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Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:30 pm
by hockeystud9
duluth easts region will be a tough region this year is cloguet going to have a good team this year?
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:32 pm
by blueliner5
MaxSnatch wrote:The Coon Rapids coach can't do any worse than the Meathead they had behind the bench last year.
So your definition of a "Meathead" is a individual that steps up to the plate willing to donate his time to educate some 14-15 year old kids rather than sit up in the stands and complain about what the "Coach" is doing. I am assuming you were that person
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:00 pm
by Bronc
hockeystud9 wrote:duluth easts region will be a tough region this year is cloguet going to have a good team this year?
I would imagine Cloquet will be pretty good with this group of boys unless they lost their 2nd years to HS. The goalie they had was really good if he comes back as a 2nd year(?)
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:36 pm
by hockeystud9
what about grand rapids or even hermantown??
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:50 am
by MaxSnatch
blueliner5 wrote:MaxSnatch wrote:The Coon Rapids coach can't do any worse than the Meathead they had behind the bench last year.
So your definition of a "Meathead" is a individual that steps up to the plate willing to donate his time to educate some 14-15 year old kids rather than sit up in the stands and complain about what the "Coach" is doing. I am assuming you were that person
No kids on this team. You ever met him.....you would know what I mean - Jelly Bean!!
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:08 pm
by Nobodyonya
hockeystud9 wrote:what about grand rapids or even hermantown??
Grand Rapids and Cloquet should be good this year as this same group went to State as A Peewees
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 4:48 pm
by hockeystud9
thats going to be a tough region this year
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 12:53 pm
by Ron Hextall
Ron Hextall wrote:Below are my lists of teams to watch, some new, some as always. But it is early and their will be some interesting things to be seen from teams in the upcoming season.
Ten Peewee A Teams to watch:
Changing of the guard in D8?
Rochester - Top player from last year returns, should be a contender in D8.
Rosemount - Super team moves on to peewees, although squirt success doesn't always indicate peewee success, first year players will add to one of the best forwards in D8 and one of its top goalies.
Farmington - Same as Rosemount, although not as much returning as it will be the players coming up that carry the load.
Hastings - some good returners from a competitive peewee team last year, could surprise a few people.
Prior Lake - Good crop coming up, growing program in D6.
Edina - How dominant will they be? The reasoning for two squirt teams will be evaluated on how this team does or will they have two?
STMA - Squirt super group, how will they handle the jump to peewee hockey? Can they back-up the hype or just another D5 mirage.
Forest Lake - Should be able to build on last years success with a solid squirt group coming in.
Osseo-Maple Grove - Second year of merger, should be better than the first right?
Jefferson - Is their reorganization going to start paying dividends, their coach should be coming back as well.
I think STMA was on my radar a little while ago.
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:15 pm
by InigoMontoya
Be ready to defend that Prior Lake comment. O-Town is liable to open up a can of beatdown all over you.
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:16 pm
by JoltDelivered
Ron, good call on STMA, I hear they are playing well.
However, Forest Lake is 0-5-1 in their last 6 games. I think it's safe to say you can remove them from your "Teams to Watch" list.
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:17 pm
by Ron Hextall
No doubt.
I am wondering myself about the Forest Lake one.
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:01 pm
by getoveryourbadself
????Hermantown (maybe). They hung with Duluth East losing in overtime this week with their young backup goalie. Duluth East, however, was coming off a tough tournament weekend at Fryberger - having played some tough teams. D11 should be interesting this year.
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:04 pm
by BIGPAPA
HERMANTOWN!!!!! NOOOOOO. I just saw that they lost to Rosemount 6-5. Rosemount is very weak.
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:33 pm
by Slapbomb
[quote="BIGPAPA"]HERMANTOWN!!!!! NOOOOOO. I just saw that they lost to Rosemount 6-5. Rosemount is very weak.[/quote
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:19 pm
by getoveryourbadself
Ageed (Htown post)
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:36 pm
by BIGPAPA
Thank you!!! they are over rated every year. They do have a good Defenceman.... #16
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:26 pm
by DMom
Ron Hextall wrote:No doubt.
I am wondering myself about the Forest Lake one.
Flake went back to inhouse evaluators, could just be a coincidence
or it could be that most of the kids play other sports in the summer and they don't hit the ground running as fast as some other teams....only time will tell.
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:28 pm
by capitalshockey
duluth east and edina for sure top 5
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:49 pm
by edinahornetkid24
FrooTyeagledad2b wrote:Fire and Ice wrote:Once again the same old will run the level
Wayzata
Edina
White Bear
Centennial
Eden Prairie
Rochester
Roseau
Moorhead
Duluth E
no particular order
see how much peewees counts when they are Bantams most of the "could be squads" stay also rans save this one for March 2010
Coon Rapids will lose too many of there players and no coaching
Lose players at the Bantam level? Don't think so, no coaching you are right
Edina or Duluth should be #1 centenial isn't very good, lost to edina 14-0
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:46 pm
by Premier North
Hows Duluth East Peewee A this year???
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 3:05 pm
by Slapbomb
Premier North wrote:Hows Duluth East Peewee A this year???
FISHING for compliments are we.
You should know your first post was to report a Duluth East Pwa score.
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:10 pm
by hockeyisamazing
i think prior lake bantam a will surprise everybody this year i saw them beat eden praire 3-4 that was a good game and prior lake even had a kid thrown out in the first 5 minutes
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:37 pm
by HockeyGuy81
Premier North wrote:Hows Duluth East Peewee A this year???
What # are you Premier?
Re: Internal Issues
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 7:01 pm
by blueliner5
troogracefan wrote:We all know there are internal issues no matter what city you live in. In response to the Coon Rapids situation, an outside coach for this group is truely whats best for these kids. If the board has found a coach that has some experience at this age level and can successfully concentrate on the players, these kids will be ok. The coaches that took the Bantams to state years ago were 2 dads whose kids deserved to play and a Dad that went along for the ride. He was removed from the board because he coached a group of young men from squirts on up, then yanks his kid before his second year of bantams because he felt his son was too good for the kids he was responsible for helping develop? Guess what, he put his name in the hat again for this group(3rd boy thru the program) and has recently been announced as an assistant for the another cities HS team?? Gee, i wonder where this son will go to HS next year, but yet he wants to coach in the Cr program again??
This example is why it is important to have outside coaches involved; it will be the only way these kids have a chance to succeed. If another parent coached this team, there would without a doubt be kids from this team playing HS and that would not do the kids any good. The kids get along and have a chance to be a decent team, but this group of parents will do everything in their power to watch this guy fail. It would be nice to see all the parents actually sit in the stands this year, enjoy their sons performances and support this outside coach. Time will tell.
troogracefan......do you still believe that a outside coach is the right move for this team? All I can do is base my opinion on from what I am hearing and it is not a good thing. Is it true that the players have lost all respect for the coach? If, that is the case the rest of the season does not look to bright. Reading another post is the coach actually going to hang it up and quit? You seem to be more in the know than I am