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3AA #4 Apple Valley vs. #1 Woodbury Feb. 28th

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:02 pm
by wbmd
Predictions and comments.

Starting time is 6:00 at the Fairgrounds Coliseum.

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:09 pm
by joycer10
Woodbury:4
Apple Valley:2 (EN)

Woodbury knows they have to play better then they did against Rosemount tonight. But the Royals bounced back after a rough game against Roseville earlier this year to beat White Bear so I think They'll pull off a the win.

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:19 pm
by pioneerhockey12
AV-5
woodbury-2

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:51 pm
by TooManyEagles
AV 4
Woodbury 3

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:07 pm
by iwearmysunglassesatnight
AV 6
WOODBURY 1

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:14 am
by wbmd
Woodbury by a goal. But, only if they start playing like they're capable of.

Otherwise, it could be three years in a row where the top seeded team fails to advance to the State Tournament from Woodburys' section.

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:29 pm
by starmvp
Looks like roster is healthy for AV so I have them winning this one 5-0.

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:54 pm
by spindrift
Woodbury scores 4 goals in the opening period

Woodbury 7
AV 2

Pittman with a hat trick and Ness with 46 saves

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:32 am
by mnsportsnetwork
This game will be one of 13 games to be broadcast (including 12 hockey games) on the Minnesota Sports Broadcast Network on Saturday, February 28, as part of a day-long marathon of events on MSBN, found online at:

www.MnSportsNetwork.com

MSBN's schedule of Events:

11:30 AM Girls State Class "A" Championship: #2 Warroad vs. #1 Blake School
12:00 PM Section 2AA Semifinals: #1 Bloomington Jefferson vs. #4 Burnsville
1:00 PM Section 8AA Semifinal: #4 Buffalo vs. #1 Moorhead
2:30 PM Section 8AA Semifinal: #3 St. Cloud Tech vs. #2 Roseau
3:30 PM Section 2AA Semfinal: #2 Edina vs. #3 Holy Angels
4:00 PM Section 6AA Semifinal: #1 Eden Prairie vs. #4 Benilde-St. Margaret's
6:00 PM Section 3AA Semifinal: #1 Woodbury vs. #4 Apple Valley
7:00 PM Girls Hockey State Tournament: Class "AA" Championship: Hopkins vs. Stillwater
7:00 PM Section 8A Boys Semifinal: #1 Warroad vs. #4 Crookston
7:00 PM MIAC Women's Hockey Semifinals: St. Thomas vs. Bethel
7:30 PM Section 6AA Semfinal: #2 Minnetonka vs. #3 Wayzata
8:00 PM Section 3AA Semifinal: #2 Cretin-Derham Hall vs. #3 Eagan

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 2:41 pm
by wbmd
Woodbury had best take notice of the upsets taking place today (and near upset in 7AA) or else their season will be over tonight.

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 3:30 pm
by Hoops
wbmd wrote:Woodbury had best take notice of the upsets taking place today (and near upset in 7AA) or else their season will be over tonight.
I don't know how much of an upset this would be. AV is a different team right now...the line up they have right now would have taken 3rd in the Lake. Should be a great game.

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:44 pm
by wbmd
Gretz is coming up big in goal for Apple Valley.

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:05 pm
by InYourFace09
wbmd wrote:Gretz is coming up big in goal for Apple Valley.
Does Woodbury have the advantage in possesion?

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:08 pm
by wbmd
InYourFace09 wrote:
wbmd wrote:Gretz is coming up big in goal for Apple Valley.
Does Woodbury have the advantage in possesion?
Seems about even. Shots are 20-18 for Woodbury.

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:49 pm
by wbmd
final

Apple Valley 2 Woodbury 0.

Gretz stonewalls the Royals. Shots were 31 each.

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:46 pm
by Hoops
wbmd wrote:final

Apple Valley 2 Woodbury 0.

Gretz stonewalls the Royals. Shots were 31 each.
don't forget Wdby's goalie who stopped 3-4 borderline breakaways in the final 8 minutes. Great game.

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:55 pm
by wbmd
Hoops wrote:
wbmd wrote:final

Apple Valley 2 Woodbury 0.

Gretz stonewalls the Royals. Shots were 31 each.
don't forget Wdby's goalie who stopped 3-4 borderline breakaways in the final 8 minutes. Great game.
As well as stopping shorthanded attempts.

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 9:07 am
by wbmd

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 9:38 am
by wbmd
It's now been three years in a row where the top seeded team fails to advance to the State Tournament from Woodburys' section.

In 2007, Woodbury beat #1 Cretin in the finals (2AA).

In 2008, Woodbury beat #1 Rosemount in the finals (3AA).

And now in 2009, #1 Woodbury loses in the semifinals (3AA).

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 11:18 am
by slapstkhound
wbmd wrote:
Hoops wrote:
wbmd wrote:final

Apple Valley 2 Woodbury 0.

Gretz stonewalls the Royals. Shots were 31 each.
don't forget Wdby's goalie who stopped 3-4 borderline breakaways in the final 8 minutes. Great game.
As well as stopping shorthanded attempts.
Also...two waved off goals for Woodbury. The first was questionable but the second was clearly over the line before an AV skater pushed the net off. The whole complextion of the game would have changed. The Royals were robbed.....

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 11:39 am
by hockeyjunkie2
slapstkhound wrote:
wbmd wrote:
Hoops wrote: don't forget Wdby's goalie who stopped 3-4 borderline breakaways in the final 8 minutes. Great game.
As well as stopping shorthanded attempts.
Also...two waved off goals for Woodbury. The first was questionable but the second was clearly over the line before an AV skater pushed the net off. The whole complextion of the game would have changed. The Royals were robbed.....
The first was kicked in out of mid air by a royal, no arguement by any players of coaches shows that it was clearly the right call. The second I couldn't tell when the net came off (I never even saw it go in, I thought Gretz had it in his glove.) so I will only say that the net coming off was something that was happening on both ends all night. The nets were coming off on both ends easily by the goalies having to make quick slides across the goal. It was not a deliberate shove off to get a whistle.

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 3:41 pm
by Hoops
slapstkhound wrote:
wbmd wrote:
Hoops wrote: don't forget Wdby's goalie who stopped 3-4 borderline breakaways in the final 8 minutes. Great game.
As well as stopping shorthanded attempts.
Also...two waved off goals for Woodbury. The first was questionable but the second was clearly over the line before an AV skater pushed the net off. The whole complextion of the game would have changed. The Royals were robbed.....
The royals were not robbed and the second wasn't clearly over anything. You obviously weren't there. After the Frosh Michaelson got the only goal of the game w/ 8 minutes left AV took 2 penalties and Woodbury pulled their goalie w/ 1.30 left so in effect AV was short handed 70% of the final 8 minutes. This is when the Woodbury flurry took place..it's also when AV got their share of breakaways..shorthanded. Their was no robbery...great game and I think AV was the better team on this night.

Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:31 pm
by Sykes
Hoops wrote:
slapstkhound wrote:
wbmd wrote: As well as stopping shorthanded attempts.
Also...two waved off goals for Woodbury. The first was questionable but the second was clearly over the line before an AV skater pushed the net off. The whole complextion of the game would have changed. The Royals were robbed.....
The royals were not robbed and the second wasn't clearly over anything. You obviously weren't there. After the Frosh Michaelson got the only goal of the game w/ 8 minutes left AV took 2 penalties and Woodbury pulled their goalie w/ 1.30 left so in effect AV was short handed 70% of the final 8 minutes. This is when the Woodbury flurry took place..it's also when AV got their share of breakaways..shorthanded. Their was no robbery...great game and I think AV was the better team on this night.
Picture in the Woodbury Bulletin shows the goal post came off an instant prior to the puck crossing the line. The goal post is off by 2 inches when the puck was crossing the goal line. Very, very close but a good call by the official. When there are 61 shots put up and only one goal scored, a great game for both teams

Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:37 pm
by wbmd
Sykes wrote:
Hoops wrote:
slapstkhound wrote: Also...two waved off goals for Woodbury. The first was questionable but the second was clearly over the line before an AV skater pushed the net off. The whole complextion of the game would have changed. The Royals were robbed.....
The royals were not robbed and the second wasn't clearly over anything. You obviously weren't there. After the Frosh Michaelson got the only goal of the game w/ 8 minutes left AV took 2 penalties and Woodbury pulled their goalie w/ 1.30 left so in effect AV was short handed 70% of the final 8 minutes. This is when the Woodbury flurry took place..it's also when AV got their share of breakaways..shorthanded. Their was no robbery...great game and I think AV was the better team on this night.
Picture in the Woodbury Bulletin shows the goal post came off an instant prior to the puck crossing the line. The goal post is off by 2 inches when the puck was crossing the goal line. Very, very close but a good call by the official. When there are 61 shots put up and only one goal scored, a great game for both teams
Good picture - and like you said, it was a good call by the official.

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:35 am
by hockeyjunkie2
wbmd wrote:
Sykes wrote:
Hoops wrote: The royals were not robbed and the second wasn't clearly over anything. You obviously weren't there. After the Frosh Michaelson got the only goal of the game w/ 8 minutes left AV took 2 penalties and Woodbury pulled their goalie w/ 1.30 left so in effect AV was short handed 70% of the final 8 minutes. This is when the Woodbury flurry took place..it's also when AV got their share of breakaways..shorthanded. Their was no robbery...great game and I think AV was the better team on this night.
Picture in the Woodbury Bulletin shows the goal post came off an instant prior to the puck crossing the line. The goal post is off by 2 inches when the puck was crossing the goal line. Very, very close but a good call by the official. When there are 61 shots put up and only one goal scored, a great game for both teams
Good picture - and like you said, it was a good call by the official.
Is there a link to the picture anywhere on online? I couldn't find one but thought you might be able to come up with it. Thanks.