AlphaMikeFoxtrot

No surprise that Portz went back home. Good luck to him when he isn't playing us.

Until we get NIL set up, we are at a disadvantage compared to Big Ten, BC, and others. Hell, even friggin' Oma-fraud has a collective. It's not a fun pill to swallow, but it's the current landscape. Fire Chaves? Maybe a flooded inbox with questions about our stalled NIL status will get him off his arse? In the meanwhile, plucking top players from lesser programs is not ideal, but let's be realists; if they've proven their ability to play at the NCAA level, their path shouldn't matter.

Rand was on Spittin Chiclets and mentioned he lost out on a recruit that was offered $25k x 4 years NIL elsewhere.

Hellesten to No Hardware, joining Luke Reid and Harrison Blaisdell

He's got plenty of time to age out of juniors, hopefully a name worth remembering.

Put up good numbers in AAA and is still young. Gotta be a candidate for it next year. Could have a growth spurt still for all we know

What's the word on Ryder McDonald? GF kid at SSM.

If Albrecht is not receiving any scholly money he fills his roster spot nicely. Earns every shift, thankful for it and giving it his all. Isn't going to dazzle but has a good hit rate for being on the ice when we are buzzing.

Pehrson also has a Gopher alum dad (baseball). Don't have time to link them at the moment, but Michigan Daily has some articles praising his play.

He would have two years. If he was a RHD it would make him a lot more attractive, but a responsible stay at home D is what this next years team will need.

UMKC was mentioned as exploring hockey a while back, wonder if that is still a possibility.

We will probably see that move in the shootout this year

I was under the impression they sold out every game this year?!?

If Summit adds hockey, Augustana most likely finds their way into the league considering HQ is Sioux Falls. From the day they announced hockey it felt like aligning with regional Summit schools was their ulterior motive.

That makes sense. I didn't watch it live so didn't know that. At the same time, when the champagne is so close you can taste it, don't give the stripes the opportunity to ref based on the score.

If he did that in the N he'd have to answer for it. Coincidental penalties, sure, but saying Cooley did nothing wrong is hilarious.

Couldn't watch, was Cooley's penalty ill-advised or all in the game?

Maybe we need a super fan like this? /s/

Someone from an upper class suburb. Rolling Hills is on the Palos Verdes peninsula in LA. Rowe was from one of the New Trier suburbs of Chicago and Moore/Morrow were from Gold Coast of CT. It's one thing to be wealthy (which Sanderson and some others no doubt were, hockey isn’t cheap), but growing up in a very affluent community just breeds a kid differently. You're expected to go to the kind of school your parents would be proud to mention at the social club or black tie events.

Regarding Fleece, we aren't a destination for upper class kids, and those that committed either haven't made it to campus due to personal decisions (Rowe, Morrow) or were a bust (Moore).

If the Gophers win, I'll take solace in Rand losing the championship game in Tampa again.

Johannes is definitely worth a look. Lindenwood had a brutal schedule and he had constant point production.

How did Perbix look on Western last year? He's back in the portal again

3 F-M kids on NTDP, we hopefully can land two of them. More of the MN/ND kids played AAA rather than high school. Is that a growing trend? Paging resident MN youth hockey expert @scpa0305