AA Preseason Rankings 2013-2014

Nuts&Bolts · Post by **Nuts&Bolts** » Thu Nov 14, 2013 4:06 pm

Maybe there not selling enough pull tabs or he didn't have a strong enough "Elite" season to get some help with the tuition. At least he wasn't on the cover of this years.... wait a minute! I do wish this kid the best if the rumors on this bored are true and it will be a blow to HM.

inthetwine · Post by **inthetwine** » Thu Nov 14, 2013 7:16 pm

What school district do his parents live in?

NLHockey · Post by **NLHockey** » Thu Nov 14, 2013 11:38 pm

So, out of curiosity, in a situation similar to this, if a player gets CUT from their HS team, do the trasfer rules still apply?

Hockey922 · Post by **Hockey922** » Fri Nov 15, 2013 8:49 pm

inthetwine wrote:What school district do his parents live in?

I believe South St. Paul

pioneers · Post by **pioneers** » Fri Nov 15, 2013 9:47 pm

Heard that Willie is actually still at H-M. Just not on the team. I believe it was someone else that went to Tartan.

stpaul · Post by **stpaul** » Sat Nov 16, 2013 10:50 am

BodyShots wrote: Love it. NOT due before school starts, but when hockey tryouts begin.

Only in PIONEER land!

Almostashappy was asking and the answer is no. HM allows monthly payments spread over 10 months. Only in SSM land, I guess. Nice try there, BS.

Also - some accuracy about Willie Brown would be nice. Various posts have him going to Tartan, WBL, SSP & Juniors, quit the team, kicked off the team, in school and out of school.

hockeyhockeyhockey · Post by **hockeyhockeyhockey** » Sat Nov 16, 2013 7:35 pm

s st paul on monday. gone from hill school. will seek a financial exception for transfer rule. some drinking or tabacco situation which was against team school rules.

Nuts&Bolts · Post by **Nuts&Bolts** » Sun Nov 17, 2013 3:20 pm

Drinking or tobacco is against any teams or schools rules. Perhaps we can start the "factual" debate elsewhere of one team maybe having harsher rules than another. For example: first time suspended per MSHSL rules and second time kicked off the team instead of MSHSL rule for 2nd time offense with missing more games. Think of it as a Lechner vs. Pauly policy battle of sorts with team variables (alcohol/chew, twitter ramblings, WHL weekend visits, star player or not, ect). Maybe SSP will be able to ignore the transfer and substance rules and get him on the ice since they are able to focus on bigger fish like getting the private school they couldn't beat in football out of the conference. I look forward to Karl's next rankings to see the impact on the originally #2 rated team but expect a dip.

netminder.net · Post by **netminder.net** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 11:18 am

Looks as though he played this past weekend for the Northern Lights of the MNJHL;

http://www.mnjhl.com/roster_players/391 ... son=114896

Sorry if this has already been posted

hondo98 · Post by **hondo98** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 2:04 pm

Blaine versus STA scrimmage yesterday was a blow out going the Bengals way. Blaine is big and fast with 3 solid lines. The first line I would categorize as one of the tops in the State. They will be fun to watch this year.

On the other hand, STA looked typically small and fast but got pushed around in the corners by much bigger forwards and D. They will be physically dominated by larger teams.

elliott70 · Post by **elliott70** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 2:25 pm

hondo98 wrote:Blaine versus STA scrimmage yesterday was a blow out going the Bengals way. Blaine is big and fast with 3 solid lines. The first line I would categorize as one of the tops in the State. They will be fun to watch this year.

On the other hand, STA looked typically small and fast but got pushed around in the corners by much bigger forwards and D. They will be physically dominated by larger teams.

I know what you are saying, but not always indicative of what the season will bring.

C-dad · Post by **C-dad** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 2:33 pm

Blaine looked good this past weekend in scrimmages at SLP too.

elliott70 · Post by **elliott70** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 2:47 pm

Perhaps Blaine is near the top of the AA heap.

But STA will still have a quality team. I do not think anyone thought STA would not have some difficulty in the AA section and possibly state tournament.

And, I am not a fan of STA.

thestickler07 · Post by **thestickler07** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 8:03 pm

elliott70 wrote:Perhaps Blaine is near the top of the AA heap.

But STA will still have a quality team. I do not think anyone thought STA would not have some difficulty in the AA section and possibly state tournament.

And, I am not a fan of STA.

Listen to the man, game recognize game.

hshockeyfan8 · Post by **hshockeyfan8** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 9:11 pm

LPH's top 10:
1. Wayzata
2. Edina
3. Blaine
4. Hill
5. Eden Prairie
6. BSM
7. STA
8. Elk River
9. Burnsville
10. Duluth East

MNHockeyFan · Post by **MNHockeyFan** » Sat Nov 23, 2013 9:38 pm

Pretty sure Karl will have a new No. 1 team next week.

Post by **karl(east)** » Sat Nov 23, 2013 9:49 pm

MNHockeyFan wrote:Pretty sure Karl will have a new No. 1 team next week.

Yeah, no new rankings til next Sunday, but if Edina keeps on playing the way they did tonight, I might have to take back what I said about there not being an obvious #1. Tonight, they were exactly that.

Tenoverpar · Post by **Tenoverpar** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 2:46 pm

LOOKING BACK...Karl's PRESEASON rankings and comments were pretty good as a whole. Lakeville North obviously exceeded everyones expectations and Prior Lake, STA, BSM didn't...otherwise the preseason writeup is always fun to look back on

Sparlimb · Post by **Sparlimb** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 3:01 pm

elliott70 wrote:
hondo98 wrote:Blaine versus STA scrimmage yesterday was a blow out going the Bengals way. Blaine is big and fast with 3 solid lines. The first line I would categorize as one of the tops in the State. They will be fun to watch this year.

On the other hand, STA looked typically small and fast but got pushed around in the corners by much bigger forwards and D. They will be physically dominated by larger teams.
I know what you are saying, but not always indicative of what the season will bring.

Yeah, despite looking better in the scrimmage and having a better overall record and having a better record with common opponents, folks here are still convinced otherwise...

nahc · Post by **nahc** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 2:32 pm

Karl is all knowing!!!!!!!!!!! Sweet job Karl!

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