From what I listened to when Schlossman was on Chris Peters Hockey Sense podcast yesterday, Schmaltz is the standout forward of the freshman group so far.
I don’t think Calder is center - I think he’s just a winger. It sounds like Schmaltz and Costantini of the freshmen are both centers, so I imagine we’ll see one or both of them get looks at center.
I think it’s unlikely, though both clearly have leadership capabilities.
I’d say it depends when they vote on captains. Because I’m not sure most of our returning players have even met Ford or Calder yet, and they’re the ones who vote on captains.
LSSU’s transfer portal losses were all seniors except for Calder and according to someone on Twitter, apparently LSSU doesn’t offer master’s degrees so I imagine that has something to do with it.
I think they are insane if they are going to roster 10 d-men. I thought the same this year. Your 9th and 10th d-men will rarely, if ever, play, so I’m not sure what kind of players you’re going to find to fill that role.
The USHL site has been wrong on this for years. Jake isn’t even from the same city as Jordan and Nick, so I don’t know why the USHL is going with this. They should Google.
I don’t think even Hrenak is confirmed. I’d have to Google that. I had heard it from some SCSU fans, but not in an official announcement. If anyone has seen one, let me know!