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Agreed. We'll see what happens...plans can always change. IIRC, Oshie was supposed to play a full year in the USHL as well, but then he played well there after his HS season ended and UND brought him in as a true freshman instead the following year. Not many people can make that jump from HS to NCAA (successfully), but Simpson is certainly making the jump from HS --> USHL look easy.
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It’ll be interesting to see how many freshmen forwards we bring in next season and how quickly they acclimate to the college game. Zellers, Klee, and Zakreski for sure. And then O’Neill, Schultz, and Simpson as possibilities too. Everything I’ve heard has Simpson playing full USHL season next year, but he’s certainly playing well there after his HS season ended.
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First for Schmaltz today too!
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ASU gets Connor Hasley, a goalie from Bentley thru the portal.
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Almost his entire coaching career has been focused on UND hockey. I guess I’m not gonna fault a guy that bleeds green his entire life. I’m willing to give him a chance and see how he does at the helm.
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2025-26 University of North Dakota Hockey Season
brianvf replied to Frozen4sioux's topic in Men's Hockey
This part. They can commit at anytime. Although it seems that many of the higher end players are waiting until after their CHL seasons are over before announcing the commitment. So we may see a rash of them once those seasons end. -
I read it as him saying if he was more career-focused, he would have accepted a HC job when he was offered previously. But he loved UND and GF so he stayed.
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2025-26 University of North Dakota Hockey Season
brianvf replied to Frozen4sioux's topic in Men's Hockey
Been real quiet for new recruits, portal additions, and CHL mentions. Really nothing since Zakreski. My hope is that Bryn gets announced early next week and we start to see some roster additions shortly thereafter. We have about 8 spots to fill (6F, 1D, 1G) as of now. -
Good goalie pickup for them, he has very solid numbers but very minimal actual playing time.
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That's a good tip, I'll be sure to give that a whirl next time.
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Almost double Herter's salary and get him on over to GF.
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Confirmed now. He has signed.
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He was in the head coach position...hard to say if he'd be interested in a lateral move from WMU for the assistant role.
