Prospective Recruits

[yzerman19]

Cole Eiserman choosing the Goohers stings

[siouxforce19]

16 minutes ago, yzerman19 said:

Cole Eiserman choosing the Goohers stings

If it makes you feel better the scheduling agreement with the Gophers ends after next season and there’s apparently not a new scheduling agreement in place once that ends, so we might never see him while he’s there.  

[scpa0305]

Nick Pierre has kind of fallen in recent years but the fact he hasn’t been drafted is a plus. He can continue to develop in the ushl and come in as an overager fairly polished. I’m kind of hoping Bubs offers him a spot

[brianvf]

Anyone heard where Mitchell Miller is playing this year?
I would've bet that he'd get picked up by some college team after his monster year in the USHL last season.

[cberkas]

3 hours ago, brianvf said:

Anyone heard where Mitchell Miller is playing this year?
I would've bet that he'd get picked up by some college team after his monster year in the USHL last season.

Not listed anywhere

Last team was Tri-city

[Sweethockey]

9 hours ago, cberkas said:

Not listed anywhere

Last team was Tri-city

He will 21 around Christmas, wouldn’t he age out for this year? Not sure on if they play up to or past their 21st birthday.

[scpa0305]

21 hours ago, brianvf said:

Anyone heard where Mitchell Miller is playing this year?
I would've bet that he'd get picked up by some college team after his monster year in the USHL last season.

Strange you wrote this, I just popped into this forum to write the same thing. Someone needs to give this kid a chance…way too talented to just disappear 

[brianvf]

11 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

Strange you wrote this, I just popped into this forum to write the same thing. Someone needs to give this kid a chance…way too talented to just disappear 

Great minds… 

And agreed. 

[scpa0305]

Zellers to BU 

[fightingsioux4life]

59 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

Zellers to BU 

I come here hoping to see some good news. Is that a mistake? 

[gfhockey]

We didn’t want him!

[scpa0305]

45 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

We didn’t want him!

We’re we even after him? Other than a big 5 nations, his production doesn’t necessarily pop 

[brianvf]

1 hour ago, fightingsioux4life said:

I come here hoping to see some good news.

Probably the wrong thread for you then with how things have gone the last couple months. 

[siouxforce19]

39 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

We’re we even after him? Other than a big 5 nations, his production doesn’t necessarily pop 

I don’t know for sure, but I kind of feel like it was just assumed we were. But considering we tend to recruit mostly out of junior hockey these days and he’s at Shattuck I never really thought he was considered a high priority.

[DL Sioux]

1 hour ago, scpa0305 said:

We’re we even after him? Other than a big 5 nations, his production doesn’t necessarily pop 

Considering mom and dad are both alumni, this surprises me if in fact we were after him. 

[scpa0305]

I just read an Athletic article which lists all the top college recruiters…no UND guys. Which I found interesting given our popularity 

[I Ranger]

10 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

I just read an Athletic article which lists all the top college recruiters…no UND guys. Which I found interesting given our popularity 

A list of college coaches(including assistants) that are the best recruiters? 

[scpa0305]

1 hour ago, I Ranger said:

A list of college coaches(including assistants) that are the best recruiters? 

Ya…Jackson was an honorable mention. Author could have easily been a Sioux hater. #1 was a Mankato guy…Denver has two in the top 10 I believe 

 

edit- it was actually Cory Pronman. Not sure how much he knows about college puck but he is a high end hockey sport writer for sure.

[tnt]

21 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

Ya…Jackson was an honorable mention. Author could have easily been a Sioux hater. #1 was a Mankato guy…Denver has two in the top 10 I believe 

 

edit- it was actually Cory Pronman. Not sure how much he knows about college puck but he is a high end hockey sport writer for sure.

Are they taking into account, how easy/hard it is to recruit to certain programs?   Maybe Mankato is #1 because they don't have all the built in advantages.  Minnesota fans would say Mankato is #1 because they are all 25 year olds.  I would say they do a great job at finding guys that will fit their style of play and have a great work ethic.  

[SiouxForever]

I’nm sure some recruits will trickle in over the next for months or there will be a slight off period. 

Leagues/hockey started up, will give the coaches time to review some players and get a sample size of data.

UND’s season starts too soon, so I like to focus on the team and the present. 

This team “should” be good. We shall see. 

[burd]

57 minutes ago, tnt said:

Are they taking into account, how easy/hard it is to recruit to certain programs?   Maybe Mankato is #1 because they don't have all the built in advantages.  Minnesota fans would say Mankato is #1 because they are all 25 year olds.  I would say they do a great job at finding guys that will fit their style of play and have a great work ethic.  

The Herb Brooks approach.  Or at least his Olympics approach. 

[AJS]

16 hours ago, scpa0305 said:

We’re we even after him? Other than a big 5 nations, his production doesn’t necessarily pop 

 

16 hours ago, siouxforce19 said:

I don’t know for sure, but I kind of feel like it was just assumed we were. But considering we tend to recruit mostly out of junior hockey these days and he’s at Shattuck I never really thought he was considered a high priority.

This very well could have been a Shaugabay situation. What that would be is UND is interested, but would like to see more before an offer is extended. I don't know if they offered Zellers or not, I'm guessing not, but they didn't offer Shaugabay when he committed to Duluth. Obviously there are select players that will get offered before they play Juniors (Boisvert / McInnis / McMorrow). Those all will be playing Juniors this year though. Time will tell with Shaugabay and potentially Zellers if that was a mistake to take the wait and see approach.

 

[SiouxScore]

8 hours ago, scpa0305 said:

Ya…Jackson was an honorable mention. Author could have easily been a Sioux hater. #1 was a Mankato guy…Denver has two in the top 10 I believe 

 

edit- it was actually Cory Pronman. Not sure how much he knows about college puck but he is a high end hockey sport writer for sure.

Todd Knott from Mankato?

From my hometown, dad coached him in high school, and his brother is married to a cousin of mine. Great guy and has had opportunity to be a head coach but it will take a special job/location. Thought Augustana should've went with him.

[SiouxScore]

8 hours ago, tnt said:

Are they taking into account, how easy/hard it is to recruit to certain programs?   Maybe Mankato is #1 because they don't have all the built in advantages.  Minnesota fans would say Mankato is #1 because they are all 25 year olds.  I would say they do a great job at finding guys that will fit their style of play and have a great work ethic.  

Just read it. They surveyed "people around the hockey world" including  NHL scouts, USHL executives, agents and fellow coaches in college hockey. 20 voters and each voter was asked for a top five, with five points being awarded for a top-place vote and a single one given for a fifth-place vote. “Best recruiter” meant different things to different people, and some pointed out that recruiting is a team effort, but voters were asked to combine the coaches’ ability to identify talent and to convince the players to commit while incorporating the caliber of program they work for when considering the talent they bring in (to prevent this from becoming a list of the premier schools’ coaches).

[AJS]

On 9/27/2022 at 9:13 AM, SiouxForever said:

I’m sure some recruits will trickle in over the next for months or there will be a slight off period. 

Leagues/hockey started up, will give the coaches time to review some players and get a sample size of data.

UND’s season starts too soon, so I like to focus on the team and the present. 

This team “should” be good. We shall see. 

This is year two of the new NCAA hockey recruiting rules, but here's what happened last recruiting cycle (not counting transfers).

• August 21 - 3 Recruits (Strathmann / Perron / Livanavage)
• October 21 - 2 Recruits (Slipec / Klee)
• November 21 - 1 Recruit (Wiebe)
• December 21 - 1 Recruit (McLaughlin)
• April 22 - 1 Recruit (Croal)