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hockeygenie5 wrote:OK enough of this. Back to the actual section for 08-09. Who's gonna win it, who's gonna put up a fight, and who's gonna stand out (both surprise teams and players).

I hear that Thief will be pretty good this year... anyone else agree?

They were young last year and alot of their guys are coming back. They should be pretty good and are a pick for a lot of people to win the section.

profan105 wrote:

hockeygenie5 wrote:OK enough of this. Back to the actual section for 08-09. Who's gonna win it, who's gonna put up a fight, and who's gonna stand out (both surprise teams and players).

I hear that Thief will be pretty good this year... anyone else agree?

Warroad, Bemidji, Thief River Falls, and East Grand Forks should make 8A very exciting this year.

I would have to tab Warroad as the favorites going in, but would not count any of the other 3 out of it until the final horn at regions.

Thanks elliott. What do you think for some of the typically lower seeded teams?

as typical, they'll be seeded lower than the ones that are typically higher seeded teams....typically.

hockeygenie5 wrote:Thanks elliott. What do you think for some of the typically lower seeded teams?

Crookston, LOW, RLF & Hallock will have some skilled players and depending on goaltending will give some teams a game.

Park Rapids will have McMorrow back and a couple of others but no help from bantams.

Bagley will struggle just because of numbers.


Warroad
Thief River Falls
Bemidji
East Grand Forks
Crookston
Lake of the Woods
Park Rapids
Red Lake Falls
Hallock
Bagley

elliott70 wrote:

hockeygenie5 wrote:Thanks elliott. What do you think for some of the typically lower seeded teams?

Crookston, LOW, RLF & Hallock will have some skilled players and depending on goaltending will give some teams a game.

Park Rapids will have McMorrow back and a couple of others but no help from bantams.

Bagley will struggle just because of numbers.


Warroad
Thief River Falls
Bemidji
East Grand Forks
Crookston
Lake of the Woods
Park Rapids
Red Lake Falls
Hallock
Bagley

What's the scene in Brrrmidji this year, Sir Elliott?

schwang17 wrote:

elliott70 wrote:

hockeygenie5 wrote:Thanks elliott. What do you think for some of the typically lower seeded teams?

Crookston, LOW, RLF & Hallock will have some skilled players and depending on goaltending will give some teams a game.

Park Rapids will have McMorrow back and a couple of others but no help from bantams.

Bagley will struggle just because of numbers.


Warroad
Thief River Falls
Bemidji
East Grand Forks
Crookston
Lake of the Woods
Park Rapids
Red Lake Falls
Hallock
Bagley

What's the scene in Brrrmidji this year, Sir Elliott?

Zach Lehrke got cut this weekend

schwang17 wrote:

elliott70 wrote:

hockeygenie5 wrote:Thanks elliott. What do you think for some of the typically lower seeded teams?

Crookston, LOW, RLF & Hallock will have some skilled players and depending on goaltending will give some teams a game.

Park Rapids will have McMorrow back and a couple of others but no help from bantams.

Bagley will struggle just because of numbers.


Warroad
Thief River Falls
Bemidji
East Grand Forks
Crookston
Lake of the Woods
Park Rapids
Red Lake Falls
Hallock
Bagley

What's the scene in Brrrmidji this year, Sir Elliott?

Bemidji's strong Soph class are now juniors and there are a lot of incoming sophs off a very strong bantam team from last year.

Goaltending will be very good with Sr Dundgeon and national player So Graves.

New coaching should be a plus - young, eneregtic, and confident.
Along with an old-timer returning to coach to add stability and a parent aspect to teh coaching ranks (his kids played but are no goen from the system).
Wade Chido via TRF and BSU
John Wangberg (former HS varsity, JV and bantam coach, of some successful teams)

elliott, I thought Wangberg was the coach a few years back that was fired?

offtheglas wrote:elliott, I thought Wangberg was the coach a few years back that was fired?

Wangberg was asked to resign after 2000(?) season. the Jacks werres ection runner-ups that year and he was section coach of the year - if I remember correctly.

He will be on the ice and bench again this season and I think it is a very good choice. Wangberg has strong morals and is an excellent teacher.

elliott70 wrote:
# 1Warroad
#2 Thief River Falls
#3 Bemidji
#4 East Grand Forks
#5 Crookston
#6 Lake of the Woods
#7 Park Rapids
#8 Red Lake Falls
#9 Hallock
#10 Bagley

The "Fleet of #5's". Could one of 'em pull it off?

If PR trumps LOW for the #6 my old pal Schwang isn't going to like to drive to Bemidji, continue north for another couple hours only to play Bemidji when he gets there. Oh well, I guess we all get to put on the miles this year.

Is WHA not fielding a team this year?

I think we all forgot about Walker.


11. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (nice arena, though)

Irishmans Shanty wrote:

elliott70 wrote:
# 1Warroad
#2 Thief River Falls
#3 Bemidji
#4 East Grand Forks
#5 Crookston
#6 Lake of the Woods
#7 Park Rapids
#8 Red Lake Falls
#9 Hallock
#10 Bagley

The "Fleet of #5's". Could one of 'em pull it off?

If PR trumps LOW for the #6 my old pal Schwang isn't going to like to drive to Bemidji, continue north for another couple hours only to play Bemidji when he gets there. Oh well, I guess we all get to put on the miles this year.

Especially since he is living in Chicago.

State Champ 97 wrote:

Irishmans Shanty wrote:

elliott70 wrote:
# 1Warroad
#2 Thief River Falls
#3 Bemidji
#4 East Grand Forks
#5 Crookston
#6 Lake of the Woods
#7 Park Rapids
#8 Red Lake Falls
#9 Hallock
#10 Bagley

The "Fleet of #5's". Could one of 'em pull it off?

If PR trumps LOW for the #6 my old pal Schwang isn't going to like to drive to Bemidji, continue north for another couple hours only to play Bemidji when he gets there. Oh well, I guess we all get to put on the miles this year.

Especially since he is living in Chicago.

Right you are, SC. Quite the drive to watch the #6 or 7 seed.

Now that PR is out of contending this year..I'd have to put my money on Walker.....

SiouxRecruit wrote:Now that PR is out of contending this year..I'd have to put my money on Walker.....

Good choice

flatontheice wrote:
Zach Lehrke got cut this weekend

What happened there? I don't see him on the roster.

UpNorthStars wrote:

flatontheice wrote:
Zach Lehrke got cut this weekend

What happened there? I don't see him on the roster.

He is not cut.....and he is on the roster (cedar rapids)

Did anyone do anything sweet during the off season?..I played ALOT of softball....I worked a little also ..I'm pumped for the season to start though...

SiouxRecruit wrote:Did anyone do anything sweet during the off season?..I played ALOT of softball....I worked a little also ..I'm pumped for the season to start though...

I took my team of 12 year-olds to the Cal Ripken Major 60 World Series in Tennesse. We won state and 8 state regional play-off to qulaify.
That may qualify as 'sweet'.

SiouxRecruit wrote:

UpNorthStars wrote:

flatontheice wrote:
Zach Lehrke got cut this weekend

What happened there? I don't see him on the roster.

He is not cut.....and he is on the roster (cedar rapids)

OK...He was moved to the affiliate list sorry I used the "C" word.

SiouxRecruit wrote:Now that PR is out of contending this year..I'd have to put my money on Walker.....

I don't think you can fall too far in this Section...they'll still be better than the lower tier...

UpNorthStars wrote:

flatontheice wrote:
Zach Lehrke got cut this weekend

What happened there? I don't see him on the roster.

Typical Warroad IQ's....