Prospective Recruits

[Blackheart]

34 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

Sounds like Miami got some good Russian. Like everyone, I’m curious when we’ll get our big commit this year.

Why would anybody decent want to go to Miami and get crushed every week?  I suppose they are promised plenty of playing time if they're half decent.

[scpa0305]

21 hours ago, Blackheart said:

Why would anybody decent want to go to Miami and get crushed every week?  I suppose they are promised plenty of playing time if they're half decent.

Probably won’t be getting crushed too much longer if they keep pulling these kids.

[scpa0305]

Noah Davidson (SSM) to BC…Cali kid, big get. He’s really solid. I thought we may have been in on him. 

[siouxforce19]

14 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

Noah Davidson (SSM) to BC…Cali kid, big get. He’s really solid. I thought we may have been in on him. 

I think he committed there back in November. I remember hearing about that when Gopher fans were freaking out about their lack of commitments. 

[Siouxdaddy]

23 hours ago, Blackheart said:

Why would anybody decent want to go to Miami and get crushed every week?  I suppose they are promised plenty of playing time if they're half decent.

I believe him and Noreen had a prior connection

[ChetSteadman]

3 hours ago, siouxforce19 said:

I think he committed there back in November. I remember hearing about that when Gopher fans were freaking out about their lack of commitments. 

Yep, beginning of November.

[scpa0305]

6 hours ago, siouxforce19 said:

I think he committed there back in November. I remember hearing about that when Gopher fans were freaking out about their lack of commitments. 

You know, I was thinking the same thing when I saw this. I checked you’re right. 

[cberkas]

Ty Halaburda to CC

[yzerman19]

prospects and more importantly their agents are hearing from guys with the same agency about the challenges right now at UND.  If you wonder why we haven't landed a chippah, that would be why

 

[cberkas]

8 minutes ago, yzerman19 said:

prospects and more importantly their agents are hearing from guys with the same agency about the challenges right now at UND.  If you wonder why we haven't landed a chippah, that would be why

 

One of my issues is how Berry will dump a recruit for a portal player. You have to expect that gets around to players “why are you committing there when they will give up on you when your development doesn’t go as planned for a portal player.” If I was a high end player that grew up wanting to go to UND, I’d go somewhere else with what has been going on over the last 10 years. 

[cberkas]

Miami gets Shikhabutoin Gadzhiev high end goalie that was going to Michigan Tech

[SIOUXELEVENS]

It kinda makes you wonder why we haven’t had any commits and we for sure need fowards for next year. Coaching staff holding cards close to the vest or sleeping at the switch. 

[cberkas]

On 2/17/2025 at 12:32 PM, SIOUXELEVENS said:

Berry knows he’s done so he is not recruiting anyone , lol

You know, I have actually been thinking this. 

[brianvf]

16 minutes ago, SIOUXELEVENS said:

It kinda makes you wonder why we haven’t had any commits and we for sure need fowards for next year. Coaching staff holding cards close to the vest or sleeping at the switch. 

Makes you wonder for sure when teams like Miami and Bowling Green are landing new commits but no news from UND in awhile. Like you said, we need forwards for next year.

[tnt]

31 minutes ago, cberkas said:

One of my issues is how Berry will dump a recruit for a portal player. You have to expect that gets around to players “why are you committing there when they will give up on you when your development doesn’t go as planned for a portal player.” If I was a high end player that grew up wanting to go to UND, I’d go somewhere else with what has been going on over the last 10 years. 

So you are good with Bowden Singelton, type guys who didn't pan out?   Just about every team moves on from guys that haven't developed in juniors. 

[cberkas]

14 minutes ago, tnt said:

So you are good with Bowden Singelton, type guys who didn't pan out?   Just about every team moves on from guys that haven't developed in juniors. 

I’ve seen guy light up juniors and not light up college, I’ve seen guys not light up juniors and light up college. 
 

Bowden Singleton had one bad year and is on the same pace as the years before and after his bad year. 
 

Last year Berry playing a 5th year 4 line minutes over a Freshman that was doing the same as a 5th year on the same line. 

[skateshattrick]

47 minutes ago, cberkas said:

One of my issues is how Berry will dump a recruit for a portal player. You have to expect that gets around to players “why are you committing there when they will give up on you when your development doesn’t go as planned for a portal player.” If I was a high end player that grew up wanting to go to UND, I’d go somewhere else with what has been going on over the last 10 years. 

Who are you referring to that he dumped? A lot of really good programs have brought in portal players. Western Michigan brought in Costanini from UND, Brian Kramer from AIU, Robby Drazner from Miami, Cam Rowe from Wisconsin, Grant Slukynsky from Northern Michigan, and got Alex Bump and Hampton Slukynsky to change commitments. DU got Pohlkamp, last year got Tristan Broz and a few years ago got Cameron Wright from BGU. ASU has had many portal players, and they are really good because of it. The list goes on and on. 

[SIOUXELEVENS]

So your saying we are not getting the right portal players?

[SIOUXELEVENS]

Like not recruiting the right players , hmmmmm. 

[skateshattrick]

17 minutes ago, SIOUXELEVENS said:

So your saying we are not getting the right portal players?

No. We have had many very good portal players--Cameron Berg, Chris Jandric, Bennett Zmolek, Connor Ford. Even Logan Britt, Keaton Pehrson and Ty Farmer were not bad. Goalies have been a bit more hit and miss, but Zach Driscoll was good the 2nd 1/2 of his season at UND, DeRidder was okay, and Semptimphelter is good. Ludvig Persson not so much. 

[yzerman19]

Let's be completely honest with ourselves.  What we offer to a potential recruit right now vs the other blue blood hockey programs is lacking.  Our facilities are at par with the very best, but after that what are you getting that is better than say Michigan or Michigan State or Minnesota or BC or BU or even DU or ASU in our own conference?  Lifestyle?  I mean would you rather be a stud athlete walking around Ann Arbor or Comm Ave or at the pool at your dorm in ASU vs UND?  Education wise, we aren't bad, obv aviation and related is great, but it isn't like going Ivy or Big 10.  Facilities wise?  Yeah, we are as good if not better than anybody, sure.  Development to get you to the NHL...now this is where the rep has fallen...kids would sacrifice lifestyle and education potential if they 100% believed that the dev model was the best to get them to the NHL...why did Parise and Toews come here...yep, that's why...that, my friends, is where we need to focus.  We are never going to offer a football game at the big house or the pool at the jock dorm at ASU in january...we need to be the place you go if you want the NHL and don't want any other distractions getting in the way.  My two cents.

[gfhockey]

I think a college kid would rather have 100 grand a year then play in the Ralph Englestad Arena

[SIOUXELEVENS]

I really don’t believe many college kids are getting 100 grand. 

[I Ranger]

3 hours ago, yzerman19 said:

prospects and more importantly their agents are hearing from guys with the same agency about the challenges right now at UND.  If you wonder why we haven't landed a chippah, that would be why

 

If this is true, that's really scary to hear! My question is what has so drastically changed in call it literally the last 4-5 months? We get Boisvert and Emery (NHL first rounders) and Swanson (yes not a big NHL pedigree but a big time college recruit) to come in. I'm certainly not doubting you as anyone can see something is obviously off with this program but just wondering how it could fall so far so fast and what is the root cause? 

[yzerman19]

I cant say for certain and am not "in the know" just remember that those guys didn't commit right before the season, they committed 2 years ago.  3 years ago Jake Sanderson was at UND