Wilbur

3-0 Bismarck. Half way through. Make that 4-0 Bismarck. Two 3-5 short handed goals from Bismarck.

Yikes defensive end. If Mitch wants to stay in the lineup he needs to be stronger on the wall.

Keaton Thompson learned a lesson there. Flat footed and puck watching is no way to go through life son....

2-0 Bismarck after the first period.

Whatever they are doing in EGF to promote youth development in hockey is working. We normally played EGF pretty close at the youth levels and even into high school, but now they are just on another planet. Guess it helps to have names like Poolman and Eades suiting up for you at the high school level. But like SiouxScore mentioned, the youth levels in EGF are having success as well.

That would be a battle with Moorhead, Roseau, and Warroad battling it out in 8AA to go to the state tournament.

Red River wins in OT I guess. Shots 63-11. Boy does that goaltender from Mandan have a bright future. Edit: 3-2 Final.

Thanks for helping to explain. Yes, I got outplayed by a little French Canadian freshman named Phil.... On a side note, that was when the tournament was still at the old Ralph, and Central's student section was EPIC. Wish the crowds were close to what they used to be.

This I know. Read post below yours. I was referring to the fact that a number of Minot teams have blown it over the years.

Nope he wouldn't have been. It was back in the year 2000. I wasn't on that really good Minot team. I was saying that the 2005 team isn't the only team that choked. We choked as well.

Ask a lot of players over the years from Minot about that. We were tied with Central 1-1 in the third period when they had a little freshman named Phil in the net. Two turnovers.....two goals. We choked too. Long time coming for Minot.

22 years since Minot found a way in the quarters......unreal.

MINOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Going to OT

4-4...... Unreal

Unreal game,........

This red river group is down from where they have been. But there is a bit more parity around the state from the bigger programs. The west is catching up a little bit. But they really had nowhere to go but up.

Well it's 2-2 going to the third period. Minot has been in this position a lot over the past 23 years. But usually finds a way to lose. Maybe this group will be different.

Minnesota would have won 10-1. Settling for second place is not what pigs with spatulas is about.

2-2 late in the second.....

Its like the KX weather channel. I'm watching on Midco 591.

It was only a matter of time. Mandan taking an offensive zone penalty that lead to a goal might have officially put the dagger in.

I'm upset with the direction the team has taken. Pig with spatula (as my two year old calls them) is not about regular season championships. Pig with spatula is about getting it done in the postseason which they obviously have maliciously pissed down their leg in back to back seasons. And as far as I know they didn't even gain home ice in their playoffs. Likely because of that tie. Dean Blais would have gone 7-0 and found a place to call home ice for the playoffs.

Horrible give away by their d man. Passed it right to a WF player that scored the game winner five hole.

Mandan holding their own. Have had some decent chances, but most of the grind time is GFC. Can't believe Dennis Johnson's kid is a senior.....wow. 1-1 10 minutes left in the second period.