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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!”

I agree. Both of his parents follow UND hockey. His mom just follows CC and Minnesota State, which are non factors. I do not know about other schools that his dad follows because he is private. The big question mark for him and UND is Keaton Verhoeff, imo. That may help our chances, it may hurt our chances.

Is this inside info?

This might be a dumb question but is there any chance Beuker is not eligible to commit until August 1st? He would be an old junior this year with a March 2008 birthdate.

I love that this staff leaves no stone unturned. It will be August before the roster is completed for next season. They could have easily picked up a bunch of mediocre transfers in April and moved on. Instead, it seems like they have kicked every tire to give us the best possible chance to compete next year. I’m really looking forward to what this recruiting cycle brings. I am expecting a couple of “local” kids mixed in with some high end Western Canadians. Getting a nice player from East of Lake Superior would be awesome too.

We will see, I do not know what would be holding him up. A few high end guys have interest in coming to UND in a year. I’m sure one or two will commit. It just might not be Beuker.

I did not know about the visit. I really want Beuker. He’s a great skater and would likely solidify our forward group coming in next year.

Looking back at last year’s recruiting cycle, it looks like most of the top players committed within the first week. I looked at the top ten players’ commitment announcements and at least half were within the first couple of days. McKamey and Berchild waiting until October and September. The other seven commitments were made in August. Dayne Beuker is still uncommitted and was third on Schloss’ list. It’s going to be interesting to see when he commits. It seems like UND is hard after him. He does not follow any college hockey accounts that I had noticed other than Bryn.

I see Brock England as a potential August 1st splash for UND. I believe had mentioned him last week. Really looking forward to seeing where he falls on Schloss’ list this morning. I think UND will primarily pick up high end local kids (ND and MN) and Western Canadians.

How good is Zimmerman? He put up great numbers as a sophomore last year for Moorhead. He is an old sophomore but 78 points in AA is solid for any age. Are those numbers inflated by playing with Kraft?