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I worked with a woman in MN who graduated from WBL. She actually buys my tourney tickets every year. She used to tell me the section final should always be WBL and HM in a close game. And I recall thinking, I'm fine with seeing Tartan in a section final and I'm more than happy to have a 4-0 section final. So I'm with you, just on the opposite side...
Oof. I went to a Tartan Hill final once. I took my wife. We stopped for dinner first, and I made the mistake of leaving the tickets on the dashboard of the car. When we got out, the side window was smashed, and there were four tickets on the dash!Sparlimb wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 11:20 amI worked with a woman in MN who graduated from WBL. She actually buys my tourney tickets every year. She used to tell me the section final should always be WBL and HM in a close game. And I recall thinking, I'm fine with seeing Tartan in a section final and I'm more than happy to have a 4-0 section final. So I'm with you, just on the opposite side...
Remember the one year Tartan had a good team (made state) they were magically removed from our section. It was very strange...East Side Pioneer Guy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 11:53 amOof. I went to a Tartan Hill final once. I took my wife. We stopped for dinner first, and I made the mistake of leaving the tickets on the dashboard of the car. When we got out, the side window was smashed, and there were four tickets on the dash!Sparlimb wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 11:20 amI worked with a woman in MN who graduated from WBL. She actually buys my tourney tickets every year. She used to tell me the section final should always be WBL and HM in a close game. And I recall thinking, I'm fine with seeing Tartan in a section final and I'm more than happy to have a 4-0 section final. So I'm with you, just on the opposite side...
I called my Dad and asked if he wanted to go, but he said watching Erik Eskola on Almanac was more compelling.
I always pull for Hill at state being an east metro guy.East Side Pioneer Guy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 8:54 amWhen Hill and Edina meet at the X, Hornet goals get a very slight applause. It's subtle, but detectable. We're just slightly more hated.elliott70 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 8:37 amWell, maybe an Edina goal.East Side Pioneer Guy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 8:31 am
My reaction to this comment is the same as that of FDR when he commented on the antipathy uber wealthy industrialists had for him: I welcome their hate.
It makes the wins so much sweeter. Nothing hushes the crowd at the X as much as a Pioneer goal. Nothing.
That’s hilarious, very few kids on Hill’s team are from East metro, the first line is two from Mahtomedi and one for my Bear Lake.SEC Scotty wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 4:56 pmI always pull for Hill at state being an east metro guy.East Side Pioneer Guy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 8:54 amWhen Hill and Edina meet at the X, Hornet goals get a very slight applause. It's subtle, but detectable. We're just slightly more hated.
There is a culture around the team that needs to change. When the infractions are public knowledge, yes they're dealt with swiftly. He's a great coach but it might be time for a change.East Side Pioneer Guy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 6:44 amThe building staff at X loves Lex and his teams. The kids are very respectful of the building and all who they encounter, Lex insists on that. When they leave the the locker room, there is not so much as a single piece of tape on the floor. Momma isn't there, so the kids know to pick up after themselves, and leave the room as clean as it was when they entered it.SEC Scotty wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 6:58 pmHM reloads every year. How does it make their program classy? Good grief.mnpuckster wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 5:25 pm I'd argue anyone but Gentry Friday night.
HM class program with history. Gentry is.....something
Lex sets the standard. Have you ever seen him blow his top at a bad call? Nope. He models the respect for others that he expects his players to show as well. When players have committed serious infractions of team or school rules, he's booted them from the team, no matter how good they were.
Is it any wonder parents are willing to trust their kids to Lex? I'd do it in a heartbeat.
Dead wrong, Lechner argues calls as much as any other coach, mainly More. And the hill players show no respect, the JV players, while watching the varsity, just throw the food wrappers on the ground, even at their own home ice.tourneytickssince59 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 19, 2023 12:20 amThere is a culture around the team that needs to change. When the infractions are public knowledge, yes they're dealt with swiftly. He's a great coach but it might be time for a change.East Side Pioneer Guy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 6:44 amThe building staff at X loves Lex and his teams. The kids are very respectful of the building and all who they encounter, Lex insists on that. When they leave the the locker room, there is not so much as a single piece of tape on the floor. Momma isn't there, so the kids know to pick up after themselves, and leave the room as clean as it was when they entered it.SEC Scotty wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 6:58 pm
HM reloads every year. How does it make their program classy? Good grief.
Lex sets the standard. Have you ever seen him blow his top at a bad call? Nope. He models the respect for others that he expects his players to show as well. When players have committed serious infractions of team or school rules, he's booted them from the team, no matter how good they were.
Is it any wonder parents are willing to trust their kids to Lex? I'd do it in a heartbeat.
Being told you are better than everyone else and are part of the best program in state has lead to entitled players (not all but many) that feel they can get away with what they want and past administrations have enabled that behavior. Talk is easy but actually living it is another thing.BlueLineSpecial wrote: ↑Sun Feb 19, 2023 9:57 am None of the above was reflective of my previous time being close to the program, or is reflective of my observations currently and more removed from the program but as a casual follower/fan.
I didn't see the game, but in the past I've seen similar situations where I thought, "Those guys haven't threatened to score most of the game, there's no way they're getting two goals to tie."inthetwine wrote: ↑Sun Feb 19, 2023 1:43 pm I wonder what Lechner had in mind yesterday, when with more than a minute left on the clock, and only two goals down, he declined to pull his goalie. Seems like he was protecting a loss. Some master plan?
https://mshsl4aa.hometownticketing.com/embed/all[*]inthetwine wrote: ↑Sun Feb 19, 2023 4:33 pm Does anyone know how they’re going to handle tickets for the 4 AA playoffs?
White Bear has been the most consistent team in the section. Hill has been the team that comes close all the time but can’t break through. Most everyone else in the section is schizophrenic. Stillwater & Gentry have shown they can beat some of the best in the state but have also had baffling losses. Roseville, East Ridge, and Woodbury can knock off anyone in the section if they’re at their best. Tartan is in trouble and I’d be shocked to see them beat the Bears, but they did give Hill and White Bear a game this year.
Thanks!!BlueLineSpecial wrote: ↑Sun Feb 19, 2023 4:39 pmhttps://mshsl4aa.hometownticketing.com/embed/all[*]inthetwine wrote: ↑Sun Feb 19, 2023 4:33 pm Does anyone know how they’re going to handle tickets for the 4 AA playoffs?