great to see some new faces making their way into the playoffs and some of the expansion teams doing well. probably rooting for fargo to make a run, and it'd be cool to see a team like faribault or montevideo win some games, but the cup feels like it probably still belongs to either eveleth or powderhorn. also side note, now that I've seen it to scale I absolutely love the old cart wheel lmaooo. top tier trophy

ItDoesntMatter wrote:

great to see some new faces making their way into the playoffs and some of the expansion teams doing well. probably rooting for fargo to make a run, and it'd be cool to see a team like faribault or montevideo win some games, but the cup feels like it probably still belongs to either eveleth or powderhorn. also side note, now that I've seen it to scale I absolutely love the old cart wheel lmaooo. top tier trophy

Haha yeah the Old Cart Wheel is massive. I'm probably gonna have to eventually move the trophies to their own graphic once they become more commonplace so they don't cover everything lol.

Steelman wrote:

Lots of good stuff to catch up on! Happy to see team nicknames coming into vogue. I'll definitely be curious to see which clubs deviate from your original series.

I really like Buffalo. Simple and clean but a solid look with the plum purple. Columbia Heights with the super nice monogram. Not a fan of grey and red stripes but the bones of a solid look are there for later. Now black and red stripes...mmm, tasty. Elk River looks good, I like that logo a lot. The shape is nice. Bloomington is unique. I actually like the thick chest stripe with thin stripes. Cool idea. Feels like that could become iconic. Minnetonka very simple. I really like the funky serifed numbers for Orono.

Hibbing can suck it but I do like the new stripes paired with their Tuscan stylings. Nice update for Soudan. Duluth feels like a downgrade, I really liked that Old English style. But I can see where you've been inspired by it. Proctor good upgrade. I like the update for Warroad.

Thank you for the feedback, I love hearing all of your thoughts! And I think you will be pleased with the amount of changes from the original series.

The Wheel is incredible, and I'm now picturing a situation where the team that wins it tries to skate with it in celebration and a player takes an injury because it's huge.

As far as the playoffs go, clearly I'm rooting for Superior and La Crosse.

1915 North Playoffs



Eveleth Hockey Club vs Alexandria Hockey Club
Eveleth had no problem dealing with the West Central champs, putting on an offensive clinic and systematically dismantling the Alek defense on their way to an 8-0 shutout victory. With the win the Reds will be making their 8th Super Series appearance in the 9 year history of the tournament.

White Earth Hockey Club vs Ely Hockey Club
Things started off slow in Mahnomen as the White Earth Hockey Club took on Ely in their first ever playoff contest. The first goal of the game didn’t come until the second period when the visitors converted on a rebound to take a 1-0 lead. That would prove to be Ely’s only lead of the game as White Earth soon tied it up before taking a 3-1 lead heading into the second intermission. The visitors made it a one goal game early in the third but a pair of White Earth goals would put it out of reach and secure a 5-2 victory for the home team. For the first time in club history, the White Earth Hockey Club is heading to St. Paul!

St. Cloud Hockey Club vs Fargo Hockey Club
The Red River champions were in for a rude awakening in the Granite City as St. Cloud proved just how good they really are. The three loss Granites came out flying, scoring on their first shot on goal and never looking back. Fargo found themselves in a three goal hole after 20 minutes, finally getting on the scoreboard midway through the second but the damage had only gotten worse. By the time the referee blew his whistle after 60 minutes of play the scoreboard read 7-1 in favor of the home side. For the first time since 1908, St. Cloud is heading back to the Super Series!

Superior Hockey Club of Wisconsin vs International Falls Hockey Club
The curse is finally broken! After four failed tries, the Superior Hockey Club of Wisconsin has won a playoff game! Four heartbreaking losses in a five year span left a bad taste in the mouths of the Sconnie players who took it upon themselves to make this year different. International Falls weathered the storm as best they could in the first, holding the Sconnies to just two goals on 19 shots while scoring one themselves to make it 2-1 after one, but the floodgates opened in the second. Superior unloaded four unanswered in the middle frame, burying International Falls in a 6-1 hole heading into the third. International Falls got one 13 minutes into the third to make it a four goal game, but Superior netted their seventh with under 5 minutes to play to put the game to bed for good. For the first time ever the Superior Hockey Club of Wisconsin is heading to the Super Series, knocking out the Northland champs by a final score of 7-2.

1915 Super Series Bracket
The committee of media from around the state met in St. Paul to seed the 1915 Kellogg Cup Super Series participants.

The 1 seed was heavily contested but ultimately given to Powderhorn with Eveleth getting the 2 spot. St. Cloud was the unanimous 3 seed and is considered the dark horse favorite this year outside the big two. The 4 spot was given to Superior and they will face off against 5th seeded Anoka. The lowest seeded northern club is White Earth in the 6 spot with Stillwater earning the 7 seed and non-champion Plymouth being the consensus 8 seed.



Who do you want? Who do you think will win?

Let me know what you think, comments are always appreciated!