AlphaMikeFoxtrot Posted August 24, 2023 Posted August 24, 2023 1 minute ago, fightingsioux4life said: Well, where is OUR good news? Maybe a last minute NIL offer gave the recruit pause... 1 Quote
Popular Post cberkas Posted August 24, 2023 Popular Post Posted August 24, 2023 Figured a goalie would be announced today. 4 2 Quote
Popular Post brianvf Posted August 24, 2023 Popular Post Posted August 24, 2023 https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/und-lands-top-goalie-prospect-caleb-heil Welcome aboard Caleb! Quote Caleb Heil, considered one of the best 2006-born goaltenders in the United States, if not the best, gave a verbal commitment to UND late Wednesday night. Heil called UND goalie coach Karl Goehring — on Goehring's birthday, no less — to inform him of the news. "I toured The Ralph with my Minnesota Machine team when I was 9 years old," Heil said. "Ever since then, I've really had an interest in the rink and the program. I've toured it a few times since and I've always maintained that desire to be a Fighting Hawk." Quote Heil's decision came down to UND and Michigan. He visited both schools. "Obviously, UND has a great coaching staff who care about their players," Heil said. "They like to have good relationships there. That meant a lot to me. It really felt right to play for them at North Dakota." In late July and early August, Goehring served as goalie coach for Team USA at the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in Slovakia and Czechia. Heil was the team's starter, backstopping the Americans to a bronze medal. It was their first medal in the event since 2016. "That was a blast," Heil said. "Karl and I really work well together. That was a very cool experience to get to work with him for a couple weeks and preview how our relationship at North Dakota could be." Nice to win a battle against Michigan. 4 2 Quote
Popular Post InHeavenThereIsNoBeer Posted August 24, 2023 Popular Post Posted August 24, 2023 Very excited to get a highly touted netminder in the pipeline. Feels like the most unpredictable position to project but nice to see a plan after Perrson and Hedquist. Sounds like Goehring was a big reason we landed him. 5 Quote
SiouxScore Posted August 25, 2023 Posted August 25, 2023 Was hoping for Heil or Hendrickson, really didn't have much of a preference on who but thought both were easily the 2 best available. Quote
cberkas Posted August 25, 2023 Posted August 25, 2023 26 minutes ago, SiouxScore said: Was hoping for Heil or Hendrickson, really didn't have much of a preference on who but thought both were easily the 2 best available. Lets get both Quote
ChadR Posted August 25, 2023 Posted August 25, 2023 1 hour ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said: Very excited to get a highly touted netminder in the pipeline. Feels like the most unpredictable position to project but nice to see a plan after Perrson and Hedquist. Sounds like Goehring was a big reason we landed him. Karl needs a win. He hasn't had great success on goalie recruiting yet. Hopefully this is a good sign. Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted August 25, 2023 Posted August 25, 2023 28 minutes ago, cberkas said: Lets get both You think one of them will want to sit on the bench while the other one starts? Quote
Popular Post Wilbur Posted August 25, 2023 Popular Post Posted August 25, 2023 Glad to see us pick up the goaltending recruiting. I think we'd all agree we missed on a few and going to the portal every year just isn't a good formula for consistency for the future. 5 Quote
sioux rube Posted August 25, 2023 Posted August 25, 2023 Damn this is huge. Could be the missing piece for number 9 or maybe number 10 by the time he gets here 1 Quote
cberkas Posted August 25, 2023 Posted August 25, 2023 16 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said: You think one of them will want to sit on the bench while the other one starts? I'd like to have 2 that are 1a and 1b so that they stop using the portal to fill the void of not having a goalie in waiting. 2 Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted August 25, 2023 Posted August 25, 2023 Just now, cberkas said: I'd like to have 2 that are 1a and 1b so that they stop using the portal to fill the void of not having a goalie in waiting. Good point. I am sick of relying on the portal. 1 Quote
Popular Post brianvf Posted August 25, 2023 Popular Post Posted August 25, 2023 Damn good list developing here. Forwards Croal, 03 Littler, 04 Panzer, 04 Slipec, 05 Klee, 05 Swanson, 06 Boisvert, 06 Pilgrim, 06 O'Neill, 07 Defense Jubenvill, 03 Ausmus, 04 Strathmann, 05 McInnis, 06 Emery, 06 Laurila, 06 Goalie Heil, 06 3 3 Quote
tnt Posted August 25, 2023 Posted August 25, 2023 2 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said: Good point. I am sick of relying on the portal. But if a stud goalie is sitting because another stud goalie took the net and didn’t relinquish it, they may transfer out, causing us to be forced to do so, so you never know. Quote
tnt Posted August 25, 2023 Posted August 25, 2023 1 hour ago, brianvf said: Damn good list developing here. Forwards Croal, 03 Littler, 04 Panzer, 04 Slipec, 05 Klee, 05 Swanson, 06 Boisvert, 06 Pilgrim, 06 O'Neill, 07 Defense Jubenvill, 03 Ausmus, 04 Strathmann, 05 McInnis, 06 Emery, 06 Laurila, 06 Goalie Heil, 06 Would love to see Slipec and Klee take the next step this year. Will be nice to see how Littler transitions to a full season in the USHL. 2 Quote
stoneySIOUX Posted August 25, 2023 Posted August 25, 2023 40 minutes ago, tnt said: Would love to see Slipec and Klee take the next step this year. Will be nice to see how Littler transitions to a full season in the USHL. Absolutely loving the mix of top end and four year players. What a helluva couple of weeks for the staff. Brewing huge potential. 2 Quote
Popular Post brianvf Posted August 25, 2023 Popular Post Posted August 25, 2023 50 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said: Absolutely loving the mix of top end and four year players. What a helluva couple of weeks for the staff. Brewing huge potential. And I think the addition of Simpson as assistant could pay dividends on recruiting as well. He’s a younger guy that can relate more to potential recruits and he also fairly recently went thru that process himself. 5 Quote
brianvf Posted August 29, 2023 Posted August 29, 2023 https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/new-und-goalie-commit-caleb-heil-is-an-nhl-prospect-his-coach-says Quote "I think they're getting an NHL prospect," Sioux Falls Power coach Noelle Needham said. "I think he'll be drafted in Vegas next June. His approach is like a professional. The way he warms up, the way he approaches practices, the way he approaches his workouts, it's at a very elite level. He's extremely athletic. He's patient. He has really good eyes. He tracks (the puck) well. "He has earned his way to being the top 2006 goaltender prospect in the country. I think that says a lot." 1 Quote
AlphaMikeFoxtrot Posted August 29, 2023 Posted August 29, 2023 Apparently Heil is a Breakaway Academy alum. Having Mattson and Chyzyk working there hopefully plants the seed in attendees. 1 Quote
burd Posted August 29, 2023 Posted August 29, 2023 Looks like getting Heil is a big time accomplishment. 2 Quote
AlphaMikeFoxtrot Posted September 5, 2023 Posted September 5, 2023 4 of the 16 are UND commits https://www.therinklive.com/junior-and-prospects/ushl/here-are-16-ushl-players-to-keep-an-eye-on-during-the-2023-24-season 3 Quote
brianvf Posted September 6, 2023 Posted September 6, 2023 Season preview for both the U18 and U17 teams, which contain some UND commits as well as some prospective recruits: https://ushlprospecting.substack.com/p/ushl-2023-24-preview-usa-hockey-ntdp Current committed recruits Emery, Laurila, and O'Neill are on the teams. Quote
AlphaMikeFoxtrot Posted September 16, 2023 Posted September 16, 2023 If anyone has an account, let us know if there's some meaningful insight. https://puckpreps.com/top-10-ncaa-prospect-pool-countdown-7-north-dakota-fighting-hawks/ Quote
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