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Cole Reschny in the Dub Playoffs so far: 10 GP, 25 PTS

Kernan, Klee, and Zakreski coming in as older culture guys who can score & will likely spend at least 3 years at UND: good recipe for roster balance & future success!

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Is Kris Engelstad McGarry contributing much if any money to UND Hockey nowadays?

Another Oshawa Generals forward that should be pursued (especially if Michigan and Michigan State don't pursue) is Brooks Rogowski (2008): 66 GP, 23 PTS playing down the lineup in his 16 year old rookie season for the Generals, and he's a fast 6'6 center. Very solid possibility he puts up big numbers in 2025-26 with more ice time.

Considering the Brad Malone connection, here's an Oshawa Generals forward that Bryn & Dane should inquire about: Owen Griffin (2007): 62 GP, 51 PTS in the regular season, but in the playoffs, 10 GP, 17 PTS so far. Starting to gain more attention for the 2025 Draft as a 2nd-4th round type.

Werner and Lemyre are the most attractive names on that list. Vitolins and Zetterberg could pop off in the right situation, but don't seem to be UND type targets.

Wow. You have sources on the team, in media, or professors on campus?

Ben Kindel is someone I'd hope Bryn and Dane have called. Big time scorer in the Dub, clutch.

Could bring in some talented 2002s or 2003s from USports, in addition to CHLers. Also, you can balance out ages by bringing in blue chip 2006s and 2007s from the CHL, or the older culture guys that are 2004s and 2005s (Zakreski being a late 2005).

The UND defense is pretty set for 2025-26 unless you wanna defer guys like Lindberg or tell others to hit the portal

Wonder if the Red Wings want Cleveland in the state of Michigan and/or at a program they like more than Wisconsin and Colorado College.

Least surprising portal entrant. I wish Komzak the best, whether it be at a lower level D1 school or if he decides to go back home and play in USports

Henry Mews isn't silent anymore. I DM'd Schloss on Twitter and he said one of their current silent commits is a projected top 20 pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. I received another DM that said Ryan Roobroeck (late 2007, OHL, Niagara Ice Dogs, 2026 Draft) is being pursued heavily by Michigan

Chyzyk probably saw the CHL-NCAA rules changing even earlier than everyone else, plus he's likely connected with most minor hockey coaches across Western Canada as a result of scouting u16 players for the USHL Draft. Since he's from Manitoba, he has even more connections that would quickly connect him to people in the Dub in order to recruit that league easier. It's gonna be so odd but interesting seeing teams across the CHL becoming pipelines for NCAA programs. In theory, North Dakota could develop a nice pipeline/relationship with the Brandon Wheat Kings, Regina Pats, Saskatoon Blades, etc. The same could happen for Michigan with the London Knights and/or Kitchener Rangers for example.

Celebrini was aware of more options being out there, since he had been in the States for a few years and went to Shattuck. Did Berry and the mess of a recruiting approach even pursue Celebrini that hard? My understanding was his final 2 were Boston University and Wisconsin. But yes, times have changed and UND isn't what it once was, but it is still held in high regard by most (Western) Canadians.

Until Motzko and the Goofers go after & land at least one if not several high end CHLers, I'm not going to believe they're seriously in on any of these guys. They're too stuck in their own tribalism of recruiting 90% Minnesotans. In regards to McKenna and North Dakota, North Dakota is one of if not the only NCAA hockey program that Western Canadians know anything about. Maybe some know a lot about Michigan cause it's Michigan, and some of the younger kids know about Denver now, but North Dakota has been the gold standard historically and they've always been extremely welcoming to (Western) Canadian players, unlike other programs such as Minnesota or even Boston College (who hasn't gone after many Western Canadians with the exception of Kobasew and Kolanos). Zakreski stated in his commitment interview/article with Schloss that he knew nothing about the other NCAA hockey programs except for North Dakota. McKenna understands how much hockey means at North Dakota and how much it would mean to play at The Ralph, wear the green, white, & black in front of 12,000 a night. That's probably why he's rumored to be interested in UND.

Cole Reschny looks like a really good 2-way C, playing for James Patrick for the Victoria Royals right now. He'd be nice to have this fall or next.

Not the Goofers, good!

Was interesting to see that his hockey top 3 (per the NHL.com article) are Notre Dame, Wisconsin, and Michigan State.

Granato did the same thing too.

They've overcommitted for sure, they'll probably tell some guys to f*** off once those guys don't develop the way Ferschweiler wants. And I'd expect Western Michigan to be active in recruiting CHLers.