Ben Hrebik failed a class & didn't get through the NCAA Clearinghouse, so he's heading back to the O for his overage season of junior, roster spot opened up, Homer eligibility remaining, he got added
Ohio State is a football school 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th. One sport school. Living around the university, it is clear they aren't incredibly stressed/pressed to make everything else a national contender. Yes, women's hockey is great, but they don't pour a ton of resources into it (ex: the arena situation).
1. The NTDP has been built around developing guys into winning the U18, helping to build the core of the U20 World Junior team to win that. USA Hockey doesn't care much about the Hlinka Gretzky Cup.
2. Hockey Canada has never cared about the U18 because it is during the CHL Playoffs, thus their best can't go, and instead, they send their best to the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, in major part as a kickoff to the season for the top draft eligibles & give them exposure.
You'd hope to be able to get 2 of those 4. Joseph seems like a Boston University or Boston College lock based on geography, but don't count Michigan or Michigan State out.
Andrew Krochalk (2010, Caledonia MI, NTDP) commits to Michigan State
State gets 2 West Michigan, 1 Southeast Michigan kids, all NTDP bound, to start the August 1 cycle.
Not expecting a busy August 1 for the 2010s in terms of commitments. I could see some of the late 2009 Americans committing since they've been waiting for awhile. Doesn't seem like many Upper Midwest/Western US guys commit early, clearly few Canadians are committing right away. Mostly a New England/New York group that commits right away.