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  1. Johnny Five
    Avery Hovland from West Fargo commits to Gopher Women's hockey. She played in the WF youth system, for Team ND, and this past year headed out to NAHA on the east coast. Pretty wild....
  2. Johnny Five
    I agree with your main point. Go to Warroad, Moorhead (girls side)...that's where you tryout. Hockey academies as well, but that's a little tougher to manage I think. Pretty cool for Kenleigh Fischer to make the U18 National Camp. That has to be fairly rare for ND. I've been paying closer attention to girls HS hockey for maybe 4-5 years and she's the first I can remember. Hope she sticks it out in ND through her senior season. Sidebar: how much of this is just an epic money grab? I clicked on one of the camps and I think it was $750 freaking dollars just to participate.
  3. Johnny Five
    How good was the 90s era DAC10? Bring back the DAC!
  4. Johnny Five
    McFeely wants NDSU to go to FBS for his leisurely travel purposes. Nobody gonna last as an Independent in this day and age, and besides lunatics, it's not on anyone's radar. The Dakotas and Montanas in a conference together would be awesome though. College sports is all about regional rivalries, but the current landscape of college sports conferences is now coast to coast with tv markets and eyeballs being the biggest seller. Therefore...The Dakotas are screwed. Until, perhaps, the FBS splits and the G5 is it's own entity.
  5. Johnny Five
    Guessing the odds of USA Hockey going against NDAHA are slim and none.
  6. Johnny Five
    Good for Wes. The public shaming of him on social media was pathetic and embarrassing. It's hard to get hockey coaches the way it is in Bismarck, I'm guessing the number of applicants for this one after that will be slim to none.
  7. Johnny Five
    Both I do believe.
  8. Johnny Five
    I can speak on the girls side...not on the boys side, my son never had interest in Team ND or pursuing post HS hockey. I think we talked about earlier in this thread, the amount of girls that have graduated from ND hockey and made a Division 1 roster is minimal. There have been quite a few that have left ND for greener pastures and went D1. Would they have made it had they stayed? Nobody knows. Are the 10-15 girls who could be playing HS hockey in ND who left going to make D1 hockey? Some, yes. Some no. Time will tell.... Problem is...you have a daughter who loves the game, works at it, dreams of playing D1 hockey. Go to a tournament or a camp and they're told "you need to get out of ND." What do you do? There is no Juniors for girls hockey players. Their JR and SR year is their "juniors" experience. So girls do Team ND in the fall, then drop back to their 15U and HS teams and the level of play just drops. The intent being, play that level year round...with like minded girls...and your game elevates. Because every HS team has maybe 2-3 girls (if they're lucky) who actually prioritize hockey. The former UND coach literally looked Britta Curl in the face and said she needs to get out of ND. She stuck to her guns but got recognized outside of ND hockey (USA HP), got a scholarship to Wisconsin, has a Gold medal, etc. She's the .0001 %. So do I blame families for leaving? No. Would this be enticing? Yes, once the kinks are worked out. Do I want to move my daughter somewhere because of hockey? Also no. Am I glad there are people looking to create different avenues for kids? Absolutely.
  9. Johnny Five
    I can agree with that. Advantage, males.
  10. Johnny Five
    Due to the high number of boys and girls leaving ND, status quo is not working.
  11. Johnny Five
    Fall of 2023 NDAHA Board Meeting Minutes. 2nd page. A full out discussion about a year round AAA program (think sioux falls power) being run in ND. Sounds like the wheels are being greased. Heard rumors of this at the State Tournament, but hadn't seen that it was officially discussed. Curious how this is going to play out. https://ndaha.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NDAHA-2023-Fall-BOD-Meeting-Minutes.pdf
  12. Johnny Five
    Well...that could be. If that's what it derived from, so be it. Every city could and should put more emphasis on girls hockey.
  13. Johnny Five
    Now as a girl hockey dad, I thought what Grand Forks is doing with this is pretty cool. A position within GF youth hockey to grow, develop and retain girls hockey players. Solid move.... https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/document/c8bb-3142544/GFYHA_Girls_Growth_and_Development_Director__1_.pdf?_gl=1*13b3iwb*_ga*NTE2ODU4MzcxLjE3MTAzMjczMDQ.*_ga_PQ25JN9PJ8*MTcxMDMyNzMwNS4xLjAuMTcxMDMyNzMwNS4wLjAuMA..#_ga=2.62056172.1745848950.1710327307-516858371.1710327304
  14. Johnny Five
    That's probably one reason why organizations today are spending 100K a year on program directors...although "last name" perceptions remain the same regardless.
  15. Johnny Five
    Perfect example of development. B1 kids can play varsity hockey in Grand Forks, Fargo, etc. Puberty and work ethic does amazing things.
  16. Johnny Five
    Chanhassen was rolling in the second period. Edina cranked it up in the 3rd. And with that....HS hockey season is complete. That sucks.
  17. Johnny Five
    Many teams could. Including Warroad and EGF. Always respect Roseau for playing up. But holy class what a day for Class A hockey semifinals.
  18. Johnny Five
    This guy updates daily: I heard Section 8 was "blocking" the live feed. Maybe they had to make a back door deal. The rink will be packed and we all get to benefit.
  19. Johnny Five
    Warroad v EGF on KNOX YouTube tonight for the 8A title. Should be a dandy.
  20. Johnny Five
    Maybe there'll be some chatter about that at NIT camp this weekend.
  21. Johnny Five
    Wait a minute. Alexandria girls are section 8aa and the boys are 6a? What the hell…that’s odd.
  22. Johnny Five
    Any wins over a KCC team that finished with 2 wins is discredited. They had 11 kids on their roster. And are we really gonna puff our chest about CHS beating Ifalls? Maybe Roseau beating Sheyenne 9-0 and Minot 7-1 is better. But yes, always fun to see the GF teams play EGF, Roseau, Moorhead and Warroad.
  23. Johnny Five
    Interesting. Was always told it was open enrollment in GF.
  24. Johnny Five
    Minot very well could be playing in the final game of the year next year. That is, if everyone stays.
  25. Johnny Five
    Was just curious if they knew at an early age or if they waited it out to see where opportunity exists.
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