Peek at 3A play-off

[elliott70]

3A is always FUN!

But this one is over before it starts.

Luverne!



Wait, they will choke, definitely New Ulm.
But someone said Litchfield is the team to beat, but Marshall is coming on.

[elliott70]

1 Luverne 13-5-1
2 Marshall 12-6-0
3 Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 10-5-0
4 New Ulm 6-8-1
5 Redwood Valley 10-6-0
6 Hutchinson 4-9-1
7 Fairmont 5-13-0
8 Willmar 2-15-0
9 Windom Area 4-12-0
10 Worthington 2-14-0
11 Morris/Benson Area 0-12-0

4vs5 is New Ulm
against Luverne

Marshall vs Litchfield

Luverne vs Marshall

Luverne back to the X.

[GoldyGopher]

1 Luverne 13-5-1
2 Marshall 12-6-0
3 Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 10-5-0
4 New Ulm 6-8-1
5 Redwood Valley 10-6-0
6 Hutchinson 4-9-1
7 Fairmont 5-13-0
8 Willmar 2-15-0
9 Windom Area 4-12-0
10 Worthington 2-14-0
11 Morris/Benson Area 0-12-0

4vs5 is New Ulm
against Luverne

Marshall vs Litchfield

Luverne vs Marshall

Luverne back to the X.

4vs5 NU and Redwood according to your rankings. A rematch from last years first round in sections although this is on New Ulm's big sheet of ice. A place that has not been friendly to the slumping Cardinals(RV).

I do wonder how the coaches will vote on Hutch. 7 section games and so far they are 2-1-1 in them. Lost to LDC and tied NU on road but beat Marshall at home. I think most would agree Marshall is playing much better hockey as of late though.

Regardless of performance the seeding in this section will be based on the coaches and what teams they want to play. I'll say it until it changes, but coaches voting on seeds is absolutely absurd. There is no due process given to teams that may deserve that 4 seed instead of 5 and in a case this year, if NU is around that area it's going to be a huge advantage for them to play a home game against whoever the 5 seed may be.

[InigoMontoya]

I do wonder how the coaches will vote on Hutch. 7 section games and so far they are 2-1-1 in them. Lost to LDC and tied NU on road but beat Marshall at home. I think most would agree Marshall is playing much better hockey as of late though.

Fairmont has more wins, maybe Hutchinson is the 7 seed?

If LDC beats Marshall, do they deserve a higher seed, or if Marshall plays much better later against Morris-Benson, do they get the nod?
What if Hutchinson beats Redwood?

if NU is around that area it's going to be a huge advantage for them to play a home game against whoever the 5 seed may be.

Do they allow that German home-cookin', even during sections?
Funny that New Ulm's losing record and loss to Redwood puts them ahead of Redwood in some minds.

[GoldyGopher]

I do wonder how the coaches will vote on Hutch. 7 section games and so far they are 2-1-1 in them. Lost to LDC and tied NU on road but beat Marshall at home. I think most would agree Marshall is playing much better hockey as of late though.

Fairmont has more wins, maybe Hutchinson is the 7 seed?

If LDC beats Marshall, do they deserve a higher seed, or if Marshall plays much better later against Morris-Benson, do they get the nod?
What if Hutchinson beats Redwood?

if NU is around that area it's going to be a huge advantage for them to play a home game against whoever the 5 seed may be.

Do they allow that German home-cookin', even during sections?
Funny that New Ulm's losing record and loss to Redwood puts them ahead of Redwood in some minds.

I would say there isn't much doubt in any minds that play as of late would seed NU above Redwood. Factor in Luverne as a common opponent. NU beat them and Redwood got swept (badly), although NU losing to LSH/SP/TCU doesn't help. Hutch is a far superior team to Fairmont, but then again how are they voting on the seeding? Are they voting on overall records with a strength of schedule factored in? Or just based on actual records?

Time will tell but my guess is they are going to factor in Hutch's schedule. Too many factors to tell how they will be voted.

And no, pizza and popcorn are quite lame concession items in a German town like New Ulm.

[goldy313]

^^^^^

The bigger question is do they still sell cups of sauerkraut?

[GoldyGopher]

^^^^^

The bigger question is do they still sell cups of sauerkraut?

Negative. The whole bit has gone pear shaped.

[fastncrash]

LHS 6, NewPrague 0.