NoDak Hockey Nation Posted April 29 Posted April 29 1 hour ago, scpa0305 said: But the CHL will continue to grab higher end 16-17-18 year olds as compared to the ushl. And more Americans will go north too. At least until the ushl can beef up what they’re offering (as compared to what CHL teams can offer). Agreed. I was trying to say that I’m not sure who will have overall better teams in head to head competition between USHL and CHL if CHL teams lose some of their older players. As we see in college, older teams win Quote
yzerman19 Posted April 29 Posted April 29 11 hours ago, scpa0305 said: But the CHL will continue to grab higher end 16-17-18 year olds as compared to the ushl. And more Americans will go north too. At least until the ushl can beef up what they’re offering (as compared to what CHL teams can offer). One big difference is the CHL scholarship $. You get money for school by playing in that league. Now that you can get a school scholarship from NCAA on top of that, that's a big difference. USHL does not currently offer that. 1 Quote
nascar99 Posted April 29 Posted April 29 3 minutes ago, yzerman19 said: One big difference is the CHL scholarship $. You get money for school by playing in that league. Now that you can get a school scholarship from NCAA on top of that, that's a big difference. USHL does not currently offer that. Do we think the CHL is going to rip up the Standard Player Agreement and only give you education money if you go to USports, as they don't want to give kids more money who are going to the NCAA? Quote
yzerman19 Posted April 29 Posted April 29 22 minutes ago, nascar99 said: Do we think the CHL is going to rip up the Standard Player Agreement and only give you education money if you go to USports, as they don't want to give kids more money who are going to the NCAA? Thus far they aren't ripping it up, but they are tweaking it downward 1 Quote
scpa0305 Posted April 29 Posted April 29 James Scantlebury signed a tender with Chicago (ushl)…interesting as he’s Canadian. He used to follow Und…doesn’t anymore for what that’s worth. High end Canadian kid. Quote
nascar99 Posted April 30 Posted April 30 Mason West not being interested in the (essentially) hometown Goofers is very good for us. Kind surprising tbh, wonder if that is indicative of where they're going with Motzko steering the ship. Or maybe he just wants to go further away from home for university. Quote
Blackheart Posted April 30 Posted April 30 39 minutes ago, nascar99 said: Mason West not being interested in the (essentially) hometown Goofers is very good for us. Kind surprising tbh, wonder if that is indicative of where they're going with Motzko steering the ship. Or maybe he just wants to go further away from home for university. I thought he was more football than hockey...in which case he definitely would get the hell out of Minnesota. Quote
scpa0305 Posted April 30 Posted April 30 55 minutes ago, nascar99 said: Mason West not being interested in the (essentially) hometown Goofers is very good for us. Kind surprising tbh, wonder if that is indicative of where they're going with Motzko steering the ship. Or maybe he just wants to go further away from home for university. He’s from Edina….it’ll be like Notre Dame, St Thomas etc. 2 Quote
SiouxFanatic Posted April 30 Posted April 30 28 minutes ago, scpa0305 said: He’s from Edina….it’ll be like Notre Dame, St Thomas etc. Yeah, have to think Notre Dame has the inside edge. 2 Quote
nascar99 Posted April 30 Posted April 30 53 minutes ago, Blackheart said: I thought he was more football than hockey...in which case he definitely would get the hell out of Minnesota. I think he sees the writing on the wall that he's a MAC QB at best for football and he's an early 2nd round pick if he commits to hockey. 1 Quote
scpa0305 Posted April 30 Posted April 30 Clarke Caswell to DU. Seems like a really solid get…solid numbers. Captain 1 Quote
nascar99 Posted April 30 Posted April 30 26 minutes ago, scpa0305 said: Clarke Caswell to DU. Seems like a really solid get…solid numbers. Captain That was someone I would have wanted. 1 Quote
.357 Posted April 30 Posted April 30 What separates BU, BC & MI from DU & WMI is that the former recruit more 1-dimensional scoring Fs & the latter guys who play a 200 ft game. Carle & Ferschweiler are showing everyone the model in order to be successful, but the other leagues still refuse to listen. Quote
gfhockey Posted April 30 Posted April 30 57 minutes ago, nascar99 said: That was someone I would have wanted. You would have wanted him but we didnt Quote
scpa0305 Posted April 30 Posted April 30 1 hour ago, nascar99 said: That was someone I would have wanted. 5 star 1 Quote
ChadR Posted April 30 Posted April 30 25 minutes ago, scpa0305 said: 5 star 5 star 5th round pick? Quote
scpa0305 Posted April 30 Posted April 30 11 minutes ago, ChadR said: 5 star 5th round pick? Yes, both are facts. No blue chip, but puck preps does have him as a 5 star. Should be a decent college player. Quote
ChadR Posted April 30 Posted April 30 "The Fighting Hawks received a silent commitment from a player in the OHL a couple months ago, but they're running into issues with his core classes. It's looking less likely that player ends up on campus this fall" From Schloss Quote
scpa0305 Posted April 30 Posted April 30 Just now, ChadR said: "The Fighting Hawks received a silent commitment from a player in the OHL a couple months ago, but they're running into issues with his core classes. It's looking less likely that player ends up on campus this fall" From Schloss F Quote
brianvf Posted April 30 Posted April 30 6 minutes ago, ChadR said: "The Fighting Hawks received a silent commitment from a player in the OHL a couple months ago, but they're running into issues with his core classes. It's looking less likely that player ends up on campus this fall" From Schloss In an earlier podcast, Schloss had mentioned the OHL silent commit and called him a "mid-tier" player or something along those lines. So hopefully not too big of a loss, and hopefully Bryn can find a comparable (or better...or MUCH better) WHL player to take his spot. Quote
NoDak Hockey Nation Posted April 30 Posted April 30 9 minutes ago, brianvf said: In an earlier podcast, Schloss had mentioned the OHL silent commit and called him a "mid-tier" player or something along those lines. So hopefully not too big of a loss, and hopefully Bryn can find a comparable (or better...or MUCH better) WHL player to take his spot. Called him a depth player… so not mid tier… I think we’re ok letting this one go. Quote
SiouxScore Posted April 30 Posted April 30 8 hours ago, Blackheart said: I thought he was more football than hockey...in which case he definitely would get the hell out of Minnesota. Yeah if he is playing QB he doesn't have many options in Minnesota because he hasn't looked B1G level, for that matter Minnesota has had their 2026 QB commit since last summer. Quote
yzerman19 Posted April 30 Posted April 30 26 minutes ago, scpa0305 said: Yes, both are facts. No blue chip, but puck preps does have him as a 5 star. Should be a decent college player. your point and reference are fair. I just gotta say...Puck Preps...of all the "pay for" services, they seem to be most disconnected from the real scouting universe from what I've seen and know. Quote
.357 Posted April 30 Posted April 30 Next year, which Ritchie at this point doesn't want to completely define, could mean playing college hockey in the United States. “He’s already completed his high school requirements,” Ritchie said. “We will evaluate what’s best for him next year." "Of course, all the big hockey schools have reached out,” Ritchie added. "But we have isolated Gav from any distractions up to this point.” -From an article in EP late last month; the Ritchie guy is Byron Ritchie, former NHLer & McKenna's agent. One can glean from the bolded part that McKenna is just going where his advisor steers him. 1 Quote
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