Ndamukong_sioux

I've been wanting to make this list for awhile, and with all the talk about leaving ND in this forum I decided to put my research pants on and compile a list of players who've left ND for Tier 1 with their current teams this year. Lot of good, lot of not so good and a lot still TBD. Couple things did stand out to me, West Fargo 07-08 birth years loaded and if you're from Minot you're probably better off staying in Minot. Enjoy! 2002 Hayden Helgeson - Grand Forks - didn’t play any hockey after 18u Northstar Christian (2021) Brady Braun - West Fargo - didn’t play any hockey after 18u Des Moines Buccaneers (2021) Blaise Miller - Grand Forks - Concordia College (NCAAD3) Ben Strinden - Fargo - UND (NCAAD1) Dane Montgomery - Grand Forks - UND (NCAAD1) Nick Pineo (Goalie) - Grand Forks - Not on active roster this year, last played 2023 Hudson Havoc (USPHL Premier) Jackson Kunz - Grand Forks - UND (NCAAD1) 2003 Liam Cox-Smith - Minot - Liberty Univ. (ACHA) junior path NAHL (6 games) - NCDC-AJHL-SJHL-AJHL Dylan Jensen - Fargo - UNLV ACHA - Juniors NAHL Charlie Larson - Minot - Not on active roster this year, 2023 spent with Alexandria Blizzard (NA3HL) Beau Bergeron - Fargo - Not on active roster this year, 2022 Indy Jr Fuel 18u AAA Kade Peterson - West Fargo - U of Eau Claire (NCAAD3) Aiden Moser - Devils Lake - U of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (NCAAD3) Owen Hanson - Minot - Grand Canyon Univ (ACHA) Drew Montgomery - Grand Forks - Colorado College (NCAAD1) 2004 Dawson McCann - Minot - Neepawa Titans (MJHL) Brasen Boser - Minot - Arizona State (NCAAD1) Conner McLachlan - Jamestown - Not on active roster this year, last year Willmar Warhawks (NA3HL) Cole Spicer - Dubuque Fighting Saints - Drafted 2022 Round 4 #117 Boston Bruins Dylan Bast - Minot - Not on active roster this year, last year Taft School prep 2005 Anthony McIntosh - Minot - North Iowa Bulls (NAHL) Bauer Berry - Grand Forks - Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) Edmonton Oilers 7th rd pick #218 & St.Thomas Commit (NCAAD1) Landon Dauner - Fargo - Not on active roster this year, last year Austin Bruins (NAHL) Gavin Hruza - West Fargo - Austin Bruins (NAHL) Lief Ekblad (Goalie) - Williston - Kenai River Brown Bears (NAHL) & Winkler Flyers (MJHL) Neal Lindemoen - Fargo - Not on active roster this year, 2024 spent with Phoenix Jr. Coyotes Olan Endres - Grand Forks - Not on active roster this year, played 13 games in MJHL last season Zach Nehring - Minot - Western Michigan (NCAAD1) Drafted 2023 Round 3 #82 Winnipeg Jets Andrew Peterson (Goalie) - Grand Forks - Binghamton Buzz (NA3HL) 2006 Dylan McCann - Minot - Neepawa Titans (MJHL) Merik Grinaker - Fargo Angels - Peninsula Panthers (VIJHL) & Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) Benjamin Likness - West Fargo - Bismarck Bobcats & Oklahoma Warriors (NAHL) Michael Mathison - West Fargo - Philadelphia Rebels (NAHL) Lucas Schoenborn - Minot - Battlefords North Stars (SJHL) Ryder McDonald - Grand Forks - Shattuck St. Mary’s 18u Prep Gage Martell - Bismarck - Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL) 2007 Lincoln Kuehne - West Fargo - USNTDP 18U - Colorado College commit (NCAAD1) Hudson Routh - West Fargo - Northstar Christian 18U AAA Benson Grande - Fargo North - South Kent 18U Prep Isaac Thompson - Devils Lake - Northstar Christian 18U Tanner Elser - West Fargo - Not on active roster this year, last Northstar Christian 16U Benson Grande - Fargo - South Kent School 18u Prep Easton Thvedt (Goalie) - West Fargo - Sioux Falls Power 18U Andrew O'Neill - Fargo - USNTDP U18 - UND Commit 2008 Hunter Rudolph - West Fargo - Northstar Christian 16U - St.Cloud Commit (NCAAD1) Zaide Penner - Northstar Christian 16u Reece Clayton - Northstar Christian 16u Paul Suda (Goalie) - Grafton - Cleveland Barons 16u Zac Zimmerman - Fargo - Moorhead HS (This one is to be funny) TJ Hale - West Fargo - Shattuck St. Mary’s 16U - Colorado College Commit (NCAAD1) Kane Johnson - West Fargo - Sioux Falls Power 16U/Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) Keaton Jundt - West Fargo - Sioux Falls Power 16U - UND Commit (NCAAD1) Ben Haaland - Minot - Northstar Christian 16U 2009 Colin Grubb - Minot - Shattuck St. Mary’s 16u Alex Gold - Fargo - Northstar Christian 16u Oliver Bryan (Goalie) - Grand Forks - Northstar Christian Lucas Hankey - Fargo - Sioux Falls Power 15U Logan Mosser - Minot - Team Maryland 150 AAA Jack Larkin - Fargo - Northstar Christian 16U Aven Bredvik - Fargo - Fox Motors 15U 2010 Connor Dwyer - Bismarck - WB/Scranton Knights 14U ALL info is from Elite Prospects and my brain. If I missed a few feel free to mention them and where they're playing this year.

I edited the 16u score for you.

Their dad has been flooding that famous ODR in their backyard since Hammer was in diapers.

I think it just the rink rat mentality and hockey people being involved. Warroad had a very similar dip in competitiveness last decade. There is a solid group of next generation players coming up in Roseau at the squirt and mites levels too to potentially turns things around.

It’ll never end, it’s only going to get worse. They’re 2010 birth years in Grand Forks who already have advisors. Do you think they’re going to advise them to stay in ND or go the Tier 1 route?

You have your facts all mixed up. His parents did get a divorce right around that time and he was born in the twin cities. But he lived in Warroad at least since Kindergarten. How do I know? Well I’m looking at a photo album right now and he was in my class.

Well that’s just not true.

For someone who gets mad when people say ignorant comments about comparing ND high school hockey to MN high school hockey, you say something like this? What goes on with that girls program has nothing to do with the boys program. Warroads recent success at getting back to the state tourney, their Mr Hockey, their Frank Brimsek award winner, their Team USA 4 Nations player are/were home grown. Sure Oshie moved in from Washington, but he’ll be the first one to admit he wouldn’t be where he is at without the free ice and culture/program Warroad provided him. There are programs on the ND/MN border who are currently/have recruited more players into their respective programs than Warroad.

Elite Prospects has him as an 08.

No sorry. Cullen, Lindberg and Laurilla would be on the Spuds HS team if they stayed.

Crazy part about this Moorhead team is they have 2 players playing in the NTDP and another playing for the Force that would be on this team.

AA Ticket Gate.

HS power plays frustrate me. You can try and run a 1-3-1 but if your wall guys are stationary and not coming down hill it’s not going to be effective and the killers can just sit back and take away the seams.

RR better wake up.

Nope. Same groups of kids from termites. Even when they lose players to those programs people don’t like there’s enough in the pipeline to win 40 some state championships over the years.

I read the long post earlier in the thread about being passionate about people bashing ND hockey but let’s call a spade a spade. GF has built a hockey culture that rivals the top communities in MN. In other words GF has more in common to Edina in hockey than any other community/association compares to them in the state

The timing of this extension is odd. We lost 2 of our best coaches mainly because he didn’t have an extension.

Former UND DBack Chavon Mackey tragically passed away last Sunday morning in Jacksonville, FL in an auto accident. I know he wasn’t a fan favorite in this forum during the Mussman/Transition years but regardless he loved Sioux Football and he left it all on the field when he played and will be missed by his former teammates and friends. Please join me in praying for his 3 young children and family while they go through this tragic time. https://www.phillipsmortuary.com/obituary/chavon-mackey-ii

It comes down to QB play, clearly Ketteringham is not the guy for the job. Bubba and staff inability to recruit and develop a QB is embarrassing.

How do you stop your route a yard short of the 1st down?

Braden, who is Jays oldest son.

I don’t understand why most of you are against a mascot? Every MAJOR school out there has one, heck the school to the south has a mascot that is pretty recognizable. When the Bleacher Creature came out did people expect it to be a Cartoon Sioux Indian with a head dress instead?Cause that what have went over well. There is a lot more positives than negatives if we in fact incorporate a “Hawk” mascot. The kids will love it! And once we start playing our natural rivals having a mascot pump up the crowd will go a long ways, cause clearly the cheerleaders or dance team can’t. Hell over the past few years the students athletes from other sports cheering on other teams have been the only energy from the stands.

Technically Harris committed during the 2013 season when Mussman was the coach still.

Absolutely love watching JJ aka The Fargo Freight Train run the ball. I know we have a two have lighting and thunder but we need to mix in JJ earlier in the gameplan.

3rd down we call a toss play then on 4th we take a deep shot downfield, interesting...