8A Predictions........

[SiouxRecruit]

Im not sure what my prediction is yet...but im thinking Park will be a force this year....they got strong talent back and that talent got better.....with all the other teams I have no clue so somebody fill me in....i know ravndalen is back from warroad lol....thats about it

[Ram Hockey]

How about Bemidji???

[TTpuckster]

1. EGF
2. Bemidgi
3. Warroad
4. TRF
5. Crox
6. Park Rapids
7. The rest.........

[D16Dad]

Was this a poll for second place
You really should at least list Bemidji in your poll

D16Dad (Bemidji)

[elliott70]

Section 8A
Seedings

1. Warroad
2. East Grand Forks
3. Bemidji
4. Park Rapids
5. Crookston
6. Thief River Falls
7. Lake of the Woods
8. Red Lake Falls
9. Bagley
10. Hallock etal...
11. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley

Play-off semis
Warroad vs Crookston
East Grand Forks vs Bemidji

Finals
Warroad vs Bemidji

Off to state
Bemidji

[RLStars]

Elliott, I like your senerio.

[elliott70]

Elliott, I like your senerio.

I think Bemidji will start a bit slow with some sophs filling some important roles. Once they get some experience and add in the seniors & juniors that are pumped about hockey, I think Bemidji will do fine. They ahve a strong experienced junior goaltender and should be a contender.

Ravndalen is a very good player for Warroad and they have others and good goaltending. They have to be considered a favorite.

East Side has a very good goaltender and will be near the top if not at the top.

TRF and Crookston will challenge if there young kids step forward.
Park Rapids may have the second best player and if he can get enough support they may contend.

Bagley has a new coach - we will see if a new face and fresh energy can propel them off the bottom.

The bottom is reserved for the new kids on the block.

[Undercover Hockey Lover]

...Warroad's Section again this year ...If they get any type of goaltending what so ever they shouldn't lose a section 8A match-up.

Although.......EGF has the goalie to pull the upset. PR has Lehrke but they found out last season one player does not a team make. But what may be scariest of all for the Warrior Faithful is: if Scotty really finally gave the keys to the kingdom to Tim...TRF FINALLY has their coach they've needed. And down in Lumberjack country (Sorry Elliott ) I just don't think Whiz and the boys have enough depth to get it done.

People are saying Warroad has Ravndalen... no doubt, he's good..but Hahn may be better. Bryce is quick, has the hands and craftiness but Hahn's quicker, tougher, a better shot and has the knack of scoring the big goals (if you recall...bagged both in last year's section final). Warroad's got 15 returning letterwinners with several seasoned forwards, an even more solid defensive corp and like last year were short between the pipes until....Roseau rescued them at that position. Can one of those three or four goalies step forward this season?

It may all come down to Tim's talent behind the bench in his place.

Let's stay undercover and watch.

[warrior4]

1. Warroad
After that it will be a dog fight for seeds 2-5 in the mix will be Bemidji-EGF-TRF-Park Rapids - then the rest. We will see how TRF responds to their new coach - Like him or not their old coach was in the finals 5 out of 10 years - This after not being in the finals ( if my section8 program is correct for 16 years. This is with teams that never made the state tournament as bantams or even won districts.

All this does not matter as Warroad is clearly the dominate team.

[greenwave9]

I also believe it is Warroads to win or Loose. They better not get to comfortable because in a couple years they will be a bottem feeder. So make hay while the sun is out. Two dark horses I believe will be TRF and LOW because they have the two best young goalies in the section. By the end of the year eaach one of them could win a game by themselves. I believe players win games not coaches otherwise how could Holy Angels ever loose. We will let the games be played and see what happens. I believe anyone willing to put the time and effort into coaching any sport with todays idiot parents and sometime kids deserves a medal.

[SB24]

Warroad is going to be a bottom feeder? I don't think so. Remember when everyone said Warroad wouldn't compete for the section for a long time after Oshie and Co graduated? Like the old saying goes, Warroad doesn't rebuild, they reload...

[State Champ 97]

Warroad is going to be a bottom feeder? I don't think so. Remember when everyone said Warroad wouldn't compete for the section for a long time after Oshie and Co graduated? Like the old saying goes, Warroad doesn't rebuild, they reload...

As much as I dislike Warroad SB is right. Warroad will never be a bottem feeder. I don't see them ever dropping lower than the 5th seed, ever. Remember they are in a section with the likes of:

Bagley-who just hired a 21 year old head coach with very little coaching, or even playing experience.

Red Lake Falls- who, while have a great coach, do not have numbers to be truely competetive in the section (there peewees had less than 12 players last year).

Kittson Central- who have been going through coaches yearly as of late and now have arena issues and low numbers.

Walker- who is new to the section and high school hockey will take years to get to the level they need to be, if ever.

LOW- who have been in decline for the last few years but I am not willing to say they are going to stay down forever.

That puts the lowest Warroad could finish is 6th. Which is unlikely because they don't play at 4 out of those 5 teams due to Warroad's choice to play more AA schools. Warroad will always be in contention in 8A.

[Undercover Hockey Lover]

We will see how TRF responds to their new coach - Like him or not their old coach was in the finals 5 out of 10 years - This after not being in the finals ( if my section8 program is correct).

I'll bite...since Roseau left Section 8A after '97 there have only been four teams to make the finals and I think Crookston only did it once. So it's basically been a three team section TRF, EGF and Warroad in those ten years. TRF SHOULD have made it at least half of those years. Yes, they were to the finals 5 times and came away with 1 section title...a .200 championship game winning percentage...even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes.

Could you remind me WHO was the Assistant the last two years TRF appeared, (they won their first section title in 45 years with him as an assistant his first year) and WHO was behind the bench alone when TRF applied the woodshed beating in TRF two years ago when the head coach was home sick in bed. And also, WHO was behind the bench for Fergus Falls when they gave Warroad all they could handle a few years back in the State Tourney. That's the same WHO...who the TRF Faithful have been BEGGING for..for the past several years. They finally got him. Someone earlier said...coaches don't play the game...but it is fact that they can win or lose a game.

If this year's section title game pits anyone versus TRF IN TRF regardless of how well TRF did during the season...I believe the opponent whoever it is will be lucky to get out of there with a win. It will really have to be "earned".

I see Tim Bergland as very "Eadeseque"...he may not have Dark Eyes intensity but he has the superior knowledge, preparedness, ability to adjust and seems to get the most of his players. JMHO.

[moose jaw]

Four people actually think trf has a chance to win this sectiion?That would be the next miracle.Dont mean this to be a knock on the kids but yes undercover trf might have finally got its coach but if he doesnt do the right thing with former coa want to be asst coa no ones buying.CLEAN HOUSE TIM!!Thanks to the xerox salesmen and former coa tim is taking over a program that is or on the brink of being in ruin!TRF WAKEUP!Oh yeah as far trf teams not having exp in any youth regionals or state.You need to check your facts and find out what s bergland was handed last year and what he did with it.









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[Undercover Hockey Lover]

Oh yeah as far trf teams not having exp in any youth regionals or state.You need to check your facts and find out what s bergland was handed last year and what he did with it.

Moosejaw..I'm assuming your directing this comment to warrior4. Wasn't last years TRF HS squad the one that kicked everyone's butts in what could be considered 8A in both Pee-Wee's and Bantams. Frankly, I still have Warroad as the favorite by a wide margin what I'm saying is if the real hockey mind Bergland can get his club to the finals some way...it's gonna be tough to get out of there alive. Even though this bunch of Warriors handed this bunch of Prowlers a 15 ish to 1 and EGF a 17 - 0 stomping as Bantie Roosters.

[warrior4]

Well I am off to college this morning but I have to respond to Moose Jaw- He is no doubt a hockey GENIUS? I have checked my facts and you are going back to I can only assume the Pee Wee days. You can win with 5-6 good players as peewees maybe as bantams but not in High School. TRF did not win the districts as Bantams in the years you are talking about. Now lets compare the Pee Wee teams. When TRF played my Warriors as Pee Wees we did not have 1. Aaron Marvin on that team (to old) 2. ryce Ravendalen-LOW,Pieper-LOW, Larson - Hopkins, and of course our goalie was in Roseau. Roseau - is a great team made up of great freshman and sophomores- I believe some of these if not all were still squirts when your team was PeeWees. These are the facts- You sound a great deal like the idot summer hockey/appliance salesman from TRF. As far as the program now I am not sure but I do watch alot of youth games - TRF's mite team was very,very good, I believe Squirt A team was in the district top 2 or 3- Very good Peewee A team and a respectable Bantam team. I would rather have 10-15 good players at any one level than 20-30 average ones. TRF's program has made huge strides in the last 10 years and if you can't see that you are not only blind but an idiot.

[moose jaw]

Warrior 4 glad to hear your of to college youve seem to have been wandering the big woods to long.Being the genius you are maybe you can answer this for me,why do you warrior fans take glee in the fact that kids from other communities have to come in to fill the gaps?This is high school right ,not the lakers,but thats a whole different debate isnt it.I hope your fact checking improves in college,you have no clue the state of trfs program under elder bergland and copier salesman.you say 10 -15 good players trf will be lucky to have that total of players to field two teams at some levels,thats making great strides when you where the largest school in the section the past 10 years?Undercover I almost completely agree with you tim will get more out of this group than previus coa but needs to make the right choices and get bergy out of these kids ears.Oh yeah warrior4,if tim coached last years squad,that group walks through that section last year!The dismantling of those two teams that went to state as peewees began at the bantam level and two people are solely responsible for it.you trf people know who they are and until its completly corrected well good luck!oh if you dont they both work on the same street.

[greenwave9]

Warrior - I hate to say you are right being from Warroad but Moose Jaw is obviously smoking something. It isn't even worth the debate as he is out of touch with reality. Find a hole Moose Jaw and crawl into it and don't come back out. I hate to correct you Warrior but there was one player from Warroad you forgot to mention. That tall #9 who played with Marvin and Ravendalen can't remember his name but he was a 9th grader and was probably a squirt during Pee Wees. If you are so concerned Moose Jaw why don't you run for the president of the organization - I am SURE with your skills you would win by a landslide.

[northfan]

The parents that wine about Bergy are the ones with lazy undedicated kids. Tim was on the radio and said the program has been left in great shape.

[moose jaw]

Thanks for the tip greenwave 9,with your support of my candidacy nothing can stop me! hahahaha,now north fan you sound like a founding member of the bergy foundation of wayward coaches,but i really appreciate everyones concern from other communities about the trf hockey saga.oh greenwave0 wasnt the results the last meeting 7-0,trf i guess that is making strides if you remember your 23-0 spanking,yes that was a hockey game,you remember dont you.

[moose jaw]

To get back to the matter at hand unfotuneately its probably warroads section to lose but because i always seem to vomit when i drive by that rink go Bemidji!

[Art=BAD_ICE]

Here are my thoughts on Section 8A this season. This section belongs to Warroad, no doubt or argument here until someone takes it away, but a question was posed, Do they have the goaltending this year? Anyone that knows anything about hockey knows that the goaltender is where it all starts. Bemidji could be a threat in a couple years but, they won't be this year. Sounds to me like TRF is one big Soap Opra. I like Park and EGF this year. Park has the best forward and arguably the best defensman in the section, in Lehrke and Kevin McMorrow. Not to mention a couple other d-men and goal tender that are very sound, if they can get players to fill roles they will be a team to watch for sure. EGF didn't lose much, they will be consistant throughout the line up and Christianson has the ability to win games. They aren't top heavy but they will be toward the top in the end. Crox, LOW, who knows, i don't think either one of these teams will be very strong, but i am sure they will cause a couple of upsets throughout the year. Kittson will do much better than anyone thinks they will this year. Here is an early Pre-Season Prediction

1. War
2. PR/EGF
3. PR/EGF
4. Bemdj
5. TRF
6. Kitson
7.Crox/LOW
8.Crox Low

[LetsPlayHockey22]

Warroad.....

[SB24]

Park has the best forward and arguably the best defensman in the section, in Lehrke and Kevin McMorrow

haha not this again.

[Irishmans Shanty]

SB24 takes on Park Rapids again this year.

I have always enjoyed these battles.