Prospective Recruits

[The Sicatoka]

9 minutes ago, nascar99 said:

Would take the Ruck Twins at North Dakota for 2026-27 or 2027-28. They're tearing up the Dub for Medicine Hat

Causing a ... ruck-us ... are they? 

[burd]

1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said:

Causing a ... ruck-us ... are they? 

Sic has become a fully . . .groan . . . man.  

[beastandco]

I have heard UND is in good standing with a specific player if he decides to leave his CHL team after this season. Nothing is imminent but there is mutual interest.

[ChadR]

5 minutes ago, beastandco said:

I have heard UND is in good standing with a specific player if he decides to leave his CHL team after this season. Nothing is imminent but there is mutual interest.

Forward or D?

[burd]

52 minutes ago, beastandco said:

I have heard UND is in good standing with a specific player if he decides to leave his CHL team after this season. Nothing is imminent but there is mutual interest.

Define “in good standing.”

[Fratt Mattin]

2 hours ago, beastandco said:

I have heard UND is in good standing with a specific player if he decides to leave his CHL team after this season. Nothing is imminent but there is mutual interest.

What caliber of player are we talking? First round level? Top ten?

[beastandco]

1 hour ago, burd said:

Define “in good standing.”

At the very least, the rumor linking this player to UND is true. It sounds like it is more of a UND or CHL decision rather than UND or another program. 

[TNF]

2 minutes ago, beastandco said:

At the very least, the rumor linking this player to UND is true. It sounds like it is more of a UND or CHL decision rather than UND or another program. 

So this is “new intel” on one of the previously discussed high-end Dmen?

[ChadR]

Landon Dupont.

[beastandco]

1 hour ago, TNF said:

So this is “new intel” on one of the previously discussed high-end Dmen?

I did not get the impression that this player is silently committed. I do believe it is between UND and staying in the CHL, as of now. 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

30 minutes ago, beastandco said:

I did not get the impression that this player is silently committed. I do believe it is between UND and staying in the CHL, as of now. 

So we are rooting for Everett to win it all and he feels like there's nothing left to prove?

[Blackheart]

50 minutes ago, ChadR said:

Landon Dupont.

He any good?  Does he sometimes leave his skate guards on?  He considered a Chippah?

[beastandco]

56 minutes ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

So we are rooting for Everett to win it all and he feels like there's nothing left to prove?

More of a we are rooting for a player to want to play closer to home situation. Heard this player loves where he is at though.

[scpa0305]

1 hour ago, beastandco said:

More of a we are rooting for a player to want to play closer to home situation. Heard this player loves where he is at though.

Honestly intrigued now…one might assume you’re talking about Carels. But he’s in PG, tough tough travel for the western league. But on the flip side, maybe he does love it there and sleeps well on buses 🤣

[brianvf]

2 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

Honestly intrigued now…one might assume you’re talking about Carels. But he’s in PG, tough tough travel for the western league. But on the flip side, maybe he does love it there and sleeps well on buses 🤣

From what I've heard Carels is already in the "silent commit" column.
I'm hoping @beastandco is talking about a blue chippah CHL forward, because I think we're already gonna be good on D for next year.    

[beastandco]

16 minutes ago, brianvf said:

From what I've heard Carels is already in the "silent commit" column.
I'm hoping @beastandco is talking about a blue chippah CHL forward, because I think we're already gonna be good on D for next year.    

I cannot confirm Carels is a silent commit but from what I have heard, I would not be surprised if he was. At the very least, I believe it is UND or Prince George next year. A lot of work has been done with him.

[nascar99]

Cannot wait for the day where CHLers going to the NCAA is so normal that major junior players don't even think about moving up to the NCAA when they're ready, they just do it

[scpa0305]

1 hour ago, brianvf said:

From what I've heard Carels is already in the "silent commit" column.
I'm hoping @beastandco is talking about a blue chippah CHL forward, because I think we're already gonna be good on D for next year.    

Agreed.

[dustnyou]

I have a hunch UND will be getting both Carels and DuPont. Four first round D-men on one team is crazy.. but I think it may happen. 

[scpa0305]

28 minutes ago, dustnyou said:

I have a hunch UND will be getting both Carels and DuPont. Four first round D-men on one team is crazy.. but I think it may happen. 

There’s only so many spots on one PP…would take some interesting negations. 

[beastandco]

9 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

There’s only so many spots on one PP…would take some interesting negations. 

Everything up to this point on DuPont is conjecture. His recruiting process will look similar to McKennas with less hype. I expect UND to be in his top 3/4 but on the outside looking in when it comes down to his final decision.

Side note, the McKenna/Penn State saga has definitely made Verhoeff’s decision look better and potentially benefits UND in future recruiting battles for similar talents. I just don’t see that player being DuPont next year for UND.

[scpa0305]

13 minutes ago, beastandco said:

Everything up to this point on DuPont is conjecture. His recruiting process will look similar to McKennas with less hype. I expect UND to be in his top 3/4 but on the outside looking in when it comes down to his final decision.

Side note, the McKenna/Penn State saga has definitely made Verhoeff’s decision look better and potentially benefits UND in future recruiting battles for similar talents. I just don’t see that player being DuPont next year for UND.

Agree. We have Verhoeff, potentially Carels, Laurila, Mackenzie all who could/should run our PP1 and PP2 next year. Even Strathmann has been waiting around…maybe wants a look at some point. We’re not getting both Carels and DuPont. We’re getting one of those guys I’m assuming.

[Fratt Mattin]

5 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

Agree. We have Verhoeff, potentially Carels, Laurila, Mackenzie all who could/should run our PP1 and PP2 next year. Even Strathmann has been waiting around…maybe wants a look at some point. We’re not getting both Carels and DuPont. We’re getting one of those guys I’m assuming.

Next year's d-core probably looks something like this:

Laurila-Emery

Strathmann-Verhoeff

MacKenzie-??

Ex. Engels, ??, ??

I think it is very likely that Wiebe and Livanavage go pro and Jubenvill transfers. That leaves you with three open spots and a particular need for righties. Other than MacKenzie, Lindberg is probably the only committed defenseman that is ready to come in and he is a righty. He's been good, but not great for Fargo this year, so I'm guessing the coaching staff would rather he be more of a 7th-8th guy for us next year. That means two more spots to be filled, one of those being a spot for a presumed starter. Neither Carels nor DuPont is going anywhere next year where they won't be dressing every night, so I'm not sure I buy the popular idea that we're going to land two of that Carels, DuPont, Lin, and Rudolph group. In a perfect world, you land DuPont to fill the right side of the 3rd pair and then a depth guy to round out the group. Although the most likely scenario is probably that we get Carels and someone plays their offhand and I'm fine with that too. 

All of this is to say, I don't really think it is likely or necessary to get 2/4 from that group of elite defensemen. I'd much rather get one and save our remaining resources for an elite forward (Preston, the Rucks, etc.)

[tnt]

11 hours ago, Fratt Mattin said:

Next year's d-core probably looks something like this:

Laurila-Emery

Strathmann-Verhoeff

MacKenzie-??

Ex. Engels, ??, ??

I think it is very likely that Wiebe and Livanavage go pro and Jubenvill transfers. That leaves you with three open spots and a particular need for righties. Other than MacKenzie, Lindberg is probably the only committed defenseman that is ready to come in and he is a righty. He's been good, but not great for Fargo this year, so I'm guessing the coaching staff would rather he be more of a 7th-8th guy for us next year. That means two more spots to be filled, one of those being a spot for a presumed starter. Neither Carels nor DuPont is going anywhere next year where they won't be dressing every night, so I'm not sure I buy the popular idea that we're going to land two of that Carels, DuPont, Lin, and Rudolph group. In a perfect world, you land DuPont to fill the right side of the 3rd pair and then a depth guy to round out the group. Although the most likely scenario is probably that we get Carels and someone plays their offhand and I'm fine with that too. 

All of this is to say, I don't really think it is likely or necessary to get 2/4 from that group of elite defensemen. I'd much rather get one and save our remaining resources for an elite forward (Preston, the Rucks, etc.)

…and if we don’t have room for them, then other teams could benefit big time.  Spreading out all this talent makes college hockey that much harder to dominate.  Keeping that good mix of upperclassmen and elite talent is going to be crucial to be consistent from year to year, but that still isn’t a guarantee if you look at teams on the bubble or out of the picture this year.