Jump to content
SiouxSports.com Forum

Recommended Posts

Posted
5 hours ago, Wilbur said:

With the dwindling attendance why not try it?  Matt Malm during a coaches meeting one year recommended moving the boys tournament to Minot (All Seasons Arena) when there was issues with scheduling the girls and boys in GF.

Scheels arena is a great place to host.  Actually seemed like some atmosphere last night.  

speaking of matt malm (absolutely a great great guy)...was Chase on his staff when Matt was head coach?  

Posted
5 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

speaking of matt malm (absolutely a great great guy)...was Chase on his staff when Matt was head coach?  

Assistant coach.

Posted
3 hours ago, TheFlop said:

Peluso and entire Bismarck staff quit basically citing the climate of overbearing hockey parents, soft kids, and administrators that don't have the backbone to stand up for coaches.  

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.kxnet.com/amp/sports/bismarck-dickinson-sports/demons-head-coach-steps-down-following-fargo-davies-and-grand-forks-red-river-coaches-quitting/1804715266

Very sad.  As a player and as a coach he single handedly put Bismarck hockey on the map.

His first year coaching the demons he spoke at a high school coaches meeting in Grand Forks about his career, upbringing, and how excited he was to coach his former high school.  You kind of got the feeling then that the tide would be turning for BHS hockey.

Some people like him, some people hate him, but a lot of his players would skate through a brick wall for him. 

Posted
19 hours ago, Frozen4sioux said:

Observations:

Central good.

Scheels is damn near the perfect place for these games.

That being said there is NO reason these crowds couldnt fit in some other arenas too. The new addition to Maysa would fit this tourney very adequately as well as offer additional rink to host the girls at the same time. Time this tourney visits western ND.

 

Would have to be Bismarck, let then have the tourney one year, go from there.

Posted
26 minutes ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said:

Would have to be Bismarck, let then have the tourney one year, go from there.

Minot would have to be it. Not enough seats at Vets in Bismarck. Plus Minots second rink at MAYSA is much better than the second rink at Vets 

Posted
13 minutes ago, sioux rube said:

Minot would have to be it. Not enough seats at Vets in Bismarck. Plus Minots second rink at MAYSA is much better than the second rink at Vets 

If only they took Knutson's proposal, instead St. Mary's is getting a new school.

  • Upvote 1
Posted
8 minutes ago, cberkas said:

If only they took Knutson's proposal, instead St. Mary's is getting a new school.

Moving the Civic Center out of town would have been asinine. Like incredibly stupid.

Posted
1 hour ago, sioux rube said:

That was the proposal?

He has land off Washington and 1804 by Horizon Middle School.

So the City decided to remodel the Civic Center instead of taking his offer.  

Posted
3 hours ago, sioux rube said:

That was the proposal?

Free land for a new arena/convention/venue thing.... 

Also at time rumored to include a USHL team.

Although that may have been a combination of a few rumors.

the corruption connection instead threw every dollar at the civic center... as the focus of a huge urban hipster paradise development. That farce never happened.

  • Upvote 2
Posted
2 minutes ago, Frozen4sioux said:

Free land for a new arena/convention/venue thing.... 

Also at time rumored to include a USHL team.

Although that may have been a combination of a few rumors.

the corruption connection instead threw every dollar at the civic center... as the focus of a huge urban hipster paradise development. That farce never happened.

And city limits get farther and father north so it was in a good location.

Sounded like he was going to pay for everything too.

Posted
6 hours ago, MoSiouxFan said:

They actually lose their top scorer and 4 of their top 6 scorers.

When you include goal scorers that scored one and two goals.  Almost 60% of their scoring will be back.

Posted
2 hours ago, SiouxVolley said:

When you include goal scorers that scored one and two goals.  Almost 60% of their scoring will be back.

I hope Mayville can make a team work long term but they are a long ways off from competing even in ND right now.  That play in game was there super bowl and they lost 8-0.

Posted
9 minutes ago, TheFlop said:

I hope Mayville can make a team work long term but they are a long ways off from competing even in ND right now.  That play in game was there super bowl and they lost 8-0.

The NDHSAA needs to get serious about a two class system for hockey.

  • Like 1
  • Upvote 1
  • Downvote 2
Posted
29 minutes ago, iluvdebbies said:

The NDHSAA needs to get serious about a two class system for hockey.

I think the situation will take care of itself once the local AAA midget team(s) start popping up to skim the top talent off leveling the playing field.  IMO it's just a matter of time.

Posted

Grand Forks still in talks to get the MJHL team?  That could end up being like a AAA midget team for the city, and maybe you don't see kids like Costello, Kuntz, Caufield leave the city so early. 

Wouldn't be a shortage of guys in the forks area that could coach that team either.  

Posted
10 hours ago, cberkas said:

And city limits get farther and father north so it was in a good location.

Sounded like he was going to pay for everything too.

Ron was going to pay for the brand new Civic Center with a hockey sheet in it?  

Posted
2 hours ago, iluvdebbies said:

The NDHSAA needs to get serious about a two class system for hockey.

Not until all junior gold towns decide to sponsor it at the high schools. It should stay one league otherwise there isn’t enough teams to make it make sense.

  • Upvote 2
Posted
2 hours ago, TheFlop said:

I think the situation will take care of itself once the local AAA midget team(s) start popping up to skim the top talent off leveling the playing field.  IMO it's just a matter of time.

Would NDAHA allow full season Midget AAA in Grand Forks/Fargo?  There is already the Team North Dakota B/A program, but they seem to be falling behind the Sioux Falls Power AAA as of late.  It would definitely impact the quality of HS hockey in North Dakota.  One could argue that between USHL, NAHL, and Sioux Falls AAA program that is already happening so might as well provide a full season opportunity closer to home.

Be careful with this.  The quality of the Midwest High School League in Iowa has been destroyed because all of the best players now leave to play for Omaha, Iowa Wild, Sioux Falls, Madison, etc. AAA programs.  In order to have a chance to play meaningful junior, or someday college, hockey players know HS hockey is not a viable option.  It's too bad, really.

Posted
15 minutes ago, Sioux>Bison said:

Not until all junior gold towns decide to sponsor it at the high schools. It should stay one league otherwise there isn’t enough teams to make it make sense.

Makes plenty of sense right now. 19 teams.....AA Would be the 5 Fargo teams, 2 Grand Forks teams, 2  from Bismarck and Minot.

A....would have 9 to start with.  I think more would want in after the two class system was established.

  • Upvote 2

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...