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So a bunch of government employed, overpaid, liberal fatcats sitting in Indianapolis know what's best for Native Americans? Please. Next time I see you don't be skimping on the fries.

Moorhead HS job possibly?

McFeeley is an idiot plain and simple.

If anyone listens to KFGO for a mere 30 seconds, you will quickly find out that it is a flaming liberal station. Believe me, personalties at KFGO like McFeeley, Joel Heitkamp, Jack Sunday and Sandy Buttweiler are so far left, that when they take calls, if you disagree with them or are remotley conservative, they will cut you off immediatley....especially if you want the logo to stay.....plus KFGO now has the broadcast rights to NDSU sports so if you think they don't want the Fighting Sioux nickname to go away you are sadley mistaken.

I would also throw in Ashley Becker from Grand Forks, Haley Walsh from West Fargo and Allie Thomas from South.....plus there is a boatlaod of sophomores that are very good.

Of course I wasn't at every game last year and I have no vested interest and I my perception may be way off as I pointed out earlier. But the girls hockey world in North Dakota is so small that if any of the Sioux coaches were at any regular season high school girls hockey games.....believe me those folks would know.

I don't disagree. If you are The University of North Dakota you have to get the best available kids and those kids are from Minnesota and Canada. What I am saying is that you have to have at the very least a "presence" in the state. That may have different meanings to different people. To me it means, that you should as a head coach, have an assistant (or the head coach) at a game or two every year. I'm just saying that the girls in the state need a sign, or some sort of hope that they can strive for. Anything to keep kids in the state to keep coming out for hockey and growing the numbers in the youth ranks so that someday North Dakota will be recruiting grounds for colleges.

Excellent point. UND has always reciprocated. For years Minnesota would never play Bemidji State until they were admitted into the WCHA and were forced to play them due to scheduling.

Kayla Berg, from Fargo North, is a walk-on and Parizek is from Minot but played for the Minnesota Crunch in Grand Rapids her senior when they were an organization. They are both complete studs and deserve their spots on the Sioux roster. Leah Jensen is a heck of player as well but, when recruited had an advantage because she is from Minnesota. Just sayin.

Reguardless the outocmes, North Dakota high school girls hockey has come a long way in the past 5 years. Kids are starting to get looks from all over the country. As hockey fans, we need to support any and ALL girls programs in the state to keep those programs going......and yes there are several girls that deserve attention from Division 1 coaches. The caliber is there.......it just takes one coach to give a kid a shot. I understand that North Dakota high school girls hockey is not the caliber of Minnesota. No doubt about it. It doesn't mean that those division 1 talented players don't exist.

How did Team North Dakota do on the girls side? Scores?

She was the leading scorer on a team last summer that went out to Vermont that did very well and included the Marvin girls and Gardner. All current (and deservedly so I might add) UND recruits.

I would submit to you that River Falls could beat most D-1 schools (other than the yearly powers) plus River Falls has has fantastic facilities.

I guess I should have said that she was never recruited by UND. I agree that talented kids are coming in but it is very important as well to have a presence in the state as far as recruiting goes even if you don't sign kids.

She is going to Mankato State. UND missed bigtime on her. Heck of a player.

Of these five girls I can tell you that Leah Jensen and Shelby Amsley-Benzie are the real deal. My girls played with both of them and not only are they great players but they are great kids too. Leah Jensen goes not stop. She can either finesse you to death or out muscle you in the corners. Shelby Amsley-Benzie is like a concrete wall. Nothing gets by her and she never, ever gets rattled.

Yea no $&@%!!! Talk about lowering your standards by adding St. Cloud State. EEESH!!

This is huge for this program! I have seen this kid play many times. Flat out the best girl/women player, other than the Twins, I have ever seen play. Way to go Idalski! MAJOR, MAJOR recruit!

You could almost say that she is a Fargo kid since that is where she was born and played most of her youth hockey. Her mother is from Grand Forks and her dad is from Fargo.

Good point. I have never met them but they seem like great kids.

No doubt....I have too. I guess my question is do the twins get frustrated playing with all that talent at international events and then come back to play with less talented players?

You bet I am. That is what I am saying. They have raised the bar so high it will be a long time before another player reaches that potential.

I know some of the girls that have played against some of these girls and I gotta tell ya that they are good.....but not great. I have seen them play. Every time they have played them they have either beat them or tied them. Shelby Amsley-Benzi is the real deal though. Tough goaltender. Leah Jensen is the real deal too. She goes not-stop. The Marvin girls I am not so sure.Good players but not outstanding. Kayla Gardner can be good and has an absolutley wicked wrist shot. The Salo kid I really haven't seen play. The Kaiser girl too is good but not great. In my opinion, since we have gotten the twins, you have to compare any recruits coming in to them because they have set the standard. IMHO, these girls are not even close to the Lamarouux's. Now that is not to say that they won'thave great careers at UND.

Anyone have the usual video clips of Sioux goals from the Green Bay regional? Any effort to get them posted would be appreciated to get us cranked up for the Frozen Four in St. Paul! GO SIOUX!

All I know is that Hak got taken to the woodshed by Blaiser.