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Sanderson is really impressing in the WJ showcase so far...great to see. Really interested to see how his WHL season goes. His game could translate very well to college.

BGSU picks up a commit from a 23yo that has played 102 ECHL games. Totally normal. NCAA needs to get rid of this ECHL/AHL to NCAA loophole.

Carels playing and wearing the A

Swanson recovery going well from offseason shoulder surgery: https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/mac-swanson-ahead-of-schedule-after-offseason-surgery

Thoreson, Grubb, and DeMars all make the USA Hlinka roster:

Would be a huge one!

Nice hat trick from Sanderson to start the WJ Summer Showcase: https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/2026-world-junior-summer-showcase-cullen-wyttenbach-top-standouts-day-1-sanderson-stockselius-sanderson-rogowski

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/cole-reschny-keaton-verhoeff-and-carson-carels-looking-to-return-to-canadas-world-junior-team Reschny, Carels, Verhoeff for Team Canada and Simpson, Sanderson for Team USA for WJC camps.

Too many Brock's. Cripps, England, Schultz. Ha. I still think we'll lose 1-2 forwards to the portal after this upcoming season. That's a lot of talented forwards on this roster, and a few of them might be getting less playing time than what they hoped for...opens the door for a couple high end commits.

He certainly can't do any worse than Motzko last year.

I’m thinking that’s do-able.

I’m assuming we’d have figured it out when the season started and TH wasn’t behind the mic.

Does TH work for the school? I always assumed he worked for the radio company. TH has always been the voice of UND hockey for me, but he's def been struggling a bit the last couple years.

Save some $ for next years roster as well. Keep KV or CC or WZ or CR around for one more kick at the can with the Rucks.

Reworked contracts for the coaching staff:

He's just taking what is offered, as it is certainly a step back. I'm guessing no college teams were interested (yet, at least). If he does well in the USHL, then I wouldn't doubt that he could get another look in the NCAA if he wanted.

Captain giving back. Love to see it.

Yep. It’s like when Cam Berg entered the portal. You knew he was coming to UND right away. Made too much sense.

A few UND commits invited, as well as a few prospective players too. Demars, Grubb, and Thoreson.

After 3 games, Team Northern Plains is 3-0 with Demars and Grubb tied for 1st in points (for all players) with 7pts. Grubb is 4-3-7 Demars is 2-5-7

Brutal for sure. Sometimes won't load at all...other times takes forever. @jimdahl any headway on these persistent issues?

Demars and Grubb showing good chemistry together at the US National 17 Festival. Demars finishes first game with 1-4-5 and Grubb with 2-2-4. Video highlights in the comments. https://x.com/VeesRosterIQ/status/2074999053083930961

Mirror pitchers.