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

Yeah, Thompson was a breakaway academy kid, so he knows Chyzyk from there. I guess his grandfather was CFO of Altru for a really long time. He models his game after Toews. His development coach at Eden Prairie was Jason Blake. Not that any of those things make him a lock, but should certainly put us in the hunt.

I don't think we are in on Schneider. In the upcoming elite 2010's (can't offer until 8/1) I have heard we are in on Liam Pue and RJ Thompson (they are friends and lit up the WSI on the same line). I wouldn't be surprised if we are in on Maddox Schultz too. Those are 3 of the top 10 2010's...Bryn and Jacks just lining up the chippaz! Nice mix of WHL studs and USNTDP studs...just like Fitzy and the Rucks...I like that feel. Now if they could get the Fighting Sioux name back too, then I would call for canonizing lol.

rate goes up to get a first rounder to stay a 2nd or 3rd year...

$100k seems to be the going rate for a chippa

For chippaz it is never a straight bidding war, but you can't be grossly out of the ballpark either. We are crushing it on west canada dmen....gotta be careful to not get pigeon holed

Seriously, its gross. Unless you are NTDP or a first round pick or tendered in USHL/CHL...good luck getting 4 years of college

If you are playing in the NAHL, the dream already has passed you by...more so now with 5 in 5 than ever. You gotta be top 6 in USHL or CHL now at 16...maybe 17 if you have size.

Every advisor worth their salt has elite talent narrow it down to 5 immediately.

Reflecting on these souls and their all too brief time here with us, I can't help but think about the sense of community that sports (and in these cases a message board around college sports) creates. For those of us who have been around here for decades, these losses are not random names or pictures on the internet, but people we've engaged with passionately and often times met randomly in real life on our escapades. God Speed siouxsports friends...be sure to let us know if indeed in heaven there is no beer.

This is interesting...in the great history of Shattuck St Mary's, only 29 players that played their 18 year old season at Shattuck went on to be NHL draft picks. The vast majority of their cred is due to kids that played there, but left at 16 or 17.

playing his own birthyear...hes good, not really d1. He tied Sunger in points. I love Sung, but he's a 5'8 16 year old...

january of 2008...not a great prospect...I would guess CC de-committed him

Clanko reporting more garbage "AAA" hockey tourneys. I will echo that there are only a handful of meaningful AAA tournaments. The rest are fun or not fun depending on the group you are with and the expectations. Truthfully, if the goal is playing at a level that guarantees high school and beyond, you are best served spending that money on high quality skating and skill development.

wait, they have hockey west of Fargo and Grand Forks? Send pics. Just poking the bear lol

The 5/5 rule is also going to make things very interesting...

good point. Michigan, Michigan State, BU, BC, Minnesota seem to draw the most forward chippaz. Perhaps the focus is D chippaz with maybe 1-2 forward chippaz per year

chippaz beget more chippaz. I take 10 chippaz on my roster every day of the week

Nightingale and a Munn Arean upgrade...then chippas like to play with other chippas.

That kid is a monster and a stud.

This is another factor for draft stock...according to AI (I was too lazy to research) "Yes, the USHL being the lowest-scoring of the four leagues is a durable, long-standing trend. While scoring fluctuates year-to-year based on talent cycles, the USHL consistently averages between 6.0 and 6.6 goals per game, whereas the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) leagues—the OHL, WHL, and QMJHL—typically hover between 6.8 and 7.5 goals per game."

The other factor is the kid factor and being away from home. Some kids aren't ready for that. Some situations aren't great either in terms of billets, etc. some kids might not want to live and breathe hockey. Some kids might hate the emphasis in the gym. Some might find regional differences hard to deal with or rural vs urban vs suburban settings. School is a factor. My point is it isn't all just about hockey that these decisions are made.

Could definitely see that with the U.S. Players. Putting them in the same draft as Canadian kids, that risk of ever reporting and maybe only getting them for 1 year looms large.

Really interesting article with some good data points. To some degree, this is about a numbers game and sorta shows that the scouts don't necessarily get it correct on 15/16 year olds. If you have one or two surprise hits and one or two surprise misses out of every 20 guys, that makes a huge difference across the sheer number of players in the CHL vs the USHL and definitely vs the single team NTDP. I like the point that there is no veteran leadership on the ice and no further-developed players age wise on the NTDP...You can certainly point collect without being the alpha dog on a CHL team if you are on the pp and playing with older, drafted players on the regular. In looking at the 2010's in particular and the data points in terms of when American kids committed to the WHL it reveals that several of the guys referenced made the call around the time they or their agents learned they were not being invited to 40-man camp such as Colmer and Kaebel. Both are good players, but they weren't getting invites. Dozark is a notable exception as he is a top 4 D in the US in that birth year and committed way earlier than the 40-man discussion. His rights were also held by Portland which is a US destination and a top end program. Much easier transition for an American kid. Deraney is another that had a solid shot at making the NTDP and chose to go WHL before invites went out. He also had a destination that is familar to US players in that Penticton was in the BCHL and developing NCAA talent for years before making the move to the WHL. These cases are also a product of the fact that the WHL drafts a year early giving players that clear option and being able to woo players for almost a year before the NTDP makes its selections. Sorry all, I thought this was really interesting and commented, but further discussion on the matter probably should land on another thread...

DiCunzolo is Penn State, I know that.