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Oh man, that's always a good sign.

Yeah, for sure. Something is gonna have to give if all these schools rumored at going DI start actually doing it. They'll all need to fit somewhere.

UMN fans were proclaiming him a Gopher after looking at his social media, so I agree...better BU than UMN. BU is gonna have yet another great incoming group if they land a few more of these players that they are rumored to be in on.

I still have a hard time believing that St Thomas would jump ship from the CCHA to the NCHC just a couple years after they joined the CCHA. They just joined the CCHA in 2021. I'm assuming that the CCHA would make them pay a decent fee for leaving, much like the rule that the NCHC has in place.

The new Schloss UND podcast was posted today. https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-hockey-podcast-the-season-inches-closer They spoke about the upcoming season and talked about how the practices have looked. Schloss specifically called out Blake on looking dominant in these early practices. Also he talked about Perron making some great passes and hustling back when he doesn't have the puck, compared him to Nick Schmaltz. Mentioned Berg looking like a good fit. Said Hedquist was a full participant in practices, so he must be recovered from his injury suffered late last season.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/top-candidate-emerging-in-unds-search-for-assistant-hockey-coach Top candidate, Mr. Dillon Simpson, emerging for the assistant coach position.

Another sad deal: https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/bulldogs-hockey/bulldogs-francis-once-again-battling-cancer

Tough loss for them so late in the offseason. They lost both their top point getter and their top goal scorer. No one else was within 15 points of those two.

It's been a rough stretch lately with forwards especially. A good number of first round forwards in the last 2-4 years have listed UND as their 2nd or 3rd choice. Would be nice to turn that around a bit.

I’d be ok with another Rocco on the team.

Only slightly. UND Final PWR in the last five seasons: 22/23 - #19 21/22 - #7 20/21 - #2 19/20 - #1 18/19 - #20 Two "almost" seasons, two dominant seasons and one in the middle (that was still a #2 seed).

Those bolded six are the most intriguing names left on Schloss' list to me. After missing out on Hensler, I'm hoping we can land at least two of those three dmen (Laurila, Lindberg, Murphy). And since two are local and one is the son of a former standout Sioux player, I'm hoping the odds are good that we're in the running for all three. The forwards are tougher, as all three of Hagens, Mooney, and Potter are heavily recruited from all the big schools. We've been having a tougher time lately landing the big name forwards...so my mind is preparing for the fact that we won't land any of them...but my heart is hoping that we land at least one.

Dang that kid is only 15yo. They have a stockpile of recruits!

Yeah they made a few comments like that which made me think that they didn't have great knowledge of many of the guys (shocker, from a couple podcast guys??). From looking at this team on paper, I would guess that both our offense and goaltending will be improved. The d-corps will be a wait-and-see, hopefully the coaches can have them playing up to their potential earlier in the season than what we saw from last year's group.

Agreed. They don't have a super high end "blue chippah" like Celebrini but they have a great grouping of forwards to make a top 9 that will definitely put up points. A proven goalie that will now have a much better group in front of him. And while the d-corps is starting fresh, it's a good mix of proven vets and high end rookies.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/karl-goehring-returns-from-europe-with-a-bronze-medal-and-fresh-knowledge

Geez, that's kind of a surprise.

He'll get some good playing time with all the forward talent that they lost this summer. They've picked up some nice guys out of the portal, but they sure lost a good chunk of their offense. Meanwhile, UMN fans will have to break out that eraser for all of them that were writing Bump into their lineup already. Hopefully they used a pencil.

In his original tweet, he spelled Gophers incorrectly and called it Minnesota University. I take it he's from out of state.

And unfortunately they lost their leading goal scorer, McKown, to the pros.

CC could surprise a few teams in the NCHC this season. They have a good core returning and a great goalie. A really good recruiting class as well.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/minnetonka-forward-ashton-schultz-commits-to-und-hockey

I have a feeling this commit took Brad by surprise. It seems like with most commits, he has a bit of inside knowledge, as he has an article with quotes within a few hours of the commitment. This one...so far nothing other than a screenshot of Ashton's social media post.

No, he wasn’t on the list.