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1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said:
Mac has everything ... except a "6" to start his height. And these days that (wrongly) costs about 20 draft slots.
Assuming he has a big second USHL season…I’d say a mid first to late second range
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21 hours ago, Benny Baker said:
Nice. They’ve lost their top 3 1st rounders—Fantilli, Hughes, and Samoskevich— but still have McGroarty and Nazar.
Are they bringing in another arsenal of 1st rounders or is Michigan’s window on their insane recruiting pulls over the last few years starting to close?
Close? No way.
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1 hour ago, brianvf said:
Wonder what drew him to WMU...you'd have to think that the UND coaches were in on a kid who grew up in Minot.
Even if he'd been playing at SSM for the last four seasons.
Sucks to lose out on those really talented "local" players.Probably one of his only offers at that time. I doubt we were in on him when he verballed to WMU. Now gentleman’s agreement comes into play.
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On 6/21/2023 at 12:11 PM, AJS said:
Omg…pretty please
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1 hour ago, stoneySIOUX said:
Livanavage not drafted. Still, heckuva draft for our boys.
Tough to get drafted in yr 2 and 3. I mean, Luke Mittelstadt went in the 7th.
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On 6/16/2023 at 2:47 PM, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:
Wenatchee Wild moved from BCHL to WHL. Curious if Littler is a flight risk.
Zero…that’s why he went to the ushl he’s taking slow approach.
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Will Felicio to Denver, great pickup for them. Not 100% if we were in on him but I was hoping we were
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14 hours ago, cberkas said:
So confused by this one…he played 14 KHL games. How in the world is he eligible?
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2 hours ago, AJS said:
Count me in possibly being late to the party with NIL. I've always wanted one to get started, but more from an urgency standpoint didn't really feel it. I'm feeling it now. I'm looking at this two ways. For hockey, it's going to be necessary to stay elite. For Football / Basketball, can UND for once be in the drivers seat with the Dakota schools. Acting first.
It would help if some of the prominent coaches or media members would start making some noise. Why would Berry not be going through Schlossman with articles about this? If we're all on the same page that UND in situations like this are incapable of leading, what do we hope for? What will get people's attention? It wouldn't be hypothetically losing Hensler / Mooney to Mich / Minnesota respectively. How about the 3 FM NDTP players that are eligible to commit Aug 1st? For Football / Basketball, like always, need NDSU to set up one first.
I had no idea on the Q fund that @brianvf posted about. Why wouldn't Schlossman highlight that? He can make noise when he wants too, I'm just surprised he isn't on this front.
The only way UND will stay relevant with the big programs is to keep pace with the NIL. Plain and simple. Unless the shift their recruiting practice to only focus on overagers (think kato). Other all blue chips (and that next tier) will be heading to the Big 10.
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On 6/5/2023 at 1:15 PM, AJS said:
Really like this addition. Littler falls into a sweet spot category for recruits. Higher-end guy, that's going +1 in Juniors related to his HS class. Similar to Strathmann, where he might not need to play another year of Juniors, but will no doubt pay dividends for all parties. As someone who hopes UND follows the path of the younger / talented programs, this is a great fit to go along with guys like Strathmann, McInnis (potentially), Swanson, Boisvert in that 2024 class.
Strathmann will go in the 2nd-3rd rd and his a much higher end prospect. Littler is intriguing though. Dad is a hockey guy and gets it…he’s a very late rd draft pick and there is zero hurry to climb the ladder. I mean he’s going to be playing junior hockey still 2 years after his draft year. Take the slow route and it will pay dividends. He could very well be a nice player for us.
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1 hour ago, Kevin G said:
This is stupendous work, @AJS.
BTW, just looked up Hensler's EP page. What stands out? The kid is only 16 but already 6'5". Goodness, how tall is he gonna get? Owen Power is the last super-tall, high-end defenseman that comes to mind. In his age 16 season, Power averaged just under half a point per game in the USHL. This past season, Hensler averaged right around half a point per game for the NTDP team.
When watching both of them, Power definitely has the edge offensively, a bit more skill. But…Hensler is the one we want. Definitely.
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14 hours ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:
Any other schools/coaches?
Just UND…but he has another year at the Program so we’ll need to cross our fingers. They aren’t too keen on Nodak and could push a big ten school.
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2 hours ago, AJS said:
A few months out, but let's start the list of potential recruits that can commit on August 1st. These are all high caliber players that have either been reported, rumored or you'd imagine UND is interested in. Please feel free to add. I'll also add the closer we get. I'm a firm believer that you can tell a lot by social media as well.
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Laurila (NTDP)
- Schools follows: None
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Hensler (NTDP)
- Schools follows: None
- Rumor / Notes: UND is finalist alongside Michigan / MN
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Mooney (NTDP)
- Schools follows: UND / MN
- Rumor / Notes: Logan Cooley's cousin, UND is a finalist with MN
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Lindberg (NTDP)
- Schools follows: UND, CC, SCSU
- Rumors / Notes: Brother CC recruit
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O'Neill (NTDP)
- Schools follows: UND, WI, SCSU
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Kor (Fargo Force)
- Schools follows: UND + Other power schools
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Fleece (Fargo Force)
- Schools follows: UND + Other power schools
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Grimes (Sioux Falls)
- Schools follows: UND + Other power schools
Hensler follows UND and Brad specifically
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Laurila (NTDP)
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2 hours ago, SiouxForever said:
Zach Parise on line 1 would be a good option to start getting/attracting large recruits in the MSP & surrounding area. Mold Zpar into a future head coach. This would be a huge marketing boost for the program and school.
I think you’d have better odds at the powerball
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32 minutes ago, ChadR said:
I would say we have over recruited local guys as of late and a lot of them haven't panned out in college.
I guess my point was we used to be able to take 1-2 local kids (even if they were role players) because our recruiting was so heavy. Those “local role players” were offset a bit by blue chips. I’m not saying WLB should be on the team…very much in that bubble territory given the age/league he played in.
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42 minutes ago, Frozen4sioux said:
Or has the landscaped changed to the tune of, do two years at a feeder school and then we can talk portal.
Oh boy…I hope not
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16 minutes ago, SuhakiYeahYeah said:
Well that sucks, I kinda wanted to see him on the roster.
Me too. Back in the old days we almost always had spots for the local standouts. Times are a bit different…margins are slimmer
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On 5/23/2023 at 10:26 PM, SuhakiYeahYeah said:
I asked schloss about it, he said that he wouldn't be surprised if LB went the ivy league route
Alaska Fairbanks it is
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11 hours ago, tnt said:
My worry about our scoring is that we need to score more 5 on 5, which I think we will do. Beyond that, my concern is scoring against those tough grind it out teams where time and space are tough to come by. Can this group get to the net and grind it out against those teams, or are we going to have to win 2-1 games? Hopefully guys like Strinden take a step forward and Johannes and Emerson have a net front presence to bang home some garbage goals to add to what should once again be a potent power play.
Oh the team should be fine up front. The question marks will come at D and G.
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6 minutes ago, SiouxFanSince1990 said:
To add, I’d say Weibe has a good chance to make the power play at some point. Really depends on how the seniors play?
Interested in Weibe too. Good size, marinated a bit at junior. If given a look he could run with a role. Biggest question mark is Livinage…he’s either going to overachieve by grabbing a PP role early or he’ll play here and there. I don’t think there’s any in between.
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45 minutes ago, Esoteric said:
Any idea of who will get our attention immediately from the freshman class? I am looking for immediate break through for at least two freshman defensemen. There are a few teams early in the schedule that will require maturity at defense.
Perron is a stud. He’s a compliment though, has to play with good players.
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On 5/27/2023 at 6:55 PM, brianvf said:
Article about Celebrini's season. He has high praise for incoming recruit Perron in it:
Celebrini’s a one and done. Why not do that at Nodak
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1 hour ago, Wilbur said:
Anywhere with an actual fanbase or rink. So Like 90 percent of the league. Gophs lucky he's in that dumpster fire organization.
I heard from an extremely good source he was planning to come back well before the AZ arena situation was announced. I think it was a good excuse for him not to sign however. Now money talks so who really knows with 100% certainty. But again, the plan was for him to come back all along.
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12 minutes ago, SiouxForever said:
on twitter or do you have a link? I'd like to listen to it to hear his IQ.
https://twitter.com/nahlhockey/status/1661216596046536704?s=46&t=Zs4iOiCkpY7A9IC_cAV_WA
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It’s a reasonable want. Not sure we’ll ever be able to recruit how we did in the mid to late 2000s (those years were fun). But again, it’s a reasonable want. I always have to say this on this board, I do like some of the recruits we have coming in I do.