COMMITTED UND Recruits

[siouxkid12]

31 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Run the apocalyptic nightmare scenario ... 
Someone would pay the buyout. 

You are correct that it would be a nightmare scenario but Berry is such a "nice guy" who won a national title that I do not think anyone would pony up the dough. They will let his contract run out and bid him farewell. 

 

[brianvf]

2 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

Run the apocalyptic nightmare scenario ... 
Someone would pay the buyout. 

If "someone" would pay the buyout...then that same "someone" should help fund and setup the UND NIL to get blue chippah players on campus and help prevent the nightmare scenario.

 

[Kevin G]

5 minutes ago, SiouxFanSince1990 said:

Yawn…

Was just going to say that there’s not much to talk about…when there’s not much to talk about. 

[SuhakiYeahYeah]

4 hours ago, Kevin G said:

Was just going to say that there’s not much to talk about…when there’s not much to talk about. 

Thus officially begins the part of the off-season where news pretty much ends and the waiting game begins. Ugh.

[Big A HG]

22 hours ago, brianvf said:

If "someone" would pay the buyout...then that same "someone" should help fund and setup the UND NIL to get blue chippah players on campus and help prevent the nightmare scenario.

 

 

There is no nightmare scenario....we loaded up on portal transfers.  All is good.

[Kevin G]

The regular seasons for the USHL, BCHL, and AJHL are over. Here's a quick summary of UND committed players and their stats for this past season, organized by birth year. (Only skaters; sorry Hobie.)

2002s		League	GP	Pts	Pts/Gm
Nate Benoit, D		USHL	58	25	0.43
Tanner Komzak, D		AJHL	60	52	0.87*
2003s
Cody Croal, F		USHL	62	49	0.79*
Michael Emerson, F		USHL	60	64	1.07*
Abram Wiebe, D		BCHL	54	53	0.98*
Jayden Jubenvill, D		USHL	62	25	0.40
2004s
Trey Ausmus, D,		USHL	48	13	0.27
Jake Livanavage, D		USHL	48	36	0.75
Jaksen Panzer, F		USHL	58	28	0.48
Bowden Singleton, F		AJHL	38	26	0.68
2005s
David Klee, F		USHL	57	13	0.23
Jayden Perron, F		USHL	61	72	1.18*
Grayden Slipec, F		USHL	52	13	0.25
Andrew Strathmann, D		USHL	56	38	0.68
2006s
Keith McInnis, D		USHL	9	2	0.22
Mac Swanson, F		USHL	57	55	0.96*
Sacha Boisvert, F		USHL	57	45	0.79*
Carson Pilgrim, F		HS-MN	31	92	2.97*
bold = expected for 2023-24 season
* = top 60 in league for Pts/Gm

[The Sicatoka]

If Croal and Boisvert were top 60 at 0.79, Livanavage must've just missed at 0.75. 

Croal hanging that number is a bit of a surprise. 

[The Sicatoka]

5 hours ago, Kevin G said:

(Only skaters; sorry Hobie.)

Pssst .... I'd watch yourself skating past the blue paint ... goalies have long memories.

Goalie-Think by @Wilbur: It'd be a shame if the big battle axe got you on the ankle bone while you're standing too close.     

[scpa0305]

4 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

If Croal and Boisvert were top 60 at 0.79, Livanavage must've just missed at 0.75. 

Croal hanging that number is a bit of a surprise. 

You have to asses by position really. Both Strathmann and Livanavage were top 10 D at pts/gm 

I really like to look at pts/gm. But I focus more on top 10-25. 60 is probably a bit much. Croal has too many penalties and is really streaky. I’m guessing he has a nice year next year.

[Kevin G]

5 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

If Croal and Boisvert were top 60 at 0.79, Livanavage must've just missed at 0.75. 

Croal hanging that number is a bit of a surprise. 

 

1 hour ago, scpa0305 said:

You have to asses by position really. Both Strathmann and Livanavage were top 10 D at pts/gm 

I really like to look at pts/gm. But I focus more on top 10-25. 60 is probably a bit much. Croal has too many penalties and is really streaky. I’m guessing he has a nice year next year.

You guys don't miss anything! 

(1) Livanavage was #69 in Pts/Gm.

(2) Croal surprised me too.

(3) I totally agree: assessing by position is required. I was trying to keep the chart somewhat simple. 

(4) Top 60 is probably too much. Confession time: I was going to do top 50. Then I saw Croal at #52 and Boisvert at #54. So I changed the parameters to top 60. Each of the junior leagues has between 400 and 500 skaters, so top 60 is still top 15%.

[scpa0305]

7 minutes ago, Kevin G said:

 

You guys don't miss anything! 

(1) Livanavage was #69 in Pts/Gm.

(2) Croal surprised me too.

(3) I totally agree: assessing by position is required. I was trying to keep the chart somewhat simple. 

(4) Top 60 is probably too much. Confession time: I was going to do top 50. Then I saw Croal at #52 and Boisvert at #54. So I changed the parameters to top 60. Each of the junior leagues has between 400 and 500 skaters, so top 60 is still top 15%.

Oh no worries at all. Another thing I look at is stratifying first year guys too. The jump from MN HS/Tier 1 specifically to the USHL is extremely tough. One of the biggest jumps out there. So I’ll filter by rookie scoring and pts/game. I would assume Boisvert is towards the top…with Swanson putting up an extremely good season.

[Kevin G]

For defensemen in the USHL:

• Livanavage was 4th in Pts/gm
• Strathmann was 9th in Pts/gm

For defencemen in the AJHL:

• Komzak was 6th in Pts/gm

For defencemen in the BCHL:

• Wiebe was 3rd in Pts/gm

[Kevin G]

1 minute ago, scpa0305 said:

Oh no worries at all. Another thing I look at is stratifying first year guys too. The jump from MN HS/Tier 1 specifically to the USHL is extremely tough. One of the biggest jumps out there. So I’ll filter by rookie scoring and pts/game. I would assume Boisvert is towards the top…with Swanson putting up an extremely good season.

Both Swanson and Boisvert are Top 10 overall in rookie scoring in the USHL. Very impressive. And both can/will get bigger and stronger, which will only help.

[The Sicatoka]

15 minutes ago, Kevin G said:

You guys don't miss anything! 

Admittedly a tough crowd. 

[Kevin G]

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

Should be no issue for Pilgrim to continue his 2.97 PPG once he gets to UND...right?

[The Sicatoka]

6 minutes ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:

Should be no issue for Pilgrim to continue his 2.97 PPG once he gets to UND...right?

Bank it. 

[brianvf]

USHL Playoff preview:

https://www.therinklive.com/junior-and-prospects/ushl/ushl-playoff-primer-second-round-preview

Perron was listed as a player to watch.

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Perron finished the regular season tied for fifth in the USHL with 72 points. The North Dakota commit had at least a point in 13 of his final 15 games and 22 (5-17-22) in that stretch.

"He's an incredible player," Garman said. "He's very talented but he's just becoming a pro with his game. He has the skill but he's bought into becoming the best overall player he can be. He's been a huge part of our success."

 

[brianvf]

Perron with both goals for Chicago in a 2-1 playoff game thus far.
That second goal is a missile of a one-timer on the PP.

 

[brianvf]

And he completes the hat trick, getting all three Chicago goals in a 3-1 win. 
Nice steal along the wall and then dekes around two defenders to get the ENG.

 

[Kevin G]

15 hours ago, brianvf said:

And he completes the hat trick, getting all three Chicago goals in a 3-1 win. 
Nice steal along the wall and then dekes around two defenders to get the ENG.

 

Perron apparently has "finisher" in his game.

[ChadR]

Perron didn't make USHL 1st, 2nd, or 3rd all USHL team. 

What am I missing here. How does that happen?

[stoneySIOUX]

Just now, ChadR said:

Perron didn't make USHL 1st, 2nd, or 3rd all USHL team. 

What am I missing here. How does that happen?

My guess is that he got knocked because he played with Celebrini, but it's laughable to think he's not all-USHL.

[stoneySIOUX]

On 4/29/2023 at 11:14 PM, brianvf said:

And he completes the hat trick, getting all three Chicago goals in a 3-1 win. 
Nice steal along the wall and then dekes around two defenders to get the ENG.

 

Certainly looks like this kid can take things over. Some have knocked him because he got a lot of his points playing with Celebrini. Well, he's gone at the U-18s.... 

[The Sicatoka]

5 minutes ago, ChadR said:

Perron didn't make USHL 1st, 2nd, or 3rd all USHL team. 

What am I missing here. How does that happen?

Well consolation is the all rookie teams: Mac Swanson (first), Sasha Boisvert (second)