AlphaMikeFoxtrot

another comment says it won't be Wisconsin.

Expected him to go somewhere more academically rigorous, but congrats to him. Hopefully he gets plenty of ice when they play in GF this year.

What happens first, St Cloud wins a natty, or the institution drops hockey? https://www.startribune.com/st-cloud-state-deepens-previously-announced-cuts-to-programs-faculty/600278407/

ESPN said they intend to go streaming only in the near future. Hopefully their near monopoly on high level hockey doesn't start costing an arm and a leg.

Beating them and then having them go on a tear once he is in the lineup is best case scenario for our pairwise. It's not like they are the only challenging opponent on our schedule.

Celebrini might not be ready at the start of the season for BU after playing all of last year with a shoulder tear. Would be great if he debuts the week after UND visits Boston...

Gornall

Former Junior goalie (maybe also player?) of the year Jake Sibell to St Thomas. I remember an article about him in USA hockey magazine and wondering why he was going to Niagra. Hopefully it works out for him.

Schloss named Logan Britt as their target for the 8th D spot.

EA Sports is figuring out NCAA football NIL, maybe they'll add NCAA to the NHL series. Can't imagine it would warrant a stand alone version like football and basketball.

Doesn't seem like as big of a loss as the rest. It's possible Strand didn't want him, too.

Klavs Veinbergs bails on Mankato. He needs another year of juniors before playing college hockey though.

On CHNs last podcast of the year McMahon mentioned that every portal entrant he spoke with said they want to go to a Big Ten team. Not sure what sort of selection bias was applied, but NCHC seems to be dethroned in the eyes of current players.

Per Rink Live, Cade Littler removed Minnesota State from his Instagram bio.

Isn't he from suburban Chicago?

Poaching Pohlkamp?

Nobody makes me appreciate Schloss more than Wellens. Hatten and Myers are both good at their jobs, as was Shane Frederick. Wellens is not.

Interesting quotes... https://www.therinklive.com/mens-college/nchc/bulldogs-walk-the-walk-when-it-comes-to-culture-five-things-to-know-about-incoming-transfer-luke-bast

Is anyone else left with the stench of Mel on them?

Not that I recall

Howard is a pretty obvious answer. Wodon claims he was expecting Persson to transfer to UND since January, so maybe he heard about something around that time.

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2023/05/02_Tensions-Over-Transfer-Portal.php Addresses Michigan, but also names MSU and UND as other "aggressive" schools.

A former beer league teammate had a son who wanted to play in the BCHL after SSM but couldn't get one of the few roster spots allowed for Americans. Weatherby had to list his mom's address in the Puget Sound in order to qualify for his spot on Wenatchee, the one US-based team in the BCHL.