by keepinitreal » Sun Feb 17, 2008 3:28 pm
I'm all for girls hockey being around, but for peewee b level hockey to be played at Ralph Engelstad Arena over a Boys 3rd Place game is a flat out joke. Why should a team like Fargo North who scrapped their way in have to be sent to Purpur so The Hazen Beulah Novas can battle West Fargo in front of 43 people? Girls hockey will be the reason State Tournament Attendance will be at an all time low. The boys state tournament is already lacking Grand Forks Central which will deter many people who followed Redskin hockey growing up. Fargo South will ultimately end up in the 3rd place game at Purpur, which will lead to the Fargo crowd heading home early. This coupled with a Sioux Game at 330 Saturday and Girls Hockey are going to be the reason the state championship is witnessed by less than 2000 people. I feel bad for schools like North and Mandan who haven't been mainstays at the tournament to lose part of the experience because of some middle schoolers parents who want their team with an average age of 15 play in the big boy rink.