Prospective Recruits

[ChadR]

Any recruits on the bench last night?

[beastandco]

Win or lose, I wonder what some of these uncommitted WHL guys will be thinking when they see Verhoeff, Reschny, etc. play in front of a packed Ralph crowd this weekend while they are on their team bus in the middle of Saskatchewan.

[RedFrog]

3 hours ago, beastandco said:

Win or lose, I wonder what some of these uncommitted WHL guys will be thinking when they see Verhoeff, Reschny, etc. play in front of a packed Ralph crowd this weekend while they are on their team bus in the middle of Saskatchewan.

I think the bigger question is how does Dane and Bryn get it in front of them so they see that!  Probably where the social media accounts become a big asset.

[tnt]

1 hour ago, RedFrog said:

I think the bigger question is how does Dane and Bryn get it in front of them so they see that!  Probably where the social media accounts become a big asset.

Are any of the big names like Preston Mathis playing both nights this weekend?  Would be nice if the schedule worked out to get a few guys in here.  Of course if their current teams found out they took a visit, that could cause a bit of friction.

 

 

 

[Blackheart]

1 hour ago, tnt said:

Are any of the big names like Preston Mathis playing both nights this weekend?  Would be nice if the schedule worked out to get a few guys in here.  Of course if their current teams found out they took a visit, that could cause a bit of friction.

 

 

 

True, but this would be the weekend to get them to the Forks.

[nascar99]

11 hours ago, tnt said:

Are any of the big names like Preston Mathis playing both nights this weekend?  Would be nice if the schedule worked out to get a few guys in here.  Of course if their current teams found out they took a visit, that could cause a bit of friction.

 

 

 

Mathis Preston*, and Spokane does not play Friday but plays Saturday in Red Deer

[I Ranger]

8 hours ago, Blackheart said:

True, but this would be the weekend to get them to the Forks.

I was thinking this as well. Would be nice to get a few of the big fish in town for this weekend. 

[tnt]

14 hours ago, Blackheart said:

True, but this would be the weekend to get them to the Forks.

But it does make me wonder if CHL players are taking visits during the season, because unlike the USHL, some people, like Sutter, could look at players differently if they take college visits.

[atxsioux]

1 minute ago, tnt said:

But it does make me wonder if CHL players are taking visits during the season, because unlike the USHL, some people, like Sutter, could look at players differently if they take college visits.

If the player wants to I think the agent tells the coach and team to take a hike. It’s probably 2-3 games missed max assuming they take a couple visits

[nascar99]

Dual citizen goaltender Brady Knowling (2008, NTDP, Toronto ON) commits to Boston University

[atxsioux]

Still early in the season but if you sort the NCAA top scorers to U20 ages and the WHL it tells the tale pretty quickly

I think every player outside of 1 was drafted in the NCAA in the top 30 (meanwhile it was around 5 in the top 30 for the WHL)

 

Would assume this makes the decision pretty straightforward, just follow where your drafted peers are going.

[nascar99]

8 hours ago, atxsioux said:

Still early in the season but if you sort the NCAA top scorers to U20 ages and the WHL it tells the tale pretty quickly

I think every player outside of 1 was drafted in the NCAA in the top 30 (meanwhile it was around 5 in the top 30 for the WHL)

 

Would assume this makes the decision pretty straightforward, just follow where your drafted peers are going.

Hopefully you accounted for the fact that every late 2007 & every 2008 and 2009 born player in the Dub has not been eligible to be drafted yet