Yeah, it's not a great setup for fans having marquee games unavailable on streaming in this day and age. Doesn't help that they only get mid-major games in other sports.
Good call, Amazon and Apple are trying the same thing. ESPN having a near monopoly on hockey could result in another service overbidding just to get some puck on their platform.
Personally my go to is Prime Video, tons of good neo-noir movies and (for PNW residents) every Kraken game.
https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/nchc-cbs-sports-network-will-not-renew-agreement
No more NCHC on CBSSN. Hopefully on ESPN+ after the contract with Sidearm expires in 2027.
https://www.inforum.com/sports/prep/beer-spuds-leaving-early-for-junior-hockey-nothing-new-but-number-playing-for-force-is
Zimmerman lists ASU, OSU, SCSU, Kato and QU as who he is deciding from
Looking at Michigan's roster, they have 3 blue chips penciled in for top 6 (Hage, Horcoff, Valentini). Schifsky and Hughes are proven ~point per game scorers in college. Perron will need to beat out Spence and McKinney (among others) for a top 6 spot. Grass is not always greener exhibit for years to come.
EDIT: Hage, Horcoff, Schifsky and McKinney are all centers, so not likely all are top 6. Still not a lot of Top 6 and PP time available for him.
Big Ten is a better fit for finesse in lieu of grit. Third line probably won't get shutdown matchups.
Michigan clearly recruited him while he was here, he was projected to them on this forum in like January.
Some prospects like DuPont and Preston and then Verhoeff (#3) involved in a lot. Announcers call him out on some mistakes but he also shows some poise.