Prospective Recruits

[AJS]

9 minutes ago, tnt said:

So when does Schlossman put out his top 20 targets that will be eligible to commit on August 1.   I know it isn't completely comprehensive and includes a local flavor since they may be more likely to be targets, but it is always nice to get a gauge on who we could be after when that deadline rolls around. 

Usually about a week before they can start committing. 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Michigan commit Kristian Epperson headed to Saginaw in the O after a lackluster U18 year with NTDP. Might get drafted Saturday, but really fell down the charts this year.  By the time he ages out of MJ he might be eligible for NCAA though.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Is Carter Casey of Grand Rapids Jon's son? The latter is from GR as well.

[The Sicatoka]

 

[cberkas]

16 minutes ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

Is Carter Casey of Grand Rapids Jon's son? The latter is from GR as well.

This gets asked a lot on here and someone did say no, and from what I can find Jon lives in St. Louis.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

21 minutes ago, cberkas said:

This gets asked a lot on here and someone did say no, and from what I can find Jon lives in St. Louis.

Thanks. Possibly a nephew, or just a coincidence when we're so used to top players having family pedigree.

[siouxforce19]

Saw this on Twitter/X. Not sure on the level of interest, but could be a couple names to watch when the new recruiting cycle opens. 

[cberkas]

St. Cloud and Maine as the top two for Cooper Siegert

[cberkas]

Some top 08 OHL prospects to look out for on August 1st.

Adam Valentini

Zach Nyman

Caleb Malhotra

Callum Croskery

Alex Hage

Sam Wathier

Thomas Vandenberg

Beckham Edwards

Jet Kwajah

Jude Bray

[AJS]

13 hours ago, cberkas said:

St. Cloud and Maine as the top two for Cooper Siegert

If this is true, then what you’re saying is Siegert’s only two offers on 08/01 will be SCSU & Maine. 

[scpa0305]

5 hours ago, AJS said:

If this is true, then what you’re saying is Siegert’s only two offers on 08/01 will be SCSU & Maine. 

It’s just what was reported. 

[AJS]

13 hours ago, scpa0305 said:

It’s just what was reported. 

I saw that. More of a cheap shot at St. Cloud from me. Cheap shot, but still a lot of truth behind it. I hope it doesn’t seem like he has offers from all D1 schools and the favorites from that list includes SCSU.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

3 hours ago, AJS said:

I saw that. More of a cheap shot at St. Cloud from me. Cheap shot, but still a lot of truth behind it. I hope it doesn’t seem like he has offers from all D1 schools and the favorites from that list includes SCSU.

Recruiting against a school that is circling the drain shouldn't be tough.

[scpa0305]

11 hours ago, AJS said:

I saw that. More of a cheap shot at St. Cloud from me. Cheap shot, but still a lot of truth behind it. I hope it doesn’t seem like he has offers from all D1 schools and the favorites from that list includes SCSU.

He’s really small. Nice player obviously but HS hockey is deceiving. 

[tnt]

On 7/5/2024 at 9:44 AM, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

Recruiting against a school that is circling the drain shouldn't be tough.

But with all those issues, they still managed 2nd, 4th, and 6th round picks in the draft.  Not quite our draft, but most schools would take that.

[cberkas]

With all UND has for facilities. How are they losing out on these high end recruits? Brad has to win these recruiting battles.

[gfhockey]

16 minutes ago, cberkas said:

With all UND has for facilities. How are they losing out on these high end recruits? Brad has to win these recruiting battles.

I doubt we wanted him

[.357]

2 hours ago, cberkas said:

With all UND has for facilities. How are they losing out on these high end recruits? Brad has to win these recruiting battles.

I sometimes wonder about all these 5-star recruits going to MI & other places out east instead of UND. Is it that we don't want these future 1st-rounders, or are we trying but just not getting them? UND usually lands a 1st-round forward every 5 years or so (simply guessing here) whereas MI locks them down seemingly every year.

[brianvf]

It's hard to look at our incoming freshmen and other committed recruits and say that UND is struggling with winning recruiting battles.   

Sure, it'd be great to load up on as many first rounders as possible, but that strategy sure hasn't worked well for other schools recently.
Hopefully the team has the right "mix" this year of high-end and grit to make a serious push in the NCAA's.

Season almost here?? 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Blue chips out of GTMA that go the college route never go west of Ann Arbor. Can't think of any at WI or MN either.

[cberkas]

1 minute ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

Blue chips out of GTMA that go the college route never go west of Ann Arbor. Can't think of any at WI or MN either.

There is a few going to the BCHL which should get them to look more West

[tnt]

4 hours ago, cberkas said:

With all UND has for facilities. How are they losing out on these high end recruits? Brad has to win these recruiting battles.

How many don’t even end up at Michigan.  Weren’t there a couple this year that decided not to go the college route?   I know Perfetti was another that didn’t go the college route.  We’ll see if Michigan can continue to reload after losing guys and make the tournament.  They put it together late last year, but they lost some talent again, so the studs better produce early like the others seem to have done.

[tnt]

4 hours ago, gfhockey said:

I doubt we wanted him

Did Denver want him?  

[scpa0305]

On 7/6/2024 at 8:13 PM, .357 said:

I sometimes wonder about all these 5-star recruits going to MI & other places out east instead of UND. Is it that we don't want these future 1st-rounders, or are we trying but just not getting them? UND usually lands a 1st-round forward every 5 years or so (simply guessing here) whereas MI locks them down seemingly every year.

From a recruit standpoint, especially a Toronto kid, Michigan would make complete sense. Toronto is their territory…tough sell with the O being right there though. 

On paper, we just had a really nice recruiting year. Can we compete for blue chips the way Michigan does? No way. But we compete on the ice which is all that matters. There’s a few ways to recruit and Bubs and Co has picked it up recently. 

[.357]

34 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

Can we compete for blue chips the way Michigan does? No way. 

So UND, having a storied tradition & a facility that surpasses all others, can't compete with MI on the recruiting trail for the bluest of blue chips?