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Marshall will be good and shoudl be #1 preseason choice.<br><br>SCC has talent and in my opinion is #2.<br><br>SR should be in the running as should Princeton.<br><br>Denfeld has the best offensive player in the section - if not northern MN. The could challenge if the D East goalie transfer can produce close games.<br><br> <p></p><i></i>

good call elliott...Denfelds goaltending was bad to say the least. at the SCC/denfeld semifinal he pretty much made a mockery of the position. <p>2A</p><i></i>

Did any of the seniors from the Crusaders go and play juniors? If so where did they go? <p></p><i></i>

Mike Schmidt is playing at St. Johns<br>Lance Watrin is playing Junior Bs at the Minnesota Ice Hawks of Rochester <p>2A</p><i></i>

Boy, from what I have heard (and seen), Princeton will not be in the running for a 2A championship. They have one quality player and he is a very young forward who did a nice job for them last year and should be a top notch player from their area. But, most of the other top players from their team graduated last year, including their goaltender. I think they may well be on a downhill slide for a couple of years. <br><br>But Elliot, expand on what you may know that would counter what I have seen/heard. <p></p><i></i>

Duluth Marshall had a lot of young guys on that tough state team last year, however i hear that Denfeld has a couple standouts as well... But my vote is with Marshall...Go Hilltoppers... <p></p><i></i>

Did that Curtis kid go play anywhere or Mach? <p></p><i></i>

Curtis was playing for the Ice Hawks but came home, i dont know the exact reason why. As for mach, he went to school down in arizona. <p>2A</p><i></i>

i'm rooting for denfeld this year. They have some good players, especially Jake Johnson.<br><br>Marshall will probably be good, but they lost some players and i'm not so sure about their goalie <p></p><i></i>

Final Statistics for the 2A players in the Elite 1.<br>Jason Paul 4.528 GAA<br>Kevin Mahoney 8pts.<br>Rob Bordson 9pts.<br>Kevin Jones 9pts<br>Jake Johnson 21pts.<br>Matt Crandell 6pts.<br>Bryan Osmondson 5pts. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p100.ezboard.com/bmnhs.showUserP ... lueline</A> at: 10/28/05 4:55 pm<br></i>

who did marshall lose from last year. And what teams do you guys think will hurt the most from players that left?<br><br>I think that cathedral will hurt a lot. If i'm remembering right, i think they lost their starting goalie, a few forwards, and a couple D. <p></p><i></i>

Who did Marshall lose? Have you followed section 2A for a while or what? Scott Kozlak Chris Connolly...ushl, nahl. <p>2A</p><i></i>

Real Question: What has Marshall gained?<br><br>Real Answer: You are looking at him. (Kinda. In a weird, freaky sort of way<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START ;) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/wink.gif ALT=";)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> )<br><br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/glasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p>Elk River AA State Champions- 2001 Boys & 2004 Girls</p><i></i>

SCC lost their starting goalie, but have two ready to step into the spot. They lost one defenseman, and really only one forward who made a deference. They'll miss Schmidt for sure, and some of the rest, but I'd say that most of the holes are already filled. <p></p><i></i>

That is correct. <p></p><i></i>

DM lost 5 players last year 3 forwards and 2 d <br>they have depth at d now with a sophomore from east and a solid three lines but not quite as good in the forward category without kozlak and connoly <p></p><i></i>

Does anyone know who is all in the granite city classic this year? I know its a ways away but any info. would be great...<br><br>I know there is always....<br>Cathedral<br>Sauk Rapids<br>Apollo<br>Tech<br><br>and in recent years there has been Irondale, Bismarck Century, Virginia, Sartell and some others <p>2A</p><i></i>

www.rinkwriter.com/2005gcclassic.html<br>Litchfield vs Sartell<br>Sauk Rapids vs Apollo<br>Bismarck Century vs Eveleth-Gilbert<br>Cathedral vs Tech<br> <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p100.ezboard.com/bmnhs.showUserP ... lueline</A> at: 10/31/05 9:34 pm<br></i>

i think they should make this tourney more elite...i.e. can litchfield and add a good team. <p>2A</p><i></i>

OldTimer, you're up way too late for a college kid, you should be sleeping.. (right....)<br><br>Didn't Hopkins used to be in this tournament? Is it going down hill now that Sartell's in it also? I suppose they all want to go to Blaine or something..<br><br>This could be the year for the two A teams to play in the championship game??<br><br><br><br> <p></p><i></i>

It wouldn't be too surprising to see two Class A teams in the Final. It also wouldnt really be too bold of a prediction to say SCC vs. Sauk Rapids in the final. Wouldn't that be nice to see? I wouldn't be surprised, however, to see Sheldon Weston pull a Black Sox just so they don't have to play SCC two times in one week.<br><br>But if he doesn't, expect to see this college kid at both...Im excited that i'll be able to see two of the best 2A regular season games this year. <p>2A</p><i></i>

The Granite City Classic is having trouble getting quality teams to play in this tournment for one reason. The refs are terrible. The schools from not in Central Minnesota are getting a bad case of refs that want Central Minnesota to win. Last year was a prime example when Virgina played that was some of the worst reffing I have ever seen. I am from Central Minnesota and if I had a team i would not play in this tourny for that one reason. <p></p><i></i>

2a what are your reasons for sr not wanting to play scc? <p></p><i></i>

way back when, when you and i played...sheldon, NOT SR, didn't want to play SCC, Princeton, etc. <p>2A</p><i></i>

You're exactly right about your refs point...In the tourney, the refs favor the Central MN schools....then, when its two CMN teams in a game, the refs edge favors the AA schools. <p>2A</p><i></i>