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yeah they deleted it LOL. They must have found it was something on their end that was the issue after the fact.

My god, they still haven't figured out the horrific sound system issues or the insane parking issues? Did they at least open the cat walks back up for fans?

Good news - Jerry showed immediately and sustainably that he's on another level and LIU didn't even deserve to be on the field at the same time as him. I'm glad they took him out immediately since that is something that didnt happen enough in the past. I hope he doesnt see the 2nd half of a game until Nebraska. Bad news - JTJ still not being able to even really show flashes of capability against that bad of a team means he just doesnt have it and they need to move him to QB3. That also means this team is insanely reliant on Jerry staying healthy. Yes JTJ was working with some backup OL, RBs and WRs, but not entirely. And honestly, even with that, UND's 2s should still be far better than LIU starters and also, he should easily be able to make more plays all on his own...but he didnt and just apparently can't. Experiment over. They need to give Sulik a shot at 2QB next week when UND is up by 3-4 scores. UNDs OL and RBs are top tier, but a 1 dimensional offense will not win you games, so a solid qb2 is needed badly at this point because the season might be riding on it. White pill - the 2nd stringers will be fine, depth will be fine (other than maybe QB), and this team will be SOLID when Jerry is healthy. A lot of the 2nd stringers got their first snaps in yesterday, some of which at an entirely new position or team or college football all together, and now they got their jitters out of their system in a blow out win instead of later in a tight game. I think we will see a lot better performance from the 2nd stringers next week, especially when the floor is all theirs in the 2nd half.

That’s a good point. USA hockey numbers show there were 35% more players in 2025 than in 2000. That’s huge. As much as I dislike all these changes and even though a lot of it is just money grabs, I think it was inevitable that there’d be some changes and evolution with that large of growth that fast. It’s essentially going to be skimming off the top…most of which didn’t exist before. In 2025 ND had about 1,500 more youth hockey players than we had just 15 years ago in 2010. 25% growth! MN grew by 20% in that same span showing nearly 10,000 more players than 2010. But with that said, essentially the same number of college hockey teams exist, so it’s 30% harder to make a d1 team than it was 20 years ago and 30% harder to make the NHL. People are trying to create an edge to pull away from the pack to improve their odds. Which would make sense if that “solution” hadn’t gotten diluted and even practically fraudulent. The quickest and easiest fact I like to share with folks to really put things into perspective is that only 30-35% of boys drafted in the 2nd round of the nhl draft actually play a single NHL game…..and only 10-15% of boys drafted in the 3rd round or later in the nhl draft ever play in a single nhl game. Doh…

Is this about right for BHB numbers for last year and/or this year (plus high schools)? Mini + Termites — 250 (boys and girls) Mites — 190 (boys and girls) Squirts — 140 (10 teams) Peewees — 120 (6 teams) Bantams — 110 (5 teams) High School — 100 (3 teams + 3 JV)

So Bismarck Bantam AA and 15U pools being gutted is what was meant by that, not the entire BHB, gotcha thanks. I'll be curious how many move up to play JV. And the two (?) kids that are leaving for pilot mound were both 2nd year bantam AAs last year correct? So the high school teams lost them for this year, not BHB correct?

Bismarck Hockey Boosters is getting gutted? Looks like the exact same staff as last year from what I can tell. What did you mean by that? And I keep hearing how eager everyone is to avoid NDHSH, leaving early, and now even to the point where Bantam AA kids are skipping high school all together to go play in Pilot Mound and wherever else....but now you are saying the opposite. Kids are now eager to leave youth clubs to go play high school early instead, even if it means playing JV? That doesn't make any sense to me. Unless maybe we are talking like 1 or 2 kids which isnt a trend, but more so just a blip. As far as I can tell, Bismarck still has very strong youth numbers, in fact another record breaking year for however many years in a row now, and absolutely will have Bantam AA again. Rumor mill seems to be going off the rails a bit.

The education part of these hockey academies is what I always try to point out. They call it “remote schooling,” but it’s basically a Zoom teacher beamed into what might as well be a boys locker room. I know how me and my buddies were at that age we would’ve learned absolutely nothing. Zero. Maybe negative even outside of epic new dirty jokes. And some of these kids are like 15. They’re pulled from normal school, pulled from parents, and dropped into a lifestyle only with other teammates who all live together even after school and practice and traveling games. So no strong mentors outside of coaches who are obviously focused on the hockey aspect first. It’s not education it's year round hockey camp. So when a USHL offer doesnt pan out and these kids get thrown back into normal life, I'd image they set themselves back a few years vs their peers whether they want to admit it or not.

Picture Munich, ND but with a hockey rink instead of a tin shop, fewer trees, drier and worse roads. So bizarre…

Oh maybe all 3 of the most recent are GFC? But didn’t RR lose at least one early as well or all their top guys were SRs?

GFC losing 2 top players early and RR 1 isn’t going to move the needle. In fact most years minot, century, and legacy lose 4-5+…and even GPR and DL lose 1-2 top players early most years. I know gf often does as well, so my point is this seems like a pretty normal year again. The GF teams will still be in their own league this season and will maybe just drop a couple reg season EDC games when they normally wouldn’t have with those guys staying. I’m more worried about the impact to gf non-con games now. Do either play any big ones again this season?

My season prediction - LIU = W 33-10 Offense shows some flashes while working out new bugs and timing but you can see the power is there. St T = W 44-21 Offense shows more consistency and blows up St T early allowing 2nd stringers many 2nd half reps. 2nd string D gives up some late points Portland = W 52-7 Offense is rolling with only a few self made mistakes slowing them down from scoring every possession. 2nd stringers get a few and D has things tightened up. Team is rolling going into the big week. Neb = L 27-20 Offense makes some red zone mistakes otherwise UND couldve been up by 3 scores, and Neb scores late to pull ahead and win in a well fought game. Ind State = W 34-21 Offense and defense play off game but UND is still too good of a team to lose even during their worst against Ind State. Murray = W 48-17 Offense finds their stride again and scores at will. Danny has Jerry squared away on red zone decision making and forcing throws. D racking up sacks and TFL at record pace UNI = W 38-10 Offense is hit and miss and has a bit of an off game yet still find the end zone 5 times to keep things rolling. SDSU = L 27-24 tight last minute loss to a good team that UND proved to be better than but couldnt pull it off. Eye opener first FCS loss to a top 2 opponent after being 6-1 and ranked high. Pollers drop UND 15 spots despite only losing 1 FCS game and it being a top 2 team. Motivates the hell out of UND USD = W 42-7 Payback game. Leaving no doubt UND is a top 3 team. YSU = W 30-21 score looks closer than it was with late YSU score. UND controlled the game but had a tough time putting up points but finally snuck away a W in a close one. Ill St = W 52-24 high scoring shoot out but UND's offense couldnt be stopped S Ill = W 35-7 healthy D line digs their heels in and proving they're ready for the playoffs with a season finale blowout of a ranked opponent. UND ends up 10-2 with only 1 FCS loss and gets seeded for playoffs only behind MSU and SDSU. Griz surprisingly suck and end the season 6-6 missing the playoffs.

NDSU is in trouble. Even if they finally push for a turnaround, trying to match the new facilities, expansions, and upgrades UND has already completed, it would cost at least twice as much today as it did when UND built most of theirs. That’s a brutal hole to climb out of, and it may already be too late as the gap is likely to keep snowballing from here. UND now offers a far more attractive campus and overall educational experience, which will pull more students from the same pool. That means continued decline in enrollments for NDSU and tighter revenue…even before considering that they’d need double the investment just to catch up to UND’s current facilities.

The numbers don’t lie. Strong trends both directions.

Does that mean he’s going right away and will play there this season?

Sounds like bott is getting a new rink complex and closing down the lumber dome? Grafton is just adding a rink onto the current and redoing the lobby correct? any other new rink projects out there? I think DL is still updating the old bill Jerome with private funding, one project at a time.

Still a negative impact but thankfully not as bad as it was looking originally.

Yeah that would be a brutal blow. Kids leaving after bantam AAs would become the norm.

I think they’ll be similar to this season, so right on the bubble again. Maybe slightly better if they can stay healthy and don’t lose anyone early.

What's the word on next year's lineups? Any big names confirmed leaving early yet? I've heard the same old normal rumblings of a handful of Century and Legacy kids leaving early but nothing catastrophic...yet. The names rumored so far are Frykman from CHS and Raschke from Legacy, and 2 others I can't remember. Anyone know about the GF, Minot or Fargo teams? I've heard Stromme from DL plans to stay for his SR season, and no others have been rumored to be leaving from there or GPR early as far as I know so far. All-State Returners only - listed below Bennet Benson Jr. West Fargo Sheyenne Nolan Marto So. Grand Forks Central Easton Richardson Jr. Bismarck High Weston Stromme Jr. Devils Lake Caden Ulmer Jr. Grand Forks Red River Logan Bina So. Grand Forks Central Braxton Burkett Jr. Jamestown Beau Raschke So. Bismarck Legacy Cruz Fitzpatrick So. West Fargo Sheyenne Luke Richeson So. Minot United

It feels like you’re just here looking for an argument, and I was just spit balling some potential ideas...but ill bite anyway. Why would a public school (Sidney) consider a co‑op? Adapt or die. They'd want to take care of their student body. They've got a group of kids who might be having a sport taken away from under them and a co-op could solve the issue for them. Plus adding programs keeps schools and communities alive, especially when they already have the players. Partnering with an existing program removes most of the usual barriers so it's far easier and simpler than starting it from scratch. If Langdon leaves, Jr. Gold is finished. They’re not going to “thrive” playing four remaining teams, three of which require 700–900‑mile round trips. Canadian games wouldn’t disappear. They only played one Canadian team last year, so co‑oping with Williston would actually increase those opportunities. The kids would be more competitive in the WDA and travel far fewer miles doing it. More local games, less highway time, and not everything coming straight out of parents’ pockets. They'd be joining an already decent WDA program, likely giving a good boost to bump Williston up the standings and competiveness. These aren’t wild takes, so I'm not quite sure why youre so upset about it.

Where was it confirmed? JakeLove's comment vs these other comments has me super confused now haha. Especially since there are no news releases still, that I know of. Also, if WC left junior gold for both boys and girls, and H-B left for girls, and now Langdon is leaving for both...that sure doesn't leave much. For boys, Richland could prob co-op with Williston, Crosby could mayyyyyybe make the jump on their own for boys? Northwood could co-op with Mayport, and the GF and Fargo kids would just be SOL.

Woah, for boys or girls? Or both?

Wow, they would actually just drop JV all together, forcing girls to quit, rather than split WFU up into 2 teams? Maybe WFS supplies the vast majority of the players and WF couldnt field a team on their own?

I'd assume they'd follow as well? Wouldnt that be something, all of the sudden girls hockey has 4 additional teams. Believe it or not, I know DL girls has gotten girls from Grafton Park River, on top of the norm from Cando, but they'd probably lose that connection if Langdon area moved to HS league.