ND High School Hockey 2019-20

[Oxbow6]

Sandy is the best goaltender in ND HS hockey.  I'll put my chips on him and South.

[BarnWinterSportsEngelstad]

1 hour ago, Oxbow6 said:

Sandy is the best goaltender in ND HS hockey.  I'll put my chips on him and South.

All in!

[sioux rube]

[Wilbur]

On 2/22/2020 at 9:55 PM, OgieOgilthorpe said:

Blow out, major blow out, semi blow out and blow out. Tough year for the west 

The two games that may stay within three goals are the Minot and Century games.

Bismarck upsets Minot and their reward is Central.

[siouxweet]

34 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

The two games that may stay within three goals are the Minot and Century games.

Bismarck upsets Minot and their reward is Central.

Central has been exposed for who they are, a one line team with questionable goal tending.  No one should be scared to play them this year.

 

[NoiseInsideMyHead]

1 hour ago, siouxweet said:

Central has been exposed for who they are, a one line team with questionable goal tending.  No one should be scared to play them this year.

 

Interesting take.

You seeing something the stats don’t show?

[tnt]

13 hours ago, NoiseInsideMyHead said:

Interesting take.

You seeing something the stats don’t show?

The stats do show eighth in save percentage, but that can go both ways depending on whether Central plays an offensive brand of hockey that leaves him out to dry on occasion or if they are structurally sound defensively.   I can imagine it would be hard to focus all the time if the puck is in the other end most of the game.  

[TheFlop]

On 2/22/2020 at 9:45 PM, SiouxForever said:

Mike LaMoine with what seems like a decent coaching job this year for Rid River. They just won EDC. I know they had some parents and coaching controversy last year.

Didn't a young Montgomery and some other Red River player decide to play elsewhere this year? Seems like RR isn't too bad. Kudos, to Mike! 

In all fairness, Central doesn't have what would be the 2 top players in the state playing for them this season (Panzer and Spicer) or else they could have sleepwalked to the title.  That being said, the parity is good and Red River finally having a decent coach like Central does is good for hockey overall.

[Wilbur]

7 hours ago, TheFlop said:

In all fairness, Central doesn't have what would be the 2 top players in the state playing for them this season (Panzer and Spicer) or else they could have sleepwalked to the title.  That being said, the parity is good and Red River finally having a decent coach like Central does is good for hockey overall.

Is Lamoine going to continue coaching after this season?  I know originally he was just doing it on an interim basis.  

[gfhockey]

Gfrr would have a lot more playas too

 

kunz at shattuxk

mingomery at Sioux falls

 

[SiouxBoys]

Tyler Kleven would still be at Davies.

[OgieOgilthorpe]

We could play that game all night. Not all D1 caliber players, but every single team is missing guys to JRs or transferring 

[siouxfaninseattle]

10 hours ago, TheFlop said:

In all fairness, Central doesn't have what would be the 2 top players in the state playing for them this season (Panzer and Spicer) or else they could have sleepwalked to the title.  That being said, the parity is good and Red River finally having a decent coach like Central does is good for hockey overall.

So what you are saying is that unless your coach played D1 hockey (not coached) 30 years ago and Grand Forks School District lets anyone go to Central regardless of where they live Red River finally has a decent coach? Paranica is a "decent coach" because he has had the pick of the best players in Grand Forks - or because he played at UND? And what was his coaching experience before he got the job at Central? If I remember correctly Red River had the first undefeated season in 49 years in North Dakota before Lamoine got there. 

[TheFlop]

8 hours ago, siouxfaninseattle said:

So what you are saying is that unless your coach played D1 hockey (not coached) 30 years ago and Grand Forks School District lets anyone go to Central regardless of where they live Red River finally has a decent coach? Paranica is a "decent coach" because he has had the pick of the best players in Grand Forks - or because he played at UND? And what was his coaching experience before he got the job at Central? If I remember correctly Red River had the first undefeated season in 49 years in North Dakota before Lamoine got there. 

You don't get it.  Why do you think all of those good players wanted to open enroll to Central instead of just going to Red River?  Coaching was a significant factor.

Assuming Red River doesn't botch the permanent hire for that spot after this season ends, you will see RR gain the upper hand for the foreseeable future (which is already on the cusp of happening).  

[BarnWinterSportsEngelstad]

13 minutes ago, TheFlop said:

You don't get it.  Why do you think all of those good players wanted to open enroll to Central instead of just going to Red River?  Coaching was a significant factor.

Assuming Red River doesn't botch the permanent hire for that spot after this season ends, you will see RR gain the upper hand for the foreseeable future (which is already on the cusp of happening).  

Hockey parents were, are, and will be a significant factor.

[UND92,96]

1 hour ago, TheFlop said:

You don't get it.  Why do you think all of those good players wanted to open enroll to Central instead of just going to Red River?  Coaching was a significant factor.

Assuming Red River doesn't botch the permanent hire for that spot after this season ends, you will see RR gain the upper hand for the foreseeable future (which is already on the cusp of happening).  

Agreed, UNLESS the school board finally faces reality and changes the high school boundary line. If the east half of Grand Forks went to Central and the west half to Red River, and then eliminate or at least severely curtail the ability to attend the school outside your district, and things would even out quickly and probably permanently. And it wouldn't just be hockey that would even out. The difference in girls team sports between the schools over the past 20-plus years is pretty astounding.

[Clark17]

Am I correct to assume WDAY/WDAZ will provide TV and streaming coverage of the games this weekend?

[TheFlop]

1 hour ago, UND92,96 said:

Agreed, UNLESS the school board finally faces reality and changes the high school boundary line. If the east half of Grand Forks went to Central and the west half to Red River, and then eliminate or at least severely curtail the ability to attend the school outside your district, and things would even out quickly and probably permanently. And it wouldn't just be hockey that would even out. The difference in girls team sports between the schools over the past 20-plus years is pretty astounding.

Absolutely.  If parity is the goal, a split all the way down Washington (or similar street) is needed.  With very few exceptions, Central isn't and hasn't been competitive in sports for years. 

[siouxweet]

3 hours ago, TheFlop said:

You don't get it.  Why do you think all of those good players wanted to open enroll to Central instead of just going to Red River?  Coaching was a significant factor.

Assuming Red River doesn't botch the permanent hire for that spot after this season ends, you will see RR gain the upper hand for the foreseeable future (which is already on the cusp of happening).  

I thought Central was supposed to be getting the cream of the crop for the foreseeable future.

[sioux rube]

15 hours ago, OgieOgilthorpe said:

We could play that game all night. Not all D1 caliber players, but every single team is missing guys to JRs or transferring 

Even Jamestown had one transfer in Senf who went to Fargo South/Shanley after 8th grade and is doing very well for them.

[sioux rube]

3 hours ago, Clark17 said:

Am I correct to assume WDAY/WDAZ will provide TV and streaming coverage of the games this weekend?

https://ndhsaanow.com/tournaments/icehockey-boys

inforum.com is streaming I believe

[OgieOgilthorpe]

1 hour ago, sioux rube said:

Even Jamestown had one transfer in Senf who went to Fargo South/Shanley after 8th grade and is doing very well for them.

Exact same thing for 8th grader from DL to South in Boren. Freshman now and doing really well 

[Wilbur]

You are seeing more and more kids not playing high school.  I know of at least four from Minot that would have been Soph-Junior age this year that went other places.  Notre Dame Hounds, one to Shattuck, one to AZ Jr. Coyotes, and one to Colorado.

 

[OgieOgilthorpe]

1 hour ago, Wilbur said:

You are seeing more and more kids not playing high school.  I know of at least four from Minot that would have been Soph-Junior age this year that went other places.  Notre Dame Hounds, one to Shattuck, one to AZ Jr. Coyotes, and one to Colorado.

 

Yeah it sucks. Many have proven that you can play through your SR year and still get a D1 scholarship and yet it still happens constantly. I’d be willing to bet that more D1 players from ND finished their SR than not. And yes that even includes kids from the West. 

[sioux rube]

1 hour ago, Wilbur said:

You are seeing more and more kids not playing high school.  I know of at least four from Minot that would have been Soph-Junior age this year that went other places.  Notre Dame Hounds, one to Shattuck, one to AZ Jr. Coyotes, and one to Colorado.

 

I forgot we also lost a bantam who is now playing for U14 Sioux Falls Power