2025-26 University of North Dakota Hockey Season

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

1 hour ago, hockeytherapy13 said:

 

Swanson-Rickwood-Zellers

James-Reschny-Strinden

Menghini-Littler-Kernan

Zakreski-Josephson-Croal 

 

Andrew-Klee-Young

 

Hard to argue with anything you have here for the forwards. Zellers might have a learning curve but everything out of Boston about him was promising. Really hoping he and Swanson can click.

[stoneySIOUX]

2 hours ago, hockeytherapy13 said:

Question for the insiders like @stoneySIOUX. Who are you hearing is looking really good in practice? Which freshmen are surprising the group and/or which guys seem like they are looking as if they will take a big step compared to last year? 

It's Reschny... 

For guys taking a step, James. 

[brianvf]

2 hours ago, hockeytherapy13 said:

Question for the insiders like @stoneySIOUX. Who are you hearing is looking really good in practice? Which freshmen are surprising the group and/or which guys seem like they are looking as if they will take a big step compared to last year? 

I'm surprised we haven't heard any snippets from Schloss on this...I know he's mentioned players that look to be performing well in early practices in the past.
They haven't done a podcast in quite a long time...I'm hoping the next one covers some of the early practices and who is standing out.

[brianvf]

Just now, stoneySIOUX said:

It's Reschny... 

For guys taking a step, James. 

James took a nice step (especially in his finishing) last year.
Would love to see him take another step for his SR year and really help get that offense rolling.

[stoneySIOUX]

2 hours ago, hockeytherapy13 said:

 

Let’s get this started. I want to see what other people think lines could look like early on. Here’s my uneducated guess 

based off of stats, what we’ve heard about these guys, age, college experience, etc. 
 

Swanson-Rickwood-Zellers

James-Reschny-Strinden

Menghini-Littler-Kernan

Zakreski-Josephson-Croal 

 

Andrew-Klee-Young

 

Livanavage-Zmolek

Wiebe-Verhoeff 

Strathmann-Emery

Laurila(Extra skater)-Jubenvill

Engel

 

Homer

Spunar

Sandy

 

*Guessing Young, Klee, and Zakreski will battle it out for the 12th forward spot but I have a feeling Zakreski will rise due to higher potential for offense and apparently he’s well-conditioned based off his Iron Man results. Even though Klee is a draft pick, he might be fighting to get in this season as he gets acclimated to the college game as a huge guy. 

 

*Zmolek may get eased in due to not having played in a year but he’ll ramp up quick. Maybe Emery plays top pair with Livanavage to start the year. Extra skater will probably always be D so we can get weekly reps for Verhoeff and Laurila as well as keeping Strathmann and Jubenvil rolling. 

Flip Strinden and Menghini and I'm 100% in on all of this. 

[Oldguy]

10 hours ago, brianvf said:

I'm surprised we haven't heard any snippets from Schloss on this...I know he's mentioned players that look to be performing well in early practices in the past.
They haven't done a podcast in quite a long time...I'm hoping the next one covers some of the early practices and who is standing out.

I'm actually unhappy about the lack of coverage lately.  I'm paying for the site purely for UND hockey news, but Schloss has been AWOL lately.

[Sodbuster]

L noticed the Herald has him writing some football stories..........

[sioux rube]

 

[scpa0305]

13 hours ago, hockeytherapy13 said:

 

Let’s get this started. I want to see what other people think lines could look like early on. Here’s my uneducated guess 

based off of stats, what we’ve heard about these guys, age, college experience, etc. 
 

Swanson-Rickwood-Zellers

James-Reschny-Strinden

Menghini-Littler-Kernan

Zakreski-Josephson-Croal 

 

Andrew-Klee-Young

 

Livanavage-Zmolek

Wiebe-Verhoeff 

Strathmann-Emery

Laurila(Extra skater)-Jubenvill

Engel

 

Homer

Spunar

Sandy

 

*Guessing Young, Klee, and Zakreski will battle it out for the 12th forward spot but I have a feeling Zakreski will rise due to higher potential for offense and apparently he’s well-conditioned based off his Iron Man results. Even though Klee is a draft pick, he might be fighting to get in this season as he gets acclimated to the college game as a huge guy. 

 

*Zmolek may get eased in due to not having played in a year but he’ll ramp up quick. Maybe Emery plays top pair with Livanavage to start the year. Extra skater will probably always be D so we can get weekly reps for Verhoeff and Laurila as well as keeping Strathmann and Jubenvil rolling. 

Agree on all fronts. At least to begin the season. Only slight change would be to add some grit to that top line. Maybe flip flop Zellers and Strinden (or Mengini)

[hockeytherapy13]

4 hours ago, Oldguy said:

I'm actually unhappy about the lack of coverage lately.  I'm paying for the site purely for UND hockey news, but Schloss has been AWOL lately.

Keep in mind that the Herald comes out with that massive pre-season special every year that will have about a dozen different articles in it. I'm guessing schloss is working on all of that. Simma donna 

[hockeytherapy13]

15 hours ago, stoneySIOUX said:

Flip Strinden and Menghini and I'm 100% in on all of this. 

I thought about that but I have this weird thing about loading up all right-handed forwards onto one line since we don't have many of them.  No matter how the lines shake out, teams are going to have a rough time matching up against our 3rd line. We may not have the most potent top 6 right away, but Heaven help those teams that have to try to match us with depth at forward and D when we have a lead. 

[skateshattrick]

4 hours ago, sioux rube said:

 

I get it that they don't put freshman on the all-conference team, but Verhoef will be 1st team defense. Reschny has a very good chance to be 1st team forward. These 2 are going to be very impactful. 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

16 hours ago, stoneySIOUX said:

It's Reschny... 

For guys taking a step, James. 

Music to everyone's ears. Glad James recognized he could use another year before going pro. Obviously we're biased and selfish (anyone have receipts of people saying Blake would never crack the Canes?) but his role at the pro level will need more production.

[hockeytherapy13]

48 minutes ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

Music to everyone's ears. Glad James recognized he could use another year before going pro. Obviously we're biased and selfish (anyone have receipts of people saying Blake would never crack the Canes?) but his role at the pro level will need more production.

I’ll provide my own receipt. I am 100% guilty of thinking he’d be chilling in the AHL. *dons dunce cap*

[UNDMOORHEAD]

6 minutes ago, hockeytherapy13 said:

I’ll provide my own receipt. I am 100% guilty of thinking he’d be chilling in the AHL. *dons dunce cap*

I thought the same about Blake as well. I really believed he needed all the time he could get to add strength to be ready for pro hockey.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

Blake is so skilled and shifty he can get away with not being huge right away. Plus looks like he’s put in the work since moving up, I’m sure his dad is a good reality check for what it’ll take