Southern MN HS Hockey or Tier I Major Midgets
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:30 am
Thoughts?
Section 1A is competitive. I think it is always exciting to see how that shakes out every year. Any of the seeds 1-5 are capable of winning it. Section 1AA has obviously been limited to the Lakeville schools.
This season there were good teams from Southern MN. Top teams finished their seasons with the following records -
Rochester Mayo: 20-5
Mankato West: 20-5
Rochester Lourdes: 17-8
Lakeville South: 9-16
Lakeville North: 8-16-1
Now, obviously the Lakeville schools don't have winning records but there are still great players within all those programs listed. Farmington is up and coming and should have success in the next few years.
I, personally, think there is a complete lack of respect for the southern region (Section 1A/AA). There have been great players and some good teams that have come from that area. The most notable one recently being Lakeville South over Duluth East. This year Lourdes beat a solid Prior Lake squad. These teams can compete with the "big boys." I recall a Red Wing team in 09' that dominated a top ranked Hermantown team and played the eventual state champions in Breck to a 2-1 game.
The records the past few seasons don't show much for success, but the best players in the southern region are more than capable of playing.
I would rather take Southern MN hockey