4AA FINALS Stillwater vs. Hill-Murray

HoundHockeyFanatic · Post by **HoundHockeyFanatic** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:43 pm

Clicked the link above and all I know is Hill-Murray won.

HShockeywatcher · Post by **HShockeywatcher** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:43 pm

www.mnsportsnetwork.com

Goldfishdude · Post by **Goldfishdude** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:44 pm

5-4 Hill... Nick Johnson with the game winner rushing the ice!! Great run, Ponies!!

HShockeywatcher · Post by **HShockeywatcher** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:44 pm

Hopefully they can repeat

HoundHockeyFanatic · Post by **HoundHockeyFanatic** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:46 pm

HShockeywatcher wrote:Hopefully they can repeat

Don't think they even will be ranked. I don't think they have a chance in heck to repeat.

GreekChurch · Post by **GreekChurch** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:46 pm

Great win for the Pioneers 5 -4 in Double OT -Jordan Johnson goes coast to coast to get the winner

pipes3030 · Post by **pipes3030** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:46 pm

Shucks, now we have to listen to housley again...

wbmd · Post by **wbmd** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:47 pm

HShockeywatcher wrote:Hopefully they can repeat

HOPEFULLY NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nostalgic Nerd · Post by **Nostalgic Nerd** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:54 pm

This is the first time Hill has made it to four straight tournaments. The last time that happened was in the '80s. Love 'em or hate 'em, the coaches are doing something right.

wbmd · Post by **wbmd** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:01 am

Nostalgic Nerd wrote:This is the first time Hill has made it to four straight tournaments. The last time that happened was in the '80s. Love 'em or hate 'em, the coaches are doing something right.

It's called recruiting

Moose Jaw, SK · Post by **Moose Jaw, SK** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:04 am

wbmd wrote:
Nostalgic Nerd wrote:This is the first time Hill has made it to four straight tournaments. The last time that happened was in the '80s. Love 'em or hate 'em, the coaches are doing something right.
It's called recruiting

Couldn't have said it any better myself.

Nostalgic Nerd · Post by **Nostalgic Nerd** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:06 am

That is a talent too. But I suppose for the record you need to prove only the privates do it.

wbmd · Post by **wbmd** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:07 am

Moose Jaw, SK wrote:
wbmd wrote:
Nostalgic Nerd wrote:This is the first time Hill has made it to four straight tournaments. The last time that happened was in the '80s. Love 'em or hate 'em, the coaches are doing something right.
It's called recruiting
Couldn't have said it any better myself.

Perhaps Brewster at the U should take some lessons.

hm88 · Post by **hm88** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:18 am

wbmd wrote:
Moose Jaw, SK wrote:
wbmd wrote: It's called recruiting
Couldn't have said it any better myself.
Perhaps Brewster at the U should take some lessons.

Well, you cant teach lessons on tradition...

hockeyhockeyhockey · Post by **hockeyhockeyhockey** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:25 am

Nostalgic Nerd wrote:This is the first time Hill has made it to four straight tournaments. The last time that happened was in the '80s. Love 'em or hate 'em, the coaches are doing something right.

what? that makes no sense...but great job by the pioneers!

Hillfan · Post by **Hillfan** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:25 am

Just got back from the game.

First off, my hats off to the Hill-Murray Pioneers for overcoming adversity after losing some top players and playing their way to the state tournament for a fourth straight time. The team got drastically younger and more inexperienced as the second half of the season began, but they didn't let this get to them. They hit their bumps in the road which made me wonder if they could survive sections but they indeed showed tonight they can.

I wish the Pioneers best of luck in state as it is the first trip to St. Paul for many of the members of the team. Make us proud!!

P.S.

wbmd, you're right. Lechner recruited 3-4 JV players to the team!!

youngblood08 · Post by **youngblood08** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:54 am

All I can say is what a great game. tied at the end of the 3rd shots and all. You could see Stillwater start to tighten up as the OT wound down. 1minute 30 seconds or so left. Great game by both teams.

Congrats Hill.

Congrats Ponies.

stpaul · Post by **stpaul** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:04 am

Just got home from the Coliseum. Once again - wow. Once again - these are not 2 of the top 10 teams in the state, but what a great game. Tyler Zepeda put the young Pioneers on his back again & got them to the state tournament. His 2nd goal with 1.5 sec left in the 2nd period to make it 3-3 was huge. They were back on their heals before that goal. HM was the better team in the 3rd & especially in the OT. Congrats to Coach Bill Lechner for bringing this group of kids together after the dismissals at mid season. All of us Hill-Murray families are proud of our coach & team. This never gets old.

stpaul · Post by **stpaul** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:10 am

Best sign in the HM student section:

Stillwater - Producing the Hill-Murray Varsity since 1971.

sachishi4 · Post by **sachishi4** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:20 am

stpaul wrote:Best sign in the HM student section:

Stillwater - Producing the Hill-Murray Varsity since 1971.

i loved it too

got some · Post by **got some** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:23 am

stpaul wrote:Best sign in the HM student section:

Stillwater - Producing the Hill-Murray Varsity since 1971.

I wonder where they got that idea...???

puckhead21 · Post by **puckhead21** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:57 am

my thoughts on "Best sign in the HM student section:
Stillwater - Producing the Hill-Murray Varsity since 1971."

On Hill's starting line up 4 of 6 are from stillwater association hockey, including the goalie. I think it's 8 total players on the Hill team tonight are from stillwater. Just think what stillwater could do if they could keep their developed talent!

Nostalgic Nerd · Post by **Nostalgic Nerd** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 6:28 am

Again, the problem as usual with these "recruiting" arguments is that the bias is only looking at who Hill is recruiting. Maybe in the end privates only are, but how am I to know that when people solely focus on Hill, AHA, etc. Nobody really wants to analyze Roseau or Warroad because should they be doing a little of that too, that would kinda end the small school mystique. So it's better to continue the bias without examination. Another reason why is I have nothing to lose in the debate. Should only privates be recruiting - wow, duh. But should our beloved Roseau's be doing that, uh-oh...

thorhockey · Post by **thorhockey** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:26 am

This never gets old.

Um - yea, it does

thorhockey · Post by **thorhockey** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:35 am

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:04 am
Just got home from the Coliseum.

Hey Lechner what were you doing out til 1 a.m. ?
Looting and flipping cop cars?

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