A Quarterfinal: #5 Totino-Grace vs. #4 St. Cloud Cathedral

Post by **karl(east)** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 3:05 pm

#5 TOTINO-GRACE VS. #4 ST. CLOUD CATHEDRAL
-The only two private schools in this year’s tournament collide in the Class A nightcap. Despite being outshot 28-18, Cathedral won a 5-4 meeting between these two in January, with Will Hammer scoring 4 goals.

Totino-Grace (17-10-1, #8, 1-seed in 4A)
State appearances: 4 (first since 2005)
State championships: 1 (2002)
Key section win: 5-4 over #9 Mahtomedi
-Eagles coach Mark Loahr, who joined the select 500-win club this season, brings a well-balanced and battle-tested squad to the Tourney. The team’s top player is defenseman Jason Krych (17), and Kai Barber (22) and Nick Tandeski (21) are their biggest goal-scorers. They have above average depth for a Class A team, which will help against a thin Cathedral team. The tight regular season game points to a good battle here, though the second round could be a tougher task for the Eagles, who were shut out 4-0 by East Grand Forks early in the season.

St. Cloud Cathedral (19-7-1, #10, 1-seed in 6A)
State appearances: 6 (first since 2009)
Key section win: 2-1 over #19 Alexandria
-The Crusaders are back in St. Paul after fighting their way through a very open Section 6A. They have one of the more dynamic players in the A tourney in Will Hammer (17); Matt Fritz (28) and Logan Neu (2) round out a potent top line, while Dan Bailey (4) is a high-scoring defenseman. There isn’t a whole lot of depth here, though, and to have a chance against Totino, their lower lines will have to hold their own. Special teams are a strength for this squad, which could prove crucial in a tight game.

Sats81 · Post by **Sats81** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 3:15 pm

SCC 3-1

blueblood · Post by **blueblood** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 7:11 pm

The private school quarterfinal will be the closest game of the day. I say this one goes OT with TG winning 4-3.

Puck76 · Post by **Puck76** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 1:11 am

SCC wins this one

hockey9011 · Post by **hockey9011** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 1:13 am

Puck76 wrote:SCC wins this one

I would say the only way SCC has a chance is if their goaltender comes up big and Will Hammer has a big game. Their lack of secondary scoring could lead them to go 0-2 at state

Les Averman · Post by **Les Averman** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 1:56 am

I would say the only way SCC has a chance is if their goaltender comes up big and Will Hammer has a big game. Their lack of secondary scoring could lead them to go 0-2 at state

It has already happened once. What, lightning can't strike twice?

hockey9011 · Post by **hockey9011** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 7:24 am

Les Averman wrote:
I would say the only way SCC has a chance is if their goaltender comes up big and Will Hammer has a big game. Their lack of secondary scoring could lead them to go 0-2 at state

It has already happened once. What, lightning can't strike twice?

Yes true.. But I was at the game and fritz had a great game in net, and Will Hammer racked up 4 goals

BobSaget · Post by **BobSaget** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 7:50 am

hockey9011 wrote:
Les Averman wrote:
I would say the only way SCC has a chance is if their goaltender comes up big and Will Hammer has a big game. Their lack of secondary scoring could lead them to go 0-2 at state

It has already happened once. What, lightning can't strike twice?
Yes true.. But I was at the game and fritz had a great game in net, and Will Hammer racked up 4 goals

To be fair...that's how this team has won games all year.

Solid goaltending out of Fritz and heavy contributions from Hammer are kind of this teams MO...and from what I've seen of TG they rely a little bit extra on their top line as well.

But you're right. Absolutely no secondary scoring from Cathedral this year. None. And if they go 0-2, that will definitely be why.

hockey9011 · Post by **hockey9011** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 7:58 am

BobSaget wrote:
hockey9011 wrote:
Les Averman wrote:
It has already happened once. What, lightning can't strike twice?
Yes true.. But I was at the game and fritz had a great game in net, and Will Hammer racked up 4 goals
To be fair...that's how this team has won games all year.

Solid goaltending out of Fritz and heavy contributions from Hammer are kind of this teams MO...and from what I've seen of TG they rely a little bit extra on their top line as well.

But you're right. Absolutely no secondary scoring from Cathedral this year. None. And if they go 0-2, that will definitely be why.

Yes you are absolutely right. I wasn't saying that it wasn't a good enough gameplan to win some games. Fritz has been outstanding and Hammer is dangerous whenever he touches the puck. He has got to be one of the top couple players in the class A tourney right? But whenever their 2nd and 3rd lines get out there, it seems like they just try and get rid of the puck long enough that the first line will come back out

clean ice · Post by **clean ice** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:40 am

TG rolls 3 lines and all 3 lines score goals. They have moved a few players around and have a balanced line up with above average defense.

TTpuckster · Post by **TTpuckster** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:08 pm

nobody commenting on the game?

BlueLineSpecial · Post by **BlueLineSpecial** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:10 pm

TTpuckster wrote:nobody commenting on the game?

Ugliest uniform contest in this one

Roy01 · Post by **Roy01** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:11 pm

TTpuckster wrote:nobody commenting on the game?

I'm watching if that counts

1-1 game. All tied up. Nice play off the rebound.

TTpuckster · Post by **TTpuckster** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:11 pm

good game though

score tied 1 - 1

Roy01 · Post by **Roy01** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:16 pm

2-1 TG. Nice shot

TTpuckster · Post by **TTpuckster** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:16 pm

Totinos pizza up 2 to 1

Post by **karl(east)** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:17 pm

BlueLineSpecial wrote:
TTpuckster wrote:nobody commenting on the game?
Ugliest uniform contest in this one

Agreed. We've had 3 pretty awful ones today, and while New Prague's weren't ugly, they were about as bland as it gets.

As expected, SCC's top line is scary, but T-G's 2nd and 3rd lines are pretty clearly superior to anything SCC has.

And T-G has scored twice as I write this post.

TTpuckster · Post by **TTpuckster** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:17 pm

Pizza up 3 to 1

BlueLineSpecial · Post by **BlueLineSpecial** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:18 pm

SCC is playing zone defense

Put a body on a kid

DmanDad1980 · Post by **DmanDad1980** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:19 pm

BlueLineSpecial wrote:
TTpuckster wrote:nobody commenting on the game?
Ugliest uniform contest in this one

We were saying the same thing! Clymer commented that it was the "Swedish National team" against the "Sabres"...

Wow. Totino going up 3-1... Thought game was pretty even until last 6-7 minutes!

Roy01 · Post by **Roy01** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:23 pm

Looks like the Totino's pizzas have "cooked up" a winning "combination!"

WarmUpTheBus · Post by **WarmUpTheBus** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:23 pm

Why is the Totino team wearing their practice socks?

dherman8 · Post by **dherman8** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:24 pm

With the way Cathedral's defense can't hold onto the puck it looks like their bright jersey's are blinding them.

BlueLineSpecial · Post by **BlueLineSpecial** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:28 pm

Roy01 wrote:Looks like the Totino's pizzas have "cooked up" a winning "combination!"

Maybe TG could ask General Mills for a sponsorship deal. They could buy better uniforms. The shoulders could have little pizza slice patches on them

Post by **karl(east)** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:33 pm

Useless fact for you: the pizza roll was invented by Jeno Paulucci, a Duluthian. He's also the guy responsible for certain "Chinese" foods, all the Grandmas restaurants in Duluth, and Canal Park. He sold the rights, though, and General Mills gave it the Totino's tag.

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