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Too early to draw conclusions about either team, but Rapids was very impressive. The first 3 or 4 minutes were concerning with BJI keeping the action in Rapids zone, but giving up that first goal seemed to wake-up the T-hawks. I was really impressed with Rapids' crisp passing, rapid puck movement, a...

Bemidji will have already played a game, while this will be Rapids first game of the season. Given the graduation of Peterson and Sheppard, even with the young talent, a Rapids victory would be an auspicious beginning to the season. I'll enter the arena in Bemidji with high hopes, but it will be tou...

Wow, while relatively new to this, I am pretty pure orange and black. But, it is hard to dismiss any of East's number one seeds in recent years as being undeserved. It sucks, but they have an excellent system and a coach that makes it work. It has been a while since anyone belied the number one seed...

Grand Rapids schedule is now posted on their website. Nov 25 @ Bemidji Nov 29 @ FLake Dec 2 Virginia-MIB Dec 5 Roseau Dec 6 Warroad Dec 12 Duluth Marshall Dec 13 Lakeville North Dec 18 @ Edina Dec 19 Eden Prairie @ Edina Classic Dec 20 Elk River @ Edina Classic Dec 23 @ Cloquet Dec 29 Mahtomedi Dec ...

Hockey DJ, I certainly would like to see GR boost their strength of schedule, but I hope they don't eliminate all single A teams. I think Warroad and Hermantown are very good matches regardless of the tier designation. I think the Hibbing matches are fine given history, rivalry, and proximity. A sin...

I too thought the officiating was terrible. The no-calls were frustrating - especially the refusal to call cross checks and checking from behind. I understand putting the whistle away on questionable calls, but just putting the whistle away changes the game. Oh, by the way, could someone clarify for...

I have a hard time conceiving of a Randolph coached East team falling into a panic on the ice. If Eagan is counting on that, then it may be a long evening.

Did someone really try to defend the conduct of the cadets?! Several years ago I naively walked into my first A session, taking my grandson to his first hockey game. I wanted him to cheer for a winner, so was directed to the St. Thomas section. The cadets and their parents were boorish and classless...

The way Rapids played tonight, I will take my chances with any seed. If it has ice and nets, the team that showed up after the first 5 minutes will be in the game.

I think this game should put to rest discussion of GR going on the road for the quarterfinal game.

Definitely the T-Hawks best game of the year. Take away that first 5 minutes and it was a dominating performance. I wanted to say it was a beat down, but that won't happen to a H-town team coached by Plante; they are just too good. They pounded on Peterson pretty severely, including the cheap shot b...

GR held up pretty well through the first period and into the second. At the end of 1 they were outshot 9 to 5 (which is good for them) and had the 1-0 lead. But, by the time the spate of WBL powerplays were running down early in the 2nd GR was out of gas. My impression is that this GR team is not as...

I agree with Karl.

It appears to me that the importance of section record versus overall body of work depends on how any individual's team did during the current year. But, let the debate begin...

As a minor point of order, one of Warroad's early losses was to Grand Rapids, in 7AA, not 8AA.

I think Rapids played their way to the #3 seed last night. They need to take care of business next week against Cloquet, or the Forest Lake contingent will start yammering to move-up. I think it is exaggeration to suggest Brainerd dominated play, regardless of the shot count. They certainly kept the...

I'm still relatively new to all of this, so perhaps someone could educate me on a point. Is AA that much more important than A for player's future prospects? There was discussion of players leaving Range teams for Duluth. But, the nearest AA team to Hibbing and Greenway is Grand Rapids. Do players e...

Grand Rapids is actually 9-3. Victories are over Bemidji, Forest Lake, Rosseau, Warroad, Virginia, Elk River, Mahtomedi, St. Francis, and Brainerd. Losses were to Duluth Marshall, Edina, and Eden Prairie.

Minor point of order, but Grand Rapids is actually 6 - 3, with wins over Bemidji, Forest Lake, Rosseau, Warroad, Virginia, and Elk River. Losses were to Duluth Marshall, Edina, and Eden Prairie.

Yeah, I recall last January on Pokegama being much worse than tonight.

No worries. I have been tracking all the comments about whether AP was returning or not, but wasn't sure if you saw something in all that to make a specific reference to Monday. At any rate, it appears we have our answer and can wait to see how the season plays out. GR seems to have a pretty good tr...

SimplyPut, Not quite sure what lead you to establish the context of your question at Avery Peterson being in school at Rapids on Monday, versus any other date. But, the answer is that he IS attending GRHS and has been at and in school for some time. He IS on the team. Bring the rain (and lightning a...

I didn't realize it was a foregone conclusion that Avery Peterson was not returning to Grand Rapids for his senior season. It has seemed like a number of clues have pointed to a chance he does return. But, perhaps the orange Kool-Aid is clouding my judgment.

Yeah, I noticed the apparent tone of Peterson's comments in the article as well. Encouraging news for Rapids fans, if it is true. I sure hope they have an active search committee to find the right replacement for LaRoque. I have to believe the next coach could influence a player's decision to stay o...

I am sorry to see him go; I felt he represented the community well, based on what I saw from him during the games. I don't know much about these things, but I infer this might be a tough time of year for such a change. Can those more in-the-know offer some thoughts, please? Also, any ideas out there...

Can anyone give some insights into when schedules are made? And how?