AlphaMikeFoxtrot

Curious if we kicked the tires on this guy. Big, C, older and is familiar with the Ralph so won't struggle to handle it like transfers sometimes do. Only thing that gives pause is we haven't had success with Euros for a while now. https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/534190/raimonds-vitolins

https://denverpioneers.com/news/2025/7/24/du-pioneers-hockey-adds-10-incoming-freshmen-for-2025-26-season.aspx We're not the only ones doing a good job recruiting the dub. Chyzowski has an unfavorable reputation in the locker room per a Portland source.

That makes more sense. Good for him.

Ryan Starman of Long Island, which likely means Dave's son, commits to Duluth. He's a fringe player in the NAHL with one year of Juniors left.

Duluth native Kaden Nelson redshirted his freshman year at Michigan State and now transferred to Oklahoma State's ACHA D2 team. Their home ice is over an hour away, quite the downgrade from Munn. Played in OK in the NAHL so might have a girlfriend going there? Skipping all of D3 and ACHA D1 is quite a choice.

Better than what we had. Hawks logo on the shoulder makes me uninterested in buying any though.

Shiny new arena close to home and not located in what is no longer the Dinkytown of my youth is going to appeal to blue chips from Edina, Tonka, etc. I thought UNO's MJ kids were mostly transfers from USports?

Raucous games in St Thomas' new barn will be good for recruiting in the cities, which is admittedly less important than it was prior to MJ eligibility changing. Won't be long before UST has more draft picks on their roster than Duluth, Omaha, etc.

Osterberg was dirty and would turn around and dive. A true Bulldog!

Big Ten changing their playoff format, speculated that NCHC too https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2025/07/21_Big-Ten-Set-to-Make-Tournament.php

A good depth forward and potential leader considering he grew up around the game. First MA$$hole in UND history? Achievement unlocked

How do I bet the farm against Minnesota? They lost everyone and brought in a D3 transfer. Bubble team at best right now.

Profits are taxed and end up going to the parent institution, so they spend lavishly to avoid profiting. This is another line item toward that goal, albeit at the expense of other line items.

It's an evolving situation. Ticket surcharges, student fees, etc.

UND will be discussed a lot among this group. https://chl.ca/whl/article/13-whl-players-named-to-roster-for-canadas-national-mens-summer-under-18-team-selection-camp/

Opting into the house settlement gives schools a 20 million cap on what they can share with student athletes across all sports from athletic department revenue. With hockey as the marquee sport UND will likely allocate more to it than other schools, but it's tough to imagine them having the money to spend to the cap.

His dad is only 40 and still playing pro! Looks like the prospect was born during a brief stint in the states, making him a dual citizen.

Rest of the list: Matia Birchler Viggo Nordlund Valtteri Lehtosaari Hugo Orrsten Elias Vatne Krists Retenais Vladimir Dravecky Lots of Euros. Dravecky is just shy of blue chip.

Dane on CHN

Good catch

Interesting follows by Chyzyk (beyond Bueker, Carels, Desnoyers, etc.): Owen Moulton Darels Uljanskis Ben Geiger Nolan Fitzhenry Artu Valila Matej Mastalirsky Miroslav Holinka Theo Stockselius Those last two are draft pick forwards, could be commits in the near future. More are on his list but just got pinged on Teams so back to work.

They did; having the arena off campus results in diminished student attendance though, which is detrimental to the atmosphere. Then again, the money spent on an arena could also fund a program-defining NIL war chest for a long time.