Johnny Five

Was at both of those CHS girls games. They're top line is electric when they get going. Minot completely fell apart in the last 10 minutes.

Minot takes out Legacy 4-1 to remain undefeated in the West. At Mandan probably toughest game left - and that's a tough task for Mandan.

KNOX and that meathead Cunningham usually have a good feed.

Minot continues their terror through the WDA with an 8-2 win over Jamestown. Red River over North 5-1. Is RR figuring some things out or is North on the struggle bus?

As the old boxing/mma saying goes...don't leave the final result up to the judges.

Don't mind a good T myself. Probably should let the coach know you did it though lol.

WF 8-1 over North. Mattern with a hat trick. 8 in a row for the Packers. Minot JR Gold over Hazen 2-1..... Girls: GF has won 8 in a row. Minot has won 8 in a row. CHS has won 4 in a row.

Those of us from out of town would say officiating FOR minot for years.

The kid is a nail gun though. Perhaps he’ll be back.

Mandan lost a key player this weekend to a dislocated shoulder. Senior captain.

I'm gonna go with Minot running the table in the West. Because of the post season draught, maybe the sticks grip a little tight come WDA and their home ice. I just don't feel like anyone in the West can hold them to the 2 or less goals that'll be necessary to beat them. I'll still go with Minot and GFC in the 'ship. But the old adage remains....regular season for show, playoffs for dough. Like Dickinson last year by winning WDA, just need to be at your best come the end of February.

He has never made too many friends doing that job. T'd Peluso up one time in the handshake line. Problem was Peluso didn't know about it until halfway back to Bismarck when his AD called and asked what happened at the end of the game. Had no idea lol.

It's just old hat at this point for us veterans.

Been saying it for years. This organization seems to build from the outside in. Speed, skill and pretty boys. Build from the inside out if you wanna be a contender.

Minot over Davies 8-5. Might be worth a re-watch on PSP.

Bantam AA state in GF the same weekend as HS state tournament as well...3 whole teams at least.

If that's the case, in stand alone weekends, make it the Ralph. If it's going to be a combo girls boys weekend it needs to be Fargo.

If they go to stand alone tournaments, the boys would be just fine going back and forth from GF and Fargo. All games played on the main sheet of ice. Stand alone for girls...attendance will be crushed but whatever...you could have it in GF, Fargo, Minot and at that rate, the VFW1 could accommodate it as well.

If you want to see a dungeon and the Ralph, wait until the girls tournament fires up on Wednesday this year.

Island in the middle of nowhere is in relation to schools in town that have hockey teams. Minot has one. Bismarck/Mandan has 4. Fargo/WF has 5. It makes a difference in relation to the state tournament and casual fans. If (insert team name) Sheyenne doesn't make state, I highly doubt they're driving to Minot to casually watch. Fargo/GF also draw more hockey fans within a close radius. The cowboys out west aren't randomly going to watch hockey kids they don't know.

I got a kid who's played 2x at Scheels and one time at the Ralph. He said he literally doesn't care whether it's in Fargo or GF. I think the Ralph "dream" is overstated. Now if it was a full house like at the X in MN? Sure.

Minot didn't draw well because 1. It's girls hockey. 2. There's zero other schools within 100 miles. 3. Competed with WDA boys and girls basketball on the same weekend, which is a no-no out west. WDA is significantly better in Bismarck for atmosphere because the VFW is packed for every game. You have 4 schools in the metro and 3 others within 100 miles. Minot...facilty wise...would be fine and the great employees and staff at MAYSA would kill it. If the boys state went there, the atmosphere would be fantastic, I'm guessing a full house with standing room only. Attendance would be down because it's on an island in the middle of nowhere.

Minot would easily be able to host but attendance would also be way down - numbers wise. They did the girls there 2 years ago and it was a ghost town except for when Minot played. Fargo flat out has the best setup going.

As a fan I love the Fargo setup. Also, the atmosphere is way better.

https://medium.com/@Tannercastora/south-dakota-states-quinten-christensen-and-chase-mason-rallying-program-during-uncertain-times-a8335d4936a8 Long article but also some interesting insight - maybe cut throat - from a couple SDSU returning players regarding the portal, loyalty and the like. It truly is a dog eat dog world out there.