2023 Early Departures & Portal Transfers

[cowboys5xsbs]

Seeing the rodents jumping ship after last night is making my day 

[siouxweet]

I wish this process was a little different in let these kids have emotional closure.  I hated it with Boeser where he was basically handed a contract coming off the ice and this.  No fan of the Gophers but give these kids a day or so.

[UND85]

On 3/31/2023 at 2:11 PM, AJS said:

Based on the timing of Portz entering, I'm guessing the decision was mutual. 

If Portz doesn’t get picked up by another team is there a possibility he could still go back to UND? 

[brianvf]

8 minutes ago, UND85 said:

If Portz doesn’t get picked up by another team is there a possibility he could still go back to UND? 

Yeah that option would still be there as long as he and the coaches mutually agreed. 
A CC player already did that this off-season. Entered the portal then elected to stay at CC. 

[The Sicatoka]

I suspect a great deal of traffic in this thread over the next 48 hours.
Teams holding out to see what emerges from Q, Mn, Mi, and BU will have their answers and then act. 

[The Sicatoka]

Portal Tracker (courtesy ForumComm):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SQ4XmlO3FZQRk0oz28lqvw-sg7US4nQJneD7KmVewUY/edit#gid=876547355 

[The Sicatoka]

On 4/5/2023 at 2:17 PM, The Sicatoka said:

< checks watch > 

No Albrecht news?
No news on a Caulfield replacement?
And don't we still need two defensemen?
Are we 100% that Hedquist is coming in as well as Persson? 

< checks watch > 

Even this is obsolete already. 

With whispers of Strathmann considering another USHL year do we need two D, or three? From where, meaning Jubenvill from the pipeline or three portals? Bringing back Bast (UMD) or Moore (QU) is off the table. 

My go-to source tells me Hedquist is coming. 

[The Sicatoka]

Q: How do you keep the forum in suspense?

A: 

 

[siouxforce19]

I don’t know what info Schlossman has, but I think news of a portal forward may be close. 

[Kevin G]

It’s like the old joke, How do you keep a Norwegian in suspense? 
 

I’ll tell you tomorrow. 

[franchise]

5 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Q: How do you keep the forum in suspense?

A: 

 

Have had his Twitter notifications turned on for weeks!

[Kevin G]

I expect next year’s team to have significant offensive punch, so when it comes to finding portal defenseman, I’m just hoping for guys who are defensively sound. 

[siouxforce19]

18 minutes ago, siouxforce19 said:

I don’t know what info Schlossman has, but I think news of a portal forward may be close. 

https://twitter.com/gfherald/status/1645440004980654081?s=46&t=lGRFo-A0bmR2CHChu6e9ag

[The Sicatoka]

7 minutes ago, Kevin G said:

I expect next year’s team to have significant offensive punch, so when it comes to finding portal defenseman, I’m just hoping for guys who are defensively sound. 

Just give me guys who move it and not stop, stand, dust it off, telegraph the decision, then get picked off. 

[The Sicatoka]

8 minutes ago, siouxforce19 said:

https://twitter.com/gfherald/status/1645440004980654081?s=46&t=lGRFo-A0bmR2CHChu6e9ag

Drop in replacement for Caulfield. 

Let's see what Kunz can learn from him. 

And Schloss drops this nugget:

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UND likely has just one forward slot left to fill.

He rattles off 11 returnees, Perron, Emerson, Berg, and now Johannes, for 15 total ... and says one more. He's saying we're running 16F again. They must be unsure about Montgomery's health or there's another question we don't know about. 

[siouxfan512]

12 minutes ago, siouxforce19 said:

https://twitter.com/gfherald/status/1645440004980654081?s=46&t=lGRFo-A0bmR2CHChu6e9ag

I like it, seems like a good addition. Hopefully he can come in an gel quickly. I think the talent for these kids will be there, the question will be how fast can they build chemistry on the ice.

All eye on the defense and unfortunately, I don't think we will know much about that group until the season starts. Hopefully we can land a decent transfer or 2 to help mentor all of the young guys. Who know, if this new group can get on the ice and make it work it could be the start of a fun few years.

[stoneySIOUX]

Big fan of this. He's Judd, but meaner. I wanted Judd back, so this works just fine.

[scpa0305]

Johannes is a fairly solid pickup. Numbers can be deceiving on bad teams but he should be a solid contributor. Big boy, was plus. One year rental but that’s fine, better than bringing in a guy like Croal early. Let’s hope he kind of “figured it out” because he’s really never produced and was in and out of the lineup at a school like AIC. So hopefully last season wasn’t “flash in the pan”. Either way he should add some depth. 

[The Sicatoka]

Someone reach out to Alex Heinert and Midco and have them replay the Lindenwood games to we can scout what we're getting.  

Same for the Omaha games (Berg). 

[The Sicatoka]

The "Schloss Drop" that they're looking for a 16th F has me intrigued ... that said ...

We still need 2 (or 3) solutions at D:
- portal
- portal
- Strathmann? Jubenvill? portal? 

(Assumed D right now: Pyke, Wiebe, Benoit, Livanavage, Komzak)

[Big A HG]

When we're excited about this acquisition as fans of the University of North Dakota hockey program, that tells you all you need to know about the state of our program right now.

[MoSiouxFan]

8 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

Johannes is a fairly solid pickup. Numbers can be deceiving on bad teams but he should be a solid contributor. Big boy, was plus. One year rental but that’s fine, better than bringing in a guy like Croal early.

Not that crazy about all the major penalties and game misconducts, though.

[siouxfan512]

1 minute ago, Big A HG said:

When we're excited about this acquisition as fans of the University of North Dakota hockey program, that tells you all you need to know about the state of our program right now.

Because bad programs or small programs can't have good players?

I get what you're saying and it is frustrating that we may not have more high end guys that are ready to jump in. It would be nice to get a Cooley or a Fantilli here and there, but it is what it is. At this point I'm more concerned with what we DO have and what we do with it next year.

[stoneySIOUX]

41 minutes ago, Big A HG said:

When we're excited about this acquisition as fans of the University of North Dakota hockey program, that tells you all you need to know about the state of our program right now.

Tell me you know nothing about roster construction, style of play, recruiting balance, this kid's game in general without telling me you know nothing about roster construction, style of play, recruiting balance, this kid's game in general.

[scpa0305]

7 minutes ago, MoSiouxFan said:

Not that crazy about all the major penalties and game misconducts, though.

Yeah I saw that…good numbers though (including +/-) given he was in the box so much. Will def have to tame it down unless we’re way up (which hasn’t happened all that often lately  )