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I love that Class A was won, yet again, by a team that plays AA all through youth. And the third place game was between two groups of players that all played AA at youth. And the consolation final was between two teams whose players play AA at youth. And with EGF now AA at youth, this trend is sure ...

You should Actually be proud that a northern team can compete with the southern powerhouse teams. Your anti-north hockey? Proud that a northern team that went 3-0 vs AA tourney teams and 13-1-1 overall vs AA teams is playing in the A tourney? What is there to be proud of about that? It's embarrassi...

pekyman wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 4:33 pm Would Hibbing ever beat Orono?

Absolutely. Orono's youth teams have been so bad the last few years that they had to go back down to A, and even at A most of their teams have had terrible seasons. Meanwhile, Hibbing's been excellent. I'd put my money on Hibbing, but you never know.

pekyman wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 4:32 pm Would Hibbing ever beat Mahtomedi?

Maybe. Hibbing pee wees last two years lost to them 3-2 and 4-2, and Mahtomedi is losing top talent to H-M, so I could see it for sure. (Hermantown is 0-5 vs Mahtomedi PWAA over that same time period, FYI.)

You just don't get that Hermantown develops its players and its the hockey program that attracts players to its program. Is that not what every community strives for? Wrong. Hermantown doesn't develop talent, they collect it. Over half of the talent that comes out of Hermantown were known to be goo...

pekyman wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 4:13 pm Mahtomedi Enrollment: 1,160 students

Quit whining and make your own program better!

Rain man how you can trash Hermantown and let Mahtomedi , Orono and Warroad go is classic. Mahtomedi is 1 student away from being a AA school and Warroad is bought by Marvin Windows. Orono is the wealthiest school district in MN. The state is much bigger that your small view from Hibbing. Hermantow...

It appears to me that all the pre-tournament hype surrounding Warroad and consternation concerning Hermantown playing in Class A was completely misplaced. Warroad the best team in the state regardless of class?? Uh, no. From what I've seen from the AA teams, the Warriors would have some difficulty ...

Help an ignorant AA fan out here - what happened to Hermantown? I know they had some departures but all I hear about is how much this group won at the youth level. They looked dominant at times this year but things started to look wobbly in sections with some closer than expected victories. Was it ...

Help an ignorant AA fan out here - what happened to Hermantown? I know they had some departures but all I hear about is how much this group won at the youth level. They looked dominant at times this year but things started to look wobbly in sections with some closer than expected victories. Was it ...

Whew!

ClassAGuy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2023 3:37 pm TIE GAME!!

Orono comes storming Back!!

3-3 third period

Warroad-Hermantown re-match still in play!

headsupsticksdown wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2023 1:18 pm They didn’t win so they’re clearly in the right class eh? That’s how it’ll go I assume…

I believe the Hawks were 3-0 vs teams in the AA tourney this year, so maybe AA would have been an easier path.

I am worried about the futures of these two programs. Sounded like several seniors in the starting lineups. How will they ever make it back next year? :lol: Mahtomedi was hit very hard by Hill Murray in the younger grades actually. Curious to see how that will play out for them in the coming years....

At the end of the day he is diluting local talent and will be grabbing from others. Tell me with a straight face how that is a good thing and how you are making things better? He won't be diluting talent. He'll just be shifting talent from Hermantown to Stella. No net loss of talent whatsoever. And...

Scott Pionk has done some very good things for the local hockey community. We can all agree to that. But why for some of you is it ok for him to poach from other programs while Hermantown is so very wrong for doing the same thing. Albeit to a less extent. You cannot have it both ways. Poaching is p...

You have to admit that the timing of the opinion piece and this commercial / info about Stella HS hockey is a bit wonky. It seems very.....orchestrated. Perhaps that was intentional It’s an interesting question, but I don’t really follow the logic. Does reading that opinion piece make a parent all ...

Stella have their own feeder program or will they poach kids from other programs ala hermatown who he has been chastising? Also, will this not dilute local hockey programs even more thus contradicting his position that what hermantown does is hurting other local programs ( which they do)? Seems a l...

How is it that Rock Ridge is willing to move up and yet Hermantown still won't... Almost guaranteed trip to St. Paul every year. But they're a little shaky this year unlike years past. See last night's game with Hibbing. I respectfully disagree on Hermantown being a little shaky. I watched the game...

I respectfully disagree on Hermantown being a little shaky. I watched the game against Hibbing and thought the Hawks actually looked sharp. Their passing and shooting were crisp and on. Their transition game was smooth. They also got very good goaltending. Hibbing hung tough with them from the star...

The51 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 28, 2023 10:37 am Thanks, wow that list is bigger than I expected

You should see the list of players who stayed.

ClassAGuy wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 7:16 pm Hermantown scores with 15 seconds left in the game to win a 3-2 over Hibbing....

WOW

Well, at least you're season-long battle of ranking Hibbing in the top ten was validated.

"And you have a nephew that used to play for Hermantown. He’s graduated now, but you would think someone might mention that when they say they “don’t a have a relative playing for Hermantown." That's common knowledge or should be to anyone that reads this. But old news as he is out of col...

Mahtomedi plays 14 games against AA. East Grand Forks 12 Warroad 9 Alexandria 8 Northfield 10 Orono 9 Hibbing 6 Detroit Lakes 2 Delano 5 Rock Ridge 4 Hermantown 15 Apparently playing AA schools by a single A team is not that unusual. You can't be serious with this. #-o Just as an example, and I'm g...

I called an acquaintance about Hermantown's current roster - how many recruits? I was told that all but one player came through Hermantown youth hockey. The one player was not 'recruited' but left a program where he did not feel comfortable. They landed in Hermantown because it was the best fit for...