The Grandaddy of them all, the Fargo Youth Hockey Association Squirt Hockey Tournament (formerly the Fargo Flyers Youth Hockey Tourney). Sixty Four teams representing several states and Canada. The Little League World Series of Youth Hockey. Playing in what seems like an endless number of rinks, in an endless number of neighborhoods throughout the Fargo/Moorhead area. Truly a spectacle of youth sports unveiled. This tournament committee should be applauded profusely each year for a fantastic tournament.
Most of the rinks are your standard two rink ice boxes with plenty of parking and amenities. But two in particular really stand out: Scheels Arena for it’s size amenities and Sunmart for it’s lack of size and lack of amenities. Scheels, with seating near 5,000 reminds most Minnesotans of a miniature Xcel Energy Center. Scheels is the host of the Championsip game on Sunday and the skills competition on Thursday along with several other tournament games in between. Here is a comical story YHH found about Sunmart…truly one of the Seven Wonders of the World as far as character, small size and as the author puts it a smell that could kill.
Below are my predictions for the weekend beginning with who will make it through to Saturday as 2-0