Certainly not ideal. But also not entirely unexpected. We've been talking for months about how there was a good chance we'd only have 1-3 dmen returning.
Frisch returning would have been huge and Bast entering the portal wasn't a certainty (like Johnson).
Can still be a strong group if the two portal pickups are good and then once the freshmen D get up to speed.
On the plus side...with how much everyone complained about the D group this year and their poor play...maybe this is for the best.
That kid is so good.
Wonder if he'll stick around for his soph year. BU will be good next season too...they have a good recruit group coming in.
And we play them next season too.
For sure. Berry needs to get 2 D, 1 G, and maybe 1 F out of the portal.
Portal is tough...the right players for our squad might not even be in the portal yet (still playing).
Regardless though, Berry needs to nail those four portal picks...the results for next season hang in the balance.
For recruits only (not portals), currently we're looking at this more than likely:
D - Wiebe, Livanavage, Strathmann, Benoit, Komzak
F - Emerson, Perron
G - Hedquist
https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/tyler-kleven-signs-three-year-deal-with-ottawa-senators
Pretty impressive how he modified his game slightly after his last major...you could definitely see the adjustment in his game and how well he was playing.
Seems like an odd take.
Peters didn't think his style fit in well with UMD, but he thinks MSU would be a better fit? MSU doesn't exactly play a "run-n-gun" style of play...if anything I'd say they're pretty similar to UMD.
Time for Berry to pull the Spicer for Howard trade. It was his plan all along.
Agreed with scpa though, he'll probably end up with a team like UMN or UM.
Agreed. Would rather not see Pecknold win a title, but he's the lesser of all those other evils (unless some other team pulls a "surprise").
I'd be all for WMU going on a run.
Frisch officially signed. Congrats and best of luck moving forward, Ethan!
He was a great player and stand up individual while at UND!
Now time to snag a portal D or two, as well as a goalie...and maybe a forward.