AlphaMikeFoxtrot

At least one transfers out. Maybe the Flames steer Hextall to GF...

Vancouver picking the coach's son? Bold-move-cotton.jpg

24th-ranked and also 5 star really dilutes the meaning of 5 star.

Unless he signs with SJ, Ravensburgen (sp) should be a star in net at MSU. Duluth has a big question mark though. Is their depth less of a concern this year?

Go ahead and rename it the North Dakota Hockey Conference.

Verhoeff and Reschny committing put us on their radar, and talking to Verhoeff at the combine cemented it. May 31st (Chyzyk Day) should be a paid holiday for UND staff.

If they get drafted by the same team it's possible they never make it on campus, but they will still be WJC eligible. The chance to play together for Canada has to be a dream of theirs.

We are too stacked to not lose someone if not multiple to the portal after the season. Thought the same thing last summer and had Strathmann pegged to leave. Figured Klee would at least wait another season and didn't think Littler would, but that's the reality now. Plenty of hungry programs further down the pyramid to fight for the scraps of our largesse.

" The Ruck twins chose UND over Michigan State, Western Michigan, Quinnipiac and Maine. " Never thought I'd say this, but feels good to beat Michigan State for recruits.

I don't know the circumstances behind his brother's departure beyond the 2011 team being stacked and ice time being a concern. People on here alluded to it being unpleasant, and family comes first, but time heals wounds. Article made it sound like he was too dialed in to think about UND, and I believe it.

Brad's article about Toews alleviates the concern that he does not have a special place in his heart for UND.

https://www.nhl.com/news/ruck-twins-bring-proven-chemistry-to-2026-nhl-draft Get them in Grand Forks next year!

Saw on EP that Verhoeff turns 18 today. Forgot that he was 16 when he committed, kid definitely has a good head on his shoulders

Whatever happened to that gopher hockey "insider" who predicted Boeser to MN as a done deal or whatever and then basically disappeared after it didn't come true?

Brad has an article up about it

Mason West's WHL rights traded from Vancouver to Portland. Guessing he deferred for another year. Doesn't want to end up like Tufte. Hopefully this doesn't mean another chipper is about to commit to MSU for the fall.

Not when then they deem him ineligible for playing at SSM the prior year and he spends most of the season on JV. Honestly surprised he didn't bolt right then and there.

https://www.nhl.com/news/keaton-verhoeff-pushed-to-next-level-by-ncaa-move

Someone north of the border acknowledging the upside of the new rules for MJ: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/americans-qmjhl-draft-9.7230313

If he signs we flip Bleyl. Problem solved

Great blurb about Cole Smith where he says playing at UND was his goal, and it made him into the player he is today. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/49009036/nhl-undrafted-players-ranking-scoring-scouting-contracts-free-agency

Maybe top 10 for compensation?

Has anyone ever gone first round after being passed over in previous drafts? Perunovich in the 40s is the highest I remember.

Felt like they went out of their way to avoid it, very low hanging fruit that they both went there

https://archive.is/2026.06.06-150926/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7333777/2026/06/06/jason-blake-jackson-blake-stanley-cup-final-hurricanes/