COMMITTED UND Recruits

[nodakgirl93]

1 hour ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

Watch #24 Mac Swanson, he's on PP1 and PK1.

 

Season can't start soon enough. 

[brianvf]

8 hours ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

Watch #24 Mac Swanson, he's on PP1 and PK1.

 

7-2 Czech beat up on the US.
Swanson with one assist in the loss.  He was also named an alternate captain for the tourney.
 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

1 hour ago, brianvf said:

7-2 Czech beat up on the US.
Swanson with one assist in the loss.  He was also named an alternate captain for the tourney.
 

Only watched the first period; he had a bad clear on the PK that gave CZ a 5 on 3. But the coaches were leaning on him and he showed speed and vision.

[brianvf]

 

[Godsmack]

53 minutes ago, brianvf said:

 

Sounds like a good recruiting win for UND. Curious if he was recruited by Mayotte at CC given his dad’s legacy as a Tiger. 

[siouxforce19]

16 minutes ago, Godsmack said:

Sounds like a good recruiting win for UND. Curious if he was recruited by Mayotte at CC given his dad’s legacy as a Tiger. 

I would guess they tried to recruit him but ultimately he picked UND over Minnesota and Denver. He also played at the Five Nations tournament last summer that was in Colorado Springs. 

[scpa0305]

1 hour ago, brianvf said:

 

That Connelly kid looks to be the real deal.

[Godsmack]

7 hours ago, siouxforce19 said:

I would guess they tried to recruit him but ultimately he picked UND over Minnesota and Denver. He also played at the Five Nations tournament last summer that was in Colorado Springs. 

His dad was such an amazing player and probably one of the greatest CC Tigers in program history. It’ll be fun watching Mac as a UND player. 

[stoneySIOUX]

[fightingsioux4life]

4 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said:

More good news? 

[SuhakiYeahYeah]

6 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said:

Could this be Hensler? Or is it a Bump in the right direction? 

[brianvf]

18 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said:

Haha, I love it. 

[SiouxFanatic]

28 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said:

Always good to see this from Stoney in the committed thread.

[SiouxFanatic]

UND picks up commitment from Andrew O’Neill. 

 

[brianvf]

Awesome!  Welcome aboard Andrew!!

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O'Neill made unofficial visits to UND, Michigan State and Western Michigan.

"It's crazy; every time I go into the rink and see the facilities and weight room downstairs, it's mind-blowing," O'Neill said. "There's nothing like it."

O'Neill is the first 2007-born player to commit to UND.

He will play the 2023-24 season with USA Hockey's National Team Development Program Under-17 Team.

Alright...one of the three Fargo/Moorhead kids down.
Keep 'em coming Berry and Co!

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Based on Laurila and Lindberg not mentioning Harvard in their stories by Brad it seemed like O'Neill was the Fargo/Moorhead kid they were after. With all their commits over the past few days the window for whoever it was may have closed though. Glad to see us get a local NTDP kid.

[scpa0305]

13 hours ago, SiouxFanatic said:

UND picks up commitment from Andrew O’Neill. 

 

Nice get, 4 star. I’ve heard he’s really really athletic. These local kids are the ones we can’t miss. 

[SiouxForever]

37 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

Nice get, 4 star. I’ve heard he’s really really athletic. These local kids are the ones we can’t miss. 

This kid played one year as a freshie @ South and then a AAA team last year in Chicago, is that correct?

Good height..what caused his uptake as a solid recruit, a good summer + time spent in the USA hockey Select Festival?  I’m just generally curious. Nice to see a Fargo, ND on the team in the upcoming years. 

[scpa0305]

29 minutes ago, SiouxForever said:

This kid played one year as a freshie @ South and then a AAA team last year in Chicago, is that correct?

Good height..what caused his uptake as a solid recruit, a good summer + time spent in the USA hockey Select Festival?  I’m just generally curious. Nice to see a Fargo, ND on the team in the upcoming years. 

Yep, played ND HS then tier 1 last season. Same thing spicer did. Tier1 helps with exposure, etc. Most likely was the primary reason he was selected for the NTDP team.

I’ve heard he’s always been good. Probably was the increased exposure playing tier 1 along with the fact he’s really athletic. Typically the athletes win in the long run. 

[Frozen4sioux]

4 hours ago, scpa0305 said:

Yep, played ND HS then tier 1 last season. Same thing spicer did. Tier1 helps with exposure, etc. Most likely was the primary reason he was selected for the NTDP team.

I’ve heard he’s always been good. Probably was the increased exposure playing tier 1 along with the fact he’s really athletic. Typically the athletes win in the long run. 

Hes been the best player in the 06/07/08 age group on ND since very young,... Squirts... PW....

[ChadR]

[scpa0305]

13 minutes ago, ChadR said:

Solid get, nice upside 

[brianvf]

Nice get!

Although he said “go Sioux”, that’ll bring out the keyboard warriors from UNO on Twitter and Facebook. 

[Oxbow6]

On 8/8/2023 at 10:35 AM, scpa0305 said:

Yep, played ND HS then tier 1 last season. Same thing spicer did. Tier1 helps with exposure, etc. Most likely was the primary reason he was selected for the NTDP team.

I’ve heard he’s always been good. Probably was the increased exposure playing tier 1 along with the fact he’s really athletic. Typically the athletes win in the long run. 

Was at our house occasionally during his Fr. year at South. Great kid. At 15 he carried himself very well.

[tnt]

2 hours ago, ChadR said:

I see Caleb Heil is also from Victoria, Minnesota.  Wonder if they are friends.