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https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/article/mckenna-the-unanimous-no-1-in-tsns-pre-season-nhl-draft-ranking/ Verhoeff at #2 Plus a couple potential targets in Carels (#11) and Preston (#13).

These pro players playing college is just crazy to me.

Sold their GF house

James took a nice step (especially in his finishing) last year. Would love to see him take another step for his SR year and really help get that offense rolling.

I'm surprised we haven't heard any snippets from Schloss on this...I know he's mentioned players that look to be performing well in early practices in the past. They haven't done a podcast in quite a long time...I'm hoping the next one covers some of the early practices and who is standing out.

Order is a little off for me, but this is a nice article that breaks down a lot of what other teams lost (and gained) this offseason: https://www.echlocker.com/blog/ech-preseason-top-20-rankings He has UND at #13.

Unbreakable college hockey records: https://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-men/article/2025-09-14/7-college-hockey-records-we-think-will-never-be-broken

They announced that JJ has an ankle injury supposedly.

UND's first real opponent this season is picked to win the CCHA:

According to Sikes, we were in on Rooney. We'll see how he does in the USHL as a 16yo this fall and for the next couple seasons...see if that 5-star ranking holds.

Don't mind gfhockey, he got jobbed.

21 days until hockey.

anti-job?

Schloss article on the captains: https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/bennett-zmolek-named-und-hockey-captain

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More on the Cooper Williams for next season either staying in WHL or coming to UND. Also talks with Harsanyi who is a CC commit. Cooper is interviewed in the clip...he essentially just says that it is still TBD what happens next offseason. Me personally...I'm guessing he'll be at UND if the UND coaches think he is ready to play NCAA hockey. https://x.com/ScottRoblin/status/1966283033427751071

Strinden won the annual IronMan competition...3 time winner! Natural hat-trick of trophies for him. https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/ben-strinden-wins-third-straight-iron-man-competition Also good to see that some of the new players excelled in the competition as well. And no surprise on James winning the skating aspects.

So did Michael Misa...some where speculating that he might be a late-addition to an NCAA school...

Yep. Don't feel sorry for them at all.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/chl-discontinues-passes-for-ncaa-coaches The comments from the Red Deer GM are humorous to me. How often did CHL teams poach players & recruits from NCAA schools, including UND, over the last few years? Do you think any of those CHL teams gave the NCAA teams a heads-up that they were talking to the players or that the players were leaving the NCAA schools? This is just doing to them exactly what they did to the NCAA teams, and the CHL teams don't like being on the other side.

Yeah, kids these days definitely want to sign up for 3 years of long bus rides back and forth from Saskatoon and living with a billet family. Not many will want to play in the best arena in college hockey, chartered planes to away games, and top notch facilities. Not to mention coeds.

Hmm, interesting. If he no longer comes next season, could free up a spot for a blue chip CHL guy.

Updated Commit List as of Sept 9th: Added B Schultz and Penner to the list. Forwards B. Schultz (USHL Waterloo) - '05: 0gp - 0g/0a Pilgrim (USHL Tri-City) - '06: 0gp - 0g/0a A. Schultz (USHL Chicago) - '06: 0gp - 0g/0a O'Neill (WHL Edmonton) - '07: 0gp - 0g/0a Sanderson (USHL Muskegon) - '07: 0gp - 0g/0a Simpson (USHL Youngstown) - '07: 0gp - 0g/0a Jundt (WHL Calgary) - '08: 0gp - 0g/0a Williams (WHL Saskatoon) - '08: 0gp - 0g/0a DeMars (WHL Penticton) - '09: 0gp - 0g/0a Grubb (SSM 18U Prep) - '09: 0gp - 0g/0a McKamey (WHL Victoria) - '09: 0gp - 0g/0a Defensemen MacKenzie (WHL Edmonton) - '06: 0gp - 0g/0a Lindberg (USHL Fargo) - '07: 0gp - 0g/0a Penner (USHL Fargo) - '08: 0gp - 0g/0a Goalies Heil (USHL Madison) - '06: 0gp - .000 / 0.00 (0-0-0)