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I guess I didn’t even know Verona was fielding a WIAA team.

 

Due to Dane County restrictions, they couldn't practice and play as a "team". So somewhere got around it by forming a temp "club". That is the thing I'm surprised the WIAA didn't look into to. When restrictions eased, went back to a team.

 

The WIAA has nothing to do with them starting up a WAHA team, which they did. Several other teams that were in similar situations due to local decisions did as well. Once their school district / Dane County allowed them to compete as an HS team, that WAHA team disbanded and they came back into the mix as a WIAA team. It was great that they had the opportunity to defend their title. It should never have been in question in my opinion and Dane County has looked absolutely foolish as other areas of the state have figured out how to make it work this season giving countless student-athletes the opportunity to compete in the respective sports/activities.

"This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
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Seeing Superior in the D2 State Championship game will never not be weird to me. I grew up and played for Superior and was a part of a championship team (and runner-up). With all the great tradition of hockey there, the breakdown of having them in D2 just never will add up to me. My HS team's season was ended by Fondy Spring and their 1st line was incredible. Their top 3 defensemen are also as good as any in the state. A weird D2 matchup to say the least about it. It should not be based on enrollment. There should be a panel and you are placed in each division based on a few criteria.

 

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Seeing Superior in the D2 State Championship game will never not be weird to me. I grew up and played for Superior and was a part of a championship team (and runner-up). With all the great tradition of hockey there, the breakdown of having them in D2 just never will add up to me. My HS team's season was ended by Fondy Spring and their 1st line was incredible. Their top 3 defensemen are also as good as any in the state. A weird D2 matchup to say the least about it. It should not be based on enrollment. There should be a panel and you are placed in each division based on a few criteria.

 

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Seeing Superior in the D2 State Championship game will never not be weird to me. I grew up and played for Superior and was a part of a championship team (and runner-up). With all the great tradition of hockey there, the breakdown of having them in D2 just never will add up to me. My HS team's season was ended by Fondy Spring and their 1st line was incredible. Their top 3 defensemen are also as good as any in the state. A weird D2 matchup to say the least about it. It should not be based on enrollment. There should be a panel and you are placed in each division based on a few criteria.

 

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Seeing Superior in the D2 State Championship game will never not be weird to me. I grew up and played for Superior and was a part of a championship team (and runner-up). With all the great tradition of hockey there, the breakdown of having them in D2 just never will add up to me. My HS team's season was ended by Fondy Spring and their 1st line was incredible. Their top 3 defensemen are also as good as any in the state. A weird D2 matchup to say the least about it. It should not be based on enrollment. There should be a panel and you are placed in each division based on a few criteria.

 

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I didn’t realize the Badgers had more national championships than Big Ten/WCHA championships. 6 vs 3 according to the broadcasters today. Very strange.

That old WCHA was tough.

 

Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Denver, Duluth ... heck, even CC and Michigan Tech won multiple national titles while in the old WCHA. You could argue it was easier to get hot and win 4 consecutive games in the NCAA tournament than it was to come out on top of that conference after 24 games. Minnesota-Duluth hasn’t won a conference title since the 80s, but has 3 natties in the last 10 years.

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Seeing Superior in the D2 State Championship game will never not be weird to me. I grew up and played for Superior and was a part of a championship team (and runner-up). With all the great tradition of hockey there, the breakdown of having them in D2 just never will add up to me. My HS team's season was ended by Fondy Spring and their 1st line was incredible. Their top 3 defensemen are also as good as any in the state. A weird D2 matchup to say the least about it. It should not be based on enrollment. There should be a panel and you are placed in each division based on a few criteria.

 

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Caufield with the game tying and overtime game winning goal today against Penn State. Kids incredible.
"This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
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Caufield with the game tying and overtime game winning goal today against Penn State. Kids incredible.

 

Yea, he is really good.

 

He is the Carlos Hathcock of college hockey players.

 

you're going to need to hit the Google button and I'm not going to tell you anything about him.

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