Holy Angels at Culver Academy

HShockeywatcher · Post by **HShockeywatcher** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:10 pm

Holy Angels travels to play Culver Academy this weekend on Friday and Saturday. Who/Where is Culver Academy? Why play them two nights in a row instead of them and another team where they are from?

thinkb4engaging · Post by **thinkb4engaging** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:24 pm

You play them 2x because they are one of the best teams in the US (at least usually). I would even play them 3x like the boys do in Tier 1 hockey if given the opportunity. Culver's 2nd team (JV) usually wins the Indiana High School State championship on an annual basis. No other teams around Indiana even worth AHA time. Note: Culver will not play for a US National Championship like SSM prep.

mch · Post by **mch** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:14 pm

thinkb4engaging wrote:You play them 2x because they are one of the best teams in the US (at least usually). I would even play them 3x like the boys do in Tier 1 hockey if given the opportunity. Culver's 2nd team (JV) usually wins the Indiana High School State championship on an annual basis. No other teams around Indiana even worth AHA time. Note: Culver will not play for a US National Championship like SSM prep.

what league does culver prep play in if they do not play for a national championship

Iceburg · Post by **Iceburg** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:21 pm

mch wrote:what league does culver prep play in if they do not play for a national championship

Culver's schedule

FightingSiouxForever · Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:46 pm

Culver Academy is in Culver, Indiana. Its a prep school with a great hockey team. The guys ill be there from Thursday nite til Sunday...

HShockeywatcher · Post by **HShockeywatcher** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:52 pm

Wow, with a 46 game season schedule, any player coming out of there is sure to go on and do great things past high school. Do players come from states away to play there?

So, what do they play for at the end of their season?

Iceburg · Post by **Iceburg** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:06 pm

HShockeywatcher wrote:Do players come from states away to play there?

Similar to Shattuck in that they have players from all over.

Culver's roster

HShockeywatcher wrote:So, what do they play for at the end of their season?

They play in an end-of-the-year tournament with other mid-west prep schools.

Zamman · Post by **Zamman** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:46 pm

Culver Academy is Military Academy with great sports teams.
As a loyal AHA fan, of course i will be there. I will try and post each night with a recap of the game.

I am hoping to make it to Friday nights game. I will be there for Saturday for sure.

If you go to the Culver schedule you will see a link to one of the two nights games that will be broadcast on the web.

TCQQL · Post by **TCQQL** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:31 am

Zamman wrote:Culver Academy is Military Academy with great sports teams.
As a loyal AHA fan, of course i will be there. I will try and post each night with a recap of the game.

I am hoping to make it to Friday nights game. I will be there for Saturday for sure.

If you go to the Culver schedule you will see a link to one of the two nights games that will be broadcast on the web.

Here is the link for those that are interested: http://www.b2livetv.com/partner_members ... s%20Hockey

Iceburg · Post by **Iceburg** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:40 pm

Zamman wrote:Culver Academy is Military Academy with great sports teams.
As a loyal AHA fan, of course i will be there. I will try and post each night with a recap of the game.

I am hoping to make it to Friday nights game. I will be there for Saturday for sure.

If you go to the Culver schedule you will see a link to one of the two nights games that will be broadcast on the web.

Don't know tons about this year's team, but a couple of Culver players you might keep an eye on while you're there: Kit Sitterley played on a U.S. Select team that went to Europe this past summer. This same team had Minnesota players Nick Leddy, Nate Schmidt, Josh Birkholz, Zach Budish, Jared Maetche, Nick Oliver and Ryan Walters.

Their goalie, Matt Mahalak, is pretty highly regarded and sophomore defenseman Barrett Kaib was one of the more impressive players I saw at Select 15s this summer in St. Cloud.

Coachk · Post by **Coachk** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:54 pm

Culver is in the west part of Indiana not far from Chicago. My daughter played hockey there. They do not participate in the championships end of year because education comes first at Culver and the playoffs are during test time.

Messier · Post by **Messier** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 1:42 pm

That is real cool the AHA can play Culver, Mount St. Charles and SSM. Would like to see other Top MN HS Teams play teams like these from around the US. One downside I have with AHA playing teams like this is look at the rest of there schedule they have 12 games that I would say are wins already for them. Like to see them in the Lake or Play an independent schedule. Duluth East does it right play the best of the best.

ya-man · Post by **ya-man** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:18 pm

Trebil would like nothing more then to have a tougher schedule. Every year he tries to get as many of the upper echelon programs on the schedule. There are a few that refuse to play, which will go nameless. A few of the conference schools compete on occasion but outside of those 12 games the remaining 12 or so are quite competitive.

Zamman · Post by **Zamman** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:08 pm

No names are mentioned because the "know-it-alls" on this board will argue that it is not true. I also have heard that some teams refuse to play them. They feel a team that draws from all over the metro is an unfair situation. After all they seem to win the state every year.....

O-townClown · Post by **O-townClown** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:51 pm

Coachk wrote:They do not participate in the championships end of year because education comes first at Culver and the playoffs are during test time.

This is quite funny and entirely erroneous. As I recall, Culver also fields another team ("Varsity" instead of "Prep" or something) that competes in the Indiana state HS championship and wins it almost every year.

HShockeywatcher · Post by **HShockeywatcher** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:30 pm

O-townClown, what you say does not negate what was said. Their end of season, the team AHA is playing, is during exams. The Indiana high school state championship, complete guess here

, is not...

thinkb4engaging · Post by **thinkb4engaging** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:03 am

Out of Town Clown:

Last time I looked at the web site of Culver, their Varisty team (equivalent to SSM Prep) does not play in the Indiana State Championship. It is their 2nd level team which has rolled off state championship after state championship (equivalent to SSM AAA team).

Messier · Post by **Messier** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:27 pm

Ya-Man: Wrote "refuse to play"
Zamman: Wrote "unfair situation"

As a former HS player my team wanted to play the best, Edina, Hill, Rapids, Roseau, East, Jefferson.

As a Coach, I will play any team in the state no matter where they get their players from.

It is a private school and kids have the right to go where they want, even if it is for hockey or football, baseball or basketball. Yes they get kids from around the metro to come there and most reasons they say is for the schooling but that is bs. In the end they do get a great education, but also play basically on a select team. If you don't want to lose your top players to private schools, play the private schools and beat them and show the, 6,7,8th graders that their home HS is a better program then that private school. Refusing to play them because they took your best player is stupid to me. My kid (not a hockey player) left our home HS for a private school, because they felt the school was to big, after visiting the private school and what they offer for education, we made the move and we don't have the money for it, but did it for our child. My next kid will go to a private school for HS, if he or she wants not because of us, but because of what they want. For us it is MY KIDS SCHOOLING that matters most not if they get more playing time or get a scholarship to college to play sports. I used to think private schools was bad, but after seeing what they do for the student, and in education, I changed my mind. Lets be fair to the private schools and also lets not forget that some people will never like a player, a family for leaving their home HS for a private school. I say if you want to stop kids from going their step up, shut up and play them and beat them. Don't hate the player or family for doing what they feel is the best for there son or daughter. A good education is more important then a state title.
God Bless you all and Have a safe and happy New Year and Merry Christmas to you all on this board.

Coachk · Post by **Coachk** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:30 pm

Thank you HSHOCKETWATCHER, sometimes people speak without knowledge of what they are talking about.

FightingSiouxForever · Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:26 pm

Meisser, very well said. I think private schools have such a bad rep on this site.

Messier · Post by **Messier** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:40 pm

I think changing to a private school has made me mad. First I change my mind on private schools now I agree with FightingSiouxForever, My lord what would my hero say, Badger Bob.

Most people that hate the private schools also spend the money to play on the best AAA Programs also and want the best players from the metro or state on that team, why not in High School.

Sorry Sioux but I hope this is the last time I agree with you long live the Badgers!

mnhockey30 · Post by **mnhockey30** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:50 pm

I will have to agree with everyone that is saying private schools get a bad rep. Having attended a private school for high school i still get a ton a grief from people who went to public schools and i am in college. I always hear pretty much the same argument "you guys recruit kids to come play for you" which i think is a totally dumb ass remark to say. To me I believe that every school in some ways "recruits" kids to play for them its just that majority of people believe that it is only private schools because they get kids from around the metro.

Post by **karl(east)** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:12 pm

Yes, some private schools get a bad rep on this board. But you'll note the only ones that get it are the ones that are good at hockey. People love to hate on teams that do well, public or private. It's a sign of respect, and it's easy to turn around and have some fun with. Take pride in it...but not too much. When private school kids/grads start insinuating that they are in some way superior to public schools, that's when things get ugly. Another thing that bothers me is this notion that public schools can't give good educations, which is so obviously wrong.

In my case, I was given a choice between a public and a private school. I chose the public route and have never regretted it. I kept my friends, saved my parents tons of money, and got into my first choice (private) college.

There is nothing wrong with either one, so long as it gets the person wherever they want to be in the most efficient manner possible.

Zamman · Post by **Zamman** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:43 pm

Just returned from the game. When I arrived at the rink the AHA jv was down and lost 8 - 2. I thought hits would be a rough night for the boys, but the jv played on the Olympic rink and the varsity played on the NHL rink. The team came out playing real well and it looked like the game was real even. AHA moved the puck well and was staying with them in the physical part of the game. AHA scored first in a nice slap shot by the freshman Mike Reilly on a nice cross ice pass from Mattson. AHA took a two goal lead when Mattson got a wrist that went in. Culver came back down and got a sweet goal from down low and the period ended 2 - 1. In the second things got a little shakier. Culver tied it up and then the STARS started falling. They lost Hartman to a seperated shoulder on a check. Then Mattson went down, but that turned out to be nothing but a cramp. They lost another player, but I think he was just not feeling well. The second period ended tied at two.
In the third the game was very physical and the STARS looked tired. Culver got a couple of good bounces and ended up wining 5 - 2. They play again tomorrow night. Hopefully AHA will do well again. No penalties till almost the end of the second period. Not sure on the shots. No announcing or anything.

ya-man · Post by **ya-man** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:30 am

Thanks zaman. If they got tired it doesn't look good for tonight. It sounds like they got worn down. But I'm encouraged.