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Gordon from MTU could be intriguing as an upperclassman center that can put up some points/goals. Wener from Mich (and CC) is heading to Notre Dame.

Haha, make it happen Bryn!

Would be a nice pickup and add some experience up the middle. I still think we'd be on the lookout for a 1st line center. Thanks a lot, BU. Hard to say how much a good center from the ECAC will transfer over. So far we have Strinden, Littler, Klee, and Kernan that could play center. I still think Strinden is more effective at wing, but he could certainly fill a center spot if needed. Not sure if Jax will want 2+ center spots taken by FR guys, but maybe? He might be forced to and rely on the talented d-corps and goalie to handle any mistakes for the first half.

There are ways around the NIL stuff for the schools. Similar to how a big deal was made about WMU not paying any NIL this year, when some of their hockey players were for sure getting paid. As has been reported. Yes, NIL is going to many players. I doubt we'll ever know all the specifics about which players and how much. I'd love to see a high-end center too... Who knows on the Rydell's. Maybe they are? Or maybe they're good with just doing the arena reporting.

Excellent! Big news, need to keep it rolling and snag some high end CHL forwards for next season still. Hopefully the KEM NIL money is an annual thing...

+1 I'd put money down that Menghini will get more points next season than Wilkie got this season too. He's already up to speed with NCHC play.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/schlossman-und-taking-targeted-approach-into-recruiting Good to hear that Heil will play another year of juniors. That will only benefit him (and UND).

Maybe that's the spot that Sandy from UMD will fill then... So maybe looking at Homer/Hedquist/Sandy then?

Yeah, if I were a betting man, I'd bet on a 2nd USHL season. He is still only 18yo...pretty young for a NCAA goalie. One more year of "seasoning" and he'll be ready to step in IMO.

That’d be a great pickup, hopefully Bryn has been in contact. Probably not many BU to UND transfers out there. But would help take a bit of the Boisvert to BU sting off.

We saw him do this a few times in a UND uni. Good to see him keep it rolling at the next level:

Yeah he's only played 6 total NCAA games in three seasons. Homer/Hedquist/Sandy Homer/Sandy/Heil Homer/Sandy/Huson One of those then I'm assuming?

So Sandy in, Hobie out?

I'm on board with this. And I bet the players would dig it too.

Plus I’m guessing that if it were true and word got back to Jax and Chavez, that it wouldn’t be good. I’m thinking that would void his contract, which means it would also void his buyout. Doubt he would risk $400k just to tell Boisvert and others to leave.

Dman Cleveland from CC (and UW) is heading to UMD. That surprised me until I saw that he's from Wausau, WI, which is just a few hours away from Duluth.

I know his son isn't a former player (although I wish he would have been), this is just a really cool moment:

Looks like he has decent speed and hands:

Their assistant coach was talking about a player that got $80-90k in NIL from a B10 school. It was on Ausmus & Schmaltz podcast. So I don't think it was Kernan they were talking about.

How so? Because we picked up a commit from a kid that decommitted and had several offers from NCHC and B10 schools?

Sounds like it, as the article mentioned that a good pile of his PP goals were one-timers from the circle.

Kernan joins the group. Great pickup. Addresses two needs...a center and can add goals. Excellent. From Kernan's coach: Forwards (11): SR - Strinden, James JR - Menghini SO - Swanson, Littler, Croal, Andrew FR - Zellers, Klee, Zakreski, Kernan Defense (7): SR - JR - Zmolek, Livanavage, Wiebe SO - Emery, Strathmann, Jubenvill FR - Laurila Goalies (3): SR - JR - Hedquist, Homer SO - FR - Huson (RS) Other current committed recruits that could come in this fall: G - Heil, D - Lindberg, F - O'Neill, Schultz, Simpson

Love it.

It appears that the moving forward part has been more difficult for some.