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This is false.

Yeah, my point was that Ryan and Danny were a package deal.

Agreed. Irmen too. When Blais turned down Grant he lost Ryan and Danny too.

No it wasn’t so they could play together at all, that happened later. Grant was not nearly as good as Ryan. Grant worked his way up to MN (even when Blais turned him down). Ryan was sought after from the time he was 13.

Owen power ‘02 to Michigan. Colossal get. Canadian kid, thought we may have had interest in him. Could bolt to CHL.

Good post, definitely depends on the situation/type of player. Spot on with Kunz however playing another year in GF won’t necessarily hurt him all that much. He’s an odd one, you almost have to treat him as a soph due to his birthdate. One other thing I would point out is when the player/team plan to have the player come to college. The days of even playing AA MN hockey and going to college the next year are almost unheard (middelstadt is the outlier these days). The gap between college hockey and high school is huge. In almost cases a player needs to play juniors prior to playing high end college hockey. I slightly disagree on the Donovan angle, I think a kid like that (who’s already played 4 years of high school hockey) should test himself at the next level. Duluth does play a decent schedule but definitely not a lake conference schedule. Biasedly, I want him to be more ready come his freshmen year. The kid has to want to do it however, can’t force those types of decisions.

NTDP is juniors....basically. So I guess I’m confused. When school becomes too easy they move kids up, or developed advanced classes. That’s what they have done with sports. Push kids and they become better.

No I get it. Biasedly, I’m hoping he pulls a Blake McLaughlin.

If they are good enough to play juniors now, I would think long and hard about sending them. It would depend on your kid (maturity, what type of player they are, etc). Players need to be pushed; in some cases players may develop bad habits by playing against inferior competition. In other cases they may continue to gain confidence by playing against inferior competition. Again, it really depends on the kid. It also could depend on where you live. If you’re in the lake conference in MN you may be able to keep them around and they’ll still be pushed. If your player plays against above avg competion only 4-5 times an entire season I may be inclined to moving them somewhere where they’ll continue to develop. Ryder Donavan is one who I thought should have gone to juniors next year. But he isn’t for some reason. He’ll absolutely dominate against inferior competition next year. Kid sees the ice so well. But then again there are always those like Middelstadt that are so supremely talented that it doesn’t matter where they play. Those are the outliers though.

Kunz has a nice blend of skill and size. Cox is a decent scout. He’s probably focusing on future potential. He noted that Kunz needs to work on skating and his pace of play. Skating makes sense as at this camp most of the other kids will be elite skaters. Pace of play is tougher on big kids that play at a lower level of competition. The elite league should help him this coming year. Red river and central beat up on on almost every team they play. In most cases Kunz hasn’t had to go full tilt or learn a great d game. That will come as he moves up. i still think he’ll get an invite if one of those MN kids decline. They’re probably the most likely to do so.

You mean he’s probably a decent student and his parents pushed UW.

Badgers just locked up their first ‘03 Corson Ceulemans....I noticed Berry followed him on Twitter. Wondering if we lost a battle there?

Jasper Weatherby going bonkers in the BCHL playoffs. Good for him.

I can’t seem to find a scouting report on his camp. I always had heard he should make the team.

Yes kids will be upset. But this move was pretty obvious. His salary was almost doubled and he gets to coach at a flagship school. Also, living in Minny has its benefits over SCSU. Also, can’t fogrt that wayzata CC membership.

I would be flabbergasted if schuldt didn’t leave...best player on their team.

Agreed. I still doubt he’ll be a top 6 NHL player however if he can’t keep his motor at high octane he could fit in nicely on a third line. He didn’t look out of place last night.

Gersich playing good.

Yeah, I live in the tc. I get it. They don’t get nearly the comp as the NTDP but besides juniors, it’s top notch HS hockey. I also haven’t heard of a kid declining the camp invite. Great way to showcase skills and learn.

I think I know where you’re going with this but I agree. Simpson didn’t do much in juniors either. I do remember the EGF stuff. Another one was grant Johnson last year. Big ND HS numbers but hasn’t lit the world on fire in the NA.

Nope, I can see where he’s played though. And who’s ranking him.

Bc has a kid a few years ago. Jankowski for providence I believe.

Some of those MN kids may decline the offer (for some crazy reason). Kunz may still get the late add. UMD with 4 recruits?!? Sandy has been a beast lately.

Agreed.

Schloss noted he’s a long shot. I assumed he was a lock too. Must not have had a great camp. Would like to see Sanderson make the team.