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packerboy wrote:Right as rain SS. And thank you for reffering to us cidiots with the correct spelling. Its so disrespectful when they spell it the other way, don't you think?
I 'circusly' do! 
What d'ya expect from "cidiots" anyway? 
Inn an udder ting! 
Since when have any Catholic/Private Schools ever qualified as "cidiots"? 
S
S UNDEFEATED 2
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nd ...) 
And we give thanks to the Lord (or if you are slapshooter, The Loyd )for each and every one.BIAFP wrote:stpaulpuck wrote:
So, my interest is selfish. I'll take a Catholic win 2 of 3 years to protect the tourney tax revenue in St. Paul.
The Catholics have won four out of the last 25 years
wrong, Moorhead was garbage and jefferson was pretty good (at least I consider 6 D1 scouted players good)pondyplayer93 wrote:moorhead was a top 10/15 team and a lot better than jefferson61ache wrote:And Hill only beat Moorhead 4-3 scoring late yet they were definitely the best team at the tourney. What's your point?pondyplayer93 wrote:Roseau only beat Jefferson 4-3 and scored with 0.2 seconds left
Jefferson wasnt even a top 20 team this year
stpaulpuck wrote:The Slappy one mistakes me for something other than the Catholic I am. I KNOW we'll be well represented every year and almost take it for granted (I damn near forgot how good, and favored, AHA was last year. The argument when they win is that they played a weak schedule and didn't get all beat up).
Without strong northern teams to keep the long-term history alive, the state tourney loses appeal, then sections lose appeal...
...then MSHSL breaks it into six classes and they play state finals at regionals sites in Fertile, Two Harbors, Freeport, Mora, Lamberton and Calendonia.
So, my interest is selfish. I'll take a Catholic win 2 of 3 years to protect the tourney tax revenue in St. Paul.
I got y
ur point the first time! 
The statement that yu made, (pointed out by yurs truly) was spoken like a true "cidiot" that's all! They can't even spell "cidiot" right and y u (supposedly being a "Superior Catholic"), stood in line for appropriate correction! 
No "mistakes" there! SS UNDEFEATED 28 (...a legend in his wn mind ...) DmanDad198[img]http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/sick.gif[/img] wrote:All I can say, 42 in a row, wake up a little Cidiot and look at the resume, not a single game, give it a try expand the brain a little...Doc Holliday wrote:Perhaps it will never be over, but for 2008, it is.
Hopefully northerners will now understand why city fans will understand why the skeptimism exists. There's a reason why Edina has 2 losses coming into tonight and Hill-Murray has 3 and their goalies don't have undefeated records with under 1.0 GAA's.
Lee has a scholarship in hand at SCS, Phillipi does not, and may have to go to Juniors to find a suitor, my guess - St. Thomas is calling...
Worst game Roseau played all year, best game HM played all year, what does that give us, HM moves on...
Go Hornets
They didn't do too well against BSM either! SS UNDEFEATED 28 (...a legend in his wn mind ...) Don't forget 2004! Centennial had more Catholics that year than Hill does this year!BIAFP wrote:stpaulpuck wrote:
So, my interest is selfish. I'll take a Catholic win 2 of 3 years to protect the tourney tax revenue in St. Paul.
The Catholics have won five out of the last 25 years
Like a mobster in front of a jury: "I don't know what yer talkin' about."slapshooter wrote:packerboy wrote:Right as rain SS. And thank you for reffering to us cidiots with the correct spelling. Its so disrespectful when they spell it the other way, don't you think?
The tourney really shouldn't need anyone to keep it alive. It only needs quality games. However, if nostalgia is the focal point, than I see your point. But I fear the league forms structures based on those ideas.stpaulpuck wrote:The Slappy one mistakes me for something other than the Catholic I am. I KNOW we'll be well represented every year and almost take it for granted (I damn near forgot how good, and favored, AHA was last year. The argument when they win is that they played a weak schedule and didn't get all beat up).
Without strong northern teams to keep the long-term history alive, the state tourney loses appeal, then sections lose appeal...
...then MSHSL breaks it into six classes and they play state finals at regionals sites in Fertile, Two Harbors, Freeport, Mora, Lamberton and Calendonia.
So, my interest is selfish. I'll take a Catholic win 2 of 3 years to protect the tourney tax revenue in St. Paul.
Again though, you have to empirically prove the position that outstate teams do not transfer. I assume some don't, but that's a law of averages. We know that private schools do some transferring because they're monitored. But can that really be said for the outstaters, or to what extent? (I believe we are in a non-transfer era if I'm correct.)Quietmale wrote:Like I did in another topic, I congratualated HM and many of the other teams from the metro with a fine tournament. That is what this was, a tournament. I saw in other hockey tournaments held this year some teams didnt do so hot that were in this tournament. Yes, this is the state tournament and it takes alot to get this far. I also stated in an earlier post to this topic that the metro has to remember that many of the outstate teams don't recruit. And Roseau, like many other schools at the Class AA level, only have a school the size equal to that of one grade of students at the larger metro high schools. Thus, a smaller talent pool. Both Roseau and Warroad have put many players in division 1 and the NHL. I am not from Roseau and I have been around many of the players and experts in my travels and usually they are respectful towards each others programs where ever they come from. Come on guys, this is the "state of hockey". Many of you sound terrible on here. Roseau has a good program with history on it's side. They won the tournament last year. And beat solid teams to do it. They didnt this year and solid teams beat them with incredible game plans that were executed perfectly to win it, namely HM and BSTM. I am not sour as I think all these teams will be back in the years to come and continue to put on spectacular state tournaments such as this one and all the others in the past has been.
I don't know about other teams...but if the Rams can't win with their own boys, then they simply won't win. They don't go hunting for someone else's players to create an artificial team.Nostalgic Nerd wrote:Again though, you have to empirically prove the position that outstate teams do not transfer. I assume some don't, but that's a law of averages. We know that private schools do some transferring because they're monitored. But can that really be said for the outstaters, or to what extent? (I believe we are in a non-transfer era if I'm correct.)Quietmale wrote:Like I did in another topic, I congratualated HM and many of the other teams from the metro with a fine tournament. That is what this was, a tournament. I saw in other hockey tournaments held this year some teams didnt do so hot that were in this tournament. Yes, this is the state tournament and it takes alot to get this far. I also stated in an earlier post to this topic that the metro has to remember that many of the outstate teams don't recruit. And Roseau, like many other schools at the Class AA level, only have a school the size equal to that of one grade of students at the larger metro high schools. Thus, a smaller talent pool. Both Roseau and Warroad have put many players in division 1 and the NHL. I am not from Roseau and I have been around many of the players and experts in my travels and usually they are respectful towards each others programs where ever they come from. Come on guys, this is the "state of hockey". Many of you sound terrible on here. Roseau has a good program with history on it's side. They won the tournament last year. And beat solid teams to do it. They didnt this year and solid teams beat them with incredible game plans that were executed perfectly to win it, namely HM and BSTM. I am not sour as I think all these teams will be back in the years to come and continue to put on spectacular state tournaments such as this one and all the others in the past has been.
Roseau and Edina got beat by a HM team that really wasn't impressed with their credentials. That's all there is to it.stpaulpuck wrote:Lots of interesting points - and BS, too. One thing for certain, strong v weak schedule and comparative scoring talk is total bunk. Have the same tourney five weeks in a row and you'd have five different results.
I'm happy for the success of the local Catholic boys but fully recognize that the tourney has no drama, no pinache, without the northern teams - especially Roseau (I hate MSHSL messing with 7AA). Who among you didn't feel the anti-climax of Edina v. Hill compared to Roseau v Edina?
However, like CDH two years ago, Hill executed their game plans wonderfully. They had great goaltending and took advantage of every opportunity.
Roseau picked a bad time to go flat-footed AND face a talented, well-coached team in Hill. And you can't fault a team that was on a 40+ game quest for being down the game after it was over (BSM was a helluva team that still had something to prove).
BSM's style might have been the one that beat Hill - if not for a bounce, a deflection, a weak call.
Edina might be champs again - one pipe, one tenth of a second changes everything. As they have for 50 years, they won and lost with grace (I'm still not cheering for you guys - but that's the way you prefer it).
Another season, many great teams, one champ. Fortunately for me and mine, the mellow pace of baseball, golf, fishing and sitting on the deck helps us through the hockey withdrawals.
Again, is that an opinion or fact? (No pun intended, honestly.)5th Line Center wrote:I don't know about other teams...but if the Rams can't win with their own boys, then they simply won't win. They don't go hunting for someone else's players to create an artificial team.Nostalgic Nerd wrote:Again though, you have to empirically prove the position that outstate teams do not transfer. I assume some don't, but that's a law of averages. We know that private schools do some transferring because they're monitored. But can that really be said for the outstaters, or to what extent? (I believe we are in a non-transfer era if I'm correct.)Quietmale wrote:Like I did in another topic, I congratualated HM and many of the other teams from the metro with a fine tournament. That is what this was, a tournament. I saw in other hockey tournaments held this year some teams didnt do so hot that were in this tournament. Yes, this is the state tournament and it takes alot to get this far. I also stated in an earlier post to this topic that the metro has to remember that many of the outstate teams don't recruit. And Roseau, like many other schools at the Class AA level, only have a school the size equal to that of one grade of students at the larger metro high schools. Thus, a smaller talent pool. Both Roseau and Warroad have put many players in division 1 and the NHL. I am not from Roseau and I have been around many of the players and experts in my travels and usually they are respectful towards each others programs where ever they come from. Come on guys, this is the "state of hockey". Many of you sound terrible on here. Roseau has a good program with history on it's side. They won the tournament last year. And beat solid teams to do it. They didnt this year and solid teams beat them with incredible game plans that were executed perfectly to win it, namely HM and BSTM. I am not sour as I think all these teams will be back in the years to come and continue to put on spectacular state tournaments such as this one and all the others in the past has been.
Again, is that an opinion or fact? (No pun intended, honestly.)5th Line Center wrote:I don't know about other teams...but if the Rams can't win with their own boys, then they simply won't win. They don't go hunting for someone else's players to create an artificial team.Nostalgic Nerd wrote:Again though, you have to empirically prove the position that outstate teams do not transfer. I assume some don't, but that's a law of averages. We know that private schools do some transferring because they're monitored. But can that really be said for the outstaters, or to what extent? (I believe we are in a non-transfer era if I'm correct.)Quietmale wrote:Like I did in another topic, I congratualated HM and many of the other teams from the metro with a fine tournament. That is what this was, a tournament. I saw in other hockey tournaments held this year some teams didnt do so hot that were in this tournament. Yes, this is the state tournament and it takes alot to get this far. I also stated in an earlier post to this topic that the metro has to remember that many of the outstate teams don't recruit. And Roseau, like many other schools at the Class AA level, only have a school the size equal to that of one grade of students at the larger metro high schools. Thus, a smaller talent pool. Both Roseau and Warroad have put many players in division 1 and the NHL. I am not from Roseau and I have been around many of the players and experts in my travels and usually they are respectful towards each others programs where ever they come from. Come on guys, this is the "state of hockey". Many of you sound terrible on here. Roseau has a good program with history on it's side. They won the tournament last year. And beat solid teams to do it. They didnt this year and solid teams beat them with incredible game plans that were executed perfectly to win it, namely HM and BSTM. I am not sour as I think all these teams will be back in the years to come and continue to put on spectacular state tournaments such as this one and all the others in the past has been.
Best credentials and best team. Two different things. HM was the latter.xcel554 wrote:THEDOMINATOR39 wrote:Whether you like Hill or not last nights was great because it finally shut up all you northerners and proved that your Rams were not a God-send. Congrats to Hill they are pretty good for a bunch of "Citiots"...
It is not always the best team that wins the tournament. You are correct congrats to Hill you cannot take anything away from them. Yet does 2 loses automatically take away from what the Rams did the 2 years?
Nostalgic Nerd wrote:Best credentials and best THUGS. Two different things. HM was the latter.xcel554 wrote:THEDOMINATOR39 wrote:Whether you like Hill or not last nights was great because it finally shut up all you northerners and proved that your Rams were not a God-send. Congrats to Hill they are pretty good for a bunch of "Citiots"...
It is not always the best team that wins the tournament. You are correct congrats to Hill you cannot take anything away from them. Yet does 2 loses automatically take away from what the Rams did the 2 years?