Boys State HS Hockey

Could this finally be Moorhead’s year?

CaptainMusky wrote:

Could this finally be Moorhead’s year?

Moorhead’s year to take 2nd place again, I hope that bit never ends

tswoboda wrote:

Moorhead’s year to take 2nd place again, I hope that bit never ends

It is quite sad really.

Maybe if you’re from Moorhead, funny for everyone else. Sorry I grew up getting shitkicked by their dominant youth program… still bitter I guess

Realistically as the only northern program with a chance most years, I’m kinda forced into rooting for the Spuds now

Im not from the area, but they have had some fantastic teams for decades and like you pointed out their youth programs have often won state even at the Bantam level so the fact they cant win a title is sad. Dont get me wrong, Im not sad about it, just the nature of the situation I guess.

tswoboda wrote:

Realistically as the only northern program with a chance most years, I’m kinda forced into rooting for the Spuds now

That’s kinda where I am now too. Especially given their opponent tonight.

The reality is that the metro teams in class AA have basically dominated the tournament so heavily now that almost no outstate team even has a realistic chance. The data does not lie.

Lets go Spuds

Anyone know of a radio station in Grand Rapids area that a person could listen to the game?

The East Grand Forks – Hibbing game was wild. That should be a fun A championship tomorrow.

What a comeback by EGF – feel bad for Hibbing as I kind of feel they had the mojo coming in to take the whole thing. But EGF earned every bit of that win!

If my kids school isn’t in the tournament I root for the furthest team north and anyone playing Edina.

Very good game by Stillwater. Their goalie Conway is rivaling Carl Goering from back in the day.

Was at the games tonight. Excellent games and so loved to see Edina lose it with :58 left. The x went nuts.

The 2 teams i dislike the most lost last night, going to be a great day!!! Think I’ll root for Stillwater..

I fell asleep after the second.

Elated to see the cake season end. Really have no horse in the final tonight but Moorhead seems like they finally might be the spud team of destiny now.

Yeah, we pull for any school not private or Edina.Love to cheer for the underdogs
STA got handled. Was fun to watch

Go Ponies!!!!

Did anyone get the license plate number of that potato truck that just ran over Stillwater?

Mason Kraft. 4 goals in the first freaking period.

Goaltending, optional.

Congrats to the spuds. Finally got it done.

ND border towns showing up!! Metro who?

Great tourney this year. So cool to see some different schools in it.

Section 8 rules!

Yeah the goaltending sure didn’t show up last night. Great tourney tho! When was the last time we had 2 out-state champs?

Joe Jarl wrote:

Yeah the goaltending sure didn’t show up last night. Great tourney tho! When was the last time we had 2 out-state champs?

2017 AA Grand Rapids and A Hermantown. Actually that year it was an all non metro championship Saturday. Grand Rapids played Moorhead and Hermantown played Monticello-Annandale-Maple Lake (could be considered metro depending who you ask).

“He coaches at Northern Lakes (sect 6A).

To AK guy, he inherited a Team that has seen it youth program dominate District 15, for years.
The varsity team made the state tournament a few years ago. It was not a struggling team, it is a team that could be good for years to come.

Randolph is a great coach, and he certainly has his kids at Northern Lakes buying in on his style. He has done a great job.”

And now he is gone after setting the wins record.

Ripjiggen wrote:

“He coaches at Northern Lakes (sect 6A).

To AK guy, he inherited a Team that has seen it youth program dominate District 15, for years.
The varsity team made the state tournament a few years ago. It was not a struggling team, it is a team that could be good for years to come.

Randolph is a great coach, and he certainly has his kids at Northern Lakes buying in on his style. He has done a great job.”

And now he is gone after setting the wins record.

He’s done already? Where is he going now? Back to Duluth?

I saw the article in the StarTribune this morning about Randolph leaving and or retiring. It really wasn’t clear which one. What gives?

Guessing he got his record now he is done.
Great message for those kids.

Moorhead forward Mason Kraft has claimed the Mr Hockey Award. He scored 95 points this season, including 4 goals in the state championship game, helping the Spuds earn their first state championship in school history.

Kraft is a Mankato recruit.

Maybe I read a different article on Randolph but it said he would take any job close to duluth or mendota heights and that he wanted to coach another 50 years. Nothing about retiring and said the record meant nothing to him. Could all be BS for I know, just regurgitating the article

No way Kraft still ends up at Mankato

tswoboda wrote:

Maybe I read a different article on Randolph but it said he would take any job close to duluth or mendota heights and that he wanted to coach another 50 years. Nothing about retiring and said the record meant nothing to him. Could all be BS for I know, just regurgitating the article

No way Kraft still ends up at Mankato

I was semi kidding.
I know he still has his place in Duluth and family down in the cities.

Here’s an interview with Randolph and his decision to resign.

https://www.brainerddispatch.com/sports/prep/boys-hockey-randolph-resigns-as-lightning-head-coach