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Guest wrote: ↑Mon May 05, 2025 1:11 pm GF vs GA from this weekend

MNS 27–12
FT 19-11
MB 17-20

One of these teams is not like the other two …

Guest wrote: ↑Mon May 05, 2025 1:11 pm GF vs GA from this weekend

MNS 27–12
FT 19-11
MB 17-20

One of these teams is not like the other two …

Guest wrote: ↑Mon May 05, 2025 11:18 am

Guest wrote: ↑Sat May 03, 2025 9:16 pm MB, FT and MNS will be the top 3 teams in the west. And they will be very competitive with each other if rosters stay as they are right now. Observations:

Goaltending - FT has the edge over the other two. Goalie is big, moves well and isn’t afraid to come out of the net. Doesn’t give up many rebounds. MB and MNS look about the same but give the edge to MB due to goalie’s big size difference. This could be a problem for MNS as they only had 1 goalie dress?

Speed - MNS easily because their D as a group are very fast. Forwards are more evenly matched. MNS 19 is the fastest of any of the kids but MNS also has some snails hiding on bottom lines. FT is faster than MB, everyone is good.

Size - FT and MB tie. MNS has gotten bigger but not big enough.

Forwards - FT has the most depth based on what I saw. Their top forwards are also bigger. MNS second. MB hasn’t replaced their best player 11 with somebody as good.

Defence - MNS by a country mile. Not on their team but if we’re honest there are at least 2 if not 3 D they have that are better than anyone on MB or FT. Credit to their D coach, that guy is running a tight and unmatched ship. MB is next, FT last.

Coaching - MNS and MB tie. Both teams are playing a game that looks like hockey starts to look in U12-13. FT relies on individual strength but is not pretty to watch.

Overall? Probably FT.

The Toros have to feel good about the weekend they didn't win BUT they only lost one game same as the eventual winner. And by the looks of the whole NorthStars team cheering loudly against the Toros in the semi-finals, the NorthStars are terrified to play them again. That's a bad way to go into a season and watch for the Toros to have the upperhand again.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon May 05, 2025 1:40 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon May 05, 2025 1:11 pm GF vs GA from this weekend

MNS 27–12
FT 19-11
MB 17-20

One of these teams is not like the other two …

I will repeat myself, the changes on D for MNS give them such a potent advantage over the rest of the league. 1-6 are solid unlike last year they really only had the top 2 who they could rely on. Those 2 are now a pairing and might just be the top 2 D in the loop.

Upfront they have brought in some very very strong talent.

Goalie is as solid as they come.

No weak links in the lineup

They won a tourney this weekend without even holding a team practice yet. Wait to see this team in October.

MNS=Problem!

You've all been warned.

2 of the Klevr kids who left MNS last year prior to the league deadline were on the Fast hockey team that beat the MB yesterday lmao. MB lost to a bunch of 2016s lol

Guest wrote: ↑Mon May 05, 2025 6:05 pm Reading this thread, I had no idea the entirety of AA for this age was in the west division of the GTHL.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon May 05, 2025 5:53 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon May 05, 2025 1:40 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon May 05, 2025 1:11 pm GF vs GA from this weekend

MNS 27–12
FT 19-11
MB 17-20

One of these teams is not like the other two …

I will repeat myself, the changes on D for MNS give them such a potent advantage over the rest of the league. 1-6 are solid unlike last year they really only had the top 2 who they could rely on. Those 2 are now a pairing and might just be the top 2 D in the loop.

Upfront they have brought in some very very strong talent.

Goalie is as solid as they come.

No weak links in the lineup

They won a tourney this weekend without even holding a team practice yet. Wait to see this team in October.

MNS=Problem!

You've all been warned.

2 of the Klevr kids who left MNS last year prior to the league deadline were on the Fast hockey team that beat the MB yesterday lmao. MB lost to a bunch of 2016s lol

Maybe MNS’s defense is solid and the goalies are good—hard to say. But that night, Beast was super relaxed, without structured team play and even the head coach was absent. yet still managed to score 3 or 4 goals mostly through individual skill.

Beast’s forwards were noticeably faster, more creative, and more powerful than your defense. More than once, a single forward skated through 2–3 defenders—where normally, you’d expect defenders to shut that down 9 times out of 10. In the corners, our forwards often left your D’s scrambling or even down on the ice.

That said, your attack is still good as well as general physical conditions, though 2-3 goals were scored when we had 3-4 kids on ice. Nevertheless #19 stands out, #12 brings good speed, and #10 isn’t bad either. If you think it’s right to a team of 10 year olds to be built around 1 kid, it’s up to you. But general rule it’s good only for that kid (sometimes but not always) and coach as it gives quick results for a while.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon May 05, 2025 5:53 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon May 05, 2025 1:40 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon May 05, 2025 1:11 pm GF vs GA from this weekend

MNS 27–12
FT 19-11
MB 17-20

One of these teams is not like the other two …

I will repeat myself, the changes on D for MNS give them such a potent advantage over the rest of the league. 1-6 are solid unlike last year they really only had the top 2 who they could rely on. Those 2 are now a pairing and might just be the top 2 D in the loop.

Upfront they have brought in some very very strong talent.

Goalie is as solid as they come.

No weak links in the lineup

They won a tourney this weekend without even holding a team practice yet. Wait to see this team in October.

MNS=Problem!

You've all been warned.

2 of the Klevr kids who left MNS last year prior to the league deadline were on the Fast hockey team that beat the MB yesterday lmao. MB lost to a bunch of 2016s lol

Maybe MNS’s defense is solid and the goalies are good—hard to say. But that night, Beast was super relaxed, without structured team play and even the head coach was absent. yet still managed to score 3 or 4 goals mostly through individual skill.

Beast’s forwards were noticeably faster, more creative, and more powerful than your defense. More than once, a single forward skated through 2–3 defenders—where normally, you’d expect defenders to shut that down 9 times out of 10. In the corners, our forwards often left your D’s scrambling or even down on the ice.

That said, your attack is still good as well as general physical conditions, though 2-3 goals were scored when we had 3-4 kids on ice. Nevertheless #19 stands out, #12 brings good speed, and #10 isn’t bad either. If you think it’s right to a team of 10 year olds to be built around 1 kid, it’s up to you. But general rule it’s good only for that kid (sometimes but not always) and coach as it gives quick results for a while.

Guest wrote: ↑Mon May 05, 2025 7:23 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon May 05, 2025 5:53 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon May 05, 2025 1:40 pm

Guest wrote: ↑Mon May 05, 2025 1:11 pm GF vs GA from this weekend

MNS 27–12
FT 19-11
MB 17-20

One of these teams is not like the other two …

I will repeat myself, the changes on D for MNS give them such a potent advantage over the rest of the league. 1-6 are solid unlike last year they really only had the top 2 who they could rely on. Those 2 are now a pairing and might just be the top 2 D in the loop.

Upfront they have brought in some very very strong talent.

Goalie is as solid as they come.

No weak links in the lineup

They won a tourney this weekend without even holding a team practice yet. Wait to see this team in October.

MNS=Problem!

You've all been warned.

2 of the Klevr kids who left MNS last year prior to the league deadline were on the Fast hockey team that beat the MB yesterday lmao. MB lost to a bunch of 2016s lol

Maybe MNS’s defense is solid and the goalies are good—hard to say. But that night, Beast was super relaxed, without structured team play and even the head coach was absent. yet still managed to score 3 or 4 goals mostly through individual skill.

Beast’s forwards were noticeably faster, more creative, and more powerful than your defense. More than once, a single forward skated through 2–3 defenders—where normally, you’d expect defenders to shut that down 9 times out of 10. In the corners, our forwards often left your D’s scrambling or even down on the ice.

That said, your attack is still good as well as general physical conditions, though 2-3 goals were scored when we had 3-4 kids on ice. Nevertheless #19 stands out, #12 brings good speed, and #10 isn’t bad either. If you think it’s right to a team of 10 year olds to be built around 1 kid, it’s up to you. But general rule it’s good only for that kid (sometimes but not always) and coach as it gives quick results for a while.

Crazy MB parent on hand.

Curious to hear when MNS had 3 defenders on the ice, multiple times at that. That’s some voodoo coaching right there.