Prospective Recruits

[I Ranger]

55 minutes ago, burd said:

I wonder if The Eagle has put in a word for UND with Carels, being that Carels grew up a Sioux fan close to Eddie’s home town.  

In a Schloss podcast right after Reschny and Verhoeff committed, he mentioned that there was an elite level prospect that reached out to his agent a couple hours later and said he wanted to go to North Dakota as well. It was rumored to be Carels. Anyone know if this is presumed to be true? I know all these top level CHL guys seem to keep things close to the vest so I'm guessing we don't hear much of anything until there seasons are over again. 

[nascar99]

17 minutes ago, I Ranger said:

In a Schloss podcast right after Reschny and Verhoeff committed, he mentioned that there was an elite level prospect that reached out to his agent a couple hours later and said he wanted to go to North Dakota as well. It was rumored to be Carels. Anyone know if this is presumed to be true? I know all these top level CHL guys seem to keep things close to the vest so I'm guessing we don't hear much of anything until there seasons are over again. 

Everyone on this board has said with 80% confidence that it was Carels. Could have been others though

Given the timing of Zurawski committing to Notre Dame yesterday, you could see more commitments made over the holiday break when kids are off school. Many will of course wait till season's end to make decisions, as Martone, Reschny, Verhoeff, Smith, McKenna did last year.

[beastandco]

1 hour ago, nascar99 said:

Everyone on this board has said with 80% confidence that it was Carels. Could have been others though

Given the timing of Zurawski committing to Notre Dame yesterday, you could see more commitments made over the holiday break when kids are off school. Many will of course wait till season's end to make decisions, as Martone, Reschny, Verhoeff, Smith, McKenna did last year.

I still think Carels ends up at UND if there is a spot available. There is a non zero chance that one of Livanavage or Wiebe returns for their senior season. If both are gone, which is likely, there is a clear opening in the top 4 for him to play with Verhoeff or Emery. 
 

I highly doubt any of the top Canadian targets commit before their season is done. Especially after Schloss said in a podcast last week that he has heard that none of the top WHL defenseman are far along in their college recruiting and close to committing somewhere.

UND will have a way better idea of who is gone next year before their recruitment ramps up.

[cberkas]

Jordan Keller to Western Michigan 

[.357]

2 hours ago, beastandco said:

I still think Carels ends up at UND if there is a spot available. 

If Carels wants to come to UND, pretty sure the coaching staff will roll out the red carpet & make room for him.

[tnt]

On 12/11/2025 at 8:29 PM, beastandco said:

I would be somewhat surprised if they didn’t bring in Williams next year. He will likely be a top 45 pick and has been more productive than any other forward recruit outside of Simpson.

Having 10 underclassmen this year may limit their flexibility this offseason if they all return. Reschny is probably the only guy that could potentially sign.

   Watched Williams last night and to me it looks like he needs a lot more time in the weight room to be ready for college.  Have to watch more before any real conclusions can be drawn, but didn’t see a lot of dog on bone, but a lot of coasting.  Can’t judge him on one performance though, and you could definitely see the skill.  
   I see that Chyzyk is out not only recruiting, but determining who is ready to come in, so I’m sure they will make the right judgements and let people know what the expectations are for improvement in order for them to make the jump. 
 Looking forward to see future games to track his progress.

[cberkas]

Oscar Hemming enrolled at BC

Andre Mondoux to Notre Dame

[brianvf]

https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/carson-carels-team-canada-world-juniors-profile-2026-nhl-draft-scouting-report

[beastandco]

21 hours ago, tnt said:

   Watched Williams last night and to me it looks like he needs a lot more time in the weight room to be ready for college.  Have to watch more before any real conclusions can be drawn, but didn’t see a lot of dog on bone, but a lot of coasting.  Can’t judge him on one performance though, and you could definitely see the skill.  
   I see that Chyzyk is out not only recruiting, but determining who is ready to come in, so I’m sure they will make the right judgements and let people know what the expectations are for improvement in order for them to make the jump. 
 Looking forward to see future games to track his progress.

Williams will naturally get bigger over the next 9 months but he’ll definitely need to put on 5-10 extra pounds to be ready for college, whether that’s next year or the year after. Being over 6 feet and under 160 ponds is very lean.

Bryn stated in his press conference this week that he will be at the World Juniors over break. I would guess that he primarily is supporting current players or committed recruits but it also is a good opportunity for him to interact with Carels, Steiner, etc. while they are away from their CHL teams. Having Reschny, Verhoeff, and MacKenzie certainly does not hurt his ability to recruit some of the uncommitted Canadians.

[dustnyou]

4 hours ago, beastandco said:

Williams will naturally get bigger over the next 9 months but he’ll definitely need to put on 5-10 extra pounds to be ready for college, whether that’s next year or the year after. Being over 6 feet and under 160 ponds is very lean.

Bryn stated in his press conference this week that he will be at the World Juniors over break. I would guess that he primarily is supporting current players or committed recruits but it also is a good opportunity for him to interact with Carels, Steiner, etc. while they are away from their CHL teams. Having Reschny, Verhoeff, and MacKenzie certainly does not hurt his ability to recruit some of the uncommitted Canadians.

More like “Pimarily recruiting while also supporting current players and commits.” 

[cberkas]

Colton Lien to ASU

[nascar99]

Michigan loses a commit to pro, Jimmy Lombardi signs his ELC with the Los Angeles Kings.

 

[nascar99]

Bryce Pickford signs his ELC with Montreal, bypassing any chance that he'd go NCAA

[nascar99]

Would be very interested in Markus & Liam Ruck (2008). Both having fantastic DYs for Medicine Hat in the Dub. Not enough are paying attention to the Ruck Twins

[cberkas]

6 minutes ago, nascar99 said:

Would be very interested in Markus & Liam Ruck (2008). Both having fantastic DYs for Medicine Hat in the Dub. Not enough are paying attention to the Ruck Twins

I've been wanting those two at UND since last year.

Their younger brother is really good too.

[cberkas]

William Tomko no longer committed to Penn State.

Having a nice season in Sioux City

[nascar99]

30 minutes ago, cberkas said:

William Tomko no longer committed to Penn State.

Having a nice season in Sioux City

Penn State committed a ton of players before CHLers became NCAA eligible, and now many of those guys have been decommitted. Will be interesting to follow their recruiting moving forward

[tnt]

Do you think Viggo Bjorck will play college hockey like his brother, or does it just make sense to continue in the Swedish league and then move on to the NHL?  I imagine he would go high in the draft this year.  Had a great game today.

[cberkas]

2 minutes ago, tnt said:

Do you think Viggo Bjorck will play college hockey like his brother, or does it just make sense to continue in the Swedish league and then move on to the NHL?  I imagine he would go high in the draft this year.  Had a great game today.

I think I saw he signed a pro contract in Sweden 

[tnt]

15 minutes ago, cberkas said:

I think I saw he signed a pro contract in Sweden 

Thanks, I see that is the case.  

[atxsioux]

Couple players of note that Bryn is following on insta

Oliver Suvanto (Finland). Playing as we speak right now at the WJC

Marcus Nordmark (Sweden)

 

[beastandco]

 

[nascar99]

Filip Ruzicka (2008) has a .913 SV% for the Brandon Wheat Kings in the Dub. He's 6'7. Definitely someone to keep an eye on, would imagine most programs are all over him.