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The Badgers are the champions, and for that matter the best team, but I thought this young UND hockey team played like Champions at the end of the year.

I've also wondered about Lamoureax possibly transfering. I know his dad was a backup goaltender here, so maybe he'll be a good teammate and stay, but can anyone really blame Phil if he pulled a Ziegelmann and decided to transfer elsewhere...

The sad part is that the Wooger called Lamoureax Lamoriello the entire gopher series this year at Mariucci.

I for one would be upset to see Henry leave. But then again I know he's got a son who is in squirts or pee wees (help me out here Devils Lake residents), and he probably wouldn't get to see his son play a whole lot if he was still coaching the high school team.

Apple Valley's David Fischer was named Mr. Hockey

Minot beat Central.....thank God. Minot is finally able to beat Central in a sport at a state tournament after having their football and hockey seasons ended by them. Tomorrow's matchups in the A Boys Minot vs. Williston Bismarck vs. North From the sounds of it the Bismarck-South game was a great one.

My old man ordered and recieved the tickets a while back and sent them to me. I look at them almost every day....

Congrats to Fargo South on the victory. A well deserved win in a game that could have gone either way. Deichert and Rosendahl both made some tremendous saves in goal which made the game that much more exciting to watch. I bet if these teams played ten times the outcome would be 5-5. Its sad to see players like Mihulka, Weisgarber and Galt graduate, but I'm sure we'll see them somewhere down the road. Congrats as well to Al Henry of Devils Lake. I've talked a lot about the guy the past few weeks, and he is very deserving of the coach of the year honor. I'm anxious to see what he'll be able to do with Devils Lake in the east region next season.

Yeah, it has everything to do with Minot losing their first round game. And boy, attending college in Grand Forks sure makes me hate Red River. Take off your red colored glasses and grow up. If you weren't as biased as Lou Nanne maybe I would take what you have to say seriously... PS: One quick question though. Never mind, I won't get a decent response...

I didn't think they were bad at all. I just have a problem with them throwing stuff on the ice after the game (again). The players for both teams played a super game, and afterwards they get signs and pop bottles thrown at them. It wasn't as bad as a couple of years ago, but one of these times someone is going to get hurt.

I really didn't care who won either game, but Red River's OT winner wasn't a goal. Argue with me all you want, but the guy was in the crease on top of the goaltender, and it didn't seem like the Grafton guy hit the RR guy that hard at all. Ohh well, Red River is the better team, and probably still would have won the game. Still though, what a game!!

No, its okay. Minot's coach had a great quote in the Bismarck tribune today. "For the West Region teams most of (the problem) has been between the ears. West teams strive so much to win that first game that it becomes a hindrance." He is absolutely right (IMHO). Minot plays like a completely different team on the first day of the state tournament. And I think the mental aspect does play a big part.

I haven't talked to him since the summer, but he said he would like to play a couple years of junior hockey, and possibly sign/verbal with a school in the near future. That was this summer, but like I said I haven't talked to him since. I talked to his dad a couple of weeks ago, and it sounded like he was enjoying the junior hockey experience.

From what I saw: South had a lot of chances. Devils Lake isn't getting the credit they deserve. They play a system that doesn't give up a lot of chances, and they did a great job letting their goaltender see the puck. South worked for their chances, and every goal they scored was earned. Red River was flat. After it was 4-1 in the third I think they kind of turned it down a gear. Bismarck got a goal and then another power play goal, and Red River had to wake up a little bit. Hillman played pretty well for Bismarck High, and I don't think that Rosendahl played his best game. I'll still predict a Red River-South title tilt.

I think some people are building it up too much. Yeah, I don't like when it happens, but it was out of frustration, not out of disrespect for the other team. I've seen kids from every team do it, and I'd rather see them break their stick over the goal post or the bench, then over another kids arm... They shouldn't have done it, but had Minot won and the GFC players done the same thing I really don't think anyone would have mentioned anything.

Devils Lake is a good young hockey team. I thought that South played really well, but Devils Lake did a good job keeping the puck away from the net, and getting men in front of shots. They only lose three or four guys off of this good young team, they'll be back. I've said it before and I'll say it again....wow the Bruins are deep...amazing...

While I don't condone players breaking sticks, to call the entire Minot team poor sportsmen for the actions of two players is pretty weak. Minot played clean the entire game, and every player on the team shook hands at the end of the game. Yeah it was stupid and unclassy for those two guys to do that, but don't give that label to the entire team.

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I heard that you could catch the games live on other channels. In Fargo you can catch them on 4 I believe, and in Grand Forks/Minot/everywhere else I believe you can catch them on the Midcontinent channel in your area. Which is probably the same channel as the fighting sioux sports network.

I heard a rumor that Minnesota schools are required to stay in hotels for the state hockey tournament. Any truth to this? Very good post. I know that Grafton travels back and forth during the tournament, how about Fargo South? Do they usually go back after their first round game? Insight is appreciated.

Marto was the difference last year, he played a great game. Of course Central stands a chance. If I was you or a Central fan I would be very happy with this matchup because of Minot's past at the state tournament. When Minot is playing on Thursday at state I think that even Wahpeton would have a fair chance of beating them, they (or we, I played and we lost our first round game) just cannot get over that hump. I expect a great hockey game, with of course your knights getting the better of the magi again....

I remember those two guys...amazing hockey players to say the least. The goaltending was pretty shaky for both teams in that Championship game. I mean 8-7 isn't exactly a debut of great goaltending, and there were a couple of weak goals both ways, but it was still a great hockey game! I think Bismarck had outscored Minot something like 20-5 during the regular season. It still surprises me that Minot won that game.

That was the best high school hockey game I've ever seen. I know many will argue, but I think that game was probably the best championship game in North Dakota history. Yeah there was Walski's performance, yeah the Red River-Central co Championship, but the wild west shootout topped them all IMHO.

I guess I'll post here since the other thread is getting into a flame fest. I posted the other day in the other thread that I was surprised as to how many people picked Minot to win their first round game, and the trend has kind of continued here. Part of me wants to believe that the new coaching staff and the brand new philosophy will change Minot's fortunes in the first round, but just when I want to start believing something crazy will happen, and they'll lose. Minot High just may be the Boston Red Sox of North Dakota high school hockey.... Only two days away though...