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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.

DL and Jamestown switched places back in 2006, so it has been 20 years now surprisingly. They are a better fit in the EDC so hopefully it stays this way for a long time now. Once North launches their program that should further solidify it.

Any word on Minot splitting up this season now with a new AD at the helm? Boys and girls hockey must be the only sport that hasn't split yet?

Oh wow yeah, looks like I missed that one, and/or mixed them up. Updated below. Luc was JR year and Rylan SR. So a 3 year head start and will only be 1 year ahead at LIU. PLAYER Hometown NDHS FINAL YEAR NDHS FINAL CLASS NEXT TEAM CURRENT D1 TEAM Ben Strinden Fargo, ND 2018 SOPHMORE AAA UND Kirklan Irey Bismarck, ND 2018 JUNIOR NAHL Bemidji State Drew Montgomery Grand Forks, ND 2019 SOPHMORE AAA AZ State Lucas Kanta Grand Forks, ND 2019 SENIOR NAHL Army Brandon Holt Grand Forks, ND 2019 SENIOR NAHL Maine Will Howard Grand Forks, ND 2020 SENIOR NAHL Augustana William Lawson-Body Grand Forks, ND 2020 SENIOR NAHL AK FAIRBANKS Zach Sandy Fargo, ND 2021 SENIOR NAHL UND Trent Wiemken Fargo, ND 2022 SENIOR NAHL Bemidji State Max Vig Bismarck, ND 2023 JUNIOR NAHL Bemidji State Carter Sproule Grand Forks, ND 2023 SENIOR NAHL UCONN Lincoln Kuehne Fargo, ND N/A N/A USNTDP AZ State Brasen Boser Minot, ND N/A N/A NAHL AZ State Zach Nehring Minot, ND N/A N/A Shattuck Western Mich Jaksen Panzer Grand Forks, ND N/A N/A NAHL Bemidji State Bauer Berry Grand Forks, ND N/A N/A AAA St Thomas Cole Spicer Grand Forks, ND 2019 FRESHMAN AAA Western Mich Charlie Vig Bismarck, ND 2024 JUNIOR NAHL Bemidji State Bryce Mattern West Fargo, ND 2025 JUNIOR USHL AZ State Luc Bydal Grand Forks, ND 2023 JUNIOR USHL Long Island U Rylan Bydal Grand Forks, ND 2025 SENIOR USHL Long Island U

Another former NDHSH player who played through his Senior year is going to be playing D1 hockey. Luc Bydal added to the list. PLAYER Hometown NDHS FINAL YEAR NDHS FINAL CLASS NEXT TEAM CURRENT D1 TEAM Ben Strinden Fargo, ND 2018 SOPHMORE AAA UND Kirklan Irey Bismarck, ND 2018 JUNIOR NAHL Bemidji State Drew Montgomery Grand Forks, ND 2019 SOPHMORE AAA AZ State Lucas Kanta Grand Forks, ND 2019 SENIOR NAHL Army Brandon Holt Grand Forks, ND 2019 SENIOR NAHL Maine Will Howard Grand Forks, ND 2020 SENIOR NAHL Augustana William Lawson-Body Grand Forks, ND 2020 SENIOR NAHL AK FAIRBANKS Zach Sandy Fargo, ND 2021 SENIOR NAHL UND Trent Wiemken Fargo, ND 2022 SENIOR NAHL Bemidji State Max Vig Bismarck, ND 2023 JUNIOR NAHL Bemidji State Carter Sproule Grand Forks, ND 2023 SENIOR NAHL UCONN Lincoln Kuehne Fargo, ND N/A N/A USNTDP AZ State Brasen Boser Minot, ND N/A N/A NAHL AZ State Zach Nehring Minot, ND N/A N/A Shattuck Western Mich Jaksen Panzer Grand Forks, ND N/A N/A NAHL Bemidji State Bauer Berry Grand Forks, ND N/A N/A AAA St Thomas Cole Spicer Grand Forks, ND 2019 FRESHMAN AAA Western Mich Charlie Vig Bismarck, ND 2024 JUNIOR NAHL Bemidji State Bryce Mattern West Fargo, ND 2025 JUNIOR USHL AZ State Luc Bydal Grand Forks, ND 2024 SENIOR USHL Long Island U

Watford City High School formally announces joining the WDA hockey starting this upcoming season. Both boys and girls. And HB girls hockey should be annoucing their joining any day now as well. Great news on both fronts.

They have the next 2 games starting at the exact same time?! That ESPN thursday afternoon and evening lineup must've been too full of big time events to be able to spread these out lol.

Yeah Williston and Dickinson have gotten the shaft, pretty much completely. Can you imagine the whining from Fargoians if they had to make the trek to Williston for a state tournament for once. Hell, they whine about having to go to GF or Bis even lol.

They havent had a single one since like 2017 if I recall. It makes zero sense.

Agreed. Or at least have the B rotate between Bismarck and Minot. Then A rotate between GF and Fargo. And if we are going to continue rotating hockey between GF and Fargo then football should rotate between GF and Fargo too. Maybe even Wrestling should rotate between GF and Fargo someday too (maybe wrestling is a stretch since GF is not currently able to support it?) But it makes ZERO sense for golf, soccer, softball or class B anything to ever go to Fargo at this point given their location in the state and due to the fact they permanently own so many other state tournaments and host a swath of regionals as well. I'm not meaning to come off as anti-Fargo, but I would like to see NDHSAA at least ATTEMPT to spread things out a little more, as many of these other cities could use the boost whereas Fargo doesn't.