AlphaMikeFoxtrot

Polish Joe joins the Badgers as director of player development

Winterhawks were not good last year and he was not having much success with lots of opportunity. 4.5 is generous. He might pull a Spunar and go USHL for his 20 year old season fall of 27.

Pronman's U-23 list has Verhoeff ranked higher than McKenna. Carels, Reschny and Liam Ruck also listed: https://bit.ly/4wA3R9b Some real head scratchers on there...

Link?

Brad's article from this morning about Sanderson is further proof of how good of a head this kid has on his shoulders. Seems like a great find that continues to blossom.

We shall see if Fersch is still there by the time he is ready to matriculate. Playing in the same conference as UND probably factored into his decision.

I was in touch with a suite rep in May and he said both suites and single game tickets for this series will require purchasing other games as well. Doesn't answer your question but it's an additional stipulation. Given that he could search my name and see a UND degree on LinkedIn it could be misguidance; he was a bit coy about details. At the same time he did inform me about the possibility of Thurs/Fri prior to it being announced so I appreciated that.

Cooper Simpson at less than 0.4 points per game is way too low. Cole Spicer at 0.55 is certainly a prediction too.

Tippett went on Chiclets

It's not a matter of if, but when the B1G finally get over the hump. Hastings and Larson nearly won natties with schools that UMN lobbies to reduce funding towards; with runaway budgets they can go the distance.

Good for CC and Western. NCHC is the best conference for development.

There are probably coaches who essentially do what he does but have different career interests and want different titles on the resume. Of note, Chyz bleeds kelly green; Michigan's new GM played CIS.

Michigan adds a GM https://mgoblue.com/news/2026/8/6/ice-hockey-brewer-named-general-manager-of-michigan-hockey

Rucks featured. Figured one of Sanderson, Swanson and Livanavage would also rank in the top 10 but it wasn't meant to be. #NoDakPens https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/2026-27-nhl-prospect-pool-breakdown-pittsburgh-penguins-top-10-scouting-reports

It's been mentioned before but they should broadcast the game against Michigan State on TSN for the Calgary market alone. https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/32-in-32/calgary-flames-top-prospects-for-2026-27-season-32-in-32

Did his brother follow Larson from Stearns County?

He'll probably have a letter too.

Schloss' article mentions that OMac was there for it. Good for him, he played well with Blake.

https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/2026-27-nhl-prospect-pool-breakdown-new-york-rangers-top-10-rookies-scouting-reports Emery at 7 https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/prospects/future-of-calgary-flames-on-display-at-world-junior-summer-showcase Gushing over Reschny and Carels

Seeing the extensions players are signing this off season make it even more clear the Blake has the most team-friendly contract in the league.

My algorithm noticed my newfound interest in articles about Sanderson https://triblive.com/sports/south-dakotan-carter-sanderson-is-making-progress-as-a-penguins-prospect/

Nice blurb about Sanderson. Seems to have a good head on his shoulders. https://www.nhl.com/news/2026-world-junior-summer-showcase-notebook-july-26

The last minute or so of this clip (starting at 1:30) would be great for his intro when they honor him

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mercurynews.com/2026/07/23/san-jose-sharks-keaton-verhoeff-nhl-north-dakota-nchc-fighting-hawks/amp/

Vast, vast majority of people getting let go don't get COBRA subsidized at all, so his "only one month of coverage" wasn't the revelation he thought it was.