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Wayzata vs. Eden Prarie
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:01 pm
by Danglesnipe&celly Tro
Two of the best teams in the state. The rivalry from football season is gonna spill over into hockey. The crowd at PIC is gonna be huge, might set an attendance record. So pumped!!
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:02 am
by HockeyMN1
Can a mod add a poll to this?
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:30 am
by GOPHERFAN119
A Wayzata fan here. Based on recent play by the Trojans, I have to go with EP in this one. 4 to 2 Eagles. I hope I am wrong. In my mind, this is a must win for the Trojans on their home ice. If they have any thought about getting the #1 seed in the regionals, they have to win.
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:10 pm
by crosscheck20
Agreed..Wayzata has not been playing good lately. Eden Praires Kyle Rau and Goaltender Andrew Ford will both be stars in this huge game! Eagles 3-2
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:57 pm
by Danglesnipe&celly Tro
Wayzata beats Edina at braemar. Without Lucia? EP couldn't do it. this game is at PIC. I'll take the trojans 4-2 empty netter
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:34 pm
by starmvp
Wayzata 5-3
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:44 pm
by wildthing
What time is faceoff?
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 6:13 pm
by backdoor
wildthing wrote:What time is faceoff?
2:30
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 8:33 pm
by HockeyMN1
Umm...I don't have complete confidence for EP going into this game. They have to play significantly better then they have in their last two losses.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 11:12 am
by SoftMitts
Is there already a line to get in? Im looking forward to seeing this game. How packed do you think it will be?
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 2:57 pm
by MNHockeyFan
Wayzata just went up 1-0 with just a few minutes to go in the 1st.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:02 pm
by MNHockeyFan
Now 1-1 - EP on the PP with about a minute to go in the 1st.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:13 pm
by karl(east)
MNHockeyFan wrote:Now 1-1 - EP on the PP with about a minute to go in the 1st.
Great flow to the first period; it's easy to see why both are great teams, though I thought Wayzata looked a little better in the 1st.
Mite hockey between periods amuses me, though this game is starting to drag on.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:25 pm
by GopherHockey
Whats the deal with Molenaar?
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:42 pm
by MNHockeyFan
GopherHockey wrote:Whats the deal with Molenaar?
They said earlier he's been bothered by a hip injury.
Now 2-1 Eagles, middle of the 2nd.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:50 pm
by MNHockeyFan
At the end of 2 it's EP 2, Wayzata 1. Fun game to watch!
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:16 pm
by MNHockeyFan
Now 2-2 with 9:47 to go.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:21 pm
by MNHockeyFan
Lucia scores on the PP to go ahead 3-2.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:25 pm
by MNHockeyFan
EP has a two man advantage for over a minute. Looking for the tying goal with about 4 minutes to go.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:28 pm
by MNHockeyFan
Kyle Rau scores to tie it at 3-3!
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:35 pm
by karl(east)
OT. Just about everything you could ask for in a hockey game so far. Dead even.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:36 pm
by MNHockeyFan
Now going to OT. Clearly penalties cost the Trojans towards the end of the 3rd period. They killed one off on the 5 on 3 but EP (Rau) scored with 3 minutes to go on the 5 on 4.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:49 pm
by MNHockeyFan
A minute to go in OT. Wouldn't mind seeing a tie, probably a just outcome in this one.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:53 pm
by HockeyMN1
Tie...

Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:59 pm
by karl(east)
A fitting ending, I suppose. This conference is just so dead-even.
For most of the game, Wayzata looked slightly (slightly!) better 5-on-5, but the penalties in the 3rd caught up with them.
After EP tied the game, both teams rolled 2 lines. EP just kept throwing their top two out there, while Wayzata loaded up with their big guns on the top line. I liked the EP approach better; their balance created a lot more sustained chances than the uneven Wayzata approach.
All in all, two very even teams with a lot of similarities. The Rau-Cameranesi battles all afternoon were fun to watch. EP was missing Molenaar.