Winning or losing in youth hockey doesn't mean squat nor does if a ref makes a call or not. I am probably in the extreme minority but when my kid was playing I could have cared less if they won or lost but did my kid play hard and contribute on a positive basis and get better over the course of the season.
Could you have a Bantam AA/A level where those that want to compete in AA tournaments in MN could or no? To GFHockey's point how much farther is that fall, as they are getting creamed anyways?
So there are 4 BAA teams in ND which is evidently too many because they had a play in game to eliminate one before the state tournament. What is the logic behind this? A three team state tournament will draw better?
They would need 4 regulation wins to close out regular season, sweep first round series and win 1 at Frozen Faceoff to get an at large berth and even that might not be enough.