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Fargo Force take on Waterloo at home this weekend. Good chance to see Dane Montgomery play for Waterloo. In addition, Grand Forks Aviators are playing Fargo next door in the smaller Scheels Arena. Aviators/Fargo at 4:00 and Force/Waterloo play at 7:00. That's a good doubleheader of hockey.

Aviators would be a top 8 team in the state each of the last 3 years.

Yes and I’m sure he’s on every coaches radar

Lots of talented upperclassman at Central, I wouldn’t worry about Spicer. The cupboard isn’t bare in GF for prospects coming up either. GF Aviators have shot up to #2 in MN Bantam AA. After a slow start in their first tournament, they have rattled off 17 in a row without Cole Spicer who was eligible to play for them again this year. Their actual record is 17-2-1 but MN rankings don’t include games in Canada.

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4 of the best seats in the building in a row on the glass section 118 ROW AA (1st row) - inside blue line of the offensive zone UND shoots on in 1st and 3rd period. Make me an offer...701-739-5623

Got 4 on the glass right behind the net if you know of anyone...best seats in the building...701-739-5623...$50 each

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As I mentioned above, they played Rink Academy twice in Winnipeg (Friday & Sunday I believe) and must have came down between games. Don’t know if the plan was to attend the UND game all along or if they all decided to come with Sillinger for his visit. They should have contacted Aviators for a game while they were here.

Cole Sillinger is the son of former NHL player Mike Sillinger. His dad played 17 seasons in the NHL for 12 different teams and was traded 9 times (both are NHL records for teams played for and times traded). Cole and his bantam team played Rink Academy in Winnipeg twice over the weekend, losing 5-0 and 5-1. That's the same Rink Academy team that the Grand Forks Aviators had a 5-2 lead on and eventually tied 5-5 at the Ralph.

Too bad EGF won't cross the river for a rematch.

Hard to say, Jackson is such a unique talent with his size and skill. This years team may have a little more depth. They play a very good brand of hockey and move the puck extremely well. There is a lot of top end kids on the team and the ceiling is high for a lot of them. The Aviators started a little slow this year but have been tearing up the MN AA teams over the last month.

Speaking of WHL Top Prospects, the #1, #10, and #13 top skaters for this years WHL draft will be in the Ralph tomorrow at 12:30. In addition, so will be the #1 goaltending prospect for the WHL draft. The Rink Academy (Rink Prep) will be in town playing the Grand Forks Aviators. Carson Lambos is a D that is rated #1. I am sure you will see both coaching staffs from UND and Denver at this game. Here is the projected draft ranking for WHL: http://www.dubnetwork.ca/draftgeek/whl-bantam-rankings/ By the way the Grand Forks Aviators are no slouch either as they are currently ranked #2 in MN Bantam AA and have a lot of prospects themselves: http://www.youthhockeyhub.com/page/show/2949799-now-rankings-mn Should be a great hockey game. 12:30 Saturday main rink at the Ralph...free admission...enter through the Olympic rink.

I was told Justin Janicke was also going to Tech.

GF Aviators (Bantam AA) have a big weekend in town. Edina AA comes to town for a 3 game series - Friday 8:15 PM; Saturday 10:15 AM; Sunday 11:30 AM. All games at GF Icon Arena. They also play Prior Lake AA Sat 4:00 at the Icon. Don't remember Edina ever making the trip to GF for either bantam or high school. Edina has a Gopher commit (Nick Williams) on the team. GF Aviators are currently ranked 3rd in all of MN Bantam AA, where they play the bulk of their schedule. Edina is #6. This is the best of the best for Bantam hockey and they play a very entertaining style of hockey. The Aviators are flying high the past two weekends...they won the Edina invitational tournament two weeks ago and finished 2nd in Roseau last weekend. They almost pulled off the hat trick of beating the top 3 ranked teams in MN AA in less then 24 hours in Roseau...but eventually fell to Osseo/Maple Grove 3-2 on a late goal in the Championship game. That Osseo/Maple Grove team beat Shattucks Bantam team and already has 3 D-1 commits on their team (2 Mich Teck and 1 Notre Dame).

I have 4 tickets together behind net UND shoots on 1st and 3rd period...seats on the isle Sat Jan 6th vs Omaha Friday Jan 19th vs Duluth Friday Jan 26th vs Denver Saturday Jan 27th vs Denver Text me at 701-739-5623 if you are interested.

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I have 4 lower bowl behind the net UND shoots on in 1st and 3rd. 4 seats together on the isle for Saturday. $50 per ticket. Text 701-739-5623 if interested.

Friday tickets are sold...Saturday tickets still available.

I have 4 lower bowl right behind the net UND shoots on in 1st and 3rd. 4 seats together on the isle for both nights. $50 per ticket. Text 701-739-5623 if interested.

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I am selling tickets for a friend...2 tickets next to each other; same seats both nights. These are great seats next to the isle behind net UND shoots on 1st/3rd period in the row right below suites. Section 104 with quick access to bathroom and beer line. $200 per ticket is what he wants...text me at 701-739-5623 if interested

I know we have a lot of injuries on D but to me the backups just look too small. I did a little fact checking to see how our underclassman stack up in size to NDSU's underclassman. NDSU is the measuring stick, like it or not. I only calculated DL and LB that are RSFR, FR, and SO. Here is the result: NDSU LB's average 6'1" and 213.5 lbs....UND 6-1 3/4" and 204.6 lbs. NDSU DL averages 6'3" and 257 lbs...UND 6-3 1/3" and 243.3 lbs. There is an modest size advantage in favor of NDSU. This is not to say that size is everything...defensive schemes may dictate a different type of player (speed vs size). I will leave this to others to debate...are we getting the size we desire on defense the last few recruiting years? Are we recruiting the depth up front on D to be where we need to be?