Official 2018 HS Hockey Tourney Thread

[Northerner]

I'm old enough to remember Dave Spehar when he was playing high school. Duluth East used to come down and have some WARS with St. Paul Johnson back in the day. Spehar was so good. Then...it didn't really carry over to college, and I don't think he ever made it to the NHL.

46 goals is a lot of goals...and DE doesn't play a pushover for a schedule.

Going to the championship session tonight.

 

[BigT2002]

I'm old enough to remember Dave Spehar when he was playing high school. Duluth East used to come down and have some WARS with St. Paul Johnson back in the day. Spehar was so good. Then...it didn't really carry over to college, and I don't think he ever made it to the NHL.

46 goals is a lot of goals...and DE doesn't play a pushover for a schedule.

Going to the championship session tonight.

Should be a great game tonight. Both AA games were fun to watch last night. Only got to see the Alex v. Htown game of the A games.

 

[57special]

Minnetonka was clearly on a different level.

Are the Centennial youth teams still among the best in the state (were they ever)?

I feel like I have heard that they win peewee and bantam level but have trouble carrying it over to high school.

They're OK, but not among the best, IMO

 

[Saga of the Elk]

I'm old enough to remember Dave Spehar when he was playing high school. Duluth East used to come down and have some WARS with St. Paul Johnson back in the day. Spehar was so good. Then...it didn't really carry over to college, and I don't think he ever made it to the NHL.

46 goals is a lot of goals...and DE doesn't play a pushover for a schedule.

Going to the championship session tonight.

Spehar didn't make the NHL but he was good in college - even made Sportscenter.

 

[TaLoN]

Spehar didn't make the NHL but he was good in college - even made Sportscenter.

He was "ok" in college. He found his little tricks didn't work so well there, couldn't get the room he created for himself in HS, and was unable to adapt his game thus he never got a sniff from the pros.

If he was good in college, he would've at least made it to minor league hockey , but he didn't even reach that.

 

[ref88]

Gotta go with Big dick Bobby and the Skips tonight he's just a total game changer.

 

[ref88]

Anyone know why Loheit is considered a Mr Hockey finalist? Haven't seen him play much but the fact he doesn't score much is interesting.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Anyone know why Loheit is considered a Mr Hockey finalist? Haven't seen him play much but the fact he doesn't score much is interesting.

Probably just the token rep for the #1 team.

 

[Northerner]

11-0 bloodbath. Evil Empire over Centennial. Ugh.

 

[ref88]

Probably just the token rep for the #1 team.

He committed to UMD after putting up 12 points last year as a junior though. He’s Goldsworthy’s grandson.

 

[NHL1674]

I'm old enough to remember Dave Spehar when he was playing high school. Duluth East used to come down and have some WARS with St. Paul Johnson back in the day. Spehar was so good. Then...it didn't really carry over to college, and I don't think he ever made it to the NHL.

46 goals is a lot of goals...and DE doesn't play a pushover for a schedule.

Going to the championship session tonight.

Damn....I still have that championship game on video tape. Yes kids...video tape. For you young guns, those were things that you put into a VCR. A VCR was.....eh....nevermind.

Dude kicked arse in that tourney.

Meanwhile, screw you, Minnetonka! Go Duluth!!!!

 

[Northerner]

Duluth East is the Edina of the north. Def don't want them to win. At least Tonka rarely gets here because of such tough section. Lesser of two evils is Tonka.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Good win.

 

[TaLoN]

Always nice to see first time champs.

 

[ref88]

I'm old enough to remember Dave Spehar when he was playing high school. Duluth East used to come down and have some WARS with St. Paul Johnson back in the day. Spehar was so good. Then...it didn't really carry over to college, and I don't think he ever made it to the NHL.

46 goals is a lot of goals...and DE doesn't play a pushover for a schedule.

Going to the championship session tonight.

Reffed Spehar's kid on Edina the other day.

 

[puckMAN]

Bobby Brink is a Special hockey player

 

[ref88]

Duluth East is the Edina of the north. Def don't want them to win. At least Tonka rarely gets here because of such tough section. Lesser of two evils is Tonka.

Lol not at all

 

[ref88]

Bobby Brink is a Special hockey player

Hope the Wild draft big dick bobby next year! He's unreal.

 

[Northerner]

Lol not at all

Yeah they are. They recruit. They get to State every year.

Reffed Spehar's kid on Edina the other day.

Spehar's living in Edina?

 

[ref88]

Yeah they are. They recruit. They get to State every year.

Spehar's living in Edina?

Recruiting in the metropolis that is Duluth


Apparently.

 

[Northerner]

Recruiting in the metropolis that is Duluth


Apparently.

Well...it's Duluth. Better pulling talent in from that metropolis than the one my dying high school program (St. Paul Johnson) has to pull from.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Hope the Wild draft big dick bobby next year! He's unreal.

He’s a sophomore. Don’t think they can.

 

[BagHead]

He’s a sophomore. Don’t think they can.

I was just looking at his elite prospects profile. They've got him listed as 2019 draft eligible. He'll be 17 this time next season with a July birthday, so he's on the very young end, but still eligible, if I'm not mistaken. Sure he's a sophmore? That'd be pretty crazy going to school for your senior year knowing that you're playing hockey as an NHL drafted prospect.

 

[puckMAN]

I was just looking at his elite prospects profile. They've got him listed as 2019 draft eligible. He'll be 17 this time next season with a July birthday, so he's on the very young end, but still eligible, if I'm not mistaken. Sure he's a sophmore? That'd be pretty crazy going to school for your senior year knowing that you're playing hockey as an NHL drafted prospect.

So he's in the same boat as sammy Walker,Sammy has already been drafted by Tampa Bay.There's been others who were drafted after there junior year,Grant Besse for example as well as Aaron Ness,although Ness graduated early and was playing with the gophers in what would have been his senior season.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

I was just looking at his elite prospects profile. They've got him listed as 2019 draft eligible. He'll be 17 this time next season with a July birthday, so he's on the very young end, but still eligible, if I'm not mistaken. Sure he's a sophmore? That'd be pretty crazy going to school for your senior year knowing that you're playing hockey as an NHL drafted prospect.

I’m not 100% but it’s what MN Hockey Hub says.