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Carter Sanderson for team USA

I think it’s trending towards both American and Canadian kids playing one year of juniors with a college commitment which is both good for the teams and players, in my opinion. The only exceptions being a kid being offered early by their dream school or a high pick wanting to forgo college altogether.

Gopher fans on X seem to think Thompson is likely going to UND. It feels like UND is targeting Thompson, Morris, and Ellingson for the higher end American forwards and then waiting out the higher end Canadians once they make the jump.

Seems like UND has at shot a quite a few within the top 10. Levi Ellingson is a name to watch based off of his instagram following.

Outside of the NTDP, Wilson Boumedienne and Louis Oscar Holowaychuk are two names worth monitoring for August 1st.

“Carels said he wants one year at UND and isn’t tempted to try making the Flames this year, saying he wants to be patient to ensure he has a 15 year career.” Sounds like Carels will not turn pro until the spring (at least).

They wanted Reschny to go back to UND and had great things to say about our coaching staff.

Would UND have taken Freddie a week ago? Yes. Would they have room for him (or anyone else) after the Rucks committed? No. Gopher fans claiming this as a recruiting win against UND is a stretch. Schloss stated on his podcast this week that UND was not after him, at least anymore. Certainly a solid add for the gophers nonetheless. They’ll probably get Willis too.

What a roller coaster for Gopher fans. It seems like it was always Michigan once the other top defensemen made their commitments.

Per Schloss’ podcast this morning, UND likely will not be taking another forward commit for 27/28 after the recent commitments. The only missing piece for the freshman class a year from now is a right shot defenseman that can play up in the lineup. I imagine Bryn’s main targets are Brock Cripps, Levi Harper, and Giorgos Pantelas to fill that spot.

UND hockey just followed the Rucks… what a week of recruiting

Bat signal is out…

The Rucks have just followed UND hockey and don’t follow any other schools. They follow Bryn as well. Next year’s incoming freshman forward class would be insane if they get locked in.

Fitzhenry, Williams, and Klimpke almost certainly will be coming in next year. It certainly looks like there is a lot of flexibility to add and for current commits to play their way onto the team next year.

It doesn’t show the UND hockey follows him anymore for me. Not sure why

UND hockey just followed him after the bat signal

Fitzhenry to NoDak!

I am thinking Rucks or Fitzhenry as well. The bat signal is so much fun.

I wonder what their timeline will be to commit. Given that they have already done a couple of visits, it wouldn’t surprise me if they committed to a school soon after the draft.

They also noted that the Rucks had made a couple of college visits recently but are returning to Medicine Hat. No teams were mentioned but I believe UND and Penn State were among them. Outside of DuPont, Adam Novotny seems like the only player considering making a move in the coming weeks.

MSU/UND and Denver/UND will be some of the best games in college hockey this year. UND and Denver are loaded with NHL talent on the back end.

Rudolph to Denver Minnesota out on DuPont. MSU and Michigan will get visits

Per Scott Wheeler’s article this morning, Michigan is the favorite to land DuPont and has been for some time. Denver, Michigan State, and Minnesota also mentioned.

UND is in the mix, at the very least. There’s not a lot of reliable information out there on them so who knows what is true but I have seen/heard a few things about them taking a visit. I doubt they end up at a traditional blue blood if they make the jump this summer but it only takes one team make room for them. For all we know UND could be that team. Things can happen fast in college hockey nowadays.

Per the Called Up podcast, the Ruck twins have made it known to schools they want to go back to Medicine Hat for another year before potentially playing college. Most schools have shifted to recruiting them for 27/28 but they could be convinced to come next year for the right situation. Bryn and the Rucks have recently followed each other. They don’t follow any team accounts.