The Sicatoka Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) Brad E. Schlossman @SchlossmanGFJohn Noah, UND's first All-American hockey player and 1952 Olympic silver medalist, died this morning in Fargo. I used to enjoy seeing John chop up Dean Blais at Boosters meetings in Fargo when I could get there. Blais fears no one; Blais took everything John gave him in stride. I'm still not sure I believe the stories of John donning the "Fr. John" persona and playing for the "friendly" team of Catholic priests (some his relatives) that would play for-fun public exhibition games in northwest Minnesota, but I could see it. #UltimateRingerJohn, you'll be missed. http://www.inforum.com/sports/3831620-former-und-olympic-hockey-player-john-noah-dies Edited September 3, 2015 by The Sicatoka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux-cia Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 His love of hockey and children left a great legacy in North Dakota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddogg1971 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Mr. Noah was not only a great player, a great ambassador of the game and to UND, but even more importantly he was a great father, husband, grandfather and an inspiration to a generation of kids on how to play the game and at the same time having fun playing hockey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux rube Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I played against Dave and Paul growing up in youth hockey and high school. Shanley was our big rivalry back then. Stayed at the Noah's house on a couple occasions when I was a pee wee and bantam. Talk about a hockey house. One of the most passionate hockey guys I had the privilege to know. RIP Mr. Noah. You will be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxinminny Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I used to enjoy seeing John chop up Dean Blais at Boosters meetings in Fargo when I could get there. Blais fears no one; Blais took everything John gave him in stride. I'm still not sure I believe the stories of John donning the "Fr. John" persona and playing for the "friendly" team of Catholic priests (some his relatives) that would play for-fun public exhibition games in northwest Minnesota, but I could see it. #UltimateRingerJohn, you'll be missed. http://www.inforum.com/sports/3831620-former-und-olympic-hockey-player-john-noah-dies He brought in both the Flying Fathers and the Warroad Lakers to play exhibition games at the Fargo Coliseum as fundraisers for St. Anthony of Padua catholic church in Fargo. The Flying Fathers are a good story all by themselves - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Fathers. While he had 2 brothers that were priests, neither played in any of those games. John played in those games as did Billy and Roger Christian (Warroad Lakers) and several other renowned hockey players.The Flying Fathers were partly responsible for the marriage of Wayne Gretzky to Janet Jones - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Costello One can't make this stuff up. They were essentially the Harlem Globetrotters of hockey, but on a much smaller scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burd Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Are Andy and Paul practicing law in the area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxinminny Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Are Andy and Paul practicing law in the area?Yes, Andy with Nilles, Hanson and Davies. Paul is with RDO. Both in Fargo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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