gfhockey wrote:keep hating on the west. 0-4 on first day like usual.
MinotBison wrote:gfhockey wrote:keep hating on the west. 0-4 on first day like usual.
And as long as the NDHSAA keeps sticking it's head in the sand and pretending there is no problem, NOTHING WILL CHANGE. PERIOD.
Let me give you an example. A few weeks back, Red River was playing a game against Warroad, MN., one of the storied names in MN hockey. On that same night, my hometown Minot was playing Bottineau.
Please don't misunderstand, I mean no disrespect to the Bottineau program. But Bottineau is not Warroad.
My point is this. The EDC teams have the flexibility to play good teams from Minnesota in addition to playing the good teams within the Eastern conference. The Western teams do not have that option. And as long as they don't have that option, the results of the state tournament will never change.
You can talk about making the playoffs North/South instead of East/West or whatever other combination you want, but that will not change a thing. Until the Western teams have a chance to play better teams on a regular basis, they will continue to be first round losers in the state tournament each and every year.
If the NDHSAA is satisifed with that, then so be it.
Metal Edge wrote:The west teams could play some AAA midgets out of Manitoba. I know Minot tried playing the Southwest Cougars a few years ago. The score was 6-2 or something on that line. The teams on the northern border have the opportunity to play these teams and the competition is good, compareable or better than the eastern teams.
However the western teams need to get better before they start complaining about not being able to compete, because lack of competition. you don't bring a medicore team to red river and expect to compete. The teams out west need to start working harding in the off-season and bringing a better product to the ice.
Nothing against Minot, but this is one of the weakest Minot teams I have ever seen top to bottom. Looking at their roster and there youth hockey teams, it will be a long 3-5 years for them. Why a school that size can't compete is puzzling to me. No excuses!
klg_11 wrote:at the state tournaemnt this weekend i began to wonder if the east knows what checking is. the west just comes out and hits everyone. the east skillfully moves about and wins games. the west after the puck is gone they still go for the hit. i hope that the east feels those hits for a while. they acted like they never had been hit before. after a couple hits they tried hitting but all their hits were dirty and they kept getting called for them.
baseball007 wrote:good question..... and how about minot being a big power in the west and losing 15 years in a row in the first round.
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