Prospective Recruits

[siouxforce19]

3 hours ago, cberkas said:

Chris' brother from what I'm guessing. He looks like a solid defenseman. 

Yes that's correct, Colton is his brother. 

[scpa0305]

13 hours ago, siouxfaninseattle said:

I watched the GF bantam team play for and win the national championship in Denver when Grant Putolny was on the team in the 90's. He was easily the best player in the tournament.

...and Ryan was a much better player than Grant.

[cberkas]

42 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

...and Ryan was a much better player than Grant.

Had he even played in the NHL? Isn't he in Europe playing?

[scpa0305]

1 hour ago, cberkas said:

Had he even played in the NHL? Isn't he in Europe playing?

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=67656

Grant never played in the NHL.

 

[cberkas]

Todd Milewski ‏@ToddMilewski Dec 3

Confirmed via NTDP: Under-18 Team defenseman Max Gildon is no longer committed to @BadgerMHockey as of this morning. More to come.

Todd Milewski ‏@ToddMilewski Dec 3

Gildon committed to the former UW staff, and there was talk that the current staff wasn't as high on him

Come to UND Max, we take former Badger recruits and make them into National Champions.

[brianvf]

2 hours ago, cberkas said:

Todd Milewski ‏@ToddMilewski Dec 3

Confirmed via NTDP: Under-18 Team defenseman Max Gildon is no longer committed to @BadgerMHockey as of this morning. More to come.

Todd Milewski ‏@ToddMilewski Dec 3

Gildon committed to the former UW staff, and there was talk that the current staff wasn't as high on him

Come to UND Max, we take former Badger recruits and make them into National Champions.

Expect to see more of this...don't the Badgers have something like 374 recruits lined up for the next 3 seasons?
They're handing out scholarship offers like Obama Phones over in Madison.

[brianvf]

2 hours ago, cberkas said:

Come to UND Max, we take former Badger recruits and make them into National Champions.

But agreed, we could use another dman recruit...a little light currently.

[yzerman19]

On 10/27/2016 at 5:51 PM, tho0505 said:

A little late on the response, but BU has been killing it on the recruiting trail. In fact, this last years (2016) class might have been one of the best all-time in college hockey.  Time will tell, but from a high end recruit stand point, they crushed it this year. I would love to see if ANY college program has had more than 3 first rounders in one draft. 

2005- Lee, Oshie, Finley and another Freshman in that class would also go in the first round the next year named Jonathan Toews...they joined 2 first rounders from the prior year in Stafford and Zajac.  Most loaded team in terms of talent in UND history.

[burd]

3 hours ago, yzerman19 said:

2005- Lee, Oshie, Finley and another Freshman in that class would also go in the first round the next year named Jonathan Toews...they joined 2 first rounders from the prior year in Stafford and Zajac.  Most loaded team in terms of talent in UND history.

You have to wonder when BU will start to click, with all that talent.   Their record is only a game better than UND's.    

[I Ranger]

On the recruiting front, any names out there that are currently our main targets? I haven't heard of any names recently.

[tnt]

6 hours ago, burd said:

You have to wonder when BU will start to click, with all that talent.   Their record is only a game better than UND's.    

When is Keller coming back? He was their best recruit.

[cberkas]

11 hours ago, brianvf said:

But agreed, we could use another dman recruit...a little light currently.

His brother Michael Gildon looks to be pretty good too.

[Just Curious]

13 hours ago, cberkas said:

Todd Milewski ‏@ToddMilewski Dec 3

Confirmed via NTDP: Under-18 Team defenseman Max Gildon is no longer committed to @BadgerMHockey as of this morning. More to come.

Todd Milewski ‏@ToddMilewski Dec 3

Gildon committed to the former UW staff, and there was talk that the current staff wasn't as high on him

Come to UND Max, we take former Badger recruits and make them into National Champions.

If you do a little more digging, it sounds like he still wants to go to Wisconsin but they want him to stay in juniors longer to work on his game. He has been bumped down to the last pairing and it sounds like he hasn't made the transition as well as expected. I would guess he will need at least another year regardless of where he ends up.

[scpa0305]

Isaac Johnson - Des Moines Bucs

[scpa0305]

47 minutes ago, Just Curious said:

If you do a little more digging, it sounds like he still wants to go to Wisconsin but they want him to stay in juniors longer to work on his game. He has been bumped down to the last pairing and it sounds like he hasn't made the transition as well as expected. I would guess he will need at least another year regardless of where he ends up.

I think the reason he de-commited was the fact they didn't bring him in this year (similar to the Kawaguchi story).  Once a kid de-commits they always say they are interested in said school....however they never end up actually going there.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

8 hours ago, burd said:

You have to wonder when BU will start to click, with all that talent.   Their record is only a game better than UND's.    

I'd guess January or February they'll start putting the puck in the net some more... then possibly flame out in the 1st round ala 2014 Wisco Badgers. Although I can't remember which #4 seed that Badgers team lost to...Huh

[scpa0305]

On 11/15/2016 at 9:46 AM, scpa0305 said:

Curious if Bo Hanson (Muskegan) is on Berry's radar.  I believe he's an overage however he's putting up nice points in the USHL right now.  Our D is going to be pretty thin next year....i would think Berry would be after this guy.

Bo Hanson  committed to St. Lawrence.

[yzerman19]

10 guys on that 2005-2006 team skated at least 1 game in the NHL:

Stafford, Zajac, Oshie, Toews, Porter, Watkins (1 game), Lee, Smaby, Chorney, Finley (5 games)

[stoneySIOUX]

8 minutes ago, yzerman19 said:

10 guys on that 2005-2006 team skated at least 1 game in the NHL:

Stafford, Zajac, Oshie, Toews, Porter, Watkins (1 game), Lee, Smaby, Chorney, Finley (5 games)

I just went through the 2015-16 roster for sh*ts and gigs.... I think we'll see at least 10 from them:

Boeser, Drake, Rhett, Gersich, LaDue, Pogo, Tucker, Schmaltz, Stechy, Gage

LJ, Cam, Tomek, KT, Wolanin have shots.... maybe even Wilkie, too. 

Special, special teams.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

8 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said:

I just went through the 2015-16 roster for sh*ts and gigs.... I think we'll see at least 10 from them:

Boeser, Drake, Rhett, Gersich, LaDue, Pogo, Tucker, Schmaltz, Stechy, Gage

LJ, Cam, Tomek, KT, Wolanin have shots.... maybe even Wilkie, too. 

Special, special teams.

Not a chance on Gage.

[Cratter]

If Tomek is third string in college as a sophomore, I don't see him in the NHL.

[scpa0305]

6 minutes ago, Cratter said:

If Tomek is third string in college as a sophomore, I don't see him in the NHL.

Second youngest on the team only to Jost.

[Cratter]

16 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

Second youngest on the team only to Jost.

Three months younger than Brock.

[stoneySIOUX]

1 hour ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

Not a chance on Gage.

I disagree, but that's fine. Kid has a lot of talent and even more intangibles. 

[stoneySIOUX]

1 hour ago, Cratter said:

If Tomek is third string in college as a sophomore, I don't see him in the NHL.

He's a third round draft pick. He's gonna get a shot to see what he's got when he goes pro. NHL teams don't bail on goalies drafted that high without at least giving him a shot.