2025 Transfer portal

[hockeytherapy13]

43 minutes ago, tnt said:

That Luke Ashton from Minnesota State is a big boy at 6’6 and had a decent freshman year. 

We have our top 4 D set, I don’t think we have a shot at these high end defensemen in the portal. He’s got gophers written all over him. 

[siouxforce19]

2 minutes ago, hockeytherapy13 said:

We have our top 4 D set, I don’t think we have a shot at these high end defensemen in the portal. He’s got gophers written all over him. 

Western Canadian kid doesn’t exactly scream Gophers to me. 

[fightingsioux4life]

1 hour ago, hockeytherapy13 said:

We have our top 4 D set, I don’t think we have a shot at these high end defensemen in the portal. He’s got gophers written all over him. 

Why don't we have a shot at them? When did we start lowering expectations in the area of recruiting? It's time we get our swagger back. Enough of the bull$h!t already.

[nascar99]

5 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Why don't we have a shot at them? When did we start lowering expectations in the area of recruiting? It's time we get our swagger back. Enough of the bull$h!t already.

The UND defense is pretty set for 2025-26 unless you wanna defer guys like Lindberg or tell others to hit the portal

[The Sicatoka]

Weren't Komzak and MacDonald defensive partners in juniors? With Mac leaving we likely should've seen this coming. 

[NoDak Hockey Nation]

14 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Weren't Komzak and MacDonald defensive partners in juniors? With Mac leaving we likely should've seen this coming. 

Sure, but we should’ve seen this coming when the guy never got any ice time in 2 seasons and 6 guys ahead of him are returning. I was shocked he wasn’t in the portal on day 1

[tnt]

1 hour ago, nascar99 said:

The UND defense is pretty set for 2025-26 unless you wanna defer guys like Lindberg or tell others to hit the portal

Even if you brought in Lindberg, that would be 8 guys, and like people have mentioned it might be wise to bring in a 9th because of Zmolek's injury.  I think it would be smart to hold off Lindberg for another year and let him develop in the USHL like Laurilla did.  Besides, it might be wise to bring in a Junior defenseman to even out the classes, as it is most likely you could lose Livanavage and Wiebe to the pros after next year, leaving you with no Senior defense, unless Zmolek gets another year because of his injuries. So it is possible they could bring in a couple guys if they held off Lindberg. 

[SJHovey]

37 minutes ago, tnt said:

Even if you brought in Lindberg, that would be 8 guys, and like people have mentioned it might be wise to bring in a 9th because of Zmolek's injury.  I think it would be smart to hold off Lindberg for another year and let him develop in the USHL like Laurilla did.  Besides, it might be wise to bring in a Junior defenseman to even out the classes, as it is most likely you could lose Livanavage and Wiebe to the pros after next year, leaving you with no Senior defense, unless Zmolek gets another year because of his injuries. So it is possible they could bring in a couple guys if they held off Lindberg. 

If everyone ends up going to 26 on the roster, I think the 15-8-3 is going to be pretty standard.  Don't know that teams will go with two goalies or 14 forwards.

[hockeytherapy13]

13 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Why don't we have a shot at them? When did we start lowering expectations in the area of recruiting? It's time we get our swagger back. Enough of the bull$h!t already.

It has nothing to do with us as a program (for once, lately). It has everything to do with who is coming back and what playing time is available. Do you really want to tell our first round pick (Emery) that he is going to get dropped to 3rd pair. Or the same goes for Livanavage and Wiebe who passed on pro deals to stick around? We want the best players but we also want to show that we can retain good players that we recruited. 

[fightingsioux4life]

6 minutes ago, hockeytherapy13 said:

It has nothing to do with us as a program (for once, lately). It has everything to do with who is coming back and what playing time is available. Do you really want to tell our first round pick (Emery) that he is going to get dropped to 3rd pair. Or the same goes for Livanavage and Wiebe who passed on pro deals to stick around? We want the best players but we also want to show that we can retain good players that we recruited. 

You're right. I guess I am just anxious for Jax and his staff to reestablish us as a force in recruiting circles.

[hockeytherapy13]

18 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

You're right. I guess I am just anxious for Jax and his staff to reestablish us as a force in recruiting circles.

100% agree.  I feel much better about our future than I do about the last 2-3 years of dropping off the proverbial recruitment cliff. I'm also ready to be done playing mediocre 4th and 5th year players over guys with a higher ceiling

[NoDak Hockey Nation]

48 minutes ago, hockeytherapy13 said:

It has nothing to do with us as a program (for once, lately). It has everything to do with who is coming back and what playing time is available. Do you really want to tell our first round pick (Emery) that he is going to get dropped to 3rd pair. Or the same goes for Livanavage and Wiebe who passed on pro deals to stick around? We want the best players but we also want to show that we can retain good players that we recruited. 

No one available in the portal is better than those 3.

[tnt]

1 hour ago, hockeytherapy13 said:

It has nothing to do with us as a program (for once, lately). It has everything to do with who is coming back and what playing time is available. Do you really want to tell our first round pick (Emery) that he is going to get dropped to 3rd pair. Or the same goes for Livanavage and Wiebe who passed on pro deals to stick around? We want the best players but we also want to show that we can retain good players that we recruited. 

So we shouldn't have been recruiting Pohlkamp last year?    Don't agree on only recruiting guys that won't upset the apple cart by displacing guys that are already here. With that line of thinking, if Boisvert was staying and Carter Bear was going to commit, we shouldn't go after Gavin McKenna.  Get the best players that play the way you want them to -- period!

[dden3]

17 hours ago, .357 said:

Was thinking the same thing that Komzak is leaving because the coaches told him another D was coming in. He could have left immediately when the portal opened 2+ weeks ago, but elected to wait until now.  

Agree. I think Tanner will be a good find for whoever gets him. 

[scpa0305]

11 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

Weren't Komzak and MacDonald defensive partners in juniors? With Mac leaving we likely should've seen this coming. 

I’m sure coaches and player were on same page….this isn’t really a loss. Kid hasn’t played in two years, try to find another team with options. We’ll replace him with someone younger. 

[sioux rube]

 

[Siouxdaddy]

While I'm sure many of you saw Sacha’s instagram post (just a BU hype video) — id like to give some biased input that the media wont tell you about him. 

He’s an ass — shows up to all of his classes 30 minutes late, interrupts them, walks in without a backpack and brings a meal and eats in class (no other guy on the hockey team did this). As been reported, he got into a fight at Pike fraternity, and dipped to BU the next day (blindsided the team).

Imo, good player, terrible kid.

 

 

[brianvf]

Slim pickings here for remaining decent portal forwards/centers.
Zacher is the highest goal scorer remaining.  Giampa the highest point totals.
Werner is intriguing but unsure with him looking for his 3rd team in 3 years.
Perdion had been mentioned earlier as a player we were looking at.
Lemyre just wins natty's, plan & simple.   

• Matteo Giampa, so, Canisius, 8-22—30
• Walter Zacher, so, Robert Morris, 15-9—24
• Evan Werner, so, Michigan, 11-11—22
• Austin Brimmer, jr, Long Island, 9-12—21
• J.R. Perdion, fr, Long Island, 4-14—18
• Tristan Lemyre, jr, Western Michigan, 6-8—14
• Raimonds Vitolins, jr, Miami, 4-10—14
• Mikey DeAngelo, fr, Michigan State, 3-6—9
• Ryan Duguay, fr, Northern Michigan, 6-2—8
• Alex Zetterberg, fr, Boston University, 5-3—8
• Matthew Romer, so, Northern Michigan, 5-3—8

[.357]

12 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Slim pickings here for remaining decent portal forwards/centers.

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Lemyre just wins natty's, plain & simple.   

 

Would be ideal if UND can pick up a couple of solid C + another forward for next year so most of the productivity doesn't run through 1 line. The fact that UND hasn't acted yet on the current portal leftovers may mean that it has better options lined up from the CHL. But Lemyre would be solid from a depth standpoint. 

McKenna may go elsewhere, but Chyzyk still needs to blow the roof off the house with a couple of very solid forwards for next year to make up for the loss of Boisvert. Of all the good available players who will transfer from the CHL to the NCAA next year, UND should definitely be getting a few of them; you would think anyway. 

 

[nascar99]

2 hours ago, Siouxdaddy said:

While I'm sure many of you saw Sacha’s instagram post (just a BU hype video) — id like to give some biased input that the media wont tell you about him. 

He’s an ass — shows up to all of his classes 30 minutes late, interrupts them, walks in without a backpack and brings a meal and eats in class (no other guy on the hockey team did this). As been reported, he got into a fight at Pike fraternity, and dipped to BU the next day (blindsided the team).

Imo, good player, terrible kid.

 

 

Wow. You have sources on the team, in media, or professors on campus?

[nascar99]

1 hour ago, brianvf said:

Slim pickings here for remaining decent portal forwards/centers.
Zacher is the highest goal scorer remaining.  Giampa the highest point totals.
Werner is intriguing but unsure with him looking for his 3rd team in 3 years.
Perdion had been mentioned earlier as a player we were looking at.
Lemyre just wins natty's, plan & simple.   

• Matteo Giampa, so, Canisius, 8-22—30
• Walter Zacher, so, Robert Morris, 15-9—24
• Evan Werner, so, Michigan, 11-11—22
• Austin Brimmer, jr, Long Island, 9-12—21
• J.R. Perdion, fr, Long Island, 4-14—18
• Tristan Lemyre, jr, Western Michigan, 6-8—14
• Raimonds Vitolins, jr, Miami, 4-10—14
• Mikey DeAngelo, fr, Michigan State, 3-6—9
• Ryan Duguay, fr, Northern Michigan, 6-2—8
• Alex Zetterberg, fr, Boston University, 5-3—8
• Matthew Romer, so, Northern Michigan, 5-3—8

Werner and Lemyre are the most attractive names on that list. Vitolins and Zetterberg could pop off in the right situation, but don't seem to be UND type targets.

[brianvf]

1 hour ago, .357 said:

McKenna may go elsewhere, but Chyzyk still needs to blow the roof off the house with a couple of very solid forwards for next year to make up for the loss of Boisvert. Of all the good available players who will transfer from the CHL to the NCAA next year, UND should definitely be getting a few of them; you would think anyway.

+1, agreed for sure.

4 minutes ago, nascar99 said:

Werner and Lemyre are the most attractive names on that list. Vitolins and Zetterberg could pop off in the right situation, but don't seem to be UND type targets.

Vitolins and Zetterberg are intriguing.  Both foreign players that UND doesn't typically get or go after (as you said), but both could potentially do well.  Vitolins has experience in NCHC play...wonder how he could do when not on the worst team in the league and surrounded by better players.  Zetterberg got buried on a loaded BU F group but still put up ok points as a FR.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Someone tell Berry to reign in his daughter:

[Frozen4sioux]

10 minutes ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

Someone tell Berry to reign in his daughter:

The daughters behavior and attitudes displayed on social media are reprehensible, comes of as entitled rich girl wanna be and frankly is everything I don't want associated with UND.  In all the years I have never experienced any attitude or entitlement from Brad in the community or in interactions, makes you wonder how or where the behaviors were learned.

Disgusting. Embarrassing.

[The Sicatoka]

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