1337 wrote:[user=105]ndsubball[/user] wrote:The only reason you disagree with that person is because you are from south and I have a good feeling that devils lake will?give SOUTH a run for their chances in the opening round game...the reason is because they just over look the west and think that all they are is just a bunch of joke teams but you east guys are WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!
I ALSO LIKE HOW?ALL MOST?ALL OF YOU THINK THAT SOUTH IS GOING TO GO INTO?STATE AND JUST?KILL DEVILS LAKE BUT I THINK YOU GUYS ARE WRONG!!!!!!
[user=105]ndsubball[/user] wrote:South will have their hands full with Devils Lake.....just becasue they are #1 in the state doesnt mean they can over look their competion and Devils Lake might escape with the victory..
[user=162]NDhockey6b[/user] wrote:what does everyone have to say about the williston grafton game? I say williston will pull it off. There is just something about them.
[user=162]NDhockey6b[/user] wrote:I was confused why so many people picked grafton over such a big hitting team? They hit every chance they get. I know for a fact the campbells do NOT like to get hit at all. I think that is a williston win.
[user=270]money2128[/user] wrote:I watched Williston at WDA for the first time all year and i have to say they are one of the most physical teams i have seen play in high School hockey.
Apparently we weren't thinking wrong. It's amazing how a score of 5 to 2 and you try to find the justification that it wasn't as big a blow out as people said. You said it wasn't going to be a blow out and that they would even give South a game. It really didn't sound like much of a game to me.
As far as Williston goes, they were far from the most physical team. They may have held that title in the west, but certainly not tonight. And even if you still want to make that statement, apparently it doesn't really matter, because you can be as physical as you want without it meaning anything if you can't put the puck in the net. Grafton is far from a physical team, and they sure had no problems handling Williston. Those Campbell boys remembered to show up too!
You can say all you want that there isn't a difference, but rather apparently it got proven once again tonight that there is a world of difference. The east is simply too much for the west once again.
P.S. That goalie for Bismarck is a stud!
*Edit spelling and added the P.S.*
I watched Williston play 2 of their 3 Games at WDA and i will make that statement once again that they are one of the most physical teams i have watched play, and that seems to be their style of play.
I wasn't at the game so i can't say that williston was playing physical last night, however the Bismarck Tribune stated "GPR caught a break from the officials on what appeared to be a blistering open ice hit by Colby Rehak." According to the Tribune, he was called for elbowing. Grafton then scored 4 unanswerd goals. Like i stated earlier, I wasn't at the game so I can't state my opinion on the hitting or the officiating.
With that being said, I never once stated that because Williston was a physical team that they would beat GPR. I have watched GPR play over the years and I know what they are capable of, especially during tournament time.
And yes there is a difference between the east and west one reason is level of competition. In recent years i do believe the west has improved, but needs to continue to improve, so our state tournament isn't so one sided every year and is more competitive.