Minnesota State Hockey

[Wilbur]

All but one team in the tournament, as we await Gentry and WBL tonight.

Seeding wise AA I'll say:

AA:  1. Tonka, 2. Moorhead 3. Edina 4. Rosemount 5. Grand Rapids

[yzerman19]

Probably accurate.  Its a 3 team race in my opinion and you got them all in the top 3.  

[yzerman19]

I wish Minny would have a 16 team tourney.  Some of these sections are not nearly as competitive as others.  I guess you gotta win when it counts.  

[SiouxScore]

Wednesday 

11- #1 Hibbing vs #8 Dodge County

1:30- #4 Mahtomedi vs #5 St. Cloud Cathedral

6- #2 Delano vs #7 Mankato West

8:30- #3 Warroad vs #6 Northern Lakes

Thursday

11- #1 Minnetonka vs #8 Gentry Academy

1:30- #4 Rosemount vs #5 Grand Rapids

6- #2 Moorhead vs #7 Lakeville South

8:30- #3 Edina vs #6 Andover

[Sodbuster]

Anywhere on MIDCO to watch Warroad game?

[gfhockey]

8 minutes ago, Sodbuster said:

Anywhere on MIDCO to watch Warroad game?

Should be like 322 or something

[fightingsioux4life]

3 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Should be like 322 or something

I think it's on the Antenna TV channel.

[Blackheart]

3 hours ago, Sodbuster said:

Anywhere on MIDCO to watch Warroad game?

Available through ROKU and other devices.

https://kstp.com/45tv/prep45/

[Johnny Five]

Hibbing takes game one over Dodge County in fairly dominant fashion.  Gosh darnit watching this tournament, even the 1st day of Class A, is on a different level.

[gfhockey]

2 minutes ago, Johnny Five said:

Hibbing takes game one over Dodge County in fairly dominant fashion.  Gosh darnit watching this tournament, even the 1st day of Class A, is on a different level.

What do you mean different level? Grand Forks Central took out the number two AA team for Minnesota.

[Johnny Five]

From a viewership standpoint, sir.  But yeah ND can hang their hat on that one.

[yzerman19]

17 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

What do you mean different level? Grand Forks Central took out the number two AA team for Minnesota.

I love GF too, but that was one game.  The lake conference for example is a different animal than anywhere else.  They sent 2 teams to State and had 5 teams in the top 13 in the rankings.

[gfhockey]

7 minutes ago, yzerman19 said:

I love GF too, but that was one game.  The lake conference for example is a different animal than anywhere else.  They sent 2 teams to State and had 5 teams in the top 13 in the rankings.

Are those the teams that the aviators last few years beat up on? 

[yzerman19]

5 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Are those the teams that the aviators last few years beat up on? 

not sure.  Did they beat up on Tonka and Edina? 

[yzerman19]

I went back through the last couple years on myhockeyrankings...looks like Lake Conference and Moorhead were the teams that gave them games in Bantam AA the last 2 years with wins and losses both ways and different 1 year vs the other

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

When looking at the NTDP camp roster I noticed Ryan Suter's son played Bantams for Moorhead and is in the tournament with Edina. Played AAA elsewhere before that. Moving constantly a la Kiefer Bellows

[yzerman19]

He was playing in Madison before the high school season too.  

[gfhockey]

Take that private schools kids!

[Ndamukong_sioux]

Mahtomedi is always a scary team down at the Sino. That coach knows how to get his players ready and compete. Hopefully Hibbing doesn’t overlook them Friday or they’ll get beat like they did last year vs the grease.

[Wilbur]

Hibbing kind of went through the motions the first half of the game before getting rolling late in the second period.  They have some playmakers, but will have to grind like heck against the Zephs.  

Thinking Delano with a walk in the park tonight against the Section 3A representative, and Warroad a 5-1 winner over Northern Lakes.  

[tnt]

I’ve noticed watching North Dakota and Minnesota games on tv that most of the music played in the arenas is 80’s music.  Is that because the people in charge of those things have an infinity for that era, or is that common across sports period?  
 

 

[SiouxScore]

34 minutes ago, Ndamukong_sioux said:

Mahtomedi is always a scary team down at the Sino. That coach knows how to get his players ready and compete. Hopefully Hibbing doesn’t overlook them Friday or they’ll get beat like they did last year vs the grease.

They always play a solid schedule with AA competition and they do the same in youth as well. Believe they are still the largest class A school in the state so I never consider them some plucky underdog.

[SiouxScore]

15 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

Hibbing kind of went through the motions the first half of the game before getting rolling late in the second period.  They have some playmakers, but will have to grind like heck against the Zephs.  

Thinking Delano with a walk in the park tonight against the Section 3A representative, and Warroad a 5-1 winner over Northern Lakes.  

Warroad's starting goalie left the section championship game with a back injury and reportedly is out for the state tournament. I still think they beat Northern Lakes as the senior backup has played 6-7 games this year and the same last year and been solid but big spot to step into.

[Blackheart]

20 minutes ago, tnt said:

I’ve noticed watching North Dakota and Minnesota games on tv that most of the music played in the arenas is 80’s music.  Is that because the people in charge of those things have an infinity for that era, or is that common across sports period?  

Probably because there isn't much good music made after 1989.

[Blackheart]

Saw this article mentioned Dean Blais but behind Star Tribs paywall...anyone have access that can give us the 411?

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-hockey-coach-sean-goldsworthy-dean-blais-state-tournament-class-2a/601591911