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at the EXCEL they showed a list of the all time state tourny team?

can someone explain what were they choosing? like what factors were used to pick this team?

Was it best players off all time in terms of the NHL that played in the Boys tourny>

was it most dominating single game?

most championships and series of games?

It was not clear what factors and who picked?


basically how is it possible that Phil Housley made a team like that?

hockeyhockeyhockey wrote:at the EXCEL they showed a list of the all time state tourny team?

can someone explain what were they choosing? like what factors were used to pick this team?

Was it best players off all time in terms of the NHL that played in the Boys tourny>

was it most dominating single game?

most championships and series of games?

It was not clear what factors and who picked?


basically how is it possible that Phil Housley made a team like that?

He probably picked the team. I love how Neal made the first team, even though he's never won a tourney (ala Aaron Ness, went in undefeated came out with a loss).

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basically how is it possible that Phil Housley made a team like that?[/quote]

I'm just guessing here but could the answer be because he's the probably the best hockey player to have ever come out of the state of hockey?

Hockeyguy_27 wrote:I'm just guessing here but could the answer be because he's the probably the best hockey player to have ever come out of the state of hockey?

Agree, how many others have made the jump from high school directly to the NHL? And until recently was the all-time U.S. top scorer? His scoring record as a U.S.-born NHL defenseman will probably never be broken.

This was supposed to be an "All State Tournament Team." Not an all minnesotan's in the NHL team. I'm asking here, not trying to criticize- what kind of stats did Housley have in the tournament? How about Paul Martin?

I looked all over the Metro for a vintage old school Phil Housley jersey and did I find one NO, I was really disappointed

SB24 wrote:This was supposed to be an "All State Tournament Team." Not an all minnesotan's in the NHL team. I'm asking here, not trying to criticize- what kind of stats did Housley have in the tournament? How about Paul Martin?

Scotty Bowman watched Housley play 2 games in the '81 state tournament as a junior and decided that was enough to pick him with the #5 overall pick, he must have done well in those games.

Martin's Elk River team didn't make it to state his senior year. Might have been the 2nd most dominant HS team of all time behind 93 Jefferson, but they lost in the section semi's.

Not seeing Spehar on the list is what made it no longer valid in my book.

DubCHAGuy wrote:Scotty Bowman watched Housley play 2 games in the '81 state tournament as a junior and decided that was enough to pick him with the #5 overall pick, he must have done well in those games.

Only problem is - Housley was the 6th overall pick.

Phil Housley Defense
Born Mar 9 1964 -- St. Paul, MN
Height 5.10 -- Weight 185
Selected by Buffalo Sabres round 1 #6 overall 1982 NHL Entry Draft

how is it possible Housley is on this list?

hockeyhockeyhockey wrote:how is it possible Housley is on this list?

Quite possibly because he was the best player to come out of Minn. at that time. Stats don't dictate how great of a player you are. Position, quality of play, etc...For as many people that don't like Housley for what he does now there were at least that many that appreciated what he was as a hockey player. He was simply the best U.S. born player to play his position in the NHL. I could care less if he's a good coach now, or a good announcer now, he was and will always be the best Minnesota born NHL player at his postition for his era. He deserved being put on the all time team as much as anyone.

I looked all over the mall of america for a Phil Housley jersey and I couldn't find one very disappointed

but WTH. its an all tournament team, its not what you have done somewhere else or your regular season stats, its the tournament, wasnt there a defensemen in the earlry 80s that was on the ice for like almost all the game through out the tourney, and not having Spehar on the list does truly make it invalid, He had the most dominating stats ever of the tourney, what more could one person do,,,,, except kiss the a-- of the selectors, as for Housley, great player, but had nothing in the tourney

S. St Paul used to get to the tourny nearly every year until Phil was there and a bunch of times after he left during that basic decade either way of his career. He only made it once with his team...He is the anti great high school hockey tourny player...he did not make his team better but actually worse...without him the % they went in those days was very high and with him only 25%...

greatgreat great American NHL player yes, incredible skills on the ice yes, but a truly horrible MN high school tourny player.

terrible too strong but do you see my point.

Housley played in the tournament both his sophomore and junior years-- and he was fantastic both years.

islesskater wrote:Housley played in the tournament both his sophomore and junior years-- and he was fantastic both years.

What about his freshman year? He did play four years of varsity.

hockeyhockeyhockey wrote:at the EXCEL they showed a list of the all time state tourny team?

can someone explain what were they choosing? like what factors were used to pick this team?

Was it best players off all time in terms of the NHL that played in the Boys tourny>

was it most dominating single game?

most championships and series of games?

It was not clear what factors and who picked?


basically how is it possible that Phil Housley made a team like that?

Where is the Excel?

Goldy Gopher wrote:

hockeyhockeyhockey wrote:at the EXCEL they showed a list of the all time state tourny team?

can someone explain what were they choosing? like what factors were used to pick this team?

Was it best players off all time in terms of the NHL that played in the Boys tourny>

was it most dominating single game?

most championships and series of games?

It was not clear what factors and who picked?


basically how is it possible that Phil Housley made a team like that?

Where is the Excel?

Do you realize what you have done Goldy?

You are now on the same level as...

HShockeywatcher wrote:I'd ask Marshall School of Duluth if I could find it

Congrats, you deserve it.

DubCHAGuy wrote:

SB24 wrote:This was supposed to be an "All State Tournament Team." Not an all minnesotan's in the NHL team. I'm asking here, not trying to criticize- what kind of stats did Housley have in the tournament? How about Paul Martin?

Scotty Bowman watched Housley play 2 games in the '81 state tournament as a junior and decided that was enough to pick him with the #5 overall pick, he must have done well in those games.

Martin's Elk River team didn't make it to state his senior year. Might have been the 2nd most dominant HS team of all time behind 93 Jefferson, but they lost in the section semi's.

Not seeing Spehar on the list is what made it no longer valid in my book.

Spehar actually made the second team which I think he should have been on the first.

hockeyhockeyhockey wrote:S. St Paul used to get to the tourny nearly every year until Phil was there and a bunch of times after he left during that basic decade either way of his career. He only made it once with his team...He is the anti great high school hockey tourny player...he did not make his team better but actually worse...without him the % they went in those days was very high and with him only 25%...

greatgreat great American NHL player yes, incredible skills on the ice yes, but a truly horrible MN high school tourny player.

You are joking right? Four years on Varsity and 2 state tournaments, that is more then alot of players can say they have played in the tournament. So first of all, get your percents right, its 50% of his seasons he went to the state tournament, his sophomore year and junior year. Also if you go to Wikipedia.com and search the Minnesota Boys state high School Hockey Tournament, it says notable players and the third player is Phil Housley, right behind Neal Broten and Herb Brooks. Plus, how in the heck can they leave a future hall of famer off that team. So congratulations on making yourself sound like an idiot.

EREmpireStrikesBack wrote:

Goldy Gopher wrote:

hockeyhockeyhockey wrote:at the EXCEL they showed a list of the all time state tourny team?

can someone explain what were they choosing? like what factors were used to pick this team?

Was it best players off all time in terms of the NHL that played in the Boys tourny>

was it most dominating single game?

most championships and series of games?

It was not clear what factors and who picked?


basically how is it possible that Phil Housley made a team like that?

Where is the Excel?

Do you realize what you have done Goldy?

You are now on the same level as...

HShockeywatcher wrote:I'd ask Marshall School of Duluth if I could find it

Congrats, you deserve it.

It's an honor to be on the same level as the most hated poster in bored history.

Rossbury21 wrote:

hockeyhockeyhockey wrote:S. St Paul used to get to the tourny nearly every year until Phil was there and a bunch of times after he left during that basic decade either way of his career. He only made it once with his team...He is the anti great high school hockey tourny player...he did not make his team better but actually worse...without him the % they went in those days was very high and with him only 25%...

greatgreat great American NHL player yes, incredible skills on the ice yes, but a truly horrible MN high school tourny player.

You are joking right? Four years on Varsity and 2 state tournaments, that is more then alot of players can say they have played in the tournament. So first of all, get your percents right, its 50% of his seasons he went to the state tournament, his sophomore year and junior year. Also if you go to Wikipedia.com and search the Minnesota Boys state high School Hockey Tournament, it says notable players and the third player is Phil Housley, right behind Neal Broten and Herb Brooks. Plus, how in the heck can they leave a future hall of famer off that team. So congratulations on making yourself sound like an idiot.

Congrats on trying to use Wikipedia as a reliable source.

If I wanted, I could go change it and take Housley off of there...