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........Duluth Marshall Hilltoppers, calling it right now. With newly aquired forwards Judd Peterson and Josh Wentz. And D man Aaron Dusek they will be unstoppable. Mark my words

not a chance

is that all Marshall has? i dont think three players constitutes a championship. Do they have any decent returners from last season?

HAWKey you are forgetting one key aspect the game is played with one puck. Look for Hermantown and Breck to be a notch up on DM.

So your betting your whole season on a senior with 0 varsity experience?

Here is a starting point, last years ushsho Class A rankings of top 25.
Most likely start with who has lost key players to shift the rankings around?
And yes you need more than three players?
1 Breck
2 Warroad
3 St Thomas Academy
4 St Cloud Cathedral
5 Little Falls
6 Hermantown
7 Thief River Falls
8 Mahtomedi
9 Alexandria
10 Rochester Lourdes
11 South St Paul
12 Red Wing
13 Virginia
14 Duluth Marshall
15 New Prague
16 Duluth Denfeld
17 Hibbing
18 Orono
19 Mound-Westonka
20 Sartell
21 Totino-Grace
22 International Falls
23 Bemidji
24 Blake
25 Albert Lea

Always makes me laugh how the mediocre TG Eagles make everybodys top 25

agreeing with HAWKEY...i would bet my money on duluth marshall..with players like judd peterson, matt morsette, patrick hurley, josh wentz, and ben wrazidlo they have a fast, nitty gritty team....hermantown will be a huge game for the toppers... i like the the hawks in a close overtime...

marshall is going to be nasty this year. they are 4 lines deep and are going to make a run at the title

So it looks like all of you Iron Ranger/North Woods guys are high on the Marshall and Hermantown boys. Well before you crown them the champs, you might want to think a bit about a couple of pretty good teams from down south like annual powerhouse St. Thomas Academy who will likely be back with another dominant team (don't expect another fluke upset from keeping them away from the Xcel 2 years in a row) as well as the defending State champ Breck Mustangs who will also be returning almost everyone from last years team.

granted the teams from the cities like breck and st. thomas will be strong but without the transfers that marshall is getting they would still be three lines deep and a contender for the 7a title. with the transfers, more power to them.

hockeyrocks wrote:So it looks like all of you Iron Ranger/North Woods guys are high on the Marshall and Hermantown boys. Well before you crown them the champs, you might want to think a bit about a couple of pretty good teams from down south like annual powerhouse St. Thomas Academy who will likely be back with another dominant team (don't expect another fluke upset from keeping them away from the Xcel 2 years in a row) as well as the defending State champ Breck Mustangs who will also be returning almost everyone from last years team.

I would pull for Duluth Marshall to knock off St. Thomas hope that it is Hermantown instead. Noted your boys from Breck they are tough. Do not care to see St. Thomas hoist the trophy but that is just an opinion,

hockeyrocks wrote: St. Thomas Academy who will likely be back with another dominant team (don't expect another fluke upset from keeping them away from the Xcel 2 years in a row).

It would not be fare and accurate to say the STA loss in the sections finals was a "fluke". Mahtomedi played well in the championship game, STA certianally had thier chances, but they could not get anything by Woellers, whos play in net was outstanding and was the difference in the game.

Not the first time a team road a hot goalie into state and won't be the last.

I do agree with you that STA will have a very good team this year

High Flyer wrote:

hockeyrocks wrote: St. Thomas Academy who will likely be back with another dominant team (don't expect another fluke upset from keeping them away from the Xcel 2 years in a row).

It would not be fare and accurate to say the STA loss in the sections finals was a "fluke". Mahtomedi played well in the championship game, STA certianally had thier chances, but they could not get anything by Woellers, whos play in net was outstanding and was the difference in the game.

Not the first time a team road a hot goalie into state and won't be the last.

I do agree with you that STA will have a very good team this year

No question Mahtomedi played a great game and Woellers was outstanding. And while many of us like to see STA lose, my point was that if they played each other 10 times, STA would probably win 7 lose 2 and tie one. I think it is safe to say that STA was the stronger team, but Mahtomedi outplayed them on that night.

st.cloud has a good chance to knock off hermantown in the section finals. and The toppers could not see the X either

Marshall at state this year? Dont they have to beat Hibbing or I-Falls and Virginia to get out. "Slim chance"

boblee#2 wrote:Marshall at state this year? Dont they have to beat Hibbing or I-Falls and Virginia to get out. "Slim chance"

Your going to have to post about 6,000 times to catch up to boblee Sr.

sec 1. don't care

sec 2. Breck

sec 3. don't care

Sec 4. STA

Sec 5. Hermantown

Sec 6. don't care

sec 7. Duluth Marshall

Sec 8. Warroad

#1Breck
#2Warroad
#3STA
#4Hermantown
#5Duluth Marshall

This is how I see the top 5 going INTO state.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say watch out for Sartell in Section 6A...

It should be Breck's to lose. STA will be an interesting test early in the year when they square off at the Breck Arena. Very well could be a preview of the State Chamionship game in March. Either way it will be highly unlikely if at least one of them aren't playing that Saturday afternoon in St. Paul.

dueling21 wrote:I'm going to go out on a limb and say watch out for Sartell in Section 6A...

dueling21, that would be a nice boost to the Sartel program to make it to state.

State is only 6 months away? Hmmm, I have an idea, lets all start making outrageous predictions before high school football has even played 2 games.

State is only 6 months away? Hmmm, I have an idea, lets all start making outrageous predictions before high school football has even played 2 games.

deacon, Seeing as ESPN talks NFL football year round. Habs fans talk Montreal Hockey year round. It kind of seems appropriate that folks will.....well talk hockey on a hockey forum at times, year round. Speculating on teams in the hunt for a title is just that speculation and bantor about teams is just part of the process in the quest for a title. Where is the football forum? The Cafe has been sort of quiet since the shady bunch left this forum.

25 sheet power wrote:sec 1. don't care

sec 2. Breck

sec 3. don't care

Sec 4. STA

Sec 5. Hermantown

Sec 6. don't care

sec 7. Duluth Marshall

Sec 8. Warroad

#1Breck
#2Warroad
#3STA
#4Hermantown
#5Duluth Marshall

This is how I see the top 5 going INTO state.

A real tribute to the two public schools mentioned!

A sleeper pick 4 state could be South St. Paul. They have one of the best goalies in the sate in junior Adam Wilcox and goaltending can steal you some wins. They played STA tough last year managing a 1-1 tie in the 1st matchup and the offense looks to improve as the top line has added a year of experience.