jloos Posted March 11, 2004 Posted March 11, 2004 Did anyone see Breck play today? I only saw about 15 min, Wheeler looked very impressive. The announcer said he was a +80 for the year. He reminds me of Danny Heatley - big, strong, good hands. Wish I could see Warroad tonight, damn night class. Should be a good matchup in the finals with Warroad and Breck the likely teams. SHould be interesting to see Oshie against some good competition, Moorhead seems to be the only team that shut him down this year. Quote
jk Posted March 11, 2004 Posted March 11, 2004 Watching Oshie now. Very nice goal and a fantastic move to get a pass off that wasn't finished. I can see why people say his skating needs work and also why they say he is deadly in the offensive zone. Quote
SFSIOUX#1 Posted March 11, 2004 Posted March 11, 2004 Does Warroad have any other players interested/committed to UND at this point? Quote
jloos Posted March 11, 2004 Author Posted March 11, 2004 Get done with class at 8:00, should be able to see some of the game. Wheeler was not the best skater on the ice, should be interesting to see these to go head to head. Warroad has nobody else committed, Hardwick and another D have been talked about on this site, which doesn't necessarily mean anything. Quote
BigGreyAnt41 Posted March 11, 2004 Posted March 11, 2004 Any "other" players? Has Oshie commited? Quote
SFSIOUX#1 Posted March 11, 2004 Posted March 11, 2004 Any "other" players? Has Oshie commited? I may be mistaken but I thought Oshie had verbally committed. Quote
ScottM Posted March 11, 2004 Posted March 11, 2004 Oshie's got great hands, but man ... his skating really, really needs work. Reminds me of money, but his skating isn't as refined. Orono has been taking it to Warroad going into OT. If they had a more disciplined game, Orono would have Warroad by 3-4 goals. Quote
ScottM Posted March 11, 2004 Posted March 11, 2004 Warroad loses 2-1 in OT. Their goalie had more balls than the rest of the team. Orono was pretty solid across the board. Nice game. Quote
redwing77 Posted March 11, 2004 Posted March 11, 2004 Warroad loses in OT. Guess why? You got it, the guy who RAN THE GOALIE NO CALL gets a goal. A stupid stick slash gets called and Hardwick goes in the box. HOLY BS PP BATMAN! Wow folks. People are bummed in Warroad and I don't blame them. That ref better get the hell out of town fast. Quote
farce poobah Posted March 11, 2004 Posted March 11, 2004 I can't believe the Minnesota state high school tournament uses WCHA refs. Quote
ScottM Posted March 11, 2004 Posted March 11, 2004 The Orono team spent more time in Warroad's goal than anywhere else. They played well, but should have been whistled at least twice for running the goalie. That whistle in OT on Hardwick was pure sh*t. Quote
jnv Posted March 11, 2004 Posted March 11, 2004 The Orono team spent more time in Warroad's goal than anywhere else. They played well, but should have been whistled at least twice for running the goalie. That whistle in OT on Hardwick was pure sh*t. I agree, they did seem to "run the goalie" a few times........but how could you not call either a hook, or a slash on Hardwick? Quote
jk Posted March 11, 2004 Posted March 11, 2004 Much like the OT call against Schutte, the problem isn't the call against Hardwick - it was callable, even in OT. The problem was not calling one the other way within a few seconds of this one. The Orono player just plain ran the goalie; he wasn't pushed into him. I thought Orono looked like the better team overall and deserved to win. After watching the whole game, I am going to start thinking of Oshie as a 2006 recruit. It's hard for me to imagine that his skating can reach the WCHA level in just eighteen months. I hope he has a good skating coach and a work ethic to make himself better. His talent with the puck is undeniable and I can see why they think he could be special (nice combination of hands and vision), but he has a ways to go. Quote
ScottM Posted March 11, 2004 Posted March 11, 2004 After watching the whole game, I am going to start thinking of Oshie as a 2006 recruit. It's hard for me to imagine that his skating can reach the WCHA level in just eighteen months. I hope he has a good skating coach and a work ethic to make himself better. His talent with the puck is undeniable and I can see why they think he could be special (nice combination of hands and vision), but he has a ways to go. I agree that Oshie's biggest weakness is his skating. A stint in the USHL or a Canadian league would not hurt, as well as some serious work with a skating coach while in HS. He got turned around so many times, especially along the boards, I think he got dizzy. Anyway, he's got great hands and a very nice shot. If he works hard, he should be a fine addition to the team. Quote
CoteauRinkRat Posted March 11, 2004 Posted March 11, 2004 Wheeler is a very impressive player, he looked like a man amonst boys a lot of the time on the ice. Quote
jloos Posted March 11, 2004 Author Posted March 11, 2004 I may be mistaken but I thought Oshie had verbally committed. You are correct. The call on Hardwick had to be called - he negated a scoring chance. Sucks to be Hardwick after that game - he had a shot blocked at the point which led to a partial break which led to his penalty which led to the game winner. I agree Orono should have been called for running the goalie, can't believe he continued playing after bashing his head against the pipe (helmet was knocked off). It was nice to see Hibbing win, don't think they have the depth to go much further though. Quote
Greyeagle Posted March 11, 2004 Posted March 11, 2004 Classiest move I've seen in a long time happened during the handshake line: Warroad coach Cary Eades hands the puck from the GWG to the Orono player who got the goal. I imagine Eades must have fished the puck out of the net specifically to give it to the kid. To think of that when he was probably (justifiably) POed at the outcome showed me a lot. Very, very classy. Where did Eades play in college again? Quote
dagies Posted March 11, 2004 Posted March 11, 2004 Classiest move I've seen in a long time happened during the handshake line: Warroad coach Cary Eades hands the puck from the GWG to the Orono player who got the goal. I imagine Eades must have fished the puck out of the net specifically to give it to the kid. To think of that when he was probably (justifiably) POed at the outcome showed me a lot. Very, very classy. Where did Eades play in college again? I agree with the comments about Oshie. Great goal and stick skills, needs to get those feet going. Hardwick looked pretty good out there too, like that he's a 4.0 student too. Good skilled puck handler. Looked like a better overall game than Oshie to me, and I'm a expert talent scout. How the running the goalie wasn't called when it damn near killed the Warroad goalie is beyond me. Greyeagle, I saw that too, and thought the same thing. Very classy. Quote
MinnesotaNorthStar Posted March 11, 2004 Posted March 11, 2004 Warroad-Orono was a great game. Oshie played really well, so did both goaltenders. Don't be mistaken, Orono is a good team...Metro Alliance baby Today my picks are Centennial (I know the game just got over, but I think they'll win the tourney), Wayzata, Lakeveille, and Moorhead. Albert Lea and Warroad in Class A. 2-0 Centennial, another great game. 2nd goal was an empty-netter. Gorowsky got the GWG. Man, is that kid good. Jack Hillen and RJ Anderson also impressed me. Quote
BigGreyAnt41 Posted March 11, 2004 Posted March 11, 2004 Is the Moorhead game on TV tonight? I want to see if they can finally make it all way, since they never could when I went to school there. Hell, they didn't make it all the way when some current NHL's went to school there. Quote
DMT Posted March 11, 2004 Posted March 11, 2004 Is the Moorhead game on TV tonight? It is on Channel 9 in Fargo. Quote
MinnesotaNorthStar Posted March 11, 2004 Posted March 11, 2004 6-0 Wayzata...end of 2. Wow. Lucia's kid plays on this team...not too bad. Quote
farce poobah Posted March 12, 2004 Posted March 12, 2004 Moorhead has some big kids. With good hands. That can skate. If their goalie can stop more than 70% of the SOG, they should do fine. Quote
Marty Posted March 12, 2004 Posted March 12, 2004 Does anyone have the update on the Moorhead game. I'm to lazy to make the trek downstairs. Quote
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