2025-2026 ND High School Hockey Thread

[yzerman19]

2 hours ago, siouxfaninseattle said:

What is "BAA"?

bantam AA

[siouxfaninseattle]

23 minutes ago, yzerman19 said:

bantam AA

Thanks

[Johnny Five]

4 hours ago, sioux rube said:

Bismarck girls 2 and 3 in predictions. Man I was told they wouldn’t be able to compete if they spilt up to 2 teams 😎

These FR and SOPH were 10U and 12U when ADs split.  Thankful for a program that prioritizes girls hockey development.  Plus retaining more girls in town than Fargo and West Fargo helps - we've lost quite a few but not as many as them.

Oddly enough nobody complains about WF splitting, and they have as many if not more girls than the Blizzard ever had.   

[JakeLove]

Just now, Johnny Five said:

These FR and SOPH were 10U and 12U when ADs split.  Thankful for a program that prioritizes girls hockey development.  Plus retaining more girls in town than Fargo and West Fargo helps - we've lost quite a few but not as many as them.

Oddly enough nobody complains about WF splitting, and they have as many if not more girls than the Blizzard ever had.   

Because WF did not win as often as BIS

[Johnny Five]

Bingo

[Johnny Five]

Friday, November 21, 2025

• By Date
• Box Scores

Visitor	V	Home	H	Location	Status
Minot United	-	Fargo Davies	-	Scheels Arena, 31st Avenue South, Fargo, ND, USA - Farmers Union Rink	7:00 PM CST
Roseau	-	Grand Forks Red River	-	Eagles Arena, South 25th Street, Grand Forks, ND, USA	7:00 PM CST
Grand Forks Central	-	Detroit Lakes	-	Kent Freeman Arena, Rossman Avenue, Detroit Lakes, MN, USA	7:00 PM CST
Bismarck Legacy	-	Bismarck High	-	Capital Ice Complex/Schaumberg Arena and Wachter Arena, Wichita Dr, Bismarck, ND, USA - Wachter Rink	7:15 PM CST
Dickinson	-	Aberdeen Central	-	Odde Ice Arena, 24th Avenue Northwest, Aberdeen, SD, USA	8:00 PM CST

[Wilbur]

16 hours ago, Big Green said:

Wasn't Shanley going to play in MN or was that just an untrue Rumer?  Interested that Fargo North isn't listed as North/South on boys side but on the girls side it is.

 

 

That was the pipe dream from what I'm told in the rumor mill.  Tried to use Park Christian as their way into section 6A (the weakest conference now that Alexandria is in AA), but that was denied by the MSHSL.   

[Wilbur]

15 hours ago, Johnny Five said:

These FR and SOPH were 10U and 12U when ADs split.  Thankful for a program that prioritizes girls hockey development.  Plus retaining more girls in town than Fargo and West Fargo helps - we've lost quite a few but not as many as them.

Oddly enough nobody complains about WF splitting, and they have as many if not more girls than the Blizzard ever had.   

I think a split is coming soon for WF with 33 girls on the JV and Varsity this year and 13 at 15U.  In the 40's with their 12U teams so a few years likely.

I don't think they are quite at the numbers level that the Bismarck girls are.  Roughly 50 between the two Varsity girls teams in Bismarck right now amongst St. Mary's, Century, BHS, Legacy, and Shiloh.  They have 15U/14U with almost 30 girls collectively.

*Edit, I see that the 12U levels at Bismarck are a tad low for feeding two teams in the future.  Unless they move girls up to the 14U that won't get much out of playing 12U.  

[Johnny Five]

I haven't paid attention much to the youth it's been awhile.  The success of Britta Curl certainly has helped in Bismarck.  There was definitely push back against the split for a time I'm not going to lie about that.  Competition was a part of that (but that's also why the stated wanted them to split so others could win too, which teed up North).  Another part of that was ice usage, then VFW3 showed up and that's not an issue.  

My daughter was a FR the first year of the split.  It was definitely difficult for those JR and SR who at the time had been apart of the Blizzard Culture.  The FR and SO didn't know any better, so it didn't affect them.  All former Blizzard players have now graduated and it's girls and families who don't know any better, so it's all good.  It's the new normal and doesn't get brought up anymore around here.

Biggest issue now is whether or not SMCHS will have enough kids to help support CHS in the future, they've graduated a lot since when the COOPS first started.

That's why, in hindsight (I guess call it maturity lol)...f*ck it, split 'em up Minot boys and WF girls.  Nobody gonna die.  

 

[yzerman19]

Moorhead vs Edina today in some big action over the border.

[Wilbur]

38 minutes ago, yzerman19 said:

Moorhead vs Edina today in some big action over the border.

Both the gridiron and the pond.  Biggest question for Moorhead will be who will stop the puck when they don't have it.  

[Walsh Hall]

2 hours ago, yzerman19 said:

Moorhead vs Edina today in some big action over the border.

Anyone happen to have a link to a stream for this game?   

[yzerman19]

MNHOCKEYTV carries all the varsity games

 

[siouxweet]

On 11/20/2025 at 2:42 PM, siouxfaninseattle said:

What is "BAA"?

Bantam AA

[Wilbur]

Moorhead beats Edina 6-3.  The top three lines are all centered by a Cullen.  Not a bad situation to be in.

 

[Brim006]

On 11/13/2025 at 8:43 AM, NDChamp said:

If those kids are leaving for better opportunities (super duper elite AAA), why would they need to come back to ND HS? 

Happens alllll the time though . 

[Brim006]

Who will be the top forwards in the state this year? Does Minot return any of their top line? Delziel at GFC, Marto GFC. Stromme from DL went neck and neck with Marto on team ND all spring so I’m guessing he’ll have 50+ points. Quite a few WF kids with potential for 40+ seasons too. Bismarck lost all of their top dawgs I believe but they’ll probably reload with a few studs. 

[Johnny Five]

Davies over Minot 4-0.  Central over Detroit Lakes 4-0.  Legacy 7-4 over BHS.  Red River beats Roseau 4-3.

[Wilbur]

Watched a bit of RR vs. Roseau and Minot vs. Davies.  Ulmer had himself a ball game for RR.  Davies was credited with like 54 shots on net, but I don't think they had quite that many.

 

[Blackheart]

1 hour ago, Wilbur said:

Watched a bit of RR vs. Roseau and Minot vs. Davies.  Ulmer had himself a ball game for RR.  Davies was credited with like 54 shots on net, but I don't think they had quite that many.

 

Were they also handing out phantom second assists?  According to Doug Woog that's all that goes on in Grand Forks.

[JakeLove]

18 hours ago, Johnny Five said:

I haven't paid attention much to the youth it's been awhile.  The success of Britta Curl certainly has helped in Bismarck.  There was definitely push back against the split for a time I'm not going to lie about that.  Competition was a part of that (but that's also why the stated wanted them to split so others could win too, which teed up North).  Another part of that was ice usage, then VFW3 showed up and that's not an issue.  

My daughter was a FR the first year of the split.  It was definitely difficult for those JR and SR who at the time had been apart of the Blizzard Culture.  The FR and SO didn't know any better, so it didn't affect them.  All former Blizzard players have now graduated and it's girls and families who don't know any better, so it's all good.  It's the new normal and doesn't get brought up anymore around here.

Biggest issue now is whether or not SMCHS will have enough kids to help support CHS in the future, they've graduated a lot since when the COOPS first started.

That's why, in hindsight (I guess call it maturity lol)...f*ck it, split 'em up Minot boys and WF girls.  Nobody gonna die.  

 

What he said! Announce the split in Minot for boys and West Fargo for girls and players will come around. More spots, more opportunities and don’t worry about “needing” 36 players V and JV boys

Edited 10 hours ago by JakeLove

[Oxbow6]

12 hours ago, Wilbur said:

Moorhead beats Edina 6-3.  The top three lines are all centered by a Cullen.  Not a bad situation to be in.

 

On X @mnhshockeytalk:

Joey Cullen might be the best sophomore I have watched in the last 30 years... Generational talent. 

[gfhockey]

1 hour ago, Oxbow6 said:

On X @mnhshockeytalk:

Joey Cullen might be the best sophomore I have watched in the last 30 years... Generational talent. 

And the Grand Forks bantam AA team smoked them last year multiple times plus they had kids from Texas on their team and Minneapolis on their team

[sioux rube]

2 hours ago, JakeLove said:

What he said! Announce the split in Minot for boys and West Fargo for girls and players will come around. More spots, more opportunities and don’t worry about “needing” 36 players V and JV boys

Exactly what I said when Bismarck wouldn’t split. Another team and more opportunities and that’s exactly what happened 

[Blackheart]

1 hour ago, Oxbow6 said:

On X @mnhshockeytalk:

Joey Cullen might be the best sophomore I have watched in the last 30 years... Generational talent. 

Feels like that term gets thrown around a lot these days.