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The USHL expansion will further that initiative. Youth hockey in SoCal has produced quite a few good players. They just tend to lose them at 14.

Fast. Very undersized. Pretty good skill. Def projects D1, but not sure if that is blueblood D1.

I like his game. I think he would've probably gotten a 40-man invite to NTDP tryout if he hadn't previously committed to the Vees. He plays a steady two-way game, plays bigger than his height weight stats.

Marto will be a really good test case for other young, talented ND kids looking to make the jump. I wish him all the success in the world, and I am very curious to see the result. I hope its a ticket to d1

The Point System Last 10 Years (2017–2026): Champion = 100 pts | Frozen Four = 50 pts 11–20 Years Ago (2007–2016): Champion = 80 pts | Frozen Four = 40 pts 21–30 Years Ago (1997–2006): Champion = 60 pts | Frozen Four = 30 pts 31–40 Years Ago (1987–1996): Champion = 40 pts | Frozen Four = 20 pts 41–50 Years Ago (1977–1986): Champion = 20 pts | Frozen Four = 10 pts 51+ Years Ago (1948–1976): Champion = 10 pts | Frozen Four = 5 pts 1. Denver 2. Michigan 3. UND 4. BC 5. (Tie) BU and Minnesota Not too shocking lol

This was a who's who team from Western Canada (plus an American) last summer at the big WSI. Lotta guys who went high in the WHL draft following the tourney. https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/39568/western-canada-prime-u15/2024-2025?tab=stats

Both are very good players. I like Boumedienne's ceiling a lot. Holowaychuk is small and speedy. Reid Nicol plays Sioux hockey. His little brother might be an exceptional status guy too....They are from Brandon, MB

My understanding is that he chose not to apply for exceptional status...slight nuance. Regardless, he is very good by reputation and on paper, so I give him the nod. I'm really interested in seeing the U17 world events this year. In particular, the 2010 COVID kids in the US vs Canada. My gut tells me that the US kids got ice time at 10 and 11 years old where the Canadian kids got less due to restrictions...especially in Ontario.

no sooner than i type this, Nash Roed is added to the NTDP

Yeah, Daley is the #1 D in the world right now in the 2010 birth year. Could be #1 overall player in the world in the 2010 class. I say could be, because people will make a case for Maddox Schultz...whom I am sure is excellent, I have just never seen him play best on best in the birth year. He did solid in the WHL though as an underager and did very well at the U17 challenge as an underager, so I think its a toss-up between the two of them for top of the mountain. Joey Cullen is different, but also special and kinda lives on the top of his own mountain. I am really curious to see how the US kids' games translate to the junior level this year at NTDP. Specifically Thompson, LoSauro and Queally as they seem to play a very translatable style as it relates to staying honest to the defensive side of the puck while still putting up big numbers offensively.

It's unlikely many of these guys commit at their first opportunity, but here is a list of some of the top US born players that could commit as early as 3 weeks from now. Some top American players eligible to commit 8/1 (not ordered for any reason) 1. Drew Daley D NTDP Buffalo, NY 2. Joey Cullen F NTDP Moorhead, MN 3. RJ Thompson F NTDP Eden Prairie, MN (re-classed forward) 4. Carter Morris F NTDP Anchorage, AK 5. Henry Meier F Everett WHL Woodbury, MN 6. Nash Roed F Waterloo USHL White Bear Lake, MN (late 2009) 7. Jack Queally F NTDP Milton, MA 8. Will LoSauro F NTDP Ridgewood, NJ 9. Chase Schulberger D NTDP Quakertown, PA 10. Mason Schemenauer D NTDP Minnetonka, MN I think Thompson, Roed, Morris, and Schemenauer should be in the mix. The others are long shots based on family connection and geography.

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Yes, and Minnesota was always #1 in his heart. Edina kid. Although his dad is a 218er

Puck Preps is probably the least accurate of all the amateur scouting and ranking click bait sellers. When you have repeated years of multiple US born top 20 players on their site that don't even get invited to 40-man it says something. I think it boils down to they don't really know the game and are ranking based on fan boy watches and highlights. That said, Schneider is a 5 star recruit. He is lightning quick and is an excellent playmaker. He is on the lighter side for sure, but his game isn't about power. He had a season ending lower body injury this year.

One puck....that's also part of the pipeline.....