OgieOgilthorpe Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 10 minutes ago, Air Force One said: Red River and Central swept EGF this year. EGF is projected by most to win Section 8A and probably be the #5 seed at State. Moorhead also beat EGF and Moorhead is projected and will probably win 8AA. In MN Class A, the class of the field is Hermantown, Breck, Delano and mix St Cloud Cathedral and Mahtomedi in there, then EGF, there is your top 6 in MN Class A. If you really want to play with the big boys, Edina, Eden Prairie, Stillwater, and Elk River are your targets but that is were the depth comes in and, as good Central and Red are, the top of Class AA would beat them. Say...#8 and down in AA and #2 and down in A, Central and Red River are right there this year. Central crossed the river and played EGF twice (local, crosstown rival), Warroad (normally a good choice but the Warriors are down this year) and Detroit Lakes (a middle of the pack Section 8A team playing in a terrible Mid State Conference, they are no test to anybody). Sweep. Red River crossed the river and played EGF twice (local, crosstown rival) and Detroit Lakes (a middle of the pack Section 8A team playing in a terrible Mid State Conference, they are no test to anybody). Sweep. With their location on the Minnesota border, the GF schools are no better or worse off than EGF. EGF heads down to the cities and plays Breck, Tonino-Grace, St. Cloud Cathedral on a regular basis and has also added Class AA Blaine for a couple year. EGF should only play Central and Red River one game each each season and schedule more top Minnesota teams. That would clear up some schedule space for Central and Red River to schedule some top Minnesota A or AA teams, or at least schedule Moorhead a game each season and you won't even have to go that far. Central and Red River are setting themselves up as their own class in ND hockey and nobody seems able to derail that. Play Minnesota Hockey! Did you mean to say f*%k Minnesota hockey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air Force One Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 21 minutes ago, Yote 53 said: Is ND HS hockey a varsity sanctioned sport? In SD hockey is not a HS sanctioned sport, it is club and is registered with USA Hockey High School Division. I would love to see this happen though. It would be good for SoDak hockey, though none of the teams here would be able to beat the GF teams either, but would provide more competition for the rest of the schools to play. Only if they co-op with a Minnesota school and the Minnesota school sponsors the sport. For several years, Breckenridge, MN co-oped with Wahpeton, ND and played in the NDHSAA. A few years ago, Breckenridge became the sponsoring school and the co-op now plays in Minnesota Section 6A. Red River or Central should co-op with East Grand Forks Sacred Heart and ruled 8A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air Force One Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 1 minute ago, OgieOgilthorpe said: Did you mean to say f*%k Minnesota hockey? You don't need to hate because it is better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yote 53 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 2 minutes ago, OgieOgilthorpe said: Did you mean to say f*%k Minnesota hockey? Ogie, you can say that but you have to respect what they got over there. Personally, I am jealous and wish my kids could play in that state. They got a pretty good thing going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Yuck. Watching Minot bleed this game out is giving me flashbacks to when they sucked the life out of Central after a fluke goal in the state title game a couple of years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OgieOgilthorpe Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 1 minute ago, Air Force One said: You don't need to hate because it is better. Bigger, not better. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 3 minutes ago, andtheHomeoftheSIOUX!! said: Minot needs these breaks to rest their one line they depend on. I would play Enns the entire time. Kid is tremendous with the puck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Just now, Yote 53 said: Ogie, you can say that but you have to respect what they got over there. Personally, I am jealous and wish my kids could play in that state. They got a pretty good thing going. Has SD hockey been improving? I know it was absolutely garbage recently but haven't seen a game in about 6 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Just now, geaux_sioux said: Yuck. Watching Minot bleed this game out is giving me flashbacks to when they sucked the life out of Central after a fluke goal in the state title game a couple of years ago. They have played the way that they needed. They can't skate with Davies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Just now, Wilbur said: They have played the way that they needed. They can't skate with Davies. From what I've seen neither team can skate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air Force One Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 2 minutes ago, OgieOgilthorpe said: Bigger, not better. Bigger AND better. I don't know how having two good teams out of 17 makes North Dakota hockey "better". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OgieOgilthorpe Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 3 minutes ago, Yote 53 said: Ogie, you can say that but you have to respect what they got over there. Personally, I am jealous and wish my kids could play in that state. They got a pretty good thing going. Yes I sure as hell respect their top 25-30 teams. But what about their other, what...275 teams??? Not so much! They have just as many if not many more garbage programs as they do solid ones. I think the mass number of teams can be Deceiving for people. Quantity doesn't mean quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 1 minute ago, geaux_sioux said: From what I've seen neither team can skate. Central is just so much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air Force One Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Just now, OgieOgilthorpe said: Yes I sure as hell respect their top 25-30 teams. But what about their other, what...275 teams??? Not so much! They have just as many if not many more garbage programs as they do solid ones. I think the mass number of teams can be Deceiving for people. Quantity doesn't mean quality. It's your story, tell it however you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Just now, Wilbur said: Central is just so much better. Half the players in this game lean on their sticks pretty regularly. Bennet has some pretty good hands though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Boom! Yes Minot!!! If they hold on I can cheer for Devils Lake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OgieOgilthorpe Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 Just now, geaux_sioux said: Half the players in this game lean on their sticks pretty regularly. Bennet has some pretty good hands though. He's stood out to me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OgieOgilthorpe Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 3 minutes ago, Air Force One said: Bigger AND better. I don't know how having two good teams out of 17 makes North Dakota hockey "better". 2/17 is better than 1/20 sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 1 minute ago, OgieOgilthorpe said: He's stood out to me too That shrimpy fr for Davies looks like a player too. Wonder if he'll grow more? He has both their goals and has nice vision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yote 53 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Just now, geaux_sioux said: Has SD hockey been improving? I know it was absolutely garbage recently but haven't seen a game in about 6 years. It has gotten much, much better. Still has a ways to go. Best thing they could do is step out of their shell at the youth level and go play some competition, ND and MN A level competition. Too many of those associations play B2 hockey. Unfortunately they passed a backwards rule and are switching over to birth years for their youth teams. I say backwards because if they though it was hard to compete with ND and MN programs before then try doing it with an age difference. I know, its only 6 months, but that 6 months is huge. I know, my kid plays on a team out of Sioux City, IA and we've been battling it for 6 years. For example, his first year Bantams he played Bantam A, half his team, if we were based in ND/SD/MN would have been PeeWees, and frankly those kids would have torn up most Pee Wee teams they played, A or AA. But throw 12/13 year olds up against 15 yr olds, huge difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air Force One Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 1 minute ago, OgieOgilthorpe said: 2/17 is better than 1/20 sir. 1/20? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Minot vs. Central tomorrow night. Not an all EDC semifinals......thank God..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OgieOgilthorpe Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 1 minute ago, OgieOgilthorpe said: 2/17 is better than 1/20 sir. Grafton was 4-19 this season. 3 of those 4 wins were against garbage MN teams. MN has plenty of elite HS teams but they have many garbage programs as well. Teams worse than a bottom feeder ND team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 2 minutes ago, Yote 53 said: It has gotten much, much better. Still has a ways to go. Best thing they could do is step out of their shell at the youth level and go play some competition, ND and MN A level competition. Too many of those associations play B2 hockey. Unfortunately they passed a backwards rule and are switching over to birth years for their youth teams. I say backwards because if they though it was hard to compete with ND and MN programs before then try doing it with an age difference. I know, its only 6 months, but that 6 months is huge. I know, my kid plays on a team out of Sioux City, IA and we've been battling it for 6 years. For example, his first year Bantams he played Bantam A, half his team, if we were based in ND/SD/MN would have been PeeWees, and frankly those kids would have torn up most Pee Wee teams they played, A or AA. But throw 12/13 year olds up against 15 yr olds, huge difference. That's good to hear. I had a friend in college who was all state in SD and I hadn't played competitive hockey since 4th grade but could still take him out behind the wood shed on the ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OgieOgilthorpe Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 Just now, Wilbur said: Minot vs. Central tomorrow night. Not an all EDC semifinals......thank God..... I think it'll be 2-2. BHS will probably take down DL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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