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2024-25 University of North Dakota Hockey Season


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8 hours ago, Esoteric said:

Linanavage has not been drafted?  That is weird considering his skill level and learning curve is pointing toward an NHL CAREER.

He was passed his first draft year. It's rare a player gets drafted the 2nd time around. I think he surprised everyone with how great he was. 

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2 hours ago, nodakgirl93 said:

He was passed his first draft year. It's rare a player gets drafted the 2nd time around. I think he surprised everyone with how great he was. 

This year was also his third year of draft eligibility. So this was the third time he’s been passed over. It was a long shot for sure. 

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If Livanavage continues to produce, he's got a chance to get signed as a college free agent like Troy Stecher, who is suddenly on the cusp of 500 games played in the NHL. They're almost exactly the same size although Stecher had a pretty big advantage in being RHD while Jake is LHD.

This could be a big year for Jake. I'm guessing that he will quarterback the first power play. He was at 0.76 pts/game last season; is a point-per-game out of reach this season? (There were only four defensemen in college hockey who made the point-per-game threshold last year. I could have named two of them for sure, maybe the third, but I would never have guessed the fourth.)

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A lot of players and recruits at development camps, now all starting to get to GF to start the offseason push:

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/three-undrafted-und-players-get-looks-from-nhl-teams-at-development-camps

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Senior goaltender T.J. Semptimphelter, an incoming transfer from Arizona State, skated with the Nashville Predators. Incoming freshman forward Cody Croal participated with the Philadelphia Flyers and classmate Dalton Andrew skated with the Boston Bruins.

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In addition to Strinden, there were 11 other drafted players on the 2024-25 UND roster who participated in NHL development camps this summer.

They are forward Jake Schmaltz (Boston Bruins), forward Cade Littler (Calgary Flames), forward Jayden Perron (Carolina Hurricanes), forward Sacha Boisvert (Chicago Blackhawks), defenseman Andrew Strathmann (Columbus Blue Jackets), forward Dylan James (Detroit Red Wings), defenseman E.J. Emery (New York Rangers), forward Owen McLaughlin (Philadelphia), forward Mac Swanson (Pittsburgh), forward Jackson Kunz (Vancouver Canucks) and defenseman Abram Wiebe (Vegas).

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Semptimphelter said one of the highlights was getting to know UND teammate Ben Strinden, a Predators draft pick who attended camp for the third time in his career. Semptimphelter and Strinden were teammates in the three-on-three tournament. Their team won it.

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Two future UND players also participated in camps as draft picks. Forward Will Zellers skated with the Colorado Avalanche and forward David Klee participated with the San Jose Sharks. They're both expected to be freshmen in the fall of 2025.

 

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11 hours ago, brianvf said:

Cody Croal participated with the Philadelphia Flyers and classmate Dalton Andrew skated with the Boston Bruins.

Encouraging to see two undrafted freshmen getting invites.  They both put up impressive numbers in their leagues, and could be better than people might expect.

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6 minutes ago, Oldguy said:

Encouraging to see two undrafted freshmen getting invites.  They both put up impressive numbers in their leagues, and could be better than people might expect.

I'm guessing Croal is going to be an absolute pest with a heck of a motor, will be excellent on the PK and a great 3rd/4th line player.  This incoming freshman class seems to have a lot of potential and will hopefully be rolling strong by December. 

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On 6/19/2024 at 10:30 AM, brianvf said:

The nice thing this next season will be that our offensive depth will mean that we're gonna have some talented players on the 3rd/4th lines.
Should hopefully create some tough matchups for opposing teams.

An even nicer thing is that 3rd and 4th lines are allowed to score and score, according to the hockey rules :)

 

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On 7/3/2024 at 6:30 PM, brianvf said:

Congrats to Alex, he deserves it!

 

And yet some in the fb group will complain about him. Enjoy it while it lasts. He’s bound for bigger things you’d think here soon. 

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On 6/14/2024 at 7:36 AM, The Sicatoka said:

Doesn't UND put out an official "who's coming in" release right after finals? Did I miss it? Is my memory slipping?*

 

*had some stuff going on in life the last month or so ... 

One month later ... 

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1 hour ago, Esoteric said:

If this is accurate.  Duluth - UND should have been travel partners.  Is the NCHC actually going to allow in St. Thomas?  

Duluth and UND are travel partners. 
And the NCHC already did allow St Thomas into the league. 
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