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The 2009 Girls State Hockey Tournaments are about to get underway, and you know what that means: another Prognostictor Contest! I thought I would borrow from what we did last year which worked out very well, especially for chickendance who took home 1st place out of 26 contestants with 28 total points!

Here are the rules:

Quarterfinals: Pick each game winner and a score. One point (+1) for each correct game winner and one point deducted (-1) for each game wrong. Two bonus points (+2) awarded for each correct score.

Semifinals: Name your winner of each Upper Bracket and Lower Bracket semifinal game. Three points (+3) awarded for each correct winner named.

Finals: Name your winners of the Class A and AA Championship games - five points (+5) for each.

Special Request: If you want to enter your scores/winners in a series of posts, please make a new post for each prediction, as opposed to going back and editing a previous one.

Here are the matchups:

Class A - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Wednesday 2/25)
Warroad vs. Hutchinson
Fergus Falls vs. Red Wing
Pick Semifinal Winner:

Class A - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Wednesday 2/25)
Blake vs. New Ulm
Eveleth-Gilbert vs. Mahtomedi
Pick Semifinal Winner:

Pick Class A Champion:


Class AA - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Thursday 2/26)
Hopkins vs. Irondale
Edina vs. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton
Pick Semifinal Winner:

Class AA - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Thursday 2/26)
Stillwater vs. Lakeville South
Eagan vs. Elk River/Zimmerman
Pick Semifinal Winner:

Pick Class AA Champion:

Good luck to all!

Class A - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Wednesday 2/25)
Warroad 5 vs. Hutchinson 2
Fergus Falls 1 vs. Red Wing 2
Pick Semifinal Winner: Warroad 4-1

Class A - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Wednesday 2/25)
Blake 6 vs. New Ulm 3
Eveleth-Gilbert 4 vs. Mahtomedi 1
Pick Semifinal Winner: Blake 4-1

Pick Class A Champion: Blake 3-2 OT


Class AA - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Thursday 2/26)
Hopkins 5 vs. Irondale 3
Edina 2 vs. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 3
Pick Semifinal Winner: Hopkins 3-2 2OT

Class AA - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Thursday 2/26)
Stillwater 7 vs. Lakeville South 4
Eagan 2 vs. Elk River/Zimmerman 4
Pick Semifinal Winner: Elk River 5-3

Pick Class AA Champion: Hopkins 2-1

Note to pondhockey20 and all: for the semifinal and championship games it is not necessary to pick a score. For these games points are only awarded for picking correct winners.

Here are my picks:

Warroad 4 vs. Hutchinson 2
Fergus Falls 1 vs. Red Wing 4
Pick Semifinal Winner: Warroad

Blake 6 vs. New Ulm 1
Eveleth-Gilbert 2 vs. Mahtomedi 1
Pick Semifinal Winner: Blake

Pick Class A Champion: Warroad


Hopkins 5 vs. Irondale 0
Edina 3 vs. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 2
Pick Semifinal Winner: Hopkins

Stillwater 4 vs. Lakeville South 2
Eagan 1 vs. Elk River/Zimmerman 3
Pick Semifinal Winner: Stillwater

Pick Class AA Champion: Hopkins

Class A - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Wednesday 2/25)
Warroad 6 vs. Hutchinson 1
Fergus Falls 0 vs. Red Wing 2
Pick Semifinal Winner: Warroad

Class A - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Wednesday 2/25)
Blake 5 vs. New Ulm 1
Eveleth-Gilbert 1 vs. Mahtomedi 2
Pick Semifinal Winner: Blake

Pick Class A Champion: Blake


Class AA - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Thursday 2/26)
Hopkins 3 vs. Irondale 1
Edina 3 vs. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 1
Pick Semifinal Winner: Edina

Class AA - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Thursday 2/26)
Stillwater 4 vs. Lakeville South 1
Eagan 2 vs. Elk River/Zimmerman 1
Pick Semifinal Winner: Stillwater

Pick Class AA Champion: Edina

Good luck to all![/quote]

Class A - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Wednesday 2/25)
Warroad 4 vs. Hutchinson 1
Fergus Falls 2 vs. Red Wing 4
Pick Semifinal Winner: Warroad

Class A - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Wednesday 2/25)
Blake 8 vs. New Ulm 0
Eveleth-Gilbert 4 vs. Mahtomedi 3
Pick Semifinal Winner: Blake

Pick Class A Champion: Warroad (this will be a fabulous final)


Class AA - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Thursday 2/26)
Hopkins 3 vs. Irondale 2
Edina 3 vs. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 2
Pick Semifinal Winner: Edina (this will almost be a coin toss)

Class AA - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Thursday 2/26)
Stillwater 7 vs. Lakeville South 2
Eagan 3 vs. Elk River/Zimmerman 2
Pick Semifinal Winner: Stillwater

Pick Class AA Champion: Edina (this is a tough game to pick and should be a great one)

MNHockeyFan wrote:The 2009 Girls State Hockey Tournaments are about to get underway, and you know what that means: another Prognostictor Contest! I thought I would borrow from what we did last year which worked out very well, especially for chickendance who took home 1st place out of 26 contestants with 28 total points!

Here are the rules:

Quarterfinals: Pick each game winner and a score. One point (+1) for each correct game winner and one point deducted (-1) for each game wrong. Two bonus points (+2) awarded for each correct score.

Semifinals: Name your winner of each Upper Bracket and Lower Bracket semifinal game. Three points (+3) awarded for each correct winner named.

Finals: Name your winners of the Class A and AA Championship games - five points (+5) for each.

Special Request: If you want to enter your scores/winners in a series of posts, please make a new post for each prediction, as opposed to going back and editing a previous one.

Here are the matchups:

Class A - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Wednesday 2/25)
Warroad vs. Hutchinson
Fergus Falls vs. Red Wing
Pick Semifinal Winner:

Class A - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Wednesday 2/25)
Blake vs. New Ulm
Eveleth-Gilbert vs. Mahtomedi
Pick Semifinal Winner:

Pick Class A Champion:


Class AA - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Thursday 2/26)
Hopkins vs. Irondale
Edina vs. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton
Pick Semifinal Winner:

Class AA - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Thursday 2/26)
Stillwater vs. Lakeville South
Eagan vs. Elk River/Zimmerman
Pick Semifinal Winner:

Pick Class AA Champion:

Good luck to all!

Class A - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Wednesday 2/25)
Warroad vs. Hutchinson 6-0
Fergus Falls vs. Red Wing 4-2
Pick Semifinal Winner: Warroad 6-1

Class A - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Wednesday 2/25)
Blake vs. New Ulm 7-2
Eveleth-Gilbert vs. Mahtomedi 3-1
Pick Semifinal Winner: Blake 7-1

Pick Class A Champion: Blake 2-1


Class AA - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Thursday 2/26)
Hopkins vs. Irondale 4-1
Edina vs. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 3-0
Pick Semifinal Winner: Hopkins 3-2

Class AA - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Thursday 2/26)
Stillwater vs. Lakeville South 7-0
Eagan vs. Elk River/Zimmerman 5-4
Pick Semifinal Winner: Stillwater 6-1

Pick Class AA Champion: Stillwater 3-1

Class A - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Wednesday 2/25)
Warroad 6 vs. Hutchinson 1
Fergus Falls 2 vs. Red Wing 5
Pick Semifinal Winner: Warroad

Class A - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Wednesday 2/25)
Blake 6 vs. New Ulm 1
Eveleth-Gilbert 2 vs. Mahtomedi 3
Pick Semifinal Winner: Blake

Pick Class A Champion: Blake


Class AA - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Thursday 2/26)
Hopkins 3 vs. Irondale 2
Edina 5 vs. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 2
Pick Semifinal Winner: Hopkins

Class AA - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Thursday 2/26)
Stillwater 4 vs. Lakeville South 2
Eagan 4 vs. Elk River/Zimmerman 1
Pick Semifinal Winner: Stillwater

Pick Class AA Champion: Hopkins OT

Class A - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Wednesday 2/25)
Warroad 5 vs. Hutchinson 1
Fergus Falls 1 vs. Red Wing 3
Pick Semifinal Winner: Warroad

Class A - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Wednesday 2/25)
Blake 5 vs. New Ulm 1
Eveleth-Gilbert 2 vs. Mahtomedi 1
Pick Semifinal Winner: Blake

Pick Class A Champion: Blake


Class AA - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Thursday 2/26)
Hopkins 3 vs. Irondale 1
Edina 2 vs. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 3
Pick Semifinal Winner: Hopkins

Class AA - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Thursday 2/26)
Stillwater 3 vs. Lakeville South 1
Eagan 3 vs. Elk River/Zimmerman 2
Pick Semifinal Winner: Stillwater

Pick Class AA Champion: Hopkins

While I like my picks, I encourage NO ONE follow my picks, based on my semifinal picks. Good luck to all

Class A - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Wednesday 2/25)
Warroad 7, Hutchinson 0
Fergus Falls 3, Red Wing 2
Pick Semifinal Winner: Warroad

Class A - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Wednesday 2/25)
Blake 8, New Ulm 1
Eveleth-Gilbert 3, Mahtomedi 2
Pick Semifinal Winner: Blake

Pick Class A Champion: Warroad


Class AA - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Thursday 2/26)
Hopkins 4, Irondale 2
Edina 2, Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 1
Pick Semifinal Winner: Hopkins

Class AA - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Thursday 2/26)
Stillwater 6, Lakeville South 0
Eagan 3, Elk River/Zimmerman 1
Pick Semifinal Winner: Stillwater

Pick Class AA Champion: Stillwater

Class A - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Wednesday 2/25)
Warroad 6 vs. Hutchinson 0
Fergus Falls 2 vs. Red Wing 1
Pick Semifinal Winner: Warroad

Class A - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Wednesday 2/25)
Blake 8 vs. New Ulm 0
Eveleth-Gilbert 3 vs. Mahtomedi 2
Pick Semifinal Winner: Blake

Pick Class A Champion: Blake


Class AA - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Thursday 2/26)
Hopkins 4 vs. Irondale 2
Edina 3 vs. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 2
Pick Semifinal Winner: Hopkins

Class AA - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Thursday 2/26)
Stillwater 5 vs. Lakeville South 1
Eagan 2 vs. Elk River/Zimmerman 3
Pick Semifinal Winner: Stillwater

Pick Class AA Champion: Hopkins

Warroad 5 - 0
Red Wing 3 - 1
Warroad / Semifinal Winner
Blake 6 – 0
Mahtomedi 4 - 2
Blake / Semifinal Winner

Warroad / A Champion

Hopkins 3 – 2
Edina 2 – 0
Edina / Semifinal Winner
Stillwater 4 - 0
Elk River/Zimmerman 3 - 2
Stillwater / Semifinal Winner

Stillwater / AA Champion

Warroad 8-0
Red Wing 3 - 1
Warroad / Semifinal Winner 6-0
Blake 10 – 0
Mahtomedi 4 -3
Blake / Semifinal Winner 8-0

Warroad / A Champion Warroad 5 Blake 4

Hopkins 6-3
Edina 2 – 1
Edina / Semifinal Winner 3-2 OT
Stillwater 5-1
Eagan- 4-3
Stillwater / Semifinal Winner 5-3

Stillwater / AA Champion 3-2 OT

Class A - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Wednesday 2/25)
Warroad 5 vs. Hutchinson 1
Fergus Falls 3 vs. Red Wing 1
Pick Semifinal Winner: Warroad

Class A - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Wednesday 2/25)
Blake 8 vs. New Ulm 0
Eveleth-Gilbert 2 vs. Mahtomedi 1
Pick Semifinal Winner: Blake

Pick Class A Champion: Warroad


Class AA - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Thursday 2/26)
Hopkins 4 vs. Irondale 1
Edina 1 vs. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 2 *upset special
Pick Semifinal Winner: Hopkins

Class AA - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Thursday 2/26)
Stillwater 4 vs. Lakeville South 1
Eagan 2 vs. Elk River/Zimmerman 5
Pick Semifinal Winner: Stillwater

Pick Class AA Champion: Hopkins

We have 12 on the board so far.

As expected, our contestants believe Class A is a two horse race. Right now we have an even split, with 6 saying Blake and 6 Warroad.

In AA three teams have Championship votes. Hopkins leads with 6, then Stillwater 4 and Edina 2.

Warroad 8 vs Hutchinson 1
Fergus Falls 3 vs Red Wing 2
Semifinal winner Warroad over Fergus 8-1

Blake 8 New Ulm 0
Mahtomedi 6 Eveleth-Gilbert 3
Semifinal winner Blake over Mahtomedi 5-1

Class A Champion: Blake over Warroad 4-2


Hopkins 4 vs Irondale 2
Cloquet 3 vs Edina 2
Semifinal winner Hopkins over Cloquet 3-1

Stillwater 5 vs Lakeville South 1
Elk River 5 vs Eagan 3
Semifinal winnner Stillwater over Elk River 5-2

Class AA winner Stillwater 3 Hopkins 2

pondhockey20 wrote:Class A - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Wednesday 2/25)
Warroad 5 vs. Hutchinson 2
Fergus Falls 1 vs. Red Wing 2
Pick Semifinal Winner: Warroad 4-1

Class A - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Wednesday 2/25)
Blake 6 vs. New Ulm 3
Eveleth-Gilbert 4 vs. Mahtomedi 1
Pick Semifinal Winner: Blake 4-1

Pick Class A Champion: Blake 3-2 OT


Class AA - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Thursday 2/26)
Hopkins 5 vs. Irondale 3
Edina 2 vs. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 3
Pick Semifinal Winner: Hopkins 3-2 2OT

Class AA - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Thursday 2/26)
Stillwater 7 vs. Lakeville South 4
Eagan 2 vs. Elk River/Zimmerman 4
Pick Semifinal Winner: Elk River 5-3

Pick Class AA Champion: Hopkins 2-1

I hope you are just making crazy picks in hope of being different and getting lucky. Elk River would have no chance against Stillwater, that is if they get lucky against Eagan. And Hopkins only by 1 against ER? Is the stuff you are smoking for medicinal purposes or pleasure? I understand everyone on here has their own opinion and is entitled to it, but let's actually think before we post here. Just a thought.

Class A - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Wednesday 2/25)
Warroad vs. Hutchinson Warroad 5-0
Fergus Falls vs. Red Wing Red Wing 3-2
Pick Semifinal Winner: Warroad

Class A - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Wednesday 2/25)
Blake vs. New Ulm Blake 7-0
Eveleth-Gilbert vs. Mahtomedi Eveleth 3-2
Pick Semifinal Winner: Blake

Pick Class A Champion: Blake


Class AA - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Thursday 2/26)
Hopkins vs. Irondale Hopkins 4-1
Edina vs. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton Edina 3-1
Pick Semifinal Winner: Hopkins

Class AA - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Thursday 2/26)
Stillwater vs. Lakeville South Stillwater 4-0
Eagan vs. Elk River/Zimmerman Eagan 3-1
Pick Semifinal Winner: Stillwater

Pick Class AA Champion: Hopkins

Class A - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Wednesday 2/25)
Warroad vs. Hutchinson 3-1
Fergus Falls vs. Red Wing 5-3
Pick Semifinal Winner: Warroad 5-3

Class A - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Wednesday 2/25)
Blake vs. New Ulm 6-1
Eveleth-Gilbert vs. Mahtomedi 4-2
Pick Semifinal Winner: Blake 4-2

Pick Class A Champion: Warroad 4-3


Class AA - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Thursday 2/26)
Hopkins vs. Irondale 3-1
Edina vs. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 5-1
Pick Semifinal Winner: Hopkins 3-1

Class AA - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Thursday 2/26)
Stillwater vs. Lakeville South 4-1
Eagan vs. Elk River/Zimmerman 3-2
Pick Semifinal Winner: Stillwater 5-2

Pick Class AA Champion: Stillwater 4-1

A

Blake 5 v. New Ulm 1
Eveleth- Gilbert 4 vs. Mahtomedi 3 OT
Semifinal: Blake

Warroad 3 vs. Hutchinson 0
Fergus Falls 2 vs. Red Wing 3
Semifinal: Warroad

Champion: Blake 4-1

AA

Stillwater 4 vs. Lakeville South 1
Eagan 3 vs. Elk River 1
Semifinal: Stillwater

Hopkins 4 vs. Irondale 2 (EN)
Edina 3 vs. Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 2 (OT)
Semifinal: Hopkins

Champion: Hopkins 3-1

A

Blake 8 v. New Ulm 0
Eveleth- Gilbert 4 vs. Mahtomedi 1
Semifinal: Blake

Warroad 5 vs. Hutchinson 1
Fergus Falls 4 vs. Red Wing 2
Semifinal: Warroad

Champion: Warroad 4-2

AA

Stillwater 2 vs. Lakeville South 1
Eagan 3 vs. Elk River 0
Semifinal: Stillwater

Hopkins 6 vs. Irondale 1
Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 3 vs. Edina 1
Semifinal: Hopkins

Champion: Stillwater 2-1

Class A - Upper Bracket
Warroad 5 vs. Hutchinson 0
Fergus Falls 4 vs. Red Wing 5
Semifinal Winner: Warroad 4 over Red Wing 2

Class A - Lower Bracket
Blake 6vs. New Ulm 1
Eveleth-Gilbert 3 vs. Mahtomedi 5
Semifinal Winner: Blake 6 over Mahtomedi 2

Class A Champion: Blake 3 over Warroad 1


Class AA - Upper Bracket
Hopkins 2 vs. Irondale 3
Edina 4 vs. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 3
Semifinal Winner: Edina 4 over Irondale 2

Class AA - Lower Bracket
Stillwater 5 vs. Lakeville South 1
Eagan 2 vs. Elk River/Zimmerman 1
Semifinal Winner: Stillwater 5 over Eagan 1

Class AA Champion: Stillwater 3 over Edina 2

Class A - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Wednesday 2/25)
Warroad 9 vs. Hutchinson 0
Fergus Falls 2 vs. Red Wing 3
Pick Semifinal Winner: Warroad

Class A - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Wednesday 2/25)
Blake 11 vs. New Ulm 1
Eveleth-Gilbert 3 vs. Mahtomedi 1
Pick Semifinal Winner: Blake

Pick Class A Champion: Warroad


Class AA - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Thursday 2/26)
Hopkins 1 vs. Irondale 3
Edina 2 vs Cloquet 1
Pick Semifinal Winner: Irondale

Class AA - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Thursday 2/26)
Stillwater 5 vs. Lakeville South 2
Eagan 2 vs. Elk River/Zimmerman 3
Pick Semifinal Winner: Stillwater

Pick Class AA Champion: Stillwater

Class A - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Wednesday 2/25)
Warroad 8 vs. Hutchinson 1
Fergus Falls 4 vs. Red Wing 2
Pick Semifinal Winner: Warroad

Class A - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Wednesday 2/25)
Blake 7 vs. New Ulm 0
Eveleth-Gilbert 5 vs. Mahtomedi 2
Pick Semifinal Winner: Blake

Pick Class A Champion: Blake


Class AA - Upper Bracket (deadline 10AM Thursday 2/26)
Hopkins 6 vs. Irondale 3
Edina 3 vs. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 2
Pick Semifinal Winner: Hopkins

Class AA - Lower Bracket (deadline 5PM Thursday 2/26)
Stillwater 5 vs. Lakeville South 1
Elk River 3 vs. Eagan 2
Pick Semifinal Winner: Stillwater

Pick Class AA Champion: Stillwater

REMINDER: Deadline for posting picks for the first pair of Class 1A games is this morning at 10:00 am, about an hour from now.

So far we have 20 contestants which is great but slightly below last year's 26....

ALSO, here are the rules that will be used to break a tie, if necessary, should one or more contestants end up with the same number of points after all of the games have been played:

1st tiebreaker: Number of correct picks (winners) in the Chamopinship Games, both classes

2nd tiebreaker: Number of correct picks in the Semifinal games, both classes

3rd tiebreaker: Number of correct picks in all games played, both classes

4th tiebreaker: Closest score in Class AA Championship Game

5th tiebreaker: Closest score in Class A Championship Game

Good luck to all.