brianvf

Played for the Norway U20 WJC team for the last couple years. Put up 31 pts along with 10 goals for BSU last season.

If that SO forward group takes a step forward next season...watch out, it'll be fun.

There it is. Solid pickup with Gino as SR forwards.

Yep!

Updated after portal entrants. Strath is the only one that is a bit surprising and would have been nice to see him & Emery as upperclass Dmen. But I get it...he was destined to be in the same role next season playing 11-12 min/gm...he could go to SCSU or similar and play 20+ and be their D leader. Best of luck to him and the others departing! Forwards (12 of 15): SR - Menghini JR - Croal, Littler, Swanson SO - Josephson, Kernan, Reschny, Zakreski, Zellers FR - A.Schultz, B.Schultz, Simpson Defense (5 of 8): SR - JR - Emery SO - Laurila, Verhoeff FR - Lindberg, MacKenzie Goalies (3 of 3): SR - Sandy JR - SO - Spunar FR - Heil For us next season. I wouldn't be surprised if we added a couple SR forward & D from the portal to get some more experience back there and even out the classes. Then the rest filled in with CHL studs would be my guess. For portal D - Bushy from LSSU, Loftus from SCSU, and Neumeier from Colgate seem like nice targets. For portal F - Hall from SCSU, Magnussen from BSU, Wiebusch from PSU, and Muthersbaugh from Union would be excellent.

Some really interesting names in the portal. Hall from SCSU is a good player, and he’s actually not going to UMN. Skahan in there too. Can’t wait to see what pieces Bryn has lined up.

Appears that UMN is the new “Portal U”, as they called us in the past.

What's the link for the excel one?

Portal is now open. Refreshing Brad's portal page every few minutes and new entrants keep popping up. https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/2026-mens-college-hockey-transfer-portal-tracker

I'm hoping that they follow the same trajectory that BU did with all their 1st round draft picks this season. There's a few other CHLers that were rumored to Michigan as well. But now Michigan is getting pretty full...hopefully that frees up some for other schools...like UND.

He'll have his work cut out for him if all these rumors are true about UMN raiding their best players. Hopefully he's able to retain a few of them.

I bet he uses it and stays too.

That’s ok. I’d rather have the Ruck twins for 2 seasons than Potter for one.

Agreed with this

#studsincoming

Gonna be a busy week coming up!

It’s like Cam Johnson as well. Crushed it in that 2016 playoff run and is now in the ECHL too.

According to Schloss: Tentative 2027-28 nonconferene opponents at Friendship Four in Dublin, Ireland (Quinnipiac, Northeastern, Wisconsin), Nov. 26-27 at Augustana, dates tbd at Wisconsin, dates tbd vs. Bemidji State, dates tbd vs. Minnesota, dates tbd Tentative 2028-29 nonconference opponents vs. Augustana, dates tbd vs. Wisconsin, dates tbd vs./at Bemidji State, dates tbd at Minnesota, dates tbd

It'll be interesting to see how Jax handles non-conf games moving forward. These are all still opponents that Berry had lined up.

I mean, a perfect season would be the ideal path forward, for sure.

Need to go at least 2-1 in those 3 games against UMN and MSU to help our NPI out against the B10

Here it is: at Bemidji State, Oct. 9; vs. Bemidji State, Oct. 10 vs. Bentley, Oct. 16-17 at Minnesota, Oct. 23-24 vs. Michigan State, Oct. 31, in Austin, Texas (U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game) vs. Lindenwood, Nov. 27-28 vs. Clarkson, Jan. 1-2

I'm guessing Bryn's magic won't be known until a couple more weeks when the CHL playoffs are over.

Yeah it was down to DU and UND. Wonder how things change the last two years if Pohlkamp is in green.