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He's been playing junior in Moncton, would assume his English is pretty solid by now. Anyone (including North Dakota) getting Desnoyers out of the Northeast to play in the NCAA would be the biggest coup since Cooley committed to Minnesota IMHO

Carels Instagram follows: North Dakota, Notre Dame, Michigan, Ohio State, & St Cloud State Certainly a solid chance to get him. I know Verhoeff's final 2 were North Dakota & Michigan, so we'll see what happens here with Carels.

We thinking 13F for Young?

Exactly. As we always say, you need to find a balance between the super elite 1-2 year mercenaries & the 3-4 year culture guys. Denver has found a sweet spot of 2-3 year guys & has become the standard in the NCAA.

Money and he wanted to be "the guy" that everyone associates with Penn State Hockey going forward. With McKenna being from Yukon and it being unlikely that he was exposed to NCAA Hockey & its unique culture, I don't think he necessarily valued North Dakota, Denver, Michigan, or Boston University above the rest.

Nightingale took over in 2022 and has turned a perennial doormat who was pulling in Jagger Joshua & Tiernan Shoudy level of 2 & 3 star recruits into an absolute wagon (on paper) who gets Trey Augustine, Artyom Levshunov, Cayden Lindstrom, & Porter Martone level of high end 4 & 5 star recruits. Nightingale getting Augustine to flip from Michigan to Michigan State after Pearson was forced out changed the course of history for Spartans Hockey.

Spartans fill a big hole after Howard's departure to pro & barely missing out on McKenna

In a recent podcast interview, Motzko seemed pretty hesitant to jump into actively recruiting (Canadian) CHLers until his staff gets a better idea, which seems to be foolish at best. But yes, their hostility towards most Canadians & lack of minor & junior hockey connections in Canada will really hurt them.

Circling back on Carter Casey (late 2007, Grand Rapids, MN native) and his recruitment being down to Denver, Wisconsin, Minnesota, & North Dakota: Denver has Hicks & Miller with Boettiger on the way, Wisconsin has Hauser, Castro, & Pulver (although all 3 very unproven), North Dakota has Homer & Spunar with Heil on the way, & Minnesota just has Di Pasquo & Airey. Really think Denver and North Dakota are stocked full going forward in net, Wisconsin has guys but none are guarantees, and Minnesota is pretty barren. Seems like it would come down to Minnesota & Wisconsin, but it also could depend on how many years of junior Casey will play, could defer him coming in until 2027, wherever he goes.

Denver and Western Michigan look to be solid value bets considering Carle knows what he's doing & Ferschweiler continues to turn nobodies into dudes every year.

I'm aware. I just shared every program that he follows. The only bluebloods are Denver, North Dakota, Michigan, Minnesota, Boston University, Boston College, & Wisconsin. Edwards follows all except for the Gophers, & pretty obvious as to why he doesn't.

Beckham Edwards (2008, OHL, Sarnia Sting, projected 2026 late 1st/early 2nd rounder) follows Boston University, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Penn State, Notre Dame, North Dakota, Ohio State, Providence College, Denver, Michigan, & Boston College. So basically all the bluebloods except for Minnesota & then a few more. He'll be able to go wherever he wants if he goes NCAA.

Chyzyk coming in as GM changed everything for the better. Jackson doesn't have to do everything & can close the deal when he is needed in recruiting.

Peyton Kettles (2007, WHL, Swift Current Broncos, 2025 Pittsburgh 2nd rounder) follows North Dakota, Quinnipiac, & Boston College on Instagram. Would be super beneficial for the Dub defenseman to go the NCAA route. Kettles doesn't produce much offense & needs to refine his game further before turning pro. I think another year in the Dub & then jump to the NCAA as a 19 year old makes a lot of sense.

Might have to wait till August 1, but this is exactly my mood today:

Please share anymore notable ones you see. Moulton is a 2011 absolutely destroying Bantam AA for Shakopee. One to keep an eye on for sure.

That would require USports teams to significantly upgrade their programs and invest a lot more into their product than they do. Canadian university athletics aren't a big deal in Canada at all compared to the NCAA in the States, and the lack of fan support for USports shows it. I see too many logistical hurdles for a full blown Canadian invasion of the NCAA. Simon Fraser is the only one who has been an NCAA member, and they're D2.

2025 Hockey Canada U18 (2008s) and U17 (2009s) Summer Camp Rosters posted. Lots of good targets in addition to Verhoeff and Williams already locked up. Camp Roster | National Men’s Summer U18 Team Selection Camp Canada's National Under-17 Development Camp |

Keaton Verhoeff and Cooper Williams named to 2025 Hockey Canada U18 Team Summer Camp Roster Camp Roster | National Men’s Summer U18 Team Selection Camp

Feel like they're one big donation from the Golden Knights, KEM, or another donor away from going D1. Not sure what KEM's relationship with UNLV is now, I know the Engelstad Foundation had stopped funding UNLV in the recent past.

Don't know anything about his game specifically, but he's listed as a 2027 HS graduation year, meaning he's first time commitment eligible on August 1.

2025 Hlinka Gretzky Camp Roster posted: 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup Selection Camp Roster and Staff Every player in the camp is a 2008 & 18 are still uncommitted (Nick Bogas is mistakenly listed as uncommitted, he's still committed to Michigan State).

You can tell Wysh has done some research, but still is out of his element talking about NCAA Hockey

Braidy Wassilyn is another high end 2008 that has committed, he's going to Boston University. He should be back in the O with Niagara for 2025-26 and then with the Terriers for 2026-27.

Just started my Instagram deep dive to see who these August 1 first time eligible (as well as existing uncommitted) recruits are following. Not sure what to expect in terms of who & how many 2009s (as well as US late 2008s) Chyzyk & Jackson will get in this cycle. Interested to see if it will be a mix of Canadians & Americans or more one than the other, & if UND continues to mainly get Western Canadians & Minnesotans or if they're able to break through outside of the normal recruiting strongholds. If anyone wants to share what they're hearing about August 1 potentials, please do.