2025-2026 ND High School Hockey Thread

[Big Green]

17 minutes ago, Brim006 said:

I think leadership allowing more games takes care of a lot of the non-con limitation concerns especially for the GF teams, and it would also keep a few more kids from leaving early due to the more games in juniors excuse. I agree the Mayport situation is a bit odd, and I thought it was only supposed to be temporary but now it's year 7. I'm not exactly sure what the best solution is for Mayport, but allowing more games for everyone improves every single potential solution. If Jamestown gets added to the EDC, and Mayport becomes a full time member, the non-con games are going to be even more limited, so I'd imagine we'd start seeing even more 6-point games. Maybe that would finally push the envelope for getting more games added. 

Does anyone happen to know the argument against allowing more games? It seems like it would be overwhelmingly positive to allow it, and I have never heard of a single decent argument against it yet. Even just 2 games would make a big difference, but preferably 3-4. 

I might be mistaken but I don't think GFC has ever played Mayport yet a single time in the 7 years Mayport has been a part of the NDHS hockey system. GFRR played them 1 time at EDC quarterfinals last season when Mayport upset WF to make it past the play-in game round for the very first time. 

Side note: Are the GF teams or anyone else being denied 6-point game requests? If a team such as jamestown doesnt want to play HB twice, can't they just schedule a 6-point game and free up a game on both of their schedules? 

Rather than making both team agree to 6 point games, make them all 1 game for 6 points and than leave it up to the schools to determine if they want to add a 2nd game and make each worth 3 points.

This isn't the NHL or Juniors, they play plenty of games in the year.  Last thing the school district needs is to add more travel expenses for hockey to the school budget.

 

[Siouxphan27]

12 hours ago, JakeLove said:

If MayPort is allowed into the EDC , why not allow the traditional EDC powers to opt-out and then allow them to cherry-pick a schedule (just like MayPort has been doing). especially GFC and GFRR who basically have 3 competitive league games this year (against each other).
 

If Jamestown doesn’t want to play Hazen Beulah twice, why should GFC, GFRR, etc play MayPort at all? Or why should GFC, GFRR play Jamestown twice should the BlueJays return to the EDC. Dont take this as a dig in Jamestown, our hockey is better when they get better (plus many a friend grew up there) these are merely hypotheticals to make discussion points similar to the earlier stated distaste of Jamestown playing H-B 2x a year. 
 

you could go on and on with these “what ifs”. 
 

none of the above “what if” scenarios are good for the entirety of ND Hockey as all of them in all likelihood disadvantage anyone west of the Sheyenne River watershed and all have an element of doing what’s best for ones’ self not what’s best as a whole. 

 

lastly, 4 WDA and 4 EDC teams at state is the right way. Besides, If a team wanted to increase their odds of making it, stay in the WDA (ha-ha). 

I say this - find a way to make everyone better! 

Forgive my ignorance on the Mayport schedule, but i thought since they weren't a full fledged conference member, nobody has to schedule them, so most schools don't.  Are EDC schools trying to schedule them but Mayport is refusing?  I'm confused.

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Tonight’s schedule 

[Brim006]

1 hour ago, Siouxphan27 said:

Forgive my ignorance on the Mayport schedule, but i thought since they weren't a full fledged conference member, nobody has to schedule them, so most schools don't.  Are EDC schools trying to schedule them but Mayport is refusing?  I'm confused.

No I think he was just pointing out that Mayport doesn't have to play any EDC games but still gets to be included in the EDC tournament, so if that is the case why doesn't GF just play all MN teams all year long then just play in the EDC tournament. 

[Wilbur]

1 hour ago, Siouxphan27 said:

Forgive my ignorance on the Mayport schedule, but i thought since they weren't a full fledged conference member, nobody has to schedule them, so most schools don't.  Are EDC schools trying to schedule them but Mayport is refusing?  I'm confused.

Mayport just takes the 10th seed into the EDC tournament and plays a full independent schedule.  With the limited number of "non conference" games available, not a lot of teams will put them on the schedule in the EDC as they'd rather play Minnesota teams or "better competition" non conference.  There are talks going on currently to allow Mayport to play one EDC game against each team next season.  Believe the only current EDC teams that have played them are Grafton, and it looks like they have a game against Devils Lake before EDC.  

[Siouxphan27]

Thanks for the explanations.  Admittedly i've never paid much attention to ND high school hockey until nephews got involved in Fargo.  I just found it confusing that Mayport are somehow cherry picking opponents, yet no one in the EDC will play them.