Minnesota Boys' High School Hockey
Disclaimer & Philosophy

What These Pages Are About

  • These pages are not owned, sponsored or operated by any organization. The content is decided solely by myself.

  • Any opinions expressed within these pages are solely mine, except where otherwise indicated by reference to the source of any materials presented.

  • Monetary contributions are not requested or required, since there is no additional cost for maintaining these pages outside of the normal monthly subscription fee paid to Charter Pipeline for Internet access and the periodic fee paid to the company which provides space for this site. The information on this site (and every page it contains) will always be accessible to all.

  • I can make no promise as to how often the information on these pages are updated. This is and will be solely determined by how it balances out against other more important aspects of my life. It really can be no other way.

  • I do not serve as an intermediary for teams who are looking to hook up in various tournaments. If you send me an email requesting this service, it will be ignored.

  • Commercial links in the "Links" pages; at this time and for the forseeable future, none are being allowed. Not for free, not for pay. The only links I provide are to those running personal websites for specific teams, sections, conferences or leagues.

    • Philosophy

    When it comes to athletics, I don't believe high school hockey in Minnesota takes a back seat to any sport played at this level in any state. A trip to St. Paul to witness the annual State Tournament is evidence enough to support my view. It's a nostalgic thing at times, as I watch a game and remember so many great players I've seen in the past. There are many I wish I had seen play high school hockey, also, such as Huffer Christensen, John Mayasich, Henry Boucha, and so on. I think the present is interwined with the past, given the rich tradition of the sport in this state. Inevitably, a discussion of current stars almost always leads to "hey, remember when...".

    I have no great love for the MSHSL. By their inattention and ignorance, they risk diluting a fantastic product by giving some of the best players in the state no other option but to leave high school early and play junior hockey in order to continue their quest to play in the NHL. This organization simply doesn't allow for the maximum development of its players. And I have to believe that, if nothing is done in the future, this problem will only grow worse.

    Now, about these web pages; the person who told me several years ago "your money, your page, your rules" struck the nail on the head. I'm not interested in compromising anything about these pages just to attract more "hits". I would rather maintain a page where I can say what I want (and get only 10 hits a day as a result), then maintain a page that attempts to be "all things to all people" just to attract 1,000 hits a day. To those who appreciate what they see on these pages, keep coming back! To those who don't, avoiding this page is pretty simple. There are tens of millions of pages on the WWW, and there is something else out there for anyone who doesn't like these pages.

    My primary object in doing this is for fun. I'm not interested in monetary gain, not interested in awards, not interested in accolades. I reserve those for my job . It takes time to maintain these pages, and it's been worth it so far. I would not hesitate for one second to "pull the plug" on this project if the trouble started to outweigh the satisfaction, as it almost did on a few occasions. The time I spend on these pages has to be weighed against other things going on in my life. It isn't the most important thing, but it is important. If there seems to be a lag at any time in updating the scores, PageStat2, etc., it is because one of the following things took precedent; my wife, my sobriety, my family, my job. That's how it should be, and I'm doing a disservice to those things if I ever make this project more important than them, because it's not.

    With that being said, if you're playing the game, have fun with it! The high school years will be a memory before you know it, so enjoy every game, every shot, every check, every pass while you can. If you're watching the game, remember what I said before, and remember that this is "entertainment" and not life-and-death.

    And whenever you get the chance, take your kid (or anyone's kid) to a game, remembering what it was like to attend games when you were younger!

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    last updated september 27, 2005