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Minnetonka (14-0) @ Moorhead (5-5-2) 1-16-10 7:30pm
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:53 am
by HShockeywatcher
Moorhead has been playing some good teams but is 1-4-2 in their last 7 games. A win on Saturday night would be great for their rankings and confidence. Maybe the Spuds will gain the edge after the Skippers have to travel 225 miles to play this game.
Good luck to both teams.
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:13 pm
by starmvp
Should be a fun one to watch. Tonka 5-1
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:42 pm
by mj79
poor spuds
Tonka 6-1
Re: Minnetonka (14-0) @ Moorhead (5-5-2) 1-16-10 7:30pm
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:23 pm
by PoniesDad45
HShockeywatcher wrote:Moorhead has been playing some good teams but is 1-4-2 in their last 7 games. A win on Saturday night would be great for their rankings and confidence. Maybe the Spuds will gain the edge after the Skippers have to travel 225 miles to play this game.
Good luck to both teams.
Go Spuds!
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:28 pm
by CitiesSpudsGuy
The long bus ride for Minnetonka won't be enough for the Spuds to pull off the upset, assuming Minnetonka is as good as advertised (and I have no reason to believe they aren't). The Spuds will need the Minnetonka bus to break down on the way.
After watching the Spuds and Wayzata last Saturday, I've come to the conclusion that this could quite possibly be the worst passing Spuds team I've seen since I became a Spuds fan back in the early 90's. Not so much that the passes are off the mark, it's more that the guys have the puck bounce off their sticks more than I've ever seen. It's not just one player either, it's the whole team. I couldn't count the number of botched passes in that game. Morinville should have them doing nothing but working on passing drills every day in practice this week.
Having said that, I will still be at the game, hoping for a monumental upset but not expecting one. I'm also looking forward to seeing this Minnetonka team too.
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:13 am
by Gov78
Tonka finally has some time off before this game and will be looking to keep the train rolling as they head into conf play. This is also one of the weaker Spud teams in recent history
I'll take Tonka 7-1
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:36 am
by HShockeywatcher
When teams travel like this, how much time do they give themselves? Do they spend the night in Moorhead so they're fresh, get there an hour before the JV game, or what?
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 3:14 pm
by mulefarm
Their plane leaves at 9:30 on Sat morning. Shouldn't have much of effect.
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 3:17 pm
by wblhockeyfan8
mulefarm wrote:Their plane leaves at 9:30 on Sat morning. Shouldn't have much of effect.
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 11:24 pm
by wingmaster
Are they really flying to Moorhead?
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:39 am
by AimHigh
wingmaster wrote:Are they really flying to Moorhead?
Yep, the team stretch humvee is on the fritz, so they're forced to fly this time.
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 8:51 am
by Gov78
AimHigh wrote:wingmaster wrote:Are they really flying to Moorhead?
Yep, the team stretch humvee is on the fritz, so they're forced to fly this time.
Good one! Actually I doubt they're even spending a night there as the schedule is probably leave Mtka Sat around 9am, stop for lunch and a break on the way, get to Moorhead 2-3:00pm JV plays at 5:30 and Varsity at 7:30pm and then shower and back on the bus by 10:30pm for trip home.
I'm just guessing at the schedule above but school districts aren't keen on paying for hotels unless truly necessary.
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:14 am
by bjspud12
Gov78 wrote:AimHigh wrote:wingmaster wrote:Are they really flying to Moorhead?
Yep, the team stretch humvee is on the fritz, so they're forced to fly this time.
Good one! Actually I doubt they're even spending a night there as the schedule is probably leave Mtka Sat around 9am, stop for lunch and a break on the way, get to Moorhead 2-3:00pm JV plays at 5:30 and Varsity at 7:30pm and then shower and back on the bus by 10:30pm for trip home.
I'm just guessing at the schedule above but school districts aren't keen on paying for hotels unless truly necessary.
We're talking about minnetonka here..
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:23 am
by smalltownhockey21
Moorhead 2 Tonka 1
lol..someone's gotta call the upset....
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:44 pm
by Gov78
bjspud12 wrote:Gov78 wrote:AimHigh wrote:
Yep, the team stretch humvee is on the fritz, so they're forced to fly this time.
Good one! Actually I doubt they're even spending a night there as the schedule is probably leave Mtka Sat around 9am, stop for lunch and a break on the way, get to Moorhead 2-3:00pm JV plays at 5:30 and Varsity at 7:30pm and then shower and back on the bus by 10:30pm for trip home.
I'm just guessing at the schedule above but school districts aren't keen on paying for hotels unless truly necessary.
We're talking about minnetonka here..
I live there and have kids in the schools who play sports so unless the parents are footing the extra bill (which wouldn't be unheard of) I doubt there's a hotel stay. Now if we were talking EP or Wayzata I could understand the confussion