Maple Grove

[MrBoDangles]

Will another team give them a challenge in 5AA?

[MrBoDangles]

Looks like the answer is no

[karl(east)]

The lack of response would seem to suggest that, yes.

The usual culprits (Blaine and Centennial) are probably capable of winning the section. But I'd definitely pcik MG as the preseason favorite.

Looks to be a down year for 5AA next year, doesn't it?

[lightthelamp21]

Champlin Park is going to be strong this year

[MrBoDangles]

The lack of response would seem to suggest that, yes.

The usual culprits (Blaine and Centennial) are probably capable of winning the section. But I'd definitely pcik MG as the preseason favorite.

Looks to be a down year for 5AA next year, doesn't it?

I was looking at who was coming back and Maple Grove is stacked top to bottom.

Champlin Park has a very good Senior group.

Blaine and Centennial possible 3's or 4's ?

Overall the section might be down, but Maple Grove could be the best the section has put out in a while.

[The Exiled One]

The lack of response would seem to suggest that, yes.

The usual culprits (Blaine and Centennial) are probably capable of winning the section. But I'd definitely pcik MG as the preseason favorite.

Looks to be a down year for 5AA next year, doesn't it?

I was looking at who was coming back and Maple Grove is stacked top to bottom.

Champlin Park has a very good Senior group.

Blaine and Centennial possible 3's or 4's ?

Overall the section might be down, but Maple Grove could be the best the section has put out in a while.

They're bringing up some very solid bantams too (Gross, Erickson, Thomsen, Danielson?). I wonder if Cammarata could be convinced to ditch Shattuck in order to help the Crimson win a State Championship?

[muckandgrind]

The lack of response would seem to suggest that, yes.

The usual culprits (Blaine and Centennial) are probably capable of winning the section. But I'd definitely pcik MG as the preseason favorite.

Looks to be a down year for 5AA next year, doesn't it?

I was looking at who was coming back and Maple Grove is stacked top to bottom.

Champlin Park has a very good Senior group.

Blaine and Centennial possible 3's or 4's ?

Overall the section might be down, but Maple Grove could be the best the section has put out in a while.

They're bringing up some very solid bantams too (Gross, Erickson, Thomsen, Danielson?). I wonder if Cammarata could be convinced to ditch Shattuck in order to help the Crimson win a State Championship?[/quote]

....only if he doesn't go to Ann Arbor, instead.

[The Exiled One]

I was looking at who was coming back and Maple Grove is stacked top to bottom.

Champlin Park has a very good Senior group.

Blaine and Centennial possible 3's or 4's ?

Overall the section might be down, but Maple Grove could be the best the section has put out in a while.

They're bringing up some very solid bantams too (Gross, Erickson, Thomsen, Danielson?). I wonder if Cammarata could be convinced to ditch Shattuck in order to help the Crimson win a State Championship?

....only if he doesn't go to Ann Arbor, instead.

1994's will be starting at Ann Arbor next season. Cammarata is a 1995 born, so he'll certainly have a TON of options for the 2011-2012 season.

[maroon & gold]

The lack of response would seem to suggest that, yes.

The usual culprits (Blaine and Centennial) are probably capable of winning the section. But I'd definitely pcik MG as the preseason favorite.

Looks to be a down year for 5AA next year, doesn't it?

I was looking at who was coming back and Maple Grove is stacked top to bottom.

Champlin Park has a very good Senior group.

Blaine and Centennial possible 3's or 4's ?

Overall the section might be down, but Maple Grove could be the best the section has put out in a while.

They're bringing up some very solid bantams too (Gross, Erickson, Thomsen, Danielson?). I wonder if Cammarata could be convinced to ditch Shattuck in order to help the Crimson win a State Championship?

Erickson and Danielson are first years. Randall and Augustine are also two soon to be sophmores that would have a chance.

[The Exiled One]

I was looking at who was coming back and Maple Grove is stacked top to bottom.

Champlin Park has a very good Senior group.

Blaine and Centennial possible 3's or 4's ?

Overall the section might be down, but Maple Grove could be the best the section has put out in a while.

They're bringing up some very solid bantams too (Gross, Erickson, Thomsen, Danielson?). I wonder if Cammarata could be convinced to ditch Shattuck in order to help the Crimson win a State Championship?

Erickson and Danielson are first years. Randall and Augustine are also two soon to be sophmores that would have a chance.

I put a question mark behind Danielson because I figured the Crimson are pretty set in net. You don't think Erickson has a shot at varsity?

[Nobodyonya]

The lack of response would seem to suggest that, yes.

The usual culprits (Blaine and Centennial) are probably capable of winning the section. But I'd definitely pcik MG as the preseason favorite.

Looks to be a down year for 5AA next year, doesn't it?

I was looking at who was coming back and Maple Grove is stacked top to bottom.

Champlin Park has a very good Senior group.

Blaine and Centennial possible 3's or 4's ?

Overall the section might be down, but Maple Grove could be the best the section has put out in a while.

They're bringing up some very solid bantams too (Gross, Erickson, Thomsen, Danielson?). I wonder if Cammarata could be convinced to ditch Shattuck in order to help the Crimson win a State Championship

I think you may be a lil ahead of yourself on this one

[The Exiled One]

I think you may be a lil ahead of yourself on this one

I think if Cammarata came back to play, they'd contend. Of course, I don't really believe that will happen, so the point is rather moot.

[maroon & gold]

Erickson has the size and skills to play but it is uncommon in the Maple Grove program to leave bantams, due to the junior high conflict.

[Nobodyonya]

I think you may be a lil ahead of yourself on this one

I think if Cammarata came back to play, they'd contend. Of course, I don't really believe that will happen, so the point is rather moot.

Exiled One....How do you feel Cammarata would do as a sophomore at Maple Grove (if that was the case) vs. Faschings numbers last year? Cammarata has never played at a level higher than his age group

[mghockey18]

Taylor would have at least 35-40 points his sophomore year.

[The Exiled One]

I think you may be a lil ahead of yourself on this one

I think if Cammarata came back to play, they'd contend. Of course, I don't really believe that will happen, so the point is rather moot.

Exiled One....How do you feel Cammarata would do as a sophomore at Maple Grove (if that was the case) vs. Faschings numbers last year? Cammarata has never played at a level higher than his age group

mghockey18 knows a lot more about Cammarata than I do, so I'll go with his estimates. 1.40 ppg would be realistic for a player like Cammarata... similar to what Michaelson did as a sophmore (1.46) and what Fasching did as a freshman (1.36).

[Guru20]

Cammaratta has told many people he does not like it at Shattuck. He was/is thinking about coming back to Maple Grove, but heard he said something to the effect that he thought playing HS would harm his goals of a pro hockey career. I think he will play at Shattuck again, then get out of there as fast as possible and head to Ann Arbor for his Junior season. IF Cammaratta were at Maple Grove this year he would get his points as there would be a lot of talent around him, will be a lot of goals scored.

Maple Grove should be the very early strong favorite for Section 5AA this coming year. They should have the top end talent, 3 strong lines that can score and contribute, and a proven goalie. Would be fun to see what MG would do if Dan Carlson was there too for his Senior year.

In my opinion Centennial will be the 2nd seed. Very strong goaltending can take you a long way. Blaine is losing a lot of good players and will have problems scoring besides Brodzinski. Champlin Park has a good Senior class, but they have lost too much to private schools and goaltending is suspect. The Section may be down as far as depth as there is usually around 4 very strong teams, but Maple Grove looks to be a top 10 team in the state heading into the season and are talented enough to be in the top 5.

As far as Maple Grove Bantams coming up: Gross likely will be the 4th/5th Defensemen and will help them for sure especially on the Power Play. Some very talented players but I don't see them making a huge impact on a very deep team. Augustine and Randall will be very good and could play 3rd line, have to pass up a lot of good Juniors. Charlie Thomsen is talented, I'm guessing starts the year on JV to play a ton in every situation and play a little bit on Varsity as 6th Defensemen. At least recently MG has not pulled up 9th Graders to play High School, they have let them develop and be leaders of the Bantam Team, so I don't think we will see how Nate Erickson or Drake Thomsen (the younger brother who may already be better then Charlie) would do at High School until their Sophomore years.

[Nobodyonya]

Cammaratta has told many people he does not like it at Shattuck. [/b] He was/is thinking about coming back to Maple Grove, but heard he said something to the effect that he thought playing HS would harm his goals of a pro hockey career. I think he will play at Shattuck again, then get out of there as fast as possible and head to Ann Arbor for his Junior season. IF Cammaratta were at Maple Grove this year he would get his points as there would be a lot of talent around him, will be a lot of goals scored.

Maple Grove should be the very early strong favorite for Section 5AA this coming year. They should have the top end talent, 3 strong lines that can score and contribute, and a proven goalie. Would be fun to see what MG would do if Dan Carlson was there too for his Senior year.

In my opinion Centennial will be the 2nd seed. Very strong goaltending can take you a long way. Blaine is losing a lot of good players and will have problems scoring besides Brodzinski. Champlin Park has a good Senior class, but they have lost too much to private schools and goaltending is suspect. The Section may be down as far as depth as there is usually around 4 very strong teams, but Maple Grove looks to be a top 10 team in the state heading into the season and are talented enough to be in the top 5.

As far as Maple Grove Bantams coming up: Gross likely will be the 4th/5th Defensemen and will help them for sure especially on the Power Play. Some very talented players but I don't see them making a huge impact on a very deep team. Augustine and Randall will be very good and could play 3rd line, have to pass up a lot of good Juniors. Charlie Thomsen is talented, I'm guessing starts the year on JV to play a ton in every situation and play a little bit on Varsity as 6th Defensemen. At least recently MG has not pulled up 9th Graders to play High School, they have let them develop and be leaders of the Bantam Team, so I don't think we will see how Nate Erickson or Drake Thomsen (the younger brother who may already be better then Charlie) would do at High School until their Sophomore years.

What information can you share about why he doesn't like it at Shattuck. Cammarata has got a pretty good reputation so far, would it be so disasterous if he chose to attend High School somewhere else or is it one of things where if you leave Shattuck negativity will start spreading from insiders? If, he dislikes it that bad, one would think the school year would be really long almost to unbearable

[The Exiled One]

What information can you share about why he doesn't like it at Shattuck. Cammarata has got a pretty good reputation so far, would it be so disasterous if he chose to attend High School somewhere else or is it one of things where if you leave Shattuck negativity will start spreading from insiders? If, he dislikes it that bad, one would think the school year would be really long almost to unbearable

Who cares how it would negatively affect Shattuck... think about how much it would positively affect MN High School Hockey!!

[Nobodyonya]

What information can you share about why he doesn't like it at Shattuck. Cammarata has got a pretty good reputation so far, would it be so disasterous if he chose to attend High School somewhere else or is it one of things where if you leave Shattuck negativity will start spreading from insiders? If, he dislikes it that bad, one would think the school year would be really long almost to unbearable

Who cares how it would negatively affect Shattuck... think about how much it would positively affect MN High School Hockey!!

I couldn't agree anymore. I was only inquiring whether leaving "Shattuck" would be a absolute no no, if you have already been a student there. Didn't know how they look upon that circumstance. Usually it's the other way around

[5 For Fighting]

As far as Maple Grove Bantams coming up: Gross likely will be the 4th/5th Defensemen and will help them for sure especially on the Power Play. Some very talented players but I don't see them making a huge impact on a very deep team. Augustine and Randall will be very good and could play 3rd line, have to pass up a lot of good Juniors. Charlie Thomsen is talented, I'm guessing starts the year on JV to play a ton in every situation and play a little bit on Varsity as 6th Defensemen. At least recently MG has not pulled up 9th Graders to play High School, they have let them develop and be leaders of the Bantam Team, so I don't think we will see how Nate Erickson or Drake Thomsen (the younger brother who may already be better then Charlie) would do at High School until their Sophomore years.

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If Maple Grove has allowed their top 9th graders to play a 2nd year of Bantam hockey then I like their philosophy. I understand programs like MG have the number to do this, but it's usually the parent that makes the decision for his kid to play varsity at 9th grade if given the opportunity. From a development perspective, being a leader on a strong bantam team with 30 more games and time to mature, is a better option than skating 3rd or 4th line on the Varsity. Erickson and Thomsen will contribute more in their 10th grade year playing another year of Bantams.

[MrBoDangles]

It would seem to me that it would be a no brainer for him to come back.......

Loaded team that will probably be a title contender with or without him.

With this team it would be an even bigger stage for him.

Could have a state title and always go to Ann Arbor next year.

Kids he grew up with.

Sleep in his own bed.

etc

I would expect to see him at MG next year

[mghky112]

osseo gonna be any good?

[mghockey18]

osseo gonna be any good?

Borderline brutal.

[mghky112]

what about bonner?