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I think we are seeing a lot of teams, like UND, go out and get their local guys early. Most of the top guys are still on the board. I do not see the benefit of the top players committing this early unless it’s their “dream school.”

Hand up, I don’t pay as much attention to some of the lower tier NCHC teams as maybe I should. That being said, I feel like I would maybe switch CC and Duluth. Duluth could be very sneaky in my eyes. I would be surprised if Max Plante wasn’t up for NCHC forward of the year. They have a few other nice pieces returning from last year as well.

Agreed. Hopefully they lined up a couple of recruiting visits during the week.

A lot can happen between now and when the player steps foot on campus. A commitment does not mean much for the player or school until the player steps foot on campus. A few guys on our committed list will not play for UND, whether that is their choice or not. Dane’s message at his opening press conference was clear; get guys that bleed green and white. A guy like Penner may not be flashy, but he has four years to develop into a UND hockey player. If he doesn’t, at least they are making an effort to keep recruiting somewhat local.

I have absolutely zero clue who this one will be… Really hoping it’s one of the Hlinka Canadian defensemen

Happy Tuesday!

Solid start to this recruiting cycle with tons of high end talent still uncommitted. Getting guys like Grubb and DeMars are important to keep recruiting somewhat local. Now time to get aggressive on some of the top Canadian and NTDP players. The next bat signal will be interesting. There isn’t an obvious target, like Grubb, on the board.

Puck Preps has Grubb as the 43rd ranked NA skater for his age. Very solid get, imo.

He’ll be a CHL guy. He most likely went on a visit this weekend before their camp starts next week. Probably not a high profile 2008. They will probably wait until the season is over and field NIL offers. I hope I’m wrong.

I have a good feeling about this one

I believe it was up at the end of last season. CBSSN wanted schools to pay a larger portion of production costs so the schools pulled out.

Anyone have any information on Freddie Schneider? I believe he just followed Bryn on instagram. He does not follow any other accounts related to college hockey teams.

DeMars just turned 16. We likely won’t see him for 3 years unless he has a breakout year. He could’ve been in next year’s cycle.

Yes