USA International Cup Predictions and Information

Nhockeydad · Post by **Nhockeydad** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:40 pm

Does anyone have any information on teams at the U10 and U12 level and maybe some predictions.

Night Train · Post by **Night Train** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:07 pm

Kinda new at this huh? Here's a link to the schedules,

http://www.nscsports.org/sports/hockey/ ... esults.htm

mnhcp · Post by **mnhcp** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:13 pm

Minnkota in the American Bracket

I wonder what the expectations are of the "Dream Team"?

PG3319 · Post by **PG3319** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:36 pm

U10 American has a very strong pool of teams 99 machine and skate to excellence and who is the dream team, my take is the team who hasnt lost and has three championships this summer minnkota wildcats.

Pens4 · Post by **Pens4** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:43 pm

The U12 schedule....plenty of teams but not sure about some of them. American Division has the Jr Gophers and the Jr Badgers who are strong and our old friend from ThunderBay always has a nice squad. Not sure about the Nothern Hawks or Breakaway.

Nhockeydad · Post by **Nhockeydad** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:55 pm

Night Train, come on I am not new at it just wondering if anyone knows about some of the new teams that we see from year to year. You always get the same teams that everyone knows about. I didn't ask for schedules.

blondegirlsdad · Post by **blondegirlsdad** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:46 am

I thought it was a fun weekend. Our girls got to play some real good competition, hung in good against most of it (those Jr. Gophers are pretty good), and had fun. Well run, well-officiated, lots of perks for the kids.

If they could just move that facility down to the Southern Suburbs, it'd be great... Those 5 trips up and back are tough.

royals dad · Post by **royals dad** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:03 am

I thought the tournament was well run and they did a nice job of seting the divisions but I have to admit there are still a few to many mis matches. I think with some of the top MN and candian U12 (96-97 birth years) teams playing up to U14 you have some teams playing each other that probably shouldn't be. Not sure how much anyone gets out of 10+ to zero scores and we saw a few of those up on the board. Maybe a couple of the teams should be pushed up to U14 for the rest of the season.

After watching the U12 championship game I have to say U12 is way to early to run a short bench, having kids drive all the way to Minnesota then sitting your third line for all but 2 shifts in a game. I don't care how big the trophy is, its U12. At U12 the kids should be pretty much running out in order even on special teams.