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Exactly. Koivisto made some outstanding saves in that scoreless first period.Shoot-Out wrote:I'm glad East came ready for this game, they really skated and shut some mouths tonight. If it wasn't for some nice saves this could have been 11 or 12 - 1 Nice Job Hounds
east hockey wrote:Boblee, I wish to heck I'd seen this before the game. No idea where you got the idea that Denfeld would score three or more on East. Cloquet didn't, Elk River didn't, Century didn't. Where was the evidence that the Hunters would? Wishful thinking? Hoping East would lose to a Class A school?boblee wrote:Can we make a bet here? I say he gives up 3+dulutheastfan wrote:
No i dont think so i bet leis will not give up more than 2 goals. East will come out flying like they have a shut them down early.
Now, I don't like to woof when East wins; you'll see few if any examples of that. But the bottom line here is that I absolutely love seeing East pound the blap out of Denfeld. This goes back to the 70's. Outside of Cloquet and Grapids, they're the one team I most like to see East beat. Tonight was sweet, it was fun, it was an obvious Victory Polish (c) night.
By the way, of all the posts in this topic, MajinHockey hit the nail closer to the head. This game shouldn't have been close, and it wasn't.
Attaway, boys. On to the Thunderhawks.
Lee
please, East was way superior to Denfeldfkahckyprofessor20 wrote:The Denfeld goaltender's name is Aaron Kolquist, don't know where ya got Koivisto, haha.
Really unfortunate for Denfeld tonight, that was definitely a low blow to their team morale. I can only hope they will pick back up where they left off, they need to forget about this one quickly. They would have lost to a Bantam team tonight.
Great insight Kurdatz. Denfeld has really gone down hill since the glory days of the late 80s which included 3 state tournament trips in 4 years and the early 90s when they consistently had winning seasons. Growing up playing hockey and playing all the way through the high school ranks I know what you mean with kids losing interest. I can't count on my two hands how many of my buddies quit hockey in the bantam and peewee ranks - it's a very unfortunate thing. I can only imagine in a few years Denfeld will combine with Central and the co-op will have to play in section 7AA. At least if they build this new Heritage Center maybe more kids will keep interest, sounds like it will be a great place and a great home to a few high school hockey teams in Duluth.Kurdatz wrote:While Denfeld has made some good strides in the past year or two, they aren't in the same calibur as East. The few "good" hockey players that grow up in West Duluth don't stay there - as they move to other schools now that open enrollment is in effect. Losing Bordson to Duluth Marshall sure hurt that program as well.
When I grew up in Duluth, there were like 40 some outdoor rinks in the city, and now there's only a handfull. In West Duluth alone, I can remember teams from Fon Du Lac, Gary-New Duluth, Morgan Park, Riverside, Norton Park, Irving, Memorial, Merritt, Wheeler, Piedmont, etc... Now theres only Irving that stands as a legitimate hockey rink. How sad is that? Everybody after school was out on the rink playing hockey. It was just the way it was. After DAHA consolidated all the programs, interest in hockey fell (as travelling and other costs soared) and as a result, hockey in West Duluth tapered off by the early 90's.
The last time Duluth Denfeld beat East was in Jan of 1995, when they shut them out 2-0 when they were still a AA school. And I was there. I played hockey with all of those guys on both teams. And the last time Denfeld was a real contender for the state tournament, was 93 when they played Cloquet for the section 7AA title against a kid who later went on to kick *ss in the NHL by the name of Jamie Langenbrunner and a host of other hockey stars.
Since then, hockey in West Duluth hasn't been what it once was. The interest in hardcore hockey has shifted east to Duluth East and Marshall.
Sorry, cloquet22hockey, game already happened. Last night, East won 8-1, so I would say that they have a good chance.cloquet22hockey wrote:i think east has a good chance at this game im saying East 5-1
marshall as welll. But east wont play marshall . Not sure why since they play denfeld and central. But yes AA vs A east should have won ! But a upset would have been nice !!!If I remember right, Central was so short of varsity players on year a few back, that they almost had to join Denfeld as a co-op, but they avoided it by playing some of their 8th graders. Now thats sad! And thats a team that went to the 96 state tournament and had some great players.fkahckyprofessor20 wrote:Great insight Kurdatz. Denfeld has really gone down hill since the glory days of the late 80s which included 3 state tournament trips in 4 years and the early 90s when they consistently had winning seasons. Growing up playing hockey and playing all the way through the high school ranks I know what you mean with kids losing interest. I can't count on my two hands how many of my buddies quit hockey in the bantam and peewee ranks - it's a very unfortunate thing. I can only imagine in a few years Denfeld will combine with Central and the co-op will have to play in section 7AA. At least if they build this new Heritage Center maybe more kids will keep interest, sounds like it will be a great place and a great home to a few high school hockey teams in Duluth.Kurdatz wrote:While Denfeld has made some good strides in the past year or two, they aren't in the same calibur as East. The few "good" hockey players that grow up in West Duluth don't stay there - as they move to other schools now that open enrollment is in effect. Losing Bordson to Duluth Marshall sure hurt that program as well.
When I grew up in Duluth, there were like 40 some outdoor rinks in the city, and now there's only a handfull. In West Duluth alone, I can remember teams from Fon Du Lac, Gary-New Duluth, Morgan Park, Riverside, Norton Park, Irving, Memorial, Merritt, Wheeler, Piedmont, etc... Now theres only Irving that stands as a legitimate hockey rink. How sad is that? Everybody after school was out on the rink playing hockey. It was just the way it was. After DAHA consolidated all the programs, interest in hockey fell (as travelling and other costs soared) and as a result, hockey in West Duluth tapered off by the early 90's.
The last time Duluth Denfeld beat East was in Jan of 1995, when they shut them out 2-0 when they were still a AA school. And I was there. I played hockey with all of those guys on both teams. And the last time Denfeld was a real contender for the state tournament, was 93 when they played Cloquet for the section 7AA title against a kid who later went on to kick *ss in the NHL by the name of Jamie Langenbrunner and a host of other hockey stars.
Since then, hockey in West Duluth hasn't been what it once was. The interest in hardcore hockey has shifted east to Duluth East and Marshall.
If you were down at tDECC last night for what turned out to be a fun double-header, you probably noticed the display they had up on the Heritage Center and a couple of guys asking questions, etc.fkahckyprofessor20 wrote:At least if they build this new Heritage Center maybe more kids will keep interest, sounds like it will be a great place and a great home to a few high school hockey teams in Duluth.