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old goalie85 · Post by **old goalie85** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:23 pm

ELK RIVER OVER ANDOVER, F.L. over CDH LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE A PRETTY GOOD SECTION.

mulefarm · Post by **mulefarm** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:26 pm

It will be a very competitive section, but the winner probably won't be seeded in the top four at state.

codemanh · Post by **codemanh** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:46 pm

Not that they're Much of a competitor, but for the record, princeton Is better than st Francis. I watched them faceoff and it was a tie, however it was the worst reffing I've seen in a long time in favor of SF.

TheHockeyDJ · Post by **TheHockeyDJ** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:45 am

I respect Benik for staying loyal to his school, and he is a sniper, but St. Francis has no chance of reaching semi-final saturday at the DECC. Duluth East or Elk River will be waaaayyyy too much.

old goalie85 · Post by **old goalie85** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:04 am

Any thoughts on the order of teams after the top four?[I would think the top four are F.L. East, elks, Andover]

Post by **karl(east)** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:07 pm

1. Elk River
2. Duluth East
3. Andover
4. Forest Lake
5. Grand Rapids
6. Cloquet
7. St. Francis
8. Cambridge
9. Princeton

There are two remaining section games--Cambridge v. Princeton and DE v. Cloquet. So the bottom two could switch, and if Cloquet were to pull off the upset, East would drop a spot. Otherwise, I see little movement over the next 2 and a half weeks.

Going strictly by records one might argue that Cloquet should be lower, but Cloquet got the 6-seed last year and were worse than they are this year.

steelheader · Post by **steelheader** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 1:26 pm

karl(east) wrote:1. Elk River
2. Duluth East
3. Andover
4. Forest Lake
5. Grand Rapids
6. Cloquet
7. St. Francis
8. Cambridge
9. Princeton

There are two remaining section games--Cambridge v. Princeton and DE v. Cloquet. So the bottom two could switch, and if Cloquet were to pull off the upset, East would drop a spot. Otherwise, I see little movement over the next 2 and a half weeks.

Going strictly by records one might argue that Cloquet should be lower, but Cloquet got the 6-seed last year and were worse than they are this year.

No way Cloquet should have got the 6 seed last year and they shouldn't this year. The difference with this season, though, is that they beat Forest Lake late in the season last year. A strong section win late in the season helped, so if they do not beat East they should be in the play-in game.

Post by **karl(east)** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 1:45 pm

steelheader wrote:
karl(east) wrote:1. Elk River
2. Duluth East
3. Andover
4. Forest Lake
5. Grand Rapids
6. Cloquet
7. St. Francis
8. Cambridge
9. Princeton

There are two remaining section games--Cambridge v. Princeton and DE v. Cloquet. So the bottom two could switch, and if Cloquet were to pull off the upset, East would drop a spot. Otherwise, I see little movement over the next 2 and a half weeks.

Going strictly by records one might argue that Cloquet should be lower, but Cloquet got the 6-seed last year and were worse than they are this year.
No way Cloquet should have got the 6 seed last year and they shouldn't this year. The difference with this season, though, is that they beat Forest Lake late in the season last year. A strong section win late in the season helped, so if they do not beat East they should be in the play-in game.

I agree completely. But this is what I think it will be, not what it should be. Cloquet should be the 8 seed if they don't beat East.

old goalie85 · Post by **old goalie85** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 8:45 am

FOREST LAKE PLAYS CLOQUET MON, Should be fun one up there.

BigWorm · Post by **BigWorm** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:41 pm

1. Elk River
2. Duluth East
3. Andover
4. Flake
5. Rapids
6. St. Francis
7. Cambridge
8. Cloquet
9. Princeton

Cloquet could always get a higher seed like last year, but I doubt it winless in the section. If they could have beat Flake tonight things would be different but they got blown out, 8-0.

curtiscurve · Post by **curtiscurve** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 11:09 pm

Wow is Cloquet unpredictable. I thought if they had pulled one off tonight, they could have been a number 6 seed and in line for an upset in the quarters again. Either way, I would not look past them is I were Elk River. Maybe the most dangerous 8 seed in the state. How about this possible road to state for Elk River? Quarters vs Cloquet, Semis vs Grand Rapids, Finals vs East

With all that said, I believe the winner of the Flake Rapids game will upend the Elks and maybe even win the section. Should be fun!

Post by **karl(east)** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 11:22 pm

I wonder if some of the 7AA coaches might collude to try to give Cloquet the 7 seed, knowing full well the implications of an East-Cloquet first round matchup.

It would be dirty, but is certainly a possibility.

slyer · Post by **slyer** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:00 am

you never know in a one and done tourny, any team could pull an upset but i don't see that happening to the elks. they are 10-2-3 in their last 15 games and their goalie franke has 3 shutouts in his last 5 games, one against centennial and one against maple grove. i think that it will be the elks against east again this year with the elks heading to st.paul.

BodyShots · Post by **BodyShots** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:18 am

slyer wrote:you never know in a one and done tourny, any team could pull an upset but i don't see that happening to the elks. they are 10-2-3 in their last 15 games and their goalie franke has 3 shutouts in his last 5 games, one against centennial and one against maple grove. i think that it will be the elks against east again this year with the elks heading to st.paul.

That's a double edged sword there. I love watching and LISTENING to Tony walk in front of the kids screaming all game long, but I hate watching their style of play on the ice.

EREmpireStrikesBack · Post by **EREmpireStrikesBack** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:59 am

BodyShots wrote:That's a double edged sword there. I love watching and LISTENING to Tony walk in front of the kids screaming all game long, but I hate watching their style of play on the ice.

You don't like watching teams win? You a Sleepy Eye fan?

steelheader · Post by **steelheader** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 9:55 am

BigWorm wrote:1. Elk River
2. Duluth East
3. Andover
4. Flake
5. Rapids
6. St. Francis
7. Cambridge
8. Cloquet
9. Princeton

Cloquet could always get a higher seed like last year, but I doubt it winless in the section. If they could have beat Flake tonight things would be different but they got blown out, 8-0.

This looks right, but who knows? I wonder how much weight goes into how the teams finished the season. Cloquet will have a tough time arguing better than 8 but it wouldn't shock me to see them at 7.

Logistically it makes more sense to have Cambridge & Princeton in the play-in game but that shouldn't factor in. Not sure East wants to play Cloquet in the 7-2 matchup.

I think there will be one upset in the quarterfinals btw.

northwoods oldtimer · Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:25 am

I gotta have a little reality in Section 8....Rams or Spuds will represent the north.

No, would rather see East, Rapids or Cloquet representing 7AA this year.

Rudy9 · Post by **Rudy9** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:23 am

steelheader wrote:
BigWorm wrote:1. Elk River
2. Duluth East
3. Andover
4. Flake
5. Rapids
6. St. Francis
7. Cambridge
8. Cloquet
9. Princeton

Cloquet could always get a higher seed like last year, but I doubt it winless in the section. If they could have beat Flake tonight things would be different but they got blown out, 8-0.

This looks right, but who knows? I wonder how much weight goes into how the teams finished the season. Cloquet will have a tough time arguing better than 8 but it wouldn't shock me to see them at 7.

Logistically it makes more sense to have Cambridge & Princeton in the play-in game but that shouldn't factor in. Not sure East wants to play Cloquet in the 7-2 matchup.

I think there will be one upset in the quarterfinals btw.

Cambridge beat Cloquet earlier in the season so that should ensure them the higher seed. Cloquet had a nice win on the road against FL last year in their final game that helped them make a case for the 6th seed, but the only case Esse can make this year is that they played some teams close. I can't see that argument going anywhere.

SEMinnyHCKY · Post by **SEMinnyHCKY** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 12:56 pm

Lame - Section 7 should be all northern teams. Why would Pride want an all metro state tournament? I for one will be cheering against Elk River, Andover, and FLake. Go Rapids! (I wouldn't want to play the Hawks come playoff time!)

BodyShots · Post by **BodyShots** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 1:35 pm

EREmpireStrikesBack wrote:
BodyShots wrote:That's a double edged sword there. I love watching and LISTENING to Tony walk in front of the kids screaming all game long, but I hate watching their style of play on the ice.
You don't like watching teams win? You a Sleepy Eye fan?

No, Sleepy Eye is what I get when I watch the Elks play.

Post by **karl(east)** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 2:14 pm

BodyShots wrote:
EREmpireStrikesBack wrote:
BodyShots wrote:That's a double edged sword there. I love watching and LISTENING to Tony walk in front of the kids screaming all game long, but I hate watching their style of play on the ice.
You don't like watching teams win? You a Sleepy Eye fan?

No, Sleepy Eye is what I get when I watch the Elks play.

BigWorm · Post by **BigWorm** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 7:51 pm

Is the seeding meeting tonight?

curtiscurve · Post by **curtiscurve** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 7:55 pm

BigWorm wrote:Is the seeding meeting tonight?

Yes it is.

BigWorm · Post by **BigWorm** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 8:13 pm

I hope that the DECC isn't as dead semifinal Saturday, as it was last year! So I am hoping Rapids can beat Flake in the quarters. If Rapids beats Flake I won't be surprised one bit if Rapids pulls off a second upset against the Elks at the DECC.

Goldfishdude · Post by **Goldfishdude** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 8:40 pm

BodyShots wrote:
EREmpireStrikesBack wrote:
BodyShots wrote:That's a double edged sword there. I love watching and LISTENING to Tony walk in front of the kids screaming all game long, but I hate watching their style of play on the ice.
You don't like watching teams win? You a Sleepy Eye fan?

No, Sleepy Eye is what I get when I watch the Elks play.

$\:D/$