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Minnesota Girls High School Hockey III
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Re: Minnesota Girls High School Hockey III
Should be two great semi-final games tomorrow evening:
#2 Irondale vs. #3 Edina @6:00 pm
#1 Roseville vs. #4 Hopkins @8:00 pm
I went to the games this afternoon and was really impressed with the tremendous turnout that Irondale had - it looked like their whole student body showed up and I'm sure it gave their team a little extra spark. Tomorrow night it will be interesting to see if Edina's defense and overall team depth can stop Nos. 17 and 20, or at least stop them enough.
Should be two great semi-final games tomorrow evening:
#2 Irondale vs. #3 Edina @6:00 pm
#1 Roseville vs. #4 Hopkins @8:00 pm
I went to the games this afternoon and was really impressed with the tremendous turnout that Irondale had - it looked like their whole student body showed up and I'm sure it gave their team a little extra spark. Tomorrow night it will be interesting to see if Edina's defense and overall team depth can stop Nos. 17 and 20, or at least stop them enough.
ARM
Fan of chipmunk-like mascots.
Re: Minnesota Girls High School Hockey III
Roseville was the best team in the quarters -- they have a lot weapons. But Hopkins has an interesting mix of scorers, experience, and goaltending, so an upset is a definite possibility.
I agree that the potential for good semis does exist; I hope they turn out that way.
Edina needs to stay out of the box. Roseau didn't have enough horses to stay with them, but the Hornets kept helping with PP opps. It will be tough for Irondale to win three straight in three days skating just two lines. IMO, they had one of the two most dominant players of the day in Meghan Lorence, with the other being Cara Johnson. Lorence was awesome early, but as the game progressed, it looked like the Knights lost some energy and Lakeville North caught up.
Roseville was the best team in the quarters -- they have a lot weapons. But Hopkins has an interesting mix of scorers, experience, and goaltending, so an upset is a definite possibility.
I agree that the potential for good semis does exist; I hope they turn out that way.
ManBehindTheCurtain
Great and powerful wizard
Re: Minnesota Girls High School Hockey III
AA
Edina 4
Irondale 1
Roseville 3
Hopkins 1
A
Breck 5
S. St. Paul 1
Warroad 10
Alexandria 0
AA
Edina 4
Irondale 1
Roseville 3
Hopkins 1
A
Breck 5
S. St. Paul 1
Warroad 10
Alexandria 0
Re: Minnesota Girls High School Hockey III
Its shapping up to be two exciting Championship games on Saturday.
Breck and Warroad are two teams that can compete in 2A (Warroad is the #1 ranked team of all teams 1A and 2A) and are without question the best of the Class 1A teams. There has already been some bulletin board material. The Breck coach said something to the effect that if Warroad can match Breck's skating skill it will be a good game. The Warroad coach laughed and referred to him as Coach "Milli Vanilli" (his name is Lenny Vanelli).
In 2A, many would say that Edina and Roseville are the two best teams or at least the two deepest teams. Both teams are loaded with talent and roll three lines consistently. Roseville is heavily favored. In order for Edina to win they will have to stay out of the penalty box and hope their Ms. Hockey Goalie candidate plays her best game.
If you are a fan of women's hockey, these championship games are must see games.
Its shapping up to be two exciting Championship games on Saturday.
Breck and Warroad are two teams that can compete in 2A (Warroad is the #1 ranked team of all teams 1A and 2A) and are without question the best of the Class 1A teams. There has already been some bulletin board material. The Breck coach said something to the effect that if Warroad can match Breck's skating skill it will be a good game. The Warroad coach laughed and referred to him as Coach "Milli Vanilli" (his name is Lenny Vanelli).
In 2A, many would say that Edina and Roseville are the two best teams or at least the two deepest teams. Both teams are loaded with talent and roll three lines consistently. Roseville is heavily favored. In order for Edina to win they will have to stay out of the penalty box and hope their Ms. Hockey Goalie candidate plays her best game.
If you are a fan of women's hockey, these championship games are must see games.
Re: Minnesota Girls High School Hockey III
We shall see - that's why they play the game, as they say!
I do think that Breck is the better skating team. They also play very smart and can pass the puck as well as anyone. Warroad has the edge when it comes to size, strength and sniping ability. Should be a very interesting matchup of contrasting styles.
Warroad better not come out sluggish like they did against Alexandria yesterday - if they do they could find themselves in a hole.
We shall see - that's why they play the game, as they say!
I do think that Breck is the better skating team. They also play very smart and can pass the puck as well as anyone. Warroad has the edge when it comes to size, strength and sniping ability. Should be a very interesting matchup of contrasting styles.
Warroad better not come out sluggish like they did against Alexandria yesterday - if they do they could find themselves in a hole.
ManBehindTheCurtain
Great and powerful wizard
Re: Minnesota Girls High School Hockey III
AA
Roseville 4
Edina 0
A
Warroad 3
Breck 1
Congratulations to the state champions.
AA
Roseville 4
Edina 0
A
Warroad 3
Breck 1
Congratulations to the state champions.
brookyone
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Re: Minnesota Girls High School Hockey III
I hear congratulations are in order for Miss Kallie Billadeau and Miss Bethany Brausen. Congratulations to both. Fine picks for senior Goalie of the Year and Ms. Hockey, among a field of exceptional nominees.
The tradition continues.
http://www.letsplayhockey.com/2010mshockey.html
http://www.letsplayhockey.com/2010seniorgoalie.html
I hear congratulations are in order for Miss Kallie Billadeau and Miss Bethany Brausen. Congratulations to both. Fine picks for senior Goalie of the Year and Ms. Hockey, among a field of exceptional nominees.
The tradition continues.
http://www.letsplayhockey.com/2010mshockey.html
http://www.letsplayhockey.com/2010seniorgoalie.html
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brookyone
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Re: Minnesota Girls High School Hockey III
St. Paul Pioneer Press All State:
http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_14494890?source=email
St. Paul Pioneer Press All State:
http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_14494890?source=email
Re: Minnesota Girls High School Hockey III
Shows you how oftentimes beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. A Strib's third team member makes the USA U18 team, one of just three from Minnesota.
Kind of surprised that Milica McMillen wasn't picked for the USA squad. I've seen her a bunch and she is an outstanding player, both individually and team wise.
Shows you how oftentimes beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. A Strib's third team member makes the USA U18 team, one of just three from Minnesota.
Kind of surprised that Milica McMillen wasn't picked for the USA squad. I've seen her a bunch and she is an outstanding player, both individually and team wise.
brookyone
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Re: Minnesota Girls High School Hockey III
http://www.letsplayhockey.com/MNCollegeCommitments.pdf
A list of Minnesota D-I commitments...possibly not entirely up to date and a few missing.
2010 final rankings:
http://www.letsplayhockey.com/1017rankings.pdf
I think Warroad has to be #1 pre-season in A. I really don't know how top 10 shakes out in AA. Roseville has lost some very key players to graduation. Pretty strong youth programs but don't know if they'll start at #1.
I'm hoping we can find some new contributors to the thread since a couple gurus have moved on to the college game following their daughters. Naturally they're always welcome if they can find the time and want to post.
I'll have to catch some games to see some of those early Gopher commits...the Red Knights, Pioneers, Cardinals, etc. etc.
http://www.letsplayhockey.com/MNCollegeCommitments.pdf
A list of Minnesota D-I commitments...possibly not entirely up to date and a few missing.
2010 final rankings:
http://www.letsplayhockey.com/1017rankings.pdf
I think Warroad has to be #1 pre-season in A. I really don't know how top 10 shakes out in AA. Roseville has lost some very key players to graduation. Pretty strong youth programs but don't know if they'll start at #1.
I'm hoping we can find some new contributors to the thread since a couple gurus have moved on to the college game following their daughters. Naturally they're always welcome if they can find the time and want to post.
I'll have to catch some games to see some of those early Gopher commits...the Red Knights, Pioneers, Cardinals, etc. etc.
ARM
Fan of chipmunk-like mascots.
Re: Minnesota Girls High School Hockey III
It's just "Knights", unless you're holding out on some Benilde scoop.
Re: Minnesota Girls High School Hockey III
Benilde has two D1 committments: Jordyn Burns (forward) to Syracuse and recently announced Tianna Press (goaltender) to Harvard. BSM should be solid this year and again win the otherwise weak North Suburban Conference. But in sections they will be underdogs to a very talented and deep Minnetonka team, who has one of the State's best returning players in Rachel Ramsey, a Gopher recruit.
No doubt Brooky was referring to Irondale's Miss Lorence who is also headed to the Gophers. She's obviously one of the State's top recruits in this year's senior class, and I'm anxious to see her play a game or two this year as well. Irondale will of course be without Gina McDonald and they will need some of their younger players to step up and try to fill a very big void. In addition to Gina they also graduated Barnier and Bye, the number 3 and 4 leading scorers on last year's team.
Benilde has two D1 committments: Jordyn Burns (forward) to Syracuse and recently announced Tianna Press (goaltender) to Harvard. BSM should be solid this year and again win the otherwise weak North Suburban Conference. But in sections they will be underdogs to a very talented and deep Minnetonka team, who has one of the State's best returning players in Rachel Ramsey, a Gopher recruit.
No doubt Brooky was referring to Irondale's Miss Lorence who is also headed to the Gophers. She's obviously one of the State's top recruits in this year's senior class, and I'm anxious to see her play a game or two this year as well. Irondale will of course be without Gina McDonald and they will need some of their younger players to step up and try to fill a very big void. In addition to Gina they also graduated Barnier and Bye, the number 3 and 4 leading scorers on last year's team.
brookyone
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Re: Minnesota Girls High School Hockey III
These new smilies stink!
How's that for creating confusion. I was mistakenly referring to Benilde. It should have been "Mustangs" and I'm not talking Moundsview. For some unknown reason I thought MM was a Red Knight. Apologies for all the confusion.
These new smilies stink!
ARM
Fan of chipmunk-like mascots.
Re: Minnesota Girls High School Hockey III
Gopher fans don't have a lot of experience with getting recruits from the Minnesota private schools, so it is easy enough to get mixed up. Drazan is the only one that comes to mind, and she came via UMD. The majority of the girls from Blake, B-SM, and Holy Angels have seemed to go Ivy over the years, and I don't remember that many Breck players at D-I.
Gopher fans don't have a lot of experience with getting recruits from the Minnesota private schools, so it is easy enough to get mixed up. Drazan is the only one that comes to mind, and she came via UMD. The majority of the girls from Blake, B-SM, and Holy Angels have seemed to go Ivy over the years, and I don't remember that many Breck players at D-I.
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