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I think there needs to be a little nuance to the discussion still at this point to draw any specific conclusions. First off - really hope the kid can pull through and get out of this alive. Just a terrible situation for obviously him, his family, and teammates In general there were likely some mistakes made with this workout but until we know the actual level of difficulty, how all the players were reacting to it, health conditions, etc, its hard to say with certainty IMO to what degree everyone is at fault. I've seen it reported both ways that he collapsed from a heat related illness and also from a cardiac event so that aspect as far as I've seen isn't even certain. (and unfortunately it seems when most of these cardiac events happen it was unknown to anyone involved that the athlete was at risk)

Based on Neuenschwander playing pro already the past 2 years in the Swiss league I'd lean towards it being very likely he just plays pro in the Swiss league then jumps to directly to the NHL. Euro players actually have a nice development option for pro leagues so in general they probably have to be swayed by other factors to jump to the NCAA. (college lifestyle, getting to live in the US, etc are more what you probably have to sell those players on I'd imagine)

Fitzhenry’s highlights from last year. Pretty impressed with how good he is on his backhand for passing + scoring.

Cooper Williams seems like one to watch this year with how his year goes in the WHL. He seemed to be a guy slotted to play likely in the top 6 at UND but if he’s not ready to jump in and make an impact it changes things Dane and staff seem to be really narrowing in on guys that will jump in and make an impact from day 1 up and down the lineup. Really good example is them taking Connor Davis this year instead of bringing in Pilgrim, etc.

I will give Pronman credit in that he'll give you his logic for his decisions. (granted sometimes its far from the majority) The Zach Benson ranking is pretty wild but he did break down his logic with being concerned about his skating and assuming he might plateau in the next few years while a bunch of players around him keep taking steps. (Its just a major stretch to think that many players would pass him by though. Hard argument to sell there haha)

Link below - You need a password is the only catch. (Once you purchase both nights the password is used up - so mine is toast hah) I think if you called their box office and let them know you are interested in tickets for that weekend they might be able to sign up your email and send you a fresh link with password You might be able to sign up online to get ticket updates as well and that might work? Not exactly sure though https://clk.gophersports.com/e/er?utm_medium=email&elq_cid=1243977&RSRC=Email&RDAT=9353&ehash=d90d686ebd770a18f8030a9b23481a3f8d996ca24ca1891b88c5ab8518db34ef&aid=16098&pid=minnesota_email_eloqua_eloqua&rid=9353&s=2414213&lid=8530&elqTrackId=4E9531815562396E6AA30B0021527D14&elq=99595d9d7e4c422a8e9127f4828fd992&elqaid=9353&elqat=1&elqak=8AF50201F76977F1B4CB92EB57929DCDBE253E945DAF57A76560A13B4E066B3D08AE

PSA - Think tickets just went on sale for the gopher series. If you signed up to their ticket alerts you should have gotten an email this am Prices werent too bad $70 per ticket thursday and $90 per ticket for friday

Based on the limited inventory present day the resale market isn't too bad currently. (hell its ironically better than trying to get tickets to the ASU series in Tempe) I'd assume face value is $100 per ticket and some resale tickets are going for $140 - $160 right now on seat geek.

After I mentioned I was excited to see the arena filled with Kelly Green I didn't get any more email updates from their ticket office That's on me - shouldn't have bit the hand that feeds lol

While on the ticket topic - the Gopher ticket office had mentioned in an email the UND vs Minny single game tickets will go on sale some time in late August before the rest of their single game tickets go on sale Have not seen an updated date sent our from them yet though... Not sure if anyone in the know has heard that specific on sale date?

A little over 1K all in for a pair of upper bowl tickets on the end that UND shoots at twice for a reference point. Would assume much more pricy for lower bowl tickets

If we go on to sweep them on their home ice this year, After a few cocktails I'll be making some "not up to standard" remarks.

Agreed on both. I get that moving on from Rholick might be risky but might as well give it a shot. (In his defense though, that game day atmosphere is brutal for the most part. Hard sell in recruiting I’d imagine)

Was thinking he might play as a draft eligible player as well. Will be an interesting case study because college hockey even compared to when Macklin played has gotten alot better overall. I feel like Joey isn't as put together as Macklin/Eichel were but maybe someone can correct me on that

US didn’t even play Chase Reid either which was a surprise since Canada decided to mostly play everyone. There are some players like Reschny that hate to lose on Canada but not enough + their goaltender didn’t make nearly enough saves (granted no way will he be the starter over Ivankovic. Assuming they wanted to see what they had)

Should add Keaton looked pretty solid as well. Looked very confident with the puck and was making plays . He had a little rust at moments but was great to see him playing with a little swagger

It’s summer hockey - but Reschny looked like he’s already in mid season form during this game. Just seems hyper driven right now. He put a Fin right on his ass during one of his faceoff wins. Already seems to be a step faster and stronger on the puck as well.

Watched most of the game yesterday and he was going balls out trying to make the camp roster hahah. (credit to him he's not gona leave any doubt and will make the coaching staff have a conversation about putting him on the roster) Liked his game alot - likely more of a bottom 6 guy at UND but a damn good one. Basically ran around all game trying to crush guys and then had some nice finishes (rebound goal by being around the net, nice forehand backhand finish, and then a quick snapshot for his hat trick goal). He's a pretty big kid but can move well for his size

Playing for the Calgary Hitmen in the WHL next year

Was the USA performance in the first as bad as I would guess? Being down 4 zip in the 1st is a tough way to start

In theory if you don't accept / defer your signing bonus I feel like they would have an argument Granted, not sure how many players actually feel like doing that hahah

Moral of the story - Never trust a Russian

Thing to note with goalies is there are just less spots in an organization teams will drop their prospect goalies down from the AHL to the ECHL if they aren’t playing enough in the AHL just to get the players some reps.

You're likely right but currently I don't see many that jump out looking through the lineup... (obviously as you go through a season things change) Ashton Schlutz seems like a minor risk being an original Berry recruit. Even looking through the D core I don't see any glaring flight risks

Breakdown of the Canadian WJSS roster from an NCAA view 18 out of the 32 skaters on this roster will be in NCAA for the 2026-2027 season 7 from the NCHC 6 from the Big Ten 4 from Hockey East 1 from the ECAC