2026-2027 ND High School Hockey Thread

[Johnny Five]

10 minutes ago, Frozen4sioux said:

Torterella passed on the offer?! 

Torts leaning towards the Hazen girls job.

[Wilbur]

Northstar announced that Spicer from GFC is headed their way.  Another big loss for them.  Marto, Spicer, Rivard.....lost a ton of seniors.  EDC may be more open than years past. 

[Frozen4sioux]

1 hour ago, Wilbur said:

Northstar announced that Spicer from GFC is headed their way.  Another big loss for them.  Marto, Spicer, Rivard.....lost a ton of seniors.  EDC may be more open than years past. 

 At this point what's more watered down:

ND High School hockey?....  or......  25 cent tap beers at the college dive bar?

In all seriousness at this point ND High school hockey has been decimated from its already beleaguered state, by these continual changes to the junior hockey landscape.

And it'll still probably come down to Central vs RR for another title.  🙄

[siouxweet]

2 hours ago, Wilbur said:

Northstar announced that Spicer from GFC is headed their way.  Another big loss for them.  Marto, Spicer, Rivard.....lost a ton of seniors.  EDC may be more open than years past. 

There is a pipeline from Grand Forks to Alexandria.

[Wilbur]

8 hours ago, Frozen4sioux said:

 At this point what's more watered down:

ND High School hockey?....  or......  25 cent tap beers at the college dive bar?

In all seriousness at this point ND High school hockey has been decimated from its already beleaguered state, by these continual changes to the junior hockey landscape.

And it'll still probably come down to Central vs RR for another title.  🙄

A) Made me laugh!

B) This is a prime opportunity year for another school to get it done.  If its Central vs. RR part whatever with all the kids that are suddenly bolting GF and the seniors that both programs graduated then perhaps part A isn't as funny as I take it to be....

[Fratt Mattin]

9 hours ago, siouxweet said:

There is a pipeline from Grand Forks to Alexandria.

Which makes no sense to me. Both grand forks schools have had tons of guys play d-1 hockey. I have nothing against Northstar, but what evidence is there to show that sending your kid there (or to any similar school for that matter) will be better for their development?

[siouxweet]

2 hours ago, Fratt Mattin said:

Which makes no sense to me. Both grand forks schools have had tons of guys play d-1 hockey. I have nothing against Northstar, but what evidence is there to show that sending your kid there (or to any similar school for that matter) will be better for their development?

These kids that are going some of  their families are founding members of the GOBC of Grand Forks Youth Hockey.  So it makes sense they are going as a group.

[JakeLove]

Rylan Spicer and Bodee Burris to Northstar Academy might be “a group” but Nolan Marto to Medicine Hat and Ryder Rivard to the Bismarck Bobcats don’t make this a collective decision. 
 

they do seem to be leaving because of the changes to the hockey landscape. 
 

they are good kids with good parents, so let’s wish them well. 
 

the Central and Red River JV teams lost something like 6 games last year including games against each other, and all those kids won NDAHA state titles at PEE WEE and BANTAM AA, A, B1, B levels.  HECK, that group of kids had two Bantam B teams go undefeated against Bantam B1 teams in one season and that same group of kids played 0.500 against MN Bantam AA teams as Bantam A teams. 
 

All that being said, the competitive playing field is much more level this season. Maybe that will make the season more interesting. 

Edited 26 minutes ago by JakeLove