Minnesota Girls High School Hockey IV

[ne7minder]

Re: Minnesota Girls High School Hockey IV

The Gophs have 4 goalies next year, too. It makes it hard to just get enough minutes in practice.

That was not for people like you - that was a shot at the whiners who are so upset about MN having extra players but have no problem that their dear U might have an extra or two. as noted, 7 of the 8 WCHA teams have more than a full roster & the 8th probably would if they had not had the troubles

[D2D]

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The annual StarTribune's Girls Hockey Preview is late this year, but better late than never. Loved this "storyline" on Gopher recruit Grace Zumwinkle:

4. Amazing Grace
Breck senior forward Grace Zumwinkle draws raves for dominant play while her booming shots are drawing blood. Unleashing a shot that Mustangs coach Ronda Engelhardt called “the hardest in girls’ hockey,” Zumwinkle bent the mask and bloodied the nose of Centennial’s goalie in the season opener. Next game saw Zumwinkle break the skate of Benilde-St. Margaret’s goalie and crack the shin guard of another Red Knights player, the latter causing bleeding. Beyond the equipment carnage, Zumwinkle, committed to the Gophers, scored 10 goals in Breck’s first three games.

Girls' hockey preview: Five story lines for the season
http://www.mngirlshockeyhub.com/news...le/show/724456

Girls' hockey preview: 10 metro teams to watch
http://www.mngirlshockeyhub.com/news...le/show/724458

Girls' hockey preview: Twenty metro players to watch
http://www.mngirlshockeyhub.com/news...rrer_id=868951

Talent abounds in west metro girls' hockey again
http://www.mngirlshockeyhub.com/news...rrer_id=868951

Centennial's Hughes, Linser better on same line
http://www.mngirlshockeyhub.com/news...rrer_id=868951

[FiveHoleFrenzy]

Re: Minnesota Girls High School Hockey IV

The annual StarTribune's Girls Hockey Preview is late this year, but better late than never. Loved this "storyline" on Gopher recruit Grace Zumwinkle:

4. Amazing Grace
Breck senior forward Grace Zumwinkle draws raves for dominant play while her booming shots are drawing blood. Unleashing a shot that Mustangs coach Ronda Engelhardt called “the hardest in girls’ hockey,” Zumwinkle bent the mask and bloodied the nose of Centennial’s goalie in the season opener. Next game saw Zumwinkle break the skate of Benilde-St. Margaret’s goalie and crack the shin guard of another Red Knights player, the latter causing bleeding. Beyond the equipment carnage, Zumwinkle, committed to the Gophers, scored 10 goals in Breck’s first three games.

Girls' hockey preview: Five story lines for the season
http://www.mngirlshockeyhub.com/news...le/show/724456

Girls' hockey preview: 10 metro teams to watch
http://www.mngirlshockeyhub.com/news...le/show/724458

Girls' hockey preview: Twenty metro players to watch
http://www.mngirlshockeyhub.com/news...rrer_id=868951

Talent abounds in west metro girls' hockey again
http://www.mngirlshockeyhub.com/news...rrer_id=868951

Centennial's Hughes, Linser better on same line
http://www.mngirlshockeyhub.com/news...rrer_id=868951

Regarding Zumwinkle..

I'm really hoping she can shoot a knuckle puck...That would be sweet.

[ARM]

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Breck senior forward Grace Zumwinkle draws raves for dominant play while her booming shots are drawing blood. Unleashing a shot that Mustangs coach Ronda Engelhardt called “the hardest in girls’ hockey,” Zumwinkle bent the mask and bloodied the nose of Centennial’s goalie in the season opener. Next game saw Zumwinkle break the skate of Benilde-St. Margaret’s goalie and crack the shin guard of another Red Knights player, the latter causing bleeding. Beyond the equipment carnage ...

Who is making this equipment??? I'm thinking that it wouldn't hold up very well if it were used in a men's/boys' game, so why stick it on the face of a goalie in a girls' game and call it "protection"?

[D2D]

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Who is making this equipment??? I'm thinking that it wouldn't hold up very well if it were used in a men's/boys' game, so why stick it on the face of a goalie in a girls' game and call it "protection"?

With respect to the mask one possibility is that it wasn't a perfect fit on the goalie, or it wasn't secured tight enough so the force of the puck caused it to move. The shin pad cracking is a mystery, unless the girl was using the same cheap model from her U12 days.

[pokechecker]

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Who is making this equipment??? I'm thinking that it wouldn't hold up very well if it were used in a men's/boys' game, so why stick it on the face of a goalie in a girls' game and call it "protection"?

sporting goods are not made to last anymore, the emphasis is on new features that give an athlete an edge, and if somebody else has it, you have to have it, in fact it is better if it doesn't last, that way a player has an excuse to get new equipment (and importantly to the maker of sporting goods, sell more equipment), mom and dad can afford it and they want their little tadpole to be the next big thing, so they pay it, until they realize they are not going to be the next big thing, but there is always the next batch of dreamers to replace the disenchanted, and higher up nobody cares since they don't have to buy their own equipment.

now add in that since women aren't as strong as men, they can make the women's equipment cheaper, less of anything that will save them a few pennies

it would be interesting to know what flex she uses, most players these days use highly flexible sticks compared to years gone by, and girls are encouraged to use especially flexible compared to boys (there is your answer Blackbeard on why women don't seem as accurate as men, that and that they probably took a few minutes every day out of shooting at the wall to do their homework, lol)
but if a girl learns to use a stick with flex that a boy would use, watch out, things could break and people get hurt

[FiveHoleFrenzy]

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Who is making this equipment??? I'm thinking that it wouldn't hold up very well if it were used in a men's/boys' game, so why stick it on the face of a goalie in a girls' game and call it "protection"?

See this is the difference between a Midwest elitist and and an Eastern elitist. The Midwest elitist discusses the equipment aspect were the Eastern elitist would be raving about how "clearly the best" said recruit is.

[GWHFan]

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Girls' hockey preview: Twenty metro players to watch
http://www.mngirlshockeyhub.com/news...rrer_id=868951

Natalie Snodgrass, senior, F, Eastview (Connecticut)
I got to see Natalie play this evening. She can defiantly skate and handle the stick and the puck. She had a goal and an assist in a 4-3 loss. She went in the end boards hard near the end of the game, got up slowly and appeared to be in some discomfort after the game.

[D2D]

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Current Rankings

GIRLS CLASS AA (first-place votes) – Nov. 30, 2016
1. EDEN PRAIRIE (8)
2. Edina (2)
3. Maple Grove (1)
4. Hill-Murray
5. Blaine
6. Minnetonka
7. Cretin-Derham Hall
8. Elk River/Zimmerman
9. Centennial
10. Wayzata
11. Lakeville South
12. Chaska/Chanhassen
13. Forest Lake
14. Eagan
15. Eastview
16. White Bear Lake
17. Lakeville North
18. Hopkins/Park
19. Stillwater Area
20. Dodge County

Receiving votes: Shakopee, Apple Valley, Prior Lake, Mounds View, Grand Rapids/Greenway, Andover, Woodbury, Champlin Park, Roseville Area, Spring Lake Park/Coon Rapids


GIRLS CLASS A (first-place votes) – Nov. 30, 2016
1. BLAKE (10)
2. Breck
3. St. Paul United
4. Warroad
5. Thief River Falls
6. Northfield
7. New Prague
8. Proctor/Hermantown
9. Hibbing/Chisholm
10. Alexandria
11. Orono
12. Mound Westonka
13. Red Wing
14. East Grand Forks
15. South St. Paul
16. Princeton
17. Delano/Rockford
18. Owatonna
19. Moose Lake Area
20. New Ulm

Receiving votes: Hutchinson, Duluth Marshall

[ne7minder]

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#2 Edina beat #4 HM 3-1 this afternoon!

[ne7minder]

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For fans with the day off there are some good games at Braemar today:
12:00 Stillwater - Breck
2:15 Eastview - Grand Rapids/Greenway
5:00 Lakeville South - Maple Grove
7:15 Prior Lake - Edina

on paper the 5:00 game, #8 v #2, looks to be the best

[Blackbeard]

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For fans with the day off there are some good games at Braemar today:
12:00 Stillwater - Breck
2:15 Eastview - Grand Rapids/Greenway
5:00 Lakeville South - Maple Grove
7:15 Prior Lake - Edina

on paper the 5:00 game, #8 v #2, looks to be the best

Was down in the cities over the holiday and was fortunate enough to be taken to a (my first and only) Minnesota High School game, Edina vs Centennial.

Was a close game for the first two periods then Edina started turning the screws.

Couldn't help but notice Emily Oden of Edina...she blasted a laser top shelf as she was cruising through the face off circle...like it had eyes...and she shot it like a man...with maximum authority. Those I was with and I were all stunned by the shot quality, force and how quickly it was taken.

I understand she has committed to UM...you done got yourself a ringer from what I saw.

Checked her stats from a couple seasons ago...19 SOG...19 Goals! Hahahaha!

[FiveHoleFrenzy]

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Was down in the cities over the holiday and was fortunate enough to be taken to a (my first and only) Minnesota High School game, Edina vs Centennial.

Was a close game for the first two periods then Edina started turning the screws.

Couldn't help but notice Emily Oden of Edina...she blasted a laser top shelf as she was cruising through the face off circle...like it had eyes...and she shot it like a man...with maximum authority. Those I was with and I were all stunned by the shot quality, force and how quickly it was taken.

I understand she has committed to UM...you done got yourself a ringer from what I saw.

Checked her stats from a couple seasons ago...19 SOG...19 Goals! Hahahaha!

Stats for individual shots on goal for Minnesota high school hockey (both boys and girls) are a bit sketchy as you noticed.

[ne7minder]

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Was down in the cities over the holiday and was fortunate enough to be taken to a (my first and only) Minnesota High School game, Edina vs Centennial.

Was a close game for the first two periods then Edina started turning the screws.

Couldn't help but notice Emily Oden of Edina...she blasted a laser top shelf as she was cruising through the face off circle...like it had eyes...and she shot it like a man...with maximum authority. Those I was with and I were all stunned by the shot quality, force and how quickly it was taken.

I understand she has committed to UM...you done got yourself a ringer from what I saw.

Checked her stats from a couple seasons ago...19 SOG...19 Goals! Hahahaha!

she will pair very well with Zumwinkle who has the same sort of shot and may be a quicker skater. They are going to hurt a lot of players who block shots I am afraid.

[FiveHoleFrenzy]

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If you would care to get a look at both Oden and Zumwinkle, Edina and Breck have a game scheduled tonight at Braemar Ice Arena, at 6:00PM. Thinking about taking that in myself.