by Sportshound » Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:42 am
hockey fan 02--
RR- is a stacked team and they will be solid(as you said)-- adding acouple of factors that you didn't mention
those guys would be- goalie Arnason, Bancroft(jr-F), Meland(Sr. -F), Schaefer(Sr.-F)
Deepest team in the State in talent
south-- is a re-load(as mentioned)-- powers- yes a returning (Sr?)- Hooey(sr.-f) big and a force, Groth(Sr.-F)3 powers and groth played Elite league and are very good players ** looking at stats from last yr. these are the three(Hooey, powers, Groth) top pts getters returning.
Add in-- IF McBain is there(have heard rumors) and the New comers-- Narveson(from North Jr-D), burdick(from WFargo- Jr. D)- south seems poised to contend again.
2nd deepest team in state with talent
Devils lake-- Groves in Net, heit at D, reardon? if he is playing.
they have some solid guys, but are not deep, will not contend for the big prize, may get there, but losing the scoring punch of Everson hurts them this year.
Bismarck-- returning their top pts guys,-- seaberg, and Labare make them a threat for the West-- just not deep enough to play it to the Big prize.
Mandan-- some top talent-- New coach--who knows-- Martin(returns after injury sidelined him last year, Haugen(one of the top talented guys int he state-- No work ethic)-- so they have as much depth as anyone in the West-- Klien at Goalie-- he is awesome.
Dickinson-- the scary thought is that these guys-- lay in the weeds and could challenge.
kovacs in the nets(back up is another solid tender- Otto) both could play after HS.
Frenzel-- as long as his head is in it, little kovacs brother is a USA Festival kid, good player.
And a few others. they will be the sleeper in the West.
shanley-- HMMM talk is of a foreign kid at goalie... hmmmm-- with some good young guys last year-- they could sneak up on the likes of North, wapheton, wF, D.L. and central.
sinner, traynor, harvey, olson and a raft of others.
central-- as posted elsewhere-- they could be in top 5 but-- do not have simonsin-- he left to go to RR.
which is a shame--he would be the leader(even last yr) and would be this year too. he is talented.
they have spicer, anderson, klockman and some other young guys-- Chicklinski(transfered from RR)--
Still not enought to challenge this year-- maybe next year.
Grafton does have the Jr-line-- gaustad, Demers, moehagen. but lack in depth at def.
have Sr's paulsoon, peterson-- but then go down...
others int he mix-- sr. Anderson at F-- he is strong and good. Boyle-- played as soph last yr. will be good too.
they will need to score 7-8 goals a game(IMO they can't do that every game) to win a bunch--
Goaltending is a weak spot-- bad...
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