The Brick team for "Team Minnesota"

4on5again · Post by **4on5again** » Tue May 26, 2015 11:13 pm

Thanks O-town. and I agree with yesiplayedhockey's comments.

Credit would be added to team Minnesota if there were a formal nomination or independent tryout process held the summer before the brick year. The Blades control the team, and that won't happen.

I'm interested in what this '04 Showdown tournament hosted by YHH turns into this year. I haven't heard how these teams are formed. Without a true tryout process, it will be more BS to feed the same egos. Hopefully they are more original that taking last years brick roster. I have my doubts

4on5again · Post by **4on5again** » Tue May 26, 2015 11:28 pm

I meant the Show not the showdown. Teams like Great Plains, and Midwest, etc.

suitcase · Post by **suitcase** » Wed May 27, 2015 8:58 am

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we're all crazy · Post by **we're all crazy** » Thu May 28, 2015 8:06 am

4on5again wrote:I'm interested in what this '04 Showdown tournament hosted by YHH turns into this year. I haven't heard how these teams are formed. Without a true tryout process, it will be more BS to feed the same egos. Hopefully they are more original that taking last years brick roster. I have my doubts

The Show roster is very strong and representative of the best of the '04 group. This group could have won the Brick as 10-year-olds.

suitcase · Post by **suitcase** » Wed Jun 24, 2015 3:37 pm

we're all crazy wrote:
4on5again wrote:I'm interested in what this '04 Showdown tournament hosted by YHH turns into this year. I haven't heard how these teams are formed. Without a true tryout process, it will be more BS to feed the same egos. Hopefully they are more original that taking last years brick roster. I have my doubts
The Show roster is very strong and representative of the best of the '04 group. This group could have won the Brick as 10-year-olds.

Do you still think this? I heard a few people, (don't know if they are parents or where they were from, but from the accents I could take a good guess) say they were happy something like this tournament was formed because now they would show Team Southeast (Florida Alliance) that they weren't as good as people said they were. One even said "there is no way they will be able to compete with us now that all our top kids are on one team". Just curious how everyone else felt about this since I've seen statements like these posted here before.

O-townClown · Post by **O-townClown** » Wed Jun 24, 2015 10:06 pm

Suitcase, the Southeast team showed very well last weekend. I know the kids well and am curious what the sense was after the week in Bloomington. Was happy to see they fared strong enough to win the US portion.

MWS coach · Post by **MWS coach** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 10:26 am

we're all crazy wrote:
4on5again wrote:I'm interested in what this '04 Showdown tournament hosted by YHH turns into this year. I haven't heard how these teams are formed. Without a true tryout process, it will be more BS to feed the same egos. Hopefully they are more original that taking last years brick roster. I have my doubts
The Show roster is very strong and representative of the best of the '04 group. This group could have won the Brick as 10-year-olds.

Best is a little strong and an opinion. Certainly many of the better players, but to say best, especially without a tryout is a little bit of a reach

suitcase · Post by **suitcase** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 12:05 pm

MWS coach, I'm pretty sure a well documented try out was held.

I think the Southeast boys felt ok for losing. That Ontario Black team is stellar to say the least. I wouldn't hesitate to say the best 04 team in the world. From what I hear the gap between the two teams is closing a little bit and the kids/coaches are figuring out how to play the Ontario team. The best player from SE may be their goalie, from what I saw was the best goalie in the tournament. They are a good team and it makes a person wonder what will happen in the future for these kids and opens up a lot of questions like can this group stay together for the next 4-6 years or through high school for that matter and how many will leave?

JSR · Post by **JSR** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:40 pm

suitcase wrote:MWS coach, I'm pretty sure a well documented try out was held.

I think the Southeast boys felt ok for losing. That Ontario Black team is stellar to say the least. I wouldn't hesitate to say the best 04 team in the world. From what I hear the gap between the two teams is closing a little bit and the kids/coaches are figuring out how to play the Ontario team. The best player from SE may be their goalie, from what I saw was the best goalie in the tournament. They are a good team and it makes a person wonder what will happen in the future for these kids and opens up a lot of questions like can this group stay together for the next 4-6 years or through high school for that matter and how many will leave?

The quality at "The Show" was pretty fantastic. From what I saw the worst team in the field could have had a chance to have won the Brick tournament last year that is how well put together these rosters were by all the different areas..

The Exiled One · Post by **The Exiled One** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 11:46 am

The Brick games are being streamed live...

http://portal.stretchinternet.com/bsn/#

The Exiled One · Post by **The Exiled One** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 8:12 am

The Exiled One wrote:The Brick games are being streamed live...

http://portal.stretchinternet.com/bsn/#

Wow #7

nobody · Post by **nobody** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 2:37 pm

Hmmmm.....

The Exiled One · Post by **The Exiled One** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 2:47 pm

nobody wrote:Hmmmm.....

Biased as charged. The kid's in my local association, but I don't know him or his family. I was watching for him specifically because of the local connection and I was not disappointed.

MWS coach · Post by **MWS coach** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 2:50 pm

The Exiled One wrote:
nobody wrote:Hmmmm.....
Biased as charged. The kid's in my local association, but I don't know him or his family. I was watching for him specifically because of the local connection and I was not disappointed.

Aside from being a very skilled hockey player, he is a great kid along with a great family. He has an older brother that is an '03 and #7 plays frequently with his brothers team and fits right in.

The Exiled One · Post by **The Exiled One** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 4:34 pm

MWS coach wrote:Aside from being a very skilled hockey player, he is a great kid along with a great family. He has an older brother that is an '03 and #7 plays frequently with his brothers team and fits right in.

Cool. I have it on good authority that he'll be playing up with the PW's next season. He should do well.

jg2112 · Post by **jg2112** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 5:48 pm

The Exiled One wrote:
MWS coach wrote:Aside from being a very skilled hockey player, he is a great kid along with a great family. He has an older brother that is an '03 and #7 plays frequently with his brothers team and fits right in.
Cool. I have it on good authority that he'll be playing up with the PW's next season. He should do well.

He should be playing with the PeeWees next year. According to the association who acts like they run your co-op, its position is no move ups except for need.

I hope he gets the move up. He deserves it.

The Exiled One · Post by **The Exiled One** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:40 pm

jg2112 wrote:He should be playing with the PeeWees next year. According to the association who acts like they run your co-op, its position is no move ups except for need.

No worries. Both associations have a rule that you only have to play two years at the same level. He already played two years of squirts. He's good to go.

jg2112 · Post by **jg2112** » Wed Jul 01, 2015 10:33 am

The Exiled One wrote:
jg2112 wrote:He should be playing with the PeeWees next year. According to the association who acts like they run your co-op, its position is no move ups except for need.
No worries. Both associations have a rule that you only have to play two years at the same level. He already played two years of squirts. He's good to go.

Good. If a kid can handle it, move him/her up to the appropriate level.

nobody · Post by **nobody** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 8:00 am

Results?

observer · Post by **observer** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 9:54 am

Looks like tough sledding at the Mall this year.

http://www.brickhockey.pointstreaksites ... vitational

4on5again · Post by **4on5again** » Sat Jul 04, 2015 5:58 pm

From that stat page, Team Minnesota a non factor. Hard to believe that the state of hockey shows so weak. Have they ever got a taste in the past?

hockeygirl2 · Post by **hockeygirl2** » Sun Jul 05, 2015 9:05 am

I watched some of the games online. They really do a nice job streaming the games. The boys really played hard. Congrats to them and for not giving up.

Many of the Canadian teams are rock solid. Same with a few from the U.S. Our team is a solid notch below those other teams. Any insight from anyone as to why? I refuse to believe that Minnesota can't be more competitive at this tournament. Was it a down year for talent this year, tryout process, coaching?????

4on5again · Post by **4on5again** » Sun Jul 05, 2015 7:02 pm

Looks like the Blades team taking a handful of add-ons. Never hear about tryouts. The Brick program team bio says they spent the last 12 months assembling the best. Check out their twitter page... a lot about water parks and hockey moms having a good time.