Section 2A
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tigerguy87
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Section 2A
As stated in the rankings post this week for Class A, Section 2A is a mess. You have the two private school power houses with Breck and Blake at the the top, but you have teams like Delano, Orono, Providence, Holy Family, or Mound that could knock someone out of the section final race. What do you guys think about it this year?
Section 2A is a powerhouse A section. All the teams you mentioned could pull off upsets.
Well right now as it stands we have.
Breck (9-6-0) - Scoring leader Junior Andrle has 38 points in 15 games and Jr. Opperman has 32. Breck has played two types of games. 1. Where they blow out the opponent because their opponent is much weaker or 2. Where they lose by close margins to better teams (Exception to the "close score" is Hill-Murray, 8-0 loss). Game against Blake tonight.
Blake (13-2-2) - Led by Ordway and Bullock, this team is really impressive. Beating Delano (3-2) and Providence (5-1) and only losing to Tonka by 2 (3-5). They play Breck tonight.
Delano/Rockford (13-4-1) - Led by the state leader in points Tyler Heinonen (61 points?!?!?!) and his side kick Mclain (51 points), this team is becoming a favorite in the section as they beat Holy Family (5-1), Mound (4-1) and Orono (3-1)
Orono (9-6-1) - Leading scorer Luedtke has 33 points in 16 games. Orono is probably better than Providence, recently lost to Hopkins (3-5) and Delano (1-3) but then crushing Litchfield (7-0) and handling Holy Family (5-2)
Providence Academy (13-4-0) - Tapani has 34 points in 17 games. This team's record is up there with the leaders in the section, but the strength of schedule is a lot weaker. Although, they are blowing out the weaker teams, I still don't expect them to upset Blake or Breck. (Notable victory over Holy Family 3-2)
Holy Family Catholic (7-9-0) - Playmaker Riesgraf has 27 assists in 16 games while 8th grader Shane Gersich has 22 points in his first 15 games of high school hockey. Holy Family has 3 straight wins against Mound (3-2), Hutchinson (4-3) and Waconia (10-3) followed by 3 straight losses against Orono (2-5), Litchfield (1-2) and Delano (1-5).
Mound-Westonka (7-7-2) - Lost to Holy Family (2-3) and Delano (1-4) recently, but has two wins in a row against Hutchinson (3-2) and Waconia (7-1)
Chaska (4-11-2) - After having a rough start without their star, Jack Storo is back and leading a slight Chaska recovery with 17 points in last 8 games while Drees has 22 points in 14 total games. After losses to Farmington (5-8 ), Holy Angels (2-7) and Hopkins (3-9) they have won the last three games against Shakopee (4-1), Northfield (2-1) and New Ulm (7-6).
Richfield (6-9-1) - Dhein, 35 points Martinez, 27 points lead the team. Last win was on Jan. 6th against Legacy Christian (2-1). Have gone 0-4-1 against non-noteworthy teams since.
Waconia (5-11-1) - Sophomore Mattson has 22 goals in 17 games. Waconia has gone 1-9 in the past ten games, only beating Mankato East. That's the team with like 5 people on it right? right.
St Louis Park (1-15) - Enough said. Notable achievements, lost to Hopkins by three and crushed Irondale (9-2...what?)
I tried my best to compare schedules, victories and strengths while researching the top players to form this list. Let us know if you disagree.
Well right now as it stands we have.
Breck (9-6-0) - Scoring leader Junior Andrle has 38 points in 15 games and Jr. Opperman has 32. Breck has played two types of games. 1. Where they blow out the opponent because their opponent is much weaker or 2. Where they lose by close margins to better teams (Exception to the "close score" is Hill-Murray, 8-0 loss). Game against Blake tonight.
Blake (13-2-2) - Led by Ordway and Bullock, this team is really impressive. Beating Delano (3-2) and Providence (5-1) and only losing to Tonka by 2 (3-5). They play Breck tonight.
Delano/Rockford (13-4-1) - Led by the state leader in points Tyler Heinonen (61 points?!?!?!) and his side kick Mclain (51 points), this team is becoming a favorite in the section as they beat Holy Family (5-1), Mound (4-1) and Orono (3-1)
Orono (9-6-1) - Leading scorer Luedtke has 33 points in 16 games. Orono is probably better than Providence, recently lost to Hopkins (3-5) and Delano (1-3) but then crushing Litchfield (7-0) and handling Holy Family (5-2)
Providence Academy (13-4-0) - Tapani has 34 points in 17 games. This team's record is up there with the leaders in the section, but the strength of schedule is a lot weaker. Although, they are blowing out the weaker teams, I still don't expect them to upset Blake or Breck. (Notable victory over Holy Family 3-2)
Holy Family Catholic (7-9-0) - Playmaker Riesgraf has 27 assists in 16 games while 8th grader Shane Gersich has 22 points in his first 15 games of high school hockey. Holy Family has 3 straight wins against Mound (3-2), Hutchinson (4-3) and Waconia (10-3) followed by 3 straight losses against Orono (2-5), Litchfield (1-2) and Delano (1-5).
Mound-Westonka (7-7-2) - Lost to Holy Family (2-3) and Delano (1-4) recently, but has two wins in a row against Hutchinson (3-2) and Waconia (7-1)
Chaska (4-11-2) - After having a rough start without their star, Jack Storo is back and leading a slight Chaska recovery with 17 points in last 8 games while Drees has 22 points in 14 total games. After losses to Farmington (5-8 ), Holy Angels (2-7) and Hopkins (3-9) they have won the last three games against Shakopee (4-1), Northfield (2-1) and New Ulm (7-6).
Richfield (6-9-1) - Dhein, 35 points Martinez, 27 points lead the team. Last win was on Jan. 6th against Legacy Christian (2-1). Have gone 0-4-1 against non-noteworthy teams since.
Waconia (5-11-1) - Sophomore Mattson has 22 goals in 17 games. Waconia has gone 1-9 in the past ten games, only beating Mankato East. That's the team with like 5 people on it right? right.
St Louis Park (1-15) - Enough said. Notable achievements, lost to Hopkins by three and crushed Irondale (9-2...what?)
I tried my best to compare schedules, victories and strengths while researching the top players to form this list. Let us know if you disagree.
The only way one of these teams wins the section is if somehow Breck and Blake aren't the #1 and #2 seeds and therefore have to play each other before the title game. One of these teams may be able to pull off a one game upset this year as Breck is clearly down from the last couple of years and Blake while very good, doens't appear to be unbeatable. But if a team has to beat both of these teams to get to the X, I think that is highly unlikely. So in my opinion, it all comes down to the seedings.
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HShockeywatcher
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Yeah, and the only team with a shot of making top 2 right now, imo, is Providence, if they beat both Breck and Blake in their second meetings.Goldy23 wrote:The only way one of these teams wins the section is if somehow Breck and Blake aren't the #1 and #2 seeds and therefore have to play each other before the title game. One of these teams may be able to pull off a one game upset this year as Breck is clearly down from the last couple of years and Blake while very good, doens't appear to be unbeatable. But if a team has to beat both of these teams to get to the X, I think that is highly unlikely. So in my opinion, it all comes down to the seedings.
If someone other than Breck/Blake make state, should they be ranked simply for who they had to beat to get there?
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flatontheice
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Anything can happen..Spring Lake Park could get hot!HShockeywatcher wrote:Yeah, and the only team with a shot of making top 2 right now, imo, is Providence, if they beat both Breck and Blake in their second meetings.Goldy23 wrote:The only way one of these teams wins the section is if somehow Breck and Blake aren't the #1 and #2 seeds and therefore have to play each other before the title game. One of these teams may be able to pull off a one game upset this year as Breck is clearly down from the last couple of years and Blake while very good, doens't appear to be unbeatable. But if a team has to beat both of these teams to get to the X, I think that is highly unlikely. So in my opinion, it all comes down to the seedings.
If someone other than Breck/Blake make state, should they be ranked simply for who they had to beat to get there?
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tigerguy87
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Things are starting to stir up in Section 2A:
Blake (17-2-2): Playing very solid, no worries that they should get the 1st seed (I assume)
Breck (13-8-1): Had some tough games, but their goalies are not really playing as wells as some may thought there were going to. We will see what seed they end up with. Probably 2nd.
Delano (15-6-1): I don't understand the Wright County, beat Orono twice, lost to St. Cloud Cathedral twice, and a loss to Mound Westonka? 13 is a good player but I don't know what to expect with there seeding in sections, 3, 4 I am guessing.
Providence (15-5-1): Not playing bad, but could be playing better. A 4th or 5th seed would be in hand for them I would think.
Orono (14-7-1): Playing solid hockey, beating Litchfield both time (7-0 and 5-1) and playing Delano tough. Beating and tieing to team that Delano lost to (Mound Westonka and St. Cloud Cathedral) Not sure what to expect. It looks like if they win out they will be the Wright County Conference Champs, could that get them a 3 seed in sections?
Holy Family (10-9-1): Beating St. Clould Cathedral helps a lot. Playing well, could be a sleeper.
Mound Westonka (9-9-3): Beating Delano helps them a lot, could be a sleeper in the section.
Blake (17-2-2): Playing very solid, no worries that they should get the 1st seed (I assume)
Breck (13-8-1): Had some tough games, but their goalies are not really playing as wells as some may thought there were going to. We will see what seed they end up with. Probably 2nd.
Delano (15-6-1): I don't understand the Wright County, beat Orono twice, lost to St. Cloud Cathedral twice, and a loss to Mound Westonka? 13 is a good player but I don't know what to expect with there seeding in sections, 3, 4 I am guessing.
Providence (15-5-1): Not playing bad, but could be playing better. A 4th or 5th seed would be in hand for them I would think.
Orono (14-7-1): Playing solid hockey, beating Litchfield both time (7-0 and 5-1) and playing Delano tough. Beating and tieing to team that Delano lost to (Mound Westonka and St. Cloud Cathedral) Not sure what to expect. It looks like if they win out they will be the Wright County Conference Champs, could that get them a 3 seed in sections?
Holy Family (10-9-1): Beating St. Clould Cathedral helps a lot. Playing well, could be a sleeper.
Mound Westonka (9-9-3): Beating Delano helps them a lot, could be a sleeper in the section.
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KICKED-IN-THE-PRIVATES
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[quote="Girardo"]Section 2A is a powerhouse A section. All the teams you mentioned could pull off upsets.
Well right now as it stands we have.
Breck (9-6-0) - Scoring leader Junior Andrle has 38 points in 15 games and Jr. Opperman has 32. Breck has played two types of games. 1. Where they blow out the opponent because their opponent is much weaker or 2. Where they lose by close margins to better teams (Exception to the "close score" is Hill-Murray, 8-0 loss). Game against Blake tonight.
Blake (13-2-2) - Led by Ordway and Bullock, this team is really impressive. Beating Delano (3-2) and Providence (5-1) and only losing to Tonka by 2 (3-5). They play Breck tonight.
Delano/Rockford (13-4-1) - Led by the state leader in points Tyler Heinonen (61 points?!?!?!) and his side kick Mclain (51 points), this team is becoming a favorite in the section as they beat Holy Family (5-1), Mound (4-1) and Orono (3-1)
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This is not a powerhouse "A" section. It's a very good section with the Private B/B boys but after that is very, very average... The #3 team on your list just lost to Litch at home????? I would put 7A, 5A, 4A, 8A all in front.....
Well right now as it stands we have.
Breck (9-6-0) - Scoring leader Junior Andrle has 38 points in 15 games and Jr. Opperman has 32. Breck has played two types of games. 1. Where they blow out the opponent because their opponent is much weaker or 2. Where they lose by close margins to better teams (Exception to the "close score" is Hill-Murray, 8-0 loss). Game against Blake tonight.
Blake (13-2-2) - Led by Ordway and Bullock, this team is really impressive. Beating Delano (3-2) and Providence (5-1) and only losing to Tonka by 2 (3-5). They play Breck tonight.
Delano/Rockford (13-4-1) - Led by the state leader in points Tyler Heinonen (61 points?!?!?!) and his side kick Mclain (51 points), this team is becoming a favorite in the section as they beat Holy Family (5-1), Mound (4-1) and Orono (3-1)
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This is not a powerhouse "A" section. It's a very good section with the Private B/B boys but after that is very, very average... The #3 team on your list just lost to Litch at home????? I would put 7A, 5A, 4A, 8A all in front.....
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fivehole628
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KICKED-IN-THE-PRIVATES wrote:I was at that Delano/Litch game. I don't think I've ever seen that many Fin's in one building... Apparently they were calling it the "Finnish Superbowl". It was definitely the most packed I've seen Delano's arena.Girardo wrote:Section 2A is a powerhouse A section. All the teams you mentioned could pull off upsets.
Well right now as it stands we have.
Breck (9-6-0) - Scoring leader Junior Andrle has 38 points in 15 games and Jr. Opperman has 32. Breck has played two types of games. 1. Where they blow out the opponent because their opponent is much weaker or 2. Where they lose by close margins to better teams (Exception to the "close score" is Hill-Murray, 8-0 loss). Game against Blake tonight.
Blake (13-2-2) - Led by Ordway and Bullock, this team is really impressive. Beating Delano (3-2) and Providence (5-1) and only losing to Tonka by 2 (3-5). They play Breck tonight.
Delano/Rockford (13-4-1) - Led by the state leader in points Tyler Heinonen (61 points?!?!?!) and his side kick Mclain (51 points), this team is becoming a favorite in the section as they beat Holy Family (5-1), Mound (4-1) and Orono (3-1)
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This is not a powerhouse "A" section. It's a very good section with the Private B/B boys but after that is very, very average... The #3 team on your list just lost to Litch at home????? I would put 7A, 5A, 4A, 8A all in front.....
I'd still have 2A as the section to beat though. Every team has their bad day.
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WoodStickSniper
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seeding
Seeding in Blake #1 Breck #2
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fivehole628
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Re: seeding
Seedings:
1- Blake
2- Breck
3- Delano
4- Orono
5- Providence Academy
6- Holy Family
7- Mound-Westonka
8- Chaska
9- Richfield
10- Waconia
11- St. Louis Park
Predictions?
1- Blake
2- Breck
3- Delano
4- Orono
5- Providence Academy
6- Holy Family
7- Mound-Westonka
8- Chaska
9- Richfield
10- Waconia
11- St. Louis Park
Predictions?
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Richfield
Well girardo i like your prediction with the Richfield underdog upset...but they lost 7 2 to chaska in the play in round
they just dont have the depth sorry maybe next year though haha
they just dont have the depth sorry maybe next year though haha
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