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Definitely felt like an exhibition very little intensity or emotion from either team Powerplay has to be better than it was tonight Mismash looked a step quicker and I think he will have a big year. Poolman looked a little more aggressive offensively and I think he will have a big year. Thought Hain had the best game of the newcomers and really liked him with Yon and Bowen JBD is such a smooth player just seems like the game is in slow motion for him Thome and Scheel both looked good standing in the crease and moving around not sure either actually faced a legit shot It is for real next week every play will be magnified and could make the difference in the game.

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Dane Montgomery Proud and honored to announce my commitment to play college hockey at The University of North Dakota, thank you to everyone who has helped me get to where i am! http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/hockey/4493523-grand-forks-native-dane-montgomery-commits-und

Thief River Falls JR defenseman Evan Bushy committed to St. Cloud this last week. He said he also was receiving interest from Minnesota and North Dakota.

Not sure what the chances are but Gophers have an opening probably the season opener for that year. Already have a road game at North Carolina scheduled so it will definitely be another home game.

Yeah I thought they would've won more last year and probably should've found a way to beat Maryland and Purdue even with the injuries. Think there will be a lot of new faces seeing a lot of time but that doesn't mean they can't win and in most cases it is a good thing. Agree on the QB play being better even though neither guy has made a start. At minimum I think they will be bowl eligible this season.

Kid tweeted out an apology and said things were exaggerated and he has nothing but respect for Minnesota. Fleck says he isn't for everybody and that is alright but he is real. He has already produced some of the highest ranked recruiting classes Minnesota has seen. I would've liked to see him close on a few more of the top guys like Quinn Carroll and Bryce Benhart but as the wins come it will be easier to land those guys.

Fergus Falls I think.

Maple Grove JR goaltender Ethan Haider committed to Clarkson today. I know there was plenty of interest from UND but not sure if there was an offer yet. I really would've liked to land him been a big fan of him since I saw him as a freshman and he reminded me a lot of Jake Oettinger when he was at Lakeville North.

Mismash-Jones-Kawaguchi Hain-Gardner-Weatherby Janatuinen-Hoff-Adams Smith-Bowen-Yon Poolman-Bast Tychonick-JBD Kiersted-Shaw Thome Scheel Anderson Extras-Peski, Senden, Johnson, Rieger, Keane

Would be surprised if Minnesota opened up a scholarship just for the chance of landing Geno. Have to think there was some sort of understanding after meeting that if a scholarship was open Geno would be a Gopher.

Hill-Murray 04 Nick Pierre committed to Wisconsin last night. After getting called up as a 8th grader to the varsity late last season he scored 8 goals and had 3 assists in his first 8 games. He added 2 goals and 2 assists in 5 playoff games.

Minnesota doesn't have any scholarships available and there really isn't any Gopher that I can look at currently on scholarship and say they would be likely to transfer. Looking at his Twitter he is most recent follows are members of the Xavier coaching staff.

Looks like no Huber due to family reasons. Senden can fill a similar role and might even provide a little more PK wise. http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/hockey/4455698-und-hockey-make-late-roster-change-next-season

Woah big time! I know he has resisted the WHL so far and hopefully that will continue.

Really, didn't realize that just because he has played 2 full years of USHL and played a couple of before/after seasons in high school.

Still had North Dakota listed on the Fargo Force line chart last night although sometimes they can just be slow to update it. I wouldn't be a big fan of this move. I'd much rather bring Senden in over Keane. Great leader, very good defensively, and could slid into a role on the PK right away.

Geno probably wouldn't start but would get plenty of minutes.

Very strong and with the injury issues that Bast has had the past few years having 7 very strong defensemen gives you that feeling of security.

The gentleman's agreement is the stupidest thing ever. Makes no sens for a program like UND, Minnesota, Denver, Michigan, BC, BU to follow it. I'd be very much in favor of the UND staff continue to recruit whoever they think will help UND until that player has signed his NLI.

I don't think a whole lot get turned down probably at most 3 or so a year. I know one guy has already turned them down though. https://www.sctimes.com/story/sports/high-school/2018/04/04/prep-hockey-smith-turns-down-u-s-national-under-17-team-return-cathedral/484166002/

I like the Elite League I feel like it has helped MN high school hockey keep some high end talent that previously would have went to juniors. Also it is flexible enough to allow guys to continue to be multi-sport athletes if they choose. I know a number of guys have played a football game Friday night and played in the elite league Saturday and Sunday even kids that have to travel 3-4 hours each week do it. I also really like the before and after option for Juniors. Still get the increased number of games but still get to represent your community and play high school hockey with your buddies I believe Ryder Donovan will do this next season. If they are good enough does it really benefit them to leave HS early? Each case is different. Depends on the kids maturity level and other things like that. Biggest thing to me is the kid being pushed to be a better player or can they coast at the same level they've been playing at and still continue to dominate. I think a guy like Kunz would benefit from going to JRs because Red River isn't pushed a whole lot. It would really benefit them to try to schedule some metro MN teams and test themselves more outside of ND. A guy like Donovan probably wouldn't benefit as much just because he is pushed more with the competition that Duluth East faces for the most part.

Minnesota kids decline a lot more than anybody else and some have even started to just straight up decline the camp invitation. Especially if it is a metro kid there is no reason for them to have to go to the development program. They get to play strong competition with guys they have grown up with in full arenas and a chance to play in the state tournament that a lot of Minnesota kids dream about from the time they are young. It isn't a crazy reason at all to decline the development program.

Soph Teddy Laggerback. UND was looking at him but I don't think he had a offer. I watched him 5-6 times this year. Good shot, strong along the boards but definitely wasn't a great skater, might've been the biggest thing that held him back from more offers.