COMMITTED UND Recruits

[Rick]

3 hours ago, SiouxFanSince1990 said:

Nobody here is an Oshie, Boeser, Toews, Parise, Bochenski, Frattin, Sanderson. Guys like that can lift a team. Boeser was the last guy to really do it, and he was a freshman (hurt sophomore year). Berry hasn’t recruited that top end talent that we’ve been accustomed to, and it’s showing.

You obviously have a very keen eye for evaluating and grading high end hockey talent.  For those of us who don’t have that skill could you detail the shortcomings of Swanson, Strathmann, Livanavage and Perron?  

[The Sicatoka]

11 hours ago, Goon said:

What do they do next season?

Go get a transfer portal goalie from the Big Te...

I'll get back to you. 

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

14 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Go get a transfer portal goalie from the Big Te...

I'll get back to you. 

WCHA(CCHA) worked better 

[Goon]

37 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Go get a transfer portal goalie from the Big Te...

I'll get back to you. 

I think that @in heaven there is no beer is on the right track. 

23 minutes ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:

WCHA(CCHA) worked better 

 

[brianvf]

 

[WoodChippa]

Reports on Twitter suggest former UMass recruit Michael Emerson now committed to UND!

[AJS]

Wow! Berry and staff catching fire! Emerson is tied 6th in points in USHL as a late ‘03. Great get!

[The Sicatoka]

8 minutes ago, WoodChippa said:

Reports on Twitter suggest former UMass recruit Michael Emerson now committed to UND!

A link would be good ... and now that you mention it ... lookee what I found for mine-self.  

 

[brianvf]

3 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

A link would be good ... 

 

[Frozen4sioux]

#GoSioux

[brianvf]

He's currently 11-13--24 in 20 games played for the Steel.

Would guess he'd be joining the team next season along with Perron?

[The Sicatoka]

Anyone care to speculate Emerson is in lieu of Bowden Singleton? 

[Frozen4sioux]

3 minutes ago, brianvf said:

He's currently 11-13--24 in 20 games played for the Steel.

Would guess he'd be joining the team next season along with Perron?

...or... sooner?

[The Sicatoka]

Emerson would be the second oldest forward in the pipeline (Croal). Fall 2023 would be a safe guess. 

[fightingsioux4life]

Some good news on here! Welcome to the family Michael! 

[brianvf]

13 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Emerson would be the second oldest forward in the pipeline (Croal). Fall 2023 would be a safe guess. 

Would be my guess too.

Roster
Definitely gone: F(2) - Hain, Senden
Potentially gone: F(3) - Albrecht (5th year option), Gaber (free agent signing), Caulfield (5th year option)

Recruits
F(3) - Croal, Perron, Emerson

If Gaber and one 5th year guy returns (or another recruit or portal guy), that would work out for forward numbers.

[The Sicatoka]

@brianvfdon't forget we're running long (16, not 15) one F this season. Next year? Anyone's guess. 

[brianvf]

2 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

@brianvfdon't forget we're running long (16, not 15) one F this season. Next year? Anyone's guess. 

As long as Gaber returns, I'm good either way.   

[siouxforce19]

40 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

A link would be good ... and now that you mention it ... lookee what I found for mine-self.  

 

Good news! I was wondering if he’d be a realistic option but was worried about the whole being from out East thing 

[Goon]

41 minutes ago, Frozen4sioux said:

...or... sooner?

Why would we need another forward? UND is 8th in scoring nationally. Scoring goals isn’t an issue. Defense and goaltending is the main issue. 

[hockeytherapy13]

40 minutes ago, Frozen4sioux said:

...or... sooner?

Bringing a forward in at this point in the season would make things even worse. These guys need to figure it out with the team they’ve got. Great get for the coaching staff here to build for next year. 

[The Sicatoka]

4 minutes ago, Goon said:

Why would we need another forward? UND is 8th in scoring nationally. Scoring goals isn’t an issue. Defense and goaltending is the main issue. 

Here we agree.
And it's not even a D.
And the pipeline G doesn't appear to be an answer right now either. 

Play Johnson for a game. Make it clear the crease is open to first one to 0.900. <-- Yeah, just even that. 

[brianvf]

2 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Play Johnson for a game. Make it clear the crease is open to first one to 0.900. <-- Yeah, just even that. 

I’d be game for this idea. Many times the team will rally and play better in front of different goaltenders. 
And if we got .900 save % each game, we’d probably have like 3-4+ more wins this season. 

[The Sicatoka]

20 minutes ago, siouxforce19 said:

... the whole being from out East thing 

I wonder if the words Shane and Pinto came up.  

[sioux24/7]

21 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Here we agree.
And it's not even a D.
And the pipeline G doesn't appear to be an answer right now either. 

Play Johnson for a game. Make it clear the crease is open to first one to 0.900. <-- Yeah, just even that. 

Top 3 goalies in the leave by GAA are all uncommitted. They’re all in the top 4 for save % too. Just saying.