lets drop baseball and add hockey

[Notorious]

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.

Limited "barriers to entry"....athletically speaking...it's a good sport for average and below-average athletes. Don't flip me off!!...just a fact.

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Limited "barriers to entry"....athletically speaking...it's a good sport for average and below-average athletes. Don't flip me off!!...just a fact.

You have a point. They just have different levels of kids playing.

[344Johnson]

The school I went to, Jamestown, always had the kids in hockey who enjoyed hockey more than the other sports. I do not know if that had something to do with the fact they couldn't make the basketball or wrestling team, or the fact that they could be the "star" on the hockey team. I suppose they go hand in hand.

I think that hockey kids are really doing themselves a favor, they can be the star in hockey- which is the same as the worst starter on the basketball team as far as status in the hallways at school. Thats how North Dakota works, UND folks try to say we are a hockey state, no, we are football and basketball. Just how it goes, our best athletes are in basketball and football.

[skolbrother]

Just giving you the numbers.

Rationalize them anyway you want.

And, I am again reminded that most of you must be under the age of 35 and that is why I should stay away!

Carry on!!

[onbison09]

Limited "barriers to entry"....athletically speaking...it's a good sport for average and below-average athletes. Don't flip me off!!...just a fact.

Nevermind..... just going to say I disagree

[lakesbison]

NCAA FINAL FOUR - KENTUCKY/UCONN CBS Sat 8:57 PM 16,715,000 MILLION


http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...her-more/88799

Thursday top 10 Cable Ratings.

#1 swamp people 3.5 million
#10 terminator .625 million

frozen 4 not even in top 20.

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Saturday

#1 Masters 7.7million
#2Nascar 3.5million
#8 NCAA hockey .3million

8 PM Shows:
The Mentalist (CBS) [repeat] – 4.1 million
Harry’s Law (NBC) [repeat] – 3.5 million

9 PM Shows:
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (CBS) [repeat] – 4.3 million
Law & Order: Los Angeles (NBC) [repeat] – 3.8 million

10 PM Show:
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC) [repeat] – 5.1 million


NO ONE CARES ABOUT COLLEGE HOCKEY IN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY

[344Johnson]

NCAA FINAL FOUR - KENTUCKY/UCONN CBS Sat 8:57 PM 16,715,000 MILLION


http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...her-more/88799

Thursday top 10 Cable Ratings.

#1 swamp people 3.5 million
#10 terminator .625 million

frozen 4 not even in top 20.

***********************************************


Saturday

#1 Masters 7.7million
#2Nascar 3.5million
#8 NCAA hockey .3million

8 PM Shows:
The Mentalist (CBS) [repeat] – 4.1 million
Harry’s Law (NBC) [repeat] – 3.5 million

9 PM Shows:
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (CBS) [repeat] – 4.3 million
Law & Order: Los Angeles (NBC) [repeat] – 3.8 million

10 PM Show:
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC) [repeat] – 5.1 million


NO ONE CARES ABOUT COLLEGE HOCKEY IN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY

Lakes done himself up some research! But my American friend! You are forgetting about the millions of us Canadians watching teh hockies! And the funny soundin' folks over there in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia! And all those folks love the Sioux! Cause they are from the WCHA! Also known as the best! So much better than the NHL!

[Facts]

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)...

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Lakes done himself up some research! But my American friend! You are forgetting about the millions of us Canadians watching teh hockies! And the funny soundin' folks over there in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia! And all those folks love the Sioux! Cause they are from the WCHA! Also known as the best! So much better than the NHL!

Another peculiar post from "344Johnson"...Buthockey?

[lakesbison]

with gas prices rising, hockey moms/dads trekking kids across country every weekend for 8 years in a row will be coming to a halt soon. its expensive as all get out.

The problem is all these dam und grads that cant find a god dam job up in grand forks and flood to fargo that has the hockey kids in fargo's system.