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[nascar99]

46 minutes ago, .357 said:

If UND was within a snail's breath of landing him, my guess is that Chyzyk would have a solid Plan B in place for another high-profile CHLer if McKenna fell through. That Cole Reschny kid would be ideal & he's from Saskatchewan, so no doubt he's well aware of UND.

And if I'm a future #1 overall pick who will be a multi-millionaire in 2 years, I'm not basing my choice in school A because they can give me $100k more in NIL than school B. I'm going to the place that will give me the best chance in succeeding at the next level. 

Reschny's head coach for the Victoria Royals is James Patrick, so a great UND connection there. I've been hoping that Chyzyk and Jackson have been calling Patrick about Reschny and Verhoeff.

[beastandco]

1 hour ago, RhettRingers said:

Was supposedly coming to UND, then the injury happened then we fired our coach. His girlfriend goes to University of Manitoba, and he wanted to get closer to home. Unsure what his plan is. If he does choose the college route I was told it was UND. He may stay in the dub though. I was told he isn't academically eligible also. Lots of the GM/Owners of these major junior teams don't want their superstars to leave unless it's for the NHL. Medicine Hat scheduled pre-season games next year in Whitehorse (McKenna's hometown)

I read Schlossmans article yesterday and it stated that they were ineligible because they did not take the required classes in their first couple of years of high school.

If Bear wanted to play at UND but currently is not eligible, would he be able to take summer classes to become eligible? Does the NCAA have the ability to make exceptions for these CHL players coming in since they were not planning to be able to play NCAA until a few months ago? It seems somewhat unfair to the student athletes 

[NoDak Hockey Nation]

8 minutes ago, beastandco said:

I read Schlossmans article yesterday and it stated that they were ineligible because they did not take the required classes in their first couple of years of high school.

If Bear wanted to play at UND but currently is not eligible, would he be able to take summer classes to become eligible? Does the NCAA have the ability to make exceptions for these CHL players coming in since they were not planning to be able to play NCAA until a few months ago? It seems somewhat unfair to the student athletes 

Ain’t nothing a lawsuit can’t fix

[.357]

1 hour ago, NoDak Hockey Nation said:

No one reliable has actually said that UND was a finalist. They just said that they would be highly interested.

And no one reliable has said UND wasn't a finalist.

1 hour ago, NoDak Hockey Nation said:

Yes. Because that was a serious comment and not me making fun of you for nerding out on how the law of NIL works.

Try to tone it down a little, the adults here would appreciate it. 

[Scratch]

1 hour ago, beastandco said:

I think McKenna is such a big name that the money received directly from the school or collective is not as much of a factor.

Gavin McKenna is a hockey superstar, not just college hockey superstar. He probably is getting well over 6 figures from endorsements alone. He probably has more financial freedom to make the best decision for his development compared to other CHL guys. UND is top notch in every other facet and if money is not his main focus, I would assume UND is or was heavily in the mix.

Unfortunately I suspect those that think of UND as top notch are mostly those that don't pay close attention--UND hasn't been top notch at winning or developing high end players in nearly a decade

[nascar99]

6 minutes ago, Scratch said:

Unfortunately I suspect those that think of UND as top notch are mostly those that don't pay close attention--UND hasn't been top notch at winning or developing high end players in nearly a decade

Sanderson and Pinto developed very well at UND but otherwise, since Boeser left, you're on point. Idk how much credit you want to give UND for developing Blake, as he was the same player back in junior and HS, but he's a success.

[VC Sioux Fan]

4 minutes ago, Scratch said:

Unfortunately I suspect those that think of UND as top notch are mostly those that don't pay close attention--UND hasn't been top notch at winning or developing high end players in nearly a decade

The roster for the Ottawa Senators suggests otherwise. 3 high end players that were all developed under Berry/Jax in the 2020's

[beastandco]

1 minute ago, nascar99 said:

Sanderson and Pinto developed very well at UND but otherwise, since Boeser left, you're on point. Idk how much credit you want to give UND for developing Blake, as he was the same player back in junior and HS, but's he a success.

Jackson Blake was a 3rd round pick in 2021. He is now playing top 6 minutes on one of the best teams in the league. The kid put in the work but his time at UND definitely helped him take the next step

[Scratch]

3 minutes ago, nascar99 said:

Sanderson and Pinto developed very well at UND but otherwise, since Boeser left, you're on point. Idk how much credit you want to give UND for developing Blake, as he was the same player back in junior and HS, but he's a success.

These three are who I had in mind. 

 

3 minutes ago, VC Sioux Fan said:

The roster for the Ottawa Senators suggests otherwise. 3 high end players that were all developed under Berry/Jax in the 2020's

Of those three, 1 is a high end NHL player. And he's the only high end NHL player UND has developed since the championship. The other blue bloods have had single years recently where they've developed as much NHL talent as UND in a decade.

[nascar99]

1 minute ago, beastandco said:

Jackson Blake was a 3rd round pick in 2021. He is now playing top 6 minutes on one of the best teams in the league. The kid put in the work but his time at UND definitely helped him take the next step

He was a 4th round pick, likely only due to the fact that he was playing MN HS hockey in his DY & his size. The elite skill was always there.

I tend to give programs more credit if they develop nobodies into NHLers, like UND did with Cole Smith. Having a somebody come to your program doesn't mean you developed them, they probably took several steps of development back in minor/junior/HS hockey

[scpa0305]

36 minutes ago, nascar99 said:

Sanderson and Pinto developed very well at UND but otherwise, since Boeser left, you're on point. Idk how much credit you want to give UND for developing Blake, as he was the same player back in junior and HS, but he's a success.

You have to include Blake if you’re going to include pinto and Sandy 

[scpa0305]

32 minutes ago, beastandco said:

Jackson Blake was a 3rd round pick in 2021. He is now playing top 6 minutes on one of the best teams in the league. The kid put in the work but his time at UND definitely helped him take the next step

….and finally hit puberty. The skill has been there since he was a mite 

[scpa0305]

32 minutes ago, Scratch said:

These three are who I had in mind. 

 

Of those three, 1 is a high end NHL player. And he's the only high end NHL player UND has developed since the championship. The other blue bloods have had single years recently where they've developed as much NHL talent as UND in a decade.

Kleven is actually turning into a nhl mainstay too 

[NoDak Hockey Nation]

1 hour ago, .357 said:

And no one reliable has said UND wasn't a finalist.

Try to tone it down a little, the adults here would appreciate it. 

Sensitive much?

[burd]

44 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

You have to include Blake if you’re going to include pinto and Sandy 

A lot of people here were initially very critical of Blake's lack of "situational awareness" in the neutral and O zones.   He made big improvements in that regard and was much less of a defensive liability.   Development.  

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

18 minutes ago, burd said:

A lot of people here were initially very critical of Blake's lack of "situational awareness" in the neutral and O zones.   He made big improvements in that regard and was much less of a defensive liability.   Development.  

And whatever Poolman taught him about bulking up worked!

[siouxczech29]

3 hours ago, scpa0305 said:

….and finally hit puberty. The skill has been there since he was a mite 

I’m looking forward to seeing how his playoff beard develops.

[nascar99]

Some interesting names committing in the portal today

 

[.357]

3 hours ago, NoDak Hockey Nation said:

Sensitive much?

If more than 1 person on an anonymous site thinks you're an ässhole with a strong trait of jackassery, you might want to look in the mirror. 

 

 

[.357]

4 minutes ago, nascar99 said:

Some interesting names committing in the portal today

 

Schlossman thinks that UND will add 2 more Fs; they're currently at 13. If they elect to go for 15 next year, I figure one of those will be for a depth player & the other for a high scorer from the CHL. 

[brianvf]

40 minutes ago, .357 said:

Schlossman thinks that UND will add 2 more Fs; they're currently at 13. If they elect to go for 15 next year, I figure one of those will be for a depth player & the other for a high scorer from the CHL. 

We have a few depth forwards already.  I would prefer one high end player from the CHL and one really high end player from the CHL. 
That would put us at 6 FR forwards, but it'd be great to have three solid scoring lines.

We'll see how Bryn finalizes this roster...

[.357]

54 minutes ago, brianvf said:

We have a few depth forwards already.  I would prefer one high end player from the CHL and one really high end player from the CHL. 
That would put us at 6 FR forwards, but it'd be great to have three solid scoring lines.

We'll see how Bryn finalizes this roster...

I worded that wrong. I was referring to the Fs who will be extras in case of emergency, like Andrew; as opposed to Fs who will be regulars. 

Who in the current lineup do you see as an extra besides Andrew? 

But totally agree that UND needs a high-caliber F like Reschny to make next year's team truly legitimate. Just one more piece, oh heavenly Father. 

[.357]

16 minutes ago, brianvf said:

We have a few depth forwards already.  I would prefer one high end player from the CHL and one really high end player from the CHL. 
That would put us at 6 FR forwards, but it'd be great to have three solid scoring lines.

We'll see how Bryn finalizes this roster...

Forgot to add: that silent commit from the O who appears won't qualify academically looks to have been an extra/depth player. So that would have made 14 Fs for 25-26 & room for only 1 high scorer from the CHL. So perhaps Chyzyk wasn't looking for 2 high scorers, just 1.

[NoDak Hockey Nation]

21 minutes ago, .357 said:

I worded that wrong. I was referring to the Fs who will be extras in case of emergency, like Anthony; as opposed to Fs who will be regulars. 

Who in the current lineup do you see as an extra besides Anthony? 

But totally agree that UND needs a high-caliber F like Reschny to make next year's team truly legitimate. Just one more piece, oh heavenly Father. 

Don’t think Anthony Menghini is going to be an extra.

[sioux24/7]

21 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

f'n trade em for Miami in a heartbeat

Go to Oxford once. You’ll change your mind.