Prospective Recruits

[atxsioux]

Per McMahon's newsletter it sounds like Martone and Desnoyers are still being actively recruited by colleges. Good to hear Martone hasn't closed that door. Guessing it's BC still as the front runner for Desnoyers. 

Martone could very well be in GF for a visit any time now. (assuming they'd have him visit while players are in town before a good chunk of them leave for the world junior showcase that starts on the 25th)

[nascar99]

12 minutes ago, atxsioux said:

Per McMahon's newsletter it sounds like Martone and Desnoyers are still being actively recruited by colleges. Good to hear Martone hasn't closed that door. Guessing it's BC still as the front runner for Desnoyers. 

Martone could very well be in GF for a visit any time now. (assuming they'd have him visit while players are in town before a good chunk of them leave for the world junior showcase that starts on the 25th)

Martone knows he has nothing left to prove in the O: he either wants a near guaranteed NHL roster spot or some sort of step up in competition level, which the NCAA would give him since he can't play in the A this year.

Desnoyers would benefit from better competition in the NCAA too. Expectations now are quite high for him considering he was picked in the top 5. He dominated pretty weak competition in the Q last year, not too much to gain going back there (other than increasing his points per game).

[beastandco]

46 minutes ago, atxsioux said:

Per McMahon's newsletter it sounds like Martone and Desnoyers are still being actively recruited by colleges. Good to hear Martone hasn't closed that door. Guessing it's BC still as the front runner for Desnoyers. 

Martone could very well be in GF for a visit any time now. (assuming they'd have him visit while players are in town before a good chunk of them leave for the world junior showcase that starts on the 25th)

Desnoyers is an interesting one because BC has Hagens down the middle already. I doubt either player wants to move over to the wing or wants to play on the second line as a top 7 pick. Martone would be a better fit for BC because they lost out on Carbonneau last week.

Bryn must have something up his sleeve. It’s crazy that nobody has an idea who is going to fill the last two roster spots in the middle of July. He has to have some reason to believe that one of these guys can end up here.

[brianvf]

18 minutes ago, beastandco said:

Bryn must have something up his sleeve. It’s crazy that nobody has an idea who is going to fill the last two roster spots in the middle of July. He has to have some reason to believe that one of these guys can end up here.

Yes for sure.
Crazy new world we're in with all this CHL stuff.  By this time normally we'd know full roster or pretty darn close.
I think this UND roster as-is would be a tourney team.  They have a lot of very strong pieces and an elite d-corps.
Adding a guy like Martone to the current group would elevate them into the top 8 in the nation level IMO.

[scpa0305]

33 minutes ago, beastandco said:

Desnoyers is an interesting one because BC has Hagens down the middle already. I doubt either player wants to move over to the wing or wants to play on the second line as a top 7 pick. Martone would be a better fit for BC because they lost out on Carbonneau last week.

Bryn must have something up his sleeve. It’s crazy that nobody has an idea who is going to fill the last two roster spots in the middle of July. He has to have some reason to believe that one of these guys can end up here.

Agreed. He’s going after a couple of guys and I’m sure there’s a backup plan and those guys are waiting.

[beastandco]

22 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

Agreed. He’s going after a couple of guys and I’m sure there’s a backup plan and those guys are waiting.

I would expect Martone to make a decision soon. 
 

I assume the back up plan is to bring in recruits early. I doubt many uncommitted players are okay with being UND’s back up plan for next year.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

57 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Yes for sure.
Crazy new world we're in with all this CHL stuff.  By this time normally we'd know full roster or pretty darn close.
I think this UND roster as-is would be a tourney team.  They have a lot of very strong pieces and an elite d-corps.
Adding a guy like Martone to the current group would elevate them into the top 8 in the nation level IMO.

I may have my green-colored glasses but I think they're already top 8 in the nation

[SJHovey]

1 hour ago, beastandco said:

Desnoyers is an interesting one because BC has Hagens down the middle already. I doubt either player wants to move over to the wing or wants to play on the second line as a top 7 pick. Martone would be a better fit for BC because they lost out on Carbonneau last week.

Bryn must have something up his sleeve. It’s crazy that nobody has an idea who is going to fill the last two roster spots in the middle of July. He has to have some reason to believe that one of these guys can end up here.

One?

C'mon, where is the greed?  Two guys.  Two spots.  You have to admit there is a certain symmetry there.  

[atxsioux]

3 minutes ago, SJHovey said:

One?

C'mon, where is the greed?  Two guys.  Two spots.  You have to admit there is a certain symmetry there.  

The greedy side of us wants at the least 2 of the following guys to commit in the next 2 weeks - Ryan Roobroeck, Martone, Lawrence (flip him from BU for some revenge after they got Boisvert to transfer)

[beastandco]

45 minutes ago, atxsioux said:

The greedy side of us wants at the least 2 of the following guys to commit in the next 2 weeks - Ryan Roobroeck, Martone, Lawrence (flip him from BU for some revenge after they got Boisvert to transfer)

I hope I’m wrong but I think Roobroeck and Lawrence would have already committed if they were going to. If I’m Bryn, I’m pushing hard for Lawrence. An eye for an eye.

[Sioux90]

1 hour ago, atxsioux said:

The greedy side of us wants at the least 2 of the following guys to commit in the next 2 weeks - Ryan Roobroeck, Martone, Lawrence (flip him from BU for some revenge after they got Boisvert to transfer)

Boisvert will regret leaving. Wanker.

[scpa0305]

2 hours ago, beastandco said:

I would expect Martone to make a decision soon. 
 

I assume the back up plan is to bring in recruits early. I doubt many uncommitted players are okay with being UND’s back up plan for next year.

I honestly think Mortone is a total long shot. I’m assuming the back up plans know they’ll be back up plans. That’s fine. Our current roster is solid.

[beastandco]

52 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

I honestly think Mortone is a total long shot. I’m assuming the back up plans know they’ll be back up plans. That’s fine. Our current roster is solid.

Unless we get a blue chip, I would rather roll the dice with a commit we already have. Only a handful of guys would realistically make this team better next season. We could also see players like Menghini or Swanson take huge steps. I don’t hate having Schultz come in early and play a limited role if the alternative is a player with a similar skill set from the CHL. I just do not want to make a lateral move just to get a guy or make the move the gophers did yesterday.

[tnt]

13 minutes ago, beastandco said:

Unless we get a blue chip, I would rather roll the dice with a commit we already have. Only a handful of guys would realistically make this team better next season. We could also see players like Menghini or Swanson take huge steps. I don’t hate having Schultz come in early and play a limited role if the alternative is a player with a similar skill set from the CHL. I just do not want to make a lateral move just to get a guy or make the move the gophers did yesterday.

Yes, then you also would have that extra spot for another CHL add next year, assuming the alternative would have more than one year here which could possibly hamstring them in that regard.

[scpa0305]

24 minutes ago, beastandco said:

Unless we get a blue chip, I would rather roll the dice with a commit we already have. Only a handful of guys would realistically make this team better next season. We could also see players like Menghini or Swanson take huge steps. I don’t hate having Schultz come in early and play a limited role if the alternative is a player with a similar skill set from the CHL. I just do not want to make a lateral move just to get a guy or make the move the gophers did yesterday.

I’m thinking they’d bring in Simpson before Schultz but you never know. I wouldn’t be opposed to that too. Both are more offensive in nature/proto top 6/pp guys. They obv wouldn’t see those roles at UND next season. Which is why juniors is the ideal location.  I actually think Swanson will have a great year. He needs to be top 6 from day 1, until he shows he’s not there yet.

[beastandco]

13 hours ago, scpa0305 said:

I’m thinking they’d bring in Simpson before Schultz but you never know. I wouldn’t be opposed to that too. Both are more offensive in nature/proto top 6/pp guys. They obv wouldn’t see those roles at UND next season. Which is why juniors is the ideal location.  I actually think Swanson will have a great year. He needs to be top 6 from day 1, until he shows he’s not there yet.

I don’t hate bringing in Simpson if the vision for him is to play on a scoring line.  You cannot have Simpson play limited minutes with his skill set. He also is a left handed winger and we already have a ton of those. 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

16 minutes ago, beastandco said:

I don’t hate bringing in Simpson if the vision for him is to play on a scoring line.  You cannot have Simpson play limited minutes with his skill set. He also is a left handed winger and we already have a ton of those. 

Being brought in early and getting limited ice can result in transferring out, possibly at semester. I'd rather we lose Schultz than Simpson in that scenario.

[nascar99]

Heisenberg has moved from the 2025 List to the 2026 List now, good resource to keep track of most commitments if you don't use it already.

Chris Heisenberg's 2026 List.xlsx - Google Sheets

[ChadR]

Per Schlossman: 2008 Canadian Recruiting Targets:

forward Mathis Preston of the Spokane Chiefs

defenseman Carson Carels of the Prince George Cougars

defenseman Daxon Rudolph of the Prince Albert Raiders

defenseman Ryan Lin of the Vancouver Giants.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

https://chl.ca/whl/article/twenty-whlers-gunning-for-spots-on-usa-hockeys-2025-hlinka-gretzky-cup-squad/

[Speed_Kills]

Welp, looks like Bear won't be coming to North Dakota next year either. Signed with DET.

[scpa0305]

13 minutes ago, Speed_Kills said:

Welp, looks like Bear won't be coming to North Dakota next year either. Signed with DET.

It was this year or never. He was drafted too high.

[nascar99]

3 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

It was this year or never. He was drafted too high.

It's possible he didn't have all of the core credits done to get through the NCAA Clearinghouse

[NoDak Hockey Nation]

33 minutes ago, nascar99 said:

It's possible he didn't have all of the core credits done to get through the NCAA Clearinghouse

Those are not the same thing

[nascar99]

4 minutes ago, NoDak Hockey Nation said:

Those are not the same thing

Nvm then, I guess I meant to say he might not have all the core credits done to get into university in the States to play NCAA