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To any teams that play woodburry,
they are the only team in state where i can see it getting chippy, watch your backs because they will run you and they wont be afraid the throw cheap shots or punches. 27 is probably the best at getting away with the cheap stuff on their team. some of their players are out to hurt.
they are the only team in state where i can see it getting chippy, watch your backs because they will run you and they wont be afraid the throw cheap shots or punches. 27 is probably the best at getting away with the cheap stuff on their team. some of their players are out to hurt.
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I second that one, play clean, have fun, remember it forever.Sauce2122 wrote:To any teams that play woodburry,
they are the only team in state where i can see it getting chippy, watch your backs because they will run you and they wont be afraid the throw cheap shots or punches. 27 is probably the best at getting away with the cheap stuff on their team. some of their players are out to hurt.
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not very good. we (IGH) beat buffalo in albert lea 1-0 i think and we got dominated by lakeville both times we played them. 7-2 then 6-2. I don't remember buffalo being anything special, but Lakeville is very fast and can control the puck very well.buffjrgold13 wrote:what do you think buffalo's chances are against lakeville?
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how does lakeville not have a chance? I'm not saying we will we have to play insane three games in a row. its like saying Rave and Edina dont have a chance either. Does no one in the tournament have a chance of winning?bladesofsteel wrote:woodbury may not win, but i dont think lakeville has a chance to win the whole thing either so untill you do, u might just want to focus on playing
RAVE wins it
I think plain and simple-RAVE wins state. They have put themselves in the best section of the draw so they will only have to face either edina or lakeville in the championship, but not both. I think edina or lakeville will fight it out in the semifinals which will put the winner in a disadvantage in the championship. I do not think there is a team that uses better strategy then RAVE. They have shown they can contain top lines, play great defense and score. I don't think RAVE has the best talent in the league, but together as a unit they work together better than anyone. No one is better at playing in close games. It always seems like they have the tools to put themselves in the winning column.
I bring up one victory from last year when they beat woodbury in the state semifinals. Woodbury had crushed tartan and wayzata during the season the #2 and #3 seeds in the metro hockey league. RAVE had barely beaten both tartan and wayzata during the season, but they contained a good woodbury team that had a top line that was incredible. RAVE beat woodbury 1-0 which i though was really impressive. I would love to hear a RAVE player from last year comment on that game cause I didn't see the game. Nonetheless, it was an impressive win.
I bring up one victory from last year when they beat woodbury in the state semifinals. Woodbury had crushed tartan and wayzata during the season the #2 and #3 seeds in the metro hockey league. RAVE had barely beaten both tartan and wayzata during the season, but they contained a good woodbury team that had a top line that was incredible. RAVE beat woodbury 1-0 which i though was really impressive. I would love to hear a RAVE player from last year comment on that game cause I didn't see the game. Nonetheless, it was an impressive win.
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The only reason they have the good draw is because of the crappy seeding system for the state tourney. District 8 gets the 3 seed and 5 seed regardless of what they are ranked or who they have beat during the season. The bracket should have Lakeville number 1, followed by Rave and Edina, and then Lakeville would only have to face one of those teams. It doesn't work that way though and it should be a pretty hard road for Lakeville, and also don't overlook the fact that Rave has to play Roseville first game and then White Bear Lake Orange second round, so they also have a very hard road to the Championship.
There isn't an easy draw when it comes to state. Everyone seems to talk about the big 3 of Lakeville, RAVE, and Edina, but anyone can beat anyone at this time of year. Roseville is a damn good team and they had to beat a tough White Bear-Black team to get in. You can't overlook a 25 win team in March. White Bear-Orange is probably the most talented team in the tourney. They handed Lakeville one of their two losses on the season so they have to be considered a contender. I don't think there is a harder working, more "in your face" team than Buffalo. They have a couple of skilled guys, but everyone in that lineup is grinder and not afraid to leave it all on the ice. Just because RAVE earned the top seed doesn't make their draw a cakewalk.
The seeding does not matter at all I agree cause I think RAVE proabably got the toughest first round matchup. Edina and Lakeville get to both play teams they have handled easily.
Over the past two years RAVE has managed to be just allusive when it comes to playing in tight games and I think they have proved that time and time again this year. Mix there synergy with a runner-up finish from last year and I think you got your winner. I don't think any team can match RAVE's synergy.
Over the past two years RAVE has managed to be just allusive when it comes to playing in tight games and I think they have proved that time and time again this year. Mix there synergy with a runner-up finish from last year and I think you got your winner. I don't think any team can match RAVE's synergy.
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first of all buffalo outshot IGH 3-1 throughout the game but couldn't find the back of the net. Also, at that time in the season we weren't as solid as we are now. We were tying teams like forest lake and north st. paul. Lately we realized we have a good run at things and have picked up the pace. we have played well recently. Roseville was prolly a more skilled team then us but we beat them. White Bear was a more skilled team than us and we had a greater chance than any to win that game. 6 missed breakaways and a few missed open netters really gave the game away. Lakeville is going to be a better team than us but just don't count us out yet is all i'm saying.TheHeights wrote:not very good. we (IGH) beat buffalo in albert lea 1-0 i think and we got dominated by lakeville both times we played them. 7-2 then 6-2. I don't remember buffalo being anything special, but Lakeville is very fast and can control the puck very well.buffjrgold13 wrote:what do you think buffalo's chances are against lakeville?