COMMITTED UND Recruits

[Sioux90]

9 hours ago, nodakgirl93 said:

https://x.com/SchlossmanGF/status/1951404349240086733

Reschny age out?

[siouxforce19]

33 minutes ago, Sioux90 said:

Reschny age out?

Hlinka is an Under -18 tournament 

[brianvf]

Reschny seemed to impress during his stint at WJSS:

 

[sioux rube]

 

[crb1]

[sioux rube]

 

[SuhakiYeahYeah]

Have a happy Good Friday, everyone! 

[brianvf]

2 minutes ago, SuhakiYeahYeah said:

Have a happy Good Friday, everyone! 

I'm hoping that this is like that Friday when Verhoeff and Reschny both committed.
One BAT signal, multiple commits.    

[brianvf]

 

[Sioux90]

Well….

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

15 minutes ago, Sioux90 said:

Well….

We're waiting!

[crb1]

Did we get a fake bat signal today?

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Just now, crb1 said:

Did we get a fake bat signal today?

Kid is on Pacific standard time or may not want to share it himself, Brad is on vacation, etc.

The hope for me was it could be a dual signal with Bueker or someone else, but that doesn't seem likely now.

[SuhakiYeahYeah]

Does Ollie have stage fright?

[brianvf]

1 minute ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

Kid is on Pacific standard time or may not want to share it himself, Brad is on vacation, etc.

The hope for me was it could be a dual signal with Bueker or someone else, but that doesn't seem likely now.

Yeah, Brad mentioned in his pod that he was on vacation...so maybe everything is delayed.
Granted, he's still tweeting.   

Maybe Ollie and DuPont are committing together and UND is getting it lined up first before announcing.

[crb1]

13 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Yeah, Brad mentioned in his pod that he was on vacation...so maybe everything is delayed.
Granted, he's still tweeting.   

Maybe Ollie and DuPont are committing together and UND is getting it lined up first before announcing.

I think at face value I can accept that premise, however if that is true, why put the signal out  right now. 

[siouxforce19]

15 minutes ago, crb1 said:

I think at face value I can accept that premise, however if that is true, why put the signal out  right now. 

Bat signal is merely an indicator someone has committed. 

[Oldguy]

https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/sports/langfords-ollie-josephson-heading-to-university-of-north-dakota-8182242

 

He was at the 2025 World Junior Showcase, so that is a good sign.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

https://www.instagram.com/p/DNHHK4pS83e/?igsh=MWkxM3A1cGxubTNiag==

 

[The Sicatoka]

 

[brianvf]

Brad's article now out too:

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/seattle-kraken-draft-pick-ollie-josephson-commits-to-und

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"High speed, high energy forward," an NHL scout told the Herald. "Character guy on and off the ice. Still has more to give offensively, but he's such a responsible 200-foot player. Will be able to make an immediate impact at the college level through his transition play and competitiveness."

Red Deer general manager Brent Sutter told the Canadian Hockey League's website in 2024: "He’s a solid two-way guy who takes pucks to the net and makes great plays. Very responsible in his own zone. He’s someone that’s in control of his own game, supporting his teammates from center ice. He can skate so well and he’s very, very smart."

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Josephson was one of 20 forwards selected to Hockey Canada’s World Junior Summer Showcase roster. He competed in the Twin Cities last week, playing three games with Team Canada.

Josephson visited UND after the showcase. There won’t be much turnaround time for Josephson to get to campus. The fall semester begins in 17 days.

 

[Oldguy]

I'm thinking 3rd line center.   Solid get.

[brianvf]

12 minutes ago, Oldguy said:

I'm thinking 3rd line center.   Solid get.

We started this off-season with one returning center.
Now we have like 6 on the roster.  
A good problem to have though.  Some centers will be playing wing, but can take face-offs in case of players getting tossed, or PP/PK.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

52 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Brad's article now out too:

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/seattle-kraken-draft-pick-ollie-josephson-commits-to-und

 

Curious how long they were talking with him. Sounds like someone we can slot into a shutdown line and PK for years to come. Keep the Canadians coming! #VictoriaSioux

[hockeytherapy13]

28 minutes ago, Oldguy said:

I'm thinking 3rd line center.   Solid get.

That belongs to Littler until someone dethrones him.

Either way, something tells me that Klee is going to have a hard time cracking the lineup as the season progresses.
 

Practices are going to be intense because the bottom 3 F and the bottom 2 D are all going to want to fight and claw their way in. This team might not have a super high flying forward group yet, but they are going to be awful to play against. there will  tube a lot of  tight game games but I think that our goalie and D Corp will push us through.