2024 Early Departures and Transfer Portal

[Goon]

1 hour ago, rhenry8439 said:

is there any chance Hedquist is #1 and Johnson is #2? I know Johnson is supposed to just be a third string guy but is there a chance he moves up and they back fill with a new 3rd string guy?

Johnson isn't going to be the second-string goalie. I bet they bring in a Recruit or Portal. I remember Schloss saying on the podcast the Heil is a few years away. 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Biondi in the portal? 

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

4 minutes ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

Biondi in the portal? 

8 Goals 11 Assists, not a terrible add for the team that scoops him

[Wilbur]

Sandy is going to have to add some scoring to help out Steeves.  

I assume a goalie as well as Thiessen looks to be out of eligibility.  

Wonder if Biondi is thinking Northern Michigan with the family connection he will have there. 

[brianvf]

39 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

Sandy is going to have to add some scoring to help out Steeves. 

That's assuming Steeves sticks around.
He'll get some attention as a 21yo undrafted free agent.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Not sure if we will need a D man, but Nick Anderson from Colgate played HS at Orono.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Someone feel free to tell him Ivies don't allow grad transfers. And tell Mr Hockey Star we don't want Biondi.

 

[tnt]

3 hours ago, Wilbur said:

Sandy is going to have to add some scoring to help out Steeves.  

I assume a goalie as well as Thiessen looks to be out of eligibility.  

Wonder if Biondi is thinking Northern Michigan with the family connection he will have there. 

I think they rebound to upper half of the league with James and Spicer coming back, along with Zam and Max Plante and Shaugabay, although I expect the latter will need an adjustment period, especially if he isn’t paired with finishers. They also have a high end defenseman in Kleber, and a highly touted goaltender in Gajan coming in.

[Wilbur]

1 hour ago, tnt said:

I think they rebound to upper half of the league with James and Spicer coming back, along with Zam and Max Plante and Shaugabay, although I expect the latter will need an adjustment period, especially if he isn’t paired with finishers. They also have a high end defenseman in Kleber, and a highly touted goaltender in Gajan coming in.

Forgot about Gajan.  He will step in right away in goal. 

[cberkas]

Henry Levy who played at Penticton is in the portal from ASU. Not sure why he left ASU midway through the season. A goalie with 3 years left. I wondered what happened to him. 

Ryan O'Reilly also in the portal

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Brendan Engum, D from Lowell is from Burnsville. Again, not sure if we need D, but an option for sure.

[The Sicatoka]

I'd keep watch for a rental goalie should Persson go pro (and Heil is at least a year away). 

[brianvf]

Barbolini from Miami (their leading scorer), turned pro

[BusinessSiouxt]

What is the last year for the Covid ‘bonus year’?

[brianvf]

3 minutes ago, BusinessSiouxt said:

What is the last year for the Covid ‘bonus year’?

Next year is the last bonus year.

[BusinessSiouxt]

5 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Next year is the last bonus year.

So seniors this year can go again, yes?

[brianvf]

1 minute ago, BusinessSiouxt said:

So seniors this year can go again, yes?

Correct. 
Gaber could return if he wanted. 

[siouxweet]

4 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Correct. 
Gaber could return if he wanted. 

Nah, there is the door and don't let it hit you on the way out.

[shep]

2 minutes ago, siouxweet said:

Nah, there is the door and don't let it hit you on the way out.

From all indications, he's not coming back, but why wouldn't you want him?

[siouxweet]

Just now, shep said:

From all indications, he's not coming back, but why wouldn't you want him?

He is selfish and a defensive liability. 

[shep]

3 minutes ago, siouxweet said:

He is selfish and a defensive liability. 

Disagree, but thats OK. 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Brady Risk could be our annual poach from UAF.

[brianvf]

A few early departure pro signings announced today:

Hugo Ollas	G	Jr.	Merrimack	NY Rangers (NHL)	7-12-0, 2.84, .908
Cam Thiesing	F	Jr.	Ohio State	NY Islanders (NHL)	9-7-16 (31)
Hunter McDonald	D	So.	Northeastern	Philadelphia (NHL)	1-5-6 (23)
Stephen Halliday	F	So.	Ohio State	Ottawa (NHL)	10-26-36 (38)

Two forwards from OSU, including former UND recruit Halliday.

[TwamleyShuffle]

Do we think we will have any guys head to the portal or go pro early? I’m thinking our starting goalie goes pro

[SIOUXELEVENS]

Any chance Halliday ends up here ? We can always use another power foward ( not sure what happened during the first commitment )