Prospective Recruits

[yzerman19]

24 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

Watched him quite a bit

you agree with my take?

[scpa0305]

4 hours ago, yzerman19 said:

you agree with my take?

Generational is a big statement  …but he’s the best 2011 goalie in North America (that I’ve seen) and it isn’t particularly close  

[cberkas]

Adam Benak to WMU

Sounds like there could be more Czechs from that team going NCAA. 

[scpa0305]

10 minutes ago, cberkas said:

Adam Benak to WMU

Sounds like there could be more Czechs from that team going NCAA. 

Great get, I thought he was phenomenal at the WJC.

[Fratt Mattin]

17 minutes ago, cberkas said:

Adam Benak to WMU

Sounds like there could be more Czechs from that team going NCAA. 

That’s huge for them. He’s a high end offensive talent. Would’ve been drafted much higher if not for his size

[brianvf]

2 hours ago, Fratt Mattin said:

That’s huge for them. He’s a high end offensive talent. Would’ve been drafted much higher if not for his size

Yeah he's gonna be a great college player. Small and fast and skilled.
Bummer that he went WMU.

[tnt]

33 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Yeah he's gonna be a great college player. Small and fast and skilled.
Bummer that he went WMU.

So many great players with access to Major Junior players, so top teams are bound to get their share.  Hopefully we are in on even bigger names.

[.357]

54 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Yeah he's gonna be a great college player. Small and fast and skilled.
Bummer that he went WMU.

A strong WMU team is good for the NCHC & provides UND with good competition to elevate its own game. Better he went to the NCHC than the B1G or another conference. Good chance that UND gets one comparable to Benak or even better.

 

27 minutes ago, tnt said:

So many great players with access to Major Junior players, so top teams are bound to get their share.  Hopefully we are in on even bigger names.

 Correct. It was previously thought by a few on this board (just last spring, in fact) that a few schools with large NIL reserves would hog all the elite players & make it difficult for UND & others to compete. That's been proven false, because there are simply too many talented CHL, USHL & international players to go around for just a few teams to all get.

[nascar99]

1 hour ago, tnt said:

So many great players with access to Major Junior players, so top teams are bound to get their share.  Hopefully we are in on even bigger names.

Would hope Chyzyk/Jackson are in on the Ruck Twins (2008). Both are tearing up the Dub for Medicine Hat as 17 year olds.

[tnt]

5 hours ago, cberkas said:

Adam Benak to WMU

Sounds like there could be more Czechs from that team going NCAA. 

Makes you wonder if the Wild encouraged him to go that route, as last year it appeared he wasn’t interested in the college route, or maybe he had to take care of some transcripts to meet eligibility requirements.  

[cberkas]

1 minute ago, tnt said:

Makes you wonder if the Wild encouraged him to go that route, as last year it appeared he wasn’t interested in the college route, or maybe he had to take care of some transcripts to meet eligibility requirements.  

I didn't think he would go the NCAA route at all when he went to the OHL. 

I think we'll see more Euros going to the NCAA now. 

[scpa0305]

1 hour ago, cberkas said:

I didn't think he would go the NCAA route at all when he went to the OHL. 

I think we'll see more Euros going to the NCAA now. 

He’s a bit undersized…playing a gap year in the O made sense. Clearly he’s past that level but is still really small. Taking the slower path is a decent route. He’ll be really good right away next year.

[nascar99]

1 hour ago, cberkas said:

I didn't think he would go the NCAA route at all when he went to the OHL. 

I think we'll see more Euros going to the NCAA now. 

Vaclav Nestrasil Sr is getting word out to more & more Czechs about the benefits of NCAA Hockey, and we're seeing more Czechs go to the NCAA now

[Blackheart]

5 hours ago, .357 said:

Correct. It was previously thought by a few on this board (just last spring, in fact) that a few schools with large NIL reserves would hog all the elite players & make it difficult for UND & others to compete. 

BU got a lot of chippahs...how's that working out for them?

[Big A HG]

3 minutes ago, Blackheart said:

BU got a lot of chippahs...how's that working out for them?

 

Need chippahs and strong leadership.  That's a tiny part why a coaching change was needed at UND.  

[cberkas]

3 minutes ago, Blackheart said:

BU got a lot of chippahs...how's that working out for them?

A divided locker room 

[Blackheart]

1 minute ago, cberkas said:

A divided locker room 

We have a bingo!

[cberkas]

8 minutes ago, Blackheart said:

We have a bingo!

If they would do less Cole's coffee shop or whatever it's called, they might win more game.