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Guessing they will keep their non con conference as is and just change another EDC game to a 6 point contest.

WFS over DL 4-1 Willy over HB 6-0 Legacy over J-town 2-1

Yeah, cherry picking is certainly the wrong terminology. Since EDC teams aren't required to play them, most are not. So MP is forced to fill out their schedule with whoever they can get, and it's mostly low-end MN teams who also probably struggle to fill out their non-con schedules. MP certainly is not turning down games against EDC teams.

Outside of any surprises it looks like the EDC standings are pretty well solidified. FN and DL are tied for 5th but FN has the upper hand with a game in hand and a more favorable lineup of remaining games. Could possibly see WF and GPR swap spots but it doesnt look likely and I believe they play each other in the play in game either way. So if things stay put, the play in games would be FS vs MP and GPR vs WF and winners are rewarded with playing GFC and RR first round EDC. GFC RR WFS FD FN DL FS WF GPR MP The West looks like a toss‑up across the entire board right now. With the potential for big swings in any direction and nearly every team capable of beating anyone on a given night, these final games should be fun to watch.

RR over DL 6-1 MP over Bagley 5-2 WFS over FN 3-2 FD over GPR 4-1 GFC over Shanley 7-1 Minot over Century 5-2

No I think he was just pointing out that Mayport doesn't have to play any EDC games but still gets to be included in the EDC tournament, so if that is the case why doesn't GF just play all MN teams all year long then just play in the EDC tournament.

I think leadership allowing more games takes care of a lot of the non-con limitation concerns especially for the GF teams, and it would also keep a few more kids from leaving early due to the more games in juniors excuse. I agree the Mayport situation is a bit odd, and I thought it was only supposed to be temporary but now it's year 7. I'm not exactly sure what the best solution is for Mayport, but allowing more games for everyone improves every single potential solution. If Jamestown gets added to the EDC, and Mayport becomes a full time member, the non-con games are going to be even more limited, so I'd imagine we'd start seeing even more 6-point games. Maybe that would finally push the envelope for getting more games added. Does anyone happen to know the argument against allowing more games? It seems like it would be overwhelmingly positive to allow it, and I have never heard of a single decent argument against it yet. Even just 2 games would make a big difference, but preferably 3-4. I might be mistaken but I don't think GFC has ever played Mayport yet a single time in the 7 years Mayport has been a part of the NDHS hockey system. GFRR played them 1 time at EDC quarterfinals last season when Mayport upset WF to make it past the play-in game round for the very first time. Side note: Are the GF teams or anyone else being denied 6-point game requests? If a team such as jamestown doesnt want to play HB twice, can't they just schedule a 6-point game and free up a game on both of their schedules?

That's a big first step! Hopefully boys mix in some games sooner than later to kick off the transition.

That would be great. junior gold would be down to like 6 teams?

Wait a minute...I feel like I recall people on here mentioning Minot takes their JR Gold team very seriously and is a big part of the reason why they don't want to split up into 2 varsity teams. But it doesn't look like Minot even has a JR Gold team? So now I'm confused.

Hmmm, I wonder how that would work? Since I'm assuming DL doesn't want to swap with them again, and both EDC and WDA are at an even 10 right now. HB seems to be hanging on by a thread so if they drop out and Jamestown leaves it would be 11 EDC and 8 WDA. But maybe uneven number of teams doesn't matter? But also, I suppose Minot could split into 2 at any time, and maybe HB has no plans of dropping out. Any chance of Wahp ever coming back?

In his first game back last night in DL's win over WF, he had 1 goal and 1 assist which was good enough for player of the game. His assist was a nice pass to get Stromme on a breakaway for a goal.

holy crap

I'll admit, I wasn't all that impressed with Marto due to his slow start. But man alive has he been dominant now that he's made the adjustment to high school hockey. 36 points in 16 games as a sophomore in the EDC but he has an eye popping 23 points in his past 7 games. Averaging over 3 points per game in that span against WFS, WF, GFRR, FD, Moorhead, DL and FN. Not exactly a fluff lineup of stat padding games. . 3 against RR, 4 against FD, 4 against Moorhead...Wowza For comparison, he only had 9 points in his first 7 games to start the season.

I didn't do nearly as poor this time around! Went 7-2 and was only off by 1 goal on 6 of the 7 I got right, and off by 2 on the other. I'm kind of impressed Jamestown over Minot was a nice surprise. (wrong) BHS 5-0 over HB (off by 1) Legacy over Bott in OT. (off by 1) Does Legacy have an injury bug? Dickinson over Williston 3-1 instead of the other way around. (wrong) Wahp over Mayport 5-2 instead of 6-2 (off by 1) ND needs to get Wahp back! Central 7-0 over FN (off by 1) Shanley over GPR 5-2 (off by 1) RR over Davies 6-1 (off by 2) DL over WF 4-3 (off by 1)

Wow I didn't realize they were only sitting with 2 losses in WDA play. So yes, with that win coupled with their win over Legacy the other night, the Jays are positioning themselves as a legit #1 contender in the west. Now another big game this Friday against Legacy again. Nice to not only see them in the mix for a top 4 spot, but to be competing for the WDA championship. When's the last time Jamestown won that? I know they were in the east for many years until swapping with DL in 2007 so maybe this would be the first?

My predictions have been awful this season but I'm no quitter. Minot over Jamestown 4-1 BHS over Hazen 6-0 Legacy over Bott 4-2 Williston over Dickinson 3-1 Wahp over Mayport 6-2 Central over North 7-1 Shanley over GPR 5-3 RR over Davies 6-3 DL over WF 4-2

Jr. Carson Hogness with a shoulder injury. He was a solid top 6 F last year and again this year. Smaller fast and disruptive forward that does a lot for them on PK and other playmaking off the scoresheet. He was back for the GFC game, but that apparently didn't help much haha. Hopefully he heals all the way up and starts burying the puck a bit more now like they need him to. I think they have 5-6 decent forwards by EDC standards, so losing 2 of them essentially took them from a 2 line team to a 1 line team. I think with Hogness back they at least have 2 decent lines again.

Dang I was hoping they would reschedule that postponed game out to that final week before EDC play-in games!

It would actually be kind of nice to have them back

The only place colder than an ODR in Grand Forks was playing indoors at the Bill Jerome in Devils Lake Speaking of, it's the oldest indoor rink in the state with an opening year of 1935. They're doing some renovations to it currently which includes a neat touch of hanging all sorts of old hockey photos taken in the rink over the years all around the lobby. Photos from the DLHS varisty vs UND JV games in the 50s and 60s are some of the neater ones. Nice to see they're keeping it going. And yes, the tractor zam lives on as the corners are too sharp for a real zam to work which is why it has continued on despite zam upgrades at the other rink lol.

Holy smokes that is wild. I thought I recalled FN being ahead by 3 late in the game and must have wrote it off as a FN win at that point. Looks like most if not all games are being postponed tonight. Guessing same will happen with tomorrow's games if not Saturday's games too. That'll push quite a few games into that week of Feb 9th which is the final week before EDC play-in games start the next week.

Wow Grafton ended up beating Fargo North+South again?! They're all of the sudden on a 5 game winning streak. They have beaten FN twice now and WF once in EDC play. If they can beat DL and WF this time around, they would have 5 wins and might be fighting with Shanley and DL for the 6 spot instead of fighting with WF for the 9 spot. DL is in a slump losing 5 in a row with WFS and GFC up next which easily could make it 7 in a row while they're still short handed forwards. I'm guessing FD will thump WF tonight and continue to move up the EDC standings.

Assuming they all play for EGF right now so EGF would take a hit?

Good point.