial had a couple of top defensemen? Who would that be? They sure didn't shine today.

King of the Pond · Post by **King of the Pond** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 4:12 pm

BodyShots wrote:
King of the Pond wrote:
wtbearlk1111 wrote:Centennial is most over rated team. WBL 4 Centennial 2
How is Centennial over rated? I guess you must think Duluth East is over rated too even though they just killed moorhead who if im no mistaken beat White Bear 6-3. Centennial tied DE. So are they really over rated or are you just saying that because they are playing your struggling Bears?
Take Pitlick off that team and I didn't see a whole lot of talent on the Cougers. From what I've seen with other teams in the state. Centennial is definately not top five yet. I love their suckhole offense though! Did somebody actually say Centennial had a couple of top defensemen? Who would that be? They sure didn't shine today.

This was not a good game for Centennial but as for defensemen Joe Schmitz is a B rated player for the NHL Draft.

GoGophersGuy · Post by **GoGophersGuy** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 4:16 pm

NHL Draft? come on. Really?

King of the Pond · Post by **King of the Pond** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 4:30 pm

GoGophersGuy wrote:NHL Draft? come on. Really?

Yes Really, and just in case your wondering Pitlick is too young for this years draft but is projected as an A rated player next year.

NHL Central Scouting put out their early season "Players to Watch" list for next summer's draft. Here are the locals from the list

"A" Players
High School

Zach Budish (Edina)

Dan DeLisle (Totino Grace)

Ben Hanowski (Little Falls)

Erik Haula (Shattuck) from Finland

Nick Leddy (Eden Prairie)

Danny Mattson (Holy Angels)

USHL

Josh Birkholz (Fargo)

Seth Helgeson (Sioux City)

Nick Oliver (Fargo)

Blake Thompson (Sioux Falls)

Mike Lee (Fargo)

"B" Players
High School

Marshall Everson (Edina)

Alexander Fallstrom (Shattuck) from Sweden

Kirill Gotavets (Shattuck) from Belarus

Anders Lee (Edina)

Ben Montgomery (Shattuck) from Oakdale

Nate Schmidt (St. Cloud Cathedral)

Joe Schmitz (Centennial)

Berkley Scott (Anoka)

Max Tardy (Duluth East)

USHL

Nick Jensen (Green Bay)

Aaron Crandall (Des Moines)

Joe Howe (Waterloo)

"C" Players
High School

Sam Alfieri (Shattuck) from Buffalo, NY

Izaak Berglund (Little Falls)

Charlie Taft (Edina)

Tyler Zepeda (Hill-Murray)

Matt Hemingway (Alexandria)

BodyShots · Post by **BodyShots** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:52 pm

When did Pitlick join the Centennial team, and where did he move from?

GoGophersGuy · Post by **GoGophersGuy** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:57 pm

KOTP,

Wow good find.

TheNightman · Post by **TheNightman** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 6:15 pm

I thought #7 and #5 looked pretty good for Centennial on D, so I'll assume one of them was Schmitz, but other than Pitlick I wasn't that impressed with Centennial's first line. Hess was a very fast skater but he and Lovick were pretty unimpressive. It was a really sloppy game, I didn't think either team played that well, and both teams got some lucky goals.

specialblend · Post by **specialblend** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 6:17 pm

Today's game was a little on the sloppy side. White Bear had a couple nice goals though, one coming from Swanson and Loesch batting one out of mid-air. Pitlick performed well too, but the goal tending was a little shotty on Centennials part. The Bears penalty kill was a lot better than against Hill, which is necessary for a team that for some reason can't stay outta the box. Should be an interesting match-up tomorrow against AHA. Hopefully the Bears can do without the penalties and keep up.

mnhcky65 · Post by **mnhcky65** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 6:29 pm

TheNightman wrote:I thought #7 and #5 looked pretty good for Centennial on D, so I'll assume one of them was Schmitz, but other than Pitlick I wasn't that impressed with Centennial's first line. Hess was a very fast skater but he and Lovick were pretty unimpressive. It was a really sloppy game, I didn't think either team played that well, and both teams got some lucky goals.

i agree some goals were sloppy and came from absolute mayhem in front of the net but a few of white bears were results of nice plays and brating the Cenn. goaltender who was clearly off his game today. i think white bear has a good chance tomorrow if they can play a little better than they did today.

wbmd · Post by **wbmd** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 8:22 pm

BodyShots wrote:When did Pitlick join the Centennial team, and where did he move from?

Pitlick has been playing varsity with Centennial since his sophomore season. Possibly as a freshman too.

King of the Pond · Post by **King of the Pond** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 9:54 pm

wbmd wrote:
BodyShots wrote:When did Pitlick join the Centennial team, and where did he move from?
Pitlick has been playing varsity with Centennial since his sophomore season. Possibly as a freshman too.

As a freshman he won the Bantam A state championship with Centennial. He has been playing with Centennial his whole life as far as I know.

MNsGreatest#2 · Post by **MNsGreatest#2** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 10:33 pm

King of the Pond wrote:
wbmd wrote:
BodyShots wrote:When did Pitlick join the Centennial team, and where did he move from?
Pitlick has been playing varsity with Centennial since his sophomore season. Possibly as a freshman too.
As a freshman he won the Bantam A state championship with Centennial. He has been playing with Centennial his whole life as far as I know.

To answere all of your questions the Pitlick family moved into the area before highschool hockey. They moved from Champlin and it was before his first year of Bantams. And to stop any unnecesary talks before they start, playing hockey for Centennial had no sway on the families decision, but I guess you could call it a perk.

hockey59 · Post by **hockey59** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 10:49 pm

MNsGreatest#2 wrote:
King of the Pond wrote:
wbmd wrote: Pitlick has been playing varsity with Centennial since his sophomore season. Possibly as a freshman too.
As a freshman he won the Bantam A state championship with Centennial. He has been playing with Centennial his whole life as far as I know.
To answere all of your questions the Pitlick family moved into the area before highschool hockey. They moved from Champlin and it was before his first year of Bantams. And to stop any unnecesary talks before they start, playing hockey for Centennial had no sway on the families decision, but I guess you could call it a perk.

Tyler has developed into one hell of a hockey player... will be a future NHL draft pick...and I care less why the familly decided to escape from hockey futility in Champlin Park...but if you really believe that hockey played no part in they're move from CP to Centennial...then I'll respectfully argue that you must still believe in the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus

StateofHockeyFan · Post by **StateofHockeyFan** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 1:41 am

WBL had some UGLY goals, they were either garbage goals or fluke goals, not to be picky. pitlick was definitely the best player on the ice and had some very nice looking goals.

Fire and Ice · Post by **Fire and Ice** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:43 am

after squirts

LetsPlayHockey22 · Post by **LetsPlayHockey22** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:21 am

Does anybody know why Pitlick is a senior? By the looks of his birthdate he should definantly be a Junior, i could be wrong, but thats how it looks

King of the Pond · Post by **King of the Pond** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:25 am

yea he should be a junior because he is younger than lovick who is a junior lol

sddave · Post by **sddave** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:48 am

specialblend wrote:Today's game was a little on the sloppy side. White Bear had a couple nice goals though, one coming from Swanson and Loesch batting one out of mid-air. Pitlick performed well too, but the goal tending was a little shotty on Centennials part. The Bears penalty kill was a lot better than against Hill, which is necessary for a team that for some reason can't stay outta the box. Should be an interesting match-up tomorrow against AHA. Hopefully the Bears can do without the penalties and keep up.

They can't stay outta the box cuz they're SLOW. They have to hold and hook to not get blown by, especially the d-men

BodyShots · Post by **BodyShots** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:54 am

StateofHockeyFan wrote:WBL had some UGLY goals, they were either garbage goals or fluke goals, not to be picky. pitlick was definitely the best player on the ice and had some very nice looking goals.

His first goal was on a turnover at the blue line that gave him a breakaway. His shot was top corner and he got it off quickly.

His second goal was also on a blue line turnover (same Def) and also on a breakaway. This time he put on a sweet move and put a back hand top shelf.

He was the best player on the ice, but keep in mind that his goals were on turnover break aways. He did not create a lot of great scoring chances on his own, for how much ice time he got.

formerlybackofnet · Post by **formerlybackofnet** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:07 am

StateofHockeyFan wrote:WBL had some UGLY goals, they were either garbage goals or fluke goals, not to be picky. pitlick was definitely the best player on the ice and had some very nice looking goals.

Fluke goals no, garbage goals yes! Pretty goals ane pretty, but garbage goals win games. Remember, the teams that clean up the garbage usually win games.

MedleyWR · Post by **MedleyWR** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:08 am

StateofHockeyFan wrote:WBL had some UGLY goals, they were either garbage goals or fluke goals, not to be picky. pitlick was definitely the best player on the ice and had some very nice looking goals.

Hmmm...
UGLY goals usually means UGLY goaltending. The truth is that WBL dominated this game until the third period. The only UGLY thing about the game was the UGLY cheap-shot, cross checking-from-behind penalty from Centennial that injured the WBL defender and left WBL short on defense. That allowed Centennial to make a come-back in the third. It should have been a 5 minute major with a game DQ.

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