This first game is getting ugly quick. Cathedral running away with it.
According to this, yes. Well, it goes 3rd place A, Championship A, 3rd place AA, Championship AA.
MSHSL - Hockey, Boys - 2020 State Boys Hockey - 2020 State Boys Hockey - Class AA
Cathedral and Hermantown should be in AA
Just because small schools get good for a short stretch, I don't know why so many people automatically think they need to be in AA?
I don't get it.
Small schools are small schools.
Now...privates that recruit (and I think that is going on all over) are a different discussion altogether.
I don't think it's been a short stretch for Hermantown, it's been for quite a few years. And the reason why people think they should be in AA is because they can compete at the AA level. They have wins against Wayzata and Hill Murray and ties against Benilde and Cretin just this year alone.
The bracket and times are in the link I posted to the MSHSL website. The third place games are in there.So does the third place A game start at like 8am on Saturday or what?
I'm asking because I am going to go down there with family and watch the A title game. Some sites only show a TBD A @ noon and TBD AA title game at 7pm. It doesn't make sense to me why they don't advertise the third place games??????
Wouldn't come in through my phone when I clicked it yesterday.The bracket and times are in the link I posted to the MSHSL website. The third place games are in there.
Similarly, if a small HS of how ever many hundreds has 100 kids going out for their hockey team, they probably should be in AA. I think Roseau is an example of a HS that should be in A but I believe chooses to be in AA (also because they and Warroad probably have backdoor agreement because they both don't want to face eachother section finals every year - dirty too)
3rd place games stopped being televised when it became a 2 class system. Prior to that, all games including the consolation game were televised.Wouldn't come in through my phone when I clicked it yesterday.
I see them now on my computer. Good call. They are clearly listed there. Question: If the third place game went 1995 Apple Valley/DE and went 5 OTs, would the TV time be all thrown out of whack? That would be fun.
Could have sworn when I was a kid they televised the 3rd place games. Personally I think it's sick that they don't show the 3rd place games in the "state of hockey". Versus what, some stupid sitcom re-runs? Pitiful.
If I had my way, every game would be televised.3rd place games stopped being televised when it became a 2 class system. Prior to that, all games including the consolation game were televised.
They can't. There are games being played at the same time in the two class system. Hence the first day losers playing at an alternate locationIf I had my way, every game would be televised.
Obviously, though, the games aren't a draw otherwise I reckon 45 would televise them all.
My original point on Hermantown and Cathedral was more around Hermantown's long lasting success and rumored move up. I also had heard the coach wanted to move to AA but the AD didn't want to. But private schools like Cathedral in single A are a different issue. The depth they are able to produce is so much different.. But I also agree it has been a short stretch so can't over-react. That team would compete fairly well with a lot of AA schools but probably not the top ones. Their enrollment is really half of Mankato East, you hit the nail on the head with the "recruiting" piece of it though.
They can't. There are games being played at the same time in the two class system. Hence the first day losers playing at an alternate location
They're saying this might be the best A tournament field of all time. 6-7 teams could potentially win it...
Yeah, the unseeded teams yesterday were clearly outmatched.Not watching the games because of work, but who said that!?!?! Scores: 11-2; 7-1; 9-3; 5-2....Only the 5-2 game COULD have been questionable. Thus, at most, 5 teams could have won the Class A.
Or, did you mean AA?
Already happened yesterday.Time for the annual Hermantown needs to move up to AA post.
Time for the annual Hermantown needs to move up to AA post.
I’ll never understand why people think small public schools should be in AA. I understand with private schools but I’ll never get why the small public schools “should” move up.Time for the annual Hermantown needs to move up to AA post.
Not watching the games because of work, but who said that!?!?! Scores: 11-2; 7-1; 9-3; 5-2....Only the 5-2 game COULD have been questionable. Thus, at most, 5 teams could have won the Class A.
Or, did you mean AA?
I’ll never understand why people think small public schools should be in AA. I understand with private schools but I’ll never get why the small public schools “should” move up.
I’ll never understand why people think small public schools should be in AA. I understand with private schools but I’ll never get why the small public schools “should” move up.
Hockey is different than other high school sports in that it shouldn't be about how many students attend the school. It should be about how many players that they have in their program (ie number of players trying out).
Hermantown has one of the strongest hockey programs in the state. From the youth up to high school. It's a joke that a program that strong plays in the weaker division, but a school like Irondale that can barely ice enough skaters to fill out a program should be forced to play at the higher level because they have a higher student enrollment. School demographics have to be figured into the equation.
I respect the hell out of schools like Roseau that could play A if they wanted, but choose to play at the AA level......same for STA.
That's kind of what I said regarding Johnson. We barely have enough for JV on any given year.
Don't give Roseau more credit than they deserve - pretty sure I heard they just stay in big schools because they know that way they avoid Warroad every year.
That's kind of what I said regarding Johnson. We barely have enough for JV on any given year.
Don't give Roseau more credit than they deserve - pretty sure I heard they just stay in big schools because they know that way they avoid Warroad every year.