Minnesota High School Hockey '10-'11

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey '10-'11

I agree with what you have to say here, but if the point of the class system is separate schools into classes with similar financial means, then shouldn't the league actually split the schools by financial means instead of enrollment? Yes this is a comment about private schools playing in classes that are too low.

That was what I would comment on, Classes have their place, the sad part is seeing the david v. goliath aspect of Milan vs Muncie gone for the most part...

 

[moose97]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey '10-'11

I agree with what you have to say here, but if the point of the class system is separate schools into classes with similar financial means, then shouldn't the league actually split the schools by financial means instead of enrollment? Yes this is a comment about private schools playing in classes that are too low.

There are problems with the Privates, but there is no one "catch-all" solution either. I mean, Holy Family is typically pretty good at basketball, but only so-so at other sports. How 'bout Duluth Marshal? Have you seen how bad they are at girl's basketball? How do you change the classification system in this respect? All of a sudden you get something akin to the Obama death panels that sit in judgement of the worthyness of a (private) program and what class they fit in. No one wins in that scenario...

 

[moose97]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey '10-'11

That was what I would comment on, Classes have their place, the sad part is seeing the david v. goliath aspect of Milan vs Muncie gone for the most part...

And Milan knew that they were pretty darn good in '54. Heck, they were state semi-finalists in '53 and IIRC brought back all 5 starters. Had that been today, what are the odds that they would opt-up if that happened in Minnesota?

 

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey '10-'11

And Milan knew that they were pretty darn good in '54. Heck, they were state semi-finalists in '53 and IIRC brought back all 5 starters. Had that been today, what are the odds that they would opt-up if that happened in Minnesota?

If you replace Milan with St Thomas? not very likely!

 

[MaizeRage]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey '10-'11

There are problems with the Privates, but there is no one "catch-all" solution either. I mean, Holy Family is typically pretty good at basketball, but only so-so at other sports. How 'bout Duluth Marshal? Have you seen how bad they are at girl's basketball? How do you change the classification system in this respect? All of a sudden you get something akin to the Obama death panels that sit in judgement of the worthyness of a (private) program and what class they fit in. No one wins in that scenario...

No need for a change. Move every private school up to AA, and the Minnehaha Academy/Holy Family/etcs. of the world can do essentially what the consolidated Minneapolis team did and play an easier schedule all year and then lose in a quarterfinal or rattail game in the section playoffs. One ten-goal loss isn't going to scar these kids for life.

 

[moose97]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey '10-'11

One ten-goal loss isn't going to scar these kids for life.

If only this concept were understood by more people. I've covered Bemidji HS sports (football,b&g basketball and b&g hockey plus baseball and softball) for 12 years and I can't tell you how many times I've thought the kids would be really down about either a close loss in the play-offs, or a blow-out loss, when by the time they get on the bus they've forgotten about it, and it's just the coaches and me talking over how bad it was...

I mean, Bemidji went 0-23 at football in the early 2000's, ghockey lost in the section final in 4 OT, bhockey lost a 6 OT play-off game last year, or on the other end, were down 45-13 @ half in a gbball semifinal game. Afterwords, the kids just cared about hitting McDonald's and finding out if their girl/boyfriends had texted them...

 

[Handyman]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey '10-'11

To most kids it is still a game...it is older people who ruin it for themselves pretending it is anything more than that.

 

[bigblue_dl]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey '10-'11

Predictions:

A
St. Thomas Academy vs. New Ulm
Breck vs. Thief River Falls
Rochester Lourdes vs. Hibbing
Hermantown vs. Alexandria

St. Thomas Academy vs. Thief River Falls
Hermantown vs. Rochester Lourdes

St. Thomas Academy vs. Hermantown

AA
Eden Prairie vs. Lakeville North
Eagan vs. Moorhead
Duluth East vs. White Bear Lake
Edina vs. Blaine

Eden Prairie vs. Moorhead
Duluth East vs. Blaine

Eden Prairie vs. Duluth East

 

[JF_Gophers]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey '10-'11

Thanks to the internet my DVR is set to record channel 45 all day today.

 

[bigblue_dl]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey '10-'11

Thanks to the internet my DVR is set to record channel 45 all day today.

I didn't do that today, but I will tomorrow. I knew that I wouldn't go back and watch any of the A quarterfinals, so no reason to record them.

 

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey '10-'11

Predictions:

A
St. Thomas Academy vs. New Ulm
Breck vs. Thief River Falls
Rochester Lourdes vs. Hibbing
Hermantown vs. Alexandria

St. Thomas Academy vs. Breck
Hermantown vs. Hibbing

St. Thomas Academy vs. Hermantown

AA
Eden Prairie vs. Lakeville North
Eagan vs. Moorhead
Duluth East vs. White Bear Lake
Edina vs. Blaine

Eden Prairie vs. Moorhead
White Bear Lake vs. Edina

Eden Prairie vs. Edina

 

[joecct]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey '10-'11

If you're stuck at work, or out of state, the Tournament is streamed live @: http://prep45.kstc45.com/

 

[bigblue_dl]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey '10-'11

If you're stuck at work, or out of state, the Tournament is streamed live @: http://prep45.kstc45.com/

I can't stream at work, they lock down that kind of stuff on the internet here. Does anyone know if there is an FM station that the games will be broadcast on? I have an FM radio and headphones, so I could listen to the games.

 

[goldy_331]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey '10-'11

I didn't do that today, but I will tomorrow. I knew that I wouldn't go back and watch any of the A quarterfinals, so no reason to record them.

Me too.

Predictions:

A
St. Thomas Academy vs. New Ulm
Breck vs. Thief River Falls
Rochester Lourdes vs. Hibbing
Hermantown vs. Alexandria

St. Thomas Academy vs. Breck
Hermantown vs. Hibbing

St. Thomas Academy vs. Hermantown

AA
Eden Prairie vs. Lakeville North
Eagan vs. Moorhead
Duluth East vs. White Bear Lake
Edina vs. Blaine

Eden Prairie vs. Moorhead
White Bear Lake vs. Edina

Eden Prairie vs. Edina

I find it hard to disagree with those picks. I might go with STA over Hermantown though.

 

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey '10-'11

Me too.



I find it hard to disagree with those picks. I might go with STA over Hermantown though.

They probably will win, I just didn't pick them because I don't want them to

 

[joecct]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey '10-'11

I can't stream at work, they lock down that kind of stuff on the internet here. Does anyone know if there is an FM station that the games will be broadcast on? I have an FM radio and headphones, so I could listen to the games.

If they don't lock down audio streams, try here: http://www.mnsportsnetwork.com/

The StarTrib has a list of who's broadcasting what -- or at least they did a few years ago. Try their web page.

The things people in Maryland do for our hockey brothers in Minnesota.....

Hockey Boys: Alexandria vs. Hermantown 11 a.m. KLCI-FM 106.1/ KBGY-FM 107.5

Boys: Hibbing/Chisholm vs. 1 p.m. KLCI-FM 106.1/ Rochester Lourdes KBGY-FM 107.5

Boys: New Ulm vs. 6 p.m. KLCI-FM 106.1/ St. Thomas Academy KBGY-FM 107.5

Boys: Thief River Falls vs. Breck 8 p.m. KLCI-FM 106.1/ KBGY-FM 107.5

Courtesy of the St. Paul Pioneer Press..

I expect you to be in attendance for the D-III Championships @ Ridder on the 25th and 26th!!

 

[bigblue_dl]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey '10-'11

If they don't lock down audio streams, try here: http://www.mnsportsnetwork.com/

The StarTrib has a list of who's broadcasting what -- or at least they did a few years ago. Try their web page.

The things people in Maryland do for our hockey brothers in Minnesota.....

Hockey Boys: Alexandria vs. Hermantown 11 a.m. KLCI-FM 106.1/ KBGY-FM 107.5

Boys: Hibbing/Chisholm vs. 1 p.m. KLCI-FM 106.1/ Rochester Lourdes KBGY-FM 107.5

Boys: New Ulm vs. 6 p.m. KLCI-FM 106.1/ St. Thomas Academy KBGY-FM 107.5

Boys: Thief River Falls vs. Breck 8 p.m. KLCI-FM 106.1/ KBGY-FM 107.5

Courtesy of the St. Paul Pioneer Press..

I expect you to be in attendance for the D-III Championships @ Ridder on the 25th and 26th!!

Thanks, I checked the strib, didn't find anything. Didn't think of the Pioneer Press.

 

[Driftryder]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey '10-'11

The bandwidth at many companies has now dropped in half.

 

[bigblue_dl]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey '10-'11

No score after 1 between Hermantown and Alexandria. I didn't get to hear the first period, since I was called into a conference call, so I don't know what the period was like.

edit: 5 seconds into the second period, Alexandria scores, to make it 1-0

 

[bigblue_dl]

Re: Minnesota High School Hockey '10-'11

Hermantown ties it up 44 seconds later, after an Alexandria penalty seconds after their goal.

Tied 1-1, early in the second period

and I'm out for lunch a while, yay food.