Hermantown/St Thomas Academy

hermantown2000 · Post by **hermantown2000** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 2:56 pm

Wouldn't it be ironic if Hermantown and St. Thomas Academy(the private that became the envy of Hermantown and many others) won both state titles this year? Bruce Plante sharing a state title in a way with the Vanelli's.

nota612er · Post by **nota612er** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 3:36 pm

I think people from outside Hermantown would find it ironic that a Hermantown guy is putting up a comparison between his program and St. Thomas!

This is coming from a Hermantown guy who's kid played in a few Championship games against the Cadets.

Personally, once Bruce retires (not advocating) I'm looking forward to the day they actually play each other in the AA tournament.

HockeyBum · Post by **HockeyBum** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 5:24 pm

I don't see St Thomas getting past Edina or Lakeville North. Best finish they can see is 3rd place depending on the brackets

HockeyBum · Post by **HockeyBum** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 5:26 pm

I don't see St Thomas getting past Edina or Lakeville North. Best finish they can see is 3rd place depending on the brackets

green4 · Post by **green4** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 5:53 pm

HockeyBum wrote:I don't see St Thomas getting past Edina or Lakeville North. Best finish they can see is 3rd place depending on the brackets

I think STAA loses in the first round. With such a deep tournament field I don't think it really matters who they play, I think they will be "upset"

defense · Post by **defense** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 6:52 pm

hermantown2000 wrote:Wouldn't it be ironic if Hermantown and St. Thomas Academy(the private that became the envy of Hermantown and many others) won both state titles this year? Bruce Plante sharing a state title in a way with the Vanelli's.

I think it would be great for the St. Thomas Academy program. Not sure it would do anything for Hermantown other than prove that they had to Chase the only team that could beat them out of the league in order to win .

bauerman · Post by **bauerman** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 8:18 am

I have seen STA play a lot this year, they could beat both Lakeville and Edina, they would not be favored in either game but both games would be close.As far as Hermantown is concerned if both STA and Hermantown were to win I'm sure Coach Whiner would come up with some quip to demean STA, I'm sure he is already researching how Mahtomedi is somehow rigging the system

Just Checking · Post by **Just Checking** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:36 pm

green4 wrote:
HockeyBum wrote:I don't see St Thomas getting past Edina or Lakeville North. Best finish they can see is 3rd place depending on the brackets
I think STAA loses in the first round. With such a deep tournament field I don't think it really matters who they play, I think they will be "upset"

Green I have read your posts and they are always well thought out. You think they will lose to DE? { I realize you posted this prior to match ups} Or are you hoping they lose, so the Hornets don't have to play them?

GoaliesAreTheBest33 · Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:20 pm

bauerman wrote:I have seen STA play a lot this year, they could beat both Lakeville and Edina, they would not be favored in either game but both games would be close.As far as Hermantown is concerned if both STA and Hermantown were to win I'm sure Coach Whiner would come up with some quip to demean STA, I'm sure he is already researching how Mahtomedi is somehow rigging the system

Oh you must be from STA. Only a cadet fan could defend such a blatant disrespect for the tournament. I mean, they really needed that 3-peat? or the 2-peat for that matter? THey lost two games against A teams in like a 4 year span, the fact that their AD and the coaching staff didn't have the balls to move up after the 09-10 championship is a joke. The even bigger joke is giving praise to a AA team 3-peating in the A tournament. I hope they never win again, they're the most classless, cheap program I've ever seen play. They give a bad name to private schools. They should be ashamed for their trophy chasing, not praised for it. Again, the school and the coahcing staff don't have a pair, hence the cheap play, arrogance, and complete lack of discipline that team shows everytime they touch the ice...it is embarassing to high school athletics, not just hockey.

doghockey · Post by **doghockey** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:40 pm

GoaliesAreTheBest33 wrote:
bauerman wrote:I have seen STA play a lot this year, they could beat both Lakeville and Edina, they would not be favored in either game but both games would be close.As far as Hermantown is concerned if both STA and Hermantown were to win I'm sure Coach Whiner would come up with some quip to demean STA, I'm sure he is already researching how Mahtomedi is somehow rigging the system
Oh you must be from STA. Only a cadet fan could defend such a blatant disrespect for the tournament. I mean, they really needed that 3-peat? or the 2-peat for that matter? THey lost two games against A teams in like a 4 year span, the fact that their AD and the coaching staff didn't have the balls to move up after the 09-10 championship is a joke. The even bigger joke is giving praise to a AA team 3-peating in the A tournament. I hope they never win again, they're the most classless, cheap program I've ever seen play. They give a bad name to private schools. They should be ashamed for their trophy chasing, not praised for it. Again, the school and the coahcing staff don't have a pair, hence the cheap play, arrogance, and complete lack of discipline that team shows everytime they touch the ice...it is embarassing to high school athletics, not just hockey.

Well, I'm a Hermantown grad and I have gotten tired of Bruce Plante's whining as well. No one ever complained about STA, or any private school for that matter, when they were winning four games a year. St.Thomas builds a solid program, wins some titles, and suddenly becomes the Darth Vader of high school hockey. Hermantown gets to a bunch of championship games without winning and suddenly is made into a martyr representing the poor, downtrodden public schools who can barely afford to put enough gas in the bus to get to St.Paul.

GoaliesAreTheBest33 · Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:46 pm

doghockey wrote:
GoaliesAreTheBest33 wrote:
bauerman wrote:I have seen STA play a lot this year, they could beat both Lakeville and Edina, they would not be favored in either game but both games would be close.As far as Hermantown is concerned if both STA and Hermantown were to win I'm sure Coach Whiner would come up with some quip to demean STA, I'm sure he is already researching how Mahtomedi is somehow rigging the system
Oh you must be from STA. Only a cadet fan could defend such a blatant disrespect for the tournament. I mean, they really needed that 3-peat? or the 2-peat for that matter? THey lost two games against A teams in like a 4 year span, the fact that their AD and the coaching staff didn't have the balls to move up after the 09-10 championship is a joke. The even bigger joke is giving praise to a AA team 3-peating in the A tournament. I hope they never win again, they're the most classless, cheap program I've ever seen play. They give a bad name to private schools. They should be ashamed for their trophy chasing, not praised for it. Again, the school and the coahcing staff don't have a pair, hence the cheap play, arrogance, and complete lack of discipline that team shows everytime they touch the ice...it is embarassing to high school athletics, not just hockey.
Well, I'm a Hermantown grad and I have gotten tired of Bruce Plante's whining as well. No one ever complained about STA, or any private school for that matter, when they were winning four games a year. St.Thomas builds a solid program, wins some titles, and suddenly becomes the Darth Vader of high school hockey. Hermantown gets to a bunch of championship games without winning and suddenly is made into a martyr representing the poor, downtrodden public schools who can barely afford to put enough gas in the bus to get to St.Paul.

No Hermantown is just as bad as STA, and give me a break. STA didn't need to go 80-2 against A schools and win 3 years in a row to prove they didn't belong in A. Again, stop defending their classless acts. I'll give them two if you really want to strretch the appropriate level for when it was time to move up. the 3-peat was just a shame to high school hockey, and to the hundreds of A team kids who worked hard and got screwed over by a program who didn't have the balls to play at the level they should've been.

thestickler07 · Post by **thestickler07** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:51 pm

GoaliesAreTheBest33 wrote:
doghockey wrote:
GoaliesAreTheBest33 wrote: Oh you must be from STA. Only a cadet fan could defend such a blatant disrespect for the tournament. I mean, they really needed that 3-peat? or the 2-peat for that matter? THey lost two games against A teams in like a 4 year span, the fact that their AD and the coaching staff didn't have the balls to move up after the 09-10 championship is a joke. The even bigger joke is giving praise to a AA team 3-peating in the A tournament. I hope they never win again, they're the most classless, cheap program I've ever seen play. They give a bad name to private schools. They should be ashamed for their trophy chasing, not praised for it. Again, the school and the coahcing staff don't have a pair, hence the cheap play, arrogance, and complete lack of discipline that team shows everytime they touch the ice...it is embarassing to high school athletics, not just hockey.
Well, I'm a Hermantown grad and I have gotten tired of Bruce Plante's whining as well. No one ever complained about STA, or any private school for that matter, when they were winning four games a year. St.Thomas builds a solid program, wins some titles, and suddenly becomes the Darth Vader of high school hockey. Hermantown gets to a bunch of championship games without winning and suddenly is made into a martyr representing the poor, downtrodden public schools who can barely afford to put enough gas in the bus to get to St.Paul.
No Hermantown is just as bad as STA, and give me a break. STA didn't need to go 80-2 against A schools and win 3 years in a row to prove they didn't belong in A. Again, stop defending their classless acts. I'll give them two if you really want to strretch the appropriate level for when it was time to move up. the 3-peat was just a shame to high school hockey, and to the hundreds of A team kids who worked hard and got screwed over by a program who didn't have the balls to play at the level they should've been.

You seem really agitated about something. Do you need someone to talk to?

GoaliesAreTheBest33 · Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:55 pm

thestickler07 wrote:
GoaliesAreTheBest33 wrote:
doghockey wrote: Well, I'm a Hermantown grad and I have gotten tired of Bruce Plante's whining as well. No one ever complained about STA, or any private school for that matter, when they were winning four games a year. St.Thomas builds a solid program, wins some titles, and suddenly becomes the Darth Vader of high school hockey. Hermantown gets to a bunch of championship games without winning and suddenly is made into a martyr representing the poor, downtrodden public schools who can barely afford to put enough gas in the bus to get to St.Paul.
No Hermantown is just as bad as STA, and give me a break. STA didn't need to go 80-2 against A schools and win 3 years in a row to prove they didn't belong in A. Again, stop defending their classless acts. I'll give them two if you really want to strretch the appropriate level for when it was time to move up. the 3-peat was just a shame to high school hockey, and to the hundreds of A team kids who worked hard and got screwed over by a program who didn't have the balls to play at the level they should've been.
You seem really agitated about something. Do you need someone to talk to?

I mean I do get a little agitated when seeing a program trophy chase in A when they had no business being there in the 09-10 game God forbid the 12-13! I just find the run classless, but I know STA fans do not have the word "class" in their vocabulary.

thestickler07 · Post by **thestickler07** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:59 pm

GoaliesAreTheBest33 wrote:I mean I do get a little agitated when seeing a program trophy chase in A when they had no business being there in the 09-10 game God forbid the 12-13! I just find the run classless, but I know STA fans do not have the word "class" in their vocabulary.

It's too bad you haven't been on this board for longer than ~10 days. There have been a lot of great threads about STAA (show proper respect) and their run of titles at the A level.

You are probably in agreement with a lot of Academy fans that felt that they would've had some great showings in AA the past few years if they had opted up earlier.

GoaliesAreTheBest33 · Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:06 pm

thestickler07 wrote:
GoaliesAreTheBest33 wrote:I mean I do get a little agitated when seeing a program trophy chase in A when they had no business being there in the 09-10 game God forbid the 12-13! I just find the run classless, but I know STA fans do not have the word "class" in their vocabulary.
It's too bad you haven't been on this board for longer than ~10 days. There have been a lot of great threads about STAA (show proper respect) and their run of titles at the A level.

You are probably in agreement with a lot of Academy fans that felt that they would've had some great showings in AA the past few years if they had opted up earlier.

Yeah they would've done just fine! Unfortuantely, the level of class their coaching staff and AD have could not even come close to reaching the level of the talent on those teams. Again, their a classless program, and it is a shame when adults decide to take away the opportunites of many other good A teams out there because they didn't have the balls to move up. All they cared about was their egos and their trophies and it really is a shame.

pekyman · Post by **pekyman** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:09 pm

GoaliesAreTheBest33 wrote:
doghockey wrote:
GoaliesAreTheBest33 wrote: Oh you must be from STA. Only a cadet fan could defend such a blatant disrespect for the tournament. I mean, they really needed that 3-peat? or the 2-peat for that matter? THey lost two games against A teams in like a 4 year span, the fact that their AD and the coaching staff didn't have the balls to move up after the 09-10 championship is a joke. The even bigger joke is giving praise to a AA team 3-peating in the A tournament. I hope they never win again, they're the most classless, cheap program I've ever seen play. They give a bad name to private schools. They should be ashamed for their trophy chasing, not praised for it. Again, the school and the coahcing staff don't have a pair, hence the cheap play, arrogance, and complete lack of discipline that team shows everytime they touch the ice...it is embarassing to high school athletics, not just hockey.
Well, I'm a Hermantown grad and I have gotten tired of Bruce Plante's whining as well. No one ever complained about STA, or any private school for that matter, when they were winning four games a year. St.Thomas builds a solid program, wins some titles, and suddenly becomes the Darth Vader of high school hockey. Hermantown gets to a bunch of championship games without winning and suddenly is made into a martyr representing the poor, downtrodden public schools who can barely afford to put enough gas in the bus to get to St.Paul.
No Hermantown is just as bad as STA, and give me a break. STA didn't need to go 80-2 against A schools and win 3 years in a row to prove they didn't belong in A. Again, stop defending their classless acts. I'll give them two if you really want to strretch the appropriate level for when it was time to move up. the 3-peat was just a shame to high school hockey, and to the hundreds of A team kids who worked hard and got screwed over by a program who didn't have the balls to play at the level they should've been.

Doghockey this is the second time in about as many post that you say your a "Hermantown Grad". Sure you are. You have what 5 posts...
Just had to get it out of your system 2 years after STA moved up.

GoaliesAreTheBest33 · Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:16 pm

pekyman wrote:
GoaliesAreTheBest33 wrote:
doghockey wrote: Well, I'm a Hermantown grad and I have gotten tired of Bruce Plante's whining as well. No one ever complained about STA, or any private school for that matter, when they were winning four games a year. St.Thomas builds a solid program, wins some titles, and suddenly becomes the Darth Vader of high school hockey. Hermantown gets to a bunch of championship games without winning and suddenly is made into a martyr representing the poor, downtrodden public schools who can barely afford to put enough gas in the bus to get to St.Paul.
No Hermantown is just as bad as STA, and give me a break. STA didn't need to go 80-2 against A schools and win 3 years in a row to prove they didn't belong in A. Again, stop defending their classless acts. I'll give them two if you really want to strretch the appropriate level for when it was time to move up. the 3-peat was just a shame to high school hockey, and to the hundreds of A team kids who worked hard and got screwed over by a program who didn't have the balls to play at the level they should've been.
Dog this is the second time in about as many post that you say your a "Hermantown Grad". Sure you are. You have what 5 posts...
Just had to get it out of your system 2 years after STA moved up.

I only started commenting because some STA loser has the audacity to call out Hermantown for calling out STA, when STA sat in a class for about four years too long than they belonged. It's just one of those situations where you can't call out someone for having a legit gripe about the crock that was STA 3-peating. It really was a joke, and I am a city guy who just wants to see a fun and healthy atmosphere at the X. Seeing almost every single fan at the A championship game rooting for Htown over STA clearly proved that the whole state (including STA) knew they didn;t belong there. Again, adults need to get over their ego's and remember this is for the kids. Trophy chasing is just terribly classless, and it was a shame for A tournament.

thestickler07 · Post by **thestickler07** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 12:18 am

GoaliesAreTheBest33 wrote:Yeah they would've done just fine! Unfortuantely, the level of class their coaching staff and AD have could not even come close to reaching the level of the talent on those teams. Again, their a classless program, and it is a shame when adults decide to take away the opportunites of many other good A teams out there because they didn't have the balls to move up. All they cared about was their egos and their trophies and it really is a shame.

To be frank you should shut your mouth about the now deceased AD. The whole "STAA is claseless" trolling schtick is a tired one. I know Hawks fans are sensitive about being runners-up 5 times consecutively but get off it.

You couldn't even win the "public school" championship last year when you lost to a small town, northern, public EGF team.

STAA is where it is supposed to be now, what's in the past is in the past. The PA announcer isn't going to say "5 time state champion St. Thomas Academy" when the Cadets take the ice, the slate is wiped clean.

We've been Section 3AA champs once, and now we are strapping up to play in the big show. Enjoy playing on Wednesday, I know I'm relieved STAA isn't.

GoaliesAreTheBest33 · Mon Mar 02, 2015 12:35 am

thestickler07 wrote:
GoaliesAreTheBest33 wrote:Yeah they would've done just fine! Unfortuantely, the level of class their coaching staff and AD have could not even come close to reaching the level of the talent on those teams. Again, their a classless program, and it is a shame when adults decide to take away the opportunites of many other good A teams out there because they didn't have the balls to move up. All they cared about was their egos and their trophies and it really is a shame.
To be frank you should shut your mouth about the now deceased AD. The whole "STAA is claseless" trolling schtick is a tired one. I know Hawks fans are sensitive about being runners-up 5 times consecutively but get off it.

You couldn't even win the "public school" championship last year when you lost to a small town, northern, public EGF team.

STAA is where it is supposed to be now, what's in the past is in the past. The PA announcer isn't going to say "5 time state champion St. Thomas Academy" when the Cadets take the ice, the slate is wiped clean.

We've been Section 3AA champs once, and now we are strapping up to play in the big show. Enjoy playing on Wednesday, I know I'm relieved STAA isn't.

Well, if you learned to read, you would see I'm not the hermantown grad but nice attempt

and again, you're completely missing the point. The school, the AD, and the coaching staff dropped the ball on that situation. Lots of people that have passed away have dropped the ball on a variety of situations, does that mean we can't talk about them? I wasn't calling him and idiot, or the worst person ever, I simply stated what a joke it was for a team like that to be competing at the A level. So, keep proving everyone right about the lack of class and the amount of arrogance you STA people walk around with, you're program is a big sore spot for high school athletics. Classless, arrogant, and cheap is no way to run a program. Keep it up buddy, keep proving me right

thestickler07 · Post by **thestickler07** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 12:38 am

GoaliesAreTheBest33 wrote:Well, if you learned to read, you would see I'm not the hermantown grad but nice attempt and again, you're completely missing the point. The school, the AD, and the coaching staff dropped the ball on that situation. Lots of people that have passed away have dropped the ball on a variety of situations, does that mean we can't talk about them? I wasn't calling him and idiot, or the worst person ever, I simply stated what a joke it was for a team like that to be competing at the A level. So, keep proving everyone right about the lack of class and the amount of arrogance you STA people walk around with, you're program is a big sore spot for high school athletics. Classless, arrogant, and cheap is no way to run a program. Keep it up buddy, keep proving me right

Not everyone can graduate from high school.

GoaliesAreTheBest33 · Mon Mar 02, 2015 12:40 am

thestickler07 wrote:
GoaliesAreTheBest33 wrote:Well, if you learned to read, you would see I'm not the hermantown grad but nice attempt and again, you're completely missing the point. The school, the AD, and the coaching staff dropped the ball on that situation. Lots of people that have passed away have dropped the ball on a variety of situations, does that mean we can't talk about them? I wasn't calling him and idiot, or the worst person ever, I simply stated what a joke it was for a team like that to be competing at the A level. So, keep proving everyone right about the lack of class and the amount of arrogance you STA people walk around with, you're program is a big sore spot for high school athletics. Classless, arrogant, and cheap is no way to run a program. Keep it up buddy, keep proving me right
Not everyone can graduate from high school.

Seriously, this is awesome! Bleed that true, royal, disgusting amount of arrogance, I am a private school grad just like you. My alma matter doesn't flaunt around like the greatest gift to mankind though

thestickler07 · Post by **thestickler07** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 12:43 am

GoaliesAreTheBest33 wrote:Seriously, this is awesome! Bleed that true, royal, disgusting amount of arrogance, I am a private school grad just like you. My alma matter doesn't flaunt around like the greatest gift to mankind though

Such lazy trolling, I guess you thought it was ok because spell check didn't underline it in red.

GoaliesAreTheBest33 · Mon Mar 02, 2015 12:46 am

thestickler07 wrote:
GoaliesAreTheBest33 wrote:Seriously, this is awesome! Bleed that true, royal, disgusting amount of arrogance, I am a private school grad just like you. My alma matter doesn't flaunt around like the greatest gift to mankind though
Such lazy trolling, I guess you thought it was ok because spell check didn't underline it in red.

Sorry, I don't proof read my forum posts lol, but the guy stating I didn't graduate from high school isn't the troller.

thestickler07 · Post by **thestickler07** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 12:48 am

GoaliesAreTheBest33 wrote:Sorry, I don't proof read my forum posts lol, but the guy stating I didn't graduate from high school isn't the troller.

Lay off the emojis you come off really creepy whenever you use them.

And I'd ask for a refund at whatever school your parents paid money to.

GoaliesAreTheBest33 · Mon Mar 02, 2015 12:52 am

thestickler07 wrote:
GoaliesAreTheBest33 wrote:Sorry, I don't proof read my forum posts lol, but the guy stating I didn't graduate from high school isn't the troller.
Lay off the emojis you come off really creepy whenever you use them.

And I'd ask for a refund at whatever school your parents paid money to.

But I'm the troll? Yeah, your logic is flawless! I mean come on, you aren't even arguing the points I was making, you're just attacking me. I guess that's the STA way, classless.

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