Prospective Recruits

[Sodbuster]

On 12/29/2024 at 8:27 AM, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

Mason Kraft doesn't appear to be committed to Mankato any longer?

He is according to his great uncle.

[yzerman19]

On 12/17/2024 at 11:50 PM, cberkas said:

Maddox Schultz, Liam Pue, Louis-Oscar Holowaychuk, Cruz Jim, Reid Nicol

Landon Pue might be a good role player

Liam and Markus Ruck are two I'd like to see how they do this season. Their brother Landon Ruck is playing U15 as a 13 year old and doing well.

Ryan Lin and Mathis Preston are at the same points and high ranked 2008's

Keaton Verhoeff big (6'4") offensive defensemen 

Are you really looking at 2010's : )

So the reason those guys play up is that the competition is so diluted after 15...the good players are playing junior in Canada at 16.  

[yzerman19]

I've never seen Schultz.  I can tell you Liam Pue, Holowaychuk, and Nicol are excellent players with bright futures...maybe even all the way. 

 

[yzerman19]

2010's that i've seen- those 3 above (Pue, Holowaychuk, and Nicol), LaSouro, Daley, Thompson, Cullen, Colmer, Meier, Lynn, Charbonneau, Carver, Hair, Schulberger...year away, but those kids can all play.  Morris, Evans, Christini, Filiaggi, Spang, Warner, Kelly, Trupiano also high end players in the 2010 year.  

[yzerman19]

The big question is will the good ol boys be able to get the NIL money to land those kinda chippas??

 

[cberkas]

20 minutes ago, yzerman19 said:

2010's that i've seen- those 3 above (Pue, Holowaychuk, and Nicol), LaSouro, Daley, Thompson, Cullen, Colmer, Meier, Lynn, Charbonneau, Carver, Hair, Schulberger...year away, but those kids can all play.  Morris, Evans, Christini, Filiaggi, Spang, Warner, Kelly, Trupiano also high end players in the 2010 year.  

The Pue and Ruck brothers would be nice gets. The Rucks I could see on the same line where Landon Pue is a skilled 2nd line player or could have Liam and Landon Pue on the same line. 

[yzerman19]

with the younger guys you always have to contemplate if they have a size advantage today and what the genetics are.  A 6 foot 190 lb 14 year old will dominate bantam...will they be Eric Lindros or are they going to limit out when everybody is that size.    I don't know about the brother gets...of them I only know Liam Pue.  He is a tall and skilled winger who has a knack for the net.  I think he's legit an NHL prospect at this point.  

[cberkas]

Looks like they are playing on the same team and have the same numbers, but Liam is the better of the two

[yzerman19]

42 minutes ago, cberkas said:

Looks like they are playing on the same team and have the same numbers, but Liam is the better of the two

He's one of the most talented 2010's for sure.  He's also a nice kid.  Good family.  If Berry lands him its a huge get

 

[yzerman19]

As i said, I've never seen Schultz, but Pue is an elite goal scorer.  Thompson and Nicol are smart, complete 200 foot centers who produce a ton of points.  Charbonneau is a beast and is an absolute offensive force.  LaSouro is dynamic and shifty and is just a stud athlete.  Daley operates almost like a 2nd center in the ozone as a Dman, but he never gets burned...always gets back.  Here's the thing with the chippas....you land one, the others pay attention

[yzerman19]

2009 class which they get to talk to next week, regional boys- Freddie Schneider, Nolan Fitzhenry, Easton Johnson are all absolute studs

[yzerman19]

the 2010 Little Caesars team coached by Ryan Kesler wins everything.  There's something to be said for winning.  You want players that hate losing and know how to win. 

[yzerman19]

Having a team of 23 year old undrafted grinders with 1 or 2 guys on the NHL board is not a recipe for success...that's the Mankato State model.  We need to have a team of chippas in order to get chippas

 

[SiouxForever]

48 minutes ago, yzerman19 said:

the 2010 Little Caesars team coached by Ryan Kesler wins everything.  There's something to be said for winning.  You want players that hate losing and know how to win. 

Some solid Little Caesars played in the 16 age tournament (forgot what it was called) I believe in Fargo last year. I’d be shocked if UND coaches aren’t aware of some kids currently on the Little Caesars team. 

Also, Ryan Kesler is a prick off ice too  That is all.

 

[gfhockey]

1 hour ago, yzerman19 said:

Having a team of 23 year old undrafted grinders with 1 or 2 guys on the NHL board is not a recipe for success...that's the Mankato State model.  We need to have a team of chippas in order to get chippas

 

 

35 minutes ago, SiouxForever said:

Some solid Little Caesars played in the 16 age tournament (forgot what it was called) I believe in Fargo last year. I’d be shocked if UND coaches aren’t aware of some kids currently on the Little Caesars team. 

Also, Ryan Kesler is a prick off ice too  That is all.

 

We didn’t want him

[scpa0305]

4 hours ago, yzerman19 said:

I've never seen Schultz.  I can tell you Liam Pue, Holowaychuk, and Nicol are excellent players with bright futures...maybe even all the way. 

 

Schultz is really good. But way more mature than many kids his age. Time will tell. I like to wait until 16 to see if they can play when everyone’s mature. But this kid is pretty dang good.

[scpa0305]

Tyson jugnauth to Michigan state…that’s a nice one right there. 

[cberkas]

8 minutes ago, scpa0305 said:

Tyson jugnauth to Michigan state…that a big one right there. They’re paying him for sure.

How did I miss he played at Wisconsin

[SiouxFan100]

Does UND have the financial backing to compete if things get out of hand like football? For all I know, maybe hockey is already crazy with big money buying college hockey players?

College basketball and wrestling teams are being bought at the highest level. What’s going on with college hockey?

[ChetSteadman]

Watched some stud 2012’s this past weekend.  Wonder if any of the coaches were in attendance?😂

[burd]

8 hours ago, SiouxFan100 said:

College basketball and wrestling teams are being bought at the highest level. What’s going on with college hockey?

Basketball, sure, but I'm surprised to hear that is true of wrestling.  Media outlets aren't clamoring to broadcast matches to national or even regional audiences in very many places, are they?   Same with hockey, thank Parise.   They can't even fill a smallish rink for "Sweet 16."  

[yzerman19]

9 hours ago, ChetSteadman said:

Watched some stud 2012’s this past weekend.  Wonder if any of the coaches were in attendance?😂

made me chuckle...it is crazy, but the 2009s can get phone calls tomorrow...2010s will be drafted in WHL in May...

[yzerman19]

10 hours ago, SiouxFan100 said:

Does UND have the financial backing to compete if things get out of hand like football? For all I know, maybe hockey is already crazy with big money buying college hockey players?

College basketball and wrestling teams are being bought at the highest level. What’s going on with college hockey?

I don't think there will be any issues with the power brokers finding NIL $ for hockey at UND.  Word on the street is that so far its been few and far between for life altering money for college hockey (unlike football and hoops)

[siouxkid12]

10 hours ago, SiouxFan100 said:

Does UND have the financial backing to compete if things get out of hand like football? For all I know, maybe hockey is already crazy with big money buying college hockey players?

College basketball and wrestling teams are being bought at the highest level. What’s going on with college hockey?

Most college football players are getting more money in NIL deals than professional hockey players, so I don't believe it's going to affect hockey that much. Hockey has never drawn the amount of money that basketball or football has, and it isn't going to change. Also, hockey players are built differently than basketball or football players. If you ask any hockey player what their goal is, I'm willing to bet that majority of them will say "I want my name on the Stanley Cup".

Your shoe in NHL'ers will stay wherever they are at for 1 to 2 years. The fringe NHL'ers that need a little longer developing are going to stay because transferring is only going to delay their development. The ones that you might need to worry about are your late bloomers that are frustrated with not getting playing time and are unhappy i.e. Adam Tambellini.

[yzerman19]

In the 2009 class I think its the 3 kids I mentioned:  Schneider, Fitzhenry, and Johnson.  These conversations start tomorrow.  Lot of Gopher written on these guys, can Berry land one?