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Ha, little snippet on Lindberg coming in, and they talk about the nameplate issue.

They have Macbeath coming in from the WHL as well as Lin.

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.

Yeah, while it's great to have so many talented forwards on the roster...you'll certainly end up with good players sitting each game which will lead to portal departures at the end of every year when players go searching for more playing time elsewhere. Looking at that F roster right now, it's hard to pinpoint which ones would be sitting...certainly no Andrew-type players that would be an easy one to call.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/four-with-und-ties-land-on-central-scoutings-2026-nhl-draft-rankings

That's good, will be interested to see how he does for a couple seasons in the WHL.

Magnussen added. 2 F and 2 D to go. Guessing that might conclude our portal additions unless an unexpected elite player enters or we don't land our expected CHL players. Forwards (13 of 15): SR - Magnussen, Menghini JR - Croal, Lindberg, Swanson SO - Josephson, Kernan, Reschny, Zakreski, Zellers FR - A.Schultz, B.Schultz, Simpson Defense (6 of 8): SR - JR - Boser, Emery SO - Laurila, Verhoeff FR - Lindberg, MacKenzie Goalies (3 of 3): SR - Sandy JR - SO - Spunar FR - Heil

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/bemidji-states-kasper-magnussen-will-transfer-to-und The best part of the article is this: Get Lindberg and Magnussen to fill spots on those 3rd/4th lines, and UND gets even more dangerous as those lines will also be able to chip in more goals. From what I'm seeing, there were three departures that were by players that still had a role next season (Strathmann, Littler, Klee). All three portal grabs are direct replacements & upgrades to fill those three vacant roles. That's a portal win.

Nice. Portal pickups should be complete with that.

You don’t think that team could still win a championship?

They’d be so skilled and fun to watch though

My thoughts exactly. If UND gets Magnusson, then any other portal pickups after that means that a CHL player fell through IMO.

Nice replacement for Hampton.

These are higher end grindazz to replace our departed grindazz. Chippaz will be announced by end of next month.

Right? Easy peasy.

Yeah I'm viewing Lindberg & Magnussen as replacements for the departures of Klee/Littler. If both can provide more scoring punch (and PK skills) from our 3rd/4th lines, that's fantastic and would make them upgrades. If Bryn can lock up two high end CHLers with some scoring punch, our forward group looks stronger/deeper than last year.

That would be great for us…one less suitor for LD

Talk about a mind-blowing visit coming from BSU.

Wonder if he has a DNC tag on his portal entry? Certainly seems like he would already know his destination. Either way, I’ve never been overly impressed…give us Carels and/or DuPont any day over him.

Brad's article on Lindberg. First bros to play together at UND since the Poolman’s. Also liked to read that Lindberg was CC’s most utilized forward on the PK. Will help replace James PK minutes. https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/moorheads-gavin-lindberg-to-join-his-brother-at-und-next-season?fbclid=IwdGRjcARN0TRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeHlvuWA0Cn9hUHlQVpPoA9suZ606F5AAqmLDfSkUs2AuBEHLcGj3IK4jmW4k_aem_gJSal165CzhdZ2e68-VkRg

If it ends up being Lindberg and Magnussen, those are two good replacements for the Littler and Klee departures. Then it’d be great to get two CHL high enders to complete the forward group.

Added Lindberg. Lindberg was 3rd on CC in points, 2nd highest TOI for forwards, and also led the team in +/-. I wonder what the Lindberg jerseys will say on the nameplates next season? Gavin and Garrett doesn't make it easy...can't just put 1st initial like the Schultz boys. Three forwards and two defensemen to go for Chyz and Co. Forwards (12 of 15): SR - Menghini JR - Croal, Lindberg, Swanson SO - Josephson, Kernan, Reschny, Zakreski, Zellers FR - A.Schultz, B.Schultz, Simpson Defense (6 of 8): SR - JR - Boser, Emery SO - Laurila, Verhoeff FR - Lindberg, MacKenzie Goalies (3 of 3): SR - Sandy JR - SO - Spunar FR - Heil

Lindberg from CC is now at UND according to Tyler Young.