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keepyourheadup wrote:I just don't get the U of W commit. Eaves is a defense first guy. I'm not sure this is the best spot for him.

The U of W thing is easy....he won't have to change the color of his helmet, breezers, gloves, etc. Maybe he likes red?

I'll start with a disclaimer--of course the Elite League is far from perfect. But I do want to play devil's advocate on a few points. 1. Why on earth should the board care if someone's upset they didn't make the team? It's not their job to worry about hurt feelings; they're supposed to just pick th...

I think this is a much tougher match up for AV. Edina is bigger and more physical on defense and in my opinion has more speed upront than blaine. If the eagles can pull this one off it will be qiute a feat. I agree. AV can play a physical game and wear down their opponents. They did that to Blaine ...

Don't know about newsguy, but I've been watching Fasching play since he was a squirt...both in association hockey as well as watching him play for the 95 Machine/Breakaway/Blades. He's always been at that "elite" level. As it stands right now, he has the necessary size to play at the next...

... a peek into 2011 NHL draft from HF Boards NHL Draft - Top 150... 01-05-2010, 04:50 PM Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 461 vCash: 500 Contrary to popular to belief on HF, there are a few American hockey players that don't play for the NTDP. Here's a couple Minnesotan kids that will be in the draft di...

I somewhat have to agree with you Papa. Losing Stu Bickel was a big loss in the defensive zone. The Gophs need more D like that. Although calling Fisher an offensive defensemen is a long stretch. :roll: Fischer was an offensive defenseman in high school. Saw him play every game of HS career. While ...

I wondered why the Dallas stars have an affiliate in Iowa, while Houston is the Wild affiliate. One reason may be Houston fans would not support a team perceived to be a farm team for a Dallas team. Same thing may be true in Iowa. Dallas's affiliate left Des Moines after last season and were replac...

I just wish people would leave this guy alone. For him to have to come on to the FSN broadcast last night to give an update and deny all the rumors was just wrong. In time, the story will be told and let it be. Reminds me of last year when many on the message boards were all over Minnesota's/Hill Mu...

Yea, the WCHA appears to be really down this year. But it is a cycle and they have been up for so long. Basically the last 2 weeks have been the conclusion of out of conference/cross over games for most college teams. And the WCHA did not fair so well. Denver lost to BU in their own tournament. In g...

Plenty of talk on the USCHO fan forum on this game.

http://board.uscho.com/showthread.php?t=81153&page=11

Sounds like sour grapes here. Your son must not have been pampered the way you wanted or the way he was used to. The USHL is stockpiled with very good players and coaches are generally going to treat them all alike. I totally agree that if a young man has that D1 scholarship locked up, he should st...

a prominent MN hockey legend and NHL scout told me last spring when we were discussing kids leaving HS and playing juniors instead, that the WORST thing a stand out hockey player can do is leave high school early to play juniors if you have ALL READY committed to a Division 1 program. Players shoul...

Should be a big weekend for padding the stats, plus/minus...

Maybe Patterson gets his first ice time this weekend.

Just checking back in...last I saw, these were the kids who weren't going to return to play high school hockey this year: Justin Faulk - South St. Paul (USNTDP) Seth Ambroz - New Prague (Omaha-USHL) Josh Birkholz - Blake (Fargo-USHL) Tyler Bruggeman - Mankato West (Fargo-USHL) Cole Gunner - Richfie...

Ryan wrote:

Ryan wrote:Rush no longer appears on Tri-City's roster.

And now that I say that, he is back on the roster.

Ryan, think Rudrud is messing with ya?

When my son went through the youth association, there were supposedly 5 or 6 guys who would be playing D1 hockey in his age group. You would have thought that we had 10 or 12 the way the parents acted those 6or 8 years. We have one going off this year to play at Michigan State, and one still in the...

What era did this take place? 70's 80's 90's ? The landscape has changed so I'm curious about this, as I'm more inclined to agree that today athletes need some parental support to navigate the process, in fact I've been told by Jr and college coaches that it is wise for the parents to be actively i...

Generally from what I understand in the NAHL, the only cost to the players is a monthly charge that goes to the Billet family, and of course your personal needs costs. http://www.nahl.com/players/NAHLRecruitingFAQ.cfm So that's not really pay to play unless I'm missing something here. That's pretty...

A new fall hockey league starting this fall. Check it out at www.steffentraining.com 5 on 5 no check league?? This is a good league for players who want to skate more than maybe doing the captain practices at their respective high schools before tryouts start in November. Nothing wrong with this bu...

We send kids to juniors to develop...they have to "pay to play" and in most cases, pay for the chance to play. They don't have thier education, room or board payed for. Kids go to Juniors to play at a higher level of competition. Development is a by product of that process. The only leagu...

The coach in Omaha loves defense and plays a trap, so it might not be fun for a offensively talented player like Ambroz. Didn't seem to bother Seth's older brother Matt when he played for the guy at Tri City. Have to believe one of the reasons this kid goes to play is that the parents have a known ...

I have said on another post that tha Blades are the benchmark for AAA hockey in Minnesota and this is the reason why. The Blades are always used when people want to compare AAA teams. There is a reason why the Blades are heavily scouted----a long tradition (almost two decades) of helping develop so...

You guys say he takes credit for the players drafted that were born in 1988. I ask why you rip on Bernie when the Blades do the same thing. The Blades take credit for players such as Jake Gardiner, Blake Wheeler, and Erik Johnson. Interesting that the Blades take credit for Johnson when they wanted...

15 spots total for the mn teams, or 15 spots just for the team he was trying out for (i.e. team great plains etc)? Just spots for the metro based teams (NE, NW, SE, SW). Back then it was very unusual for a metro player to play for an out area team (North, Great Plains, Wisconsin). In the past 2 yea...

can anyone explain why a ushl team would have an invite camp after the team has already picked their 25 man roster by july 1 deadline? Are the invite camps (waterloo for example) holding these camps late in july to look for players for their futures draft in october, or possibly for next spring's r...