2025-2026 ND High School Hockey Thread

[yzerman19]

1 minute ago, gfhockey said:

Or how about flicking a puck to the figure skating rink so you purposely have to go over there in front of the hot girl from middle school or elementary school and grab it and stop and maybe spray her with a little snow

hahaha did that more than once

[siouxweet]

1 hour ago, Brim006 said:

The only place colder than an ODR in Grand Forks was playing indoors at the Bill Jerome in Devils Lake 

Speaking of, it's the oldest indoor rink in the state with an opening year of 1935. They're doing some renovations to it currently which includes a neat touch of hanging all sorts of old hockey photos taken in the rink over the years all around the lobby. Photos from the DLHS varisty vs UND JV games in the 50s and 60s are some of the neater ones. Nice to see they're keeping it going. And yes, the tractor zam lives on as the corners are too sharp for a real zam to work which is why it has continued on despite zam upgrades at the other rink lol. 

The Old Rink in Thief River is pretty darn cold as well.

[Tbone]

1 hour ago, Brim006 said:

The only place colder than an ODR in Grand Forks was playing indoors at the Bill Jerome in Devils Lake 

Old rink in Roseau was pretty cold, then when you were defending the east net, they would open up the overhead door behind the goalie to freeze him even more.

Red Lake Falls was cold also, with uninsulated corrugated metal walls and roof that was about 18’ over the very hard ice. The metal walls and roof seemed to transfer the cold in.

[Wilbur]

1 hour ago, yzerman19 said:

pull the red river roughrider red, black and white or Central maroon and gray hat over the eyes

 

No kidding one year I was in college on a Saturday you had a load of Red River guys playing a load of Central guys in an old school no coaches ODR game.  I believe it was the rink up north by the dike right by where the Simonsons skated for years.  

[SiouxScore]

45 minutes ago, Tbone said:

Old rink in Roseau was pretty cold, then when you were defending the east net, they would open up the overhead door behind the goalie to freeze him even more.

Red Lake Falls was cold also, with uninsulated corrugated metal walls and roof that was about 18’ over the very hard ice. The metal walls and roof seemed to transfer the cold in.

The old Cardin Hunt really got cold when those 5:30 am practices popped up. Need a whistle flip it up off the ceiling. Kids nowadays don't get the joys of the locker rooms being in the firetrap upstairs with 6 foot ceilings and hallways that were about 4 feet wide.

[dustnyou]

2 hours ago, yzerman19 said:

pull the red river roughrider red, black and white or Central maroon and gray hat over the eyes

 

That matched the Russell’s the kid was wearing . 

[Wilbur]

Wahp/Breck with a win today at home over the Spoilers.

[Brim006]

2 hours ago, Wilbur said:

Wahp/Breck with a win today at home over the Spoilers.

It would actually be kind of nice to have them back 

[sioux rube]

On 1/23/2026 at 4:12 PM, Tbone said:

Old rink in Roseau was pretty cold, then when you were defending the east net, they would open up the overhead door behind the goalie to freeze him even more.

Red Lake Falls was cold also, with uninsulated corrugated metal walls and roof that was about 18’ over the very hard ice. The metal walls and roof seemed to transfer the cold in.

The Lumberdome in Bottineau was not pleasant to play in. Not only ice cold but those boards did not move. Valley City is another one as I had practice and games there when I coached peewees and bantams. Awesome ice though all taken care of by parents 

[Johnny Five]

Nymore in Bemidji one of the coldest rinks as well.

[siouxweet]

Blue Line Club rink in East Grand Forks is pretty darn cold

[cberkas]

Langdon, they open the doors to freeze the ice after the tractor resurfaces the ice. Frost could be scraped of the glass.

Crosby was cold but those ranchers'/farmers' daughters though

[sioux rube]

[dustnyou]

16 hours ago, siouxweet said:

Blue Line Club rink in East Grand Forks is pretty darn cold

Northwood. Whatever the temp is outside, it is the same inside minus the wind. 

[Wilbur]

Busy week for Devils Lake.  Had Central on Saturday, West Fargo tomorrow, at Red River on Thursday, and then makeup from mother nature with Sheyenne on Friday.

Believe they play all their EDC games before they get Mr. Nelson back.  They've been in every game minus the Central game since early January, but haven't been able to get over the top.  Tied 1-1 with Red River until the wheels fell off with about 10 minutes to go in that one.

At least they have Saturday to Monday to get some rest before getting Davies on Tuesday of next week followed by a trip to Grafton.