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TheNightman wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 9:49 am I'm wondering where Hermantown and Gentry would rank in AA this year. Both would be top 10 surely, maybe even top 5. Gentry's game against Blake might be the only indicator we get.

The Hermantown game vs GR on 02/11 should give a glimpse into where the Hawks could fit into AA.

By the way, Hermantown is 7-0, outscoring their opponents 67-3, outshooting them 423-60, an average per game of 60-8.

rainier2 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:22 am

TheNightman wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 9:49 am I'm wondering where Hermantown and Gentry would rank in AA this year. Both would be top 10 surely, maybe even top 5. Gentry's game against Blake might be the only indicator we get.

The Hermantown game vs GR on 02/11 should give a glimpse into where the Hawks could fit into AA.

By the way, Hermantown is 7-0, outscoring their opponents 67-3, outshooting them 423-60, an average per game of 60-8.

Certainly, I more meant it as I already know that Hermantown would be a top AA team, but it will be interesting to see where Gentry fits. Hermantown/Rapids should be a doozie but I'd give the edge to Herm.

Stang5280 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:00 pm Haters' Guide to Sections

1A: Meh, whatever

2A: Probably Orono, but also doesn't much matter

3A: Litch vs Hutch, book it

4A: Gentry vs Mahtomedi, book it

5A: Don't put yourself through this

6A: Our only interesting section
1a) Little Falls
1b) Alexandria
3) Fergus Falls
4) Sartell

7A: Hermantown vs Denfeld, book it
(Unless Covid continues to intervene)

8A: Warroad vs EGF, book it

Thanks for reading this in-depth analysis

This is exactly what I needed today. The sad thing is, you're almost definitely right. We can dance around with all the numbers and analysis we want, but it really is this easy. I think regular season games are almost more interesting then most Sections and definitely State Quarterfinals these days because there's some really great AA vs. A matchups.

Class A Boys as of Jan. 27 LETS PLAY HOCKEY
TEAM
RECORD
LAST WEEK
1. Hermantown 4-0 1
2. Gentry Academy 3-0 2
3. Warroad 4-0 3
4. Little Falls 4-0 5
5. Mahtomedi 2-1 6
6. St. Paul Johnson 1-0 10
7. Alexandria 3-0 12
8. East Grand Forks 2-2 8
9. AC Wings 2-1 11
10. Duluth Denfeld 0-0-1 4
11. Breck 1-2 7
12. Mankato East 2-1 14
13. Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 3-1 20
14. North Branch 3-0 19
15. Delano 2-3 9
16.Fergus Falls 3-1 NR
17. St. Cloud Cathedral 2-2 13
18. Southwest Christian/Richfield 3-0 NR
19. Mound Westonka 2-1-2 18
20. Mankato West 5-0 NR

elliott70 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 1:24 pm Class A Boys as of Jan. 27 LETS PLAY HOCKEY
TEAM
RECORD
LAST WEEK
1. Hermantown 4-0 1
2. Gentry Academy 3-0 2
3. Warroad 4-0 3
4. Little Falls 4-0 5
5. Mahtomedi 2-1 6
6. St. Paul Johnson 1-0 10
7. Alexandria 3-0 12
8. East Grand Forks 2-2 8
9. AC Wings 2-1 11
10. Duluth Denfeld 0-0-1 4
11. Breck 1-2 7
12. Mankato East 2-1 14
13. Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 3-1 20
14. North Branch 3-0 19
15. Delano 2-3 9
16.Fergus Falls 3-1 NR
17. St. Cloud Cathedral 2-2 13
18. Southwest Christian/Richfield 3-0 NR
19. Mound Westonka 2-1-2 18
20. Mankato West 5-0 NR

I HAVE TROUBLE WITH THESE RANKINGS.

elliott70 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 1:28 pm

elliott70 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 1:24 pm Class A Boys as of Jan. 27 LETS PLAY HOCKEY
TEAM
RECORD
LAST WEEK
1. Hermantown 4-0 1
2. Gentry Academy 3-0 2
3. Warroad 4-0 3
4. Little Falls 4-0 5
5. Mahtomedi 2-1 6
6. St. Paul Johnson 1-0 10
7. Alexandria 3-0 12
8. East Grand Forks 2-2 8
9. AC Wings 2-1 11
10. Duluth Denfeld 0-0-1 4
11. Breck 1-2 7
12. Mankato East 2-1 14
13. Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 3-1 20
14. North Branch 3-0 19
15. Delano 2-3 9
16.Fergus Falls 3-1 NR
17. St. Cloud Cathedral 2-2 13
18. Southwest Christian/Richfield 3-0 NR
19. Mound Westonka 2-1-2 18
20. Mankato West 5-0 NR

I HAVE TROUBLE WITHH THESE RANKINGS.

Wow, those are comically bad. Breck was just coming off of the loss to Providence, and having them up at 7 the previous week is highly questionable. I have no idea how Cathedral could even be considered for the top 20. It seems like the LPH rankings are way too “sticky” and they don’t want to admit when they are wrong on teams.

Hot off the press with the LPH rankings (2/3/21).

Disclaimer: IMO these rankings are a joke. They have two AA teams within the list.

1. Hermantown 7-0 1
2. Gentry Academy 5-0 2
3. Mahtomedi 3-3 6
4. East Grand Forks 3-4 8
5. Little Falls 4-0-1 4
6. Alexandria 4-1-1 7
7. Warroad 4-1-1 3
8. Breck 3-2 11
9. AC Wings 2-3 9
10. Mankato East 5-1 12
11. St Paul Johnson 1-1 6
12. Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 4-0-2 13
13. Fergus Falls 4-1 16
14. St. Cloud Cathedral 3-3 17
15. Northern Lakes 5-1 NR
16.Mankato West 5-0 20
17. Red Lake Falls 6-1 NR
18. Northfield 5-1-1 NR
19. Owatonna 5-1 NRR
20. Duluth Denfeld 0-0-1 10

Corn Cobb wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 3:40 pm Hot off the press with the LPH rankings (2/3/21).

Disclaimer: IMO these rankings are a joke. They have two AA teams within the list.

1. Hermantown 7-0 1
2. Gentry Academy 5-0 2
3. Mahtomedi 3-3 6
4. East Grand Forks 3-4 8
5. Little Falls 4-0-1 4
6. Alexandria 4-1-1 7
7. Warroad 4-1-1 3
8. Breck 3-2 11
9. AC Wings 2-3 9
10. Mankato East 5-1 12
11. St Paul Johnson 1-1 6
12. Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 4-0-2 13
13. Fergus Falls 4-1 16
14. St. Cloud Cathedral 3-3 17
15. Northern Lakes 5-1 NR
16.Mankato West 5-0 20
17. Red Lake Falls 6-1 NR
18. Northfield 5-1-1 NR
19. Owatonna 5-1 NRR
20. Duluth Denfeld 0-0-1 10

top 7 fine...

Breck hard to put them in top 20 let alone top 10.
AC wings top 20 ok but #9?
MEast is fine but perhaps MWest should be closer to them.
St Paul Johnson - really?
Litch is fin but then where is Hutch?
Cathedral - we all are having a hard time believing they have fallen but yet they have,
Northern Lakes okay byt more like 19 or 20
And of course Northfield and Owatonna.

And some people take this as gospel.

rainier2 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:22 am

TheNightman wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 9:49 am I'm wondering where Hermantown and Gentry would rank in AA this year. Both would be top 10 surely, maybe even top 5. Gentry's game against Blake might be the only indicator we get.

The Hermantown game vs GR on 02/11 should give a glimpse into where the Hawks could fit into AA.

By the way, Hermantown is 7-0, outscoring their opponents 67-3, outshooting them 423-60, an average per game of 60-8.

Sickening...

The parents, alumni and residents of hermantown must be so proud.

Lots of things can happen, but at this juncture it looks like the Class A championship game will boil down to:

Hermantown vs. Gentry Academy

(not going too far out on a limb with this prediction)
So, if this match-up should materialize, and obviously things could happen that would derail either or both teams making it to that final game, but assuming that they do, which team - given what we know now - would win?

MrBoDangles wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:20 pm

rainier2 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:22 am

TheNightman wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 9:49 am I'm wondering where Hermantown and Gentry would rank in AA this year. Both would be top 10 surely, maybe even top 5. Gentry's game against Blake might be the only indicator we get.

The Hermantown game vs GR on 02/11 should give a glimpse into where the Hawks could fit into AA.

By the way, Hermantown is 7-0, outscoring their opponents 67-3, outshooting them 423-60, an average per game of 60-8.

Sickening...

The parents, alumni and residents of hermantown must be so proud.

Yeah, I have watched about 15 minutes of Hermantown to see everything I need.

Gentry is outscoring opponents 50-5 in 5 games (10-1 avg) and outshooting them 262-55 (52.4 to 11.0).

Minnesota-Scores.net

Minnesota Class A Hockey (B) QRF Rankings
February 4, 2021

Rankings: February 4, 2021
1 East Grand Forks (3-4) 67.0
2 Mankato East/Loyola (5-1) 60.4
3 Gentry Academy (5-0) 58.2
4 Hermantown (7-0) 54.0
5 Red Lake Falls (6-1) 48.9
6 Mankato West (5-0) 47.8
7 Warroad (4-1-1) 47.0
8 Dodge County (3-1-1) 43.7
9 Minneapolis (3-1) 42.2
10 Orono (4-1) 40.7
11 Southwest Christian/Richfield (3-2) 40.6
12 Northern Lakes (5-1) 39.9
13 Little Falls (4-0-1) 38.8
14 Cambridge-Isanti (4-1) 36.0
15 Breck (3-2) 35.8
16 Providence Academy (3-2) 35.6
17 Alexandria (4-1-1) 35.4
18 Minnesota River (5-1) 34.7
19 Fergus Falls (4-1) 34.4
20 Waseca (5-1) 32.3
21 Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato (4-0-2) 31.4
22 Windom Area (4-2) 31.0
23 North Branch (3-1) 30.8
24 Albert Lea (4-2) 30.6
T-25 AC Wings (2-3) 30.3
T-25 Hutchinson (3-1-1)

As is the usual case, QRF is way off in the early going.

rainier2 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:22 am

TheNightman wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 9:49 am I'm wondering where Hermantown and Gentry would rank in AA this year. Both would be top 10 surely, maybe even top 5. Gentry's game against Blake might be the only indicator we get.

The Hermantown game vs GR on 02/11 should give a glimpse into where the Hawks could fit into AA.

By the way, Hermantown is 7-0, outscoring their opponents 67-3, outshooting them 423-60, an average per game of 60-8.

Agree...this looks to be a great game

Check the latest computer ratings, then extrapolate to a human poll. GA is probably top 5

Not probably.
Gentry is at least 2 with a strong argument for 1.