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Early Departures

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:02 pm
by MoreCowBell
What are the players that left early for greener pastures, that had they not left may have effected which team's went to state.

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:10 pm
by SouthernMinnFan
Nolan Schaeffer who played for Marshall left two years ago for midget majors and played up in the NAHL this year as a 97. Would have made section 3a a little more interesting.

Re: Early Departures

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:11 pm
by almostashappy
MoreCowBell wrote:What are the players that left early for greener pastures, that had they not left may have effected which team's went to state.
Might be more fun to identify the players who would have gone to State had they not left for what they thought were greener pastures. :wink:

Re: Early Departures

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:17 pm
by C-dad
almostashappy wrote:
MoreCowBell wrote:What are the players that left early for greener pastures, that had they not left may have effected which team's went to state.
Might be more fun to identify the players who would have gone to State had they not left for what they thought were greener pastures. :wink:
Well Hurley had a year left at Edina so he'd be back again. But, he's been there, done that.

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:21 pm
by MoreCowBell
Benilde may well of made it with Collins, Glover and the kid that went to the Dub.

Re: Early Departures

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:35 pm
by WarmUpTheBus
almostashappy wrote:
MoreCowBell wrote:What are the players that left early for greener pastures, that had they not left may have effected which team's went to state.
Might be more fun to identify the players who would have gone to State had they not left for what they thought were greener pastures. :wink:
Hunter Warner Eden Prairie

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:42 pm
by Gems
Willie Brown/ Hill-Murray

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:43 pm
by InYourFace09
Gems wrote:Willie Brown/ Hill-Murray
Dont think Hill Murray made the field this year......

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:45 pm
by green4
Gems wrote:Willie Brown/ Hill-Murray
Didn't leave, got kicked off. I would say there is a difference.

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:45 pm
by The Exiled One

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Class Pos Player            HS Team              New Team               College
So    F   Jesse Gabriel     Eagan                Brandon-WHL
Sr    F   Willie Brown      Hill-Murray          Topeka-NAHL
Sr    F   Tommy Hall        St. Cloud Cathedral  Johnstown-NAHL
Sr    F   Austin Poganski   St. Cloud Cathedral  Tri-City-USHL          North Dakota
Sr    F   Connor Hurley     Edina                Muskegon-USHL          Notre Dame
Sr    D   Hunter Warner     Eden Prairie         Waterloo-USHL          Minnesota State - Mankato
Sr    D   Jack Dougherty    St. Thomas           NTDP                   Wisconsin
Sr    D   Blake Hillman     Elk River            Dubuque-USHL
Sr    D   Neal Pionk        Hermantown           Sioux City-USHL        Minnesota-Duluth
Jr    G   Jake Kielly       Eden Prairie         Victory Honda-AAA
Here are the guys who would have been in the state tournament or would have been able to help their team make the state tournament.

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:45 pm
by Gems
InYourFace09 wrote:
Gems wrote:Willie Brown/ Hill-Murray
Dont think Hill Murray made the field this year......
oops...I guess that was not the topic (look up) :roll:

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:49 pm
by InYourFace09
Gems wrote:
InYourFace09 wrote:
Gems wrote:Willie Brown/ Hill-Murray
Dont think Hill Murray made the field this year......
oops...I guess that was not the topic (look up) :roll:
Keep looking up.....

Or you can look down the thread list and find what you are looking for.. a list of players that have left, which has already been discussed numerous times :roll: :roll:

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:50 pm
by InYourFace09
The Exiled One wrote:

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Class Pos Player            HS Team              New Team               College
So    F   Jesse Gabriel     Eagan                Brandon-WHL
Sr    F   Willie Brown      Hill-Murray          Topeka-NAHL
Sr    F   Tommy Hall        St. Cloud Cathedral  Johnstown-NAHL
Sr    F   Austin Poganski   St. Cloud Cathedral  Tri-City-USHL          North Dakota
Sr    F   Connor Hurley     Edina                Muskegon-USHL          Notre Dame
Sr    D   Hunter Warner     Eden Prairie         Waterloo-USHL          Minnesota State - Mankato
Sr    D   Jack Dougherty    St. Thomas           NTDP                   Wisconsin
Sr    D   Blake Hillman     Elk River            Dubuque-USHL
Sr    D   Neal Pionk        Hermantown           Sioux City-USHL        Minnesota-Duluth
Jr    G   Jake Kielly       Eden Prairie         Victory Honda-AAA
Here are the guys who would have been in the state tournament or would have been able to help their team make the state tournament.
Could also throw Zerban in there from Elk River also.

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:57 pm
by almostashappy
The Exiled One wrote:

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Class Pos Player            HS Team              New Team               College
So    F   Jesse Gabriel     Eagan                Brandon-WHL
Sr    F   Willie Brown      Hill-Murray          Topeka-NAHL
Sr    F   Tommy Hall        St. Cloud Cathedral  Johnstown-NAHL
Sr    F   Austin Poganski   St. Cloud Cathedral  Tri-City-USHL          North Dakota
Sr    F   Connor Hurley     Edina                Muskegon-USHL          Notre Dame
Sr    D   Hunter Warner     Eden Prairie         Waterloo-USHL          Minnesota State - Mankato
Sr    D   Jack Dougherty    St. Thomas           NTDP                   Wisconsin
Sr    D   Blake Hillman     Elk River            Dubuque-USHL
Sr    D   Neal Pionk        Hermantown           Sioux City-USHL        Minnesota-Duluth
Jr    G   Jake Kielly       Eden Prairie         Victory Honda-AAA
Here are the guys who would have been in the state tournament or would have been able to help their team make the state tournament.
I was actually thinking about the kids who are still playing high school hockey...until they and/or their parents decided that they'd have a better chance of making it to the Tourney if they transferred to another team. Only to have it backfire big time on them. But that would be rubbing salt in their wounds, and I'm in too good of a mood this week to do that.

Maybe next week. :P

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 2:10 pm
by alcloseshaver
InYourFace09 wrote:
The Exiled One wrote:

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Class Pos Player            HS Team              New Team               College
So    F   Jesse Gabriel     Eagan                Brandon-WHL
Sr    F   Willie Brown      Hill-Murray          Topeka-NAHL
Sr    F   Tommy Hall        St. Cloud Cathedral  Johnstown-NAHL
Sr    F   Austin Poganski   St. Cloud Cathedral  Tri-City-USHL          North Dakota
Sr    F   Connor Hurley     Edina                Muskegon-USHL          Notre Dame
Sr    D   Hunter Warner     Eden Prairie         Waterloo-USHL          Minnesota State - Mankato
Sr    D   Jack Dougherty    St. Thomas           NTDP                   Wisconsin
Sr    D   Blake Hillman     Elk River            Dubuque-USHL
Sr    D   Neal Pionk        Hermantown           Sioux City-USHL        Minnesota-Duluth
Jr    G   Jake Kielly       Eden Prairie         Victory Honda-AAA
Here are the guys who would have been in the state tournament or would have been able to help their team make the state tournament.
Could also throw Zerban in there from Elk River also.
Who after being named co-player of the week was promptly suspended 2 games for boarding. See, Tony Sarsland...

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 2:25 pm
by Lazy Scout
Here is an interesting article in Lets Play Hockey

http://www.letsplayhockey.com/online-ed ... stion.html

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:16 pm
by Winter is Coming
Lazy Scout wrote:Here is an interesting article in Lets Play Hockey

http://www.letsplayhockey.com/online-ed ... stion.html
Ahh, yes. The standard Do Not Take a Chance artice written by a guy from "back in my time". I think that this whole line of articles is being ghost written by the high school league.

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:31 pm
by greybeard58
The writer is ghosting for all high school coaches and is also defending the great HS Elite league his cash cow.

If players want to leave for other levels good luck to them and to the coaches now you can show just how good of a coach you are with the new players coming in.
BTW Metro player of the year leaving for Juniors and will stay there for his Senior season.

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:34 pm
by hockeydad
The Exiled One wrote:

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Class Pos Player            HS Team              New Team               College
So    F   Jesse Gabriel     Eagan                Brandon-WHL
Sr    F   Willie Brown      Hill-Murray          Topeka-NAHL
Sr    F   Tommy Hall        St. Cloud Cathedral  Johnstown-NAHL
Sr    F   Austin Poganski   St. Cloud Cathedral  Tri-City-USHL          North Dakota
Sr    F   Connor Hurley     Edina                Muskegon-USHL          Notre Dame
Sr    D   Hunter Warner     Eden Prairie         Waterloo-USHL          Minnesota State - Mankato
Sr    D   Jack Dougherty    St. Thomas           NTDP                   Wisconsin
Sr    D   Blake Hillman     Elk River            Dubuque-USHL
Sr    D   Neal Pionk        Hermantown           Sioux City-USHL        Minnesota-Duluth
Jr    G   Jake Kielly       Eden Prairie         Victory Honda-AAA
Here are the guys who would have been in the state tournament or would have been able to help their team make the state tournament.
Add Luke Lijewski - New Prague, who played AAA in Omaha the last two years. He would be a senior with this group.

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:38 pm
by WestMetro
Im not sure any original question specific players can be named in a vacuum. Might be that all 40? that left HS last year could have affected the season in one way or another- not only their own team, but also other teams, the regular season, seeds, the playoffs, and the tourney. Both in direct ways and indirect ways, such as "rerecruiting" or coaching strategy.

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:39 pm
by Sats81
greybeard58 wrote:The writer is ghosting for all high school coaches and is also defending the great HS Elite league his cash cow.

If players want to leave for other levels good luck to them and to the coaches now you can show just how good of a coach you are with the new players coming in.
BTW Metro player of the year leaving for Juniors and will stay there for his Senior season.
Is this for sure?

Also, in agreement with everything you said before this.

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:05 pm
by sanryam
alcloseshaver wrote:
InYourFace09 wrote:
The Exiled One wrote:

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Class Pos Player            HS Team              New Team               College
So    F   Jesse Gabriel     Eagan                Brandon-WHL
Sr    F   Willie Brown      Hill-Murray          Topeka-NAHL
Sr    F   Tommy Hall        St. Cloud Cathedral  Johnstown-NAHL
Sr    F   Austin Poganski   St. Cloud Cathedral  Tri-City-USHL          North Dakota
Sr    F   Connor Hurley     Edina                Muskegon-USHL          Notre Dame
Sr    D   Hunter Warner     Eden Prairie         Waterloo-USHL          Minnesota State - Mankato
Sr    D   Jack Dougherty    St. Thomas           NTDP                   Wisconsin
Sr    D   Blake Hillman     Elk River            Dubuque-USHL
Sr    D   Neal Pionk        Hermantown           Sioux City-USHL        Minnesota-Duluth
Jr    G   Jake Kielly       Eden Prairie         Victory Honda-AAA
Here are the guys who would have been in the state tournament or would have been able to help their team make the state tournament.
Could also throw Zerban in there from Elk River also.
Who after being named co-player of the week was promptly suspended 2 games for boarding. See, Tony Sarsland...
Zerban family gets historic coach fired.
Zerban abandons new coach and team a month before Sections.
Class act.

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:08 pm
by HockeyGuy85'
[quote="The Exiled One"]

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Class Pos Player            HS Team              New Team               College
So    F   Jesse Gabriel     Eagan                Brandon-WHL
Sr    F   Willie Brown      Hill-Murray          Topeka-NAHL
Sr    F   Tommy Hall        St. Cloud Cathedral  Johnstown-NAHL
Sr    F   Austin Poganski   St. Cloud Cathedral  Tri-City-USHL          North Dakota
Sr    F   Connor Hurley     Edina                Muskegon-USHL          Notre Dame
Sr    D   Hunter Warner     Eden Prairie         Waterloo-USHL          Minnesota State - Mankato
Sr    D   Jack Dougherty    St. Thomas           NTDP                   Wisconsin
Sr    D   Blake Hillman     Elk River            Dubuque-USHL
Sr    D   Neal Pionk        Hermantown           Sioux City-USHL        Minnesota-Duluth
Jr    G   Jake Kielly       Eden Prairie         Victory Honda-AAA
Also Jack Walker leaving the cake eaters

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:21 pm
by SuperStar
HockeyGuy85' wrote:
The Exiled One wrote:

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Class Pos Player            HS Team              New Team               College
So    F   Jesse Gabriel     Eagan                Brandon-WHL
Sr    F   Willie Brown      Hill-Murray          Topeka-NAHL
Sr    F   Tommy Hall        St. Cloud Cathedral  Johnstown-NAHL
Sr    F   Austin Poganski   St. Cloud Cathedral  Tri-City-USHL          North Dakota
Sr    F   Connor Hurley     Edina                Muskegon-USHL          Notre Dame
Sr    D   Hunter Warner     Eden Prairie         Waterloo-USHL          Minnesota State - Mankato
Sr    D   Jack Dougherty    St. Thomas           NTDP                   Wisconsin
Sr    D   Blake Hillman     Elk River            Dubuque-USHL
Sr    D   Neal Pionk        Hermantown           Sioux City-USHL        Minnesota-Duluth
Jr    G   Jake Kielly       Eden Prairie         Victory Honda-AAA
Also Jack Walker leaving the cake eaters
Jake Cass of Stillwater could be in this category as well.

Early departures

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:22 pm
by unsportsmanlikeconduct
sanryam wrote:
alcloseshaver wrote:
InYourFace09 wrote: Could also throw Zerban in there from Elk River also.
Who after being named co-player of the week was promptly suspended 2 games for boarding. See, Tony Sarsland...
Zerban family gets historic coach fired.
Zerban abandons new coach and team a month before Sections.
Class act.[/quote

Get over it dude....is it deep jealously...have nothing better to do since elks lost in sections....get a life and move on...it's too bad you have to keep bashing a 17/18 year old...grow up