beastyboy wrote:1. Central- probable state champs
2. RR- strong team, will be hard to beat
3. South-in the running for state but i think they wont make it to the ship
4. WF- strong team but they might choke a little bit.
5. North- will be strong but poor goaltending
6. Shanley- will be slightly better this year. They wont be a walk through the park like in past years. good goalie. i can see them beating a top team this year with theyre goalie. they have a great chance to beat grafton this year, they always have close games. they have a new coach..lets see how he is. No im not trying to favor shanley.
7. GPR- lost 80% of their top scorers
8. Wahpeton- needs help
hockeyboss wrote:true about gpr still having their coach, but i just see them lacking the experience. last year they had a decent team, but couldnt find a way to go too far. i see them falling short this year, definantely below previous years. and wf, solid goalie, but if you get inside his head, i heard he looses it pretty easily.
beastyboy wrote:Grafton doesn't always play to win. They play the hometown boys first. Am I right? Last year I heard their team didn't get along the greatest at the beginning of the year since they lost Chad. This could be a big factor for next year.
hockeyboss wrote:whocares? gpr scimmed by last year with weak wins over the medioacre teams. they will be nothing special this year, and anyone can make up a sentance of greatness for any guy on any team. gpr is down, making it to state this year would be a mear miracle for them.
hockeyboss wrote:whocares? gpr scimmed by last year with weak wins over the medioacre teams. they will be nothing special this year, and anyone can make up a sentance of greatness for any guy on any team. gpr is down, making it to state this year would be a mear miracle for them.
GoSioux13 wrote:Grafton will not be terrible, but saying they make state is a little rediculous.
Unity77 wrote:GoSioux13 wrote:Grafton will not be terrible, but saying they make state is a little rediculous.
It's ridiculous to make such a claim before the season even begins don't ya think?
GoSioux13 wrote:Unity77 wrote:GoSioux13 wrote:Grafton will not be terrible, but saying they make state is a little rediculous.
It's ridiculous to make such a claim before the season even begins don't ya think?
True, but I'm also a realist and talking about things like this is what this site is half about. The other half being talking about past games and occurences. Am i wrong anybody?
Westisthebest wrote:EAST
#1Grand Forks Central -by far and away has the best team in the state no one will even contest them.there is way to much there for the state to handle. It may be bold but I dont see them loosing a game.Pending the Minnesota teams.... they may go undefeated(just to name a few....Moody Hatt Purper Johnson Simonson Gust Amot Okeefe Ray Ladue (lost Spicer can that be verified?) Lang in the nets. I hope someone competes with them though.
I predict a state championship game of williston vs central!!!
HockeyHigh wrote:GoSioux13 wrote:Unity77 wrote:GoSioux13 wrote:Grafton will not be terrible, but saying they make state is a little rediculous.
It's ridiculous to make such a claim before the season even begins don't ya think?
True, but I'm also a realist and talking about things like this is what this site is half about. The other half being talking about past games and occurences. Am i wrong anybody?
If you were a realist, you'd be able to cut down North Dakota down to 2-3 competitive teams per year. Last year you could have separated the state into three completely different tiers. Nearly every year you can do that, actually. There is usually one or maybe two teams per year that compete nationally, a mix of 5-6 teams that can compete locally, and the rest of the teams just play to fill in the rest of the brackets. It's a sad but blatant truth that I hope can be resolved by more interest from the state as well as better youth programs.
A realist will realize that this year there are likely a maximum of four teams that have a real shot at a Championship, and only two that I think it will be a battle between, as well as competing nationally. We'll have to wait and see though. However, Grafton will do perfectly fine assuming their coaching staff continues to run it how they have, their game plans are rather fool proof and it's why they're efficient.
And Hockeyboss, I'm sorry, I was misquoting you from another forum, my apologies. I knew that had to be wrong.
GoSioux13 wrote:I'm confused at what you were trying to prove here. Was I trying to cut down to 2-3 teams and talk about who has a shot at the championship? or were you just going off my "realist" statement? and yes, grafton has always had great coaching. im just a little lost.
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