Best of NE: Girls Top 50

Evan and Pat discuss New England Hockey Journal’s “Best in New England” girls rankings: top 50 lists for 2007–2009 birth years and a 30-player 2010 watch list, noting how difficult and changeable the exercise is. Pat describes 2007s as top-heavy with many already in college and highlights key players and debates defenders and goalies. The 2009 group is called exceptionally deep and high-end. Overtime returns with NHL trivia.   Topics 00:43 Podcast Kickoff and Busy Week 01:12 Best in New England Rankings 02:02 Why Ranking Is So Hard 03:42 Girls Rankings Themes 05:39 07s Top 10 Breakdown 08:52 07s Picks 11 to 20 11:24 07s Surprises 21 to 50 15:00 08s Who’s Number One 17:33 08s Middle Tier Debates 21:00 08s Goalies and Uncommitted Targets 25:53 08s Underrated Names 26:57 09s Deepest Class Teaser 28:24 Top Pick Debate 30:29 Rounding Out Top 10 32:40 Defenders and First Goalie 34:12 Level Program Dominance 35:21 Underrated Names to Watch 37:25 Oh Nine Storylines 39:27 Spotlight on Tens 42:57 Tens Watch List Dilemma 45:30 Overtime Trivia Throwdown 53:26 Wrap Up and Sign Off