Minnesota High School Hockey 09-10: Pack your bags, we're going to St. Paul!

[MavHockey14]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey 09-10: Pack your bags, we're going to St. Paul!

I don't see East getting a top four seed, and I guarentee those top seeds are praying they don't have to topple the hounds next Thursday. Same thing may be said for Rochester Lourdes out of 1A.

[Slap Shot]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey 09-10: Pack your bags, we're going to St. Paul!

cc: goldy_331

Yes, I did make it to TC last Wednesday and yes Tonka looks good. But I said this earlier in the year that while Edina lacks the marquee names this year, I predicted they would still make it out of 2AA and with their coaching should not be over-looked in St. Paul.

btw - what's behind Girard taking over for Ankeny in net?

[goldy_331]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey 09-10: Pack your bags, we're going to St. Paul!

cc: goldy_331

Yes, I did make it to TC last Wednesday and yes Tonka looks good. But I said this earlier in the year that while Edina lacks the marquee names this year, I predicted they would still make it out of 2AA and with their coaching should not be over-looked in St. Paul.

btw - what's behind Girard taking over for Ankeny in net?

I am not sure, I was wondering too. It happened several games ago. Wish I had thought to ask last night - I was talking to a guy ('nother dad on my kid's team) who played with Terwilliger and knows all the ins and outs of the varsity team. Ankeny did have a rep as a bit of a head case when he transferred back to Edina.

I suspect the bad ice at Target played to Edina's advantage as they don't have the speed they've had in the past. Jefferson's big guns might have been more effective on Mariucci.

ETA: Tourney seeds and pairings are up:

11:00 #2 Edina vs. Roseau
1:00 #3 Blaine vs. Apple Valley
6:00 #1 Minnetonka vs. Lakeville North
8:00 #4 Hill-Murray vs. Duluth East

[Greyeagle]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey 09-10: Pack your bags, we're going to St. Paul!

Reusse mentioned this morning that Strib HS beat writer John Millea is leaving to go work for the MSHSL. That really sucks, loved reading his stuff.

Here are full brackets, times, etc. if anyone is curious.
Class AA Brackets
Class A Brackets

Congratulations to 'tonka on their first round bye.

[MavHockey14]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey 09-10: Pack your bags, we're going to St. Paul!

Another interesting thought on Edina: They likely feel they have something to prove after laying an egg in the state tournament last year at the x..or should I say, "hornets' nest"

[UMDBulldogHockeyIsKing]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey 09-10: Pack your bags, we're going to St. Paul!

East only has to beat Hill and then Minnetonka to play for a state title. Yipee! Easy road!

Now the question is whether to DVR the day games Thursday, and watch them while I'm DVR-ing the night games. It's impossible to watch the night games without them spoiling the results of the day games. Conundrums.

[MavHockey14]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey 09-10: Pack your bags, we're going to St. Paul!

East only has to beat Hill and then Minnetonka to play for a state title. Yipee! Easy road!

Now the question is whether to DVR the day games Thursday, and watch them while I'm DVR-ing the night games. It's impossible to watch the night games without them spoiling the results of the day games. Conundrums.

You could just make the trip to Saint Paul?

Let's get some Pick 'Em going in here eh?

[MavHockey14]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey 09-10: Pack your bags, we're going to St. Paul!

My Picks:

Class A
Mahtomedi over Alexandria
Hermantown over Virginia

Breck over New Ulm
Rochester Lourdes upsetting Warroad

Breck over Rochester Lourdes
Hermantown over Mahtomedi

Hermantown over Breck 4-3.

Consolation
Alexandria over Virginia
Warroad over New Ulm

Warroad over Alexandria

Class AA
Edina over Roseau
Blaine over Apple Valley

Minnetonka over Lakeville North....yawn..
Hill Murray over Duluth East (Had to go with the Pioneers, but my gut says East may pull this one out...)

Edina over Blaine
Minnetonka over Hill Murray

Edina over Minnetonka 3-2 Cake eaters... good for you though Goldy..

Consolation
Apple Valley over Roseau
Duluth East over Lakeville North

Duluth East over Apple Valley

[johnnypohlfan]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey 09-10: Pack your bags, we're going to St. Paul!

My Picks:

Class A
Mahtomedi over Alexandria
Hermantown over Virginia

Breck over New Ulm
Warroad over Lourdes

Hermantown over Mahtomedi
Breck over Warroad

Breck over Hermantown 5-2.

Third Place
Warroad over Mahtomedi

Consolation
Virginia over Alexandria
Lourdes over New Ulm

Lourdes over Virginia

Class AA
Edina over Roseau
Blaine over Apple Valley

Minnetonka over Lakeville North
Duluth East over Hill Murray

Blaine over Edina
Minnetonka over Duluth East

Minnetonka over Blaine 6-5

Third Place
Duluth East over Edina

Consolation
Roseau over Apple Valley
Hill Murray over Lakeville North

Hill Murray over Roseau


EDIT: Mav, I think your Class A semi finals bracket is incorrect. Breck wouldn't play Mahtomedi until the finals, they are in seperate brackets. Same with Hermantown and Lourdes.

[goldy_331]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey 09-10: Pack your bags, we're going to St. Paul!

My Picks:

Class A
Mahtomedi over Alexandria
Hermantown over Virginia

Breck over New Ulm
Rochester Lourdes upsetting Warroad

Breck over Mahtomedi
Hermantown over Rochester Lourdes

Hermantown over Breck 4-3.

Consolation
Alexandria over Virginia
Warroad over New Ulm

Warroad over Alexandria

Class AA
Edina over Roseau
Blaine over Apple Valley

Minnetonka over Lakeville North....yawn..
Hill Murray over Duluth East (Had to go with the Pioneers, but my gut says East may pull this one out...)

Edina over Blaine
Minnetonka over Hill Murray

Edina over Minnetonka 3-2 Cake eaters... good for you though Goldy..

Consolation
Apple Valley over Roseau
Duluth East over Lakeville North

Duluth East over Apple Valley

I think I agree with all except you finals where I think both will be reversed. I wish the Hornets could pull off the upset again, but I don't think they have the horses.

[JMB]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey 09-10: Pack your bags, we're going to St. Paul!

Is anyone aware of a way to watch the games if you don't live in Minnesota? I moved to North Carolina about two years ago, and I miss watching the State Tournament. Wasn't sure if the games were available online anywhere.

Thanks for your help!

[bigblue_dl]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey 09-10: Pack your bags, we're going to St. Paul!

Here we go:

Class AA
Quarterfinals:
Edina over Roseau
Blaine over Apple Valley
Minnetonka over Lakeville North
Duluth East over Hill-Murray

Semifinals:
Blaine over Edina
Minnetonka over Duluth East

Third place game:
Edina over Duluth East

Championship:
Minnetonka over Blaine

Consolation:
Roseau over Apple Valley
Hill-Murray over Lakeville North

Hill-Murray over Roseau

Class A:
Quarterfinals:
Mahtomedi over Alexandria
Hermantown over Virigina/Mountain Iron-Buhl
Breck over New Ulm
Warroad over Rochester Lourdes

Semifinals:
Mahtomedi over Hermantown
Warroad over Breck

Third place game:
Breck over Hermantown

Championship:
Mahtomedi over Warroad

Consolation:
Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl over Alexandria
Rochester Lourdes over New Ulm

Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl over Rochester Lourdes

[goldy_331]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey 09-10: Pack your bags, we're going to St. Paul!

Is anyone aware of a way to watch the games if you don't live in Minnesota? I moved to North Carolina about two years ago, and I miss watching the State Tournament. Wasn't sure if the games were available online anywhere.

Thanks for your help!

Find somebody with a slingbox in MN. It doesn't look like it'll be streamed anywhere. Sorry. After the fact, it looks like KSTC 45 is going to sell DVDs of the tourney.

[bigblue_dl]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey 09-10: Pack your bags, we're going to St. Paul!

All-Metro teams have been announced.

1st team:
Bodhi Engum, G, Burnsville
Joe Faust, D, Bloomington Jefferson
Justin Holl, D, Minnetonka
Nick Bjugstad, F, Blaine (metro player of the year)
Kyle Rau, F, Eden Prairie
Max Gardiner, F, Minnetonka

2nd team:
Alex Fons, G, Hopkins
Ben Marshall, D, Mahtomedi
Andrew Prochno, D, Minnetonka
Caleb Herbert, F, Bloomington Jefferson
Joey Benik, F, St. Francis
Cal Decowski, F, Andover

3rd team:
Aaron Davis, G, Mound-Westonka
Chris Casto, D, Hill-Murray
Brett Stern, D, Centennial
Troy Hesketh, D, Minnetonka
Archie Skalbeck, F, Hopkins
Tyson Fulton, F, Breck
Christian Isackson, F, St. Thomas Academy
Tyler Heinonen, F, Delano/Rockford

[joecct]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey 09-10: Pack your bags, we're going to St. Paul!

Is anyone aware of a way to watch the games if you don't live in Minnesota? I moved to North Carolina about two years ago, and I miss watching the State Tournament. Wasn't sure if the games were available online anywhere.

Thanks for your help!

according to the MSHSL web page, Channel 45 is live streaming all the games from the X.