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ghshockeyfan wrote:I probably should have asked if people were going with their "heart" or "head" or both? on their picks...

Simple answer: for those fans whose teams made it to state, their hearts. All others should vote with their heads!

ghshockeyfan wrote:I will say that I don't always agree with KRACH/etc. as I have some personal favorites that I'd like to see win...

OK, ghs, this begs the question: Who are your "personal favorites"?

And are these going with your heart of your head?

ghshockeyfan wrote:I probably should have asked if people were going with their "heart" or "head" or both? on their picks...

SEhockeyDAD wrote:18. GRG
19. Mayo
20. Mayo

Well, I, um, er...

1. Blake
2. Hibbing
3. Crookston
4. Farmington
5. Blake
6. Crookston
7. Alexandria
8. Austin
9. Alexandria
10. Farmington
11. Blake

12. Burnsville
13. BSM
14. Bemidji
15. Roseville
16. BSM
17. Roseville
18. Grand Rapids
19. Stillwater
20. Stillwater
21. Bemidji
22. Roseville

MNHockeyFan wrote:

ghshockeyfan wrote:I will say that I don't always agree with KRACH/etc. as I have some personal favorites that I'd like to see win...

OK, ghs, this begs the question: Who are your "personal favorites"?

And are these going with your heart of your head?

Typically my head will agree with KRACH, but sometimes we differ there too.

I usually will pull for the teams that aren't supposed to win vs. jumping on the powerhouse team bandwagon. The hard part in that though is that often I have players I pull for on both sides due to past "coaching" etc. But besides that, there are some coaches/teams and sub-plots that you have to pull for too, even if your head & all the stats say they'll lose. Every once in a while you know a coach/team/community/situaiton that has been wronged, went through some hard times, persevered, etc. and if you know these stories & facts then most would tend to pull for the "longshot" at times for reasons other than that they aren't supposed to win on paper. I still think the game is 90% heart and 10% skill, and if you believe that, anything is possible for the motivated team - no matter the skill disparity, stats, etc., etc.

CLASS A
1. Blake
2. Alex
3. Crookston
4. Austin
5. Blake
6. Austin
7. Hibbing
8. Farmington
9. Farmington
10. Alex
11. Blake

CLASS AA
12. Burnsville
13. BSM
14. Stillwater
15. Roseville
16. BSM
17. Stillwater
18. GRG
19. Mayo
20. GRG
21. Roseville
22. Stillwater

I may be goping out on a limb here, but I think there will be some upset in sotre for this year's tourney

CLASS A
1. Blake
2. Alex
3. Crookston
4. Austin
5. Blake
6. Austin
7. Hibbing
8. Farmington
9. Hibbing
10. Crookston
11. Blake

CLASS AA
12. Burnsville
13. BSM
14. Bemidji
15. Mayo
16. BSM
17. Mayo
18. GRG
19. Roseville
20. Roseville
21. Bemidji
22. BSM

Class A
1 Blake
2 Hibbing
3 Crookston
4 Austin
5 Blake
6 Crookston
7 Breck
8 Farmington
9 Breck
10 Hibbing
11 Blake

Class AA
12 Burnsville
13 BSM
14 Stillwater
15 Roseville
16 BSM
17 Stillwater
18 GRG
19 Bemidji
20 GRG
21 Roseville
22 Stillwater

Class A
1 Blake
2 Alexandria
3 Crookston
4 Farmington
5 Blake
6 Crookston
7 Hibbing
8 Austin
9 Hibbing
10 Farmington
11 Blake

Class AA
12 Burnsville
13 BSM
14 Stillwater
15 Roseville
16 BSM
17 Stillwater
18 GRG
19 Bemidji
20 Bemidji
21 Roseville
22 Stillwater

CLASS A
1 Blake
2 Hibbing
3 Crookston
4 Farmington
5 Blake
6 Farmington
7 Alex
8 Marshall
9 Alex
10 Crookston
11 Blake

CLASS AA
12 Burnsville
13 Benilde-St. Margaret's
14 Stillwater
15 Roseville
16 BSM
17 Roseville
18 GRG
19 Bemidji
20 GRG
21 Stillwater
22 BSM

By my quick count, 7 of us are 4 for 4 after today's Class A action. Interesting that KRACH only got 2 out of 4, LPH was 3 out of 4.

possible pts name
10 Lets play hockey
9 hockeyhuni0611
10 NE14HKY
13 KRACH
5 Grhawky
10 GivinYaTHeBusiness
16 mnhockeyfan
8 Elliot70
8 Gocards1
15 SEhockeyDAD
13 hockeygod
17 gopher25
13 mnhockey35
11 hotdog
17 hockeyrube7
12 boblee
12 Bash Brother
11 22puck22
12 bghockey
12 RSI
8 gbncrs
15 bensonmum
13 unbelievable
15 onthefly

Thanks for doing this!!! I've just been too busy!

After getting off to a terrific start, picking 10 out of the first 12, I've now officially "flamed out" - to quote a title of a recently deleted thread.

8 Lets play hockey
6 hockeyhuni0611
7 NE14HKY
9 KRACH
4 Grhawky
9 GivinYaTHeBusiness
13 mnhockeyfan
7 Elliot70
7 Gocards1
11 SEhockeyDAD
11 hockeygod
13 gopher25
9 mnhockey35
8 hotdog
13 hockeyrube7
10 boblee
10 Bash Brother
9 22puck22
9 bghockey
11 RSI
6 gbncrs
14 bensonmum
12 unbelievable
11 onthefly

mnhockey35 wrote:8 Lets play hockey
6 hockeyhuni0611
7 NE14HKY
9 KRACH
4 Grhawky
9 GivinYaTHeBusiness
13 mnhockeyfan
7 Elliot70
7 Gocards1
11 SEhockeyDAD
11 hockeygod
13 gopher25
9 mnhockey35
8 hotdog
13 hockeyrube7
10 boblee
10 Bash Brother
9 22puck22
9 bghockey
11 RSI
6 gbncrs
14 bensonmum
12 unbelievable
11 onthefly

Was this the final point standings?

I managed to go 10 for 11 in Class A, but in AA I only picked 3 out of 11 - 13 total.

sorry it took so long to get this out trying to get the driveway clean...

8 Lets play hockey
6 hockeyhuni0611
7 NE14HKY
9 KRACH
4 Grhawky
9 GivinYaTHeBusiness
12 mnhockeyfan
6 Elliot70
6 Gocards1
10 SEhockeyDAD
10 hockeygod
12 gopher25
9 mnhockey35
8 hotdog
13 hockeyrube7
9 boblee
9 Bash Brother
7 22puck22
9 bghockey
10 RSI
6 gbncrs
12 bensonmum
11 unbelievable
11 onthefly

kind of intresting... only 3 people picked stillwater to win the entire thing and only 4 people had picked north metro to win their quarterfinal game. and no one got the third place or cons. game right for AA.

Thanks for doing the points standings... I know it's a lot of work!!!

The interesting thing I think it to look at LPH/AP & KRACH. Pretty low totals on those picks...

It makes me wonder if 1) there were indeed a lot of upsets, & 2) if some that went with their heart vs. head may have come out better than the logic of LPH/AP & KRACH.

One thing that I think many mentioned in my discussions at the tourney was that there was a lot of pairity, some upsets, and if nothing else some great hockey this weekend. It's unfortunate that some have to lose, but it was indeed a good event as always...