The Mound Westonka Hockey Association is holding 2006-2007 Registration on August 5th, August 14th, and August 19th at Thaler Arena.

Registration forms are available on the MWHA website (click on the link below). Fill them out and drop them off on one of the registration dates.

MWHA 2006-07 Registration

What: MWHA Registration
Dates:

• Saturday, August 5th, 8:00am-noon
• Monday, August 14th, 5:00pm-9:00pm
• Saturday, August 19th, noon-5:00pm

Where: Thaler Ice Arena, Mound

Get the forms HERE.

Youth Hockey

The Mound Westonka Hockey Association is hosting a Garage Sale on Saturday, August 19, at Pond Arena in Mound. The sale will run from 9:00am-2:00pm.

Everyone is encouraged to bring new and used sporting equipment to registration on August 5th or August 14th. You may donate any sports equipment equipment, or they will sell it for you for 50% of the proceeds. The hockey association will do all the work.

For questions, contact Brenda Stuhr.

MWHA Garage Sale

What: MWHA Registration Equipment Sale

Date: Monday, August 19th

Where: Pond Arena, Mound

Time: 9:00am-2:00pm

2006 NCAA Men’s Division I Hockey

source: NCAA

1. Wisconsin-270,228 games-20 avg-13,511
2. North Dakota-261,875 games-24 avg-10,911
3. Minnesota-220,903 games-22 avg-10,041
4. Colorado Col.-154,590 games-23 avg-6,721
5. Michigan-140,350 games-21 avg-6,683
6. New Hampshire-118,627 games-19 avg-6,243
7. St. Cloud St.-109,975 games-18 avg-6,109
8. Denver-118,331 games-20 avg-5,916
9. Boston College-100,191 games-17 avg-5,893
10. Boston University-100,248 games-18 avg-5,569
11. Nebraska Omaha-116,318 games-21 avg-5,538
12. Ohio State-109,576 games-20 avg-5,478
13. Maine-107,696 games-20 avg-5,384
14. Michigan State-106,652 games-21 avg-5,078
15. Minnesota Duluth-89,271 games-18 avg-4,959
16. Massachusetts-70,630 games-16 avg-4,414
17. Dartmouth-64,260 games-16 avg-4,016
18. Vermont-72,054 games-18 avg-4,003
19. Alaska Fairbanks-62,418 games-16 avg-3,901
20. Cornell-65,212 games-17 avg-3,836
21. Alaska Anchorage-64,999 games-18 avg-3,611
22. Minnesota State Mankato-64,177 games-18 avg-3,565
23. Rensselaer-65,413 games-20 avg-3,270
24. Northern Michigan-67,659 games-21 avg-3,221
25. Yale-43,332 games-14 avg-3,095

US High School Hockey Online compiles the state rankings from all over the US, and combines them into National HS Rankings.

The rankings are so full of holes, they are intended only for fun and conversation.
Mound Westonka was rated 377th, Orono was 235th, and Holy Angels was #2.

http://www.ushso.com/ushsrank.htm

The Minnesota stats were added from Lee Pagenkopf’s MINNHOCK website.
Mound was ranked 69th in the state, Orono was 56th, and Holy Angels was #1

http://www.minnhock.com/pagestat.htm

Hockey and Life

ePuck has an interesting interview on their website with Mark Johnson — NHL player, member of the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” team, NHL scout, son of former Wisconsin Badger and Pittsburgh Penguin coach Bob Johnson, about hockey, coaching, and life. Read it here.

Fighting Sioux Keep Fighting

The North Dakota Board of Higher Education voted 8-0 last Thursday to allow the UND Fighting Sioux to continue their fight with the NCAA over their demand they change nicknames.

A recent NCAA policy prohibits use of nicknames and imagery that are considered “hostile and abusive Native American imagery”. The rule bars the “Fighting Sioux” (among others) from hosting or participating in NCAA championship events without changes to their nickname and logo.

The letters are long and detailed, but the “talking points” make the school’s case:

illegitimate, unfair, fundamentally irrational, arbitrary, capricious and harmful

The university maintains they have demonstrated state, tribal, and district support, and documented outside investigations from state and federal groups that make no such “hostile” finding.

Letter from UND President Charles Kupchella, to the NCAA’s Myles Brand and Bernard Franklin. (June 7, 2006)

NCAA Sr VP Bernard Franklin’s statement (2005).

What do you think?

Headlines posted on the Twin Cities Adult Hockey Blog.

• Adult Hockey Association Open Ice, July 24-August 8, Drake (St. Paul Academy) Arena
• WHAM C3 Womens Fundamentals Class
• Minnesota Wild Adult Fall Hockey League at the National Sports Center.
  Read the full article here.