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Everything posted by nascar99
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I don't think it'll hurt his draft stock if he stays in junior (he could have a dominant draft year in the O), but he certainly should play a season or two in the NCAA at some point before turning pro
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The first thing to watch this summer is how many Canadian 2009s commit to the NCAA on August 1 & shortly after when they become commitment eligible.
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Verhoeff is a bit of a different case because he accelerated his schooling to graduate HS early and play his 17 year old season, his DY in the NCAA. That's a huge, risky jump. Similar to went Hanifin and Werenski left the NTDP after their 16 year old season to play in the NCAA for their DY. The other kids who've dominated junior, have the credits done to play in the NCAA/graduated from HS, should be more than wanting to make the jump to the NCAA. Vast majority of those kids are D+1 & D+2 kids who've been drafted & haven't signed their ELC yet. But pressure to stay home, settle into routine, and just have a guarantee to get points every night, definitely makes it a bit tougher sell for NCAA programs.
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O'Reilly signed his ELC last year, thus not NCAA eligible
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Martone and McQueen are the only realistic hopes right now for UND. Friedman said Cootes is back to junior, we know Bear is going back to junior. Martin will sign his ELC soon, Nesbitt isn't interested in the NCAA at current time. The QMJHLers are going to be back in the Q or if they go NCAA, it will be a Hockey East school (one of Boston University or Boston College).
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Two open spots for State now. Spartans should still be a very good team, but more pressure on some of their youngsters to produce a ton off the bat, plus Stramel will need to be great every night
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As annoying as Buccigross is, would much have rather watched he or Emily Kaplan interview Gavin McKenna. Kevin Negandhi has zero clue how hockey development routes work & none of the producers on the SportsCenter staff informed him. Cool to see NCAA hockey get more attention on the flagship show though
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Hope Penn State kicks the s*** out of Minnesota
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Bettman and the Predators did help, they just weren't going to pay for the entire program's 1st year.
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Kindel is now off the prospective recruits board, he signs his ELC. Very interested to see how he develops versus Reschny. Is stat padding in junior to maintain confidence or putting up solid, but unspectacular production against older competition in the NCAA better for overall development.
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How many points do we think McKenna is going to put up for Penn State? While many may disagree with me, I think he's in the 55-60, maybe up to 65 points range. I think he'll feast on the power play but take some time to adjust to defenses really keying in on him at 5v5, I think his 5v5 production will be modest, especially at the start of the season.
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Posted in the Non UND 2025-26 thread, might as well post it here since expansion is pushed back at least a year.
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Not surprising, hope they get their s*** together in order to start in 2026-27.
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Guessing it'll just be Buccigross or Emily Kaplan doing the normal remote interview on SportsCenter where McKenna tells everyone he's officially going to Penn State.
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Augustine and Yegorov means that Michigan State and Boston University are my top 2. Until Penn State shows they can either outscore all of their problems or get great goaltending with whomever is starting for them this season, they aren't ahead of State or Boston University
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He's followed Michigan for months. They were the early favorite before Penn State & just signing pro entered the conversation. I'd be he goes to Michigan before I'd bet on him going to North Dakota.
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Good chunk of change for NCAA Hockey yes, but a mere rounding error for Terry Pegula. I would think Michigan, North Dakota, Michigan State, & potentially others like Denver would be all over Porter Martone. Very interested to see how Michigan State pivots after falling just short in the Gavin McKenna recruiting battle; they're still the national championship favorite IMHO.
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It could explain why all of the B1G plus Boston University and Boston College haven't won in forever. There was noise floating around about how Rinzel's play dipped for Minnesota in the 2nd half of the season after it was clear the Blackhawks wanted to sign him, indicating that his mind was already partially out the door, ready to turn pro. Another theory is that these elite teams/blue bloods just don't have/recruit good enough depth/culture guys that we've talked about before, the types that stay 3-4 years. @tnt is correct bringing this up. It's the one thing that Minnesota tends to do well on a consistent basis, although they might focus on it too much to a fault.
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Michigan was the first program that he was linked to, but that was months ago.
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If Martone is told to go NCAA by the Flyers, wondering if Briere & Jones would steer him to a particular program like Penn State or allow him to pick wherever, which could still be Penn State.
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I agree with you for the most part, although I think it's important to note that the 2025 Frozen Four run is a major boon for Penn State's recruiting & overall brand. As NCAA Hockey has gotten far more attention than it used to in the overall hockey world landscape (I think Cale Makar is one of the biggest reasons why, now CHLers being eligible will have an even bigger impact), going on Frozen Four/National Championship runs will do wonders for programs. There's a chance Mikey Berchild isn't committed to Denver if the Pioneers don't win the 2022 and 2024 National Championship.
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1000% spot on. Nightingale took the dormant doormat of the B1G to national title contender in just 2 years. Doing that for a program that hadn't won 20 games since 2008, at a basketball school that spends most of its athletics budget on football, is insanely impressive. They were getting the scraps of 2 & 3 star recruits before & now they're in on most 4 & 5 star recruiting battles.
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Eventually, the high end talent that Boston University, Boston College, & Michigan bring in will end up leading to one of if not more of them ending their title droughts. I would say the same about Minnesota (who usually builds better all around rosters than the aforementioned 3), but they're going to be retooling for a bit after losing a ton from their roster & having some recruiting losses/issues. This seems like it should be the year for Michigan State to get it done, considering the new talent they have coming in, the talent they have coming back, the elite goaltender (Augustine) who is back. If McKenna commits to the Spartans, it's absolutely national championship or bust for them. They're my favorite for 2026, even if they don't land McKenna.
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Ryder Ritchie (2006, 2024 Minnesota 2nd rounder, WHL) officially commits to Boston University. Not sure if the Terriers have anymore 2025-26 roster spots to fill but that's one domino down for the summer watch/checklist.
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Could be a wild July and August, with blue bloods/contenders filling out the last 2 spots of their roster while also busy recruiting 2009 Canadians & late 2008/normal 2009 Americans for the August 1 first time eligible recruiting opening window.