7AA 2014-15

Slammer · Post by **Slammer** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 12:14 am

Andover took down Flake 8-2 tonight to lock the 6th seed.

Scary night for East fans... Hopefully they don't show that much offensive fire power in the quarterfinal.

sanryam · Post by **sanryam** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 3:19 am

So, after Cloquet beats STMA next week, here is your 7AA seeding:

1.ER
2.GR
3.DE
4.CEC
5.STMA
6.ANDOVER
7.FLAKE
8.StF
9.CI

QF's:
StF/CI @ ER
FL @ GR
AND @ DE
STMA @ CEC

hockey59 · Post by **hockey59** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 5:32 am

sanryam wrote:So, after Cloquet beats STMA next week, here is your 7AA seeding:

1.ER
2.GR
3.DE
4.CEC
5.STMA
6.ANDOVER
7.FLAKE
8.StF
9.CI

QF's:
StF/CI @ ER

FL @ GR
AND @ DE
STMA @ CEC

Considering the game is being played at STMA...CEC winning is far from a given. Even though STMA plays some really weak teams like North Branch...doesn't mean they can't or won't win this game, STMA is a decent team. If they do, and beat Woodbury and win the rest of their other remaining games, they won't be the 5th seed, likely 4th, maybe 3rd depending on how DE finishes. And whoever draws Andover isn't in for an easy QTR Final game...Tyler Vold is one of the best players 7AA and Maddie Rooney is a damn good goalie.

old goalie85 · Post by **old goalie85** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:04 am

Tough year for FL.

Long drive to Rapids/longer drive home. Still should a great playoff season !! Anything can happen

TheHockeyDJ · Post by **TheHockeyDJ** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:24 am

old goalie85 wrote:Tough year for FL. Long drive to Rapids/longer drive home. Still should a great playoff season !! Anything can happen

Forest Lake may not be great, but can't be taken lightly. Garcia certainly gave Rapids fits during his career. That matchup of Andover at Duluth East is going to be interesting given East hasn't been scoring many goals all year.

crw · Post by **crw** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:46 am

sanryam wrote:So, after Cloquet beats STMA next week, here is your 7AA seeding:

1.ER
2.GR
3.DE
4.CEC
5.STMA
6.ANDOVER
7.FLAKE
8.StF
9.CI

QF's:
StF/CI @ ER
FL @ GR
AND @ DE
STMA @ CEC

A lot of assumptions in that statement Carnac the Magnificent

grindiangrad-80 · Post by **grindiangrad-80** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:23 am

Elk River winning their first game is the only sure bet. I wouldn't bet much money on any of the other games.
Those quarterfinal match ups are wide open.

Houndhockey · Post by **Houndhockey** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:24 am

I'm just going to say it because I think a lot of East fans are thinking it. I was hoping for a FLAKE win last night. I just think Andover gives East more fits and matchup problems than Flake does.

That being said, I am confident that East will beat Andover. Lots of teams progress through the season, but pretty much the whole defensive corp is now different from the first meeting. East still struggles to score goals, but is much tighter defensively.

elliott70 · Post by **elliott70** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:28 am

Houndhockey wrote:I'm just going to say it because I think a lot of East fans are thinking it. I was hoping for a FLAKE win last night. I just think Andover gives East more fits and matchup problems than Flake does.

That being said, I am confident that East will beat Andover. Lots of teams progress through the season, but pretty much the whole defensive corp is now different from the first meeting. East still struggles to score goals, but is much tighter defensively.

If Randolph agrees then DEast will get the 2 seed. He has a way of getting the brackets to look the way he wants them.

NLHockey · Post by **NLHockey** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:43 am

TheHockeyDJ wrote:
old goalie85 wrote:Tough year for FL. Long drive to Rapids/longer drive home. Still should a great playoff season !! Anything can happen
Forest Lake may not be great, but can't be taken lightly. Garcia certainly gave Rapids fits during his career. That matchup of Andover at Duluth East is going to be interesting given East hasn't been scoring many goals all year.

Curious....why did FLAKE play their back up goalie vs Andover? And did Suess &/or Peterson play?

Traxler · Post by **Traxler** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:53 am

So now that St. Albert Michaelville beat North Branch 16-0 I am changing my mind about their seed. I'm starting to think the 3 seed or possibly even the 2 seed is the right spot for them.

sticksave · Post by **sticksave** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:09 am

Elk River's big question this year was goal tending. Meyers has had only 3 goals scored on him the last 5 games, three of which were shut outs. I think he has figured out this level. Props to Coach Roberts for figuring out the answer. Elk River could go all the way.

elliott70 · Post by **elliott70** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:17 am

Traxler wrote:So now that St. Albert Michaelville beat North Branch 16-0 I am changing my mind about their seed. I'm starting to think the 3 seed or possibly even the 2 seed is the right spot for them.

What????
Are you crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mulefarm · Post by **mulefarm** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:18 am

[quote="Traxler"]So now that St. Albert Michaelville beat North Branch 16-0 I am changing my mind about their seed. I'm starting to think the 3 seed or possibly even the 2 seed is the right spot for them.[/quote
Yep.
1 Gr
2 STMA
3 DE
4 ER
5 CEC

grindiangrad-80 · Post by **grindiangrad-80** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:40 am

sticksave wrote:Elk River's big question this year was goal tending. Meyers has had only 3 goals scored on him the last 5 games, three of which were shut outs. I think he has figured out this level. Props to Coach Roberts for figuring out the answer. Elk River could go all the way.

I agree.

sticksave · Post by **sticksave** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:59 am

quote="Traxler"]So now that St. Albert Michaelville beat North Branch 16-0 I am changing my mind about their seed. I'm starting to think the 3 seed or possibly even the 2 seed is the right spot for them.[/quote
Yep.
1 Gr
2 STMA
3 DE
4 ER
5 CEC

Elk River Seeded 4th. The Site Tenders should really institute a drug policy. No driving on this site if your high

Mouse in the corner · Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:02 am

sticksave wrote:
quote="Traxler"]So now that St. Albert Michaelville beat North Branch 16-0 I am changing my mind about their seed. I'm starting to think the 3 seed or possibly even the 2 seed is the right spot for them.[/quote
Yep.
1 Gr
2 STMA
3 DE
4 ER
5 CEC
Elk River Seeded 4th. The Site Tenders should really institute a drug policy. No driving on this site if your high

Good point, clearly ER would need to be the 3 seed if Randolph would allow it to happen.

sticksave · Post by **sticksave** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:09 am

sticksave wrote:

Quote:
quote="Traxler"]So now that St. Albert Michaelville beat North Branch 16-0 I am changing my mind about their seed. I'm starting to think the 3 seed or possibly even the 2 seed is the right spot for them.[/quote
Yep.
1 Gr
2 STMA
3 DE
4 ER
5 CEC

Elk River Seeded 4th. The Site Tenders should really institute a drug policy. No driving on this site if your high Rolling Eyes

Good point, clearly ER would need to be the 3 seed if Randolph would allow it to happen.

LOL Not to far from true. Randolph must have hosted a party at some point and he has bad Pictures of a bunch of the 7AA coaches. He seems to somehow influence these guys.

crw · Post by **crw** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:34 am

Traxler wrote:So now that St. Albert Michaelville beat North Branch 16-0 I am changing my mind about their seed. I'm starting to think the 3 seed or possibly even the 2 seed is the right spot for them.

Yup... That is a game we would not like to play but we have to because of conference...

At least we're not like Luverne... After 2 periods 3 seniors and 2 of our top defenseman left the ice, and we played our JV goalie. Unlike the team out West on the 3A thread..

NLHockey · Post by **NLHockey** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:38 am

crw wrote:
Traxler wrote:So now that St. Albert Michaelville beat North Branch 16-0 I am changing my mind about their seed. I'm starting to think the 3 seed or possibly even the 2 seed is the right spot for them.
Yup... That is a game we would not like to play but we have to because of conference...

At least we're not like Luverne... After 2 periods 3 seniors and 2 of our top defenseman left the ice, and we played our JV goalie. Unlike the team out West on the 3A thread..

Whew! Thank goodness you stopped at 16, otherwise, that might have looked REALLY bad. Geez, why can't something be done so these games don't have to happen. Hard to build a community program in a place like NB when their HS team is always getting ripped to pieces

crw · Post by **crw** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:48 am

NLHockey wrote:
crw wrote:
Traxler wrote:So now that St. Albert Michaelville beat North Branch 16-0 I am changing my mind about their seed. I'm starting to think the 3 seed or possibly even the 2 seed is the right spot for them.
Yup... That is a game we would not like to play but we have to because of conference...

At least we're not like Luverne... After 2 periods 3 seniors and 2 of our top defenseman left the ice, and we played our JV goalie. Unlike the team out West on the 3A thread..
Whew! Thank goodness you stopped at 16, otherwise, that might have looked REALLY bad. Geez, why can't something be done so these games don't have to happen. Hard to build a community program in a place like NB when their HS team is always getting ripped to pieces

One of our parents talked to one of theirs and it's their AD it sounds like anyways.. He somehow thinks that this is good for their kids and challenges them.. They lost their last 3 games like 51-1... That's not good for them... I will say they skated hard until the very end and never gave up.

gitter · Post by **gitter** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 1:03 pm

Traxler wrote:So now that St. Albert Michaelville beat North Branch 16-0 I am changing my mind about their seed. I'm starting to think the 3 seed or possibly even the 2 seed is the right spot for them.

St. Francis beat NB 10-0...perhaps they should be the #3 or 4 seed....right behind STMA....

Or Not.....

crw · Post by **crw** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 1:21 pm

gitter wrote:
Traxler wrote:So now that St. Albert Michaelville beat North Branch 16-0 I am changing my mind about their seed. I'm starting to think the 3 seed or possibly even the 2 seed is the right spot for them.
St. Francis beat NB 10-0...perhaps they should be the #3 or 4 seed....right behind STMA....

Or Not.....

Now your all looking foolish talking about a meaningless game . It would be different if STMA people were riding that win like fools but they aren't..

Truthfully our kids don't care who or where they play you need to win 3 games, and get thru more than likely the best unless there is major upsets to get out of sections. So go ahead put STMA in the 8 spot...

In the words of Rick Flair "in order to be the best you have to beat the best, WHOOOoOO"

We will see how things pan out and have some good hockey coming up...

sticksave · Post by **sticksave** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 1:45 pm

Now your all looking foolish talking about a meaningless game . It would be different if STMA people were riding that win like fools but they aren't..

Truthfully our kids don't care who or where they play you need to win 3 games, and get thru more than likely the best unless there is major upsets to get out of sections. So go ahead put STMA in the 8 spot...

In the words of Rick Flair "in order to be the best you have to beat the best, WHOOOoOO"

We will see how things pan out and have some good hockey coming up... Brick wall

Well Put

Traxler · Post by **Traxler** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 2:22 pm

crw wrote:
gitter wrote:
Traxler wrote:So now that St. Albert Michaelville beat North Branch 16-0 I am changing my mind about their seed. I'm starting to think the 3 seed or possibly even the 2 seed is the right spot for them.
St. Francis beat NB 10-0...perhaps they should be the #3 or 4 seed....right behind STMA....

Or Not.....

Now your all looking foolish talking about a meaningless game . It would be different if STMA people were riding that win like fools but they aren't..

Truthfully our kids don't care who or where they play you need to win 3 games, and get thru more than likely the best unless there is major upsets to get out of sections. So go ahead put STMA in the 8 spot...

In the words of Rick Flair "in order to be the best you have to beat the best, WHOOOoOO"

We will see how things pan out and have some good hockey coming up...

You've been very reasonable in your posts, crw. I was mostly trying to have fun with the other STMA dad (My_Kid_Loves_Hockey) with my post. I actually hope that STMA continues to improve because it's more rewarding to win a section with quality teams.

I hope that the Knights are able to improve their schedule in the years to come so that we get a better idea of how good they are. And, similarly to your Rick Flair quote, you only can get better by playing better teams. I can't imagine anyone on STMA improved based on the game against North Branch.

I hope we (East) face you in the finals.