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He’s a bad skater for his size. I do not like his game at all. Just my opinion

I would like to see Emery play in the top 4 over him.

Homer is out of position a lot. It seems like spends a lot of time on the ice and sells out quite a bit on initial shots. Three of the four goals last night weren’t really his fault but his play style makes me uneasy at times. Spunar looks like he is in control at all times.

Since that money goes to the school initially, it would be part of their revenue sharing. Since revenue sharing is capped at $20.5, there isn’t much revenue sharing money left over for hockey programs once football and basketball have gotten their share.

I listened to the GPL podcast last week and there are serious concerns about their ability to pay players. Gopher hockey is an afterthought for revenue sharing and their collective is virtually nonexistent.

Minnesota is so far gone right now. As bad as this year is, they could lose Ziemer and will lose Lamb and Mittlestadt. They also have a mediocre freshman class coming in. As a team that doesn’t really take transfers or CHL players, I don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. Fitzhenry and Schneider still being uncommitted is very telling as well. If they don’t land at least one of them they’ll be in serious trouble.

It could have been either way, probably was a penalty though. Seeing that ASU also committed a major during that review probably made it easier for them to call.

If the player’s hand grabs the facemask or rubs it, then it’s a major penalty. If he “stiff arms” the opposing player in the face like Kernan did, it will likely be a minor penalty. I believe it is either a major penalty or no penalty at all on a challenge. Definitely wasn’t major but he could’ve received a minor if it was called without a review.

Anyone else see Emery counting how many goals they scored on his hand to an ASU fan after the game?

Love the announcer chuckling after Waldron has a blatant trip

I honestly think ASU has gotten the better whistle this game. You’d think ASU didn’t spend half of the second period on the powerplay the way these announcers are talking.

Looked like Kernan just stuck his glove out in his face. These announcers need to grow a pair, holy smokes.

It looked like the ASU hit Kernan in the head after the whistle in real time

Schloss was very complimentary of Beck Thoreson in this week’s podcast. As of right now, the plan is for him to be here for his draft year which would mean he is pretty high end. Still a long way to go but he is definitely a valuable piece for the future.

Carels is local-ish as well. He is from about 3 hours away from Grand Forks. His sister plays a couple hours away at Jamestown. I would imagine that plays a role as well.

Out of all of the defenseman drafted in 2025, zero were below 6 feet. Jake is 5’10” and 175lbs. He will still have the majority of teams calling this offseason. If he thinks or is told he will be a full time NHLer next season, he is gone. If not, I think there is a serious argument for him returning. Earnings wise, UND could make a somewhat competitive offer to what he would be getting in the AHL.

Based off speculation, I would be really surprised if Carels was not one of them. Cam Robinson stated about 2 weeks ago that there are whispers around the World Juniors of a player(s) outside of McKenzie that will be going to UND. The list of unsigned or uncommitted guys at that tournament is relatively small, especially when you only consider players playing in the CHL. Carels is the only one with significant connections to UND. I anticipate they add a forward as well, preferably a right shot winger. Mathis Preston recently got traded in the WHL. From a distance, that looks like it was a deal that was made knowing that he is gone next year or that would potentially keep him in the WHL.

This is a historically bad Gopher team and I am not convinced they will be much better next year like their fan base thinks. They are a lot further from the top than they realize.

From Schloss’ article, it sounds like he is pushing for the 27/28 season. That would be his draft year and I doubt that UND will opt for him to come in that season. The best comp that I can find for him is Lincoln Kuehne of Arizona State. He probably should be playing juniors this season.

When looking at him as a sophomore, is he one of, if not, the best defenseman for this cycle? He’s super young and two days from being a 2010. I don’t know how common or uncommon it is for a defenseman to be playing where he is at his age.

Maybe top 3-5 player in this cycle for Americans? Probably the best American defenseman

The age requirement to officially offer a player will eventually be raised, in my opinion. I see no benefit for the player or team to commit a player multiple years before they get to campus. Shortening the window will prevent players from changing their commitments and teams from pulling scholarships.

They move down to 4

It would be nice if the camera angle wouldn’t change every 5 seconds

There hasn’t been any specific names being dropped but there was whispers around world juniors of player(s) following MacKenzie to North Dakota. That could be Steiner, Carels, Suvanto, etc. Rumors of current CHL players heading to NCAA next season will probably heat up soon. Most guys already know where they are going or have a very short list of teams. Leaving the CHL is still frowned upon so I wouldn’t expect an official announcement on anyone until their season ends. There probably is a commitment or two behind closed doors.