Frozen4sioux

This has been said before, it is not anywhere remotely close to true at all. I can assure you that the teams are in no way "even amount from east and west". Simple scans of the rosters for the past 10 years can verify this if you need to review. Geez there's been teams with like 1 or 2 kids from the west. Nobody has been "left off" for equality. This isn't DEI hockey. I won't rule out kids being the victim of being left off for politics at times, and there's probably been some kids whose parents didn't help them break a "tie" with other kids.... but equal numbers of kids from east and west is an absurd assertation. And it's just false.

Uffda.... could write a book, as could others here. Lots of thoughts but no time right now to lay them out. So I'll just put a few points in now. AAA hockey is the best worst undetermined decision we ever made. Is it worth it... maybe. Does AAA help or is it a money grab.... Yes. It is that easy and complicated of a question and answer. I'd say I may have been exactly where you are now at a time in the past. Everything you think you know is completely wrong. You either have to listen to rational advice or pay dearly to enroll in the class of 1st Gen Hockey Dad 101. Are they a dominating talent among their regional (Midwest) aged peers? Yes? -Do you live west of Casselton? Yes? Then AAA is mandatory until they can leave for a legit program. -East of Casselton, you have options and there will be good advice along the way. Enjoy the ride. And try to avoid the leeches trying to drain your bank accounts, Jr hockey and maybe college is a legit goal. If you can't actually say they are a dominating talent among their regional (midwest) aged peers. Play for fun and enjoy any AAA teams or tourneys you want, High school hockey should be your goal. If they become an uber talent along the way there will be time to make many more decisions, and even more sleezier scumbag leeches trying to drain every last penny. Before you do anything else have someone else talk to your kids and find out what they actually want to do. They won't give you an honest or unbiased answer, they'll tell you what they think you want to hear

Sometimes these moves are kinda dictated by the club that drafted players too, maybe they want or have already backdoor coordinated a spot where they want specific development in and the current team just wasn't a fit for that anymore... so many moving parts, opinions.

Wonder how the portal works for Air Force.... I'm not thinking a kid can portal out of their Military responsibilities. Or maybe they can, genuinely curious

I'm kinda thinking the era of that extra grinder, the long shot the kid coming in to plug a hole is over at UND. Which sucks cause Ive always admired the kid that makes it ot of the MJ or NAHL and just battles and grinds in practice and gets the game here and there, endures for3 years or so and then develops into a leader or solid 4th liner for his sr season. A kid that embodies the Sioux spirit and leaves the program both better for the team and himself with a great education. Just dont see that as a part of the NIL era in any way going forward, for the blue bloods at least

It'll be fine there will be mutual and reciprocal comforting

Jayden PerGone.. Again.

Thats fair

Nah, the shtick burner account is what we use to scrape the dog crap off our shoes around here. There's a purpose for everyone.

Calgary is eliminated and has 3 home games next week... Im predicting Wiebe will make his NHL debut as a bonus to sign.

Should say Portal, signings, NIL, Executive Orders... NCAA policy.. every Junior league in near caos... Jackson and Co. have maybe the hardest job in the history of the program... again.

Heck of an improvement year over year. Probably time for the hardest work of the year for the staff.

How many times has Bucci cranked hog between games looking at the Mich lineup?

How many times can this program ask their fan base to travel and then !@#$ the bed?

uffda

Anybody wanna go in on a ticket to Tehran for bucci?

If ESPN can put Michigan on for the night game... Michigan will be the night game.

How many times will the butthurt studio crew passively aggressively mention the proximity of Sioux Falls to UND this break?

Directly out of Pecknold's sac of dirty whiny pecerknold antics

Resting D*LD%^O Face

He's an angry little phalanx

401k cant afford the espn app?

As per ESPN.... "who cares McKenna's not playing.... Where's a lacrosse game we can stick with?"......

Not sure but safe to assume Mama NCAA is gunna need a few new hollow core doors in her basemant.

On one hand yeah but... The ROI Penn State Hockey got from him this year was well worth it