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Tournament History: the "Back-Door"

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 9:05 pm
by Joe2015
This came out last year but gives some history on the "back-door" entries into the tournament. I'd heard of the northern "back-door" but didn't know there was one in the Metro as well

http://www.startribune.com/the-back-doo ... 370422621/

Re: Tournament History: the "Back-Door"

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 9:34 pm
by TTpuckster
Joe2015 wrote:This came out last year but gives some history on the "back-door" entries into the tournament. I'd heard of the northern "back-door" but didn't know there was one in the Metro as well

http://www.startribune.com/the-back-doo ... 370422621/
Yep, I was on that EGF team in 1971. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 10:21 pm
by karl(east)
Good stuff. I did this as a chronology of how sections have changed over the years a few years back: https://apatientcycle.com/2014/01/31/a- ... urnaments/

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 11:32 pm
by MNHockeyFan
karl(east) wrote:Good stuff. I did this as a chronology of how sections have changed over the years a few years back: https://apatientcycle.com/2014/01/31/a- ... urnaments/
Wow, so well done. Thanks.

Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 1:06 am
by Joe2015
karl(east) wrote:Good stuff. I did this as a chronology of how sections have changed over the years a few years back: https://apatientcycle.com/2014/01/31/a- ... urnaments/
Very cool: thanks!

Re: Tournament History: the "Back-Door"

Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:09 am
by elliott70
TTpuckster wrote:
Joe2015 wrote:This came out last year but gives some history on the "back-door" entries into the tournament. I'd heard of the northern "back-door" but didn't know there was one in the Metro as well

http://www.startribune.com/the-back-doo ... 370422621/
Yep, I was on that EGF team in 1971. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
You were still in HS in 1971???
What took you so long, the third grade????

Re: Tournament History: the "Back-Door"

Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:21 am
by TTpuckster
elliott70 wrote:
TTpuckster wrote:
Joe2015 wrote:This came out last year but gives some history on the "back-door" entries into the tournament. I'd heard of the northern "back-door" but didn't know there was one in the Metro as well

http://www.startribune.com/the-back-doo ... 370422621/
Yep, I was on that EGF team in 1971. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
You were still in HS in 1971???
What took you so long, the third grade????
I took every class twice.
My teacher's told me I would be twice as smart.
I don't think it worked..... :?

Re: Tournament History: the "Back-Door"

Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:41 am
by elliott70
TTpuckster wrote:
elliott70 wrote:
TTpuckster wrote: Yep, I was on that EGF team in 1971. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
You were still in HS in 1971???
What took you so long, the third grade????
I took every class twice.
My teacher's told me I would be twice as smart.
I don't think it worked..... :?
:lol: :lol: :lol: