New Section Assignments Posted

wolfman · Post by **wolfman** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 10:24 pm

St Cloud is growing but the people that are moving in don't play hockey. Maybe that will change someday.

Slap Shot · Post by **Slap Shot** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 4:42 am

How many realignment committee members have ties to STA?

greybeard58 · Post by **greybeard58** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 9:59 am

While the population has been growing the hockey numbers have been dropping since 2008. The proposal that was voted down at a Mn Hockey meeting to split the association along the 2 high school attendance areas, had it passed would have put pressure to increase recruiting and bring back successful fund raisers.

almostashappy · Post by **almostashappy** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 6:05 pm

green4 wrote:
elliott70 wrote:
Hockey7326 wrote: Eagan has one high school that is named Eagan High School, but the city is actually divided between 4 separate high school collection areas...Eagan, Eastview, Burnsville, and Sibley.

alcloseshaver · Post by **alcloseshaver** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 12:30 pm

The MSHSL made some adjustments to the sections on the girls side today. Any possible changes for the boys side?

Post by **karl(east)** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 6:38 pm

alcloseshaver wrote:The MSHSL made some adjustments to the sections on the girls side today. Any possible changes for the boys side?

What changes did they make over on the girls' side? Anything comparable to what many of us would like to see happen for the boys?

MNHockeyFan · Post by **MNHockeyFan** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 11:07 pm

karl(east) wrote:
alcloseshaver wrote:The MSHSL made some adjustments to the sections on the girls side today. Any possible changes for the boys side?
What changes did they make over on the girls' side? Anything comparable to what many of us would like to see happen for the boys?

For the girls, which rely more on co-ops than the boys, the sections were balanced out. Not so much geographically, but more to even the number of teams in each section, while also achieving a better balance for the sections in the Metro area:

Class A - 56 teams (8 sections, each with 7 teams)
Class AA - 63 teams (8 sections; 7 of which have 8 teams, one with 7 teams)
Total: 119 teams

http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/SectionAssig ... tivity=460

alcloseshaver · Post by **alcloseshaver** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 8:59 am

Boys AA sections range from 7 to 10 teams, would be nice to balance it out. Not a big fan of a bye for the one seed.

Nuts&Bolts · Post by **Nuts&Bolts** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 9:17 pm

Maybe those in charge of the girls section assignments are better at math and geography. What they've done with reconfiguring the girls sections makes to much sense. A 1 vs 8 quarterfinal game matters besides a historic upset there is the more likely suspension or injury. Should do something with the boys section 1AA like move in Hastings, Burnsville or Eastview from 3AA.

notTONIGHT · Post by **notTONIGHT** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:55 pm

I see that St. Peter has moved back down to Class A, but Marshall (the town) is still listed as class AA. Anybody have an update on that??

http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/SectionAssig ... tivity=410

BP · Post by BP » Wed Aug 12, 2015 9:26 pm

notTONIGHT wrote:I see that St. Peter has moved back down to Class A, but Marshall (the town) is still listed as class AA. Anybody have an update on that??

http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/SectionAssig ... tivity=410

Last I heard, there were a number of teams still appealing down to A. But, the State HS League is never in a hurry to do the right thing and let kids and teams linger until the last minute.

bauerman · Post by **bauerman** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 2:33 pm

Slap Shot wrote:How many realignment committee members have ties to STA?

I could be wrong but I believe every committee member has ties to STA

thestickler07 · Post by **thestickler07** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 5:09 pm

bauerman wrote:
Slap Shot wrote:How many realignment committee members have ties to STA?
I could be wrong but I believe every committee member has ties to STA

I can confirm this.

notTONIGHT · Post by **notTONIGHT** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 2:10 am

A Month and half later Marshall (the Town) is still listed in Class AA, Section 2.

Maybe the Paperwork got mixed up with Duluth Marshall?

The season opens in 5 weeks and this hasnt been addressed. I see the girls team from Marshall is in Class A.

Maybe the NCIQAAFARFIGNOOGIN ratings will improve for the big south conference featuring another AA program......

Corn Cobb · Post by **Corn Cobb** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 5:41 am

notTONIGHT wrote:A Month and half later Marshall (the Town) is still listed in Class AA, Section 2.

Maybe the Paperwork got mixed up with Duluth Marshall?

The season opens in 5 weeks and this hasnt been addressed. I see the girls team from Marshall is in Class A.

Maybe the NCIQAAFARFIGNOOGIN ratings will improve for the big south conference featuring another AA program......

...quite the obsession about Marshall, eh? I guess someone didn't attend the press conference on this one.

notTONIGHT · Post by **notTONIGHT** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 6:15 am

Corn Cobb wrote:
notTONIGHT wrote:A Month and half later Marshall (the Town) is still listed in Class AA, Section 2.

Maybe the Paperwork got mixed up with Duluth Marshall?

The season opens in 5 weeks and this hasnt been addressed. I see the girls team from Marshall is in Class A.

Maybe the NCIQAAFARFIGNOOGIN ratings will improve for the big south conference featuring another AA program......

...quite the obsession about Marshall, eh? I guess someone didn't attend the press conference on this one.

ob·sess
əbˈses/
verb
past tense: obsessed; past participle: obsessed

preoccupy or fill the mind of (someone) continually, intrusively, and to a troubling extent.

I would say I am more of a "Concerned Resident".

InYourFace09 · Post by **InYourFace09** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 7:31 am

notTONIGHT wrote:
ob·sess
əbˈses/
verb
past tense: obsessed; past participle: obsessed

preoccupy or fill the mind of (someone) continually, intrusively, and to a troubling extent.
I would say I am more of a "Concerned Resident".

I didn't know that Luverne residents were considered part of Marshall!!

BP · Post by BP » Wed Sep 30, 2015 3:15 pm

notTONIGHT wrote:A Month and half later Marshall (the Town) is still listed in Class AA, Section 2.

Maybe the Paperwork got mixed up with Duluth Marshall?

The season opens in 5 weeks and this hasnt been addressed. I see the girls team from Marshall is in Class A.

Maybe the NCIQAAFARFIGNOOGIN ratings will improve for the big south conference featuring another AA program......

The MSHSL meet every other month. Next meeting is 9/30 and 10/1. I'd think it will be addressed then.

Nuts&Bolts · Post by **Nuts&Bolts** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:15 pm

Total # of AA schools based on set criteria minus AA schools electing to move down (that get rightfully approved) plus A schools opting to move up (of course excluding Herm'A'ntown) divided by 8. Section 1 is bad enough but to only have 7 teams in the AA section makes no sense.

almostashappy · Post by **almostashappy** » Fri Oct 02, 2015 11:04 am

Nuts&Bolts wrote:Section 1 is bad enough but to only have 7 teams in the AA section makes no sense.

Makes even less sense with 3AA sitting next door with 10 teams (again). And if Marshall (the city) does get moved down to A, then 3AA will be sitting next to two sections with seven teams.

Send Burnsville back to 2AA (or Jefferson, since it is a better geographic fit), and move Hastings to 1AA (where it absolutely geographically belongs). Problem solved...but only if MSHSL is willing to see that there's a problem in the first place.

GoldenBear69 · Post by **GoldenBear69** » Sat Oct 03, 2015 5:08 am

8AA Regular Season Prediction

1. St. Michael-Albertville (strong goaltending & defense...hungry to prove themselves)
2. Moorhead (young but talented, will need time to mature...good shot to regain the 'crown')
3. Bemidji (granted only a few starters lost...but big holes to fill. Expect a "The Tourney" hangover)
4. Roseau (give 'em another year before they contend again)
5. Buffalo (upset special...could be the darkhorse, but just not enough depth to seriously contend)
6. Brainerd (give them...2 years, unfortunately for them MHD super strong then)
7. Rogers (...not a chance)

goldy313 · Post by **goldy313** » Sat Oct 03, 2015 1:16 pm

1AA has 8 teams, not 7, I'm not sure why you think there is 7. As for bad, 1AA should have 3 top 20 teams, which is better than some other sections.

Faibault's co-op put them over the clsss A threshold, Faribault on occasion gets a kid from MSAD, maybe one every 5-10 years. They Co-op with MSAD in a number of sports to give kids an opportunity that they wouldn't get at that school. Instead of dissolving and reestablishing the co-op Faribault leaves it in place, it makes sense since MSAD gets kids from all over and there is no way to determine if a hockey player will enroll there each fall in the spring when sections are established.

BP · Post by BP » Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:18 am

I'm hearing at least 2 teams were told they are back in A for next two seasons. I'd assume a few more are as well. It'll be interesting to see once the State HS League posts the new sections. Probably not much of a change, but a few sections in AA might be light on teams.

alcloseshaver · Post by **alcloseshaver** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:42 am

The MSHSL tried to make adjustments but the schools had their schedules set and changes were not implemented. Need to balance the number of teams in the sections.

BP · Post by BP » Mon Oct 05, 2015 3:05 pm

alcloseshaver wrote:The MSHSL tried to make adjustments but the schools had their schedules set and changes were not implemented. Need to balance the number of teams in the sections.

Regular season schedules have nothing to do with sections.