Zach Halverson's Super HS Hockey Rankings for 1/26/16
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 5:29 pm
I was going to publish my rankings last night, but before I was able to post it I burnt my house down after watching the Wild game. Thanks a bunch to Jenny from the American Red Cross for allowing me to use her laptop to post this. She gets it, high school hockey rankings are important.
1. Holy Family
After their 7-0 victory over No. 15 Litchfield tonight, the word 'dynasty' comes to mind, doesn't it? Can anyone (besides Edina, Wayzata, and Breck) stop the Fire? I sure as heck couldn't stop the fire at my house last night.
ELLIOT IS ON HIS TEN THOUSANDTH POST, KARL'S HOUNDS CONTINUE TO COAST, OVER LESSER TALENTED TEAMS LIKE FREAKING ANOKA. LET'S PLAY HOCKEY HAS BENILDE ON TOP, BUT THE ONLY THING THAT KEN PAULY CAN'T STOP, IS A LITTLE SECRET YA'LL SHOULD KNOW, IS JAXSON STAUBER AND JARED MOE
YOU CAN'T STOP THE FIRE! THEY'LL ALWAYS BE BURNING AND THEIR FANS ARE DISCERNING. YOU CAN'T STOP THE FIRE! THEY'RE A TOP RANK AND THEIR STATE TITLE IS IN THE BANK!
2. Kittson Central
Kttson Central ran into a hot goaltender against Lake of the Woods, but returned to prominence with a big 2-1 victory over Detroit Lakes. Kittson Central deserves way more love than what they're actually getting, but I'm sure that they love flying under the radar. Look for them to finish out the season in style, with some cakewalks over Fort Frances, Park Rapids, and the likes.
3. Benilde-St. Margaret’s
Ken Pauly's squad is good, but that tie is a major blemish to an otherwise OK season this year. I'd look for them to exit the section tournament early, with the Red Knight's unable to shake off that Lakeville North tie earlier this year.
I feel like I'm being generous putting them in the top-3 at this point because it's hard to take this team seriously in my opinion.
4. Grand Rapids
The Thunderhawks beat White Bear Lake on Saturday, which is very hard to do. They move to fourth and will undoubtedly be a test for Duluth East come section time after nearly blowing it in OT to Forest Lake in the section quarterfinal.
5. Redwood Valley
The Cardinals won their 8th straight Tuesday night with a big win over the Owatanna suburb of Waseca. The Cardinals continue to 'fly" up the rankings, and I wouldn't expect Redwood Valley to be in the "red" anytime soon.
6. Centennial
The Cougars earn a spot in the top-10 by beating White Bear Lake last week, which is very hard to do. Centennial also beat Blaine, which isn't that impressive considering the Bengals just lost to the worst team in the state not too long ago.
The bottom line here is that Cougars will either represent Section 5 in the Class AA state tournament, or they won't. People forget that.
7. La Crescent
After a tough loss to a bunch of cheaters in Wisconsin, La Crescent comes back and completely dominates Fairmont. Seriously, Fairmont didn't even know what hit them after the Lancers just blazed through town and dominated them. It didn't seem "fair" at all, folks.
8. New Ulm
Wins over Windom Area and Willmar shove New Ulm into the top-10 this week. This makes the Eagles the second Big South Conference team in the top-10 this week, a great accomplishment for a conference that truly lives up to it's name. They are definitely big, and the conference is absolutely in the south. Believe me, I used Google Maps to verify.
9. Bemidji
Bemidji has won four-straight against some very good teams and they have certainly earned their spot in the top-10. They had a cakewalk against No. 150 Hill-Murray Tuesday night, but they did beat some good teams. The Lumberjacks continue to "chop" down their competition.
10. Duluth East
I put the Hounds at No. 1 last week in hopes that Karl would finally notice me and mention me on his podcast. He never did and that made me sad. So I put Duluth East at No. 10 because this is more where I think they belong and because maybe, just maybe, Karl will get angry at me for moving them down this week and finally acknowledge my existence.
11. Legacy Christian
12. Stillwater
13. Edina
14. St. Cloud Apollo
15. Litchfield
16. Cretin-Derham Hall
17. Totino Grace
18. Rochester Mayo
19. St Thomas Academy
20. Eagan
21. Wayzata
22. Northfield
23. Osseo
24. Cambridge
25. Lakeville South
26. Hutchinson
27. Simley
28. Hastings
29. Luverne
30. Woodbury
31. Lakeville North
32. Virginia
33. St. Michael Albertville
34. Chaska
35. St. Cloud Cathedral
36. Prairie Centre
37. Andover
38. Maple Grove
39. St Paul Como Park
40. Mankato West
41. Blake
42. Becker-Big Lake
43. Forest Lake
44. Albert Lea
45. Rochester Lourdes
46. Henry Sibley
47. North Branch
48. Rochester Century
49. Delano
50. North St Paul
51. Mounds View
52. St. Francis
53. Hibbing
54. New Prague
55. Proctor
56. Mahtomedi
57. Duluth Marshall
58. Warroad
59. Rochester J.M.
60. St. Louis Park
61. Little Falls
62. Detroit Lakes
63. Spring Lake Park
64. Cloquet
65. Mankato East
66. Greenway
67. Willmar
68. Apple Valley
69. Lake Of The Woods
70. Northern Lakes
71. Sartell
72. St Paul Johnson
73. Breckenridge
74. Marshall
75. Alexandria
76. Winona
77. Park
78. Tartan
79. Chisago Lakes
80. Shakopee
81. Park Rapids
82. Bagley
83. Worthington
84. Hermantown
85. Princeton
86. Windom
87. Orono
88. Waseca
89. Mound Westonka
90. River Lakes
91. St. Cloud Tech
92. Owatonna
93. Hopkins
94. Lesueur
95. East Grand Forks
96. Farmington
97. South St. Paul
98. Eastview
99. Rosemount
100. Prior Lake
101. Fairmont
102. Eveleth-Gilbert
103. Austin
104. Brainerd
105. Roseville
106. Bloomington Jefferson
107. Breck
108. Crookston
109. St. Paul Highland Park
110. White Bear Lake
111. Minneapolis
112. Pine City
113. Elk River
114. North Shore
115. Faribault
116. Bloomington Kennedy
117. Chanhassen
118. Duluth Denfeld
119. Moose Lake
120. Irondale
121. Fergus Falls
122. Burnsville
123. Red Lake Falls
124. Moorhead
125. Mora
126. Roseau
127. Waconia
128. Morris/Benson
129. Dodge County
130. East Ridge
131. Wadena
132. St. Paul Academy
133. Red Wing
134. International Falls
135. Champlin Park
136. Sauk Rapids
137. Thief River Falls
138. Coon Rapids
139. Monticello
140. Robbinsdale Armstrong/Cooper
141. Buffalo
142. Ely
143. Rogers
144. Minnehaha Academy
145. Providence Academy
146. Holy Angels
147. Anoka
148. Minnetonka
149. Eden Prairie
150. Hill-Murray
151. Blaine
1. Holy Family
After their 7-0 victory over No. 15 Litchfield tonight, the word 'dynasty' comes to mind, doesn't it? Can anyone (besides Edina, Wayzata, and Breck) stop the Fire? I sure as heck couldn't stop the fire at my house last night.
ELLIOT IS ON HIS TEN THOUSANDTH POST, KARL'S HOUNDS CONTINUE TO COAST, OVER LESSER TALENTED TEAMS LIKE FREAKING ANOKA. LET'S PLAY HOCKEY HAS BENILDE ON TOP, BUT THE ONLY THING THAT KEN PAULY CAN'T STOP, IS A LITTLE SECRET YA'LL SHOULD KNOW, IS JAXSON STAUBER AND JARED MOE
YOU CAN'T STOP THE FIRE! THEY'LL ALWAYS BE BURNING AND THEIR FANS ARE DISCERNING. YOU CAN'T STOP THE FIRE! THEY'RE A TOP RANK AND THEIR STATE TITLE IS IN THE BANK!
2. Kittson Central
Kttson Central ran into a hot goaltender against Lake of the Woods, but returned to prominence with a big 2-1 victory over Detroit Lakes. Kittson Central deserves way more love than what they're actually getting, but I'm sure that they love flying under the radar. Look for them to finish out the season in style, with some cakewalks over Fort Frances, Park Rapids, and the likes.
3. Benilde-St. Margaret’s
Ken Pauly's squad is good, but that tie is a major blemish to an otherwise OK season this year. I'd look for them to exit the section tournament early, with the Red Knight's unable to shake off that Lakeville North tie earlier this year.
I feel like I'm being generous putting them in the top-3 at this point because it's hard to take this team seriously in my opinion.
4. Grand Rapids
The Thunderhawks beat White Bear Lake on Saturday, which is very hard to do. They move to fourth and will undoubtedly be a test for Duluth East come section time after nearly blowing it in OT to Forest Lake in the section quarterfinal.
5. Redwood Valley
The Cardinals won their 8th straight Tuesday night with a big win over the Owatanna suburb of Waseca. The Cardinals continue to 'fly" up the rankings, and I wouldn't expect Redwood Valley to be in the "red" anytime soon.
6. Centennial
The Cougars earn a spot in the top-10 by beating White Bear Lake last week, which is very hard to do. Centennial also beat Blaine, which isn't that impressive considering the Bengals just lost to the worst team in the state not too long ago.
The bottom line here is that Cougars will either represent Section 5 in the Class AA state tournament, or they won't. People forget that.
7. La Crescent
After a tough loss to a bunch of cheaters in Wisconsin, La Crescent comes back and completely dominates Fairmont. Seriously, Fairmont didn't even know what hit them after the Lancers just blazed through town and dominated them. It didn't seem "fair" at all, folks.
8. New Ulm
Wins over Windom Area and Willmar shove New Ulm into the top-10 this week. This makes the Eagles the second Big South Conference team in the top-10 this week, a great accomplishment for a conference that truly lives up to it's name. They are definitely big, and the conference is absolutely in the south. Believe me, I used Google Maps to verify.
9. Bemidji
Bemidji has won four-straight against some very good teams and they have certainly earned their spot in the top-10. They had a cakewalk against No. 150 Hill-Murray Tuesday night, but they did beat some good teams. The Lumberjacks continue to "chop" down their competition.
10. Duluth East
I put the Hounds at No. 1 last week in hopes that Karl would finally notice me and mention me on his podcast. He never did and that made me sad. So I put Duluth East at No. 10 because this is more where I think they belong and because maybe, just maybe, Karl will get angry at me for moving them down this week and finally acknowledge my existence.
11. Legacy Christian
12. Stillwater
13. Edina
14. St. Cloud Apollo
15. Litchfield
16. Cretin-Derham Hall
17. Totino Grace
18. Rochester Mayo
19. St Thomas Academy
20. Eagan
21. Wayzata
22. Northfield
23. Osseo
24. Cambridge
25. Lakeville South
26. Hutchinson
27. Simley
28. Hastings
29. Luverne
30. Woodbury
31. Lakeville North
32. Virginia
33. St. Michael Albertville
34. Chaska
35. St. Cloud Cathedral
36. Prairie Centre
37. Andover
38. Maple Grove
39. St Paul Como Park
40. Mankato West
41. Blake
42. Becker-Big Lake
43. Forest Lake
44. Albert Lea
45. Rochester Lourdes
46. Henry Sibley
47. North Branch
48. Rochester Century
49. Delano
50. North St Paul
51. Mounds View
52. St. Francis
53. Hibbing
54. New Prague
55. Proctor
56. Mahtomedi
57. Duluth Marshall
58. Warroad
59. Rochester J.M.
60. St. Louis Park
61. Little Falls
62. Detroit Lakes
63. Spring Lake Park
64. Cloquet
65. Mankato East
66. Greenway
67. Willmar
68. Apple Valley
69. Lake Of The Woods
70. Northern Lakes
71. Sartell
72. St Paul Johnson
73. Breckenridge
74. Marshall
75. Alexandria
76. Winona
77. Park
78. Tartan
79. Chisago Lakes
80. Shakopee
81. Park Rapids
82. Bagley
83. Worthington
84. Hermantown
85. Princeton
86. Windom
87. Orono
88. Waseca
89. Mound Westonka
90. River Lakes
91. St. Cloud Tech
92. Owatonna
93. Hopkins
94. Lesueur
95. East Grand Forks
96. Farmington
97. South St. Paul
98. Eastview
99. Rosemount
100. Prior Lake
101. Fairmont
102. Eveleth-Gilbert
103. Austin
104. Brainerd
105. Roseville
106. Bloomington Jefferson
107. Breck
108. Crookston
109. St. Paul Highland Park
110. White Bear Lake
111. Minneapolis
112. Pine City
113. Elk River
114. North Shore
115. Faribault
116. Bloomington Kennedy
117. Chanhassen
118. Duluth Denfeld
119. Moose Lake
120. Irondale
121. Fergus Falls
122. Burnsville
123. Red Lake Falls
124. Moorhead
125. Mora
126. Roseau
127. Waconia
128. Morris/Benson
129. Dodge County
130. East Ridge
131. Wadena
132. St. Paul Academy
133. Red Wing
134. International Falls
135. Champlin Park
136. Sauk Rapids
137. Thief River Falls
138. Coon Rapids
139. Monticello
140. Robbinsdale Armstrong/Cooper
141. Buffalo
142. Ely
143. Rogers
144. Minnehaha Academy
145. Providence Academy
146. Holy Angels
147. Anoka
148. Minnetonka
149. Eden Prairie
150. Hill-Murray
151. Blaine
