Portal 2026

[.357]

According to Buccigross, Strathmann to Quinnipiac. 

[SIOUXFAN97]

3 hours ago, brianvf said:

Don't see that everyday.

 

tyree 2 shifty did it here in bball

[nascar99]

13 minutes ago, Fratt Mattin said:

Klee to Notre Dame

He goes from the UND to another UND lol

[ChadR]

Just now, nascar99 said:

He goes from the UND to another UND lol

Odd move. Still don’t understand this one. Woulda been a future captain. 

[SuhakiYeahYeah]

12 minutes ago, .357 said:

According to Buccigross, Strathmann to Quinnipiac. 

If you can beat em, join em.

[nascar99]

Teddy Mallgrave going from St Lawrence to Boston College gotta be a purely 7D/8D addition, right? He doesn't add any offense and barely played last year...

[cberkas]

Crandell to CC

@Godsmack ASU fans were not happy he left

[nascar99]

Castro & Pulver would be gone, potentially Hauser too if he doesn't want to tandem/compete for 1G. We'll monitor this to see if Cournoyer ends up at Wisconsin

[brianvf]

Would be crazy to possibly drop the goalie that just led you to the national title game. 
But I get it.  Hauser didn't look that great during the regionals.

[cowboys5xsbs]

1 hour ago, .357 said:

According to Buccigross, Strathmann to Quinnipiac. 

But why?

[dden3]

7 hours ago, BigGreyAnt41 said:

I definitely saw him having a bigger role next year.  Unless he was told that there are some high-talent forwards coming in and he was going to continue on the 4th line, it does seem like a bit of a knee-jerk reaction.

On the other hand, his dad works in St. Paul, so his dad will be able to come to more of his games.

Where is he going?  I didn't see that he had a landing spot. 

[brianvf]

Just now, dden3 said:

Where is he going?  I didn't see that he had a landing spot. 

Looks like Klee to ND and Littler to UST

[dden3]

Just now, brianvf said:

Looks like Klee to ND and Littler to UST

Good schools for sure. 

[.357]

34 minutes ago, cowboys5xsbs said:

But why?

Have to make room for the 1-2 yr players.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

1 hour ago, nascar99 said:

Castro & Pulver would be gone, potentially Hauser too if he doesn't want to tandem/compete for 1G. We'll monitor this to see if Cournoyer ends up at Wisconsin

Wodon's diaper is overflowing

[Godsmack]

1 hour ago, cberkas said:

Crandell to CC

@Godsmack ASU fans were not happy he left

Every day that passes and I don’t see Max Burkholder or Mats Lindgren entering the transfer portal is a good day for me. As early as February, fan on GPL were name dropping Burkholder as a possible target. 

[brianvf]

3 minutes ago, .357 said:

Have to make room for the 1-2 yr players.

Sucks for sure.
Strathmann is a guy that probably could be on a pp unit somewhere.  But that opportunity wasn't going to come this year at UND.  But possibly for his SR season.
Klee and Littler...would have been great to hang onto at least one of them.  They would have had a chance to develop into great 3-4 yr players here.
We'll see what the staff can get in.

Feels like this is gonna be a never-ending cycle (not just for UND, but for all teams now).
The chances of getting someone like Dylan James who sticks around for all four years (and is talented enough to go elsewhere) are pretty low these days.

[sioux24/7]

16 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Sucks for sure.
Strathmann is a guy that probably could be on a pp unit somewhere.  But that opportunity wasn't going to come this year at UND.  But possibly for his SR season.
Klee and Littler...would have been great to hang onto at least one of them.  They would have had a chance to develop into great 3-4 yr players here.
We'll see what the staff can get in.

Feels like this is gonna be a never-ending cycle (not just for UND, but for all teams now).
The chances of getting someone like Dylan James who sticks around for all four years (and is talented enough to go elsewhere) are pretty low these days.

For sure going to be never ending but at least in hockey we are generally the beneficiary of the portal whereas football and basketball that is not the case. 

[brianvf]

11 minutes ago, sioux24/7 said:

For sure going to be never ending but at least in hockey we are generally the beneficiary of the portal whereas football and basketball that is not the case. 

Yeah there will be no end to the number of talented players that UND will be able to pick up out of the CHL and portal.

[.357]

33 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Sucks for sure.
Strathmann is a guy that probably could be on a pp unit somewhere.  But that opportunity wasn't going to come this year at UND.  But possibly for his SR season.
Klee and Littler...would have been great to hang onto at least one of them.  They would have had a chance to develop into great 3-4 yr players here.
We'll see what the staff can get in.

Feels like this is gonna be a never-ending cycle (not just for UND, but for all teams now).
The chances of getting someone like Dylan James who sticks around for all four years (and is talented enough to go elsewhere) are pretty low these days.

Two models to consider: A team can either emulate Denver & go for one first-rounder with the rest being very good 3-7 rounders (usually stick around 3-4 yrs); or one can be like Michigan & MSU and be drowning in 1st- & 2nd-rounders (usually 1-2 yr guys). The former owns college hockey & the latter consistently flame out in the postseason.

[nascar99]

10 minutes ago, .357 said:

Two models to consider: A team can either emulate Denver & go for one first-rounder with the rest being very good 3-7 rounders (usually stick around 3-4 yrs); or one can be like Michigan & MSU and be drowning in 1st- & 2nd-rounders (usually 1-2 yr guys). The former owns college hockey & the latter consistently flame out in the postseason.

State flames out. Michigan usually gets to the Frozen Four before losing

[tnt]

21 minutes ago, .357 said:

Two models to consider: A team can either emulate Denver & go for one first-rounder with the rest being very good 3-7 rounders (usually stick around 3-4 yrs); or one can be like Michigan & MSU and be drowning in 1st- & 2nd-rounders (usually 1-2 yr guys). The former owns college hockey & the latter consistently flame out in the postseason.

Those models could be changing, as guys that used to stick around, don’t always do that now even if they are playing.  Hagen Burrows from Denver even entered the portal.  UND would have liked to see Klee, Littler and Strathmann give us that senior experience down the road, but they have different plans.

[NDinCO]

46 minutes ago, .357 said:

Two models to consider: A team can either emulate Denver & go for one first-rounder with the rest being very good 3-7 rounders (usually stick around 3-4 yrs); or one can be like Michigan & MSU and be drowning in 1st- & 2nd-rounders (usually 1-2 yr guys). The former owns college hockey & the latter consistently flame out in the postseason.

I see what you're saying about the DU model, but I think the main reason DU owns college hockey right now is that they get insane performances by their goalies at just the right time. Sick goalie + opportunistic goals = natty.

[RedFrog]

How likely is it that there may be a recruiting cycle where a team recruits a player but they go to an AHA, ECAC, CCHA team for a year or two to get their playing time and earn their stripes before then transferring in?  I know that this would be a hard way to setup a recruiting schedule/cycle as there would be nothing guaranteeing that you get that transfer or that you would want that player, but I have to imagine that some of these portal transfers are playing out that way anyway, if not in a formal or intended fashion.

[atxsioux]

9 hours ago, NDinCO said:

I see what you're saying about the DU model, but I think the main reason DU owns college hockey right now is that they get insane performances by their goalies at just the right time. Sick goalie + opportunistic goals = natty.

With the new expanded player pool I think you’ll have to entertain having at least 1-2 1st round picks on your team at a minimum. (Lin who Denver is bringing in next year will be a 1st round pick) You at least need a mix of high end skill. But ideally you vet those 1st round picks you’re trying to recruit to make sure they’re going to have an all in attitude and are going to buy in to the team.
 

Otherwise you get a team with Cole Eiserman and as we found out Boisvert who I would say are prime examples of 1st round players that you were going to have a hard time ever getting to buy in to your team culture while they’re on campus for 2 years. 
 

Here’s a take - Denver this year will be the exception. I think say 9/10 future title winners will have a 1st round pick on the roster.