Top 10 A Bantam Teams for 2010/11

[LPH]

Kevin Kurtt, editor of Let's Play Hockey, here. I just wanted to offer those that are interested/qualifed an opportunity to be a ranker for Minnesota youth hockey within the pages of LPH. Are you a youth hockey coach, assistant coach, team manager or devout follower of youth hockey around the state who can lend a hand?

Here are the details of the "job." Each Monday evening, I would send you a compilation of all the youth hockey scores that I receive from over the weekend. Using that info, as well as your expertise at your chosen level of youth hockey, you would email me your rankings by noon on Wednesday.

Our rankers are anonymous. If you want to become a ranker, send a note to editor@letsplayhockey.com.

[Chuck Norris Fan]

HERE WE GO!

1 Edina - Will be fantastic with lots of speed
2 Wayzata - always strong.. never reubuilds just reloads
3 Elk River - If they keep their guys.. they will be very good
4 Burnsville - Sheey stays = solid team
5 Roseau - Best the north has to offer and could win it all
6 Eden Prairie - Has speed and more direction this year from the top
7 Woodbury - Look for woodbury to be tops in D8 Again
8 Osseo Maple Grove - Will be a very good team
9 Cloquet - Their young guns last year were good / do they stay?
10 East Grand Forks - great team up north. does that compete with cities?
11 Mpls Park - I guess I am buying the Hype... for now
12 Centennial - lost some guys but are still strong
13 White Bear Lake - Not the big teams of old but always strong
14 Stillwater - Program has rebuilt and is coming back strong
15 Mounds View - some good coaching has made these guys relevant
16 Blaine - lost some guys will still compete
17 Duluth East - Will struggle this year with such an old team last year
18 Andover - Will compete with Blaine for #3 spot in D10
19 St Cloud - New district. New life? No Even more kids will bolt for HS
20 Lakeville North - Top 20 rounds out with a chance pick...


as always welcome your thoughts and scores, just be ready to hear mine as well

[Titan2020]

HERE WE GO!

1 Edina - Will be fantastic with lots of speed
2 Wayzata - always strong.. never reubuilds just reloads
3 Elk River - If they keep their guys.. they will be very good
4 Burnsville - Sheey stays = solid team
5 Roseau - Best the north has to offer and could win it all
6 Eden Prairie - Has speed and more direction this year from the top
7 Woodbury - Look for woodbury to be tops in D8 Again
8 Osseo Maple Grove - Will be a very good team
9 Cloquet - Their young guns last year were good / do they stay?
10 East Grand Forks - great team up north. does that compete with cities?
11 Mpls Park - I guess I am buying the Hype... for now
12 Centennial - lost some guys but are still strong
13 White Bear Lake - Not the big teams of old but always strong
14 Stillwater - Program has rebuilt and is coming back strong
15 Mounds View - some good coaching has made these guys relevant
16 Blaine - lost some guys will still compete
17 Duluth East - Will struggle this year with such an old team last year
18 Andover - Will compete with Blaine for #3 spot in D10
19 St Cloud - New district. New life? No Even more kids will bolt for HS
20 Lakeville North - Top 20 rounds out with a chance pick...


as always welcome your thoughts and scores, just be ready to hear mine as well

No Minnetonka??

[Chuck Norris Fan]

No Minnetonka??

They are on the edge.... The last two years they were at the top of the heap... they fall off a little bit this year

[northwoods oldtimer]

Great ranks Chuck looking forward to your insight all season.

[Air Force 1]

The team I am waiting to watch is the second Bantam A team from East Grand Forks, EGF Eagles. The EGF VFW team is the A1 and Eagles are the A2.

The decison was made to play 2 A teams this year as the probable group of players to make the Eagles had no competition up here as Pee Wee Bs two years ago and finished 3rd at the state B tournament. Are they top 20 or a threat to win state, probably not, but I do see them in the top 50 and as high as top 40 if they play to their potential and they will be much more challenged this winter. Locally they will still do well and I will go out on a limb and predict a 3rd place finish in the district behind Roseau and EGF VFW and quite possibly a trip to regions.

I really like the decision to move these kids up this year and possibly next year too.

And before anybody says it, I do not have a player eligible for any bantam team, I do not have a bantam age player, I just like that the program is putting it on the line and challenging the kids.

[old goalie85]

Great job E.G.F. More should follow.

[Titan2020]

The team I am waiting to watch is the second Bantam A team from East Grand Forks, EGF Eagles. The EGF VFW team is the A1 and Eagles are the A2.

The decison was made to play 2 A teams this year as the probable group of players to make the Eagles had no competition up here as Pee Wee Bs two years ago and finished 3rd at the state B tournament. Are they top 20 or a threat to win state, probably not, but I do see them in the top 50 and as high as top 40 if they play to their potential and they will be much more challenged this winter. Locally they will still do well and I will go out on a limb and predict a 3rd place finish in the district behind Roseau and EGF VFW and quite possibly a trip to regions.

I really like the decision to move these kids up this year and possibly next year too.

And before anybody says it, I do not have a player eligible for any bantam team, I do not have a bantam age player, I just like that the program is putting it on the line and challenging the kids.

Kudos to EGF...there are many city teams that should have 2 Bantam A teams.

[old goalie85]

Bantam A is a perfect age to have as many kids playing at as high of a level as a program can. I agree more should follow.

[5thgraders]

If you have three A teams at each Association no need for AAA winter.

[C-dad]

Great job E.G.F. More should follow.

Agree. Edina should certainly do it next year when the really large and strong group will be Bantams (should have done it last year in PW with the two B1 teams playing each other in State finals and the A winning State).

[topcheddarsnipe]

Does anyone happen to know if Sheehy is playing bantams for burnsville?

[council member retired]

[quote="topcheddarsnipe"]Does anyone happen to know if Sheehy is playing bantams for burnsville?[/quote]


sometimes these top 9th graders opt to not tryout for bantams, in this case the player did. So if playing high school it won't be until Nov 18th. Until then bantam A baby

[standout4thlinejver]

Does anyone happen to know if Sheehy is playing bantams for burnsville?

As of now - yes.

[BlackTape]

How are the rankings after the Centennial Preview?

[Chuck Norris Fan]

As it is with each team only playing a couple of games and it being early lots will change. However, here is what we got.

1 Burnsville - top line is outstanding and goaltending is very good
2 Wayzata - Seriously two 6'1 goalies?
3 Elk River - Showed they are competing with the best
4 Roseau - have yet to hear from them
5 Edina - Showed their stregth and weaknesses
6 Eden Prairie - put good scores up and has a ton of team speed
7 Woodbury - Beat burnsvile, lost to Elk River... a solid team no doubt
8 Osseo Maple Grove - large team, with a few finishers
9 East Grand Forks -
10 Mpls Park -
11 Cloquet - did i see this right lost to Jefferson?
12 Blaine - right now like them to grab 2 spot in d10
13 Duluth East - not the huge team of last year, will struggle at the start
14 Centennial - did not score and giving up lots of goals... not a strong showing
15 Stillwater - took down Edina, then dropped to East and Centennial
16 White Bear Lake - will improve even with orange helmets
17 Mounds View -
18 Andover -
19 St Cloud -
20 Jefferson

[old goalie85]

Forest Lake 3 Stillwater 3

[old goalie85]

Is the younger Wahlin playing for WBL bantams??

[Jaguars]

As it is with each team only playing a couple of games and it being early lots will change. However, here is what we got.

1 Burnsville - top line is outstanding and goaltending is very good
2 Wayzata - Seriously two 6'1 goalies?
3 Elk River - Showed they are competing with the best
4 Roseau - have yet to hear from them
5 Edina - Showed their stregth and weaknesses
6 Eden Prairie - put good scores up and has a ton of team speed
7 Woodbury - Beat burnsvile, lost to Elk River... a solid team no doubt
8 Osseo Maple Grove - large team, with a few finishers
9 East Grand Forks -
10 Mpls Park -
11 Cloquet - did i see this right lost to Jefferson?
12 Blaine - right now like them to grab 2 spot in d10
13 Duluth East - not the huge team of last year, will struggle at the start
14 Centennial - did not score and giving up lots of goals... not a strong showing
15 Stillwater - took down Edina, then dropped to East and Centennial
16 White Bear Lake - will improve even with orange helmets
17 Mounds View -
18 Andover -
19 St Cloud -
20 Jefferson

Yes, you saw correctly. Jefferson 3 Cloquet 2 on 10/31 in Cloquet.

[douglasdoright]

Is the younger Wahlin playing for WBL bantams??

No he is on Woodbury Bantam A.

[old goalie85]

Interesting-Is brother still on WBL varsity?

[douglasdoright]

Interesting-Is brother still on WBL varsity?

Not sure.....Just know Jake Wahlin is on Woodbury Bantam A

[douglasdoright]

Interesting-Is brother still on WBL varsity?

Not sure.....Just know Jake Wahlin is on Woodbury Bantam A

[old goalie85]

Thanks do right...

[bodman]

Interesting-Is brother still on WBL varsity?

Yes. He is.