OT: MN High School Hockey Thread

[Dr Jan Itor]

1950's lol

I wonder what else was different about the 1950's.

Still dancing around it though.

 

[Prior]

1950's lol

I wonder what else was different about the 1950's.

Still dancing around it though.

Life must be so miserable for these types.

 

[GordieGallant]

Is it now a free for all with transfers?

 

[Northerner]

Is it now a free for all with transfers?

Might as well. To hell with building community, culture, family, love. Those things are all so silly.

 

[GordieGallant]

The MSHSL has become a pushover entity.
Little Johnny can play wherever his daddy wants him to.

 

[Northerner]

The MSHSL has become a pushover entity.
Little Johnny can play wherever his daddy wants him to.

Indeed yes.

 

[Northerner]

14-Year-Old Maverick McKinnon Leads Forest Lake Hockey Team​

TRIA Prep Salute, Feb. 11: 14-Year-Old Maverick McKinnon Leads Forest Lake Hockey Team

On any given day, Forest Lake’s varsity hockey team looks like a well-oiled machine. What’s not so typical, however, is that their leading scorer is still in middle school. Maverick McKinnon, just 14 years old, is making waves on the ice as an 8th grader playing for the Forest Lake Rangers...

kstp.com

I wonder what else was different about the 1950's.

That's got nothing to do with what's been discussed here

 

[MuckOG]

Jumping into this conversation late...but one of the largest reasons for these co-ops and hockey withering on the vine inside the 694/494 beltway is that a large number of young families who are well off financially are moving further out to the outer ring suburbs.

As an example, we used to live in the northern ring suburb right along 694. My wife and I bought a home there in about 2002 and when we looked around we realized that just about everyone on my block were old. Many were the original owners when their homes were built in the late 60's. My two sons were literally the only kids on our block. Up until the 1990's there were a lot of kids and young families, and as such, the hockey programs were much deeper and stronger. But when the kids grew up, many moved further out to areas like Andover, Blaine, Forest Lake, etc.

The younger families that have been moving into this area don't seem to have desire or the money to play hockey. As an example, we saw a lot of the newly arrived Hmong families gravitate towards badminton leagues. Basketball and soccer have also gotten stronger, while hockey is starting to whither away on the vine.

While my kids were still young and playing hockey, I served on the Board and we made multiple outreach efforts to try and attract minority kids, but unfortunately, had very little success.