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And how did that help them toward the end of the season?

The thread is titled Early Outs, not UND Early Outs.

We heard this same argument about Mueller last year. "He's always wanted to be a Gopher." Well, that didn't work out. The situations are different with every player. No one knows what they are thinking, or what the team that drafted them is thinking. That said, I believe that Erik Johnson will play at least one year at UMN.

Posted on USCHO by a poster: Oct. 1 Manitoba (Exhibition) Oct. 6 Quinnipiac Oct. 7 Quinnipiac Oct. 13 At Wisconsin Oct. 14 At Wisconsin Oct. 20 Maine Oct. 21 Maine Oct. 27 At Mankato State Oct. 28 At Mankato State Nov. 3 St. Cloud State Nov. 4 St. Cloud State Nov. 17 At UAA Nov. 18 At UAA Nov. 24 Colorado College Nov. 25 Colorado College Dec. 2 US 18's (NTDP) Dec. 8 Wisconsin Dec. 9 Wisconsin Dec. 15 Michigan Tech Dec. 16 Michigan Tech Dec. 29 At Dartmouth Tourney Dec. 30 At Dartmouth Tourney Jan. 5 At Colorado College Jan. 6 At Colorado College Jan. 12 UAA Jan. 13 UAA Jan. 19 At Bemidji Jan. 20 Bemidji Jan. 26 At Minnesota Jan. 27 At Minnesota Feb. 9 Mankato State Feb. 10 Mankato State Feb. 16 Duluth Feb. 17 Duluth Feb. 23 at Denver Feb. 24 At Denver Mar. 2 At St. Cloud Mar. 3 At St. Cloud

Where did he play college hockey?

Yeah, I can't see why we would want a kid picked the WI HS POTY on the Sioux... Does it help at all if he plays next season in the USHL?

Good posts, Stack. With how you have it laid out there, I could see both Marto and LaPoint in the USHL next season. With our returning dmen, and the addition of Bina, that would be our 6 dmen there with Genoway and Alexander backing them up and pushing them. For the forwards, I assume that Trupp will play another year in the BCHL, and possibly Forney going to the USHL for a season.

If Marto stays in the USHL for another season, does that mean that LaPoint is coming to UND this fall, or playing in the USHL as well? Is that for sure about Forney, or just speculation on your part?

I too am wondering if either Marto or LaPoint will come in next season, or if Bina will essentially take Smaby's spot in the lineup. Wonder which one the coaches would bring in if they can only bring one.

I haven't seen the entire schedule yet, but from what Hakstol said on the last Coaches Show, we will have Manitoba for the season exhibition opener, then have Quinnipiac coming to the Ralph to open the regular season.

Those rankings are for one point in time. So when the Blues drafted Oshie, the ranking of their prospects also includes members of their AHL teams, etc, so those players will obviously be ranked above a player that just graduated HS. Now, with Oshie's great frosh season at UND, his ranking has skyrocketed above players that are currently playing for their AHL affiliate.

That's because of the style of hockey that they play.... oops, I've said too much.

That would definitely hurt SCSU's chances next year. If Bobby leaves, I can't see SCSU finishing above 7th next season.

Do their 3-peat chances diminish a little now with Earl gone? Maybe Elliott will follow, but I doubt it. They will still be a very good team next season...

Earl leaves UW: http://www.dailybreeze.com/sports/articles/2633746.html

As you wish.

His name is Finley. Joe Finley.

I agree with you here. Both should be players that stay all four years and really develop into special players by the time they are juniors or seniors. Kozek is a sniper with his wrist shot, and Watkins was using his speed to create chances at the end of this past season.

Nice, good to see him starting to get some more points...

Sure...keep telling yourself that. My first few posts over there were right after the UMN/UND series at the Ralph when Irmen and Chorney did their 'jersey tugs'. I made a simple comment about how I felt that type of celebration wasn't needed, and that I didn't like it when either player did it. I got ripped instantly by 3 or 4 Gopher fans, telling me to 'go back to USCHO or SS.com' and calling me a troll, even though I mentioned both Chorney AND Irmen in my original post. I will say that a few Gopher fans, whom I have 'known' for years from posting here or over on USCHO, backed me and told the other Gopher fans that I wasn't a troll. But I would hardly say that I was welcomed over there with open arms like you say.

Congrats to Smaby, and good luck in the NHL.

Hopefully the Sioux can get a Duncan-like year out of Vandevelde next season. It sounds like he has progressed nicely in the past year. With early departures, I wonder if they would bring in LaPoint or Marto first if they bring one in for this fall. Marto has already played a season in the USHL, but I wonder which player they feel is further along in their development.

Looks like he might be close to signing regardless. http://torontosun.com/Sports/Hockey/2006/0...529541-sun.html

Wow, half the Sioux roster. So we should be expecting at least 10-12 early departures this offseason?

Trupp is an 07 recruit, and LaPoint might go to the USHL for a year. There has also been speculation that Marto may spend another year in the USHL. I suppose it all depends on who leaves early.