GopherHockey wrote:Any updates on the New Prague/Northfield game?
Northfield 1
NP 1
Final OT
Northield 2
NP 2
pretty even game, hard fought and physical. Northfield scored first on the PP than New Prague scored two unanswered and Northfield tied it with 8 minutes left in the third
Faribault - Early favorite, still a favorite to win the section, they need their goalie to get hot late to make them the easy #1 seed, seeded top 3 most definitely would be surprised if anything lower
Albert Lea - Interesting team, great coaching, upset on Faribault really put a shake on things but I still think they have something to prove in the section to show the section that the game vs. faribo wasn't just a fluke
Lourdes - An up and down team, I don't want to use the term enigma but they haven't played consistently, win over faribo definitely put them up there in the top 3-4
Wascea and Austin are in the bottom of the section, the section might not be that strong but their inability to keep pucks out of the net on any team proves they won't be able to contend with the competition.
Mankato East - As much as I love to bash talk the Cougars, they're a much better team than the 08-09 season. They have a good first line but after that, there isn't much to talk about. Their goaltending gets shaky, but I give Weihe credit with dealing with their problems on defense. They moved top liner Willaert to defense but they will much more than the top line and a goalie. I see the cougars grabbing the 6-7th seed
Mankato West - Tough start to the season, loss a couple games they should've won easily. I think they are definitely in the running for a 4th or 5th seed depending on how they end the season. Games vs. Lourdes and Albert Lea have become huge games for seeding. Scoring is starting to see some punch, goaltending is getting consistency, personally I think they are the a dark horse in the section 1a
Personally I never seen Red Wing play so I'm not going to rank it
Faribault, Lourdes and Albert Lea will contend with top 3
Red Wing will be looking for a possible 3-4 seed
With two losses to Mankato West, Mankato East will likely be a 6th seed
Bottom two will be Wascea and Austin, in that order.
Northfield vs. Mankato West Feb 13th will determine the 5th seed