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I think the rumors have pointed both Carels and DuPont as having UND be the frontrunner for them. Highly doubt we'd end up with both, but who knows what Bryn has cooking.

Updated Commit Stats as of Dec 21: Heil and MacKenzie both at WJC camps Welcome aboard to new D commit Brayden Klimpke! Forwards B. Schultz (USHL Sioux Falls) - '05: 26gp - 12g/11a Pilgrim (USHL Tri-City) - '06: 22gp - 7g/8a A. Schultz (USHL Chicago) - '06: 17gp - 8g/6a O'Neill (WHL Edmonton) - '07: 32gp - 13g/8a Sanderson (USHL Muskegon) - '07: 22gp - 8g/11a Simpson (USHL Youngstown) - '07: 28gp - 13g/24a Jundt (WHL Calgary) - '08: 28gp - 5g/2a Williams (WHL Saskatoon) - '08: 32gp - 12g/17a DeMars (WHL Penticton) - '09: 28gp - 3g/5a Grubb (SSM 18U Prep) - '09: 26gp - 6g/12a McKamey (WHL Victoria) - '09: 17gp - 1g/3a Defensemen MacKenzie (WHL Edmonton) - '06: 30gp - 10g/21a Klimpke (WHL Saskatoon) - '07: 34gp - 2g/23a Lindberg (USHL Fargo) - '07: 22gp - 3g/6a Penner (USHL Fargo) - '08: 14gp - 0g/0a Goalies Heil (USHL Madison) - '06: 16gp - 2.60 / .891 (10-4-2)

Klimpke seems like a solid prospect to add to the list! Currently rated as a C prospect, so middle/late rounds. Looks like we beat out DU. And this was an interesting tidbit about his brother saying that the Ralph was his favorite arena:

I think the decision on Williams will come down to how he finishes the season. Right now he's just about the same pace as he was last year in the WHL. I wouldn't be surprised if he came in next season, but am guessing that the staff might also be looking at some other high end CHL forwards to come in that might push him back for one more year in juniors.

That might make it easier to keep everyone's relevant threads accessible from the first page and not buried. No worries!

I took the liberty of merging all the UND Princess blog post threads into one thread to clean up the Other Sports section. Hopefully that will make it easier to navigate for all.

https://forum.siouxsports.com/topic/51081-wjc-2026/

Motzko will look for a way.

All this from a kid not even initially invited to camp.

A lot of talent on Canada this year pushing both Reschny and Verhoeff down the depth chart. Hopefully could be something to help keep them at UND for another year, knowing that they could go back and have a more important role next season.

That's better. Have to root for Omaha against a high-ranked OOC opponent.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/ethan-mackenzie-is-a-big-story-in-canada-how-did-und-land-him-early

I can't believe that Augie is all the way up at #11 in NPI. Schloss wrote an article about the teams adding mid-season players. https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/schlossman-midseason-additions-are-coming-to-college-hockey Mentions goalie Langevin for Miami, dman Lindgren for CC (dude played 56 ECHL games last season and 7 in the AHL), the NMU dman/goalie duo, and Hemming for BC. Also notes that teams like WMU and UMN could add a player too since they are short.

UNO must have a few players gone to WJC, that prob explains that big loss.

Augie is up 2-0 on UNO toward the end of the 1st.

https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/carson-carels-team-canada-world-juniors-profile-2026-nhl-draft-scouting-report

It's gonna be awesome for UND and recruiting exposure if all six UND connected players make the WJC. I hope the announcers aren't afraid to say where all these boys are playing college!

From that article, it's good to hear that some CHL teams are starting to come around to the idea that NCAA is just another stepping stone for their players.

Schloss mentioned on his podcast this week that he’s back walking without crutches and that he should be able to start skating again in January. We could maybe cross our fingers for late Jan or early Feb? Not sure but at least he’s progressing a bit.

MacKenzie getting some good press after the WJC Sweden pre-tourney game. So is potential recruit Carels. Reading on X that many felt that Verhoeff struggled more than the other Canadian dmen and could be one of the cuts. We'll see... https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/2026-world-juniors-top-standouts-from-canada-vs-sweden-pre-tourament-game

Schloss mentioned on his podcast again that if the US Select team doesn't make the final game of the Spengler Cup, UND is working to get Liv and Wiebe back 1-2 days earlier. So if that happens, they'd for sure be back in enough time to play normal minutes against Mercyhurst.

While it’d be great to have him playing big minutes for the Mercyhurst series, I’d rather him get the experience and UND get the recruiting exposure at the WJC.

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