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That was one of the more entertaining games I've watched in a while. I always love these cagey heavyweight fights where both teams poke and prod and then settle into their games, going blow for blow and fighting for every square foot of ice. It was about as quiet a full arena as you'll ever hear, wi...

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Thanks, all. I probably could've killed the #1 curse if I put Andover at #1, given their schedule this week...we'll see what Stillwater can muster against CDH! Interesting notes on the SOS difficulty and how the rest of the pack is closer to the Lake teams this season. Of course, a big part of this ...

Another week, another new top-ranked team. It’s just the routine now. The week ahead is a relatively thin one for big games (at least among AA teams), so maybe things wills stabilize a bit. Maybe. 1. Cretin-Derham Hall (10-3) LW: 3 -The Raiders looked solid in dispatching of Edina on Thursday; even ...

Embrace the chaos. This is the most wild, wide open season of AA high school hockey in my memory, and the holiday tournaments showed just how competitive so many sections will be. After a lot of big games among the top teams, many see their schedules relax a bit over the next few weeks. Will this al...

East and Blaine tie 4-4. Decent showing for the Hounds, though they were up 3-0 and 4-2 at various points, so a somewhat sour taste despite showing they can skate with one of the better teams in 7AA.

Watched Prior Lake edge Tonka 3-2 tonight. Tonka went up 1-0, then PL rattled off the next three before the Skippers got one back with 5 seconds left. Casino didn't really look like a well-oiled machine, as their goals were mostly individual efforts, but they had enough talent to pull this one out a...

Another week, another bit of chaos. Thanks for your patience as I did some travel today, and enjoy a brief week of hockey that nonetheless provides some interesting games. 1. Cretin-Derham Hall (5-1) -The Raiders took care of Benilde in their only action this past week, and Edina’s stumble allows th...

The top few teams held steady this week, but after that, there was plenty of movement. We’re down to three undefeated teams (at least among the teams with good AA schedules), which seems very early to have left everyone with at least one blemish. Yes, it is a season of parity. Rankings: 1. Edina (4-...

Eden Prairie 4, Duluth East 3, final, shots 31-28 Eagles...pretty even game, and another instance of the Hounds playing pretty well against a good team but not quite pulling it out. Shorter bench and a more vociferous Steve Pitoscia today, which seemed to have some effect. EP is decent, but didn't l...

#12 Northern Lakes 4 Brainerd 2 Final Northern Lakes gets the first win in "The Battle for the Paddle" traveling trophy. Random semi-related question: how many traveling trophies are there in MN HS hockey. Because whatever the answer is, it's not nearly enough. Where else could we come up...

Final FLake 5, DEast 3 Didn’t catch much of the game, but the Hounds’ woes continue. I’m sure Karl will provide a recap that he doesn’t really want to write, but will anyway out of sense of duty. Edit: Checking Karl’s tweets, East was up 2-1 after one and sane score after two. Fulfilling my duty: y...

Question I was discussing with a friend yesterday: if Hermantown hadn’t become the hockey destination that it is, would East still be struggling to the same extent? I understand there are other reasons for young families to move to Hermantown rather than Duluth, but it seems like the trajectories o...

Well, that was an eventful start to the season. 1. Edina (4-0) -With no one else making anything resembling a statement in the first week, the Hornets slide to the top of the heap. A come-from-behind effort against Maple Grove showed their mettle, a late burst against Wayzata buried another quality ...

Grand Rapids 4, Duluth East 3, final. Shots were very lopsided, 54-18 Rapids. The first period, with East benefitting from a couple of PPs, was pretty even; I'm not sure they got the puck out of their own end once in the 2nd. The third started out as more of the same before the Hounds found some lif...

east hockey wrote: ↑Wed Nov 17, 2021 8:17 pm You do know that you'll be accused of being an East homer just because you mentioned them, right?

Looking forward to seeing how things unfold this season, and if CDH can live up to the hype.

Lee

I can't escape it even when I don't put them in the top 25!

O-townClown wrote: ↑Wed Nov 17, 2021 7:17 pm

karl(east) wrote: ↑Wed Nov 17, 2021 6:32 pm One of your missing ones is Winona Cotter

Welcome back.

Did I go somewhere?!

A new season is upon us, and it’s time to revive the rankings. This process had some additional challenges this season, with last season’s thinner crop of results to work with and fewer chances to see all of said teams and understand what’s coming up. But we now head in to what looks like a somewhat...

Hi All, Need someone to provide a doublecheck on the new list of Mn Boys HS teams. There have been a number of new coops and some MSHSL section switch-a-roos There are 147 teams spread amoung the 16 sections? correct? Farmington(MN) HS MN 1 AA MSHSL Hastings HS MN 1 AA MSHSL DodgeCounty HS MN 1 AA ...

Was surprised to hear Cotter playing BSM. When I looked @ BSM's schedule on their team website, looks like it is the JV team playing Cotter. Ok I see that now too. That may be the only place that shows that because everywhere else I looked it appeared to be V on V but I think you're right. Still a ...

Works for me! Just went on a binge to fill the hole that its absence had left.

RIP, Brendan. Real good guy who will be missed. Was a pleasure to get to know him a bit.

I had to check Karl's and YHH"s twitter feed to see who broke Randolph stepping down at Duluth East first :) Karl by 4 minutes! When it comes to the Hounds, nobody scoops Karl. Nobody. :mrgreen: Lee :lol: Tony probably could've, but he's a good journalist who needs to do his due diligence. I h...

Split this thread off the coaching openings thread since it took on a life of its own.

So long old friend... We'll miss ya in 7AA, Al. Might have to venture over to an Elks section final at the Sanford Center or in St. Cloud someday, as the schedule allows. And welcome, Blaine and Coon Rapids. The Bengals, having finally run out of Brodzinskis, may not be the powerhouse of the past d...