Metal Edge wrote:i would agree with metal edge, that the century coach is not that great. look at least year with all the talent
that century had compared to bis highs talent. both williston and century had better hockey clubs than high, but look who was in the championship game.
i think century's biggest challenge is themselves. when you think you are better than other teams (and i'm not talking about hockey) or that hazen, bottineau, dickinson, etc. shouldn't even have high school hockey than there are issues. i have heard numerous comments throughout the years from the century kids that are disrespectful to the other teams. don't get me wrong, i have no problem with kids being cocky. however, the century players seem to take that to a different level.
i ask the question, why doesn't century win against the east teams. why don't they bury the dickinsons, hazen, bottineau every time. i don't think bottineau even has 200 kids in high school, but yet they are still able to knock off bis high, minot, etc. the above mention teams cycle through good years and bad years but minot and both bismarcks should be able to compete year in and year out with the fargos and grand forks. minot has the biggest high school in the state and they can't even make state some years.
anyways to get back to the main point, maybe it's our youth coaches in the state and not the high school coaches. i've watched both bismarck and minot enough to know that when they are given good kids at the high school level, they compete at a higher level. it's funny when they get to high school and they blame the coaches for losing, like last year in minot. those kids weren't any good in youth hockey, why whould they be any good during high school. anyways we will see if coach pleosi can make the less talented bismarck team win when it counts.
Thats great that you would agree with metal edge...next time sign into your other account insted of agreeing with yourself. So anyway have you ever heard teams play down to other teams level? Maybe the west doesn't compete at state because they arn't use to playing at the same level as the east. The good east teams play good minn teams when they get a chance occasionally a east team will play minot, chs, or bhs but that is once or twice a season. while the west is concerned about stat games aginst bad canadian teams which makes no one better. Look at this
CHS has played FN, WF, GFC, Princton minn, and will play FS
BHS has played FN, WF, GFRR, GPR will play FS
Bott has played DL, morris manatoba twice, CNMPM, college louis riel, glenboro charburry
Dicky has played davies twice and DL will play rapid city twice
HB has played CNMPM and glenboro charburry will play whap
Jtown has played GPR DL and whap they will play FN, WF
Mandan has played roseau, alexandria, and Lake of the woods will play whap, WF
Minot has played GFC and DL will play davies, GFRR, FN
Willy has played mountain
Notice CHS, BHS, Jtown, Mandan, and Minot are trying to schedual tougher games aginst alot better competition than Bott, Dicky, HB, and Willy. Now with the exception of Bott the other 3 teams are currently the 7, 8, and 9 spots in the West standings. and just by looking at the sched most of the east teams are playing minn teams if they are not playing a decent team from the west.