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by ChrisK
Sat Mar 07, 2026 2:28 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: A Championship- #1 Hibbing vs #3 Warroad
Replies: 33
Views: 3669

Re: A Championship- #1 Hibbing vs #3 Warroad

<troll font> Warroad needs to move up <troll font off>

Seriously, another amazing class A final! I always loved the single level tourney, but getting to watch games like this and see schools like Warroad and Hibbing play in St. Paul makes me not miss it.
by ChrisK
Sat Mar 07, 2026 2:24 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: It's tourney time!
Replies: 55
Views: 4911

Re: It's tourney time!

elliott70 wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2026 2:06 pmHi Kris.
Hey Elliott, hope all's well up north!
by ChrisK
Sat Mar 07, 2026 1:44 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: It's tourney time!
Replies: 55
Views: 4911

Re: It's tourney time!

Since I'm here making my annual state tourney appearance, here are my thoughts on this year's experience. First, the weather. I have a saying that I annoy friends and family with every year, which is that the State Fair starts in the summer and ends in the fall. Since the Fair is ten days long this ...
by ChrisK
Sat Mar 07, 2026 12:23 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Moorhead Edina
Replies: 51
Views: 8383

Re: Moorhead Edina

A lot of good points here. Giles teams do play with an edge and through the whistle but sometimes that leads to playing past, over, around and beyond the whistle like it has with this year's team and with Johnson in last night's game in particular. Cullen and Johnson went into the box with five minu...
by ChrisK
Sat Mar 08, 2025 2:14 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Another tourney!
Replies: 66
Views: 14211

Re: Another tourney!

Another fun Friday night last night, the Edina-Moorhead game was epic and my nightmare of an STA-Edina final was averted. Mind you, I respect both programs, but it's not as much fun to watch a final with two teams where I don't care who wins. Kind of like watching a Super Bowl with two teams I don't...
by ChrisK
Fri Mar 07, 2025 3:35 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Another tourney!
Replies: 66
Views: 14211

Re: Another tourney!

I have a ticket in Sec 105, Row 24 tonight. Now I’ll know who to tell to pipe down if you guys get too rowdy. Enjoy the tickets and I'll be back in those seats Saturday evening. Thanks again! Picked up a Class A ticket to make a day out of it. My first tourney trip here post-Covid; I’ve missed the ...
by ChrisK
Thu Mar 06, 2025 1:15 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Another tourney!
Replies: 66
Views: 14211

Re: Another tourney!

StanleyCup55 wrote: Thu Mar 06, 2025 1:12 pm Shakopee-STA should be good. Be ready for another snoozer with Moorhead-Lakeville South then the Edina-Rogers game should be another good close one. I could see OT in both the 1:00 and 8:00 games.
I'd agree. One epic game is all I really need today
by ChrisK
Thu Mar 06, 2025 8:58 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Another tourney!
Replies: 66
Views: 14211

Another tourney!

With all due respect to our Class A friends, the tourney really starts for me today. We've got more snow today than we've had in awhile, so much like the State Fair begins in the summer and ends in the fall, the tourney will begin in winter and end in spring. I'll be in my usual seat in section 120 ...
by ChrisK
Thu Feb 27, 2025 2:30 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Section Venues
Replies: 60
Views: 12030

Re: Section Venues

I have a hard time believing BIG has a larger capacity than Braemar. Perhaps those numbers are according to the Fire Marshall. I swear, 90% of a Fire Marshall's job is to prevent people from going to sporting events. I thought the same thing, it seems like Braemar should have more capacity than BIG.
by ChrisK
Thu Feb 27, 2025 2:27 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: paying for section tix online
Replies: 10
Views: 2534

Re: paying for section tix online

I managed to get a ticket to the 4AA championship. First time since they moved it to Aldrich. Parking will be insane, I advise getting there early.
by ChrisK
Thu Feb 27, 2025 12:53 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Section Venues
Replies: 60
Views: 12030

Re: Section Venues

The MSHSL should just rent out Ridder for all metro-based section finals. I can't imagine there being a ton of empty seats. Yeah, it's a commute for some, but if you're going to be playing at the X at state, there's going to be a commute anyway. The undersized section final venues for the metro jus...
by ChrisK
Thu Feb 27, 2025 12:27 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Section Venues
Replies: 60
Views: 12030

Re: Section Venues

East Side Pioneer Guy wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 12:20 pm
O-townClown wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 9:14 am Ridder was perfect last night.
How was attendance?
When I looked into getting tickets online yesterday about 5pm it said it was sold out.
by ChrisK
Wed Feb 26, 2025 8:56 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Board down/Board back up!
Replies: 6
Views: 3209

Re: Board down/Board back up!

The Board going down is a State Tourney tradition. Not one of my favorite traditions to be honest, but it isn't tourney time if it doesn't happen at least once.
by ChrisK
Sat Feb 15, 2025 3:44 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Games Saturday 2-15-2025
Replies: 56
Views: 13051

Re: Games Saturday 2-15-2025

Unfortunately I couldn't make it today- or I'd be perched in my usual spot. Eat a hotdog in my memory! In fact, if you eat two hotdogs and a twix, thats known as the BlueLineSpecial...Special Hey Ohhhh!!!! The Zamboni had issues, left a long gouge in the ice. Lex and rink attendants confering now. ...
by ChrisK
Sat Feb 15, 2025 3:43 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Games Saturday 2-15-2025
Replies: 56
Views: 13051

Re: Games Saturday 2-15-2025

Unfortunately I couldn't make it today- or I'd be perched in my usual spot. Eat a hotdog in my memory! In fact, if you eat two hotdogs and a twix, thats known as the BlueLineSpecial...Special Hey Ohhhh!!!! The Zamboni had issues, left a long gouge in the ice. Lex and rink attendants confering now. ...
by ChrisK
Sat Feb 15, 2025 3:38 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Games Saturday 2-15-2025
Replies: 56
Views: 13051

Re: Games Saturday 2-15-2025

Unfortunately I couldn't make it today- or I'd be perched in my usual spot. Eat a hotdog in my memory! In fact, if you eat two hotdogs and a twix, thats known as the BlueLineSpecial...Special Hey Ohhhh!!!! The Zamboni had issues, left a long gouge in the ice. Lex and rink attendants confering now. ...
by ChrisK
Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:02 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: No Mariucci chant this year
Replies: 7
Views: 4028

No Mariucci chant this year

Just realized that there won't be any 'Mariucci' chants during today's games since the consolation games will be played in Aldrich. 'Aldrich' just doesn't have the same ring to it.
by ChrisK
Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:34 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Section Tournament Ticketing Systems
Replies: 41
Views: 12713

Re: Section Tournament Ticketing Systems

4AA Tickets for Wednesday? Props to section 4 for having one site for their tickets: https://mshsl4aa.hometownticketing.com/embed/all I take back my props to section 4 about the ticketing, as I just realized that you have to buy a ticket for each 4AA semifinal game on Wednesday. Per the ticketing s...
by ChrisK
Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:26 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Section Tournament Ticketing Systems
Replies: 41
Views: 12713

Re: Section Tournament Ticketing Systems

If anyone out there's interested in watching a battle of two private schools for a tourney berth, here's the link for tickets to the 3AA championship game on Friday:

https://www.vancoevents.com/us/events/landing/40780

Per the link tickets will go on sale at noon today.
by ChrisK
Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:19 am
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Section Tournament Ticketing Systems
Replies: 41
Views: 12713

Re: Section Tournament Ticketing Systems

https://www.vancoevents.com/us/events/landing/40731 (6AA Wayzata) https://www.vancoevents.com/us/events/landing/40733 (6AA Edina) https://www.vancoevents.com/us/events/landing/40734 (2AA) https://www.vancoevents.com/us/events/landing/40735 (2AA) I found these links which looks like they are the lin...
by ChrisK
Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:47 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Section Tournament Ticketing Systems
Replies: 41
Views: 12713

Re: Section Tournament Ticketing Systems

They really need to go back to the pre-Covid days for tickets. If someone wasn't Internet savvy, there's no way they are getting tickets to these games. Even for Internet savvy folks, it seems like a PITA to find links. Feels like an Easter egg hunt. Between the labyrinthine ticketing systems and t...
by ChrisK
Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:04 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Section Tournament Ticketing Systems
Replies: 41
Views: 12713

Re: Section Tournament Ticketing Systems

Here's the link for the Vanco search page: https://www.vancoevents.com/us/search-events Per the MSHSL site, tickets for the 2AA and 6AA finals went on sale to the schools at noon today and to the public, if available, at 9AM tomorrow. They suggest searching the Vanco site using either '2AA' or '6AA'...
by ChrisK
Mon Feb 26, 2024 1:47 pm
Forum: Minnesota High School Hockey (Latest Topics)
Topic: Section Tournament Ticketing Systems
Replies: 41
Views: 12713

Re: Section Tournament Ticketing Systems

4AA Tickets for Wednesday? Props to section 4 for having one site for their tickets: https://mshsl4aa.hometownticketing.com/embed/all The best hockey may be down in the southwest metro right now, but judging by how convoluted their ticketing is, they don't want to make it easy for us to go to their...