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Lmao Bump

Plus most (Western) Canadian kids love that hockey is a priority at UND & in Grand Forks.

Most have noticed that a lot of the big time programs have stayed fairly quiet in the transfer portal. I believe that is a result of teams just keeping space to bring in their committed recruits &/or leaving space open to bring in high end CHLers this summer. Very intriguing nonetheless.

Yep, big time programs have to balance having the mercenaries along with the 3-4 year culture guys. If you don't balance it out well enough, you end up with Michigan (mostly mercenary approach) or Minnesota (mostly culture approach) esque title droughts.

I'm well aware, I'm just talking about most of the high profile guys who are draft eligible in 2025

Probably during the summer, after the Memorial Cup is over, and probably some after the NHL Draft. There will be teams who advise the CHLer(s) they draft to go to the NCAA to develop more instead of going back to junior.

And with Chyzyk being (Western) Canadian & having all of the minor & junior hockey connections, you better believe there are conversations being held with guys like Roger McQueen, Jackson Smith, Ben Kindel, Blake Fiddler, Cameron Schmidt, Cole Reschny, Carter Bear, Lynden Lakovic, Josh Ravensbergen, Braeden Cootes, Nathan Behm, etc in addition to the McKenna interest. Like I've said, sure, some will sign pro and forego the NCAA, but you better believe some will want to face better, age appropriate competition before turning pro. Very intrigued to see what happens.

NTDP Announces 2025-26 U.S. National Under-17 Team Names to know for August 1 2025 Recruiting Season

“The Buzz is Loud, and It’s Real”: Gavin McKenna Among Names Possibly Playing In The NCAA Next Season North Dakota and Michigan listed as frontrunners for Gavin McKenna, the likely 2026 NHL Draft 1st Overall Pick.

Schloss insinuated that Michigan has multiple silent commits out of the O that they're sitting on until the summer. Wonder if they do anything more in the portal

Southern Minnesota, Sherburn to be specific. Small farm town right off I-90. I love seeing hockey players from rural areas in the States make it big, considering that's extremely rare in USA Hockey history. Guys like Musser, Hobie Hedquist, Brody Lamb & Jaxon Nelson all from the sticks, in what you wouldn't consider traditional "hockey country" Minnesota.

Looks like Isaac Howard could return for his senior year at Michigan State

Would expect him back at a Minnesota school, whether that be in the NCHC or CCHA.

Seravalli would know. He's from Philadelphia, McLaughlin is from the Philadelphia suburbs & is a Flyers prospect. Flyers Team President Keith Jones (went to Western Michigan and played with Ferschweiler for a year or two at WMU) is probably steering OMac to the Broncos.

Add Gibson Homer to the goalie list!

That's a very solid get for Michigan Tech. Abraham was one of the better 2004s in the States coming out of minor hockey and has been very good in the O for Windsor.

Brendan McMorrow is the only realistic one. Would love to get Nick Bogas but he's 100% committed to State, his dad played for the Spartans back in the day.

Josh Zakreski GWG late in Game 7 to lead Portland past Prince George in the first round of the Dub Playoffs!!

"CHLer" is extremely broad. Major difference between a high end Dub guy like Ben Kindel versus a middle tier Dub guy like Eric Jamieson (Denver commit). A middle tier guy is just fine. A high end one is preferable.

Ugh, I wanted the Goofers recruiting woes to continue

I think they'll bring in Schultz. Simpson is raw but has the offensive ceiling. O'Neill is polished in ways that Simpson isn't, but if you want his offensive ceiling to grow, you send him back to junior for another year. Some tough decisions for Jackson and the staff.

Bruno Bruveris (Miami goalie) in the portal

Schloss said last month they're working on finalizing a commitment from a middle tier OHLer. Really interested to see who it is since I follow the O fairly closely & then do a further deep dive

Ben Robertson (Cornell) in the portal

Wonder who they got on their schedule, hopefully they got at least 1 blueblood on there