Prospective Recruits

[nascar99]

1 minute ago, SpudsSioux said:

Don't both Pilgrim and A. Schultz have another year of eligibility? i believe you have to be 20 or under as of December 31. Ashton will turn 20 next October and Pilgrim won't turn 21 until February. Not saying they'll want to defer them as both are looking like they'll be ready, but I think they do have the option.

Carson Pilgrim and Ashton Schultz as 2006s can play another year of junior yes, so they can be deferred. Pilgrim the more likely of the two to be deferred, but we'll see

[tnt]

48 minutes ago, nascar99 said:

Carson Pilgrim and Ashton Schultz as 2006s can play another year of junior yes, so they can be deferred. Pilgrim the more likely of the two to be deferred, but we'll see

Weren’t people concerned about losing Schultz last year when he was deferred?  You wonder if those on their last year of junior eligibility think about whether they might just get ditched the following year if a CHL becomes available. I could see a Duluth offering Pilgrim if UND defers him another year. Guess that’s where the coaches and Brynn are in constant communication with people in the pipeline.

[ChadR]

Curious to know where Chyz has been scouting the majority of his time? WHL or USHL or other?

[nascar99]

3 minutes ago, ChadR said:

Curious to know where Chyz has been scouting the majority of his time? WHL or USHL or other?

My guess would be 35% USHL, 30% WHL, 25% minor/HS/prep. Remember, you still have to go to minor hockey, HS, prep games to get to know the upcoming August 1 first time commit eligible potential recruits.

Denver certainly was scouting Colt Carter last year when he was playing U18 AAA minor hockey in St Albert Alberta, and they committed him quite under the radar, and that certainly looks great right now with Carter being a borderline star as a 16 year old producer in the Dub with Moose Jaw.

[beastandco]

11 minutes ago, tnt said:

Weren’t people concerned about losing Schultz last year when he was deferred?  You wonder if those on their last year of junior eligibility think about whether they might just get ditched the following year if a CHL becomes available. I could see a Duluth offering Pilgrim if UND defers him another year.

I did not know Pilgrim had more juniors eligibility.

Simpson and Brock Schultz are locks for next year. Williams and Ashton Schultz are likely. If the number of incoming freshmen is 5, I would expect the rest to be pushed back and the last spot stays open. Worst case scenario is that O’Niell or Pilgrim come next year. A lot can also change between now and then.

[beastandco]

9 minutes ago, nascar99 said:

My guess would be 35% USHL, 30% WHL, 25% minor/HS/prep. Remember, you still have to go to minor hockey, HS, prep games to get to know the upcoming August 1 first time commit eligible potential recruits.

Looking ahead at this upcoming August 1 cycle, their top targets should include Beck Thoreson and Brayden Willis. Both have a lot of UND ties. 
 

Thoreseon is a huge defenseman that has been productive as a sophomore for the NTDP. Willis’ production speaks for itself so far this year.

[scpa0305]

2 hours ago, nascar99 said:

Carson Pilgrim and Ashton Schultz as 2006s can play another year of junior yes, so they can be deferred. Pilgrim the more likely of the two to be deferred, but we'll see

Honestly I have no close as far as which one. They’re both supposed to more that skilled offensive player. Time will tell. Pretty sure as July’s signed his NLI 

[cberkas]

Masun Fleece is now not committed to Penn State

[cberkas]

Two more are uncommitted (St. Thomas)

Luke and Gavin Garry 

[cberkas]

Zach Wooten flips to Wisconsin 

 

[nascar99]

19 hours ago, cberkas said:

Two more are uncommitted (St. Thomas)

Luke and Gavin Garry 

You're going to see more and more uncommitted guys in the USHL. Teams are getting pickier with their commits now with 1000+ CHLers eligible. And players are less loyal than they've ever been as well

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Saw Vanek play over the weekend for Wenatchee, he was getting manhandled most of the game and then scored two deflection goals off opponents on the power play in the third. Moorhead natives Mason Kraft and Brandon Mickelson were scratched by Wenatchee. 

[nascar99]

10 hours ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

Saw Vanek play over the weekend for Wenatchee, he was getting manhandled most of the game and then scored two deflection goals off opponents on the power play in the third. Moorhead natives Mason Kraft and Brandon Mickelson were scratched by Wenatchee. 

Vanek is one of the more fascinating uncommitted players. Wonder if he's holding out for a Minnesota offer or if he's waiting for the right offer/opportunity to go to a different top tier program where he won't have the constant pressure of living up to his dad's legacy.

[cberkas]

Eli Johnson to St. Cloud 

[beastandco]

Schloss mentions Ryan Lin, Carson Carels, Landon DuPont, Daxon Rudolph, and Peyton Kettles as potential adds for next year in today’s podcast depending on who signs this offseason.

He also stated that Brock Schultz is the only recruit that has to come next year. Lots of flexibility moving forward.

[Fratt Mattin]

41 minutes ago, beastandco said:

Schloss mentions Ryan Lin, Carson Carels, Landon DuPont, Daxon Rudolph, and Peyton Kettles as potential adds for next year in today’s podcast depending on who signs this offseason.

He also stated that Brock Schultz is the only recruit that has to come next year. Lots of flexibility moving forward.

That is an elite list of names. Wow

[brianvf]

1 hour ago, beastandco said:

Schloss mentions Ryan Lin, Carson Carels, Landon DuPont, Daxon Rudolph, and Peyton Kettles as potential adds for next year in today’s podcast depending on who signs this offseason.

He also stated that Brock Schultz is the only recruit that has to come next year. Lots of flexibility moving forward.

Our d-corps will be legit for a few years.

Would still love to see a high-end CHL forward added too like Preston.

[nascar99]

3 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Our d-corps will be legit for a few years.

Would still love to see a high-end CHL forward added too like Preston.

Might have to go to the O for more star forwards. Would be a tougher recruiting battle, but certainly worth it for guys like Roobroeck & Belchetz

[Fratt Mattin]

4 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Our d-corps will be legit for a few years.

Would still love to see a high-end CHL forward added too like Preston.

Agreed on Preston. He needs to be a top priority for the staff.

[beastandco]

48 minutes ago, Fratt Mattin said:

That is an elite list of names. Wow

Every single defenseman has eligibility left on the roster. Will all of them come back? Definitely not. The number of departures has to be 4 in order to stay house settlement compliant, assuming this is the only year that they can have more than 26 roster spots.

If they have the opening, I would be surprised if they weren’t able to land one of those 5. Luckily they will know the pro and portal departures before the CHL season ends. They probably already have a good idea right now.

[tnt]

1 hour ago, beastandco said:

Schloss mentions Ryan Lin, Carson Carels, Landon DuPont, Daxon Rudolph, and Peyton Kettles as potential adds for next year in today’s podcast depending on who signs this offseason.

He also stated that Brock Schultz is the only recruit that has to come next year. Lots of flexibility moving forward.

Kettles is a Penguins draft pick, and will be having shoulder surgery on Friday.

[Fratt Mattin]

12 minutes ago, beastandco said:

Every single defenseman has eligibility left on the roster. Will all of them come back? Definitely not. The number of departures has to be 4 in order to stay house settlement compliant, assuming this is the only year that they can have more than 26 roster spots.

If they have the opening, I would be surprised if they weren’t able to land one of those 5. Luckily they will know the pro and portal departures before the CHL season ends. They probably already have a good idea right now.

I think Wiebe is probably the most likely departure, followed by Livanavage. Verhoeff will depend a lot on who drafts him and how pro ready he looks in the second half. Right now he looks like he needs another year, but that could change fast. I imagine Emery will play one more year to keep rounding out his offensive game, but you never know. Jubenvill is probably gone to the portal unless he starts seeing more playing time.

Let's just assume Wiebe and Livanavage go pro and Jubenvill hits the portal. Then your d-core for next year looks like this right now:

Laurila-Verhoeff

MacKenzie-Emery

Strathmann-Lindberg

Extras: Engel, ?, ?

If they added two of the names mentioned above, it would be a very talented group, but also a pretty young and inexperienced one. I wonder if they would look at adding only one more freshman recruit and then getting a vet out of the portal to balance things out.

[nascar99]

1 minute ago, Fratt Mattin said:

I think Wiebe is probably the most likely departure, followed by Livanavage. Verhoeff will depend a lot on who drafts him and how pro ready he looks in the second half. Right now he looks like he needs another year, but that could change fast. I imagine Emery will play one more year to keep rounding out his offensive game, but you never know. Jubenvill is probably gone to the portal unless he starts seeing more playing time.

Let's just assume Wiebe and Livanavage go pro and Jubenvill hits the portal. Then your d-core for next year looks like this right now:

Laurila-Verhoeff

MacKenzie-Emery

Strathmann-Lindberg

Extras: Engel, ?, ?

If they added two of the names mentioned above, it would be a very talented group, but also a pretty young and inexperienced one. I wonder if they would look at adding only one more freshman recruit and then getting a vet out of the portal to balance things out.

Emery is almost certainly back for a 3rd year, Rangers have stated publicly they're in no rush to bring him in (they might be finally learning from their mistakes of rushing guys into the league).

 

Jubenvill seems like the most likely to enter the portal, wouldn't be surprised to see Strathmann in the portal as well, he hasn't taken as big of a step as I had imagined, but no clue on how he views everything.