Single A Nov 30 rankings
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 9:44 am
HSHW does not seem to be around so at least for today, I will give the single A fans something to discuss.
Top 10 as of November 30th.
1. Hermantown. 0-0-0. Who else? Defending champs, return some quality players, new coach but a guy that knows Hermantown hockey and has proven to be a quality coach at other levels.
Yet to play a game but start with stiff competition over the next 10 days:
Wayzata, Lakeville South, Eden Prairie and Benilde.
2. Orono 1-0-0. Tough to slot someone in this spot, but Orono could be the team that kicks Htown out of the top spot this year. Beat a good East Grand Forks team 5-3 at home to start the season. Coming up: Providence Academy, Holy Family and Monticello.
3. St Cloud Cathedral 1-0-0 Could be the #2 team. Beat Fergus Falls 5-0 to start the section campaign of on a strong note. Have: Warroad, East Grand Forks, Rochester Lourdes and Thief River Falls.
4. Delano 1-0-0. Another potential #2 and giant killer. Knocked off East Grand Forks to ruin the Green Wave opening weekend 3-2. Breck, Bloomington Kennedy and Chanhassen are on the horizon.
5. East Grand Forks 0-2-0. Also a quality team. Started with a weekend road trip and played two quality teams close. Have some challenges in the next ten days with Totino, St Cloud Cathedral, Park Rapids and Greenway.
6. Mahtomedi 0-0-0. Could be another very challenging team. Have not played yet and only two games in the next ten days. Hill-Murray will give us an idea of their strength and play North St Paul.
7. Greenway 2-0-0. If you read this board at all you have heard about the beat down of Grand Rapids and a victory over Mound West-Tonka. They have some real quality players, the typical iron range hard workers, a new goalie that looks to be top notch and a coach that knows hockey. Coming up: Virginia, Duluth Denfeld, and East Grand Forks.
8. Breck 1-1-0. Single A is not complete without a mention of Breck. Started with a surprising drubbing by Fargo Davies but bounced back to handle Pine City Area. Not a great start. Have Delano, Chaska and St Michaels in the next ten days.
9. Virginia 1-0-0. Beat their annual early season foe Little Falls at home 5-3. They are supposed to be the team to challenge Htown in section 7 this year. The next ten days will give us a good idea with Greenway, Int'l. Falls, Grand Rapids, Warroad and Northern Lakes.
10. Warroad 0-1-0. Could not find the net in their opener with Bemidji losing 3-zip. But Bemidji's Fitzgerald does that to teams. The next ten days will test them to see if they can hold this spot with: St. Cloud Cathedral, Sartell, Crookston, Virginia and Grand Rapids.
A lot of teams to consider for top ten spots including and in no particular order:
Alexandria,Thief River Falls, Monticello, Sartell, Luverne, St Paul Academy, Northfield, Minneapolis, Totino, and Fergus Falls.
Top 10 as of November 30th.
1. Hermantown. 0-0-0. Who else? Defending champs, return some quality players, new coach but a guy that knows Hermantown hockey and has proven to be a quality coach at other levels.
Yet to play a game but start with stiff competition over the next 10 days:
Wayzata, Lakeville South, Eden Prairie and Benilde.
2. Orono 1-0-0. Tough to slot someone in this spot, but Orono could be the team that kicks Htown out of the top spot this year. Beat a good East Grand Forks team 5-3 at home to start the season. Coming up: Providence Academy, Holy Family and Monticello.
3. St Cloud Cathedral 1-0-0 Could be the #2 team. Beat Fergus Falls 5-0 to start the section campaign of on a strong note. Have: Warroad, East Grand Forks, Rochester Lourdes and Thief River Falls.
4. Delano 1-0-0. Another potential #2 and giant killer. Knocked off East Grand Forks to ruin the Green Wave opening weekend 3-2. Breck, Bloomington Kennedy and Chanhassen are on the horizon.
5. East Grand Forks 0-2-0. Also a quality team. Started with a weekend road trip and played two quality teams close. Have some challenges in the next ten days with Totino, St Cloud Cathedral, Park Rapids and Greenway.
6. Mahtomedi 0-0-0. Could be another very challenging team. Have not played yet and only two games in the next ten days. Hill-Murray will give us an idea of their strength and play North St Paul.
7. Greenway 2-0-0. If you read this board at all you have heard about the beat down of Grand Rapids and a victory over Mound West-Tonka. They have some real quality players, the typical iron range hard workers, a new goalie that looks to be top notch and a coach that knows hockey. Coming up: Virginia, Duluth Denfeld, and East Grand Forks.
8. Breck 1-1-0. Single A is not complete without a mention of Breck. Started with a surprising drubbing by Fargo Davies but bounced back to handle Pine City Area. Not a great start. Have Delano, Chaska and St Michaels in the next ten days.
9. Virginia 1-0-0. Beat their annual early season foe Little Falls at home 5-3. They are supposed to be the team to challenge Htown in section 7 this year. The next ten days will give us a good idea with Greenway, Int'l. Falls, Grand Rapids, Warroad and Northern Lakes.
10. Warroad 0-1-0. Could not find the net in their opener with Bemidji losing 3-zip. But Bemidji's Fitzgerald does that to teams. The next ten days will test them to see if they can hold this spot with: St. Cloud Cathedral, Sartell, Crookston, Virginia and Grand Rapids.
A lot of teams to consider for top ten spots including and in no particular order:
Alexandria,Thief River Falls, Monticello, Sartell, Luverne, St Paul Academy, Northfield, Minneapolis, Totino, and Fergus Falls.
