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Please elaborate. Is it because UND wasn't interested or they didn't have any luck? Kind of odd that UND would be in the running for McKenna & not pursue anyone else from the CHL if he fell through.

Was wondering what it means then when a player signs with a collective. How did you hear about this? UND has only 2 forward positions open. Would think that they'd be at least trying to land a high-scoring CHL player for 1 of them.

When the Collective states that these players have signed with the 1883, is that a roundabout way of saying that they're being paid to return?

Aah, sheeit..haha!

Dalton Anthony

Forgot to add: that silent commit from the O who appears won't qualify academically looks to have been an extra/depth player. So that would have made 14 Fs for 25-26 & room for only 1 high scorer from the CHL. So perhaps Chyzyk wasn't looking for 2 high scorers, just 1.

I worded that wrong. I was referring to the Fs who will be extras in case of emergency, like Andrew; as opposed to Fs who will be regulars. Who in the current lineup do you see as an extra besides Andrew? But totally agree that UND needs a high-caliber F like Reschny to make next year's team truly legitimate. Just one more piece, oh heavenly Father.

Schlossman thinks that UND will add 2 more Fs; they're currently at 13. If they elect to go for 15 next year, I figure one of those will be for a depth player & the other for a high scorer from the CHL.

If more than 1 person on an anonymous site thinks you're an ässhole with a strong trait of jackassery, you might want to look in the mirror.

And no one reliable has said UND wasn't a finalist. Try to tone it down a little, the adults here would appreciate it.

If UND was within a snail's breath of landing him, my guess is that Chyzyk would have a solid Plan B in place for another high-profile CHLer if McKenna fell through. That Cole Reschny kid would be ideal & he's from Saskatchewan, so no doubt he's well aware of UND. And if I'm a future #1 overall pick who will be a multi-millionaire in 2 years, I'm not basing my choice in school A because they can give me $100k more in NIL than school B. I'm going to the place that will give me the best chance in succeeding at the next level.

Very well may be true, but my question is why UND was a co-finalist with MI for McKenna last month if they can't afford him in the first place.

Coming from a guy who can't wait for the MN collective to start raiding UND's roster, everything you say here is suspect from a loyalty standpoint.

Chyzyk will likely have a solid Plan B if McKenna falls through. A good GM won't put all his marbles into 1 player.

Next year, which Ritchie at this point doesn't want to completely define, could mean playing college hockey in the United States. “He’s already completed his high school requirements,” Ritchie said. “We will evaluate what’s best for him next year." "Of course, all the big hockey schools have reached out,” Ritchie added. "But we have isolated Gav from any distractions up to this point.” -From an article in EP late last month; the Ritchie guy is Byron Ritchie, former NHLer & McKenna's agent. One can glean from the bolded part that McKenna is just going where his advisor steers him.

What separates BU, BC & MI from DU & WMI is that the former recruit more 1-dimensional scoring Fs & the latter guys who play a 200 ft game. Carle & Ferschweiler are showing everyone the model in order to be successful, but the other leagues still refuse to listen.

I would imagine that if McKenna is unavailable that they'll go after another high-profile CHL player. Because if UND was serious about adding a guy like McKenna, you'd think they'd still want such an elite forward if he becomes unavailable. Schlossman today wrote that UND will probably add 2 more F. Maybe a utility guy like Montgomery was & a high-profile CHL guy.

Is that your opinion or is that what you've heard with your connections? A month ago there was an article stating that it was down to UND & MI. Now you're stating that UND never stood a chance with him.

Next year's team as it's currently being structured reminds me of Mankato last year: heavy, physical & older. Which yes, this experience should win them some more games. But to put UND over the top, they could use an elite F from the CHL who can give them 40+ points to make them a legitimate contender, instead of just relying on scoring by committee.

At some point, UND will have to learn from these lesser teams & overcome them if they want to go deep in the playoffs in any given year. Because if it's not BSU, there'll always be a Canisius or RMU kind of team on the schedule who can equally ruin UND's year like BSU can. Have a Spartan-like attitude with whomever they play. I trust that Jackson will have the team better prepared & motivated against BSU in the future.

UND has 8 non-conference games that are must-wins. As experience proves, a bad win hurts a team's PWR more than a good win helps it. A burger isn't the only thing that gets flipped.

Weak non-conference schedule outside of MN.

Please clarify what you mean by 'loaded'. Try to frame 'loaded' in terms of the number of high draft choices on a college team, because 'skilled players' is vague (ie, Penn St had quite a few skilled players last year, but they were far from loaded). Would 4 or more players on a team drafted in the 2nd round or higher fit your definition of a loaded team?

Brendan McMorrow? EP has him going to DU, unless you're referring to a different McMorrow.