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5 minutes ago, siouxweet said:
So no high end elite forward from CHL, that's a bummer.
So baffling to me. Is he that much ahead of O'Neil at this point? Obviously the staff must think so or otherwise why not just bring in O'Neil?
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11 hours ago, scpa0305 said:
Rudolph would be nice
I sure hope we are in on him. I've read quite a few scouts believe he has the most upside of any of these D men including Reid. I have this weird feeling he might be the other DU silent commit which would just be gross!
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1 hour ago, Johnny Five said:
I think the high-high end Canadian thing is going to be an interesting follow the next few years. McKenna and Verhoeff have been highly ranked for quite some time for their age group....it's hard to argue whether this year helped, hurt or was indifferent too be honest. There was a time McKenna was "falling" and Verhoeff was "trending" as the 1, then it kinda flipped again. Now it seems McKenna is the consensus 1 and Verhoeff could be D 2-3, which is still awesome.
But what if they had stayed and crushed up north? Hard to say. McKenna allegedly got a huge bag from Penn State, but none of those high end NHLers to be really wanna open a book, do they? None of those guys take school too serious....
But many I've read already have Carels over Verhoeff. I'd have to go back and see if that was the case a year ago, but if Carels goes top 3 I can't imagine he'll want on anyone's campus, the big show is his dream, unless someone throws a McKenna bag at him.
The changing landscapes of college hockey.
I agree and have said it all year McKenna and Verhoeff are going to be the case-study for all draft-eligibles moving forward. With potentially Verhoeff falling to the 2-5th D off the board and getting passed by players that ripped it up in the CHL, do you see most/if not all play their draft-eligible year in junior specifically defensemen? I think this could be why you may see DuPont wait until after the draft to make his decision. Does he dominate another year in the W being the best d man in the league and have 80-100 points and solidify his draft stock as the #1 overall or potentially get your deficiencies exposed against bigger/stronger/older competition?
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54 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:
CHL guys can’t commit until after their seasons are over. This has been widely known.
I get that but the fact that we may only have one forward roster spot available for such player is what I'm questioning? Again, was this our plan all along to only potentially bring in one at forward? Obviously hoping for a couple D as well!
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12 hours ago, sioux rube said:
Wow holy heater he is on! It will be interesting to see when he gets his first start next season.
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11 hours ago, tnt said:
Yeah, didn’t Chris Peters on that podcast say that UND was tied to more than one player during World Juniors? With that much smoke you would think there would be some fire.
I'm 100% with you here. I just can't believe that all the rumors of UND having guys lined up for months and nothing comes to fruition! Would be very bizarre if true.
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13 hours ago, AJS said:
I don’t either, but like @brianvf said, really need that last F spot to be elite. Someone they hope can play on the top line. Get that and next year’s F group should be excellent.
I agree I don't dislike any of the adds either it's just really curious to me. Like was the plan all along to only bring in one more freshman forward (after the 3 we all figured were coming) and backfill any portal entries with portal additions? I just thought with pushing back O'Neil and Pilgram it certainly meant we had some guys already lined up not shopping in the portal!
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2 minutes ago, cberkas said:
So another bottom 6, yay. If faceoffs are why you look for these guys then why not practice faceoffs in practice.
Yeah I'm with you. Makes it far less intriguing moving forward with only one forward spot open if true. Does this mean most of Chyz's work this winter has been for future year's rosters? Obviously need two d yet but was hoping for some high-end forwards!
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3 hours ago, Johnny Five said:
There is a pretty good thread on GPL regarding NIL where a lawyer attempts to break it down. It is waaaaaaay more confusing than any of us think, or just a booster handing over a check to a top recruit. The phrase "Big 10 Money" gets thrown around, but according to that thread and as you mentioned Wilbur, at the UM it's not necessarily the case (the $250K for a player, etc)...and on top of that, it's complicated as hell.
David Carle was on Chiclets this week as well and was very insightful on all things college hockey along with NIL. It's a good listen.
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41 minutes ago, brianvf said:
The obvious targets would be Carels, DuPont, Ruck twins, and Belchetz.
I would be ecstatic if we're able to land 2 of those 5. Anything more than that is just bonus.
I'm guessing the staff has quite a few CHL "fallbacks" of players in case those big timers go elsewhere. Similar to the Ollie signing at the end of last summer...he was a player that no one had talked about before he committed, but he'll end up being a great player for the future here.I think you can throw Rudolph in with those names as well. As far as forwards go though, I have to think there are multiple options if we don't have at least one already in the cupboard.
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8 hours ago, cberkas said:
Michigan State giving Potter $200K to $250K is an overpay to me.
That's around the same numbers I had heard a few years ago when we were supposedly his other finalist and he chose Michigan St.
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3 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:
The only thing I’m thinking when I look at this is…which F’s aren’t playing? Assuming we bring in 2 CHL studs. At D it’s a little more clear I think.
I've thought the same. It sure seems to me like Menghini may start the year as the 15th forward which sounds crazy along with maybe the Schultz's? Although I've always thought since the day he commited that Brock Schultz is penciled in as the 4th line center and basically a direct replacement now for Klee? I think Ashton has some real nice upside as well. Guess it's just the new age college hockey where we aren't going to see the Dalton Andrew's on a UND roster moving forward.
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2 hours ago, SpudsSioux said:
The other thing I didn't think about until Schloss's article was Lindberg's penalty killing. I said earlier I felt like this was an upgrade from Littler, Klee and Andrew for a similar role (bottom 6 guy), but I hadn't thought about the fact that neither Littler or Klee kill penalties. Schloss said Lingberg was CC's top penalty killing minute eater at forward. It's so nice when you can use your bottom 6 to kill penalties and next year UND should have plenty of that with Lindberg, Croal, Zakreski (and Ollie if he's not in top 6).
100% agree and love when this is the case. I don't want Reschny and other top line/scorers eating pucks all year although I'm sure Reschny still kills next year.
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5 minutes ago, SuhakiYeahYeah said:
Seems like its unofficially official at this point and its just a matter of when
So would this mean we are out on Wiebusch? I would think so based on numbers.
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So all the talk for months has been about the "big 4" WHL D men (Carels, DuPont, Lin and Rudolph) but does anyone know anything about another stud in Xaivier Villeneuve? I'm assuming based on his location that if he goes the college route it's somewhere out East presumable BC, BU, Penn St? Just odd I haven't read anything really on him. And full disclosure I don't think he's someone we are in on but with Chyz I'd imagine he atleast has kicked the tires throughout the year on most everyone.
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10 hours ago, cberkas said:
Sounds like a player to wear an "A" or a "C"
I think it's safe to say he wears a letter next year and wouldn't surprise me one bit if it's the "C". The leadership group next year is going to be the youngest ever. I would think it would be Emery, Swanson, Croal and Reschny.
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1 hour ago, .357 said:
This year's UND roster was at 15/9/3, hence why I had stated 9 D.
The positive of having 9 D is in case of a spate of injuries, of course. The negative is that UND risks losing a couple of solid D every year due to lack of playing time.
We only had 15/9/3 because Young was a designated player that didn't count against the 26 so we took in Engel late based on Zmolek's health. This won't be the case moving forward unless another transfer comes in that is the same designation and doesn't count against the 26 player roster cap.
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18 minutes ago, nascar99 said:
Gotta wonder if Wiebusch is waiting on his hometown Wisconsin Badgers to offer him a spot or weigh other options if the Badgers don't have a spot for him.
That is my feeling as well. I think he's a Badger.
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17 minutes ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:
I love Littler but top 6? No way, I could see top 9
Exactly and I would have to imagine both Klee and Littler when recruited were told where they would be in the lineup. I always saw Klee as the 4th line center from day 1 he was committed. I think Brock Schultz is the simple replacement there and already knows what his roll will be (4th line center and maybe PK).
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2 hours ago, atxsioux said:
Well we've got 1 opening at left D and 1 opening at right D.
And I don't think UND is in any rush to fill those holes. Will likely be waiting out Everett's season along with Prince George to try and land both Carels + Dupont. If they miss then you add an older depth player as needed from the portal. Schloss seemed to hint that UND will attempt to try and land Dupont (he seems to have a way different attitude about this recruitment compared to McKenna's) If we landed Verhoeff over Michigan there's no reason we can't land Dupont over them.
I'd think we would be in on Rudolph as well. If DuPont is chasing $$$ we are out of the picture.
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17 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said:
Call me crazy, I'd NOT be upset if that's the case. Not sure I want a player who needs a seven-figure college contract to play at our school lol. Hard to knock the kid, but that is insane.
100% with you and Jax has even said as much that we aren't going to chase players looking for the highest bidder. If the rumored number is true, this screams Michigan and Penn St as really the only two options to me.
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10 hours ago, siouxczech29 said:
Maybe an unpopular opinion here but I want Carles over DuPont.
I've basically said the same thing. If they are both most likely one year players and relatively similar talents (DuPont for sure) then give me the 18 year old over the 17 year old all day. I made the same argument in discussing potentially between Lin, Rudolph and DuPont as well. I wonder if we push harder for one of Lin or Rudolph if we feel we are out of the DuPont sweepstakes?
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23 minutes ago, Johnny Five said:
SCSU update, probably to nobody's surprise, Sydney Wolf now thinks the finalists are: Oliver, Herter and Winters.
That's a much better list than I was expecting. Herter would surprise me but would be a great hire.
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3 hours ago, Fratt Mattin said:
DuPont, England, Cripps, Jacobson, and Fitzhenry should all be on our radar. Although given Jacobson's dad owns the Wheat Kings, I'm not sure he'll even play NCAA
Could someone with access post the list?
2026-27 University of North Dakota Hockey Season
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I'm not sure what plan this was but I can't imagine it was Plan A considering this kid wasn't even "officially" available until a month ago when he de-commited from Northeastern and that certainly wasn't any big story when it happened as I've never heard of him until today.