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My fault, I thought that you could play in the CHL until you turn 21.

Since the official team account is following Ollie Josephson, I am guessing he is at least committed. Looking at his history, he’s been the best forward for a bad Red Deer team. He just turned 19 about two weeks ago, which I believe would mean that he has two more years of CHL eligibility. Could he be for 26/27 or even 27/28?

It looks like our last forward spot has been filled. Right on queue, Schloss dropped a pod a couple of hours ago

Classes start in about 18 days, registration ends in about 28 days. It will be a high end player or a depth transfer, no in between. If it was anything else, it would have been announced a long time ago. They are likely running out the clock with these unsigned top guys and if they are unsuccessful, which is likely, they have a transfer lined up.

Im going to walk this back a little bit. I think we play Jubenvill or Laurila as our extra skater instead of an extra forward. I do think Young starts the year playing a limited 4th line role until an underclassman plays into that role. Who knows, maybe Young plays well enough to stay in the lineup. If UND gets a legitimate top 9 forward, Young will be watching a lot of games in the family section. I see Littler as our third line center or right wing, depending on the position of the last forward.

It depends on how many forwards dress. From what I saw last year, Andrew will be sitting a lot unless he had a good offseason. The other forward sitting will be a freshman that might be banged up or is struggling. I think Young will play most nights, at least. Opening night, I would guess that Klee and Andrew are sitting out with 13 forwards dressed.

Young is a move that frees up a roster spot in a year. He’ll suit up for every game and give us 10 hard minutes a night. He is out after this season and gives a recruit another year to develop in juniors. A move like that was inevitable and it beats having someone come in that the staff is not sold on long term.

He must’ve grown quite a bit. Elite prospects had him measured at 5’8” 146lbs. Granted, he is still 16 and has time to fill out. Who knows when that measurement was taken too.

Scantlebury should be mentioned in that group. He is going to BU and higher rated than Wyatt Cullen. Cullen will need to grow to reach his highest potential. Right now, he is similar to an LJ Mooney or Mac Swanson. I would be much more worried right now if the top guys are flying off of the board. I wouldn’t say we are really missing out on much because the guys that are committing are not huge targets of ours. Outside of Minnesota, the blue bloods have been relatively quiet. Minnesota has really only gotten their local kids and their fans are hanging the banner.

Schloss is dropping a pod tomorrow so I’m pretty sure that means that there will be a bat signal on Friday. That’s just how it works!

Nathan Behm to ASU… good get for ASU.

Schaefer is officially not coming to the NCAA.

I wonder if Canadians will be taking their visits this week and next so it is not coming out of their own pockets. It could be a grand or two to take an unofficial visit before August 1st. It is definitely a factor, in my opinion.

Wyatt Cullen to Minnesota. That is surprising

He doesn’t follow any college hockey related accounts. I wouldn’t really say him not following Bryn is a bad sign, especially when his following count is low. It may not be Desnoyers, but the staff is waiting on an answer from someone that makes the team better. I wonder if there is another guy in weeds like McQueen. McQueen was not really in play until this morning.

I think the NCAA is likely for Desnoyers. All of his peers are either going pro or going to college. At this point, it would be almost weird if he went back to the Q. I wouldn’t rule out Brady Martin to the NCAA either. There is a reason why a lot of big schools have a spot open this late in the summer. Desnoyers is a better fit than McQueen for North Dakota. I do not think McQueen is a better player than Reschny next year in college hockey. He is a more projectable pro because of his frame. I don’t know if McQueen would take ice from a 23 year old Ellis Rickwood either. We’ll see, maybe McQueen was the guy that Bryn was holding out for. It so, we will hear something soon.

Interesting move for McQueen. Not a ton of notable alumni and the Trevor Connelly experience was not great last year. Right choice to go to college, we will see how his situation works out. All eyes on Desnoyers for the next week. Almost all of his peers have went to NCAA. UND is holding out for someone, I have a feeling that he is their guy.

Most of the big boys, including UND, have their top line center(s). I do not think McQueen or the Ducks would want him in a situation where he would not be guaranteed top line minutes. If that is the case, conversations with a lot of schools end rather quickly. If he is okay with playing games at wing with high end line mates, UND would be a hard option to pass up. Especially now that a lot of NIL funds are dried up for next season.

Cooper Williams is going to be a stud. He’ll need to put on some weight before next season but will be a very good player for UND. UND’s top 6 will have some serious talent in 26/27.

No bat signals today, kind of surprising. At least none of UND’s realistic targets are off of the board.

Merry Chyzmas to all that celebrate. I’m going offline during work hours so I am not sitting there refreshing Bryn’s twitter account all day. Prediction: Brock England and Jack Pridham

Who knows. Every top player in recent memory, like Celebrini and Hagens, committed before their last junior season began. I think McKenna will be an anomaly because he was waiting until after the CHL season to weigh his options and he wasn’t eligible for NCAA when the season had begun. Typically, players know where they want to go long before they are eligible to commit. They have their biases about teams that are hard to change, especially if they grew up a fan of a program. Players coming in a year from now have a small list of schools that they are interested in, at the very least.

Interesting reply that Steven Ellis has to a UND account under that tweet. A UND account comments “Missing the Nodak logo on Verhoeff and you might as well add one for DuPont;)” Ellis replies “I don't put the logos in but you're right!”