2-19-15 Bantam AA Aggregate Rankings

DrGaf · Post by **DrGaf** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 11:14 am

Youth Hockey Hub
1 Centennial
2 Edina
3 Moorhead
4 Grand Rapids
5 Minnetonka
6 Elk River
7 Sibley
8 Prior Lake
9 Wayzata
10 Cloquet
11 St. Michael-Albertville
12 Rochester "AA"
13 Bloomington Jefferson
14 Eagan
15 St. Cloud
16 White Bear Lake
17 Osseo/Maple Grove
18 Lakeville North
19 Eastview
20 Eden Prairie
21 Roseville
22 St. Louis Park
23 Blaine
24 Rosemount
25 Minneapolis Storm
26 Andover
27 Lakeville South
28 Roseau
29 Champlin Park
30 Brainerd
31 Hermantown
32 Stillwater
33 Forest Lake
34 Chaska/Chanhassen
35 Owatonna
36 Buffalo
37 Duluth East
38 Woodbury
39 Bemidji
40 Rogers
41 Anoka
42 Hastings

DrGaf · Post by **DrGaf** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 11:15 am

My Hockey Rankings
1 Edina Hornets AA
2 Centennial Cougars AA
3 Moorhead Spuds AA
4 Grand Rapids Thunderhawks AA
5 Minnetonka Skippers AA
6 Wayzata Trojans AA
7 Elk River Elks AA
8 St Michael-Albertville Knights AA
9 Sibley Warriors AA
10 Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars AA
11 Cloquet Lumberjacks AA
12 Prior Lake Savage Lakers AA
13 Osseo Maple Grove AA
14 Eden Prairie Eagles AA
15 White Bear Lake Bears AA
16 Rochester (Red) AA
17 St Cloud AA
18 Lakeville North AA
19 Hermantown Hawks AA
20 Brainerd Warriors AA
21 Duluth East AA
22 Minneapolis Storm AA
23 Blaine Bengals AA
24 St Louis Park Orioles AA
25 Rosemount Irish AA
26 Eagan Wildcats AA
27 Eastview Lightning AA
28 Chaska Chanhassen AA
29 Andover Huskies AA
30 Stillwater Stallions AA
31 Lakeville South AA
32 Roseau Rams AA
33 Roseville Raiders AA
34 Woodbury Predators AA
35 Forest Lake Rangers AA
36 Champlin Park Rebels AA
37 Owatonna Huskies AA
38 Bemidji Lumberjacks AA
39 Buffalo Bison AA
40 Rogers Royals AA
41 Anoka Tornadoes AA
42 Hastings Raiders AA

DrGaf · Post by **DrGaf** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 11:17 am

Let's Play Hockey
1 CENTENNIAL
2 Edina
3 Moorhead
4 Grand Rapids
5 Minnetonka
6 Elk River
7 Wayzata
8 Sibley
9 Prior Lake/Savage
10 St. Michael-Albertville
11 Cloquet
12 Bloomington Jefferson
13 Rochester
14 Osseo/Maple Grove
15 White Bear Lake
16 St. Cloud
17 Eden Prairie
18 Lakeville North
19 Eagan
20 Minneapolis

DrGaf · Post by **DrGaf** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 11:17 am

Aggregate Ranking
1.3 Centennial
1.7 Edina
3.0 Moorhead
4.0 Grand Rapids
5.0 Minnetonka
6.3 Elk River
7.3 Wayzata
8.0 Sibley
9.7 Prior Lake
9.7 St. Michael-Albertville
10.7 Cloquet
11.7 Bloomington Jefferson
13.7 Rochester "AA"
14.7 Osseo/Maple Grove
15.3 White Bear Lake
16.0 St. Cloud
17.0 Eden Prairie
18.0 Lakeville North
19.7 Eagan
22.3 Minneapolis Storm
23.0 Blaine
23.0 Eastview
23.0 St. Louis Park
24.5 Rosemount
25.0 Brainerd
25.0 Hermantown
27.0 Roseville
27.5 Andover
29.0 Duluth East
29.0 Lakeville South
30.0 Roseau
31.0 Chaska/Chanhassen
31.0 Stillwater
32.5 Champlin Park
34.0 Forest Lake
36.0 Owatonna
36.0 Woodbury
37.5 Buffalo
38.5 Bemidji
40.0 Rogers
41.0 Anoka
42.0 Hastings

DrGaf · Post by **DrGaf** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 11:20 am

Top 24 metro teams ... regions
1.3 Centennial
1.7 Edina
5.0 Minnetonka
6.3 Elk River
7.3 Wayzata
8.0 Sibley
9.7 Prior Lake
9.7 St. Michael-Albertville
11.7 Bloomington Jefferson
13.7 Rochester "AA"
14.7 Osseo/Maple Grove
15.3 White Bear Lake
16.0 St. Cloud
17.0 Eden Prairie
18.0 Lakeville North
19.7 Eagan
22.3 Minneapolis Storm
23.0 Blaine
23.0 Eastview
23.0 St. Louis Park
24.5 Rosemount
27.0 Roseville
27.5 Andover
29.0 Lakeville South
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31.0 Chaska/Chanhassen
31.0 Stillwater
32.5 Champlin Park
34.0 Forest Lake
36.0 Owatonna
36.0 Woodbury
37.5 Buffalo
40.0 Rogers
41.0 Anoka
42.0 Hastings

DrGaf · Post by **DrGaf** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 12:26 pm

Thoughts:
Maybe all 10 of the D6 schedule teams make the final 24 in the metro. Only Chaska looking in from the cold. But I have a feeling they're more battle-ready than LV South/Andover/Roseville/Rosemount ... they may get the nod. The other 9 teams should be no-brainers. (5 in the top 9)

As much as I hate to say it ... you have to hand it to Edina this year. They lost some big games (Hello Jefferson), but no other team in state (Moorhead? Centennial?) could have come out of schedule as well as they did. Where would Elk River / Grand Rapids / STMA be if they played 18 district 6 games? Most likely right around where Maple Grove and Jefferson are.

Regardless, it's still Centennial Vs Edina in my world.

Depending on seeding look out for Tonka, Wayzata, Sibley, and Jefferson to make some serious noise in regions.

Trout · Post by **Trout** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 8:44 am

I would say both Stillwater and Chaska Chan have played way harder schedules than the 4 or 5 teams ahead of them and should get significant consideration for the last spot or two.

Stillwater finished well above LVS (who only had 3 wins in their entire d8 schedule... ponies finished above .500 and above Rosemount, WBL, LVS and even in wins with Eastview who are all shown as in...).

The ponies played as hard a schedule as anyone in the state.

CC played a D6 schedule which is obviously very hard. Stillwater also tied and beat all OMG, Jefferson WBL and Rochester...

Roseville, LVS and Andover had brutal schedules. More than 3/4th of Rosevilles wins are against single A teams and teams not even in consideration for for the AA tourney. They may be on the chopping block over CC or Stillwater.

If Andover, LVS and Rosevillle lose their next game I would not be surprised if Stillwater or CC slip into those spots. If those teams can pull out a win here at the end and extend their playoff schedule they might nold on.

It will really depend on how the committee looks at strength of schedule and if they take into account the D8 League standing for LVS.

Interesting stuff.

Trout · Post by **Trout** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 8:50 am

With all said above about the bottom of the bracket.

Centennial is by far odds on favorite to win IMO...best team I have seen by far.

Last year Stillwater, EP, and ER were well above rest and GR ended up winning it with Stellar goal tending in the state tourney...is there a goalie who can steal the show this year? or will Centennial live up to their billing?

MrBoDangles · Post by **MrBoDangles** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 11:12 am

Remember the good old days when district playoffs actually meant something...?

DrGaf · Post by **DrGaf** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 11:52 am

MrBoDangles wrote:Remember the good old days when district playoffs actually meant something...?

There are still district playoffs happening ... but the assumed 'automatic bids' should all be top 24 teams anyways. To my knowledge, only D6/3 (shared schedule) is not having districts.

Districts having them:
2 ( ? ) ... WBL favored
5 (one team) ... STMA favored
10 ( ? top 2 ?) ... Centennial and Elk River favored
8 (one team) ... Sibley favored

No:
6
9

Soooo ... do they matter? Only if a seemingly large upset takes place.

old goalie85 · Post by **old goalie85** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 12:13 pm

D2 AABantam Forest Lake is playing WBL for champ.

Roseville /Stillwater both lost to FL.

Forest Lake beat Roseville twice.

Take a look at FL's schedule compared to Roseville's.

bestgameever · Post by **bestgameever** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 12:20 pm

DrGaf wrote:Thoughts:
Maybe all 10 of the D6 schedule teams make the final 24 in the metro. Only Chaska looking in from the cold. But I have a feeling they're more battle-ready than LV South/Andover/Roseville/Rosemount ... they may get the nod. The other 9 teams should be no-brainers. (5 in the top 9)

As much as I hate to say it ... you have to hand it to Edina this year. They lost some big games (Hello Jefferson), but no other team in state (Moorhead? Centennial?) could have come out of schedule as well as they did. Where would Elk River / Grand Rapids / STMA be if they played 18 district 6 games? Most likely right around where Maple Grove and Jefferson are.

Regardless, it's still Centennial Vs Edina in my world.

Depending on seeding look out for Tonka, Wayzata, Sibley, and Jefferson to make some serious noise in regions.

Agree 100% on Centennial, they are the team to beat... Have been consistently good all year. Besides them beating Edina twice, Wayzata has the only other winning record against Edina with two dominant wins and a 1 goal loss that was a coin flip game. There are other teams that will compete on the same level as Edina.

bestgameever · Post by **bestgameever** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 12:25 pm

DrGaf wrote:
MrBoDangles wrote:Remember the good old days when district playoffs actually meant something...?
There are still district playoffs happening ... but the assumed 'automatic bids' should all be top 24 teams anyways. To my knowledge, only D6/3 (shared schedule) is not having districts.

Districts having them:
2 ( ? ) ... WBL favored
5 (one team) ... STMA favored
10 ( ? top 2 ?) ... Centennial and Elk River favored
8 (one team) ... Sibley favored

No:
6
9

Soooo ... do they matter? Only if a seemingly large upset takes place.

D3 is had a district tourney this week between the 4 AA teams. Wayzata won and OMG vs MPls for 2nd place. Not much meaning for regions. Oddly D6 does nothing.

DrGaf · Post by **DrGaf** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 1:13 pm

old goalie85 wrote:D2 AABantam Forest Lake is playing WBL for champ.

Roseville /Stillwater both lost to FL.

Forest Lake beat Roseville twice.

Take a look at FL's schedule compared to Roseville's.

So FL could be the exception here. Take care of business and you're in.

I'm sure OG will be there pounding the glass for them, beat 'dem Bears!

old goalie85 · Post by **old goalie85** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 1:29 pm

Gotta Hate Orange & Black. GR 7AA/ WBL D2/SEC !!!

MrBoDangles · Post by **MrBoDangles** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 6:58 am

DrGaf wrote:
MrBoDangles wrote:Remember the good old days when district playoffs actually meant something...?
There are still district playoffs happening ... but the assumed 'automatic bids' should all be top 24 teams anyways. To my knowledge, only D6/3 (shared schedule) is not having districts.

Districts having them:
2 ( ? ) ... WBL favored
5 (one team) ... STMA favored
10 ( ? top 2 ?) ... Centennial and Elk River favored
8 (one team) ... Sibley favored

No:
6
9

Soooo ... do they matter? Only if a seemingly large upset takes place.

*Stack your schedule with easier A teams and you receive auto bid because of better record!!

Just a personal note for next year..

There's no way to really rank teams off of playing teams of a lower level..

old goalie85 · Post by **old goalie85** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 8:16 am

I agree!! We ran our kids PAA/BAA through the gauntlet. BRING BACK THE OLD SYSTEM !!!!!

elliott70 · Post by **elliott70** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 9:24 am

old goalie85 wrote:I agree!! We ran our kids PAA/BAA through the gauntlet. BRING BACK THE OLD SYSTEM !!!!!

Probably not gunna happen.

But why not have 21-24 play the 25-28 teams for the final 4 spots?

MrBoDangles · Post by **MrBoDangles** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 2:20 pm

Forest Lake takes D2 with a 3-0 win over White Bear.

old goalie85 · Post by **old goalie85** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 2:59 pm

Good game FL short the whole 2nd.

Trout · Post by **Trout** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 4:24 pm

Nice job for Forest Lake!

Pulled out a tight one against Stillwater then took care of business in the last 2 games vs. Roseville and WBL playing as well as they can play. Came to play at the end of the year.

Agree on the play in for the last 8 teams or so...just makes sense.

old goalie85 · Post by **old goalie85** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 6:30 am

Play in is a great idea.

DrGaf · Post by **DrGaf** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 7:31 am

My final predictions ... IMHO
1 Centennial
2 Edina
3 Minnetonka
4 Elk River
5 Wayzata
6 Sibley
7 Prior Lake
8 St. Michael-Albertville
9 Bloomington Jefferson
10 Rochester "AA"
11 Osseo/Maple Grove
12 St. Cloud
13 Lakeville North
14 White Bear Lake
15 Eagan
16 Eden Prairie
17 Minneapolis Storm
18 Eastview
19 Blaine
20 St. Louis Park
21 Rosemount
22 Roseville
23 Chaska/Chanhassen
24 Forest Lake

old goalie85 · Post by **old goalie85** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:26 am

FL get Cenn. First round of both [south region/VFW] tourneys. I don't understand Roseville's high ranking.

DrGaf · Post by **DrGaf** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:36 am

old goalie85 wrote:FL get Cenn. First round of both [south region/VFW] tourneys. I don't understand Roseville's high ranking.

That's what you get for beating White Bear.

I think WBL is too high as well ... for my taste.