Frozen4sioux

Grafton to Fargo 123 mi Devils lake to Fargo 170 mi Dickinson to Minot 170 Bott to Bismarck 170 miles Williston to Bis 220 miles Its not that valid of an argument and football and many other sports regular season and playoff travel just destroys anything left of the argument whatsoever. Its the Willy to Jtown or Dix trips that are longer slogs... but the way it needs to be looked at is just more incentive to achieve and earn the home game. Not the woke lets inconvenience everybody equally attitude that rules now.

The EDC commentators on KNOX were talking about how awesome a day of 4 games in a row is but in reality, it's just the WDA hurting itself more and making it tougher on its teams. It's terrible on the players. The 3 games in 3 days makes it more of a grind going into state. As someone else pointed out IF WDA did the same Tuesday higher seed host, it would have been Century hosting Williston and Legacy hosting Bott at the VFW... it would have been electric having those games in Bismarck. There SHOULD be a higher reward for finishing top 4 in the region. Imagine a team Jamestown, Dickinson, Williston working their bag off and getting to play at HOME for once in the WDA vs always traveling to Minot or Bismarck. Basically, it's the same argument for NCAA regional games to be hosted at higher seeds' rink. But we gotta make it fair ... everyone gets a ribbon and a trophy in a neutral site.... everyone is a 1 seed in momma's special heart space. Edit: apologies .... a 1 seed in every birthing person's special heart space. Sorry if I offended.

Thinking there may be a tendy from Devils that may have a different take on that. Any streaming option for that or the other games tonight? Answered my own question kinda Heres the 3 games OTHER than WF Devils Lake https://www.youtube.com/@knoxradiotv/streams WF game? fan.hudl.com/wf_packers or https://www.facebook.com/share/15ps8cGZjo/?mibextid=wwXIfr

For a Forks kid? or a MSHL kid? No. Don't think AAA is a worthwhile option... unless its a real powerhouse team ala SSM... Bishop Kearney... Chicago Mission type program. I'd go MSHSL before most AAA Programs... IMHO Now if you are talking a true "chippah" from Dickinson, or West Fargo, or Bismarck..... gonezo.... not even a question, GTFO

From a different perspective.... Play 60+ games mostly in showcases and tournaments in MN against like age competition, in front of more eyes, more coaches, more scouts, more media or 27 games of on an already deep GF HS squad (Central? I believe?) vs relatively dogcrap ndhsaa competition even if kids may be a year or two older. In front of almost nobody. Not a lot of scouts making a point to drop in and watch a Tuesday night shellacking of (insert completely mediocre North Dakota High School team here) in January. BAA > NDHSAA is the better choice in 99.999% of situations.... Only reason that a kid should pop up is family financial. That BAA schedule is $10k+ spendy. If I was a Forksillian and had an uber-talent kid, 8th BAA 9th BAA 10th& 11th 2 years HS to get the experience of the cross town rivalry, Gambucci cup, State tourney, and likely a title, then leave sr year if possible for USHL or top 6/Top pair NAHL. (Edit: If at any point a legit shot is available with USTNDP or a legit SSM team... you take it no matter the year) GF offers a great path for kids to develop and enjoy some really great experiences while taking advantage of a wealth of experience in coaching and facilities.

Do you have any trinkets with counterfeit logos to offer? How about " Autographed " Oshie jerseys?

At these ages there's always a couple celebrity or so and son on those SSM teams it seems so sometimes, depth isnt as deep as it is on the 16U and so forth. Theres a couple people or groups that would LOVE to put that to the test, right wrong or indifferent.

Man it depends there is suuuuch a huge variety in " AAA ". But in the real big established programs realm I think GF would be to the Chicago Missions as the rest of ND is to the Aviators.

Yeah not sure what ND team has beaten them in the last decade other than a one off here or there. I wish that sentiment was true but having been involved in it for the last decade or so, it just isn't the case. GF biggest ally is playing two equal top level team in squirts and peewees. By the time those kids funnel down to the Aviators they are better off, the tiipity tops may leave but the rest of the BAA and BA players then seem to compete like hell with something to prove as they enter high school. Add in some really competent and coaching to the multi-generational depth and .......... That depth they create just laps the rest of the state. They do it right. IMHO and experiences.

I'd be shocked if he wasn't in the Dev Program next year

I'll call you on that, there are multiple high-end players on that GF BAA team.... if that's the team you reference here. I'd say that's one of the higher levels of talented BAA teams I've seen in many many years at the youth level. Take the one kid away they are still a very competitive team in MN BAA play. It will be interesting to see who all ends up in the high schools. Minot is 100% bagging it. No excuse for this yo-yoing of teams AA-A-AA with the numbers they have.

Cant take a gravity bed into the club 'meboy

It's well past the time to figure out some solution to the bottoms of both conferences. 2 class system or dump some of them off to jr gold. With Minot North coming online next season it doesn't make sense to have a WDA with 11 and an EDC with 9 pretending there isn't a 10th they don't have to play but then suddenly there's is a 10th that gets a chip chair chance... Teams that are constantly 6 pointed or just used to inflate stats.. it's so broken with exactly zero interest in being addressed.

And double upsets to kick off the EDC.. gunna be a wild ride

Sanest soberest prognostication ever used on the account

Seasons... and careers...... start ending today. something to consider as the excitement of the tournaments kick off. Here's to hoping everyone can squeeze every last bit of enjoyment out of watching the kids play.

Double at the end of the day interview

'member when we discussed how the B1G wasnt really competative enough for US to consider joining. Frozen4 remembers

This is easily in the top 2-3 things that are doing the most damage to the program

I can almost guarantee that the advisor ...if he isnt sniffing......others are sniffin him to see what the thoughts are.

I feel like when we have a halfway decent season a decade from now, people will look at it and say "Ahhhh good for them, that program was a monster back in the day"

For next season it does.

They moved like a Squirt team of cats chasing a puck made of yarn

I see what you did there.......

And what is it about a jersey like in my avatar that you'd be interested in.