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Smooth wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2024 6:20 pm Wasn't very impressed by hill. I thought they'd be better.

Given the way the game went, I was surprised White Bear didn't score. They had it in the Hill end plenty of times, and for long stretches. I could easily see WB popping in a couple of goals in quick succession. There was way too much scrambling in front of the Hill net.

East Side Pioneer Guy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2024 6:27 pm

Smooth wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2024 6:20 pm Wasn't very impressed by hill. I thought they'd be better.

Given the way the game went, I was surprised White Bear didn't score. They had it in the Hill end plenty of times, and for long stretches. I could easily see WB popping in a couple of goals in quick succession. There was way too much scrambling in front of the Hill net.

Yea they had a lot of grade A chances but couldn’t finish.

BlueLineSpecial wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2024 6:24 pm Sheesh - I didn’t have Pioneer supporters handwringing about a 3-0 win over their arch rival on my bingo card tonight.

Most of these HM v WBL games are slogs. The Bears knew their best chance at a win was to muck things up and hope Gabriel would steal it for them. Hill knew it was going to be a grinder game and did what was necessary to get a fairly straightforward wire-to-wire W. Not every game is going to be running time gents!

Agreed. I've seen under .500 WBL teams win section finals against HM. These two almost always play close games. White Bear Lake has talent and there were so many penalties it took a lot of the flow out of the game. What I noticed was in most games this year, Hill has time and space in the offensive zone. White Bear took that away and always had someone pressuring the puck, which was smart. They also had a high pressure penalty kill as well, which Hill was unable to solve. They needed to move the puck faster then they did. The good news is if Hill can beat Stillwater, they'll be the #1 seed and only have to play one of these two teams and right now that looks to be Stillwater. Gabriel can steal a game from anyone though, so White Bear will be a tough out.

Yup. WBL is a good team. They’re a consensus borderline top 10 group and this was an important game for a lot of reasons. Huge rivalry game of course. But this was important for section seeding. 4AA is looking like a 3-team race. Someone is going to end up with a very difficult semi-final matchup.

Hill just beat Wayzata and WBL, two good squads, by a combined 8-2 margin. They may not have played their best game today, but if your opponent doesn’t score a goal, you don’t lose. They did what they needed but do have to clean some things up.

Cretin not intimidated at all with STA. A very even first period with a few chances both ways. 0-0 after 1.

We're setting the bar a bit higher for this edition of the Pioneers, Blue

Although it's true the Bears step it up for us.

A mid-week sellout for C-DH/STA? Not hardly. Attendance was higher for the matinee.

Still a very respectable crowd. It's easy to forget what a band can do for the atmosphere at a game. Hat tip to the Raiders on that score.

No score at Aldrich after two. CDH has had the better of it so far

SEC Scotty wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2024 8:02 pm No score at Aldrich after two. CDH has had the better of it so far

I just looked, there is a score, 0-0.


Yeah, I am that guy.

2nd dive of the game by Rudh
Now there’s a score

3rd dive

SEC Scotty wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2024 8:23 pm3rd dive

Kid has skillz. Wonder if he's on the swim and dive team too?

And the SEC is FINALLY on the board!

It only took five and one half periods.

But in the end its a clean sweep for the TRME over the SEC.

A fun game broke out in the 3rd and STA outlasts CDH 4-2. Will be a great section game were they to play again. Could see it going many OTs.

East Side Pioneer Guy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2024 8:33 pm And the SEC is FINALLY on the board!

Here I thought you were talking about Tennessee. hehe

Guess my post didn't post, so Grand Raoids over Elk River 4-0 with 3 3rd. period goals on the quiet side of town at venerable Braemar. Merry Christmas everyone!

Park 5
Holy Family 3

SEC Scotty wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2024 9:27 pm Park 5
Holy Family 3

Park keeping it together. No chance in their section, but still a decent team. Holy Family has some work to do...

Sparlimb wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2024 10:01 pm

SEC Scotty wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2024 9:27 pm Park 5
Holy Family 3

Park keeping it together. No chance in their section, but still a decent team. Holy Family has some work to do...

If only Park had a real star player like that Rudh kid for STA they’d be able to give the top 3AA schools a run for their money in February

BHS Hockey Class A Scoreboard
Saturday (12/21/24)
Section 1A
#7 Northfield 2 Lakeville North 4
#17 Waseca 9 La Crescent-Hokah 1
Dodge County 3 #18 Luverne 4
Winona 9 Fairmont 0
Red Wing 1 Simley 4
Albert Lea 5 Mound Westonka 4

Section 2A
#6 Delano 1 #8 St Cloud Cathedral 3
#15 Minneapolis 5 Hopkins 2
Breck 6 Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 0
Mound Westonka 4 Albert Lea 5

Section 3A
#18 Luverne 4 Dodge County 3
Fairmont 0 Winona 9
Mankato West 1 Blake 4
Minnesota River 7 Marshall 0
Worthington 5 Morris Benson 6

Section 4A
#10 Mahtomedi 1 East Ridge 2
#19 Chisago Lakes 2 Hudson (Wis.) 4
Simley 4 Red Wing 1
St Paul Academy 1 Two Rivers 13
Bloomington Kennedy 0 Tartan 10
St Paul Highland Park 1 Irondale 6

Section 5A
#8 St Cloud Cathedral 3 #6 Delano 1

Section 6A
Wadena Deer Creek 3 Ely 4
Morris Benson 6 Worthington 5

Section 7A
#2 Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 5 St Michael-Albertville 1
#3 Hibbing/Chisholm 3 Gentry Academy 6
Ely 4 Wadena Deer Creek 3

Section 8A
#5 Warroad 5 Moorhead 6

CrimsonCakeEater wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2024 10:30 pm

Sparlimb wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2024 10:01 pm

SEC Scotty wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2024 9:27 pm Park 5
Holy Family 3

Park keeping it together. No chance in their section, but still a decent team. Holy Family has some work to do...

If only Park had a real star player like that Rudh kid for STA they’d be able to give the top 3AA schools a run for their money in February

So whose program got harmed when Stillwater recruited a goalie?

East Side Pioneer Guy wrote: ↑Sun Dec 22, 2024 5:51 am

CrimsonCakeEater wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2024 10:30 pm

Sparlimb wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2024 10:01 pm

Park keeping it together. No chance in their section, but still a decent team. Holy Family has some work to do...

If only Park had a real star player like that Rudh kid for STA they’d be able to give the top 3AA schools a run for their money in February

So whose program got harmed when Stillwater recruited a goalie?

Stillwater’s did, by creating drama and potentially having a senior get screwed over by a transfer. He would have been the #2 or 1B in Andover had he stayed there.

When was the last time Denfeld beat East?

rainier2 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 22, 2024 9:09 am When was the last time Denfeld beat East?

Last night.

elliott70 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 22, 2024 9:21 am

rainier2 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 22, 2024 9:09 am When was the last time Denfeld beat East?

Last night.