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I would def think they’re tracking.

I believe Sanderson is playing in the Dub this season. One of the bigger market teams I believe.

We’ve historically taken plenty of west can guys.

I have no clue about any others.

Husar is a great get by the staff! We have that position locked down for a while if they all develop as expected. Should be fun to watch.

Thinking we’re landing someone here soon

There’s another dman who’s been coming on really strong lately…he’s always been really good but not in the Daley/Dozark convo. Parker Deraney…I know he has strong GF ties, etc. That’s all been discussed. i watched a bit of the 5 nations and I was fairly shocked at how good of a two way player he is. He’s not Daley offensively and he’s not Thorson defensively (nor the absolutely physical freak that Thorson is) but he has high end IQ. Super translatable skills on the way up level to level. I’d be blown away if he doesn’t commit here.

Me too

100%. But Canada dominated them last night worse than they dominated Germany. I was frustrated with the showing as well as the score should have been much closer. The shot/possession disparity was embarrassing.

They didn’t show up. That team was much better than that.

100% Has been trending this way for a very long time. If the top kids aren’t going tier 1 they’re done, if their goal is continuing hockey after HS. I said it 5-7 years ago, if ND doesn’t create a T1 team (or 2) they will continue losing their top at a rapid pace. MN AA is losing tons and tons of kids now, single A or ND doesn’t stand a chance.

He always does, every level. When he was younger he was so much more physically mature, everyone has flies by him the last 2 years or so. He’s maybe 5’7” but an offensive wizard. And he works super hard.

Agreed, send the top 2010…both ntdp and ‘10s that are doing well. The best ‘10s.

Well in theory they would be on ntdp though, that’s the team that goes to the worlds. Yes I realize they’ve brought some CHL guys the last year or two, but it’s been 1-2 max.

I will say, US has changed/deviated a bit the last two years…and so has Canada with the U18 worlds. Can Canada get every kid, no, some are still in playoffs. But they have beefed their rosters up the past 3-4 years.

Thats what they’ve stated in the past. I’ve always wondered this as well. But I will say this, Gavin Burcar is one of the very best at his birth year.

Could be

I have a hunch he’ll be there next year if all works out this year.

Yep, he’s really good too

In Thompson’s case he could wait it out (which is very smart from a player standpoint) or he could commit to UND if sitting on an offer. For most I’d recommend to wait, but in Thompson’s case he’s a bit different. With fairly heavy GF ties, that’s obviously different. Growing up in GF/attending UND and being die hard Sioux fans, there’s legacy type stuff involved with that which many other kids around the country don’t deal with. Similar to Thoreson, there’s something extra special about playing for UND (beyond purely development). You never know with 15-16 year olds however he’s been top of the crop since he was very young. Even if there’s fall off it’ll be mostly minimal given the 2 way game he’s got. It would be an important commit on multiple fronts.

Haha not the first or last time unfortunately 🤣

Huh?

Such a good article. Really puts things in perspective. As good as 14-15-16 and even 17 year olds can be….things change. And when they do, it typically is a steep slope. Pushing the age back to say 17 (before sr year…although I would keep it to an age, not grade) would be beneficial for players and teams.

Not fun for the fans…but def smart for the players, and teams really.

Crazy considering just 3-4 years it was so hard for an ncaa guy to get a look for that team. Times have changed.