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I can see Hill losing in the section semis, and also finishing as high as third at state. Avoiding the #1 and #2 seeds in the first round at the X is key to any team outside of 2 and 6, Although I'd also have to say that if Chanhassen upsets Tonka, they aren't a shoe-in to the final. It's really dif...

I believe White Bear is leading Cretin 4-1 after two. Incredibly bad fish eye broadcast with no announcers, can't see the scoreboard on either end of the arena, and the trained monkey can't turn the Ipad fast enough to up with the puck. Can't believe I payed ten bucks for this crap. MnhockeyTv neve...

If Gentry were able to do some damage in AA, they would attract more scrutiny.

I'm not as willing as Blue to say Hill is peaking. The result with BSM was very unimpressive. And while the results against Hated Edina were better than the 6-1 I feared, it really says something to call that a positive data point. Sweeping STA is always welcome, but that game was a coin flip at bes...

Announcer on NSPN TV just said he thinks Gentry #1 seed followed by HM then WBL and Stillwater..... Interesting I heard that too, not sure how he came to that conclusion. Laughably dumb take. Dumbest I’ve heard so far in 2024 . The announcer should resign in disgrace :idea: So you haven't been read...

kpryan888 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:00 pm

tourneytickssince59 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:48 pm Announcer on NSPN TV just said he thinks Gentry #1 seed followed by HM then WBL and Stillwater..... Interesting

I heard that too, not sure how he came to that conclusion.

Well pot is legal now...

Jeez, Hill 7 Crimson zero. Zip. Nada.

Oh wait, hold your cards. There's another 17 minutes to play. #1 seed may not be a lock yet...

Aldrich is the Rose Bowl of MN high school arenas, it's the Grand Daddy of them all. I still miss the Coliseum. But I do love Aldrich. And I know webcasts aren't necessarily 4K yet, but when you live in Cali, they are glorious. Watched both the girls 4AA semis last night. The Coliseum was a crappy ...

Aldrich is the Rose Bowl of MN high school arenas, it's the Grand Daddy of them all.

Blue, are you talking about a split double header on a Saturday? As I said, I doubt any college will allow even a single HS section final on the weekend. Or are you talking about a Thursday? With the first game starting at 3? and the 2nd game at 8? That just seems impractical. And if the first game ...

All right, its' time for the adults in the room to bring this discussion back to reality. There is no way to have a double header involving 4AA, outside of Mariucci. The seating capacity of Ridder is 3,400, I believe Aldrich is 3,600. I'm foggy on Braemar, but I think it's around 3K. I don't think t...

Is UST looking at a new arena now they are D1? That place holds even less than the historic gardens WBL plays in. I never liked attending games in that (STA) arena. It looked fine on the stream though... I have no opinion on the seedings and it is highly probable whomever goes from 4AA will be 2 an...

Bring back the Coliseum! Maybe they’ll move some of the section finals to the Lee & Penny Anderson arena once it’s done. Projected 4K+ seating capacity I hope you're right about the new UST arena, but I feel you're wrong. I suspect that the same factors will be at play for UST as for the Golden...

If we had a modern backdoor region, it would feature the runners-up of 2 and 6. And it'd be a great game this year. Using Karl's rankings from today, a lot of the top 10 won't see State. In fact best case scenario puts about 4 of the top 10 in, because of this power consolidation. Winners of 1AA, 3...

Great job, Karl! *If* Edina loses to Wayzata and Benilde beats Chan, does Benilde have an argument for the 2-seed in 6AA? That would be mildly interesting, but of absolutely no consequence. Two will meet three in the semifinal either way. Cool. Sorry for bringing it up. I’ll run all my questions th...

Thanks Karl - appreciate your work on the rankings every week. How insane is the power consolidation this year? This example could sum it up: BSM & Duluth East are both basically 3-seed locks in their respective sections. One has 19 wins, and is on an 8-game win streak while outscoring their op...

Brodziak Fan Club wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:31 am Great job, Karl!



*If* Edina loses to Wayzata and Benilde beats Chan, does Benilde have an argument for the 2-seed in 6AA?

That would be mildly interesting, but of absolutely no consequence. Two will meet three in the semifinal either way.

Hill was fortunate to escape St Thomas Arena* with a win. STA had a slight edge in periods uno and dos. And while SOG is the 2nd most meaningless stat in all of sprots, it did tell the story in the third with the Cadets outshooting Hill 20-2 (and that might have been generous for the Green.) STA had...

I've seen enough:

Hill - 30%
Stillwater - 25%
WBL - 25%
Gentry - 20%

Events with a probability of one in five happen all the time.

Now if Sager were still coaching, probably reverse Gentry and WBL.

Nice point raised by East Side Pioneer Guy

Closed circuit to Class A Guy: You're harming your own reputation.

Edina giving up 3 goals twice to a mid-teens team is not a good look this late in the season, that's got to be a concern for Gilles. I continue to be intrigued by the field this season. You got 3 (maybe 4) teams at the top, then a significant drop off to 5 to 15, where there is not a lot of differen...

Wow, I tossed a bomb through the window (no surprise there) and walked away, and forgot to check back to see the damage I've wrought. So I could have been more clear that I was indicting Class A in general, and not the Zephyrs. (I do feel some TRMC loyalty.) From the little I know of Class A, the Ze...

[/quote] I love the guys at YHH because of their commitment to the game and the passion they have for it. BUT. the question I put in bold is one they can never answer. I understand being bullish on Mahtomedi because of their record, and some of the losses they've had. But, even after losing to STA l...

The Electric Indian is a new film about Henry Boucha. I'm not sure why it hasn't gotten much buzz in the local hockey community, but it will soon. I know it was shown in Warroad last weekend, and I saw it at The Main theater in MPLS on Wednesday evening. The producer and several of the people who wo...

Or, if kid transfers for "academic reasons", they can only play JV for one full season. They're only motivated to get into that wonderful IB program, amirght?