yzerman19

On the topic of Team ND vs SF Power, at the bantam major level tickets punched to Nationals so far are: little Caesars, Blue Ox, Dallas Stars Elite, Pittsburgh Pens Elite, California Goldrush, and Florida Alliance.

I don't think it's for the State tourney alone that people cross the river, but more on the perception of strength of coaching and competition. If EGF were Moorhead and playing AA with a 3 time Stanley Cup champ on the bench, I think you'd see a TON of movement. The tax delta isn't that significant. For most people less than $1000/year. if you are good enough, they will find you, but coaching and competition are huge parts of becoming good enough.

congrats to section 8!!!

remember, you don't want guys that are dominating because they are big or old...you want to see 2009s that can skate and think it...you don't want stationary shooters...you don't want guys who go to soft spots...not yet...you gotta see guys that translate to the next level...D1 is two levels up...can they skate and do they have IQ. If not, 35 goals translates to 2. If so 12 translates to 20.

Schneider is a chippah

but no chippahs anywhere to be seen in this tourney

Elite Prospects shows place of birth as Moorhead

I think the most likely NTDP candidate for this year from the area is Thoreson from Moorhead BAA

I see a path to 16 and the potential last at large bid...it requires us to play and defeat ASU in the playoffs, and requires Lowell to lose enough and us win enough to flip that RPI (possible)

I hate private schools more than Edina...I especially hate private schools that don't have the balls to play AA

well, first of all, Red Wing isn't a suburb. Then you throw in a Private school...I am with you...the snobbery knows no bounds. Remember Edina's favorite cheer when they play Minnetonka? "you've got the lake, but we've got the boats"...and it isn't like Tonka is low rent lol

Mack Celebrini is 3 weeks older than John Hirschfeld....

Take it a step further...what if your kid is a legitimate NHL prospect...top 10 player in birth year at 15..a chippah...where would you send them until they are ready for junior? Keep them home? The top guys in this tourney are not chippahs....they are good, but the highest ranked prospect is like a potential 4th rounder...

I'm active right now, but not a Forks person, I think it is a legitimate question that I hope people don't make knee jerk responses to

sure...but gotta think if you are his family, the hockey dev is going to be better with Cullen and that crew than at home. 1.5 hour drive is nothing...it would be standard across most of the AAA world around the country

Sidenote- if you are suburban Twin Cities and in class A....who the hell are you?

I love section 7 and 8!!! The private schools kill me...like all the Edina kids on STA...Edina wasn't cake enough you had to attend private school even though you live in Edina???!

I knew Buttsy came from Alex. That is kinda out of area, but not like a crazy import.

Its hard to compare bantam teams with rest of country and Canada, because 2009 players would not be bantam eligible anywhere but Minny and NoDak, but Moorhead is really good. I am really curious to see how that Blue Ox team(2010s from Moorhead and Warroad's bantam teams) does at nationals. They beat SSM in OT to earn the autobid out of Minnesota. The rankings have them 5th behind Little Caesars, SSM, Mount St Charles, and Minuteman Flames (Boston). They could do some damage. Little Caesars is an absolute wagon and won the national tournament last year in the age group and is like 70-2 this year playing top US and Canadian teams.

who other than Ryan Suter's kid is on that team from out of area?

That's true! Ryan was born in Bottineau but moved to Moorhead as a kid.

No, what I am hypothesizing is that the "exceptions" that left early and still made D1 likely matriculated to the NHL at a higher percentage than the bulk of the players that played all 4 years of high school, then eventually went D1. Nothing wrong with the slow and steady path- but think about like NTDP...do they count as leaving early (i would think so)...

There is the slow steady path to D1...redshirt the kid to be a 15 year old freshman...stick around, maybe do some USHL/NAHL pre and post season (high school season is short). I would be curious if they flipped the analysis to NHL as the goal rather than D1...My guess that of the kids that make it all the way, very few played just local high school all the way through being 18. A lot probably depends on circumstances and team too...and if you bail your local association to play at a private school in Minny high school as well.

I will go to our friends at neutral zone again. They have him as a 3.5 star recruit and ranked him 234 in the USHL draft last summer. Size probably his biggest knock.

Serge was such a beauty...I loved that guy...he had hung up the whistle, but was around...loved life, loved the kids...