brianvf

MSU and Mich are going to steamroll the B10 next season.

NCAA hockey cleaning up so far. 8 of the first 11 picks with ties to NCAA.

I look forward to watching the #6 and #9 draft picks smashing the #10 pick into the boards in Mpls this fall.

Dang, UND with 2 top 10 draft picks in the same draft. Super impressive work by Bryn. When is Ruck going now?

Done. Congrats Keaton!

From Schloss:

Yeah, I think they're just fine having their NCAA products being developed at UND.

He wanted to get drafted by a Canadian team too...Calgary it is.

Carels goes #6!

Never mind, Schloss had the data from 1984.

Yep. Buium I think was their best prior to that at #12 I believe.

None of them! Rudolph goes. That's surprising.

Group of dmen gotta be starting up now. Who gets taken 1st? Reid, Carels, Verhoeff?

Oh there it is. McKenna taken 1st, as expected.

For those of us still at work, when is this thing supposed to get started?

Schloss is doing a live update for the draft: https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/live-updates-2026-nhl-draft-round-1

I wonder how much the Rucks timeline will differ if they happen to get drafted by different teams. If that happens, I wonder if they consider sticking around in NCAA until they become UFAs. More than likely not gonna happen, but an interesting possibility for them.

Dang, it's gonna be really fun watching these boys in the Green and White.

Does UND have to worry about Verhoeff or Carels signing after the draft? https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/nhl-draft-notes-does-und-have-to-worry-about-a-draft-pick-signing

Yeah agreed with all that. I think there could still be one (or more) forward openings for next year if some forwards this year aren't happy with their playing time or role (like Littler). Especially if a chipper CHLer is available and willing to come in...make room for him, like @cberkas said.

Haha, nice.

Schneider is a fine pickup for UMN, but I lol'd when I saw that PuckPreps listed him as a 5-star. If Schneider is a 5-star, then Fitzhenry must be an 8-star.

GF Herald article on all the media requests Verhoeff handled this past year: https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/how-keaton-verhoeff-handled-the-pressures-of-being-a-top-nhl-prospect

https://thehockeynews.com/news/latest-news/im-pumped-nhl-draft-prospects-carson-carels-keaton-verhoeff-reunite-in-north-dakota Verhoeff and Carels reunite in GF.

DuPont signing is certainly huge for Michigan. Have to think he stays for two years even if he goes #1 next summer, such a young dman and he's not overly big. Having him and Perron, both excellent puck handlers/carriers, on the PP this season is going to be absolutely lethal. They'll be fun to watch, but I'm hoping someone takes them out before they make it to the F4. Heck, I wouldn't mind if Spoons "pulls a Hunwick" on them in the NCAA's.