2015-16 Holiday Tournaments - Pick the Winners Challenge!

[hockeyfan87]

2015 Eagles Mid-Winter Meltdown
December 28-30 @ Eden Prairie Community Center
Defending Champion: Eden Prairie

Upper Bracket
Chaska/Chanhassen __3___ vs. Cretin-Derham Hall __2___
Eagan __1___ vs. Wayzata __3___
Semifinal Winner: ___Wayzata_____

Lower Bracket
Benilde-St. Margaret’s __1__ vs. Minnetonka __4__
Roseau ___3__ vs. Eden Prairie __2__
Semifinal Winner: ___Minnetonka ____

2015 Eagles Mid-Winter Meltdown Tournament Champion: ___Minnetonka ____


Walser Tournament
December 28-30 @ Braemar Arena
Defending Champion: Maple Grove

Upper Bracket
Stillwater __2__ vs. Hopkins _3__
Maple Grove __5__ vs. ___1_ Irondale
Semifinal Winner: __Maple Grove___

Lower Bracket
Grand Rapids/Greenway __2___ vs. Breck ___4__
Lakeville South __1___ vs. Edina __4___
Semifinal Winner: ___Edina____

Walser Tournament Champion: __Maple Grove___


2015 Mid-Winter Border Battle
December 28 – 30 @ Fogerty Arena
Defending Champion: Thief River Falls

Upper Bracket
White Bear Lake __2___ vs. Forest Lake __4___
Central Wisconsin Storm (WI) ___1__ vs. Thief River Falls __3__
Semifinal Winner: __Forest Lake___

Lower Bracket
Orono ___3__ vs. Hayward (WI) __1___
Bismarck (ND) __2__ vs. Blaine _3____
Semifinal Winner: ___Blaine____

2015 Mid-Winter Border Battle Champion: ___Blaine___


21st Annual Kaposia Classic Invitational
December 31 – January 2 @ Wakota Arena
Defending Champion: Blake

Upper Bracket
Mounds View __1___ vs. Blake __4___
Hill-Murray __5___ vs. Bloomington Jefferson __0___
Semifinal Winner: _Hill-Murray___

Lower Bracket
Elk River/Zimmerman ___3__ vs. Roseville __2___
Hibbing/Chisholm ____4__ vs. South St. Paul ___3___
Semifinal Winner: ____Elk River/Zimmerman___

21st Annual Kaposia Classic Invitational Tournament Champion: _____Hill-Murray___


Contest scoring tiebreakers, if needed:
First Tiebreaker: Kaposia 3rd Place Game Winner: __Blake__
Second Tiebreaker: Kaposia Consolation Championship Winner: __Mounds View___

Good luck to all of the players, and have fun!

[MNHockeyFan]

Last call - deadline for participating is less than one hour away!

[nu2hockey]

2015 Eagles Mid-Winter Meltdown
December 28-30 @ Eden Prairie Community Center
Defending Champion: Eden Prairie

Upper Bracket
Chaska/Chanhassen __4___ vs. Cretin-Derham Hall __2___
Eagan __1___ vs. Wayzata __2___
Semifinal Winner: ___Wayzata_____

Lower Bracket
Benilde-St. Margaret’s __1__ vs. Minnetonka __5__
Roseau ___1__ vs. Eden Prairie __3__
Semifinal Winner: ___Minnetonka ____

2015 Eagles Mid-Winter Meltdown Tournament Champion: ___Minnetonka ____


Walser Tournament
December 28-30 @ Braemar Arena
Defending Champion: Maple Grove

Upper Bracket
Stillwater __2__ vs. Hopkins _3__
Maple Grove __6__ vs. ___1_ Irondale
Semifinal Winner: __Maple Grove___

Lower Bracket
Grand Rapids/Greenway __1___ vs. Breck ___4__
Lakeville South __2___ vs. Edina __3___
Semifinal Winner: ___Edina____

Walser Tournament Champion: __Maple Grove___


2015 Mid-Winter Border Battle
December 28 – 30 @ Fogerty Arena
Defending Champion: Thief River Falls

Upper Bracket
White Bear Lake __1___ vs. Forest Lake __4___
Central Wisconsin Storm (WI) ___2__ vs. Thief River Falls __3__
Semifinal Winner: __Forest Lake___

Lower Bracket
Orono ___2__ vs. Hayward (WI) __3___
Bismarck (ND) __1__ vs. Blaine _5____
Semifinal Winner: ___Blaine____

2015 Mid-Winter Border Battle Champion: ___Blaine___


21st Annual Kaposia Classic Invitational
December 31 – January 2 @ Wakota Arena
Defending Champion: Blake

Upper Bracket
Mounds View __2___ vs. Blake __4___
Hill-Murray __4___ vs. Bloomington Jefferson __0___
Semifinal Winner: _Hill-Murray___

Lower Bracket
Elk River/Zimmerman ___4__ vs. Roseville __1___
Hibbing/Chisholm ____4__ vs. South St. Paul ___2___
Semifinal Winner: ____Elk River/Zimmerman___

21st Annual Kaposia Classic Invitational Tournament Champion: _____Hill-Murray___


Contest scoring tiebreakers, if needed:
First Tiebreaker: Kaposia 3rd Place Game Winner: __Blake__
Second Tiebreaker: Kaposia Consolation Championship Winner: __Mounds View___

[panpan111]

2015 Eagles Mid-Winter Meltdown
December 28-30 @ Eden Prairie Community Center
Defending Champion: Eden Prairie

Upper Bracket
Chaska/Chanhassen 4 vs. Cretin-Derham Hall 2
Eagan 2 vs. Wayzata 4
Semifinal Winner: Wayzata

Lower Bracket
Benilde-St. Margaret’s 1 vs. Minnetonka 4
Roseau 2 vs. Eden Prairie 4
Semifinal Winner: Tonka

2015 Eagles Mid-Winter Meltdown Tournament Champion: Tonka


Walser Tournament
December 28-30 @ Braemar Arena
Defending Champion: Maple Grove

Upper Bracket
Stillwater 2 vs. Hopkins 3
Maple Grove 6 vs. Irondale 0
Semifinal Winner: MG

Lower Bracket
Grand Rapids/Greenway 2 vs. Breck 4
Lakeville South 2 vs. Edina 4
Semifinal Winner: Edina

Walser Tournament Champion: MG


2015 Mid-Winter Border Battle
December 28 – 30 @ Fogerty Arena
Defending Champion: Thief River Falls

Upper Bracket
White Bear Lake 2 vs. Forest Lake 3
Central Wisconsin Storm (WI) 1 vs. Thief River Falls 4
Semifinal Winner: Forest Lake

Lower Bracket
Orono 3 vs. Hayward (WI) 1
Bismarck (ND) 1 vs. Blaine 4
Semifinal Winner: Blaine

2015 Mid-Winter Border Battle Champion: Blaine


21st Annual Kaposia Classic Invitational
December 31 – January 2 @ Wakota Arena
Defending Champion: Blake

Upper Bracket
Mounds View 2 vs. Blake 4
Hill-Murray 6 vs. Bloomington Jefferson 0
Semifinal Winner: HM

Lower Bracket
Elk River/Zimmerman 4 vs. Roseville 1
Hibbing/Chisholm 2 vs. South St. Paul 5
Semifinal Winner: Elks

21st Annual Kaposia Classic Invitational Tournament Champion: HM


Contest scoring tiebreakers, if needed:
First Tiebreaker: Kaposia 3rd Place Game Winner: Blake
Second Tiebreaker: Kaposia Consolation Championship Winner: Stangs

[MNHockeyFan]

The Chaska/Chan - CDH game is now underway and our contestant field here is set at 21, two more than last year when we had 19. So as not to give any of his secrets away, note that our defending champ panpan111 waited until almost the last minute today before posting his predictions. We'll see if anyone can knock him off this year - a very aggressive point total to shoot for would be the 42 that he rung up last year. I gave a pretty good effort last year but still finished a distant second with 38.

Just so everyone knows I will not be posting my usual game commentary unless I notice something very unusual or noteworthy that people would be interested in. Between these four tournaments and the separate "Week(s) 7" contest I'll be plenty busy just tracking the scores and point totals! Not complaining, as I very much enjoy doing it.

[MNHockeyFan]

The first of the tournament games is now a final:

Chaska/Chanhassen 4, Cretin-Derham Hall 3

The Storm Hawks came storming back after a very slow start:
http://www.mngirlshockeyhub.com/game/sh ... er=1956572

16 picked the winner but nobody got the score.

[MNHockeyFan]

2015 Eagles Mid-Winter Meltdown

Upper Bracket
Chaska/Chanhassen 4, Cretin-Derham Hall 3
Eagan 4, Wayzata 3 (OT)

#17AA Eagan comes back from a 0-2 deficit to topple #4AA Wayzata. Taylor Anderson with the hat trick, including the game winner.
http://www.mngirlshockeyhub.com/game/sh ... er=1956572

Hansonbrother and GoalieDefense were the only ones to call the upset.

[MNHockeyFan]

Walser Tournament

Upper Bracket
Stillwater 2, Hopkins 0

Olivia Arkell with both goals; Caitlin Carter with a 35 save shutout.
http://www.mngirlshockeyhub.com/game/sh ... er=1956572

13 of 21 got the winner right, but no one got the score.

[MNHockeyFan]

2015 Eagles Mid-Winter Meltdown

Lower Bracket
Benilde-St. Margaret's 0, Minnetonka 5

http://www.mngirlshockeyhub.com/game/sh ... er=1956572

All 21 had Tonka winning, but once again nobody got the score quite right.

[sinbin]

The deadline for posting your predictions is 11AM sharp on December 28th!

2015 Eagles Mid-Winter Meltdown
December 28-30 @ Eden Prairie Community Center
Defending Champion: Eden Prairie

Upper Bracket
Chaska/Chanhassen __2___ vs. Cretin-Derham Hall _3____
Eagan __1___ vs. Wayzata __4___
Semifinal Winner: ____Wayzata___________

Lower Bracket
Benilde-St. Margaret’s __1___ vs. Minnetonka ___4__
Roseau __1___ vs. Eden Prairie __4___
Semifinal Winner: _______Tonka________

2015 Eagles Mid-Winter Meltdown Tournament Champion: _____Tonka____________


Walser Tournament
December 28-30 @ Braemar Arena
Defending Champion: Maple Grove

Upper Bracket
Stillwater _3___ vs. Hopkins __2__
Maple Grove __4___ vs. __1___ Irondale
Semifinal Winner: ___Maple Grove____________

Lower Bracket
Grand Rapids/Greenway __1___ vs. Breck _4____
Lakeville South __1____ vs. Edina __3___
Semifinal Winner: ____Edina___________

Walser Tournament Champion: ____Edina_____________


2015 Mid-Winter Border Battle
December 28 – 30 @ Fogerty Arena
Defending Champion: Thief River Falls

Upper Bracket
White Bear Lake __2___ vs. Forest Lake _3____
Central Wisconsin Storm (WI) _1____ vs. Thief River Falls __4___
Semifinal Winner: ____TRF___________

Lower Bracket
Orono __4___ vs. Hayward (WI) __1___
Bismarck (ND) __2__ vs. Blaine __4___
Semifinal Winner: _____Blaine__________

2015 Mid-Winter Border Battle Champion: _______Blaine__________


21st Annual Kaposia Classic Invitational
December 31 – January 2 @ Wakota Arena
Defending Champion: Blake

Upper Bracket
Mounds View ___2__ vs. Blake _3____
Hill-Murray __7___ vs. Bloomington Jefferson _1____
Semifinal Winner: ______Hill-Murray_________

Lower Bracket
Elk River/Zimmerman __4___ vs. Roseville _2____
Hibbing/Chisholm __3____ vs. South St. Paul _4____
Semifinal Winner: _____Elk/Zim_______

21st Annual Kaposia Classic Invitational Tournament Champion: ___H-M___________


Contest scoring tiebreakers, if needed:
First Tiebreaker: Kaposia 3rd Place Game Winner: ___Blake__________
Second Tiebreaker: Kaposia Consolation Championship Winner: __Moundsview______

Good luck to all of the players, and have fun!

[sinbin]

Looks like I am late again as confounded travel and work keep interfering with my personal life. Since these are tourneys instead of individual games, I understand these entries will not be able to count, but I will play for fun.

[MNHockeyFan]

Walser Tournament

Upper Bracket
Stillwater 2, Hopkins 0
Maple Grove 6, Irondale 0
Taylor Wente with a hat trick plus an assist. Shots were 57-9.

Our panel knew this would be a one-sided affair, with no one predicting an Irondale upset. The average predicted score was 6.4 to 0.4, or 6-0 rounded. Sure enough, that's the way it ended. And in what may be a Big Games record, there were six prognosticators who had the Crimson winning by this score: Hansonbrother, GoalieDefense, THEBUCKSTOPSHERE, hugo_lucas, MNHockeyFan and, no surprise, panpan111.

[MNHockeyFan]

2015 Eagles Mid-Winter Meltdown

Lower Bracket
Benilde-St. Margaret's 0, Minnetonka 5
Roseau 0, Eden Prairie 8

Naomi Rogge with 3 goals and an assist and Alexa Dobchuk with a 17 save shutout led the host Eagles over the Rams.
http://www.mngirlshockeyhub.com/game/sh ... er=1956572

The winning team was correctly identified by 19 of our 21 contestants, but the score was a real surprise, as no one came close. The average predicted score was 3.7 to 1.7.

This game concludes Day 1 of the 2015 Eagles Mid-Winter Meltdown.

[MNHockeyFan]

Walser Tournament

Lower Bracket
Grand Rapids/Greenway 0, Breck 2
U of M recruit Grace Zumwinkle with both goals and Sydney Scobee with a 23 save shutout.
http://www.mngirlshockeyhub.com/game/sh ... er=1956572

Once again our panel had no trouble identifying the winner (21 of 21) but the low score surprised everyone. Average predicted score was 4.7 Breck to 1.4 GR/G.

[MNHockeyFan]

2015 Mid-Winter Border Battle

Upper Bracket
White Bear Lake 4, Forest Lake 3 (2 OT)

http://www.mngirlshockeyhub.com/game/sh ... er=1956572

On the Hub this game is shown as a two overtime tie, but according to Minnesota-scores.net and one other site I saw it's White Bear Lake that's advancing in the tournament, by a 4-3 score. I'm not sure if there was a shoot-out or exactly what method they used to determine which team advances, but at least for now we'll go with 4-3 Bears.

15 of 21 had the Rangers advancing, so 6 others pick up a point on most of the field. A few close calls, but nobody got the score.

[MNHockeyFan]

2015 Mid-Winter Border Battle

Lower Bracket
Bismarck (ND) 2, Blaine 8
Orono 1, Hayward Co-op Hurricanes 2 (OT)

Another surprise to most of our contestants, with only five going with Hayward. One also nailed the score, and that was Knight7. Nice call!

[MNHockeyFan]

2015 Mid-Winter Border Battle

Upper Bracket
White Bear Lake 4, Forest Lake 3 (2 OT)
Central Wisconsin Storm (WI) 1, Thief River Falls 7

A big oops here, as this was my big upset prediction. I was at least expecting a much closer game, after doing a little research on the Wisconsin site, but instead I lose a point on the entire field. A risky bet that failed!

At least none of the others got 2!

[MNHockeyFan]

Might as well save the biggest upset for last.

Walser Invitational

Lower Bracket
Grand Rapids/Greenway 0, Breck 2
Lakeville South 4, Edina 2

The Cougars scored three goals in the last 6:03 of the game to beat the host Hornets. It was Emily Fischler who netted both the tying and winning goals, and it was Chloe Crosby who made 36 saves to give her team the chance to come back and win.
http://www.mngirlshockeyhub.com/game/sh ... er=1956572

In our contest nobody saw this coming...a big fat zero for everybody. Congrats to Lakeville South on their big win!

So after Day 1's 12 quarterfinal games, here's where we stand:

1. hockeybozo - 10 points
Knight7 - 10

3. Hansonbrother - 9
wolfman - 9
THEBUCKSTOPSHERE - 9
hugo_lucas - 9
READYtoPLAY - 9

8. 36Guy - 8
mnhockey3535 - 8
rascalbrock - 8
GoalieDefense - 8
Sparlimb - 8
The Bone - 8
u12dad - 8
MNHockeyFan - 8
nu2hockey - 8
panpan111 - 8

18. Three with 7

21. One with 6

Also, as we go I'll be editing the very first post in the thread to show all of the final scores for the four tournaments.

[MNHockeyFan]

Not contest-related per se, but I just saw where Wayzata lost to CDH (1-3) in the consolation round of the Eagles Meltdown tournament. Not all that surprising, because CDH is a very good team, but that's Wayzata's fourth loss in their last five games. And that comes after winning their first 10 consecutive games to start the season. The sudden tailspin has to be very frustrating for the players and coaches...

[MNHockeyFan]

Mid-Winter Border Battle
Upper Bracket Semifinal
White Bear Lake 3, Thief River Falls 0

Corinne Watson put White Bear Lake on the board in the middle of the 2nd period, then Morgan Newpower and Sarah Moy scored in the 3rd for the Class 2A 18th ranked Bears. Samantha Klemann stopped all 23 Prowlers' shots to earn the shutout.

The Bears are surprising everybody in our panel except two: rascalbrock and Sparlimb. They were the only two to predict that White Bear Lake would win this semi and advance to the final, and in doing so they pick up 2 points on the rest of the field.

[MNHockeyFan]

2015 Eagles Mid-Winter Meltdown
Upper Bracket Semifinal
Chaska/Chanhassen 3, Eagan 2

Still tied 2-2 after an 8 minute sudden-death overtime period, this game went to a shootout and the Storm Hawks prevailed.

Of our group of 21, only ONE - Knight7 - had Chaska/Chanhassen winning this semi and advancing to the championship game tomorrow. Knight7 scores two on everyone else!

[MNHockeyFan]

Mid-Winter Border Battle

Lower Bracket Semifinal
Hayward (WI) 0, Blaine 7

Sarah Ganley and Paige Beebe scored two goals apiece to power the Bengals past the Hurricanes. Jaela O'Brien only needed to make 8 saves to get her shutout.

No suspense here. Everyone had Blaine winning the semi and advancing to the final. Two points all around.

[MNHockeyFan]

Walser Tournament

Upper Bracket Semifinal
Stillwater 1, Maple Grove 4

Lauren Kaufmann's two goals and an assist led the Crimson over the Ponies, and Coco Francis had 28 saves in limiting Stillwater to one just the one goal.

Another game where there was no disagreement. All 21 add 2 points.

[MNHockeyFan]

2015 Eagles Mid-Winter Meltdown

Lower Bracket Semifinal
Minnetonka 5, Eden Prairie 3

Katie McMillan scored two goals and Annelise Rice added a goal and an assist for Minnetonka as they beat tournament host and defending champion Eden Prairie. The Skippers advance to the championship game against Chaska/Chanhassen, while Eden Prairie will play Eagan for 3rd place.

Tonka was a unanimous pick to advance, so everyone adds 2 points.

[MNHockeyFan]

No sign of any progress on the scoring of the Breck/Lakeville South semifinal, which is the last game to affect our contest scoring today. But I'm going to post our standings now anyway, because the outcome of this game will only affect one contestant: Knight7, who is already our leader. Everyone else had Edina advancing. But if Breck beats Lakeville South, add 2 points to Knight7's already leading total:

1. Knight7 - 18

2. rascalbrock - 16
Sparlimb - 16
hockeybozo - 16

5. Hansonbrother - 15
wolfman - 15
THEBUCKSTOPSHERE - 15
hugo_lucas - 15
READYtoPLAY - 15

10. 36Guy - 14
mnhockey3535 - 14
GoalieDefense - 14
The Bone - 14
u12dad - 14
MNHockeyFan - 14
nu2hockey - 14
panpan111 - 14

18. Three with 13

21. One with 12


So, Go Cougars!