WILLMAR GIRLS HOCKEY

finance_gal · Post by **finance_gal** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:02 pm

What is everyones opinion of Willmars girls team next year, I seen them last night at a showcase game and those girls were flying. I am in no way associated with the girls, their team or their city but they tied a very good Blaine team and they were skating at State tournament pace...I was very impressed. Whats everyones opinion?

pondhockey · Post by **pondhockey** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:28 pm

For the record it's Willmar, with an "a". I'm glad to hear that they are working hard in the off season. They could be very good competition next year in our Conference.

finance_gal · Post by **finance_gal** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:24 pm

Thanks, I gues it's obvious that I have nothing to do with their program then....

Central · Post by **Central** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:41 pm

Willmar's record last year was not very good in the CLC but they looked to be a team that was younger, displayed some nice speed but had some trouble with consistent effort at least in the couple games I saw them play. Working hard in the off season as a team, I think, will really pay off for them.

Stinkin Rootbeer · Post by **Stinkin Rootbeer** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:50 am

Who is their coach?

SportsMa · Post by **SportsMa** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:57 am

According to the MSHSL website:
High School Head Coach, Rick Dahle
Assistant Coaches, Lee Wierschem, Veronica Collins

No idea who is coaching them at Showcase.

finance_gal · Post by **finance_gal** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:18 am

I'm not sure who's coaching them it was a guy and a young girl, I only seen the third period of the game (ours was right after theres) but you should have heard their coaches going on afterwords about "getting better" and "to be the best they have to play with the best" if that team can keep up the intensity they will be a force in their conference.

Stinkin Rootbeer · Post by **Stinkin Rootbeer** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 2:11 pm

Are coaches within the High School program allowed to coach right now??

h20 · Post by **h20** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:39 pm

no i dont believe they can coach now and i think this might be an area team with other girls from different communities involved, dont be misled

Can't Never Tried · Post by **Can't Never Tried** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:47 pm

h20 wrote:no i dont believe they can coach now and i think this might be an area team with other girls from different communities involved, dont be misled

If it's like Boys the MN HS coaches can coach up to the last day in July.
After that it's no organized involment with the players until starting day, with the exception of preseason team orientation.
At least that's how I understand it!

hockeydad · Post by **hockeydad** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:18 pm

You're only partially right. They can coach up until the last day of July, but they also cannot coach until sometime in June. I think it's a six or eight-week window in the summer when they are allowed to coach their players.

MNHockeyFan · Post by **MNHockeyFan** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:50 pm

hockeydad wrote:You're only partially right. They can coach up until the last day of July, but they also cannot coach until sometime in June. I think it's a six or eight-week window in the summer when they are allowed to coach their players.

This must mean coaching your players as a TEAM, because there are high school coaches that are coaching SOME of their players for the NDP Phase 1 and 2 tryouts.

But I believe the 6-8 week window you mention is mainly intended to allow the coaches to run their STP summer programs, and make a little extra money doing it.

hockeyrube7 · Post by **hockeyrube7** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:50 am

June 1 through July 31 is the time frame I have always heard. And they simply make exceptions for the NDP process, is also what I have always heard. I have to ask though, is the best process to have the HS coaches evaluate the process? Seems there would be no way to be non-bias?

hockeya1a · Post by **hockeya1a** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:21 am

hockeyrube7 wrote:June 1 through July 31 is the time frame I have always heard. And they simply make exceptions for the NDP process, is also what I have always heard. I have to ask though, is the best process to have the HS coaches evaluate the process? Seems there would be no way to be non-bias?

I was kind of wondering the same thing at first simply because I was not sure what to expect.
but after watching the process and seeing some of the names on the lists
I believe they are doing their best to get the best kids.
Also I do not belive any coach wants to have that stigma put on them of not putting through the best,
it could make them look bad and their reputations would be at stake.
I would not want to be the one making the choices there are some very good players out there.

dochockey · Post by **dochockey** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:10 pm

The Willmar girls are for real, Our team was undefeated and we just had our heads handed to us by this group. I talked to their coach after the game and he tells me all the girls are sophomores with a 14 year old goalie, the team is a composite of Willmar, Forest Lake, Minnetonka, Osseo, Hill and Edina. This team is very good and very physical. they could play with any team we seen in the High School season and we played in a good section 4AA. Congratulations on a great win girls.

DmanDad1980 · Post by **DmanDad1980** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:29 am

dochockey wrote:The Willmar girls are for real, Our team was undefeated and we just had our heads handed to us by this group. I talked to their coach after the game and he tells me all the girls are sophomores with a 14 year old goalie, the team is a composite of Willmar, Forest Lake, Minnetonka, Osseo, Hill and Edina. This team is very good and very physical. they could play with any team we seen in the High School season and we played in a good section 4AA. Congratulations on a great win girls.

Sounds like a composite team, no disrespect to Willmar, but those other players come from very good programs...

It's good to have programs such as Willmar experience some success, it only evolves more success in the youth program with the excitement it develops and the younger players wanting to find that same success as experienced by those before them...