Isaac Johnson lead Anoka to Schwan Bronze title
Merry Christmas - and a Happy New Year
The day after Christmas YHH lined up and took a shot at predicting winner's of several (16 to be exact) tournament winners. High School to Squirts..AA's to B, we took a shot at it.
All in all, we predicted seven of the 16 winners, we also had five predicted winners that took second place. So we were in the ball park for 12 of 16 championship games.
Fun to see so many games at so many levels. We saw the top boys high school teams in the Schwan's Cup, we saw two #1 versus #2 matchups at Squirts and PeeWees. We also saw a lot of teams come out of nowhere and shine.
| Tournament | Level | Winner | Predicted Winner | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South St. Paul | High School | Eagan | Jefferson | First big win of the year for the Wildcats |
| Schwan Gold | High School | Eden Prairie | Eden Prairie | Eagles prove they are one of the best in MN |
| Schwan Silver | High School | Rosemount | Breck | Irish are not lucky, this group can play |
| Bronze | High School | Anoka | Anoka | Section 5AA needs to beware of a Tornado Warning |
| Open | High School | Greenway | Greenway | (Chris Berman voice) The Raiders!!! Good team that 7A needs to account for |
| Edina Invite | Bantam AA | Wayzata | Edina | Trojans with a great run, Edina hasn't won Invite in 4 years |
| Edina Invite | Bantam A | Orono | Edina | Hornets beat Tonka in 2OT, huge tourney win for Edina |
| Edina Invite | Bantam B | Wayzata | Wayzata | Trojans are clear cut #1 |
| Bloomington Showdown | PeeWee AA/A | Apple Valley | Apple Valley | Eagles get big tourney win heading in to Founder's Cup |
| Edina Invite | PeeWee AA | Osseo Maple Grove | Edina | OMG had too much for Edina Sunday |
| Edina Invite | PeeWee A | Edina | Mounds View Irondale | The Hornets are a complete team...they will climb high in this week's rankings |
| Edina Invite | PeeWee B | OMG (Black) | Edina (White) | OMG has their engine on all cylinders right now...nice win for the Leafbirds |
| Bloomington Showdown | PeeWee B | Hastings | Hastings | Raiders prove why they are a state contender |
| OMGHA Extravaganza | Squirt A | Osseo Maple Grove | Osseo Maple Grove | Statement win for Leafbirds 10-1 over a really, really good Rosemount team |
| OMGHA Extravaganza | Squirt B | OMG (Black) | Chisago Lakes | Black is the new black, they swept a top end field winning four games in two days |
| Edina Invite | Squirt A | Edina (White) | Chaska Chan | White showed a great will to win...beat two good teams in Edina Green and CC |
Teams on the Rise
Holy Family Catholic - the Fire ripped off three nice wins at the Sports Authority Jamboree last week including wins over Stillwater, Prior Lake and Lakeville North. All were in YHH's top ten.
Minnetonka HS - the Skippers took second in the Schwan Cup Gold beating Centannial and No. 6AA Edina and then narrowly losing to No. 3AA Eden Prairie in the finals.
Wayzata Bantam AA - they won the Edina Invite Sunday beat tourney favorite No. 2AA Edina and then White Bear Lake. The Trojans down their best player Rhett Pitlick have shown they are a team to keep an eye on come March.
Edina Bantam A - they won the Edina Invite last night beating Minnetonka in double overtime..they have a 10 game unbeaten streak.
Edina (White) Squirt A - the White's beat rival Edina Green Saturday and then #4 Chaska Chan Sunday to win the Edina Invite. Charlie Hoch scored with 36 seconds left to win it.
Osseo Maple Grove (Black) - the Black won the OMGHA Squirt Extravaganza beating top ten Chisago Lakes Saturday and then two highly ranked OMG teams Sunday to win the title. They also have a 10 game unbeaten streak.
Jared Wright lead Apple Valley to Bloomington Showdown title last week
Players to Watch
Danny Nelson, Osseo Maple Grove Squirt
We saw some great players and great plays over the past 10 days, it was almost like a late Christmas present. Here are a few that really stood out:
Kole Kalisch, Greenway - powerful forward that plays high on the power play, lead Raiders to Schwan Cup Open title.
Oliver Moore, Mounds View Irondale - this Squirt eligible PeeWee lead MVI with 11 points in five games. First cousin to Benilde St. Margaret's senior Auggie Moore.
Danny Nelson, Osseo Maple Grove - this first year Squirt looks more like a PeeWee. He can score in bunches and play very physical.
Mike Vorlicky, Edina - almost looks too easy for this highly skilled Bantam AA defenseman at times. Runs the power play well for Edina and is a great leader.
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