Duluth East at Hastings- 6pm Tuesday

[sportsguy29]

Duluth East at Hastings- Tuesday 2/16 at 6pm

Raiders always play the Hounds tough at the HCA...

Listen in at www.kdwa.com on Tuesday night!

Enjoy!

[Goldfishdude]

Sportsguy, I hope you have something to get excited about for your Raiders, because the way East has been rocketing opposing goalies, this game could be over after the first period.

I look for running time by East. 7-1 minimum..

[sportsguy29]

Sportsguy, I hope you have something to get excited about for your Raiders, because the way East has been rocketing opposing goalies, this game could be over after the first period.

I look for running time by East. 7-1 minimum..

I'm just glad East continues to play the Raiders every season... It's still fun to watch a great team play, no matter how the Blue & Gold do...But yes, it would be great to cheer about something exciting here before playoffs!

[Goldfishdude]

Hastings has shown that if they play their best hockey, they are very competitive in the underdog role. They certainly are a team that is capable of playing up to the competition.

It will be nice for Hastings to have a good showing to gain confidence for a tough section run.

[karl(east)]

Sportsguy, I hope you have something to get excited about for your Raiders, because the way East has been rocketing opposing goalies, this game could be over after the first period.

I look for running time by East. 7-1 minimum..

I'm just glad East continues to play the Raiders every season... It's still fun to watch a great team play, no matter how the Blue & Gold do...But yes, it would be great to cheer about something exciting here before playoffs!

For entirely selfish reasons, I'm also glad East continues to play Hastings...I know I'll be able to get a broacast of the game, no matter where I am!

[RAIDER BLUES]

Sorry boys but Hastings has no coaching and the kids gave up a month ago. Sports guy you have good enthusiasm and i love to listen but i'm not sure where the "Hastings always plays the Hounds tough" comes from? Maybe the mid to late 90's? I think your halucinating. It's great to be enthusiastic about your team, but be a real sports guy and tell it like it is for once. Is this program headed up or down? Have we ever been swept by M-V and F.Lake? Sad!
The only way our Raiders stand a chance is if the Hounds players miss the bus.

[EHSHack]

Sorry boys but Hastings has no coaching and the kids gave up a month ago. Sports guy you have good enthusiasm and i love to listen but i'm not sure where the "Hastings always plays the Hounds tough" comes from? Maybe the mid to late 90's? I think your halucinating. It's great to be enthusiastic about your team, but be a real sports guy and tell it like it is for once. Is this program headed up or down? Have we ever been swept by M-V and F.Lake? Sad!
The only way our Raiders stand a chance is if the Hounds players miss the bus.

Which does happen occasionally.

[justafan2]

Sorry boys but Hastings has no coaching and the kids gave up a month ago. Sports guy you have good enthusiasm and i love to listen but i'm not sure where the "Hastings always plays the Hounds tough" comes from? Maybe the mid to late 90's? I think your halucinating. It's great to be enthusiastic about your team, but be a real sports guy and tell it like it is for once. Is this program headed up or down? Have we ever been swept by M-V and F.Lake? Sad!
The only way our Raiders stand a chance is if the Hounds players miss the bus.

OUCH!

[sportsguy29]

3-1 hounds after 1...

[sportsguy29]

3-1 hounds after 1...

5-2 hounds thru 2...

[youngblood08]

Sorry boys but Hastings has no coaching and the kids gave up a month ago. Sports guy you have good enthusiasm and i love to listen but i'm not sure where the "Hastings always plays the Hounds tough" comes from? Maybe the mid to late 90's? I think your halucinating. It's great to be enthusiastic about your team, but be a real sports guy and tell it like it is for once. Is this program headed up or down? Have we ever been swept by M-V and F.Lake? Sad!
The only way our Raiders stand a chance is if the Hounds players miss the bus.

Face the facts RB, coaching aside you don't have the players. The group from the 80's, late 90's and the ones that left after Sophmore year do not come around very often. Any coincidence that most of them are father/son combos? Some of those fathers played after high school at a high level. Who on the high school team has that resource at home? Funny how when Russ had the team at the State tournament a couple years in a row people in that town thought he was a GOD. You had some nice runs but to think that a town of 18000+ can continue at that high level year in, year out is crazy. Your A Bantam team this year is very average yet the arrogance of those parents is sickining. Deal with the fact you were swept by MV and FLake but imagine how they have felt for years fo being swept by Hastings!! You are in decline and will be for awhile, now is when your team needs SUPPORT not more critisism from the likes of you. The only time you comment on here is when things are bad go grind your axe somewhere else, it's easy to go to the rink when thet are winning.

[karl(east)]

East wins 6-4. Hastings scored a couple towards the end to make it closer than it appeared; nice job by them to keep fighting. Not a sterling performance from East, but certainly not a bad one either. Neill Kelley made his first start in goal for the Hounds tonight.

Thanks once again to our friends at KDWA for getting this one on the air!

[dlhhockey]

East wins 6-4. Hastings scored a couple towards the end to make it closer than it appeared; nice job by them to keep fighting. Not a sterling performance from East, but certainly not a bad one either. Neill Kelley made his first start in goal for the Hounds tonight.

And his last I would think.

[wbmd]

East wins 6-4. Hastings scored a couple towards the end to make it closer than it appeared; nice job by them to keep fighting. Not a sterling performance from East, but certainly not a bad one either. Neill Kelley made his first start in goal for the Hounds tonight.

Thanks once again to our friends at KDWA for getting this one on the air!

Did East have an empty netter?

[karl(east)]

East wins 6-4. Hastings scored a couple towards the end to make it closer than it appeared; nice job by them to keep fighting. Not a sterling performance from East, but certainly not a bad one either. Neill Kelley made his first start in goal for the Hounds tonight.

Thanks once again to our friends at KDWA for getting this one on the air!

Did East have an empty netter?

Nope, the last goal came a couple seconds into the 3rd.

And his last I would think.

Presumably, seeing as they've got a decent opponent on Saturday, then section playoffs next week.

[dlhhockey]

East wins 6-4. Hastings scored a couple towards the end to make it closer than it appeared; nice job by them to keep fighting. Not a sterling performance from East, but certainly not a bad one either. Neill Kelley made his first start in goal for the Hounds tonight.

Thanks once again to our friends at KDWA for getting this one on the air!

Did East have an empty netter?

Nope, the last goal came a couple seconds into the 3rd.

And his last I would think.

Presumably, seeing as they've got a decent opponent on Saturday, then section playoffs next week.

Plus getting yanked out of 2 or 3 JV games doesn't help. It was a gift for him to be in tonight, but he can't compete with the other two juniors and is getting a bit outplayed by the soph. But who knows, stranger things have happened. Go Hounds

[sportsguy29]

Still...I know there are alot of Raider (coaching staff) "haters" out there...But credit Hastings tonight....there is something there to work with. They never backed down, and played a decent game. Not GREAT, but decent enough to build some positives heading into Sections.

It wasn't the 7-1 game many thought would happen.

Thanks to all who listened...East has a Classy squad, good luck to the hounds!

-Thanks Lee!

[Goldfishdude]

Congrats to your squad, sportsguy!!! Looks like the put in the effort to fight tonight. Coulda easily packed it in after being down 3-1 in the first.

[sportsguy29]

Congrats to your squad, sportsguy!!! Looks like the put in the effort to fight tonight. Coulda easily packed it in after being down 3-1 in the first.

Absolutely...I was proud of the Boys in Blue tonight, Fish!

Let's see how they react in the SEC finale at Stillwater, Thursday!

[northwoods oldtimer]

Getting close to March...... hard for East to play hockey with both hands firmly applied to the neck

4 goals from Hastings COME ON!! I got a lot riding on an East - Rapids 7AA Final

[RAIDER BLUES]

Y.B your just another one of these guys that thinks you know it all about what's right and what's wrong about everyone else's program. Yet You don't live here nor do you follow Raider hockey. You just don't have any thing better to do than sit on high school hockey forum all day and write about things you know nothing about.
The kids that have come through this program the last several years have NOT been as bad as you portray them to be. Certainly not as bad as what the records have shown. We do have some very talented younger players again this year(being taught nothing, by the way). And some older kids who spent 3 years learning nothing and not improving one bit. They are still kids and still need to be taught. Should that be too much to ask from someone who's being paid by the tax payers? The faculty has to produce, why not the coaching staffs?
I would venture to guess if you asked the kids/parents that have come through the high school program for sure the last 10 years or so(the ones that would have the guts to admit it anyway) and the fans that follow the Raiders consistintly you would find that most would tell you that coaching and the direction of this program as a whole are what holds this program back and will until the AD wakes up from his slumber and hires someone other than someone who grew up here. I can repect anyone's opinion but not when that person hasn't lived it-followed it-or had some sort of hands on experience with the subject there talking about.

[SEMinnyHCKY]

Blues -

I know the AD pretty well and he's in a no win situation. My question to you would be if he did fire the current coach, who should be the next one? It's always easy to say "fire the coach." The run in the late 90's and early this decade was awesome, due to great players and talent. The coach couldn't take credit for that, and shouldn't take ALL the blame now. I hope my almamater can recover and make an impact in the SEC and 3AA soon.

[karl(east)]

They are still kids and still need to be taught. Should that be too much to ask from someone who's being paid by the tax payers? The faculty has to produce, why not the coaching staffs?

That leads to a lot of questions over what exactly "production" from a coaching staff entails. Winning at all costs? Developing hockey players for their future careers? Building good young men? All of the above? Do certain things deserve more weight? Is it realistic to expect anyone to achieve them all at a high level? Those are the sorts of questions that need to be asked.

I can repect anyone's opinion but not when that person hasn't lived it-followed it-or had some sort of hands on experience with the subject there talking about.

I can't say that I agree. Observing things from a distance often allows one to view things in a more objective light and to avoid certain ties or emotions that might cause conflicts of interest. I'm not saying your concerns aren't valid; I know little about the Hastings situation. Just some food for thought.

[wbmd]

Y.B your just another one of these guys that thinks you know it all about what's right and what's wrong about everyone else's program. Yet You don't live here nor do you follow Raider hockey. You just don't have any thing better to do than sit on high school hockey forum all day and write about things you know nothing about.
The kids that have come through this program the last several years have NOT been as bad as you portray them to be. Certainly not as bad as what the records have shown. We do have some very talented younger players again this year(being taught nothing, by the way). And some older kids who spent 3 years learning nothing and not improving one bit. They are still kids and still need to be taught. Should that be too much to ask from someone who's being paid by the tax payers? The faculty has to produce, why not the coaching staffs?
I would venture to guess if you asked the kids/parents that have come through the high school program for sure the last 10 years or so(the ones that would have the guts to admit it anyway) and the fans that follow the Raiders consistintly you would find that most would tell you that coaching and the direction of this program as a whole are what holds this program back and will until the AD wakes up from his slumber and hires someone other than someone who grew up here. I can repect anyone's opinion but not when that person hasn't lived it-followed it-or had some sort of hands on experience with the subject there talking about.

Sounds like RAIDER BLUES may have missed the cuts while trying out for Hastings.

[east hockey]

Y.B your just another one of these guys that thinks you know it all about what's right and what's wrong about everyone else's program. Yet You don't live here nor do you follow Raider hockey. You just don't have any thing better to do than sit on high school hockey forum all day and write about things you know nothing about.
The kids that have come through this program the last several years have NOT been as bad as you portray them to be. Certainly not as bad as what the records have shown. We do have some very talented younger players again this year(being taught nothing, by the way). And some older kids who spent 3 years learning nothing and not improving one bit. They are still kids and still need to be taught. Should that be too much to ask from someone who's being paid by the tax payers? The faculty has to produce, why not the coaching staffs?
I would venture to guess if you asked the kids/parents that have come through the high school program for sure the last 10 years or so(the ones that would have the guts to admit it anyway) and the fans that follow the Raiders consistintly you would find that most would tell you that coaching and the direction of this program as a whole are what holds this program back and will until the AD wakes up from his slumber and hires someone other than someone who grew up here. I can repect anyone's opinion but not when that person hasn't lived it-followed it-or had some sort of hands on experience with the subject there talking about.

Sounds like RAIDER BLUES may have missed the cuts while trying out for Hastings.

Along with ALSECORD.

Lee