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Which High school hockey team do you think shows the best sportsmanship in the Minnesota?

Edina, I heard the guys on the team are a classy group

gopherhockey21 wrote:Which High school hockey team do you think shows the best sportsmanship in the Minnesota?

I have a feeling this topic is going to get a bit "hairy." In a perfect world people wouldn't point fingers but...

As always a couple of kids can make a whole team look bad, or a single incident can do the same in the eyes of some.

Albert Lea is always a class act, of all the teams I see on a regular basis they are the top. Rarely do you see an Albret Lea kid get an unsportsmanlike penalty, they sit down and keep their mouths closed after getting a penalty, they're not overy demonstartive after scoring or giving up a goal, win or lose they go right to the handshake line, and they are a good team to watch during the National Anthem.

I heard the state of WI is going to ban any sort of negative chanting by fans directed toward the refs, fans or the game in general. Only positive.

On the surface this could be a positive thing, but there should be a place for (1) complaining about things done wrong and (2) playful taunting. Additionally, leaves room for sarcasm. Just my two cents.

In my opinion, you (the fans) can have fun directing comments toward players on the other team all you want. Once it is directed toward schools as a whole, other fans, other people, etc, that crosses the line. This is something many private schools do to public schools, public schools do to private schools, poor communities to not as poor, etc. Whoever starts it game by game is at fault, in my opinion.

HShockeywatcher wrote:I heard the state of WI is going to ban any sort of negative chanting by fans directed toward the refs, fans or the game in general. Only positive.

On the surface this could be a positive thing, but there should be a place for (1) complaining about things done wrong and (2) playful taunting. Additionally, leaves room for sarcasm. Just my two cents.

In my opinion, you (the fans) can have fun directing comments toward players on the other team all you want. Once it is directed toward schools as a whole, other fans, other people, etc, that crosses the line. This is something many private schools do to public schools, public schools do to private schools, poor communities to not as poor, etc. Whoever starts it game by game is at fault, in my opinion.

Sounds like a bunch of liberal BS . . . . .

taunting and trash-talking is part of the game. when your team is losing its not fun for the fans to cheer positively or vice versa. if you kicked out all the kids that "cross the line" then there would be no student sections at all. Its been part of the game for a long time and i hope it never changes

If you are talking about teams, I really don't know.

Fans, its gotta be Edina. They sit their and don't say anything. They suck and I would hate to be in high school, now. I guess never do anything can be mistaken for sportsmanship, but it is ridiculous how politically correct they are/ are forced to be.

HShockeywatcher wrote:I heard the state of WI is going to ban any sort of negative chanting by fans directed toward the refs, fans or the game in general. Only positive.

On the surface this could be a positive thing, but there should be a place for (1) complaining about things done wrong and (2) playful taunting. Additionally, leaves room for sarcasm. Just my two cents.

In my opinion, you (the fans) can have fun directing comments toward players on the other team all you want. Once it is directed toward schools as a whole, other fans, other people, etc, that crosses the line. This is something many private schools do to public schools, public schools do to private schools, poor communities to not as poor, etc. Whoever starts it game by game is at fault, in my opinion.

Really I think directing chants at the other community is a lot better than at players, although I'm all for both. Players are on individual taking the brunt of the beating, while a whole community is a beating on a group.

SCSUHOCKEYFAN15 wrote:

HShockeywatcher wrote:I heard the state of WI is going to ban any sort of negative chanting by fans directed toward the refs, fans or the game in general. Only positive.

On the surface this could be a positive thing, but there should be a place for (1) complaining about things done wrong and (2) playful taunting. Additionally, leaves room for sarcasm. Just my two cents.

In my opinion, you (the fans) can have fun directing comments toward players on the other team all you want. Once it is directed toward schools as a whole, other fans, other people, etc, that crosses the line. This is something many private schools do to public schools, public schools do to private schools, poor communities to not as poor, etc. Whoever starts it game by game is at fault, in my opinion.

Sounds like a bunch of liberal BS . . . . .

scoreboard33 wrote:If you are talking about teams, I really don't know.

Fans, its gotta be Edina. They sit their and don't say anything. They suck and I would hate to be in high school, now. I guess never do anything can be mistaken for sportsmanship, but it is ridiculous how politically correct they are/ are forced to be.

I know, it's kind of wierd. When the played EP they were getting "Daddy's money" and "2 4 6 8 Edina chicks are overweight" thrown at them all day, but they just stood there and took it. I don't know what the deal is

HockeyMN1 wrote:

scoreboard33 wrote:If you are talking about teams, I really don't know.

Fans, its gotta be Edina. They sit their and don't say anything. They suck and I would hate to be in high school, now. I guess never do anything can be mistaken for sportsmanship, but it is ridiculous how politically correct they are/ are forced to be.

I know, it's kind of wierd. When the played EP they were getting "Daddy's money" and "2 4 6 8 Edina chicks are overweight" thrown at them all day, but they just stood there and took it. I don't know what the deal is

Good one, EP kids saying "Daddy's Money". That's like the pot calling the kettle black.

good chants and taunting make for a better atmosphere and the players feed off of atmosphere which makes for better hockey. if you don't like it go watch a basketball game.

hey big eater, our basketball team is on the verge to going to state and our crowd is pretty rowdy...most high school sports attract the cocky fans come state time, its just part of the game.