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2008 BOYS POWER RANKINGS PRE-SEASON

1. Edina
2. Centennial
3. Hill Murray
4. Eden Prairie
5. Holy Angels
6. Duluth East
7. Roseau
8. Blaine
9. Hopkins
10. Marshall School, Duluth

These guys apparently don't spend time reading this board.

Apparently not. Centennial at #2...really? I think they're better than some people are giving them credit for, but that seems a bit high. And EP at 4, after all they've been through?

East seems to low to me (but I'm biased there), and Roseau probably too high. Marshall's a bit of a surprise in there at #10.

2008 BOYS POWER RANKINGS PRE-SEASON
Corrected verson

1. Edina
2. Hill-Murray
3. Duluth East
4. Holy Angels
5. Roseau
6. Eden Prairie
7. Moorhead
8. Centennial
9. Hopkins
10. Blaine

I wouldn't even put Roseau in the top 10

karl(east) wrote:Apparently not. Centennial at #2...really? I think they're better than some people are giving them credit for, but that seems a bit high. And EP at 4, after all they've been through?

East seems to low to me (but I'm biased there), and Roseau probably too high. Marshall's a bit of a surprise in there at #10.

Looks good to me!!

They must not have heard about Buddish though....

Neutron 14 wrote:

karl(east) wrote:Apparently not. Centennial at #2...really? I think they're better than some people are giving them credit for, but that seems a bit high. And EP at 4, after all they've been through?

East seems to low to me (but I'm biased there), and Roseau probably too high. Marshall's a bit of a surprise in there at #10.

Looks good to me!!

They must not have heard about Buddish though....

Or maybe they did hear about Everson, Lee, Baker and company!

karl(east) wrote:Apparently not. Centennial at #2...really? I think they're better than some people are giving them credit for, but that seems a bit high. And EP at 4, after all they've been through?

East seems to low to me (but I'm biased there), and Roseau probably too high. Marshall's a bit of a surprise in there at #10.

What reason is there to not have Centennial at number 2? Maybe Hill ahead of them but they lose points for being private But I mean really who else would you have there and why?

elliott70 wrote:2008 BOYS POWER RANKINGS PRE-SEASON
Corrected verson

1. Edina
2. Hill-Murray
3. Duluth East
4. Holy Angels
5. Roseau
6. Eden Prairie
7. Moorhead
8. Centennial
9. Hopkins
10. Blaine

They must have done another correction because I see East at #2

Lee

east hockey wrote:

elliott70 wrote:2008 BOYS POWER RANKINGS PRE-SEASON
Corrected verson

1. Edina
2. Hill-Murray
3. Duluth East
4. Holy Angels
5. Roseau
6. Eden Prairie
7. Moorhead
8. Centennial
9. Hopkins
10. Blaine

They must have done another correction because I see East at #2

Lee

We don't care what any talking heads at Fox thinks is #1. All we care about is what the man thinks (aka HAL)...

I know I'll like who HAL has #1 preseason....

Sparlimb wrote:

east hockey wrote:

elliott70 wrote:2008 BOYS POWER RANKINGS PRE-SEASON
Corrected verson

1. Edina
2. Hill-Murray
3. Duluth East
4. Holy Angels
5. Roseau
6. Eden Prairie
7. Moorhead
8. Centennial
9. Hopkins
10. Blaine

They must have done another correction because I see East at #2

Lee

We don't care what any talking heads at Fox thinks is #1. All we care about is what the man thinks (aka HAL)...

I know I'll like who HAL has #1 preseason....

Well, of course! It's the only time the ratings don't change.

Lee

RBKhockey77 wrote:I wouldn't even put Roseau in the top 10

Agreed. And where are the Jaguars? They are a definite top ten team, tops in the lake.

JV State Champs wrote:

RBKhockey77 wrote:I wouldn't even put Roseau in the top 10

Agreed. And where are the Jaguars? They are a definite top ten team, tops in the lake.

I like my Stars but 4 is a bit lofty.

RBKhockey77 wrote:I wouldn't even put Roseau in the top 10

agreed without a goalie and ness it will be hard to win games!

dioXen wrote:

RBKhockey77 wrote:I wouldn't even put Roseau in the top 10

agreed without a goalie and ness it will be hard to win games!

Noted.

I'll see if you feel the same in March

I hear what dioXen and some others are saying concerning Roseau. The boys up north will have to prove they can do it without Ness and Lee. There will most likely be a few bumps in the road early in the season and the team will need to work hard to win the battles leading to a chance to play for the big prize during the ultimate hockey tourny weekend in March. There is still a lot of talent in Roseau this year. The team may just make a few people out there surprised as the year goes on. I guess eveyone's about to find out.

Hockey is an amazing sport and fills what can be a long cold winter with a ton excitement. You never know for sure who will get the bounces, what teams will gel with the right chemistry, and who will ultimately rise to the top. Good luck to each and every team! I Can't wait for the high school hockey season to get going!

agreed without a goalie and ness it will be hard to win games

disagree, have you seen their holiday schedule? 3 north dakota teams followed by LOTW, Northfield, and Alexandria (all at home).
They're going to win games alright. How they stack up against the city teams if they make it here is another story.

jefferson beat ep, east and centennial in scrimmages this past weekend by these rankings they should be up there not unranked.

Krugs0529 wrote:jefferson beat ep, east and centennial in scrimmages this past weekend by these rankings they should be up there not unranked.

i do agree that Jefferson should be in the top ten, even the top 5 maybe but scrimmages are not a great way to tell what teams are actually better than other teams

Here's another source (www.mnsportspreview.com/hockey.htm).

Class AA

1. Edina (No. 2 - 28-3-0)
2. Hill-Murray (No. 1 - 27-3-1)
3. Duluth East (No. 14 - 18-8-1)
4. Centennial (No. 11 - 18-8-2)
5. Bloomington Jefferson (NR - 17-7-3)
6. Holy Angels (No. 9 - 19-7-1)
7. Roseau (No. 4 - 29-2-0)
8. White Bear Lake (NR - 18-9-1)
9. Hopkins (No. 8 - 22-4-1)
10. Moorhead (NR - 14-10-3)
11. Blaine (No. 7 - 21-10-0)
12. Minnetonka (No. 5 - 24-4-0)
13. Eden Prairie (NR - 18-7-2)
14. Grand Rapids (NR - 14-11-1)
15. Benilde-St. M's (No. 3 - 27-4-0)

Class A

1. St. Thomas Acad (No. 1 - 26-5-0)
2. Rochester Lourdes (No. 8 - 20-8-0)
3. Little Falls (No. 5 - 27-4-0)
4. Breck (NR - 16-11-1)
5. St. Cloud Cathedral (No. 4 - 23-7-1)
6. Duluth Marshall (No. 2 - 25-6-0)
7. Virginia/MI-B (NR - 16-11-0)
8. Warroad (No. 3 - 24-7-0)
9. New Prague (NR - 20-7-0)
10. International Falls (No. 7 - 23-4-0)
11. Blake (No. 10 - 19-10-1)
12. Alexandria (NR - 16-10-2)
13. Duluth Denfeld (No. 13 - 17-11-0)
14. Mahtomedi (No. 15 - 16-9-2)
15. Red Wing (No. 14 - 16-9-2)

For all you doubters out there Roseau will be there in march. They will have a bumpy season unlike the unbeaten regular season last year. But in the end the Rams will be in the big show again and that scares the hell out of the city teams.
I think the lower the ranking for roseau the better...Nobody will know what to expect when we come to the big show. Ness is a great player and Lee they did not make the whole team up. I don't think you spell team with an "I" in it at least up North here we don't. Maybe in the Cities you do.

Sure scared Hill Murray last year. I didn't see the BSM game but I heard they didnt even want to leave the lockeroom they were so frightened.

Just remember how many banners does Roseau have compared to the city teams?

Oh yeah I forgot...these kids who were born in the 1990's get really scared of some banners that were won before they were born.
i see it in the NHL too, like when the maple leafs come to town. Players tremble in their presence.

dueling21 wrote:Here's another source (www.mnsportspreview.com/hockey.htm).

Class AA

1. Edina (No. 2 - 28-3-0)
2. Hill-Murray (No. 1 - 27-3-1)
3. Duluth East (No. 14 - 18-8-1)
4. Centennial (No. 11 - 18-8-2)
5. Bloomington Jefferson (NR - 17-7-3)
6. Holy Angels (No. 9 - 19-7-1)
7. Roseau (No. 4 - 29-2-0)
8. White Bear Lake (NR - 18-9-1)
9. Hopkins (No. 8 - 22-4-1)
10. Moorhead (NR - 14-10-3)
11. Blaine (No. 7 - 21-10-0)
12. Minnetonka (No. 5 - 24-4-0)
13. Eden Prairie (NR - 18-7-2)
14. Grand Rapids (NR - 14-11-1)
15. Benilde-St. M's (No. 3 - 27-4-0)

Class A

1. St. Thomas Acad (No. 1 - 26-5-0)
2. Rochester Lourdes (No. 8 - 20-8-0)
3. Little Falls (No. 5 - 27-4-0)
4. Breck (NR - 16-11-1)
5. St. Cloud Cathedral (No. 4 - 23-7-1)
6. Duluth Marshall (No. 2 - 25-6-0)
7. Virginia/MI-B (NR - 16-11-0)
8. Warroad (No. 3 - 24-7-0)
9. New Prague (NR - 20-7-0)
10. International Falls (No. 7 - 23-4-0)
11. Blake (No. 10 - 19-10-1)
12. Alexandria (NR - 16-10-2)
13. Duluth Denfeld (No. 13 - 17-11-0)
14. Mahtomedi (No. 15 - 16-9-2)
15. Red Wing (No. 14 - 16-9-2)

This is one of the best polls I've seen...do these people issue new ones weekly?

Let's Play Hockey has AA top ten as:

http://www.letsplayhockey.com/965rankings.pdf

1 EDINA
2 Hill-Murray
3 Duluth East
4 Centennial
5 Blooming. Jefferson
6 Roseau
7 Minnetonka
8 White Bear Lake
9 Eden Prairie
10 Blaine
11 Moorhead
12 Holy Angels
13 Benilde-St. Marg.
14 Hopkins
15 Burnsville
16 Woodbury
17 Cretin-Derham Hall
18 Eastview
19 Wayzata
20 Grand Rapids

and A as:

1 ST. THOMAS ACAD.
2 Duluth Marshall
3 Rochester Lourdes
4 Little Falls
5 St. Cloud Cathedral
6 Breck
7 Warroad
8 Mahtomedi
9 International Falls
10 Totino-Grace
11 South St. Paul
12 Alexandria
13 Orono
14 Duluth Denfeld
15 New Prague
16 Blake
17 Red Wing
18 Hibbing
19 Rogers
20 Bemidji