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Would be nice to see Warroad pull up their skirts and make the jump like Roseau did.

Sats81 wrote:

nahc wrote:And of course the jaugernaut to 1AA to see if indeed the Jacks can win a few section games... :)

Oh, I thought they were opting down to 8A so they could make the X....oh wait, they would have to get by EGF then...

And Thief River and Warroad...

Sats81 wrote:

nahc wrote:And of course the jaugernaut to 1AA to see if indeed the Jacks can win a few section games... :)

Oh, I thought they were opting down to 8A so they could make the X....oh wait, they would have to get by EGF then...

But they would not be opting down, just electing not to opt up as they are an A level by definition.

BUT BY ACTION ON THE ICE THEY WILL BE

CHAMPIONS

IN 2016

Exactly. If they want to keep the section at 9 teams, it would make no sense to move Brainerd and move in another northern suburb. Tech and Apollo coop wouldn't really change anything for our section? I looked and I think there is at least one metro section with 7 teams??

You need to remember, Roseau doesn't feel it is making a jump because Roseau has proven over the years that they belong with the big schools. Warroad on the other hand had very little state tournament success until there were two classes. They had a few appearances, but many of them were through the back door as section 8 runner ups. We are all struggling in this area with declining enrollment and it is getting increasingly difficult to compete with the metro schools. Moorhead has powerful bantam and peewee teams and they are going to always be difficult to get through. I wouldn't suggest any of the 8A schools moving up. Someday down the road, Roseau may have to take a good look at what is best for the hockey program and there may be some tough decisions to make. The hockey landscape has changed and lack of numbers versus seemingly unlimited numbers will make the cinderella story even more difficult.

elliott70 wrote:

Sats81 wrote:

nahc wrote:And of course the jaugernaut to 1AA to see if indeed the Jacks can win a few section games... :)

Oh, I thought they were opting down to 8A so they could make the X....oh wait, they would have to get by EGF then...

But they would not be opting down, just electing not to opt up as they are an A level by definition.

BUT BY ACTION ON THE ICE THEY WILL BE

CHAMPIONS

IN 2014

It's 2015...

I'd like to see Elk River back in 5AA with all the teams they play at the youth level. Then I would have a team to root for in that section too!

Green and White Fan wrote:You need to remember, Roseau doesn't feel it is making a jump because Roseau has proven over the years that they belong with the big schools. Warroad on the other hand had very little state tournament success until there were two classes. They had a few appearances, but many of them were through the back door as section 8 runner ups. We are all struggling in this area with declining enrollment and it is getting increasingly difficult to compete with the metro schools. Moorhead has powerful bantam and peewee teams and they are going to always be difficult to get through. I wouldn't suggest any of the 8A schools moving up. Someday down the road, Roseau may have to take a good look at what is best for the hockey program and there may be some tough decisions to make. The hockey landscape has changed and lack of numbers versus seemingly unlimited numbers will make the cinderella story even more difficult.

Green White: Maybe at some point Roseau and Warroad coop. That would seem logical if numbers become an issue. I suppose some egos would struggle to let that happen, but if it did then what are they going to do after racking up multiple AA state championships? I suppose they would have to go back to the way it was since it would be unfair to dominate the metro teams year in and year out. Just having fun !

elliott70 wrote:8AA has 9 teams, we should keep Brainerd and lose Buffalo.

I heard Bemidji is moving to 3A

OLE!!

Traxler wrote:

elliott70 wrote:

Sats81 wrote: Oh, I thought they were opting down to 8A so they could make the X....oh wait, they would have to get by EGF then...

But they would not be opting down, just electing not to opt up as they are an A level by definition.

BUT BY ACTION ON THE ICE THEY WILL BE

CHAMPIONS

IN 2014

It's 2015...

You'll have to excuse elliot. He gets so drunk off lumberjack kool-aid that he forgets what year it is.

elliott70 wrote:

Sats81 wrote:

nahc wrote:And of course the jaugernaut to 1AA to see if indeed the Jacks can win a few section games... :)

Oh, I thought they were opting down to 8A so they could make the X....oh wait, they would have to get by EGF then...

But they would not be opting down, just electing not to opt up as they are an A level by definition.

BUT BY ACTION ON THE ICE THEY WILL BE

CHAMPIONS

IN 2014

Dang Admins always editing my posts.