Johnny Five

Was at Mandan CHS. Mandan did not look good, something is not clicking right now for them. CHS was far more physical and controlled big chunks of the game.

Guessing Fargo sends their tier 2 refs there like Minot does for Bottineau.

Yeah he was. Without a doubt.

Looked like the snap was greasy or the holder miss-handled both those kicks, but before the Field Goal you could see it in the kicker's eyes that a shank was coming. The way Rittenhouse was playing, probably should've gone for it on 4th and 1 but hindsight is 20/20...that kid has some dog in him too. Highly entertaining game and looked like a great atmosphere. Some of our Bison friends went and had a blast. Time to rack em up and get ready for 2026.

I was a plenty dumb mid 90s graduate lol. we just hit the backwoods...a cabin, shop, etc. Besides the boozing, which I don't support obviously, the biggest problem these kids face is they can't put their damn phones down and they essentially announce there's a party going on.

Must've been a hell of a party in DL.

@Brim006 I don't see a pretty good WF team. Their record is terrible. Minot being good is more a result of the West be down IMO. And let's be honest, they should always be "good." Last year, they were really good. I don't foresee them beating the 3 or 4 seed in the State QTRS. As per @Wilbur post, I agree. The reason they combined jerseys is to represent both schools. They are in love with their Junior Gold program in Minot and use it as a "threat" against forming another team, it's a strange phenomenon up their with JG.

She is good. I know when L/B played them before Christmas it took 2 of the greasiest goals possible to beat her on 50 shots.

2 Unbelievable hockey games last night. Unfortunate for Canada to lose their composure, but understand how much it means to those kids as well. Gotta remember their passionate young men and this is their dream since they laced them up...live and learn.

They were lethargic with him on the roster. He had the 3 most TOI for forwards yesterday after Hagens and Ziemer. Just a bad tournament.

Cmon now he's got the iron ranger coming in.

Yeah I get it. As far as Izzo goes, the Monday after the playoff loss he said Anene and Beau Johnson for sure already had large offers waiting for them. Now that NIL collectives have grown the last couple years, it's just what it's gonna be for good MVFC players on every roster. Gotta hand it to the guys that stick around now a day for sure - Kaminski, Rucker, etc.

Not really. Always made mention to be cautious about what happens when they head home for the Holidays before the portal opens.

Not a great look for Mayo or Marshall, good grief.

No matter who makes the final decisions, the important thing is that they got it right with Will.

Highly skilled player as we all know, elite skating as he showed the burst on the breakaway when he split the D. Had a rancid turnover early in the game for sure and a bit on the small side but skating and hockey IQ can eliminate that 6 on 5, would've liked to see him possess that one a bit longer. But yeah you're correct, he's a bit light, all in good natured fun...

6 on 2 then? Seems odd.

You called it...or maybe your feed is that far ahead of mine haha.

USA defenders gotta put some bodies on the ice in that scrum. Dumb penalty by Reid blows USA momentum.

Great zone entry by Mooney. Puck comes back to him. Slides it over to Ryker Lee for an absolute snipe for the PPG.

Yeah we are so mean to Canadians in the US, lol.

Admittedly a Gopher fan living in Central ND. Never understood the obsession with Hockey attendance...if only that was the deciding factor in what defines the state of hockey, which is in itself a marketing phrase established when the Wild returned. But if you're gonna say ND or any other state in the country wouldn't trade the hockey experience with Minnesota from Youth, to HS to JR to D3 to D1 to professional men's and women's leagues all the way into beer league, coaching and paying it back to the game....well I got news for ya.

Yeah most of those teams (Bagley, KCC, RLF, LOW, etc) are a Hazen replica.

Mandan goes up 3-0 in second. Legacy chips away to make it 3-2. Towards end of second period Mandan scores on their own net on a delayed penalty. I didn't know how to clip the play so here's the PSP video if you wanna see it, forward to the 1:35:40 mark to watch it....crazy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hgd7iPDG7g

Buium and Hughes both score in their debuts. Fun to watch Hughes with the Wild, paired with Faber. What an elite skating pair of D. Hughes was interviewed post game and stated how much he respected Billy G for sacking up and getting him, also how praised interactions with Billy from last year's 4 Nations experience. Have to believe they will find a way to make it work long-term.