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Duluth Central/Denfeldnorthhockey1994 wrote:Who is actually in this section this year
While the consolidation will help Central with depth on the bottom end, I just don't think there are enough horses at the top end for this to be a state tournament team. When I see what Central had to offer and what Denfeld lost from last year, I just don't see them overtaking the likes of Virginia, Hibbing, or Duluth Marshall. Maybe an upset against one, but not enough to make a full run.northwoods oldtimer wrote:Denfeld/Central win this hands down. twice the line up of any legitimate single A school. Pulling for Hibbing but think they will be out numbered during playoffs.
East does play Central this year (as always). In fact its scheduled for Jan. 3 @8:00PM in the new Amsoil Arena at the DECC, so we will find out for sure if thats the case! ... and I have a hard time seeing East losing that one.northwoods oldtimer wrote:Doubt the vaunted East team could beat Denfeld/Central this year.
That is one serious upgrade in goal for MarshallReggie Dunlop wrote:Christian Coffman from Denfeld is enrolled at Duluth Marshall this year.
This statement seems very true. I can ultimately see either Virginia or Hibbing taking it to state once again but if Eveleth puts it together, could make a nice surprise.PuckRanger wrote:While the consolidation will help Central with depth on the bottom end, I just don't think there are enough horses at the top end for this to be a state tournament team. When I see what Central had to offer and what Denfeld lost from last year, I just don't see them overtaking the likes of Virginia, Hibbing, or Duluth Marshall. Maybe an upset against one, but not enough to make a full run.northwoods oldtimer wrote:Denfeld/Central win this hands down. twice the line up of any legitimate single A school. Pulling for Hibbing but think they will be out numbered during playoffs.
East does play Central this year (as always). In fact its scheduled for Jan. 3 @8:00PM in the new Amsoil Arena at the DECC, so we will find out for sure if thats the case! ... and I have a hard time seeing East losing that one.northwoods oldtimer wrote:Doubt the vaunted East team could beat Denfeld/Central this year.
As of now, here's my quick take on the section:
Virginia has a ton of very good seniors this year - all with two years of state tournament experience behind them... and two of them will be playing DI hockey in the future. They really only lost their #1 goalie, two defensemen, and two wings. The bulk of that team is back. My guess is they will likely be a preseason top 10 in the class A state rankings. Has to be the early favorite.
Duluth Marshall has a lot of good players back and always has some quality newcomers. They will be very deep and balanced offensively. If they adequately replace Elstad in goal, they will be very tough. Definite contender.
Hibbing has the high end talent in sophomore Adam Johnson and has a 3rd year starting goalie back in Nathan Tromp. This year's team looks a lot like the teams they have had the last two years. You know they'll be in it at the end. Contender.
Central will have Levi Talarico, and a good (but young) goalie, but lost nearly everybody else that were major contributors off the Denfeld team from last year. Not sure if any of the Central players would have cracked the 2nd line on most of the top teams last year, so other than maybe adding depth in a 3rd or 4th line, its not a huge gain with the consolidation. Still too good to call a dark horse, though. Contender.
If Eveleth is going to have an up year, this is probably it. They have a bunch of seniors and got pretty much all of their scorers back along with two goalies who have played varsity for 3+ years. Dark horse.
I Falls lost a ton and will probably be down this year. New coach might make things interesting to watch though. Dark horse.
The other four teams will likely remain in the play-in games again this year.
very quite for many years now 
I didn't say anything about Virginia, I was wondering if Eveleth fans were out there stillno dak Sioux wrote:fromdanorth, enjoy it this year, since it's Virginia's last year of being a top team, I've seen the youth programs.
is there any numbers coming up the program?Ive been out of the loop since 06 
Eveleth still has a team.](./images/smilies/eusa_wall.gif "Brick wall"){kind=small}
fromdanorth wrote:You both sound equally dumbno dak Sioux wrote:fromthenorth, I just know your from Virginia and were giving the fine folks from Eveleth A shot??? How do I know where your from-here is a post from Oct. 30, 2010 from you-hoping for a speedy recovery,thoughts and prayers from,Virginia,mn. So I know you know that
nickmon3 wrote:fromdanorth wrote:You both sound equally dumbno dak Sioux wrote:fromthenorth, I just know your from Virginia and were giving the fine folks from Eveleth A shot??? How do I know where your from-here is a post from Oct. 30, 2010 from you-hoping for a speedy recovery,thoughts and prayers from,Virginia,mn. So I know you know that
why would you want to throw out that comment,I guess there is to many snot nose kids who have to throw out their comments on a subject that they don't understand.
when i asked i Eveleth had a team this year,i was wondering if they had some talent coming up,i wonder who the dummies are?
Central will win this section hands down! they have 4 40+ point scorers coming back this year! Plus the best goalie in the state of minnesota in Zach Thompson! Sounds like a state bound team to me!PuckRanger wrote:While the consolidation will help Central with depth on the bottom end, I just don't think there are enough horses at the top end for this to be a state tournament team. When I see what Central had to offer and what Denfeld lost from last year, I just don't see them overtaking the likes of Virginia, Hibbing, or Duluth Marshall. Maybe an upset against one, but not enough to make a full run.northwoods oldtimer wrote:Denfeld/Central win this hands down. twice the line up of any legitimate single A school. Pulling for Hibbing but think they will be out numbered during playoffs.
East does play Central this year (as always). In fact its scheduled for Jan. 3 @8:00PM in the new Amsoil Arena at the DECC, so we will find out for sure if thats the case! ... and I have a hard time seeing East losing that one.northwoods oldtimer wrote:Doubt the vaunted East team could beat Denfeld/Central this year.
As of now, here's my quick take on the section:
Virginia has a ton of very good seniors this year - all with two years of state tournament experience behind them... and two of them will be playing DI hockey in the future. They really only lost their #1 goalie, two defensemen, and two wings. The bulk of that team is back. My guess is they will likely be a preseason top 10 in the class A state rankings. Has to be the early favorite.
Duluth Marshall has a lot of good players back and always has some quality newcomers. They will be very deep and balanced offensively. If they adequately replace Elstad in goal, they will be very tough. Definite contender.
Hibbing has the high end talent in sophomore Adam Johnson and has a 3rd year starting goalie back in Nathan Tromp. This year's team looks a lot like the teams they have had the last two years. You know they'll be in it at the end. Contender.
Central will have Levi Talarico, and a good (but young) goalie, but lost nearly everybody else that were major contributors off the Denfeld team from last year. Not sure if any of the Central players would have cracked the 2nd line on most of the top teams last year, so other than maybe adding depth in a 3rd or 4th line, its not a huge gain with the consolidation. Still too good to call a dark horse, though. Contender.
If Eveleth is going to have an up year, this is probably it. They have a bunch of seniors and got pretty much all of their scorers back along with two goalies who have played varsity for 3+ years. Dark horse.
I Falls lost a ton and will probably be down this year. New coach might make things interesting to watch though. Dark horse.
The other four teams will likely remain in the play-in games again this year.
Who are these 4 40+ scorers that came back?duluthhockeyDC wrote:Central will win this section hands down! they have 4 40+ point scorers coming back this year! Plus the best goalie in the state of minnesota in Zach Thompson! Sounds like a state bound team to me!
40+ scorers my buttPuckRanger wrote:Yeah I just checked and there is nobody on the Duluth Central roster that had more than 37 points last year unless the MNHockeyHub roster and stats are just completely wrong.duluthhockeyDC wrote:Central will win this section hands down! they have 4 40+ point scorers coming back this year! Plus the best goalie in the state of minnesota in Zach Thompson! Sounds like a state bound team to me!
And another thing, I've seen Zach Thompson play and he is very good for his age but he didn't even lead the conference in GAA or Save % last year and you are calling him the best in the state? Very boldduluthhockeyDC wrote:Central will win this section hands down! they have 4 40+ point scorers coming back this year! Plus the best goalie in the state of minnesota in Zach Thompson! Sounds like a state bound team to me!
hshockeyfan53 wrote:And another thing, I've seen Zach Thompson play and he is very good for his age but he didn't even lead the conference in GAA or Save % last year and you are calling him the best in the state? Very boldduluthhockeyDC wrote:Central will win this section hands down! they have 4 40+ point scorers coming back this year! Plus the best goalie in the state of minnesota in Zach Thompson! Sounds like a state bound team to me!
Ben Wrazidlo and levi talerico both had fourty pointsPuckRanger wrote:Who are these 4 40+ scorers that came back?duluthhockeyDC wrote:Central will win this section hands down! they have 4 40+ point scorers coming back this year! Plus the best goalie in the state of minnesota in Zach Thompson! Sounds like a state bound team to me!
