Prospective Recruits

[dustnyou]

2 minutes ago, atxsioux said:

Carels is 2026 draft eligible 

There we go! Thanks 

[scpa0305]

On 3/25/2026 at 10:04 AM, Johnny Five said:

Ziemer was at the presser yesterday....

Signed his NIL deal…great keep by the gophs 

[Fratt Mattin]

2 hours ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7116102/2026/03/31/nhl-draft-2027-ranking-dupont-joseph-privalov/

DuPont and Jacobson among others

DuPont, England, Cripps, Jacobson, and Fitzhenry should all be on our radar. Although given Jacobson's dad owns the Wheat Kings, I'm not sure he'll even play NCAA

[I Ranger]

3 hours ago, Fratt Mattin said:

DuPont, England, Cripps, Jacobson, and Fitzhenry should all be on our radar. Although given Jacobson's dad owns the Wheat Kings, I'm not sure he'll even play NCAA

Could someone with access post the list? 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

34 minutes ago, I Ranger said:

Could someone with access post the list? 

https://archive.is/2026.03.31-130855/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7116102/2026/03/31/nhl-draft-2027-ranking-dupont-joseph-privalov/

[brianvf]

2 hours ago, I Ranger said:

Could someone with access post the list? 

 

[nascar99]

4 minutes ago, brianvf said:

 

Brock England I'm pretty sure is a North Dakota target

[brianvf]

7 minutes ago, nascar99 said:

Brock England I'm pretty sure is a North Dakota target

Would be a great get.
Kid had an awesome WHL season, as a 16yo!

[scpa0305]

On 3/31/2026 at 2:17 PM, Fratt Mattin said:

DuPont, England, Cripps, Jacobson, and Fitzhenry should all be on our radar. Although given Jacobson's dad owns the Wheat Kings, I'm not sure he'll even play NCAA

I have a decent feeling about Fitz.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

https://chl.ca/whl/article/whl-names-first-all-star-teams-for-2025-26/

[ChetSteadman]

1 hour ago, scpa0305 said:

I have a decent dealing about Fitz.

Better than the Ziemer to MSU dealing/intel?

[scpa0305]

14 minutes ago, ChetSteadman said:

Better than the Ziemer to MSU dealing/intel?

Haha, this is only a feeling. However I know we’re talking with him. The Ziemer deal was very real. Looks like he got what he was looking for and got to stay in the TC. My source was about as good as it gets.

[Fratt Mattin]

1 hour ago, scpa0305 said:

I have a decent dealing about Fitz.

I hope you’re right because he’d be a huge add. Also Gopher fans are convinced they’ve got him locked up, so that would make it extra sweet

[cberkas]

So, front runners for DuPont are Michigan and Denver.

Bryn will work his magic to get him. 

[SIOUXELEVENS]

Did DuPont accelerate or would he be a 2027?

[brianvf]

2 minutes ago, SIOUXELEVENS said:

Did DuPont accelerate or would he be a 2027?

He's similar to Verhoeff, he'd be going NCAA this fall if he wants.

[jk]

I saw somewhere that DuPont said one of the players he models his game on is Buium.  Gave me a bad feeling.

[scpa0305]

3 hours ago, Fratt Mattin said:

I hope you’re right because he’d be a huge add. Also Gopher fans are convinced they’ve got him locked up, so that would make it extra sweet

Could he go there…sure, but he’s talking to a couple other schools.

[nodakgirl93]

2 hours ago, cberkas said:

So, front runners for DuPont are Michigan and Denver.

Bryn will work his magic to get him. 

If DuPont comes in next season I don't see how we have room for him with MacKenzie and rumor of Carels? I only see Wiebe, Liv, and Zmolek leaving. Of course someone could leave early. 

[Fratt Mattin]

26 minutes ago, nodakgirl93 said:

If DuPont comes in next season I don't see how we have room for him with MacKenzie and rumor of Carels? I only see Wiebe, Liv, and Zmolek leaving. Of course someone could leave early. 

This is where I’m at. Obviously you don’t say no to a player like DuPont, but with the commits we have lined up, you have to ask yourself if it makes sense to spend the money at that position. When you look at next year’s roster and where the holes will be, it probably makes more sense to devote resources to finding a Rickwood and/or Reschny replacement rather than go all in on someone who doesn’t play a position of need

[brianvf]

1 hour ago, nodakgirl93 said:

If DuPont comes in next season I don't see how we have room for him with MacKenzie and rumor of Carels? I only see Wiebe, Liv, and Zmolek leaving. Of course someone could leave early. 

Agreed.
Unless we're talking about DuPont instead of Carels.  We'll see what Bryn has cookin.

[OopsSioux]

34 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Agreed.
Unless we're talking about DuPont instead of Carels.  We'll see what Bryn has cookin.

Reschny, Voerhoff, and Emery could all use another year in my estimation and typically UND holds these types of players comfortably for development.  They still have plenty room to be challenged and grow at UND.

Spunar is very good but I'm not sure about NHL good and even if it's an option for him to jump up I think I'd rather play in Grand Forks vs the AHL.  I don't see him moving a NHL goalie from their position soon.

Zellers has a lot of potential and guys like him have moved on from NCAA before but that was almost always a mistake.  His growth through the season has really impressed me as far as becoming a better 2 way player.  He still needs more refinement than the other positional players mentioned above.

I really don't see many if any of these guys taking the bait this off-season.

[dustnyou]

The results of the Frozen Four can and will have an effect on those decisions as well. 

[SiouxForever]

When does the portal officially open up, prior to the frozen four? 

[nodakgirl93]

15 minutes ago, SiouxForever said:

When does the portal officially open up, prior to the frozen four? 

Monday after the championship game.