High School Hockey

[walleyefisher0990]

Just wondering if any of you have any thoughts on who will win the state titles this year? Do any of you think that Centennial has a shot of repeating? Or how about Breck? Do they have a strong team this year?

[AaronM]

This season Centennial will have to contend with a very strong team coming out of Moorhead. Very stiff competition in the "AA" bracket once again. For single "A"(my opinion is as biased as you could ever get )but Warroad will have another great team this year, and I will be dissapointed with anything less then a third consecutive state tournament appearance. Breck should be good as well this season, as many other city teams will be. It's going to be a fun year to watch high school hockey at its finest!

[This message has been edited by fishingfrenzy (edited 06-28-2004).]

[IFallsRon]

Look for Duluth East to be back and a preseason favorite since Randolph was returned to coach. There's not much hope for the rest of the outstate teams.

[Guest]

Get ready for one of the best classes for high school hockey in years. Many great teams and players to watch this year.

[fishkid]

centennial lost some of there best players but theres many kid just comming into the highschool league that are excellent and in the years to come centennial will repeate what they did last hockey seasson DARE TO REPEAT yes they do
joe

[Crusher]

Centennial. One of the player's family has a lake cabin a few doors down from my house. Have had the pleasure of meeting a number of the players over the years. Great group of kids! They will lose there best player to the select team next season but they still get my vote.

Crusher

[disco]

if wheeler is coming back, breck will repeat as champion..... the kid is ridiculous...... most of the rest of their team is coming back, but without him, don't think they'd have much of a shot....

with him, they'd probably give most of the AA teams a run for their money....

[walleyefisher0990]

i think i heard from somewhee that wheeler is not going to be playing with breck this year he is gonna go play juniors somewhere. Bummer for them i guess.

[BBL Resident]

Don’t forget about White Bear Lake! Centennial barely got passed White Bake Lake last year (some referred to that game as the State Tournament Championship Game) And WBL will only lose one player from that team from what I have heard. With all the strong Youth Hockey Players (State Champs for Bantam and PeeWee in 02-03 and #10 and #2 for 02-04 in the state rankings) coming up,. WBL will be a very strong program for the next four to six years!

[walleyefisher0990]

also white bear stole one of centennials players this year. Klammer played on the A teams all his life. But yeah that was a good game last year.

[Hugo]

WB loses alot of it's better players that have been developed thru the youth programs to Hill Murray every year!!! Kinda nice seeing us get one from somewhere else.

[walleyefisher0990]

will moorhead be as good as they were last year. I know there bantam team did really good.

[BBL Resident]

Moorehead will always be strong. They have a great youth hockey program. They do not have parents jumping players to any other high school but Moorehead. And it's not only the Bantam teams that feed the High School program. Their U-16 and Junior Gold programs are also very strong, and players from these team are what feed the High School program.
Just ask Moorenville himself!

[LiLBro]

my favorite game to watch in last years state tourney was the cenntenial moorehead game. it was awesome. But breck won't be as hard to beat this year because wheeler's line mates are gone. it's gonna be hard for him to do it by himself. The team to watch this year is SBSACA (saint bernard's saint agnes concordia academy) we have some great players. We are gonna be the little team that could this year.

[freighttrain50]

wheeler aint that good. played against him 2 years ago and he wasn't anything special. as for the class A title, i think whatever team comes out of 5A will win it. that section is by far the toughest in the state. As for who comes out of it, it's anybodies ball game, you got break, blake, bsm, totino, even park might make a run but they lost a lot of talent and numbers last year.

[msm1018]

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Look for Duluth East to be back and a preseason favorite since Randolph was returned to coach. There's not much hope for the rest of the outstate teams.

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I don't know, we aren't doing so hot right now. I'm not on the team (wish I was , darn this knee) but we lost to Centennial 5 to 3 with an open net goal. just to give a true Greyhound perspective.

[Guest]

ON THE FEMALE SIDE SSP ALL THE WAY THIS YEAR-GO-PACK

[LiLBro]

Played Blake and Breck this year. they are about evenly matched but blake is a lot faster. even though Wheeler is gone they still have a great player by the name of Robbie Dee. blake's best player is a little whiner by the name of Jeremy Roberts. i crushed him and he went crying back to his bench. both teams are pretty cheap and they both are coddled babies. Blake, Breck, take the silver spoon out and play hockey.

[freighttrain50]

amen to that lilbro. i graduated in 03 and played for St. louis park and back then they were the same way. i guess the money does that to ya (makes ya a pansy). we had the privaledge to beat blake twice my senior year, once in the championship game of their tourney and the other in the section championship. good times i tell ya, the look on there faces was great.

[msm1018]

Duluth East High School going to state baby! I don't know if we have a chance, maybe we do but, I'll be there!

[Riverratpete]

Was at the Centennial/Whitebear game last night...Whitebear won and will face Duluth East, don't know much about Duluth East this year but man, WBL looks mighty good, took it to Centennial and their no slouches, just had an off night...I think. Anyways, shaping up to be a good tourney this year.

[st.crioxfishin]

whats your picks for the state tourney class AA? I say Moorhead v Jefferson in the championship and Moorhead taking it. I think Holy Angels will take the consolation. What are your thoughts?

[squeedunk]

I haven't seen Moorhead play this season but White Bear Lake is an impressive team. I pick White Bear from that side of the bracket and Jefferson from the other.

White Bear takes it all. I am going to the early games tomorrow, East vs. WBL and Spuds vs. Century. Should be some great hockey! I may change my picks after those games!!!

[hangbellyrules]

I'm from White Bear Lake......Word to the wise....We always find a way to blow it!!!!!!!

I am rooting for them though.

[bucketmouth64]

Anybody watch this afternoons games? What did you think of the announcer? I thought he (Terhaar) was not exciting at all. I miss hearing Shaver call the games. He has got to be the best in bringing excitement thru the tube in his play by play calls. Bob Kurtz and Andrew Brunnette will be calling the AA games I think.

St.Thomas Academy totally dominated. An 8th grader (forgot his name) had 4 points!! I think Lucia should keep an eye on this kid. He didn't play like an 8th grader. Talented and has speed. Warroad looked very strong. Have lots of offensive players. This match up between the Cadets and the Warriors should be really good Friday. I think the winner of this match probably will win Class A title.