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Watching these teams play at Hlinka, that is an elite group of four Canadian guys. If we could land 2+ of them, we're sitting pretty. I know all the big powerhouse schools will be after them too, but they are sure fun to watch. England is so fast and has a cannon for a shot. Pue and Schultz remind me of the Ruck twins, they play so well together and can find each other anywhere on the ice. Cripps is a really smooth skater...he's like a lesser hyped version of DuPont. With how late these Canadian kids are committing, most probably won't commit until next summer though. Will be fun to watch their progress this year and see where they end up.

https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/hlinka-gretzky-cup-preview-top-prospects-watch-joseph-dupont-sundstrom-santala And then a current commit:

Sure would be nice to land Schultz/Pue, they look really good.

Centering the top line with potential recruit Sung on a wing. DeMars is fourth line and Thoreson 2nd d-pairing.

Great trio of forwards for them this weekend, but certainly none of them were surprises...it would have been surprising if any of them chose a team other than UMN. If we can land Thompson and Morris from that US group, I'm more than happy.

That's a nice one for them. Another one from The Schloss List.

USA crushes Canada 7-2 in the finale of the WJSS. Saw many comments that Reschny was the best Canadian player all tourney.

Should just be missing Keaton and C4 for the WJC from our d-corps. But I could also see Emery getting a look for the Spengler roster during that time as well. Good opportunities for mega minutes during the Clarkson series for Boser, Dumanski, Laurila, Lindberg, and MacKenzie.

Sanderson is really impressing in the WJ showcase so far...great to see. Really interested to see how his WHL season goes. His game could translate very well to college.

BGSU picks up a commit from a 23yo that has played 102 ECHL games. Totally normal. NCAA needs to get rid of this ECHL/AHL to NCAA loophole.

Carels playing and wearing the A

Swanson recovery going well from offseason shoulder surgery: https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/mac-swanson-ahead-of-schedule-after-offseason-surgery

Thoreson, Grubb, and DeMars all make the USA Hlinka roster:

Would be a huge one!

Nice hat trick from Sanderson to start the WJ Summer Showcase: https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/2026-world-junior-summer-showcase-cullen-wyttenbach-top-standouts-day-1-sanderson-stockselius-sanderson-rogowski

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/cole-reschny-keaton-verhoeff-and-carson-carels-looking-to-return-to-canadas-world-junior-team Reschny, Carels, Verhoeff for Team Canada and Simpson, Sanderson for Team USA for WJC camps.

Too many Brock's. Cripps, England, Schultz. Ha. I still think we'll lose 1-2 forwards to the portal after this upcoming season. That's a lot of talented forwards on this roster, and a few of them might be getting less playing time than what they hoped for...opens the door for a couple high end commits.

He certainly can't do any worse than Motzko last year.

I’m thinking that’s do-able.

I’m assuming we’d have figured it out when the season started and TH wasn’t behind the mic.

Does TH work for the school? I always assumed he worked for the radio company. TH has always been the voice of UND hockey for me, but he's def been struggling a bit the last couple years.

Save some $ for next years roster as well. Keep KV or CC or WZ or CR around for one more kick at the can with the Rucks.

Reworked contracts for the coaching staff: