Five-HoleFrenzy Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Early report of a verbal from Hammy on GPL. Looks like the Sioux get a committment from Duluth East defenseman Derek Forbort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Curious Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Hopefully the Forbort verbal turns out to be true, he had been consistently rated in the Top 15 prospects for his age bracket the last year or so. Great pickup if it pans out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five-HoleFrenzy Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Agreed...If it is true he is a nice get and no matter what is said the Gophers wanted him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Exiled One Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Agreed...If it is true he is a nice get and no matter what is said the Gophers wanted him. Forget the Gophers, you just stole a recruit from the Bulldogs!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZSIOUX Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Forget the Gophers, you just stole a recruit from the Bulldogs!! i think i read he is 6'3 around 190lb or so and a lefty defensemen. would he be a 2010 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Curious Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 I am not sure what year he would come, I read that he was a 92 birth date, but I guess he could still have a 2-3 year window depending on how he progresses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five-HoleFrenzy Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 He should be a 2010 recruit. WCH blog has him as that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyZL Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Travis Erstad, who we apparently recruited and came down to us and UW, decided against playing another year of juniors and will now go play D-III at UW-Stout. WCHA Hockey Blog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagies Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 Travis Erstad, who we apparently recruited and came down to us and UW, decided against playing another year of juniors and will now go play D-III at UW-Stout. WCHA Hockey Blog This is an interesting situation. One would assume Erstad might have a future in pro hockey, seeing he was a D1 recruit and a St. Louis Blues draft pick. Of all the options, it would seem playing DIII isn't a great one for getting to the pros. Has he decided his future does not include pro hockey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Schwartz Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 This is an interesting situation. One would assume Erstad might have a future in pro hockey, seeing he was a D1 recruit and a St. Louis Blues draft pick. Of all the options, it would seem playing DIII isn't a great one for getting to the pros. Has he decided his future does not include pro hockey? I'm still trying to wrap my brain around this. This kid had a scholarship to Wisconsin. Was recruited by other high end WCHA teams like North Dakota. Was a 4th round draft pick. And is playing for one of the best teams in the USHL. There is more to this story than just him deciding he wanted to play for his hometown D-III team. This is single handedly, the worst hockey decision I've ever heard of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 I'm still trying to wrap my brain around this. This kid had a scholarship to Wisconsin. Was recruited by other high end WCHA teams like North Dakota. Was a 4th round draft pick. And is playing for one of the best teams in the USHL. There is more to this story than just him deciding he wanted to play for his hometown D-III team. This is single handedly, the worst hockey decision I've ever heard of. One can only guess, but maybe it is more of a life decision for him rather than a hockey decision. He would have to sit out a year should he change his mind, wouldn't he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwing77 Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 One can only guess, but maybe it is more of a life decision for him rather than a hockey decision. He would have to sit out a year should he change his mind, wouldn't he? Seems like that to me. It's just not often that you see someone like Erstad do something like that. Maybe he really hated juniors and UW didn't want him this year? It's not exactly uncommon. However, I just find it ridiculously retarded of him if he thinks that choosing DIII will give him the same opportunity to play in the pros that DI would have. I can only name two players in recent history that have made it to the NHL on a regular basis that played DII/DIII (Joel Otto of BSU and Keith Aucoin of some DIII college). There may be a few others, but it appears to me that Travis has simply decided not to play competitive hockey any longer. If I were St. Louis, I'd be wondering if Travis cared about hockey any longer. Or maybe they can find a retarded GM to trade his rights to for a 6th or 7th round draft pick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Schwartz Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Seems like that to me. It's just not often that you see someone like Erstad do something like that. Maybe he really hated juniors and UW didn't want him this year? It's not exactly uncommon. However, I just find it ridiculously retarded of him if he thinks that choosing DIII will give him the same opportunity to play in the pros that DI would have. I can only name two players in recent history that have made it to the NHL on a regular basis that played DII/DIII (Joel Otto of BSU and Keith Aucoin of some DIII college). There may be a few others, but it appears to me that Travis has simply decided not to play competitive hockey any longer. If I were St. Louis, I'd be wondering if Travis cared about hockey any longer. Or maybe they can find a retarded GM to trade his rights to for a 6th or 7th round draft pick? If he really hated juniors that bad, and wanted to play college, he could have called almost any mid level D-1 team in the nation and they would have taken him this season. It's not unheard of to make it from D-III but it's rare obviously. Other then the names you listed I can only think of Alex Hicks from UW-Eau Claire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwing77 Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 If he really hated juniors that bad, and wanted to play college, he could have called almost any mid level D-1 team in the nation and they would have taken him this season. It's not unheard of to make it from D-III but it's rare obviously. Other then the names you listed I can only think of Alex Hicks from UW-Eau Claire. Yeah, but the article cited how closeness to home was a factor... Then again... know playing at Mankato would suck right? But seriously, MSUM and Madison are both about 3 hours from Eau Claire. Guess that leaves UMN. I don't think UMN was interested. Seriously, Erstad made the decision because he was homesick and wanted to live near family. He also has basically set himself on a path that will make his path to the NHL very VERY difficult because it is almost certain that the Blues won't sign him unless he transfers to a DI school or somehow is able to crack an MJ roster. He made a life decision and that decision, to me, is that hockey isn't going to be his chosen career. Takes balls, imo, to turn down a 6+ figure salary for a 5 figure salary, especially when it will undoubtedly be a low 5 figure salary (less than $50k a year). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USA Hockey Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Yeah, but the article cited how closeness to home was a factor... Then again... know playing at Mankato would suck right? But seriously, MSUM and Madison are both about 3 hours from Eau Claire. Guess that leaves UMN. I don't think UMN was interested. Seriously, Erstad made the decision because he was homesick and wanted to live near family. He also has basically set himself on a path that will make his path to the NHL very VERY difficult because it is almost certain that the Blues won't sign him unless he transfers to a DI school or somehow is able to crack an MJ roster. He made a life decision and that decision, to me, is that hockey isn't going to be his chosen career. Takes balls, imo, to turn down a 6+ figure salary for a 5 figure salary, especially when it will undoubtedly be a low 5 figure salary (less than $50k a year). I don't think he is necessarily turning down a 6+ figure salary, keep in mind that most of these guys still play in the bus leagues. Not going to judge him to much, but I agree that he probably made a decision beyond hockey. There's nothing wrong with that, there's more to life than hockey (or athletics in general). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Schwartz Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Yeah, but the article cited how closeness to home was a factor... Then again... know playing at Mankato would suck right? But seriously, MSUM and Madison are both about 3 hours from Eau Claire. Guess that leaves UMN. I don't think UMN was interested. Seriously, Erstad made the decision because he was homesick and wanted to live near family. He also has basically set himself on a path that will make his path to the NHL very VERY difficult because it is almost certain that the Blues won't sign him unless he transfers to a DI school or somehow is able to crack an MJ roster. He made a life decision and that decision, to me, is that hockey isn't going to be his chosen career. Takes balls, imo, to turn down a 6+ figure salary for a 5 figure salary, especially when it will undoubtedly be a low 5 figure salary (less than $50k a year). I was just replying to your comment that maybe he really hated juniors with my post. And the homesick thing is a bit of a cop out if you ask me. He finished high school at Stevens Point, but he's from Madison. I'm not sure the exact year he moved to Stevens Point but he lived the majority of his life in Madison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZSIOUX Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 brad confirmed the Derek Forbort verbal http://www.areavoices.com/undhockey/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickboy1956 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 brad confirmed the Derek Forbort verbal http://www.areavoices.com/undhockey/ Is he better than Dylan Olsen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZSIOUX Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Is he better than Dylan Olsen? i have no clue, i hope we are in the running for olsen. he sounds like a hell of a top caliber player...maybe macwilliam can let him know he should play for the sioux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxhockey78 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 i have no clue, i hope we are in the running for olsen. he sounds like a hell of a top caliber player...maybe macwilliam can let him know he should play for the sioux Who does Dylan Olsen play 4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZSIOUX Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Who does Dylan Olsen play 4? camrose in the AJHL with sioux recruit andrew macwilliam olsen profile olsen thread/discussion on hf boards http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?p=15086617 im not sure if hes college bound or not, im sure our recruiter members here will be able to answer that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Ranger Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 brad confirmed the Derek Forbort verbal http://www.areavoices.com/undhockey/ He should be a good pick up for the Sioux. Sounds like he is a player that just keeps getting better and better. We don't get too many recruits from my neck of the woods. I can't remember the last player the Sioux got from the Duluth-Iron Range area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 He should be a good pick up for the Sioux. Sounds like he is a player that just keeps getting better and better. We don't get too many recruits from my neck of the woods. I can't remember the last player the Sioux got from the Duluth-Iron Range area. Remember Kevin Rappana and Jace Reed? That was a while ago. Anyone after that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickboy1956 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Remember Kevin Rappana and Jace Reed? That was a while ago. Anyone after that? How about Scott Sandelin? There's plenty of Gopher tradition on the Range - even when the 'Dogs were good in the '80s it was still a struggle for them to win recruiting battles with UMTC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Ranger Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 How about Scott Sandelin? There's plenty of Gopher tradition on the Range - even when the 'Dogs were good in the '80s it was still a struggle for them to win recruiting battles with UMTC. I know of Scotty and Mickey Krampotich because they are from my hometown. But the other two mentioned I don't know. Yeah there is definitely Gopher tradition on the Range as it's quite hard to find more than a few fans of the Dogs. Unless you're in Duluth, you're not going to come across a whole lot of Dogs fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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