COMMITTED UND Recruits

[sioux rube]

 

[brianvf]

More on recent commit Thoreson:

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-commit-beck-thoreson-is-not-a-typical-big-guy

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Thoreson joined the U.S. Under-17 Team this fall and committed to UND this week. Braceful said UND is getting a unique prospect who has a high ceiling.

"The sky is the limit," Braceful said. "He's 6-foot-4, 190 pounds, but he skates like he's 5-9, because he's light on his feet, he pivots and turns so well. He's not your typical big guy. When you see him, he jumps off the page right away because of the way he can skate and handle a puck at his size."

 

[nascar99]

Cooper Simpson leading the USHL in scoring has not been talked enough about, including by me. He's really rounding out his game nicely in junior, which was one of the main objectives. Love it

[ChadR]

Hopefully he can be a 15 goal guy for us next season.

[tnt]

2 hours ago, nascar99 said:

Cooper Simpson leading the USHL in scoring has not been talked enough about, including by me. He's really rounding out his game nicely in junior, which was one of the main objectives. Love it

Would imagine he will be taking Strinden’s #21, and most likely will be on the top power play unit as well.  He seems to be doing really well on the power play for Youngstown.

[beastandco]

Schloss was very complimentary of Beck Thoreson in this week’s podcast. As of right now, the plan is for him to be here for his draft year which would mean he is pretty high end. Still a long way to go but he is definitely a valuable piece for the future.

[atxsioux]

Think Schloss had 1 scout tell him that he thought Thoreson was the best D-man on the U-17 roster as well.

[brianvf]

5 minutes ago, atxsioux said:

Think Schloss had 1 scout tell him that he thought Thoreson was the best D-man on the U-17 roster as well.

Yeah Schloss mentioned that on his weekly podcast. 

[scpa0305]

On 1/22/2026 at 5:09 PM, atxsioux said:

Think Schloss had 1 scout tell him that he thought Thoreson was the best D-man on the U-17 roster as well.

Like the highest ceiling or highest in his draft year? Diego Gutierrez is widely considered the top 09 dman. But, they are in two different draft classes.

[beastandco]

39 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

Like the highest ceiling or highest in his draft year? Diego Gutierrez is widely considered the top 09 dman. But, they are in two different draft classes.

When doing his recruiting list this summer, Schloss was asking around about some of the defenseman on the NTDP U17 team. One scout said “You haven’t even asked about the best one yet.” That being Beck Thoreson. There is some room for interpretation on what exactly he meant by that.

Diego will probably be a lottery pick in 2027. Speculating about where Beck will get drafted is premature. A lot can happen over the next couple of years. He’s still an exciting get for the future.

[scpa0305]

5 hours ago, beastandco said:

When doing his recruiting list this summer, Schloss was asking around about some of the defenseman on the NTDP U17 team. One scout said “You haven’t even asked about the best one yet.” That being Beck Thoreson. There is some room for interpretation on what exactly he meant by that.

Diego will probably be a lottery pick in 2027. Speculating about where Beck will get drafted is premature. A lot can happen over the next couple of years. He’s still an exciting get for the future.

Thoreson is a high ender for sure, I wasn’t doubting that for a second. And when it’s all said and done, he absolutely could be the top 09 dman. But as of today, it’s Diego. That’s fairly known actually. Again, things can change (and they do ). 
 

All in all, im glad we got a high ender that’s local!

[.357]

2 hours ago, scpa0305 said:

Thoreson is a high ender for sure, I wasn’t doubting that for a second. And when it’s all said and done, he absolutely could be the top 09 dman. But as of today, it’s Diego. That’s fairly known actually. Again, things can change (and they do ). 
 

All in all, im glad we got a high ender that’s local!

Not doubting his high talent, but curious why other big schools weren't after him if he is so good, only UND & UMD.

[nodakgirl93]

15 minutes ago, .357 said:

Not doubting his high talent, but curious why other big schools weren't after him if he is so good, only UND & UMD.

Those were his finalists. I'm sure other schools also reached out. Some he probably had no interest in. Some maybe didn't offer right away too. He just started talking to schools on January 1st. He's been taking enough classes that he's now considered a junior in hs so was able to commit now. His recruitment process was rather quick. 

[scpa0305]

45 minutes ago, .357 said:

Not doubting his high talent, but curious why other big schools weren't after him if he is so good, only UND & UMD.

I’m guessing it was fairly known where he wanted to go. Advisors do the work in the background 

[atxsioux]

Him having the family ties with Schneider likely was writing on the wall for any schools outside of UND and Minnesota schools to be considered for finalists. Would be the same story for us with a kid from Boston with family ties to BU/BC. 

[nascar99]

10 hours ago, .357 said:

Not doubting his high talent, but curious why other big schools weren't after him if he is so good, only UND & UMD.

Schools east of Lake Michigan don't usually watch a ton of Moorhead Bantam AA unless we're talking about a generational/franchise player, which Thoreson isn't (right now) or those staffs have coaches from Minnesota/North Dakota

[Wilbur]

Just checked Grubb at Shattuck and pushing along at a decent pace for the prep team.  If someone could talk to the Hale kid about his commitment to CC.....

[Blackheart]

1 hour ago, Wilbur said:

Just checked Grubb at Shattuck and pushing along at a decent pace for the prep team.  If someone could talk to the Hale kid about his commitment to CC.....

David or Ryan's kid?

[brianvf]

3 minutes ago, Blackheart said:

David or Ryan's kid?

Ryan

[brianvf]

Updated Commit Stats as of Jan 26th:

• Simpson 2nd in USHL points and 3rd in goals
• Heil is 4th in USHL GAA

Forwards

• B. Schultz (USHL Sioux Falls) - '05: 37gp - 19g/13a
• Pilgrim (USHL Tri-City) - '06: 31gp - 12g/15a
• A. Schultz (USHL Chicago) - '06: 28gp - 9g/12a
• O'Neill (WHL Edmonton) - '07: 45gp - 18g/14a
• Sanderson (USHL Muskegon) - '07: 33gp - 10g/14a
• Simpson (USHL Youngstown) - '07: 40gp - 23g/30a
• Jundt (WHL Calgary) - '08: 39gp - 8g/5a
• Williams (WHL Saskatoon) - '08: 43gp - 16g/23a
• DeMars (WHL Penticton) - '09: 37gp - 5g/7a
• Grubb (SSM 18U Prep) - '09: 30gp - 6g/14a
• McKamey (WHL Victoria) - '09: 31gp - 2g/5a

Defensemen

• MacKenzie (WHL Edmonton) - '06: 37gp - 13g/26a
• Klimpke (WHL Saskatoon) - '07: 45gp - 3g/28a
• Lindberg (USHL Fargo) - '07: 33gp - 4g/10a
• Penner (USHL Fargo) - '08: 18gp - 0g/0a
• Thoreson (U17 NTDP) - '09: 10gp - 0g/3a - injured

Goalies

• Heil (USHL Madison) - '06: 22gp - 2.33 / .897 (14-5-3)

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

5 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Updated Commit Stats as of Jan 26th:

• Simpson 2nd in USHL points and 3rd in goals
• Heil is 4th in USHL GAA

Forwards

• B. Schultz (USHL Sioux Falls) - '05: 37gp - 19g/13a
• Pilgrim (USHL Tri-City) - '06: 31gp - 12g/15a
• A. Schultz (USHL Chicago) - '06: 28gp - 9g/12a
• O'Neill (WHL Edmonton) - '07: 45gp - 18g/14a
• Sanderson (USHL Muskegon) - '07: 33gp - 10g/14a
• Simpson (USHL Youngstown) - '07: 40gp - 23g/30a
• Jundt (WHL Calgary) - '08: 39gp - 8g/5a
• Williams (WHL Saskatoon) - '08: 43gp - 16g/23a
• DeMars (WHL Penticton) - '09: 37gp - 5g/7a
• Grubb (SSM 18U Prep) - '09: 30gp - 6g/14a
• McKamey (WHL Victoria) - '09: 31gp - 2g/5a

Defensemen

• MacKenzie (WHL Edmonton) - '06: 37gp - 13g/26a
• Klimpke (WHL Saskatoon) - '07: 45gp - 3g/28a
• Lindberg (USHL Fargo) - '07: 33gp - 4g/10a
• Penner (USHL Fargo) - '08: 18gp - 0g/0a
• Thoreson (U17 NTDP) - '09: 10gp - 0g/3a - injured

Goalies

• Heil (USHL Madison) - '06: 22gp - 2.33 / .897 (14-5-3)

I hope the staff is transparent with some of these players about their likelihood of making it to campus. With CHL silent commits and the portal there are a few matriculations I just can't imagine happening.

[Wilbur]

23 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Updated Commit Stats as of Jan 26th:

• Simpson 2nd in USHL points and 3rd in goals
• Heil is 4th in USHL GAA

Forwards

• B. Schultz (USHL Sioux Falls) - '05: 37gp - 19g/13a
• Pilgrim (USHL Tri-City) - '06: 31gp - 12g/15a
• A. Schultz (USHL Chicago) - '06: 28gp - 9g/12a
• O'Neill (WHL Edmonton) - '07: 45gp - 18g/14a
• Sanderson (USHL Muskegon) - '07: 33gp - 10g/14a
• Simpson (USHL Youngstown) - '07: 40gp - 23g/30a
• Jundt (WHL Calgary) - '08: 39gp - 8g/5a
• Williams (WHL Saskatoon) - '08: 43gp - 16g/23a
• DeMars (WHL Penticton) - '09: 37gp - 5g/7a
• Grubb (SSM 18U Prep) - '09: 30gp - 6g/14a
• McKamey (WHL Victoria) - '09: 31gp - 2g/5a

Defensemen

• MacKenzie (WHL Edmonton) - '06: 37gp - 13g/26a
• Klimpke (WHL Saskatoon) - '07: 45gp - 3g/28a
• Lindberg (USHL Fargo) - '07: 33gp - 4g/10a
• Penner (USHL Fargo) - '08: 18gp - 0g/0a
• Thoreson (U17 NTDP) - '09: 10gp - 0g/3a - injured

Goalies

• Heil (USHL Madison) - '06: 22gp - 2.33 / .897 (14-5-3)

Its going to take me a while to get used to the WHL commits.  I thought Jundt would have more success in Calgary.  Got some more time to grow as he's only an 08 I guess.

[scpa0305]

1 hour ago, Wilbur said:

Its going to take me a while to get used to the WHL commits.  I thought Jundt would have more success in Calgary.  Got some more time to grow as he's only an 08 I guess.

Tough league 

[SiouxForever]

Penner was an interesting commit. I believe he’s a few years out, but UND will get a CHL/WHL defenseman or two for next year still. 

Not sure what they saw in Penner, not to rip on a kid I’ve never seen live in person. 

[Godsmack]

6 hours ago, Wilbur said:

Just checked Grubb at Shattuck and pushing along at a decent pace for the prep team.  If someone could talk to the Hale kid about his commitment to CC.....

If memory serves, the Hale brothers are from Colorado Springs originally so there is that connection to CC.