Prospective Recruits

[The Sicatoka]

I guess I was wrong when I said the latest recruiting ground was this:

Seems it's more like this: 

[UNDMOORHEAD]

36 minutes ago, cberkas said:

Chaz and Cruz Lucius committed to Minnesota.

13 and 14 years old, this young recruiting has to stop. Next they'll have kids committing in mites. Wasn't Don the one bitching that they have to recruit younger.

Moorhead has a few good mites. I could spend this season scouting and send my findings to Berry.

[joeyjr]

So "we" win Bantam Elite league, two uncommitted ggf players get honors.

Has anyone seen Helgeson or Parker play?

[MadMax]

http://www.youthhockeyhub.com/news_article/show/828430?referrer_id=967184

 

[SiouxScore]

Jake Braccini out of Buffalo, MN picks Minnesota. Berry and staff were after him pretty hard.

Jake Braccini‏ @BracciniJake  2h2 hours ago

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Proud to announce my commitment to play college hockey at the University of Minnesota. Thanks to everyone who's helped me get here #gophs

[rhenry8439]

11 hours ago, SiouxScore said:

Jake Braccini out of Buffalo, MN picks Minnesota. Berry and staff were after him pretty hard.

Jake Braccini‏ @BracciniJake  2h2 hours ago

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Proud to announce my commitment to play college hockey at the University of Minnesota. Thanks to everyone who's helped me get here #gophs

why is there a McDonalds logo in his tweet?

[Frozen4sioux]

18 hours ago, rhenry8439 said:

why is there a McDonalds logo in his tweet?

Joke #1: gopher recruits commomly still use crayon.

joke #2: he committed to the U of M.....he's proud of the logo he'll wear on his work visor after graduating.

You pick.

[scpa0305]

On 9/5/2017 at 6:46 PM, SiouxScore said:

Jake Braccini out of Buffalo, MN picks Minnesota. Berry and staff were after him pretty hard.

Jake Braccini‏ @BracciniJake  2h2 hours ago

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Proud to announce my commitment to play college hockey at the University of Minnesota. Thanks to everyone who's helped me get here #gophs

Ouch I thought he was going UND.

[cberkas]

http://m.startribune.com/how-young-is-too-young-in-college-recruiting/443487013/

[scpa0305]

On 9/11/2017 at 9:33 AM, cberkas said:

http://m.startribune.com/how-young-is-too-young-in-college-recruiting/443487013/

I think the article is fairly written.  Again,  these kids (especially the '03) was bound to commit somewhere.  The boys were probably a package deal.

[The Sicatoka]

On 9/11/2017 at 9:33 AM, cberkas said:

http://m.startribune.com/how-young-is-too-young-in-college-recruiting/443487013/

I'd love to hear Tucker Poolman's thoughts on the subject.  

[fightingsioux4life]

On 9/7/2017 at 8:22 AM, scpa0305 said:

Ouch I thought he was going UND.

What? Don't you understand? If a Minnesota kid commits to UND, that means the Gophers "didn't really want him anyway". Didn't you get the memo? (sarcasm)

[Taz Boy]

51 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

I'd love to hear Tucker Poolman's thoughts on the subject.  

I've watched these two play several times and no question they are a constant threat and can generate tremendous offense.  Even though it's a long way to big boy hockey and there are a lot of other kids who don't really come into it until age 15-16, it's still quite an accomplishment.  All the best to them.  I look forward to watching them succeed; just not against the Sioux.

Hengen's quotes are a bit over the top, although I'm not sure what else he can possibly say given the circumstances.  Things become a bit self-fulfilling in elite youth hockey groupthink.  My only recommendation to those talented, team-first, grinder-type kids who never get noticed on the absurd "it's all about the goals" youthhockeyhub strokefest is that they keep working and playing hard for as long as they love it.  Plenty of roads to get where you want to be, whether it's hockey or your next passion.

taz

[cberkas]

1 hour ago, scpa0305 said:

I think the article is fairly written.  Again,  these kids (especially the '03) was bound to commit somewhere.  The boys were probably a package deal.

I still expect them both to end up in the WHL.

[petey23]

2 hours ago, Taz Boy said:

I've watched these two play several times and no question they are a constant threat and can generate tremendous offense.  Even though it's a long way to big boy hockey and there are a lot of other kids who don't really come into it until age 15-16, it's still quite an accomplishment.  All the best to them.  I look forward to watching them succeed; just not against the Sioux.

Hengen's quotes are a bit over the top, although I'm not sure what else he can possibly say given the circumstances.  Things become a bit self-fulfilling in elite youth hockey groupthink.  My only recommendation to those talented, team-first, grinder-type kids who never get noticed on the absurd "it's all about the goals" youthhockeyhub strokefest is that they keep working and playing hard for as long as they love it.  Plenty of roads to get where you want to be, whether it's hockey or your next passion.

taz

They wanted to be able to say they had committed to college and in return their parents hope other kids become interested in their "school".

[scpa0305]

3 hours ago, cberkas said:

I still expect them both to end up in the WHL.

Yeah they could.  They were absolutely shredding the top bantams in the state (and they were the youngest players).  I mean, their parents built them an entire school to play/practice everyday.

[cberkas]

Bode Wilde commits to Michigan. 

[scpa0305]

1 hour ago, cberkas said:

Bode Wilde commits to Michigan. 

That's about as big as it gets. We'll see if he ends up there.

[cberkas]

17 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

That's about as big as it gets. We'll see if he ends up there.

I wish UND would get these players of the NTDP from Michigan's backyard.

[Wilbur]

On 9/12/2017 at 3:47 PM, scpa0305 said:

Yeah they could.  They were absolutely shredding the top bantams in the state (and they were the youngest players).  I mean, their parents built them an entire school to play/practice everyday.

For only 15,000 bucks a year plus other costs your child can join them and become a leader of tomorrow!

[UNDBIZ]

On 9/12/2017 at 2:54 PM, petey23 said:

They wanted to be able to say they had committed to college and in return their parents hope other kids become interested in their "school".

Probably not far off base here. 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

4 hours ago, cberkas said:

I wish UND would get these players of the NTDP from Michigan's backyard.

At least it's no longer in Ann Arbor. They've gotten some duds out of the program too though. Unless someone's a blue chip out of the program we haven't been afraid to tell them to develop more in the USHL.

[scpa0305]

11 hours ago, cberkas said:

I wish UND would get these players of the NTDP from Michigan's backyard.

I know right.  This kid obviously backed out of Harvard because he wanted to focus 99% on hockey.  I thought UND may have been in the running....until I saw he was from Michigan.

[cberkas]

Dylan Duke commits to Michigan.

Need to steal more of these type of players from Michigan.

[cberkas]

Brock Faber commits to Notre Dame