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Carson Carels is on a 16 game point streak for Prince George. Now up to 51 points in 43 games.

Great job by Strathmann coming off of the wall and walking the line

Reschny in

To your point, Brock Schultz and Cooper Simpson are definitely locks. Between O’Niell, Ashton Schultz, and Pilgrim, O’Niell will very likely be the chosen because of his size, skating, and compete level. He’s a guy that you can plug and play in the bottom 6 next season and potentially play PK as well. There is a risk of losing the other two but other programs might want them back in juniors as well. Pilgrim probably will play college next year, here or elsewhere. I would guess if nobody leaves early, they will make room to get another open spot. Adding a player from the CHL and one experienced player from the portal would be ideal. I see them adding at least one player that can play up in the lineup next year.

Unofficial update on Reschny as of about an hour ago

If anything, Bob benefited from players staying longer than expected. Rinzel and Snuggerud were first rounders in 2022 and waited 3 years to turn pro. Wood would have been a senior this year. Kurth had graduated last spring and was ready to move on. Chesley and Moore were a little surprising but they were top 40 picks that had already played 2/3 years. Losing high NHL picks after a couple of years should not sneak up on you. UND added close to 10 guys that were not previously committed or on the team last spring/summer and are a top 3 team. A comment like this would infuriate me if I was a gopher fan.

This BU team plays like half of their guys are already in the portal

Brock England is having a solid rookie season with Seattle in the WHL. He currently has 39 points in 44 games. He’ll be a top target for the 27/28 season, assuming he makes the jump to college.

The cost of firing Bob, buying out Barr, and signing him to a new contract would be very steep. Likely well over $2 million. That’s also if Barr is willing to leave Maine for Minnesota.

The “fire Bob” chatter is starting to get loud in Dinkytown. Letting him go is warranted but unlikely, in my opinion.

It’s encouraging knowing that this staff is a lot more proactive, rather than reactive when it comes to recruiting and retention. Anything or anyone is on the table, including poaching a top guy from another program.

April is going to be a busy month with TJ transfer portal, CHL commitments, and pro signings. Bryn probably already has the answers for all three by far but the announcements are going to be chaotic nonetheless.

Last two weekends of their regular season, Minnesota plays MSU and Michigan. If they could win a couple of games, that would be massive for UND in NPI. That’s probably asking for too much out of them though.

He enters the portal every year. Where to next? Miami?