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Per The Rink Live, Cal Thomas has committed to Minnesota after visiting UND, Minnesota, and UMD (according to the YHH podcast).

Has anyone acquired any additional detail on the Shaugs situation? It’s clear him and the UND coaching staff had a relationship and there was mutual interest. But the Minnesota YHH podcast said the UMD coaching staff were a bit surprised to secure him after just one call once the commitment period opened. Wonder if the relationship soured, or if there was a difference in scholarship money offered? Or if he just ended up preferring UMD..

Any hypotheses as to which program and/or which player?

NCHC preseason poll: 1. SCSU 2. UMD 3. UND 4. Denver 5. Omaha 6. Western 7. Miami 8. CC

Calling Samberg a bust is a bit silly. He’s still tracking to be a top 4 D. Pionk, Iafallo, Jackson Cates, Richards, and Kuhlman are a few names that come to mind as recent undrafted Bulldogs to play in the NHL.

It was Rutger who flipped from Notre Dame to Michigan. Reported to be good friends with Fantilli and a couple other current UMich commits

The tweet said Jimmy Clark is also considering UMD. But the Big Ten has been bringing in top individual talent the last few years and has nothing to show for it on the national stage. The Big Ten is not a hard-nosed, defensive minded league like the NCHC. The NCHC is clearly the better league top to bottom and develops well-rounded players. So until proven wrong, I don’t see the Big Ten usurping the NCHC

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.si.com/hockey/.amp/news/ranking-the-best-developmental-programs-in-north-america UND ranked as third best NCAA developmental program based on this analysis. Thoughts?

Ty Hanson to Duluth. Not sure if he was on UND’s radar, or if any Hermantown kid is truly on anyone else’s radar given recent history.

They recently did it with Dev McCabe and Jake Hale