WAYZATA HOCKEY

5dog · Post by **5dog** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:48 am

I hear this comment all the time...."Wayzata is so dominant in youth hockey...why doesn't that dominance continue at the high school level?" I do not live in the wayzata area but am wondering if there are any wayzata folks out here on this message board what your thoughts are on the subject or what you've heard within your hockey community.

Love2skate2 · Post by **Love2skate2** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:19 am

they lose alot of top talent to private schools, kind of like EP

southernhockey1 · Post by **southernhockey1** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:48 pm

That is partially true from what I hear.

hockeyparent11 · Post by **hockeyparent11** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:35 pm

Wayzata has the best 8th grade hockey class in the state. They are also very strong at PW and Squirts. I think the HS team will be a contender when these classes hit, even if they lose a few guys.

Of course, their outstanding goaltender is now playing in the USHL as a junior. This is a tough loss to cover.

5dog · Post by **5dog** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:13 pm

Don't a lot of schools lose a lot of talent to private schools....relatively speaking?

I guess I have been looking at the various youth rankings in LPH for years....Wayzata is always at or toward the top of everything. Yet their HS team doesn't seem to carry on that dominance.

Is it just a numbers thing? I look at the other teams in their youth district (D3) and see a bunch of smaller associations....other than Maple Grove.