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Shocker at pick #1!

Haha exactly. Hopefully they're all one-season wonders. That's another question...is Fantilli gonna be signed by Anaheim (assuming he goes #2) shortly, or will he have another go of it at Michigan?

That whole line of BC incoming forward recruits could all go in the top 15-20 picks. Pretty impressive recruiting class for them this year.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/unds-nhl-draft-class-headliner-jayden-perron-is-a-difference-maker-with-skill-creativity

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-recruit-andrew-strathmann-makes-strong-closing-argument-to-nhl-teams

https://fightinghawks.com/news/2023/6/23/mens-hockey-north-dakota-announces-incoming-freshman-class-for-2023-24.aspx No new info here, but the freshmen group officially announced.

I'm excited to see what he can do starting this fall (and future years at UND). I see his playing style compared to Blake quite a bit. If his production is even remotely close to what Blake did as a freshmen, that'll be a huge help offensively to this team. I've read many mentions of Perron's shot and one-timer ability, which would be great on the PP. Blake is awesome, but he doesn't have the best one-timer (yet), so that would be another dimension to the PP if Perron can fill that void (I'm thinking alone the lines of Pinto). Having guys like Gaber, Blake, OMac, Perron, etc...could make for an awesome PP1/PP2 combo to throw out there.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/unds-jake-livanavage-warroads-hampton-slukynsky-invited-to-u-s-world-junior-championship-summer-showcase

https://theathletic.com/4611696/2023/06/21/nhl-mock-draft-2023-seven-rounds-pronman/

https://www.uscho.com/2023/06/21/minnesota-goaltender-bartoszkiewicz-leaves-gophers-will-go-back-to-ushls-phantoms-for-23-24-season/ I think this was somewhat expected after (so) Close announced that he was returning for another season.

Draft scouting report video of Perron from Chris Peters on FloHockey: https://www.flohockey.tv/collections/10748552-2023-nhl-draft/video?playing=11067151&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_source=twitter&utm_term=thumbnail.perronscoutingreport&utm_content=video&utm_campaign=ushl&contract_id=0061n00000akehbqam

I imagine opposing fans could have their fun with that name.

Yeah Brad mentioned this in his article last week. Mentioned that they could be accepted into the league as soon as this summer, but wouldn't begin NCHC play until 24/25 or 25/26. https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/daily-skate-arizona-state-continues-to-be-a-topic-with-the-nchc

https://www.qu.edu/quinnipiac-today/hartford-healthcare-donates-$250000-to-establish-quinnipiac-ice-hockey-excellence-fund-2023-06-12/?fbclid=IwAR35Zk7L_Ne8ezkGOIz_dcQ9u4goCn5sjRAjcwVG40W-PK6_vx0ZC8VEbLA We need someone like Altru or Rydell or ? to get this party started for UND evidently.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/get-to-know-the-2023-24-und-hockey-players-numbers?fbclid=IwAR0TsurxyqjXroUlmpA5X-z7rnDLJqfGn6nfbqU-OX37wyP7F8U9RXFqXHM A few tidbits of info on the numbers:

Who's the winner? Newcomers in bold 2 — Bennett Zmolek, defenseman 4 — Jake Livanavage, defenseman 6 — Logan Britt, defenseman 7 — Garrett Pyke, defenseman 10 — Tanner Komzak, defenseman 14 — Cameron Berg, forward 15 — Nate Benoit, defenseman 18 — Jayden Perron, forward 20 — Keaton Pehrson, defenseman 24 — Michael Emerson, forward 25 — Abram Wiebe, defenseman 28 — Hunter Johannes, forward 30 — Hobie Hedquist, goaltender 32 — Ludvig Persson, goaltender

Time to start memorizing the new numbers!

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/daily-skate-arizona-state-continues-to-be-a-topic-with-the-nchc

Congrats to Coach Karl! https://fightinghawks.com/news/2023/6/5/mens-hockey-karl-goehring-named-assistant-coach-for-2023-hlinka-gretzky-cup.aspx

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/calgary-flames-pick-cade-littler-commits-to-und?fbclid=IwAR2LzwgJrnmZJMgEQiBb_VZRgLSaEsd2MkrTl-0e9fWzytQ8Y9qfbCDzTt8

I'd say just UW. Hastings made that easy (easier?) to hate them.

Nice! Add Cade Littler to this group, excellent pickup for Coach Berry and Co. That 24/25 recruiting class is looking pretty darn good right now.