2024-25 ND High School Hockey

[Wilbur]

14 minutes ago, sioux rube said:

Their sophomore goalie is the real deal

That skate save was better lucky than good.

A credit to you and the coaches in Jamestown for the Jays playing the game the right way.  That's something that is a culture that is instilled in the youth levels.  I enjoyed watching them this year.  

They'll never have the most talent, but those kids will battle for each other. 

[Wilbur]

Davies punches their ticket.  They'll get either the 3 or 4 seed depending on WFHS and North. 

[Johnny Five]

Mandan will be the 3, Bottineau the 4.  

[SiouxperDave]

5 hours ago, Wilbur said:

That skate save was better lucky than good.

Yes it was 

[siouxweet]

Central over RR 6-4.  Scored the last 4 to win it.

[Wilbur]

Matchups:

Central-Bottineau/Rugby

Century-WFHS

Minot-Davies

Red River-Mandan

 

[brianvf]

36 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

Matchups:

Central-Bottineau/Rugby

Century-WFHS

Minot-Davies

Red River-Mandan

 

Should be some good hockey!

[sioux rube]

I'll be there for state. No Jays unfortunately but I just love state tourneys. Bantam A state is there too but unfortunately my team lost to Bismarck 4-3 in our play in game 

[Johnny Five]

2025 Girls State Tournament:

FSN v Davies: North swept the season series 3-2 and 3-0.  Suppes from Davies in the pipes will have to keep them in it.

Mandan v Legacy-Bismarck: Season series split.  4-1 for Mandan game 1 of the year and 3-1 for LB.  3rd year in a row these 2 meet game 1.  

GF v WFU:  GF swept 4-2 and 4-1.  Pat Johnson is out, will WFU band together?  WFU has a goalie that can keep them in it.

CHS v Minot: Minot 5-4 (OT), CHS 6-5.  Minot blew a 5-1 3rd period lead game 2.  Can Minot shut down Vig and Matt?  

This tournament is going to be really good.  3/4 1st round matchups are literal toss ups.  FSN still the favorite as 3x defending champs and Fischer at Defense.  Going into the season I thought there'd be 4-5 good teams and a drop...I was wrong.  For girls hockey fans, it's been a fantastic season.

 

 

[Johnny Five]

Also...since it's late, why the hell not and fresh off the Minot WDA championship for the 1st time in an embarrassing 19 years:

Minot is now pulling the cord on adding Minot North for the 2025-2026 season.  The excuse meter started thumping out various reasons, but the most laughable one was parents indicating they will remain with the JR Gold program.  

Since Minot has been a wagon who could cut talented kids and still not win a WDA championship in nearly 20 years, there's been an infatuation with the "fun" of not competing for a HS spot and playing Junior Gold.  Kids and parents simply satisfied with JR Gold and not even attempting tryouts.

Minot North hockey was announced a month or 2 ago.  ADs had started planning and scheduling games.  Now the Minot main AD sends out a letter "retracting" Minot North hockey for lack of numbers and the safety of the kids.  

As a parent who dealt with it on the girls and boys side in Bismarck....WF has done it fairly recently with Sheyenne and WF....figure it out, Minot.  Do we want to compete and "win"?  Sure....We also want to grow the sport and create opportunities for kids who are getting the door slammed in their face.  

Here's a Facebook post from what appears to be a parent, with a letter from the Minot AD attached, and over 100 comments:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18npUXWf2y/

[cberkas]

7 minutes ago, Johnny Five said:

Also...since it's late, why the hell not and fresh off the Minot WDA championship for the 1st time in an embarrassing 19 years:

Minot is now pulling the cord on adding Minot North for the 2025-2026 season.  The excuse meter started thumping out various reasons, but the most laughable one was parents indicating they will remain with the JR Gold program.  

Since Minot has been a wagon who could cut talented kids and still not win a WDA championship in nearly 20 years, there's been an infatuation with the "fun" of not competing for a HS spot and playing Junior Gold.  Kids and parents simply satisfied with JR Gold and not even attempting tryouts.

Minot North hockey was announced a month or 2 ago.  ADs had started planning and scheduling games.  Now the Minot main AD sends out a letter "retracting" Minot North hockey for lack of numbers and the safety of the kids.  

As a parent who dealt with it on the girls and boys side in Bismarck....WF has done it fairly recently with Sheyenne and WF....figure it out, Minot.  Do we want to compete and "win"?  Sure....We also want to grow the sport and create opportunities for kids who are getting the door slammed in their face.  

Here's a Facebook post from what appears to be a parent, with a letter from the Minot AD attached, and over 100 comments:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18npUXWf2y/

I remember when they (a well-known ref in Bismarck) tried to end the Bismarck Jr Gold team mid-season. Then I was told a year or two later that they ended the team.  

[Oxbow6]

6 hours ago, Johnny Five said:

2025 Girls State Tournament:

FSN v Davies: North swept the season series 3-2 and 3-0.  Suppes from Davies in the pipes will have to keep them in it.

Mandan v Legacy-Bismarck: Season series split.  4-1 for Mandan game 1 of the year and 3-1 for LB.  3rd year in a row these 2 meet game 1.  

GF v WFU:  GF swept 4-2 and 4-1.  Pat Johnson is out, will WFU band together?  WFU has a goalie that can keep them in it.

CHS v Minot: Minot 5-4 (OT), CHS 6-5.  Minot blew a 5-1 3rd period lead game 2.  Can Minot shut down Vig and Matt?  

This tournament is going to be really good.  3/4 1st round matchups are literal toss ups.  FSN still the favorite as 3x defending champs and Fischer at Defense.  Going into the season I thought there'd be 4-5 good teams and a drop...I was wrong.  For girls hockey fans, it's been a fantastic season.

 

 

More whiny unskilled privileged kids with overbearing parent cause another coach to say enough. Hope WFU gets their a$$ kicked in every game.

[NDSU grad]

7 hours ago, Johnny Five said:

Also...since it's late, why the hell not and fresh off the Minot WDA championship for the 1st time in an embarrassing 19 years:

Minot is now pulling the cord on adding Minot North for the 2025-2026 season.  The excuse meter started thumping out various reasons, but the most laughable one was parents indicating they will remain with the JR Gold program.  

Since Minot has been a wagon who could cut talented kids and still not win a WDA championship in nearly 20 years, there's been an infatuation with the "fun" of not competing for a HS spot and playing Junior Gold.  Kids and parents simply satisfied with JR Gold and not even attempting tryouts.

Minot North hockey was announced a month or 2 ago.  ADs had started planning and scheduling games.  Now the Minot main AD sends out a letter "retracting" Minot North hockey for lack of numbers and the safety of the kids.  

As a parent who dealt with it on the girls and boys side in Bismarck....WF has done it fairly recently with Sheyenne and WF....figure it out, Minot.  Do we want to compete and "win"?  Sure....We also want to grow the sport and create opportunities for kids who are getting the door slammed in their face.  

Here's a Facebook post from what appears to be a parent, with a letter from the Minot AD attached, and over 100 comments:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18npUXWf2y/

That is such a Minot thing to do. Not surprising though, given the ‘leadership’ of the athletic department at Minot Public. 

[Frozen4sioux]

Ok someone needs to explain this or is there something I'm missing...

The Minot Goalie Keller kid was 22-0 with a GAA of 1.42 ....  arguably hes the best goalie in the state and its not really all that close

and he doesn't even get all conference in the WDA? ....   

[sioux rube]

1 hour ago, NDSU grad said:

That is such a Minot thing to do. Not surprising though, given the ‘leadership’ of the athletic department at Minot Public. 

Minot does the same thing with their youth hockey. Move up and down depending on where they can succeed the most instead of challenging their players. Ridiculous 

[Clark17]

1 hour ago, Frozen4sioux said:

Ok someone needs to explain this or is there something I'm missing...

The Minot Goalie Keller kid was 22-0 with a GAA of 1.42 ....  arguably hes the best goalie in the state and its not really all that close

and he doesn't even get all conference in the WDA? ....   

Yes that is puzzling to me too. 

[gfhockey]

46 minutes ago, sioux rube said:

Minot does the same thing with their youth hockey. Move up and down depending on where they can succeed the most instead of challenging their players. Ridiculous 

One squirt a team baffles me

 

with only 9 kids on it including goalie

[Wilbur]

2 hours ago, Frozen4sioux said:

Ok someone needs to explain this or is there something I'm missing...

The Minot Goalie Keller kid was 22-0 with a GAA of 1.42 ....  arguably hes the best goalie in the state and its not really all that close

and he doesn't even get all conference in the WDA? ....   

I thought this as well.  When I played Nate Ziegelman was a dude.  Best player in the state, yes on a loaded team.  Thankfully the decision makers got that one right.  Lot of people pissed because he didn't see a ton of rubber, like 12 shots a game.  Didn't mean he wasn't the best player.  

Keller likely gone either way.  Impressive season for the young man.  

[NDSU grad]

2 hours ago, Frozen4sioux said:

Ok someone needs to explain this or is there something I'm missing...

The Minot Goalie Keller kid was 22-0 with a GAA of 1.42 ....  arguably hes the best goalie in the state and its not really all that close

and he doesn't even get all conference in the WDA? ....   

My youngest son is friends with quite a few of the kids on the hockey team. Nobody on the team could believe Keller was omitted from the all WDA team. 

[sioux rube]

1 hour ago, gfhockey said:

One squirt a team baffles me

 

with only 9 kids on it including goalie

My bantam team this year had the option to go B1 instead of A. I said hell no I'm here to get these kids ready for the next level which is high school. I can guarantee you they improved much more staying in the A division rather than going down to B1

[gfhockey]

18 minutes ago, sioux rube said:

My bantam team this year had the option to go B1 instead of A. I said hell no I'm here to get these kids ready for the next level which is high school. I can guarantee you they improved much more staying in the A division rather than going down to B1

Agreed

 

dknwhy minot thinks sandbagging seems to work

 

theybhave what one state title?

[Wilbur]

46 minutes ago, sioux rube said:

My bantam team this year had the option to go B1 instead of A. I said hell no I'm here to get these kids ready for the next level which is high school. I can guarantee you they improved much more staying in the A division rather than going down to B1

The right way to keep your program going. ^^^^^^^^^^

[fightingsioux4life]

43 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Agreed

 

dknwhy minot thinks sandbagging seems to work

 

theybhave what one state title?

Two I think.

But your point still stands.

[sioux rube]

22 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

The right way to keep your program going. ^^^^^^^^^^

I looked at the youth standings and Minot does have a AA peewee team but not an A team. Instead they have a B1 team that's undefeated. Absolutely asinine 

[sioux rube]

12 hours ago, Johnny Five said:

Also...since it's late, why the hell not and fresh off the Minot WDA championship for the 1st time in an embarrassing 19 years:

Minot is now pulling the cord on adding Minot North for the 2025-2026 season.  The excuse meter started thumping out various reasons, but the most laughable one was parents indicating they will remain with the JR Gold program.  

Since Minot has been a wagon who could cut talented kids and still not win a WDA championship in nearly 20 years, there's been an infatuation with the "fun" of not competing for a HS spot and playing Junior Gold.  Kids and parents simply satisfied with JR Gold and not even attempting tryouts.

Minot North hockey was announced a month or 2 ago.  ADs had started planning and scheduling games.  Now the Minot main AD sends out a letter "retracting" Minot North hockey for lack of numbers and the safety of the kids.  

As a parent who dealt with it on the girls and boys side in Bismarck....WF has done it fairly recently with Sheyenne and WF....figure it out, Minot.  Do we want to compete and "win"?  Sure....We also want to grow the sport and create opportunities for kids who are getting the door slammed in their face.  

Here's a Facebook post from what appears to be a parent, with a letter from the Minot AD attached, and over 100 comments:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18npUXWf2y/

Junior gold team number 1