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Caleb Desnoyers is a real target. Bryn follows him and never followed Martone. If it’s not Desnoyers, it could literally be anyone. They are probably waiting him out and back filling the roster if they are not able to land him.

Per Scloss, UND was not close with him

He is HUGE. Winnipeg native, clearly he is interested in staying close to home. He could be a good 2nd pair defenseman in a year for us.

I believe BU opted out of revenue sharing.

From what I have read, Boston College has shown interest throughout the year. Desnoyers said last week that he “either wants to play in the NHL or where he has the best competition, and that includes the Q.” Since a lot of the top guys are going the NCAA route, there’s no doubt that the NCAA is better. BC has been after him but I haven’t seen anything about BC being the definite destination if he chooses to go the NCAA route. Losing out on Carbonneau might have changed BC’s chances as well. They still probably are the favorites but there is very little information about Desnoyers’ potential suitors.

Does anyone have any information on Desnoyers? I haven’t seen much about him playing college. He is somewhat connected to BC but that is a weird fit with Hagens, imo. BC recruiting him during the season but a lot can change since then. He stated a couple of weeks ago that he is open to the NCAA option if he isn’t able to make Utah, which is unlikely he will. Clearly Bryn views him as a reasonable target because he recently followed him on instagram. Desnoyers models his game after Toews and Bryn could use that as a pitch for him to come to UND. Like Martone, he will have a ton of NCAA interest. I could see it coming down to UND and Denver. He does not seem like a Big Ten guy.

I think they will wait out Desnoyers or Martone if they feel like they have a chance. That could be much later than next Friday. I got addicted to the rush of the weekly bat signals and have been going through withdrawals ever since. At worst, we have one more Friday without a bat signal.

Bryn follows Dravecky’s father as well. He definitely is a name to watch. He could sneak into the first round of the 2026 draft with a good year this year.

Desnoyers must be super recent because I swear I had looked within the last week on his account and Bryn did not follow him.

I hope Verhoeff goes into that locker room and talks about how great his first couple of weeks have been at UND.

I think top programs will have more recruiting leverage than they ever have. The bluest of the blue chips will be able to play the field but if they are not one of those guys, I think it would be in their best interest to commit to a blue blood early. There is only so many spots for recruits on blue bloods and the recruiting pool just doubled.

I must’ve missed that one, thank you. He’s definitely a blue chip.

It’s going to be interesting to see how many late 2007 and 2008 CHL targets commit before their season starts. Cooper Williams and Pierce Mbuyi are the two most notable players that have already committed, unless I am missing someone. There is a ton of talent left on the board. I know players that were already committed are making the jump to the CHL, like McKamey. I still think we might be a couple of years away from top Canadian recruits playing in Canada while being committed to an NCAA program.

As a lot of you know, Schloss had stated in a podcast that a 2008 birthdate player told his agent that he wants to go to UND after the Verhoeff and Reschny commitments. It has been speculated that it was Carson Carels. I would say this list almost confirms it, or at least it would be one of these four.

I don’t hate bringing in Simpson if the vision for him is to play on a scoring line. You cannot have Simpson play limited minutes with his skill set. He also is a left handed winger and we already have a ton of those.

Unless we get a blue chip, I would rather roll the dice with a commit we already have. Only a handful of guys would realistically make this team better next season. We could also see players like Menghini or Swanson take huge steps. I don’t hate having Schultz come in early and play a limited role if the alternative is a player with a similar skill set from the CHL. I just do not want to make a lateral move just to get a guy or make the move the gophers did yesterday.

I hope I’m wrong but I think Roobroeck and Lawrence would have already committed if they were going to. If I’m Bryn, I’m pushing hard for Lawrence. An eye for an eye.

I would expect Martone to make a decision soon. I assume the back up plan is to bring in recruits early. I doubt many uncommitted players are okay with being UND’s back up plan for next year.

Desnoyers is an interesting one because BC has Hagens down the middle already. I doubt either player wants to move over to the wing or wants to play on the second line as a top 7 pick. Martone would be a better fit for BC because they lost out on Carbonneau last week. Bryn must have something up his sleeve. It’s crazy that nobody has an idea who is going to fill the last two roster spots in the middle of July. He has to have some reason to believe that one of these guys can end up here.

Kyle Turris is an interesting comp because of how high he went in the draft. I have seen scouts on twitter say McKamey is that type of guy. I think a UND comp would be Tyson Jost. Jost put up about a point per game in the BCHL the year before his draft year. I think McKamey could have done that if he stayed in that league. One thing about Turris and Jost, they had over 2 ppg in their draft years in the BCHL. McKamey has a lot of work to do to get to that point.

Who would be comparable to Eli McKamey as a recruit? I see mixed reviews about him on twitter. Some say he is a top player for his age, others have different opinions. I find him really hard to project as a college player because nobody has played in the BCHL at his age. He put up 31 points in 52 games this season, which is a little underwhelming.

Getting him to take a visit is half of the battle. Grav and Schloss mentioning him and North Dakota is a good sign. Schloss doesn’t name drop for no reason. Martone’s camp seems to be at least taking Bryn’s call. Out of all of the schools, the on-ice fit at UND is the best, in my opinion. He would be a 6 month rental but he would bridge the gap to some of our recruits coming in for the 26/27 season.

I have seen conflicting reports on PSU. Some say they are out, others say that they are the clear favorites. Penn State is currently full but I would assume they could make room for a player like Martone. Michigan has a spot open but they could be bringing in Hurlbert as he has recently left the NTDP. Michigan State has lost Howard and will be after him for sure. A few different things would have to break UND’s way for them to be in the mix.

A lot of these guys probably have the same advisors or advising agencies. He is in constant communication with advisors about their players, whether the player is 20 years old or 15. The work for the upcoming season is mostly done, he is just waiting on a very small group of players and what their decision will be. One thing to note is that UND has a massive advantage in this recruiting cycle because Bryn has been working with and scouting these players all year in the USHL. Most of the players available August 1st are the players that were eligible for the USHL draft.