Quote Originally Posted by skolbrother View Post
I am fairly involved with Fargo youth hockey and I will pass along some numbers. We anticipate close to 1,000 kids next year (boys and girls) playing hockey from the termite( age 4,5,6,) - bantams ( 9th/10th grade). These kids are growing up in Fargo (which is in the Great state of North Dakota). Think about it. Btw, this does not include West Fargo. This is valid information. I know many of you dislike hockey but the growing numbers are certainly showing that once kids play it becomes their sport of choice.
I too was at one time "fairly involved" in Fargo hockey and "1000 kids" playing hockey in Fargo? That number doesn't even come close to telling the whole story. Do you have the break down by level (# of termites, mites, squirts, peewee's, bantams, and high school)? I'm sure the number of termites and mites dwarfs the numbers of other age levels. Also, remember there are three Varsity/JV programs (40ish kids per HS program) and there should be 4 full programs now in Fargo with the addition of Fargo Davies, but there aren't even enough kids to do that as evidenced by the FS and Shan coop.

10th graders in Bantams?? Not that I've ever seen. FYI Bantams is more than likely a combo of 7th, 8th, and/or 9th graders depending on age and grade. Often "old" 9th graders have to play HS because they are too old for bantams)...