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Looks like a solid group of teams. Question: How will you handle the District 8 teams and the Wisconsin Fire? At the District 8 scheduling meeting all D8 teams were told they were not allowed to play the Fire, even if they run into them in a tournament they are not allowed to play them or face pena...

They will play under Prior Lakes Association and will be in D6 and in D6's end of year Tournament to go to Regions. That seems like a better plan than the way it was done last year (playing in one district during the season and another district for playoffs). I assume that the players will all need...

They will play under Prior Lakes Association and will be in D6 and in D6's end of year Tournament to go to Regions. That seems like a better plan than the way it was done last year (playing in one district during the season and another district for playoffs). I assume that the players will all need...

greybeard58 wrote:Just where did you find it?

Google search: "St. Thomas Academy Junior Gold Bantam" (without the quotes) and then click on the "cached" link.

The information below was posted on the STA school website. Does anyone have further information? Saint Thomas Academy Junior Gold and Bantam Hockey After a successful Bantam effort last season, a group of Saint Thomas Academy parents have organized a Junior Gold B hockey team and a Bantam B hockey ...

They're back! In District 6 Really? Please tell us more! An e mail was sent to some STA parents looking for players interested in joining a BB team or JGB team in district 6. To all who are going to start whining. GET OVER IT privates are not going away. While I disagree with the trend towards dilu...

Ontheice wrote:They're back! In District 6

Really? Please tell us more!

St Thomas was denied an affiliation agreement. Holy Family was extended for two years at which time it will expire (I believe this is what passed). Interesting. Is the expecation at this time that in two years both Blake and Holy Family will sunset, and there will be no more private school affiliat...

On site tournament rescnded by a vote of 20 to 3. Congratulations! Your hard work paid off! What was the resolution on the private school affiliation agreement issues (St. Thomas and Holy Family)? St Thomas was denied an affiliation agreement. Holy Family was extended for two years at which time it...

TriedThat2 wrote:From what I was told, the rescinded vote was just a formality. The X had scheduling conflicts, and could not accomdate.

If it was just a formality, why would 3 board members vote against it?

elliott70 wrote:On site tournament rescnded by a vote of 20 to 3.

Congratulations! Your hard work paid off!

What was the resolution on the private school affiliation agreement issues (St. Thomas and Holy Family)?

sorry you hate private schools so much. I don't disagree with any of your points, I just don't like your approach to the issue as being a private school bashing opportunity. If those of you would stop that practice, your arguements would be better received and you would be listened to more seriousl...

Hockeydog, you are incorrect. The private schools do not have their own associations - (I'm not sure about Blake). St. Thomas played for either Richfield or Edison association- you would have to check. SPA had a deal worked out a few years ago with Highland. Minnehaha played within Washburn. The pr...

Hockeydog, yes -some associations lose players - and some associations gain players - as long as all the kids keep playing - and Minnesota Hockey comes up with something to make sure they don't go start their own sepperate league. Isn't it better all around if more kids keep playing hockey? MN Hock...

Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that St. Thomas and Blake are only doing a "B" bantam team, not an "A" team. So who is this helping or hurting? It's hurting youth associations with already dwindling numbers who lose kids and program depth (and financial support) to the p...

hockeydog, you need to get your fact correct. the privates play under the same rules as the publics. there is open enrolement at public schools as well. going into 9th grade - a kid can go where he wants. if you want to take a look at the school with the biggest influx of players outside their own ...

So Hockeydog64, are you suggesting that the private schools go AAA? Have the private schools band together and create a parochial AAA league in the cities?? Intersting theory if it was true. If you had a AAA league of Hill-Breck-CDH-HA-Shattuck-Providence-ST T-maybe St Cloud C-, you'd have an 8 tea...

going to be the devil's advocate for a minute - so don't jump all over me... MN hockey has for years and years advocated association hockey - and have gone against the national system of USA hockey, by making the argument that association hockey is best because kids get to play with their buddies f...

There was a lot of opposition to STA gettting an affiliate agreement at the Spring meeting. Will STA's strategy of tabeling the discussion until the Summer meeting work (i.e., will those who didn't want it fail to show, allowing MN Hockey to slip it through)? My question to MN Hockey as it considers...

Minnesota Hockey Summer Meeting June 27th – 29th, 2008 Best Western Kelly Inn 100 4th Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56301 Phone: 320/253-0606 Friday, June 27 5:30 – 6:30 PM Dinner 7:00 – 9:00 PM Committee of The Whole Green Affiliate Discussion 9:00 - 10:00 PM Executive Committee Green District Direct...

Blake was given a 2 year extension and then terminate. The idea is that they have been in existence with kids in their program. This gives them time to finalize. On the flip side it gives discernment committee two years to find a way to provide for private school kids in local associations - to fin...

Does anybody know what ended up happening with the private school issues that were on the agenda for the Minnesota Hockey meeting that took place this past weekend?

This is an easy one. Open enrollment is a school discussion not a hockey one. All hockey players must register with the youth hockey association where they reside. Kids can attend schools outside of their communities but must play hockey, through their youth hockey years, in the community where the...

Below is the text of the agenda (as cut and pasted from the document on the Minnesota Hockey website at the following link - http://www.minnesotahockey.org/assorted/Spring%202008.pdf). Note the THREE private school issues under "New Business": "3. Blake & Holy Family Affiliate Ame...

The agenda is out for Minnesota Hockey's Spring meeting, and STA has it's own spot on the agenda. Any predictions as to how that's going to turn out? My guess is that MN Hockey caves to whoever makes the most noise. Personally, I don't think there is any good reason to allow private school teams to ...