HighSchoolHockeyForums.com

With the season starting tomorrow lets hear who the favorites are and any news to support that
AA
Hill M
Maple grove
Edina
Minnetonka
Dodge county

A
Blake
Breck
Red wing
Thief River
War road

In AA, I think there's three favorites:

Hill-Murray until proven otherwise
OMG
Blaine - great group of returning players, and a freshman phenom added to the mix.

In A, it'll either be Breck or Blake.

Good Luck to all the girls trying out. Enjoy the season. especially to all you seniors. Make your last high school season a memorial one.

I think Blaine and MG are in same section so only one of them will have a chance at the end. I also think Centennial could give them both fits when its all said and done. Good luck girls

I don't see Dodge County even in the top 10.

I also think this may be Breck's year if they can beat United who has consistently given them trouble the last few years. They are deep. Blake has a lot of young talent but other than CB seems to have graduated their big guns.

I hope it's Blaine and Hill, of course.

And I think Warroad will fall apart outside their own section schedule.

Looking forward to watching the best seniors duke it out and the best 9th graders making their mark! Countdown to the tourneys.....

SimplyPut wrote:Good Luck to all the girls trying out. Enjoy the season. especially to all you seniors. Make your last high school season a memorial one.

I hope "memorable" not "memorial"

jg2112 wrote:In AA, I think there's three favorites:

Hill-Murray until proven otherwise
OMG
Blaine - great group of returning players, and a freshman phenom added to the mix.

In A, it'll either be Breck or Blake.

Phenom? Enlighten me...

panpan111 wrote:

jg2112 wrote:In AA, I think there's three favorites:

Hill-Murray until proven otherwise
OMG
Blaine - great group of returning players, and a freshman phenom added to the mix.

In A, it'll either be Breck or Blake.

Phenom? Enlighten me...

Ramsey Parent. According to the news story I found online, the varsity coach would've had her as second-line forward last year as an 8th grader. School District rules precluded her from playing varsity last year. Selected for the national camp this past summer.

I think any 8th grader who would've played as a top-6 forward for a state tourney team can be considered a "phenom."

Nevertoomuchhockey wrote:

SimplyPut wrote:Good Luck to all the girls trying out. Enjoy the season. especially to all you seniors. Make your last high school season a memorial one.

I hope "memorable" not "memorial"

Oh My, Yes good correction, typo? auto correct ?

jg2112 wrote:

panpan111 wrote:

jg2112 wrote:In AA, I think there's three favorites:

Hill-Murray until proven otherwise
OMG
Blaine - great group of returning players, and a freshman phenom added to the mix.

In A, it'll either be Breck or Blake.

Phenom? Enlighten me...

Ramsey Parent. According to the news story I found online, the varsity coach would've had her as second-line forward last year as an 8th grader. School District rules precluded her from playing varsity last year. Selected for the national camp this past summer.

I think any 8th grader who would've played as a top-6 forward for a state tourney team can be considered a "phenom."

Phenom = Hannah Brandt
Nice player = Ramsey Parent

Agreed nice player and will help but not a phenom

Hill-Murray
Minnetonka
Blaine
Edina
Maple Grove
Lakeville North
Wayzata
Lakeville South
Eden Prairie
Centennial

Breck
Blake
Thief River
St. Paul United
East Grand Forks
Red Wing
Proctor/Hermantown
Warroad
South Saint Paul
New Prague

Top 4 AA:

Pioneer
Skipper
Hornet
Crimson


Top 4 A:

Mustang/Bear
Winger
Prowler

AA
HM
Tonka
MG
Wayzata
EP
Edina

A
Blake
Breck
TRF
Mirage

AA

Hill Murray
Minnetonka
Maple Grove
Wayzata
Edina
Blaine
Roseau
Eden Prairie
Chaska/Chanhassen
Elk River

A
Breck
Blake
TRF
East Grand Forks
Warroad
Red Wing
SPA
Proctor Hermantown
New Ulm
SSP

AA:

Tonka- losing Dman Crow hurts but still strong team
MG- Larson is gone, but plenty remains of their critical core players,
goaltending is very strong
Hm- 84 pts are gone, depth will help a lot but who will score is ?,
goalies are big ? mark
Edina- Williamson gone , but team potentially could be better

A:

Breck: No Schwartzman but team looks to be strong, very very good in goal
SPU: losing half of Dmen of an average defense hurts,offense looks good
plus 1 yr rental SR from Irondale looks to help offense even more
Blake:losing Chancellor and Lund says a lot
P/H: Two recruits from Duluth help a good team get better

AA
HM
MG
Edina
Tonka
Blaine
Wayzata

A
Blake
Breck
TRF
New Prague

AA

HM
Tonka
MG
Wayzata
Edina
Blaine
Elk River
EP
CDH
Cenntenial


A

Breck

nu2hockey wrote:AA:

Tonka- losing Dman Crow hurts but still strong team
MG- Larson is gone, but plenty remains of their critical core players,
goaltending is very strong
Hm- 84 pts are gone, depth will help a lot but who will score is ?,
goalies are big ? mark
Edina- Williamson gone , but team potentially could be better

A:

Breck: No Schwartzman but team looks to be strong, very very good in goal
SPU: losing half of Dmen of an average defense hurts,offense looks good
plus 1 yr rental SR from Irondale looks to help offense even more
Blake:losing Chancellor and Lund says a lot
P/H: Two recruits from Duluth help a good team get better

Are the two Duluth recruits eligible? At least one of the families did not move to Hermantown by the start of the school year. They have an apartment while they're waiting for their house to sell but they didn't get it until well after the school year started.

Froggy Richards wrote:

nu2hockey wrote:AA:

Tonka- losing Dman Crow hurts but still strong team
MG- Larson is gone, but plenty remains of their critical core players,
goaltending is very strong
Hm- 84 pts are gone, depth will help a lot but who will score is ?,
goalies are big ? mark
Edina- Williamson gone , but team potentially could be better

A:

Breck: No Schwartzman but team looks to be strong, very very good in goal
SPU: losing half of Dmen of an average defense hurts,offense looks good
plus 1 yr rental SR from Irondale looks to help offense even more
Blake:losing Chancellor and Lund says a lot
P/H: Two recruits from Duluth help a good team get better

Are the two Duluth recruits eligible? At least one of the families did not move to Hermantown by the start of the school year. They have an apartment while they're waiting for their house to sell but they didn't get it until well after the school year started.

But when did they rent the apartment? Like previous transfer recruits, Hermantown and elsewhere, as long as they can show a lease dated before school starts they can say they lived there and the MSHSL will never check. Surprised they sold their houses. Previous move-ins "allegedly" only moved on paper for a season and then returned to their original homes. I say "allegedly" because this was an ongoing discussion around the metro this summer. Even more so by their own families than by their opponents. No idea if this is true or who is affected but it is an impressive fiction if it is not in fact true. Guess the official rosters will tell the story?
This is the only case I've heard since the Achiever mess of a team trying to skirt the transfer rules ("allegedly") but it would be surprising to find they are the only ones doing this since the rule enforcers (MSHSL) have zero credibility. I'd like to believe this is not really happening. But it sounds like an awful lot of bad blood up north.
What next.

Both are listed on Varsity roster. A sale of a previous residence is not necessary for a move to be "legal" with the MSHS league. Don't listen to those think it is, if that family complied with the complete criteria for moving , the kid will be fine. I don't know the two families, but since one is the former Duluth coach , I would think they would cross their "T's".

nu2hockey wrote:Both are listed on Varsity roster. A sale of a previous residence is not necessary for a move to be "legal" with the MSHS league. Don't listen to those think it is, if that family complied with the complete criteria for moving , the kid will be fine. I don't know the two families, but since one is the former Duluth coach , I would think they would cross their "T's".

Interesting. And I suppose you are correct if the MSHSL wants to discredit its own policies due to technicalities. I guess my point has always been if a team is truly cheating, it's opponents will scream it from the rooftops. And that hasn't happened so...

First games tomorrow or does anyone play tonight? Can't wait.

AA:
Hill
Minnetonka
Edina
Eden Prairie
Maple Grove
Wayzata
Blaine
Elk River
Lakeville N
Chaska/Chan

A:
Breck
SPU
Blake
Red Wing
TRF
New Prague
Warroad
EGF
Proctor Hermantown
Duluth Marshall

AA:

HM
Edina
Maple Grove
Blaine
EP

A:
Breck
Blake
United
TRF
Orono