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12 hours ago, tnt said:
I’m guessing the coaches know the numbers just wouldn’t work out with the future knowing Menghini will be the only Senior next year and you still have guys like Sanderson and ONeill in the pipeline, assuming both Ashton and Brock Schultz might be coming this fall. Bryn has probably been determining what we need to do to start evening out the classes, and been keeping tabs on each recruit.
Agreed and like you mention the "problem" doesn't go away the following season with O'Neil, Sanderson, Williams and McKamey set to come in and that's obviously not counting potential future CHL forwards.
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15 hours ago, scpa0305 said:
Hopefully we’re after Buttweiler, Thompson and Cullen. Would love Daley too but he may be tough being an east coast kid. I get Cullens boys are going Minny but the goofs could screw that up too
I wonder if Joey Cullen is really in play? I have to imagine very few programs spent much time on Wyatt assuming he would just follow his brother to Mich St. I'd like to be in on McKinnon too!
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4 hours ago, nascar99 said:
The fact that Notre Dame had Cooley, McGroarty, Pastujov, Tyler Duke, and more committed there back in 2020 before they all decommitted for greener pastures just signifies to me that they were fortunate to even get those commitments in the first place.
Faber too I believe.
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3 minutes ago, cberkas said:
Such an easy switch. Flip Strinden and James!
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17 hours ago, Username Taken said:
For a guy that was on fire Strinden has 1 goal in the last 10 games.
I can't believe they haven't gone back to the Strinden-Ollie-Croal line which only disbanded when Croal was hurt. That was the line when Strinden was red hot and the other two were playing their best as well. I like Strinden's game but he's a guy that fits in much better on a more grind type line vs a skilled top 6 role.
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Anyone know if we are in on Fitzhenry? I'm sure Bryn has put in the work but just wondering if he is considering UND? I know Western Canada/CHL is going to be our main recruiting ground but sure would love to be in on the top US players/NTDP as well. As has been mentioned on here, there are some studs coming up in the next few recruiting cycles specifically with Minnesota ties.
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20 hours ago, beastandco said:
Everything up to this point on DuPont is conjecture. His recruiting process will look similar to McKennas with less hype. I expect UND to be in his top 3/4 but on the outside looking in when it comes down to his final decision.
Side note, the McKenna/Penn State saga has definitely made Verhoeff’s decision look better and potentially benefits UND in future recruiting battles for similar talents. I just don’t see that player being DuPont next year for UND.
So I guess that confirms it's not DuPont. Is it a forward or a D? Can you provide that info? I think it's safe to say we all are hoping for an elite forward!
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8 minutes ago, Clark17 said:
Not real excited to likely see SWE in the quarters
Definitely not. Drawing the 3rd most talented team in the quarters is not ideal which is why I really don't like seeing upsets like Slovakia beating Sweden early on.
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8 hours ago, Blackheart said:
Happy for the win...that was one of the most physical games I've seen this year. Miami may not have a lot of scoring power but those guys finish every check. Their defenseman, #2, was hitting everything on the ice. This was a good test for the boys; not a pretty game in any respect but they ground it out and found a way to win. I'm looking for more of a 4-1 or 5-1 type game tomorrow. Score early and often on that goalie; looking at our top guys to have a little more success putting the puck in the net.
I agree. I was wondering if anyone has seen Miami play this year? Are they always that physical or was that maybe their gameplan last night against us? I'm not sure I remember a game with so many big hits and all against UND.
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34 minutes ago, nascar99 said:
Wonder what the approach will be with Williams, probably talented enough to come in as an 18 year old, but certainly could use another year of junior in the Dub to really dominate.
Klimpke still very underrated IMHO.
As has been mentioned, who comes in and how many forwards next year willl be interesting. Lots of tough decsions. Just a feeling but I think whether or not we land a higher profile CHL forward in the next couple months will determine where Williams plays next year along with potentially his draft status.
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6 minutes ago, .357 said:
In a single shift last weekend, Verhoeff made a couple of big blunders (2nd period of Saturday's game): 1) unable to hold the puck in the o-zone with only moderate pressure from an ASU player; 2) while behind his own net & with no ASU player on him, made a drop-pass along the boards that was intercepted & almost led to an ASU scoring chance. All in a span of about 55 seconds. Still very raw, but understandable considering his age. His pace though seems to be improving, but his decision-making isn't quite there yet. He definitely would benefit from another year of NCAA hockey before being thrown to the wolves.
Fair to say that it's very difficult to win a title without solid senior leadership & production. And it goes without saying that UND would be nowhere near as good this year without Strinden, James & Rickwood, who will all be gone next year. Will be interesting to see who the senior leaders will be next year as Menghini will be the only one, unless they can get a senior transfer or two. Seniors provide not only experience & maturity, but they bring a sense of urgency as they know this is their last chance to win a title.
This is something I've thought about recently as well. Next year's leadership crew will be quite interesting as like you said very few upperclassmen. I could see Reschny wearing the "C" next year (obviously with the assumption Liv and Weibe are gone). Swanson and Emery as other possibilities. But in the meantime, let's hopefully enjoy a long postseason run this year!
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52 minutes ago, tnt said:
Would be interesting to know if he would agree to that, or go play with his brother at CC. I believe CC was one of the teams he was considering before committing to UND.
If you’re not dominating at the current level, why rush it though.I had heard this spring that he wanted to come to UND this year and wasn't overly enthused about playing in the USHL(not sure how reliable that was though). I do think we lose him if he gets pushed back for another year.
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I'm most curious about our forward classes. As has been discussed, it will be interesting to see who all comes in/gets pushed back next year especially with the assumption that we pick up an elite forward for next year. The following year I don't know how we bring in all the guys that get pushed back with only one junior (Mengheni) on the current roster. Some tough decisions will have to be made and I'm wondering if we carry 16 forwards on the roster?
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19 minutes ago, cberkas said:
Was a clean hit too, that angle isn’t the best view of the hit
Looks like a collarbone. Tough loss as I've always thought he was a great player as you could tell by my comments in the World Juniors thread.
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5 minutes ago, tnt said:
Beyond Carels, don’t know how much room you have for another defenseman with MacKenzie and Lindberg coming in. Assuming we lose Wiebe, Livanavage and Zmolek. Emery could go, but would be wise to stay. Need to keep some experience on the back end, as we know that there is a bigger learning curve for defensemen.
Yes I think the staff has been planning all year for those three to be gone. I sure hope its Carels and then an elite forward. Like mentioned, just no room for another D unless an unexpected departure.
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Tough weekend for #18! He looked like a 17 year old out there especially last night. Hopefully just a blip on the radar but he was a step or two slow all weekend.
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2 hours ago, AJS said:
Hot take. This team has tremendous depth with 15 healthy F's. Good depth with 14 healthy F's. 13 healthy F's it starts to get really thin. Not having Croal last weekend was noticeable. Zakreski is such an X-factor for this team. IMO, this team will be so much harder to beat come March if the 3rd line is 19-8-21. That line dominates other team's 3rd lines. For that to be a possibility, you need someone who can step into a Top 6 role, the only candidate that isn't there currently is Zakreski.
Pre-Christmas, World Junior, Spengler Cup that was our 3rd line with 7-29-15 and 9-17-26 as the top two lines. I was little surprised we didn't go back to those lines last weekend but I suppose Croal being out put a wrinkle in that.
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45 minutes ago, cberkas said:
Is Croal hurt/sick? Surprised if he's the odd man out at forward.
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12 hours ago, cberkas said:
USA Hockey really mismanaged this team, start today with who should be evaluated this summer.
I've said this from day 1. How Cullen Potter isn't playing top 6 minutes on this team let alone not even getting an invite is an absolute travesty and I knew this team was doomed when I saw roster decisions like this! I would love for some media outlet to ask Motzko or Vanbeisbrouck the one simple question on why he wasn't on the team. I really wonder if USA hockey has pissy pants over him leaving the program early and same with Hurlbert (I would think more towards Hurlbert though since he didn't leave to go to a college early).
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5 minutes ago, Wilbur said:
Right. You hope John Vanbiesbrook was very actively involved in all of those difficult conversations when sending a kid home.
Gopher hatred aside, it shouldn't cost Bob a kid like that.
I would certainly agree considering I would imagine Bob was the main reason the kid was invited in the first place. He had no business even getting an invite let alone making the team so it shouldn't be a surprise to him.
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55 minutes ago, burd said:
I wonder if The Eagle has put in a word for UND with Carels, being that Carels grew up a Sioux fan close to Eddie’s home town.
In a Schloss podcast right after Reschny and Verhoeff committed, he mentioned that there was an elite level prospect that reached out to his agent a couple hours later and said he wanted to go to North Dakota as well. It was rumored to be Carels. Anyone know if this is presumed to be true? I know all these top level CHL guys seem to keep things close to the vest so I'm guessing we don't hear much of anything until there seasons are over again.
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12 hours ago, brianvf said:
I would guess he's coming in for 27/28.
He was injured for the beginning of the season and has had a slow start since returning.
He's still so young...only a 16yo in the WHL, he won't turn 17 until a month from now.
He could still play another year with Victoria and then come in after he gets drafted like Reschny did.Wow I didn't realize he was so young. I knew he accelerated and committed at an early age but didn't think he was still 16. I would think based on the way this season has gone and his age that it should be a no brainer for both parties that he plays at least another year of junior.
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12 hours ago, brianvf said:
That's good. Good for him, he certainly deserves it and hopefully he makes the final team.
I wonder how this came about? Was it like last year when Max Plante wasn't originally invited (although injury played a part) and then Sandelin called and said you'd be crazy to leave him off the team? Either way some of these picks are just crazy to me! How do you pick Kvasnicka not only over Zellers and Potter originally but over a player playing in the same league that is putting up way better numbers (JP Hurlbert). And like I've mentioned before, Potter not getting selected is crazy to me. Makes me believe USA hockey is almost blackballing both Potter and Hurlbert for leaving the Program early (although Potter was selected for the U18 world tourney last spring and was the best player in the games I watched).
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1 hour ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:
Bob is coaching so Kvansnicka and Mooney are given more opportunities than they would get otherwise. Much like when Lucia wouldn't given Jordan Schmaltz a look. McMorrow is another you'd think Zellers would be preferable to, but maybe he brings something that Zellers doesn't. Also, there is likely someone else slotted for the PP flank where Zellers thrives.
I know this isn't UND related but Cullen Potter not being selected is ridiculous as well. Way better player than Kvansnicka and McMorrow for sure and I would say Mooney as well. It's crazy but true but if it was David Carle making these decisions I would have far less argument but it's not!
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They are all Hibbing kids and won both Pee Wee and Bantam state at the "A" level.