East & Denfeld

[Puckguy19]

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-sp ... ockey-game

Any update on the Denfeld player?

[ClassAGuy]

Saw different article that the Denfeld player was Cooper McClure on the Hunters top players. He has a concussion his dad said in the article. Said the family was upset because the Supt. said on TV families had been contacted and that was not true as their family had not been contacted by the school. Another black eye for the School Admin up there. Also, East has had a few games where players are getting ejected for fighting. Lots of questions of if the new regime has any control from behind the bench.... Sad time to be a Hounds Die Hard Fan I am sure

[SpreadOut!]

I saw video of the incident from a TV reporter in Duluth. The perpetrator should be kicked off team (and potentially charged with assault), the coach fired for not being able to control his kids and the superintendent needs to go in my book as well, based on his idiotic comments to the TV reporter. Duluth East without Randolph is a joke. I hope the parents who ran him out of town are happy now. Maybe East should drop down to A so they can be more competitive. The program is in shambles.

[Brodziak Fan Club]

Wednesday night for East:
1 boarding major
1 unsportsmanlike conduct game misconduct
2 fighting majors
1 disqualification
53 penalty minutes on 14 penalties.

Sheesh

[headsupsticksdown]

Absolutely disgusting…. I hope appropriate action will be taken. East is a joke. For someone who preached tradition and class when he was brought in, it surely hasn’t shown on the ice. What a damn shame to see kids pounding the glass cheering that garbage on.

[xy]

If the news article I saw has the name right (I'm not going to use it as the kid's a minor and I could be wrong), and if the Hockey Hub box score for DE's game today is accurate, the kid who did it is back in action already, which I really find hard to believe. If I was that kid's coach, or parent, he'd be done playing for the year and possibly forever.

[headsupsticksdown]

If the news article I saw has the name right (I'm not going to use it as the kid's a minor and I could be wrong), and if the Hockey Hub box score for DE's game today is accurate, the kid who did it is back in action already, which I really find hard to believe. If I was that kid's coach, or parent, he'd be done playing for the year and possibly forever.

Says a lot in itself…. An absolute shame.

[Duluthguy]

If the news article I saw has the name right (I'm not going to use it as the kid's a minor and I could be wrong), and if the Hockey Hub box score for DE's game today is accurate, the kid who did it is back in action already, which I really find hard to believe. If I was that kid's coach, or parent, he'd be done playing for the year and possibly forever.

Says a lot in itself…. An absolute shame.

The box score is incorrect. The East player hasn’t returned to the lineup.

[xy]

Thank you for the correction. I found it hard to believe he was back, but it listed him as taking a penalty today, not just being in the lineup, so I wasn't sure what to make of it.

[karl(east)]

Was surprised this topic hadn't appeared yet. It has been a shameful few days for East hockey. For those of you not on Twitter, I wrote about it yesterday: https://apatientcycle.com/2022/02/11/embarrassed/

My point out of all of is that, contra the claims of the spineless superintendent, this was not an "isolated incident." It's the culmination of a lot of terrible trends, and Duluth East hockey is in a dark, dark place right now. Out of respect for a lot of the people involved, I won't say much more, other than a general expression of disgust. Tough and troubling times in my hockey world.

[SpreadOut!]

Well said, Karl.

[BlueLineSpecial]

Tough to hear this. From afar I’ve always had a soft spot for the Hounds. Hoping they can get some glory, or at least respect, back soon.

[WestMetro]

Dumpster fire , how low can things go ?

[O-townClown]

Even if it is an isolated incident I would expect school administration to be very upset. Two kids in Duluth schools had a one-sided altercation at a school event. Super acts like NBD? Strange.

[StanleyCup55]

Holy crap, psycho much? That East kid obviously has issues. May want to have him looked at. Get that kid help!

[The Next One]

The East player coming off the bench full speed and punching a superior player in back of head was every bit as bad as the Denfeld game. Only difference is superior kid hopped right back up. Very lucky that kid wasn’t hurt as well.

[headsupsticksdown]

Maybe the new campus bought in Woodland will field a team and East will have even tougher times ahead?

[BigWorm]

Haven’t followed HS hockey closely as of late but I’m absolutely floored with how hard East’s program has fallen. 10-20 years ago they had top 5-10 teams at every level including A’s and B’s. Never would I have imagined the type of drop off they’re currently experiencing. Hopefully they and Cloquet amongst other Northern programs can get back on track.

[O-townClown]

What ever became of this?
Haven’t heard anything.

[east hockey]

What ever became of this?
Haven’t heard anything.

It appears the East player who attacked the Denfeld player is no longer on the team.

As to anything legal, we likely won't hear anything because it involved a juvenile, unless the County Attorney deems it severe enough to try him in court as an adult. I don't see that happening.

Lee

[headsupsticksdown]

What ever became of this?
Haven’t heard anything.

It appears the East player who attacked the Denfeld player is no longer on the team.

As to anything legal, we likely won't hear anything because it involved a juvenile, unless the County Attorney deems it severe enough to try him in court as an adult. I don't see that happening.

Lee

You have to think all the pressure from the news outlets and comments from not only the Duluth community, but the entire hockey community had a play in this; perhaps even MSHSL stepped in. In that case, it’s still mind boggling why it seemed to take all of this before the coaching staff took any real action. We don’t know what happened behind closed doors or in the locker room, but this staff seems a bit too hands off in this regard. If it were a one time incident, but the Superior game and Champlin games were other instances as well. I thought it was quite telling that an East players family member was trying to justify the player flying in from behind off the bench at full speed in the Superior game to hit from behind not being as offensible because he was on the ice due to a shift change and not jumping on the ice due to the melee. How asinine is that?

[O-townClown]

It appears the East player who attacked the Denfeld player is no longer on the team.

Thanks, Lee. Just a bizarre incident. Always wonder what leads up to it, but his reaction seemed excessive no matter what triggered.

[goldy313]

Some acknowledgment needs to go to the referee, he gets involved quickly to get the East player away from the other player. The wrestling match between the official and the East player continues on for some time.

Officials aren’t paid enough to get involved in that crap but the official saw what was happening and acted. He didn’t wait for the linesman to come in, he just did what needed to be done.

[xy]

Two majors and a misconduct for Duluth East in their season-ending loss to Grand Rapids last night . . . they can't conscionably let this coach return next year, can they?

[headsupsticksdown]

Two majors and a misconduct for Duluth East in their season-ending loss to Grand Rapids last night . . . they can't conscionably let this coach return next year, can they?

Although I agree he’s not looking too great right now how often have we seen a coach let go after one season? Let alone after what happened at East? This group of coaches has been together for a while (Bantams), so I’m curious to hear if this was consistent on those teams as well?