2021 Transfer portal extravaganza

[burd]

The transfer portal for UND players is to the NHL

[brianvf]

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2021/04/02_Into-the-Great-Wild-Portal.php

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As of Thursday morning, there were more than 255 players in the NCAA transfer portal. That's almost 15 percent of all college hockey players.

Yowzers.

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And remember, the fifth year of eligibility doesn't just apply to this year's seniors. It applies to every player who played this season, so the ripple effects will be felt for the next four offseasons.

I wouldn't mind a player like Gaber sticking around for 5 years.   

[burd]

4 hours ago, brianvf said:

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2021/04/02_Into-the-Great-Wild-Portal.php

Yowzers.

I wouldn't mind a player like Gaber sticking around for 5 years.   

I love so much about Gaber.  One:  his talent, which one could argue is at a more advanced state than Caggiula was in his first year.   He husltes like Trupp and Spirko.   And he's from a tiny town up north with under 800 people. His preteen hockey experience must have been similar to those kids who grew up in those tiny wheat towns just north of the ND border.   He may have played in a wood  rink in his early years. 

This isn't 40 years ago, so he probably played on a traveling team when it became evident his talent separated him from others.  But I like what I imagine his roots to be, and his talent is significant.  During some its down years, UND had very good players who worked hard but had few snipers.   Gaber brings that and more, IMO.  If he is highly coachable and matures well, on and off the ice, we could be in for a treat that we didn't expect when he first arrived in GF. 

[Siouxperior]

3 hours ago, burd said:

I love so much about Gaber.  One:  his talent, which one could argue is at a more advanced state than Caggiula was in his first year.   He husltes like Trupp and Spirko.   And he's from a tiny town up north with under 800 people. His preteen hockey experience must have been similar to those kids who grew up in those tiny wheat towns just north of the ND border.   He may have played in a wood  rink in his early years. 

This isn't 40 years ago, so he probably played on a traveling team when it became evident his talent separated him from others.  But I like what I imagine his roots to be, and his talent is significant.  During some its down years, UND had very good players who worked hard but had few snipers.   Gaber brings that and more, IMO.  If he is highly coachable and matures well, on and off the ice, we could be in for a treat that we didn't expect when he first arrived in GF. 

A little Gaber history:

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/hockey/6890790-How-things-have-come-full-circle-for-UND-hockeys-Bryn-Chyzyk-and-Riese-Gaber

[burd]

2 hours ago, Siouxperior said:

A little Gaber history:

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/hockey/6890790-How-things-have-come-full-circle-for-UND-hockeys-Bryn-Chyzyk-and-Riese-Gaber

Good story.  thx

[crb1]

Looks like BC is going head first into the portal. G Eric Dop and Grant Cruikshank rumored to be heading to BC. I am surprised Cruikshank wants to play in Hockey East. Step down for sure. 

[siouxforce19]

9 minutes ago, crb1 said:

Looks like BC is going head first into the portal. G Eric Dop and Grant Cruikshank rumored to be heading to BC. I am surprised Cruikshank wants to play in Hockey East. Step down for sure. 

Cruikshank just tweeted that he is undecided 

[Goon]

1 minute ago, siouxforce19 said:

Cruikshank just tweeted that he is undecided 

 

[crb1]

1 minute ago, siouxforce19 said:

Cruikshank just tweeted that he is undecided 

Hopefully Bucci is wrong. 

[siouxforce19]

2 minutes ago, crb1 said:

Hopefully Bucci is wrong. 

 

[siouxweet]

19 minutes ago, crb1 said:

Hopefully Bucci is wrong. 

Well Bucci is the college hockey expert and knows anything and everything there is to know about the sport even more than the players themselves.

[crb1]

18 minutes ago, siouxforce19 said:

 

So do we think UND is making a play for him?

[SiouxFanatic]

23 minutes ago, crb1 said:

So do we think UND is making a play for him?

I sure hope that Berry & Co. are calling him and/or have made their recruiting pitch to him. 

[Blackheart]

1 hour ago, crb1 said:

Hopefully Bucci is wrong. 

He’s never been right.

[Blackheart]

1 hour ago, siouxforce19 said:

Cruikshank just tweeted that he is undecided 

He’s waiting for his phone to ring...Hello?  B-Rad?

[brianvf]

Now goalie Driscoll from BSU in the portal.
He'd be another good get, he's always been a strong goalie.

[cberkas]

59 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Now goalie Driscoll from BSU in the portal.
He'd be another good get, he's always been a strong goalie.

Former St. Cloud goalie 

[The Sicatoka]

20 hours ago, brianvf said:

Now goalie Driscoll from BSU in the portal.
He'd be another good get, he's always been a strong goalie.

I like Driscoll’s game. 

[ubish]

If you guys are interested in a Goalie, WMU's Austin Cain has entered the portal...........

[iluvdebbies]

2 minutes ago, ubish said:

If you guys are interested in a Goalie, WMU's Austin Cain has entered the portal...........

Cain is our third option:

1. Playing with a 6th attacker

2. Wilbur

[burd]

1 hour ago, iluvdebbies said:

Cain is our third option:

1. Playing with a 6th attacker

2. Wilbur

Good luck with Wilbur.  I hear he has a lot of offers and will no doubt have a list of demands. like beer at his locker between periods, a never-weigh-me clause, and comp pizza at the Moon. 

[UNDlaw80]

Jared Moe goes to Wisconsin.

[cberkas]

 

[brianvf]

CHN has Cruikshank headed to BC again:

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/playerMoves/

[sioux rube]

On 4/4/2021 at 6:35 PM, The Sicatoka said:

I like Driscoll’s game. 

Rumblings are he could very well be coming here