Section 7AA

[Duluth 4]

Who you got? From plain sight it looks like it will be East vs. Cloquet for a run at the X

[east hockey]

Who you got? From plain sight it looks like it will be East vs. Cloquet for a run at the X

I'd put Elk River 2nd as of now.

Lee

[karl(east)]

Who you got? From plain sight it looks like it will be East vs. Cloquet for a run at the X

I'd put Elk River 2nd as of now.

Lee

I'd agree; they've come out looking pretty good so far. We'll get a more solid answer after the GR/ER meeting down in Edina. Rapids hasn't looked great so far, but if they make some noise in this tourney they could re-enter the picture; we know there's definitely some talent there.

The rest of the south seems to be a mess, and Cloquet is going nowhere right now. East should win this hands-down.

[EHSHack]

East and Rapids in the final, with East winning handily. Its too bad the section is down the year the Hounds have a very strong team.

[EREmpireStrikesBack]

Who you got? From plain sight it looks like it will be East vs. Cloquet for a run at the X

I'd put Elk River 2nd as of now.

Lee

I'd agree; they've come out looking pretty good so far. We'll get a more solid answer after the GR/ER meeting down in Edina. Rapids hasn't looked great so far, but if they make some noise in this tourney they could re-enter the picture; we know there's definitely some talent there.

The rest of the south seems to be a mess, and Cloquet is going nowhere right now. East should win this hands-down.

I still don't understand why ER always plays in this tourney. They are pure tragic during it.

[TheHockeyDJ]

East will win it this year. I see GR and ER playing the semis 2 vs. 3 game. East will play Forest Lake or Andover and win 8-1 against either of those teams. GR or ER will get beat by 3-4 goals by East in the final. CEC is having a terrible season, I wouldn't be surprised to see CEC as a 6 or 7 seed this year.

[The New One]

Remember everyone it is very early and in Section 7AA just when you had it figured out something else will happen.

[PuckRanger]

CEC may have just dropped themselves into one of the play-in games with their loss to Cambridge-Isanti. Their section games left are on the road vs. Grand Rapids, Forest Lake, and Andover; and at home against East and Anoka. The only game I can see them winning at this point is possibly the Anoka game. Right now, the are 0-2-1 in section games and could very well finish without a win and get a #8 or #9 seed. If the season ended today, this is how I would seed it:

1-Duluth East (Beat CEC)
2-Elk River (Beat FL, Anoka, and Andover)
3-Andover (Lost to ER)
4-Grand Rapids (Beat FL, tied CEC)
5-Forest Lake (Beat Anoka, lost to ER and GR)
6-Anoka (Lost to FL and ER)
7-Princeton (Beat Cambridge 7-3)
8-Cambridge-Isanti (Beat both CEC and St. Francis)
9-Cloquet (Lost to East and CI, tied GR)
10-St. Francis (Lost to CI)

Long way to go still though...

[Vars31]

1. Duluth East (1-0, Beat CEC)
2. Elk River (4-0, Beat FL, Anoka, Andover, GR)
3. Andover (0-1, Lost ER)
4. Grand Rapids (1-1-1, Beat FL, Tied CEC, Lost ER)
5. Forest Lake (1-2, Beat Anoka, Lost ER & GR)

Those are my top 5.
All Updated.

[GR3343]

I know how many people read this board and many know who I am, but these are my thoughts on this section. If they continue playing the way they are, GR will be on the road for either a play in game as the 9 or 10 seed, or a road quarter game, and most likely will not be successful in either. The team is a mess defensively and not cohesive offensively. On defense, outside of #8,#18,#15, they cannot compete. Up front, there just doesn't seem to be enough playmakers and they lose too many battles in the corners. There is a definite size and strength disadvantage with the forwards.

DE will probably walk away with the section, although they will be challenged by Elk River who's better than many thought they were. The rest of the teams probably don't matter a whole lot as this is looking like a two horse race.

[east hockey]

I know how many people read this board and many know who I am, but these are my thoughts on this section. If they continue playing the way they are, GR will be on the road for either a play in game as the 9 or 10 seed, or a road quarter game, and most likely will not be successful in either. The team is a mess defensively and not cohesive offensively. On defense, outside of #8,#18,#15, they cannot compete. Up front, there just doesn't seem to be enough playmakers and they lose too many battles in the corners. There is a definite size and strength disadvantage with the forwards.

DE will probably walk away with the section, although they will be challenged by Elk River who's better than many thought they were. The rest of the teams probably don't matter a whole lot as this is looking like a two horse race.

I don't know. Rapids didn't look that bad in the Edina tournament, did they? It's possible they could ride Underwood to a top four spot, considering the overall strength of the section. It seems clear to me at this point you have East first, Elk River second, and then toss a bunch of names in the air.

Lee

[grindiangrad-80]

GR is 5-6-1 after 12 games. With 9 of their last 13 at home, they could build some momentum for February.
Playing tough competition on the road early on is usually beneficial late in the season.
Go Indians.

[PASTRAPIDSFAN]

GR is 5-6-1 after 12 games. With 9 of their last 13 at home, they could build some momentum for February.
Playing tough competition on the road early on is usually beneficial late in the season.
Go Indians.

I agree we will see how they match up with jefferson

[dynamicD]

This is Duluth East's section to lose and i don't see it happening unless Rapids get better drastically

[grindiangrad-80]

I agree that East is the best team in the area. I just feel that the schedule GR plays allows them to improve a lot as the season goes on.
East plays a brutal schedule every year. It definitely gets you ready for the post season.

[nikebauer_07]

I also didn't think Rapids looked too bad when seeing them play in the Hibbing tourney. Not much talent but they could make a run, I don't think anyone will contend with East, though.