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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...

man, Jeff and Jay...I was southend, they were north end...we had good players...those guys were gross

my condolences to all who knew him and loved him

I too always cheer for section 8...section 7 too for that matter. Do yourselves a favor and watch Freddie Schneider from Edina. 2009 sophomore...next time you see him after this week will be in red, white, and blue for sure

Neutral Zone has him ranked 108th, for whatever that is worth. 3.75 Star.

NTDP 40 man camp letters went out...hoping Marto got one

130 went to natty's last year too

okay, State is over. So, with the kids, who is going to USA camp, who is going to Nationals, and who is going to junior camp? My perspective as an outsider is that Team ND will get destroyed at Nationals as they have historically.

I did a little homework, it looks like the only league where Mattern is protected is the NAHL, so that makes him a free agent across the rest of junior hockey. That also means tougher to get that roster spot, but it does give you freedom. Good luck to him and all the kids.

Around the country, top end talent is gone at 16...will be even more pronounced with the NCAA opening up to CHL. Regardless of where you are from...USHL, CHL or NTDP at 16 is the path of the best

Marvin Windows AAA LOL!!!

are games on the internet?

The other question is at what age does it move from recreational child's play to vocation development...I mean the top 16 year olds in the world are playing junior hockey in N/A or pro in parts of Europe, so if one program is built of and working towards putting bantam players into junior hockey in the next year or two and another program is just "playing" you have a huge disconnect.

Let's go Red River!!! Is there a link to a webcast of the tourney?

That 43 donut game is an indictment of youth sports on so many levels: pay to play, chasing status and tier, greedy programs, chasing enrollment numbers, parents keeping up with the Jones' etc. If a game is 43-0, then one team is playing the wrong level and the powers that be that run the State need to address that. The programs that are built to win on the national and international stage shouldn't play teams that are just trying to compete locally. The top US programs Shattuck, Mount, BK, MIssion, Caesars, Honeybaked types and the Top GTHL teams (Mississauga, Markham, JRC, Marlies, Don Mills, Vaughan) and top Western Canada Teams (NAX, Edge, Delta) heck even throw in some from Quebec should just play each other.

There's a buzz right now coming out of Michigan. Top ranked Little Caesars Bantam team won their first game in the MI State Tournament over Belle Tire 43-0. Not a typo. Not exactly relevant to ND high school, but local bantam has been discussed on this thread.

aggressively putting your hands on one of my children or my wife in a way that I interpret as threatening their safety is the only thing on this planet I would throw my hands for at this point in my life.

I had this conversation with a good buddy back in the day. Neither one of us was a stranger to a good night on the tourney road, but one of our friends was so hungover that we ended up driving their kid to the morning game. Our conversation was about how fleeting the time is and how sharing a hotel room and spending time in the car and on the plane was something our children and ourselves would always remember.

And for all of the parents who think Little Johnny has a shot at going a long way in the game, well your rink etiquette will be noticed by Scouts...

I've learned by experience that mixed drinks are a bad idea, because it sneaks up on you over time and you have no idea how many shots are actually in the drink. I've also learned that IPAs are a bad idea, because after 3 of them you drink them like Coors Light when they are double the alcohol. Light beers...2 or 3 in the first hour or so then 1 per hour going forward.