gr8sk8er

It is too bad that all of your only sources is the media. I am not at liberty to experss my opinion, but it is fun to see that you guys tihnk you know what you are really talking about. And how long it takes for you all to get the right and final answers. Please keep up this entertainment of repeating what was reported on the news.

I think there will be more resignations coming after the 2005-2006 season as well. It wil be interesting hockey these next few years. I hope that we never have to see such a poor performance of ND hockey at the State hockey tournament again in 2006.

I wonder when schools,parents,friends, classmates and coaches will start picking on some of the signs of trouble going on with the student. I know he had a history of it, but obvious cries for help and a need for assistance had to have been shown. It seems as though some of the violence is taming down as programs against bullying are increasing. It is a tough battle that we must continue to find a solution for before it is one of our classmates, friends, brothers, sisters, or child getting hurt or being the gunman/gunwoman.

ha iknow, i hope i didntt make you mad. i couldn't resist it looked bad.

Ya i was in the penalty box at the time.

You beat off to watching boys play hockey?

I am not from Grand Forks, and i was pretty verbal on defending Duce. SO you shoudl say, funny how people in grand forks and not from grand forks believe the guy is a good offical...strange...

He took some notes on them, that was obvious that number 5 for red river probably looked the best on the ice between both teams.

I wonder what it would be like if Fargo had only one youth team like the other towns that they play. How would all the best players around Fargo, compete against Moorhead? on a different note, I was talking with an ex NHL offical on sunday who went to the state tournament. He and I both agreed that it was the worst performance of hockey we had seen in a long time. The games were horrible, and the teams played without confidence and agression. I saw one good game, between GFC and I think Grafton. Now sure it is an exciting atmosphere, but look at the stats between periods of the championship game. Two shots on net for GFC?! "If these are the best two teams in the state, North Dakota hockey is brutal" Quoted by this NHL ref. I was shocked to hear that. Embarressed as well. There is a lot of talent on all the teams, but it depends on who is going to come and play that night. I think if the teams want to get back in the groove of where ND hockey was, they need to improve the quality of their game of play, and stop setteling for less. I thought it was funny how the West had their state tourney, and the east had their own. This proves my early prediction that the east was going to do better than the west. And while we are on the subject, Jake Marto- good player, but had a horrible game on saturday. Pretty sad when there were scouts there looking at him. I know personally that there are players on the teams that have potential to go past high school. These stars were far below par this weekend. This offical was asked by the USHL to do some scouting for them. While sitting by him part of the game, he closed his notebook and said "well I did my work for the evening, now to enjoy the Ralph and it's ammenities"

ya he didn't look like that tonight at all when I was watching him.

south has goaltending. watch. i got your name now buddy, i am goingto be looking for you the next two nights now to prove to you that south has goal tending. really deep too...

It is hard to say what is going to happen now. I do not think the rest of the tourney will be unpredictable however. The teams have a feeling for eachother and know what is going on. IT is game time now boys.

I do as well

if you were at the championship game last year with south and central, you would have seen some amazing saves from McLean. You will see even more this weekend. Hands down, even when he had two knee scopes last year, ankle sprain this year, and other problems, still blows everyone out of the water. Watch him this weekend., you will see. South has some good goalie depth.

yes i agree with you on that. And i am friends with many of the juniors, many that you know and are specifically talking about. And ya some of us have our own predictions on this and that. What i was trying to say is that next year who ever does win, there will be fans that will be dissapointed that this guy didn't get it or whatever. I was not trying to say players would be dissapointed, but more of fans. However, people can improve over the year. look at Grant Larson, he goes from third line jv to starting varsity. So we never know what is going to happen i guess. That's what I love about this sport.

i never thought about that. that would be interesting.

ya next year will be tough to find a Mr. Hockey! I just thought of that haha but it will be fun to post on here who we all think will be it at this time next year. I predict many dissapointed people when they make a descion thought because there will be so much competition.

Any predictions on Mr. Hockey?

I think south and minot in the championship. GRP with central for 3rd place and RR is a toss up for 5th place. The big key to the game is defense. No matter how good a goalie is, he is nothing without help in front. I have seen it at many games this year, and a certain goalie tells me "a goalie can't stop what he can't see."

Actually out of the 8 officals from the EDC torunament, two were from Grand Forks, one from Thompson, and 5 from Fargo. Try a different conspiracy bud.