Definitely a long shot, but if William Lawson Body walks on, would his free tuition as the son of a professor count towards the scholarship maximum? Watched some NAHL tonight and thought he played well.
Would have been tougher to swallow if he went to a rival or frequent opponent. Just like Ryder Donovan, he didn't like hearing that he needed a year in juniors prior to college so went shopping for an ego stroke.
Edit: read Brad's article saying the same thing about Donovan just now, glad I'm not the only one who saw that parallel.
Tennessee State and Lindenwood show that using an NHL practice sheet is feasible. UNLV, UWash, LMU, San Jose State and probably some others could take advantage of it out west. Not that they will, but they could, anyways.
Cade Littler should be on our radar. He's subbed in for the U17 NTDP a few games and was 3rd overall in the USHL draft. His dad Bliss is from Minot and coaches Wenatchee in the BCHL.
Seeing what happened to Western at the beginning of the year is a reminder. One awkward twist of the knee/ankle/etc and suddenly you're skating uphill all season.
Curious where Blaisdell will land. Omaha has a reputation for feasting on our scraps, with varying success. On the other hand, he could go to St Thomas/Bemidji/etc and be the man in all situations.
Seems petty/jealous/ignorant of gohuskieswooo to focus on his ppg when on a team with zero offense. Anyone voted captain as a sophomore brings intangibles that don't show up on a scoresheet.
Discusses both Morrow and Johnson
https://dobberprospects.com/2021/04/13/so-you-traded-your-first-round-pick-values-to-be-had-in-round-two-of-the-2021-nhl-draft/
It would be great if the NCAA cared enough about hockey for them to make changes across the spectrum based on what happens in our niche sport. Sounds like basketball is a gong show right now.
Kobe Roth was originally a tagalong recruit to keep Jared Bethune from bolting to the WHL. Didn't work, but Roth is now in a much better place than Bethune.
Social media engagement rankings for college hockey teams.
https://www.therinklive.com/big-10/um-gophers/6983248-Gophers-were-college-hockeys-most-popular-social-media-team-in-March