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[beastandco]

Is Isaac Gordon still expected to commit?

[RhettRingers]

Just now, beastandco said:

Is Isaac Gordon still expected to commit?

Yes, sometime later today.

[Scratch]

34 minutes ago, SiouxFanatic said:

You seem to get hung up on prospect status which I understand but teams loaded with blue chips have yet to actually win a championship. Michigan is always loaded with blue chips and how long has it been for them?

When Michigan is loaded they usually make the frozen four tho, like the loaded BU BC and MN teams lately and most of our teams under Hak. No disrespect to the new guys but at least on paper this team appears to have either zero or one skilled player depending on how Zellers works out. If they were loaded the frozen four would be an expectation. I think most here would agree this team making the frozen four would be somewhere between surprising and miraculous

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

7 minutes ago, Scratch said:

When Michigan is loaded they usually make the frozen four tho, like the loaded BU BC and MN teams lately and most of our teams under Hak. No disrespect to the new guys but at least on paper this team appears to have either zero or one skilled player depending on how Zellers works out. If they were loaded the frozen four would be an expectation. I think most here would agree this team making the frozen four would be somewhere between surprising and miraculous

Disagree

[stoneySIOUX]

12 minutes ago, Scratch said:

When Michigan is loaded they usually make the frozen four tho, like the loaded BU BC and MN teams lately and most of our teams under Hak. No disrespect to the new guys but at least on paper this team appears to have either zero or one skilled player depending on how Zellers works out. If they were loaded the frozen four would be an expectation. I think most here would agree this team making the frozen four would be somewhere between surprising and miraculous

Really? I mean, I guess you could say it would be surprising, but miraculous feels aggressive. The way I see it, UND is returning a deep, skilled, and veteran d-corps, and a couple of key forwards. Then, they are bringing in a very good freshman scorer in Zellers as well as a couple other nice pieces from their pipeline and from transfers/CHL and a good goaltender, as well. Certainly feels like a team that can get into the tournament. Once that happens, all bets are off. 

[sioux rube]

 

[.357]

9 minutes ago, Scratch said:

When Michigan is loaded they usually make the frozen four tho, like the loaded BU BC and MN teams lately and most of our teams under Hak. No disrespect to the new guys but at least on paper this team appears to have either zero or one skilled player depending on how Zellers works out. If they were loaded the frozen four would be an expectation. I think most here would agree this team making the frozen four would somewhere between surprising and miraculous

Please clarify what you mean by  'loaded'. Try to frame 'loaded' in terms of the number of high draft choices on a college team, because 'skilled players' is vague (ie, Penn St had quite a few skilled players last year, but they were far from loaded). Would 4 or more players on a team drafted in the 2nd round or higher fit your definition of a loaded team?

[VC Sioux Fan]

30 minutes ago, RhettRingers said:

Yes, sometime later today.

Should we expect another bat signal from GM Chyz, or was the one he flashed earlier today good for two commits?

 

[tnt]

23 hours ago, SIOUXELEVENS said:

Excited to see what the roster looks like and what style they will play next season. 

It is difficult to know how some of these guys transition from junior hockey and from different college leagues.  Inevitably some guys surprise and are better than you think they would be, and others don't transition as well.  There seems to be so many guys that you think would be bottom six, but who knows. I will take a crack at what seems appealing albeit based on nothing.  

Zellers          -   CHL Guy  -  James

Swanson        - Rickwood - Menghini

Gordon (rumor yet) - Littler  -  Strinden

Croal       -     Kernan/Klee    -   Zakreski

 Andrew   -    Klee/Kernan -  ?

Now if the other rumor about McMorrow is true, where would he fit?   Bunch of very good players that play hard is very good, but where does everyone get slotted?  You know with guys like Perron and Boisvert where they get slotted in the top 6, but a lot of these guys I have no idea where they would slot.   Will be interesting to say the least, but I am excited about the prospects of getting guys that are all in. 

[NoDak Hockey Nation]

Sandy + Spunar in net. Hobie being forced out or has already informed the staff he is leaving.

[scpa0305]

41 minutes ago, Scratch said:

When Michigan is loaded they usually make the frozen four tho, like the loaded BU BC and MN teams lately and most of our teams under Hak. No disrespect to the new guys but at least on paper this team appears to have either zero or one skilled player depending on how Zellers works out. If they were loaded the frozen four would be an expectation. I think most here would agree this team making the frozen four would be somewhere between surprising and miraculous

I’m going to talk out both sides of my mouth here…but I wouldn’t necessarily say that. Hard work and chemistry/culture will get you there. There are question marks though on this teams ceiling. Crossing my fingers 

[beastandco]

4 minutes ago, tnt said:

It is difficult to know how some of these guys transition from junior hockey and from different college leagues.  Inevitably some guys surprise and are better than you think they would be, and others don't transition as well.  There seems to be so many guys that you think would be bottom six, but who knows. I will take a crack at what seems appealing albeit based on nothing.  

Zellers          -   CHL Guy  -  James

Swanson        - Rickwood - Menghini

Gordon (rumor yet) - Littler  -  Strinden

Croal       -     Kernan/Klee    -   Zakreski

 Andrew   -    Klee/Kernan -  ?

Now if the other rumor about McMorrow is true, where would he fit?   Bunch of very good players that play hard is very good, but where does everyone get slotted?  You know with guys like Perron and Boisvert where they get slotted in the top 6, but a lot of these guys I have no idea where they would slot.   Will be interesting to say the least, but I am excited about the prospects of getting guys that are all in. 

I am all for going after top CHL guys to fill the other top 6 center position. I don’t think there are many guys that can come from the CHL and be top 6 guys for UND unless it’s a first round pick type of prospect. Manitoba is filled with CHL guys and they are not close to NCHC good. 
 

This forward group looks like it will be very solid. I think this is a tournament team with our defensive corps.

[Dustin]

Did Chyzyk start immediately after being hired?

[NoDak Hockey Nation]

4 minutes ago, Dustin said:

Did Chyzyk start immediately after being hired?

Yep

[SIOUXELEVENS]

He has hit the ground running. 

[Dustin]

18 minutes ago, NoDak Hockey Nation said:

Yep

 

14 minutes ago, SIOUXELEVENS said:

He has hit the ground running. 

I would say Chyzyk and Jackson are hitting it out of the park right now.  Maybe there'll be more than one F-Hawk logo on the ice in Vegas next April.

[SuhakiYeahYeah]

30 minutes ago, NoDak Hockey Nation said:

Sandy + Spunar in net. Hobie being forced out or has already informed the staff he is leaving.

If this is true, I don't blame him.

[tnt]

49 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said:

Really? I mean, I guess you could say it would be surprising, but miraculous feels aggressive. The way I see it, UND is returning a deep, skilled, and veteran d-corps, and a couple of key forwards. Then, they are bringing in a very good freshman scorer in Zellers as well as a couple other nice pieces from their pipeline and from transfers/CHL and a good goaltender, as well. Certainly feels like a team that can get into the tournament. Once that happens, all bets are off. 

Yes and at least 2 first line guys from other college teams and possibly three.  (not sure about Gordon if he ends up committing.  Nevertheless, a rookie of the year in the CCHA).  

[NoDak Hockey Nation]

6 minutes ago, SuhakiYeahYeah said:

If this is true, I don't blame him.

I’ll be floored if I’m wrong on that.

[burd]

1 hour ago, RhettRingers said:

I agree with that, but I also think your role players are just as important. You don't win those big games in NCAA without guys like Sanderson, Chyzyk, Olson....Michigan, Minnesota, BC and BU all prove my point.

True, but no team has ever been made up primarily of first rounders.   Even those that are loaded are made up primarily of non-chippahs.   

How's that for blue chippah hockey wisdom?

[The Sicatoka]

1 hour ago, NoDak Hockey Nation said:

Sandy + Spunar in net. Hobie being forced out or has already informed the staff he is leaving.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/ushl-goaltender-of-the-year-finalist-jan-spunar-commits-to-und

[brianvf]

Looks like wheels are in motion:

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Špunar's addition signals that sophomore Hobie Hedquist will not return in 2025-26. Hedquist has not yet entered the NCAA transfer portal, but the expectation is that he will enter by the May 13 closing date.

UND's staff gave committed recruit Caleb Heil the option to come to UND this fall or return to USHL Madison for one more season and play a significant number of games. Heil, a 6-foot-2 netminder from Victoria, Minn., chose to play one more year of juniors, polish his game and come to UND in 2026.

UND is closing in on landing Fargo’s Zach Sandy as the team's third goaltender.

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

Weird move what are we doing with Hobie?

[scpa0305]

35 minutes ago, cowboys5xsbs said:

Weird move what are we doing with Hobie?

He’s clearly leaving.

[fightingsioux4life]

1 hour ago, burd said:

True, but no team has ever been made up primarily of first rounders.   Even those that are loaded are made up primarily of non-chippahs.   

How's that for blue chippah hockey wisdom?

The "Chippahs" won't be around longer than 2 years. So you have to have a solid foundation of 3 to 4 year guys in order to win consistently from October to April.