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Squirtacular Preview and Predictions

By Tony Scott, 01/19/17, 12:15AM CST

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Will CC be the team to crack the OMG code?


Danny Nelson, OMG


Teddy Townsend, Eden Prairie

With nearly 1,000 players coming to Blaine, you can only imagine some of the names we see on the rosters. This year we got some tasty Italian names...we got some funny names, or at least names we could make a remark about. We also noticed nine last names with familiar division one dads


2016 Moorhead Spud pin - winners of the Super Large division last year


Sam Scheetz, CC


SQUIRT A

Assuming all eight of our top seeds make the quarterfinals Saturday...here is what it could look like Saturday afternoon.

6;00 pm - OMG vs. Hermantown
6:45 pm - Edina Green vs. Eden Prairie
7:15 pm - Edina White vs. Chaska Chanhassen
8:00 pm - Woodbury vs. Mahtomedi

Don't sleep on number two seeds like Orono, Blaine, Dallas Stars Elite or Moorhead. A lot of very good teams in the field. Most teams will have to run a gauntlet to gain the quarterfinals Saturday. 

The Call: Since losing in the State Squirt B semis, Osseo Maple Grove has won four straight Squirtacular titles ('13 > Rosemount, '14 > WBL, '15 Chaska Chan and '16 > Woodbury). No sense bucking the trend...the Leafbirds have way too much going for them this year, not to pull the 5-Peat.



Ben Miller, Woodbury


SQUIRT B

The B side will be just as exciting as the A, with the potential of even more fireworks. Good B hockey teams usually have a budding super star, less experienced goalies and really enthusiastic fans...making for instant excitement. Our projections for top seeds weren't as scientific as the A, we had very limited data three weeks ago prior to posting. Here is a best guess on potential quarterfinals Saturday afternoon.

5:30 pm - Edina (Green) vs. Mahtomedi (Gold)
4:45 pm - Moorhead (Black) vs. Edina (Black)
4:15 pm - Chaska Chan (Black) vs.Mahtomedi (Blue)
3:30 pm - Stillwater vs. Edina (Gold)

We wouldn't be surprised to see the '07 Coyotes do well, two years ago the '05 team went all the way to the finals. Edina Black has beaten Kennedy-Richfield and Edina Black in back to back games, they are a threat. Moorhead had a great run last year...the Black team is a threat.

The Call: Edina Green is the team to beat....if they can be consistent for six straight games, the Green Hornets should be all the buzz in Blaine.



Michael Risteau, Lakeville North


John Halverson, Edina Green

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