2025 Transfer portal

[AJS]

14 hours ago, hockeytherapy13 said:

Sorry if this was said, but UND’s #1 priority is finding centers and it’s not even close. We are sitting decent on the back end but we badly need forwards, especially up the middle 

No question UND needs the most help at Forward (especially Center). I'm looking at it from a standpoint of, if you add Ralph, would UND have a topflight D-core next year? One move. Add Homer. Solidifies Goaltending position. In two moves you would have a very high-end D / G. Working backwards. NFL draft philosophy of taking the best available player.

[nascar99]

4 minutes ago, AJS said:

No question UND needs the most help at Forward (especially Center). I'm looking at it from a standpoint of, if you add Ralph, would UND have a topflight D-core next year? One move. Add Homer. Solidifies Goaltending position. In two moves you would have a very high-end D / G. Working backwards. NFL draft philosophy of taking the best available player.

They'll get a couple solid portal forwards & I expect one or two big time CHLers (bigger names than Zakreski who is considered depth) coming in for 2025-26. We'll see what happens over the next couple months

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

17 hours ago, dagies said:

Has he done much so far?  Plus, seems like he had some eligibility issues?  Or am I mistaken?

I'd ask ChatGPT

[cberkas]

Sounds like there will be USport players in the portal at some point

[nascar99]

2 minutes ago, cberkas said:

Sounds like there will be USport players in the portal at some point

Some really good players in USports. I know it gets overlooked because it's a bunch CHLers who weren't good enough for pro and Junior A/Junior B guys not good enough for the NCAA, but there will be some solid guys who come down here.

[90siouxfan]

future prediction, retired NHL players will return to college to finish their education and successfully sue to get playing opportunities. 

[franchise]

48 minutes ago, 90siouxfan said:

future prediction, retired NHL players will return to college to finish their education and successfully sue to get playing opportunities. 

Coming soon: TJ Oshie - "One More Season"

[tnt]

1 hour ago, 90siouxfan said:

future prediction, retired NHL players will return to college to finish their education and successfully sue to get playing opportunities. 

Which brings me to this, we take a no name recruit (I will allow them to use my name),  we put that name on the jersey, then we use makeup to conceal the identity of Jonathan Toews and put him in that uniform.  He can play half the game, and we are set.   Oh, and if there is some NIL money to be thrown around, I would be glad to accept that. 

[tnt]

37 minutes ago, franchise said:

Coming soon: TJ Oshie - "One More Season"

"One last shift" changes to "One last Season"! 

[nascar99]

 

[Kab]

really quiet on the recruiting front and transfer portal for UND.

why

[90siouxfan]

34 minutes ago, tnt said:

Which brings me to this, we take a no name recruit (I will allow them to use my name),  we put that name on the jersey, then we use makeup to conceal the identity of Jonathan Toews and put him in that uniform.  He can play half the game, and we are set.   Oh, and if there is some NIL money to be thrown around, I would be glad to accept that. 

lol, that is more shady than most would try, but OK.  My insinuation is Toews played 2 years, he sues NCAA that the "turned pro forfeits eligibility" is unlawful, bing, bam, boom, Toews suits up for 2 more seasons...  maybe to play with his son (I have no knowledge of his children)

[nascar99]

9 minutes ago, 90siouxfan said:

lol, that is more shady than most would try, but OK.  My insinuation is Toews played 2 years, he sues NCAA that the "turned pro forfeits eligibility" is unlawful, bing, bam, boom, Toews suits up for 2 more seasons...  maybe to play with his son (I have no knowledge of his children)

Toews does not have kids.

[nascar99]

Looks like Michigan will have to replace about half their roster as result of graduation, turning pro, and portal entries. They already have Perron added.

Would seem like they're going to add a few more big names in the portal and go hard after a few big time CHLers

[90siouxfan]

10 minutes ago, nascar99 said:

Toews does not have kids.

when you finish reading something, the backspace button is your friend

[Shawn-O]

Every time I look here it’s another kid headed to Western via the portal. 
Whatever Ferchweiler and Hertel are pitching, it’s resonating.  

[tnt]

34 minutes ago, Shawn-O said:

Every time I look here it’s another kid headed to Western via the portal. 
Whatever Ferchweiler and Hertel are pitching, it’s resonating.  

First people say we shouldn't be using the portal, now we get mad when another team is getting more portal players right off the bat.  We used to worry about the elite prospects slipping away, now just any player going somewhere else brings the ire of fans.   Bottom line is that Jackson was right, whoever you get needs to buy in and give it all for the program.   Ferschweiler seems to have gotten his guys to buy in, and that is a big deal.   Maybe he thinks he has the magic touch, but as we have seen one guy can upset the apple cart.  Maybe he can get Whitelaw to become that team guy, but then again, maybe he upsets the apple cart that they have going.   

[fightingsioux4life]

1 minute ago, tnt said:

First people say we shouldn't be using the portal, now we get mad when another team is getting more portal players right off the bat.  We used to worry about the elite prospects slipping away, now just any player going somewhere else brings the ire of fans.   Bottom line is that Jackson was right, whoever you get needs to buy in and give it all for the program.   Ferschweiler seems to have gotten his guys to buy in, and that is a big deal.   Maybe he thinks he has the magic touch, but as we have seen one guy can upset the apple cart.  Maybe he can get Whitelaw to become that team guy, but then again, maybe he upsets the apple cart that they have going.   

We need to use the portal this off-season to plug all the holes we have. But long-term, we need to recruit and develop our own players (especially in goal).

[tnt]

Just now, fightingsioux4life said:

We need to use the portal this off-season to plug all the holes we have. But long-term, we need to recruit and develop our own players (especially in goal).

...and I'm sure we will.  Personally, after all we have been through, I wouldn't have wanted to take a chance on Whitelaw, so don't understand why people are worried that Western has got a couple portal players and we haven't.  I'm sure we will see in the days ahead who will fit with the new direction Jackson wants to go. 

[Shawn-O]

2 minutes ago, tnt said:

...and I'm sure we will.  Personally, after all we have been through, I wouldn't have wanted to take a chance on Whitelaw, so don't understand why people are worried that Western has got a couple portal players and we haven't.  I'm sure we will see in the days ahead who will fit with the new direction Jackson wants to go. 

Maybe I’m the only one complaining about it, not sure.  

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Mikey DeAngelo could be an option at center. Stats aren't great but that's not the whole story obviously.

[skateshattrick]

3 minutes ago, Shawn-O said:

Maybe I’m the only one complaining about it, not sure.  

I have never been opposed to the portal. UND has grabbed some very good and impactful players out of the portal--Connor Ford, Zmolek, Pyke, Chris Jandric, Ashton Calder, Driscoll, TJ to name a few. 

[skateshattrick]

3 minutes ago, skateshattrick said:

I have never been opposed to the portal. UND has grabbed some very good and impactful players out of the portal--Connor Ford, Zmolek, Pyke, Chris Jandric, Ashton Calder, Driscoll, TJ to name a few. 

I forgot Michaud

[tnt]

17 minutes ago, Shawn-O said:

Maybe I’m the only one complaining about it, not sure.  

Not saying it's complaining because it is natural to want to see progress when teams are garnering commitments from the portal and seemingly no progress for us when we have holes to fill.  But much as it takes a while for the younger players to make their decisions in the August period, some players are doing their due diligence and taking their time to make a decision, which is good.  Now that all this press conference and stuff is out of the way, I am hoping we see some progress soon, because you know there is a lot going on behind the scenes. 

[Speed_Kills]

Cam Berg was a portal pick-up as well. I would say a lot of the portal players that UND has historically picked up also have that "bleed green" attribute.  Not every single portal pick-up is going to work out.  But it's part of the process now.