#1siouxfan22 Posted September 15, 2005 Posted September 15, 2005 Williston will have a pretty tough team. Some good forwards some good dmen including one of the best in the state in Jundt and a goalie who has no experience but is decent. Quote
Iceburg Posted September 21, 2005 Posted September 21, 2005 Does anyone know where Team Great Plains practices in GF this weekend? I'd like to stop by and watch for a bit. Quote
ND Pride Posted September 22, 2005 Posted September 22, 2005 Does anyone know where Team Great Plains practices in GF this weekend? I'd like to stop by and watch for a bit. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The Great Plains Elite I team will practice on the Olympic Rink at the Ralph on Saturday from 1-2:30 and 6 to 7:30 and then on Sunday morning from 10:30 to noon. Most of the team members will be at those three practices. Quote
TooTallTom Posted September 23, 2005 Posted September 23, 2005 North's defense is their biggest question mark. Offense might win you a few games but defense is going to get you into the State Tournament and win it. Quote
#1siouxfan22 Posted September 23, 2005 Posted September 23, 2005 North will not have a very strong team I expect them to be behind WF, Jamestown and Central. Quote
ND Pride Posted September 23, 2005 Posted September 23, 2005 North will not have a very strong team I expect them to be behind WF, Jamestown and Central. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have to agree with the last three posts - to some extent. North has some big problems. However, if you look at the West Fargo roster I do not see any real solid quality there. Their goalies have struggled big time and they have no proven scorers on their team. In addition, they lost what some describe as their top defenseman as Trevor Anderson transferred to South. West Fargo will be near the bottom of the second tier unless something dramatic happens and I don't see it. Jamestown has some scorers but depth has been a problem there as well. Central was a sub-par team if you take away Marto and Stadstad - and now they are gone. Grand Forks schools have a knack for re-loading so maybe their new coach will get them going. At the very best West Fargo and Jamestown are on a par with North not ahead of them - as far as Central is concerned - I'd give them an edge simply based on tradition. Ultimately, each team will have to prove themselves on the ice. Defense is clearly a problem at North as #1Siouxfan points out. But it looks to be a problem around the state as well. We will just have to see how good of a job the bantam coaches have done in preparing this years crop of sophomores for high school hockey. South picked up Graalum and Anderson and apparently North picked up Nate Mickelberg who transferred back from Moorhead. He has good speed but not the best of hands. Apparently is a dman so that could help them. The jury is also still out on Eliot Okland who was released by the Tri-City Storm. If he plays high school it could be a big plus for the North Fargo School. Quote
ND Hockey 4 Posted September 23, 2005 Posted September 23, 2005 Is Fargo South going to have any weaknesses this season? Quote
ND Pride Posted September 23, 2005 Posted September 23, 2005 Is Fargo South going to have any weaknesses this season? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ND Hockey 4 - here is an italicized copy of my review of Fargo South that was posted earlier on this thread. South seems to have it all - good defense with a great leader in Erick Galt and then a strong group of forwards led by Paul Weisgarber. Goalie Sean Deichert has been active in the spring (ND Selects), summer (USA Hockey Festival) and fall (Elite I). At this time, I do not see any weaknesses. Here is a look at what Fargo South brings to the table, on paper, for the 05-06 season. Junior Sean Deichert returns and should be their top goalie. He participated in the USA Hockey Select 17 Festival in July and is one of the goalies on the Great Plains Elite I roster. He only played in 4 high school games last season and will have to prove himself. On defense Erick Galt returns after posting 34 points last season. He is a high energy defenseman who gets things done. Will be playing on the Elite I team this fall along with South forward Grant Larson. South returns their top five scorers from last season. South only lost two defensemen to graduation and returns five (Wurden, Metz-although Metz is apparently leaving to play with the Omaha AAA Energy, Olson, Jorgensen, and Spriggs) who had significant playing time. In addition, Trevor Anderson of West Fargo transfered to South as did Select 17 participant Kris Graalum, who came from Shanley. South should be able to craft a solid defense out of those eight d-men. On offense South returns leading scorer Paul Weisgarber who is recovering from knee surgery but will be ready for the Fall Elite league. Paul is supported by Adam Campbell (34 pts), Grant Larson (27 pts), Josh Ramberg (20 pts) Ian Powers (19 pts), and Jake McDougall (10 pts). Add the incoming bantams and South has a lot of resources. The key will be keeping injury free, team chemistry, and solid goal tending. On paper South should be the team to beat in North Dakota. Of course, the game is not played on paper and the team that puts the best run together in the Regional and State Tournaments will be the next state champs. Quote
#1siouxfan22 Posted September 23, 2005 Posted September 23, 2005 From what I hear about Okland he is going back to play with the jets. Quote
dobber00 Posted September 23, 2005 Posted September 23, 2005 I believe Oakland would not be eligible to play until Jan 1. If he is not enrolled in classes at North. So him playing for North would be the last option. In my opinion. Quote
R_Griggs Posted September 23, 2005 Posted September 23, 2005 You can't forget about Milhulka. I expect Galt win but that kid/ape/gorilla/10 bears will put up a fight. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What were u thinking when you made this post? Your pathetic attempt at humor is noted. You failed give up. Quote
ND Pride Posted September 23, 2005 Posted September 23, 2005 I believe Oakland would not be eligible to play until Jan 1. If he is not enrolled in classes at North. So him playing for North would be the last option. In my opinion. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Should be interesting to see what happens with Okland - whether he plays for the Jets again, North, or whatever. He started the school year at North high and then left for about 10 days or so with Tri-City. He is back home and enrolled at North - not sure what that means in terms of eligibility for high school. The Jets do have 3 goalies on their roster right now and if he was added it would be 4 - there would have to be some roster trimming I would expect. Quote
R_Griggs Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 Holding off........holding off.........holding off....... Â I'm done trying to have a logical convo about the whole east-west thing, I'll just talk about hockey. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Top nine teams in the state in succession. South Grafton RR Willeston North Minot Jamestown GFC BHS Quote
Jack Mickleson Posted September 27, 2005 Posted September 27, 2005 I read today in the Forum something about a Radio Talk show that would discuss the Fargo-Moorhead high school teams this year. Does anybody know more about this? Quote
dobber00 Posted September 27, 2005 Posted September 27, 2005 Here is the link to the Forum story. I hope.... http://in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=...§ion=Sports Quote
ND Hockey 4 Posted September 28, 2005 Posted September 28, 2005 Fargo South and Grafton. No one else will even come close... Quote
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