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1- Edina
2- Minnetonka
3- Duluth East
4- Holy Family
5- St Thomas Academy

6- White Bear Lake
7- Wayzata
8- Blaine
9- Moorhead
10- Cretin-DH

11- BSM
12- Lakeville North
13- Centennial
14- Eastview
15- Eden Prairie

16- Blake
17- Stillwater
18- Cloquet-Esko
19- Elk River
20- Chaska

Blake?

elliott70 wrote:Blake?

And BSM? If any private school should be on there it should be Duluth Marshall above those 2. And I don't believe they belong in the top 20 yet.

Umm, yeah, aside from your top 3, your rankings might be based on something other than what has actually happened in games that occurred in Fall of 2017.

I can’t believe with Holy Family’s tough schedule they aren’t higher? I mean LDC, Orono, Delano and then the total bashing of Waconia they are not #1!

HappyHockeyFan wrote:1- Edina
2- Minnetonka
3- Duluth East
4- Holy Family
5- St Thomas Academy

6- White Bear Lake
7- Wayzata
8- Blaine
9- Moorhead
10- Cretin-DH

11- BSM
12- Lakeville North
13- Centennial
14- Eastview
15- Eden Prairie

16- Blake
17- Stillwater
18- Cloquet-Esko
19- Elk River
20- Chaska

Blaine lost to Irondale if you are keeping track at home. Top 20 - but not 8.

mulefarm wrote:I can’t believe with Holy Family’s tough schedule they aren’t higher? I mean LDC, Orono, Delano and then the total bashing of Waconia they are not #1!

HF and the Wright County Conference really need to find a way to amicably part ways, at least for hockey. Having a powerhouse AA team in a single A conference makes no sense, and these mismatch games don’t really benefit either side. Just go independent and schedule some of the stronger neighboring teams like Delano and Orono if you still want to maintain those rivalries.

1- Edina
2- Minnetonka
3- STA
4- HF
5- Duluth East

6- White Bear Lake
7- Moorhead
8- Cretin
9- Centennial
10- Elk River

11- Eden Prairie
12- Maple Grove
13- Stillwater
14- Lakeville North
15- Duluth Marshall

16- Hill
17- Andover
18- Blaine
19- StM-A
20- Benilde

elliott70 wrote:1- Edina
2- Minnetonka
3- STA
4- HF
5- Duluth East

6- White Bear Lake
7- Moorhead
8- Cretin
9- Centennial
10- Elk River

11- Eden Prairie
12- Maple Grove
13- Stillwater
14- Lakeville North
15- Duluth Marshall

16- Hill
17- Andover
18- Blaine
19- StM-A
20- Benilde

1) EDINA 2) Tonka 3)DE 4) STA 5)Cent 6) MH 7) Cretin 8)WBL 9)ER 10) HF

elliott70 wrote:Blake?

They beat Orono, I felt they deserved some recognition.

Stang5280 wrote:

mulefarm wrote:I can’t believe with Holy Family’s tough schedule they aren’t higher? I mean LDC, Orono, Delano and then the total bashing of Waconia they are not #1!

HF and the Wright County Conference really need to find a way to amicably part ways, at least for hockey. Having a powerhouse AA team in a single A conference makes no sense, and these mismatch games don’t really benefit either side. Just go independent and schedule some of the stronger neighboring teams like Delano and Orono if you still want to maintain those rivalries.

The issue is that you have other sports with different class systems. Ideally, you would want a conference with teams that play in the same class across all sports, but I don't believe you can change conferences for a single sport. If hockey was everything, Holy Family should really be in the Metro West Conference with the AA schools in Carver County like Chanhassen and Chaska.

gitter wrote:

elliott70 wrote:Blake?

And BSM? If any private school should be on there it should be Duluth Marshall above those 2. And I don't believe they belong in the top 20 yet.

The difference for me is the Hermantown game, BSM won, Duluth Marshall tied.

mulefarm wrote:I can’t believe with Holy Family’s tough schedule they aren’t higher? I mean LDC, Orono, Delano and then the total bashing of Waconia they are not #1!

You left out the Wayzata win which is important in regards to their ranking.

BP wrote:

HappyHockeyFan wrote:1- Edina
2- Minnetonka
3- Duluth East
4- Holy Family
5- St Thomas Academy

6- White Bear Lake
7- Wayzata
8- Blaine
9- Moorhead
10- Cretin-DH

11- BSM
12- Lakeville North
13- Centennial
14- Eastview
15- Eden Prairie

16- Blake
17- Stillwater
18- Cloquet-Esko
19- Elk River
20- Chaska

Blaine lost to Irondale if you are keeping track at home. Top 20 - but not 8.

I use a win based formula, I am not concerned with losses. They have a win over Maple Grove and ties with Hill-Murray and Centennial which I feel are more important than the loss to Irondale.

elliott70 wrote:1- Edina
2- Minnetonka
3- STA
4- HF
5- Duluth East

6- White Bear Lake
7- Moorhead
8- Cretin
9- Centennial
10- Elk River

11- Eden Prairie
12- Maple Grove
13- Stillwater
14- Lakeville North
15- Duluth Marshall

16- Hill
17- Andover
18- Blaine
19- StM-A
20- Benilde

Elk River to high, they have no significant wins, they have lost every chance against ranked teams, Centennial, Edina and Maple grove. Blaine way to low with a win over MG and ties with Hill and Centennial. In my opinion.

ryguyMN wrote:

Stang5280 wrote:

mulefarm wrote:I can’t believe with Holy Family’s tough schedule they aren’t higher? I mean LDC, Orono, Delano and then the total bashing of Waconia they are not #1!

HF and the Wright County Conference really need to find a way to amicably part ways, at least for hockey. Having a powerhouse AA team in a single A conference makes no sense, and these mismatch games don’t really benefit either side. Just go independent and schedule some of the stronger neighboring teams like Delano and Orono if you still want to maintain those rivalries.

The issue is that you have other sports with different class systems. Ideally, you would want a conference with teams that play in the same class across all sports, but I don't believe you can change conferences for a single sport. If hockey was everything, Holy Family should really be in the Metro West Conference with the AA schools in Carver County like Chanhassen and Chaska.

Sections is what matters, who cares about conferences.

HappyHockeyFan wrote:

elliott70 wrote:Blake?

They beat Orono, I felt they deserved some recognition.

I know but Bemidji beat them 3-0, outshot them about 2 to 1.

HappyHockeyFan wrote:

ryguyMN wrote:

Stang5280 wrote: HF and the Wright County Conference really need to find a way to amicably part ways, at least for hockey. Having a powerhouse AA team in a single A conference makes no sense, and these mismatch games don’t really benefit either side. Just go independent and schedule some of the stronger neighboring teams like Delano and Orono if you still want to maintain those rivalries.

The issue is that you have other sports with different class systems. Ideally, you would want a conference with teams that play in the same class across all sports, but I don't believe you can change conferences for a single sport. If hockey was everything, Holy Family should really be in the Metro West Conference with the AA schools in Carver County like Chanhassen and Chaska.

Sections is what matters, who cares about conferences.

Agreed on section importance, but a healthy portion of the regular season schedule are conference opponents.

HappyHockeyFan wrote:

elliott70 wrote:1- Edina
2- Minnetonka
3- STA
4- HF
5- Duluth East

6- White Bear Lake
7- Moorhead
8- Cretin
9- Centennial
10- Elk River

11- Eden Prairie
12- Maple Grove
13- Stillwater
14- Lakeville North
15- Duluth Marshall

16- Hill
17- Andover
18- Blaine
19- StM-A
20- Benilde

Elk River to high, they have no significant wins, they have lost every chance against ranked teams, Centennial, Edina and Maple grove. Blaine way to low with a win over MG and ties with Hill and Centennial. In my opinion.

Blaine lost to IRONDALE ...they are top 15... that’s about it

HappyHockeyFan wrote:

gitter wrote:

elliott70 wrote:Blake?

And BSM? If any private school should be on there it should be Duluth Marshall above those 2. And I don't believe they belong in the top 20 yet.

The difference for me is the Hermantown game, BSM won, Duluth Marshall tied.

Friday December 1st, 2017. Mars Lakeview Arena, Duluth, Minnesota

Duluth Marshall 8

Benilde-St. Margarets 1

elliott70 wrote: 4- HF
20- Benilde

In my opinion Holy Family is too high here, Benilde should not be ranked, and the big omission is Wayzata. I walked out after two periods when Wayzata pummeled the Red Knights. The game was that bad.

Weird because B-SM put up a very good showing against St. Thomas. We've learned that their good result against Hermantown doesn't mean as much as we thought.

green4 wrote:

HappyHockeyFan wrote:

gitter wrote: And BSM? If any private school should be on there it should be Duluth Marshall above those 2. And I don't believe they belong in the top 20 yet.

The difference for me is the Hermantown game, BSM won, Duluth Marshall tied.

Friday December 1st, 2017. Mars Lakeview Arena, Duluth, Minnesota

Duluth Marshall 8

Benilde-St. Margarets 1

I'm not concerned about losses, anybody can have a bad game, I track wins, not everybody can beat good teams.

elliott70 wrote:

HappyHockeyFan wrote:

elliott70 wrote:Blake?

They beat Orono, I felt they deserved some recognition.

I know but Bemidji beat them 3-0, outshot them about 2 to 1.

Well lets see how they perform against Wayzata coming up. That will confirm or deny their ranking.

ryguyMN wrote:

HappyHockeyFan wrote:

ryguyMN wrote: The issue is that you have other sports with different class systems. Ideally, you would want a conference with teams that play in the same class across all sports, but I don't believe you can change conferences for a single sport. If hockey was everything, Holy Family should really be in the Metro West Conference with the AA schools in Carver County like Chanhassen and Chaska.

Sections is what matters, who cares about conferences.

Agreed on section importance, but a healthy portion of the regular season schedule are conference opponents.

True but it happens in other conferences too. Teams like St Thomas and Hill-Murray limit themselves to just one game against teams like Simley and Henry Sibley in their conference.

O-townClown wrote:

elliott70 wrote: 4- HF
20- Benilde

In my opinion Holy Family is too high here, Benilde should not be ranked, and the big omission is Wayzata. I walked out after two periods when Wayzata pummeled the Red Knights. The game was that bad.

Weird because B-SM put up a very good showing against St. Thomas. We've learned that their good result against Hermantown doesn't mean as much as we thought.

I'm confused, Big omission is Wayzata? I have them at #7.