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Huh? he was there leading or second leading scorer. WHy wouldn’t they have wanted him back?

Huh, not following? I meant last year (at ASU) he signed a pro deal after his third year of eligibility...thus foregoing his final year of eligibility

They were sophomores. All I said is that they would have helped. Murphy had like 20 points last season. Probably wouldnt have bolted early had he stayed.

Wolanin signed

Not a bad idea...in the flip side this may get more recruits. I know tons of good fans that are rejoicing that Lucia is gone.

Wade Murphy would have helped us last year. Just like Wilkie would have helped us this year.

Important? I would say wolanin, but he was definitely leaving. So that really wasn’t an option.

Agreed. He was lock to leave.

I saw him at the Bantam AA state game and he’s actually gotten a ton bigger. I was surprised, he’s a good sized kid.

That’ll hurt. But MN always has more coming in.

Smith is going to be a 4th liner. That third line needs production. Maybe hain, Weatherby or Bowen.

Yup that’s a fact. To be honest I would have said the same thing with AA hockey, that was never really the point. The other guy took it sideways.i should have said put up decent Hs number and stopped heavy numbers in juniors.

Yes I do realize that you can find college stars at the single A level and guess what, in many cases they are drafted high and dominate juniors. In oshie case he was shredding nationally before he ever played a high school game. He was a lock....went in the first round as a late birth year. My point was that Bowen and Yon (to an extent as his junior goal numbers were not bad) only dominated at the single A high school level, did not flourish whatsoever at the junior level (more so Bowen here), and neither were drafted in any of the 7 nhl draft rounds. Given UND program, tradition, and success...I doubt these boys were recruited to play heavy top 6 minutes (again...moreso Bowen here). That is what I meant by my post...didn’t think I had to explain it in detail. It was not a bash on single A Hockey.

I was so close to writing “yes I know Oshie came from a small school” in parentheses behind that comment, as I know this forum so well by now. But got lazy. What round did oshie go in? Respectfully, read the whole post. #keyboardwarrior

Single A hockey. Both projected and did go undrafted, both did not produce great in juniors...especially Bowen.

...and was a very good college defensemen. His situation is a bit different though, he’s crack most rosters. LA is loaded at D. He was also old when he left UND.

...come on man....you just made that up

His point totals were never great but his goals per game was actually decent. He still has time to get to a top nine role in college.

Haha

Good post. There’s more than 5x5 hockey. I get building a team to play in the postseason is important (when refs swallow their whistles)...but you have to get there first.

No not really. In order of volume/talents it’s ushl, BCHL, NA/AJ, ohjhl, mj, sj. With ushl being far and away the best, but some high enders come from the BCHL.

But he doesn’t produce. He’s a good hustle guy and good penalty killer...he’s just not a PP guy. Shot isn’t great and his vision isn’t good. Plays with grit though. How many pp points did he have this year?

Adams has muscle...he’s not getting too much bigger. He should have played through his struggles. Berry far too quick to pull the plug on some guys. He’s too quick to pull the plug on Johnson at D too. There has been some games where I thought Johnson looked very solid...and he was only a freshmen/sophomore. This thinking that guys have to be 100% developed immediately is ridiculous.

Agreed. Those saying next year is done don’t know much about Hockey or the program, however those that think they’ll easily bounce back also may need some educating. Their recruiting class next year is not supposed to be as good as this years class (Tychonik should be nice though). Barring the unknown departures, next years team could have trouble scoring again. We’ll also have a younger goalie. The most important aspect this team needs heading into next year is development. They need some guys to take off. Guys like pogo, Olson, and Shaw should never have been on the PP. This time should have been given to the younger skilled guys.

What?