The CHL did not play last year.
Cooley scores a Michigan. 5 rip in the first against Latvia
https://twitter.com/StevenEllisTHN/status/1519737847422586881
Scary moment right now for the ref. Cut open. Looks bad.
I hope it wasn't Team USA's choice to use Party in the USA as their goal song...
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After a sluggish start with a few too many penalties, Team USA is starting to play better and getting more chances.
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Cooley has some nice vision. Wow!
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
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“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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Hope to see many times this fall. Cooley to Snuggerud..
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Snuggerud named player of the game for Team USA
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Seems strange, but each teams top 3 players are named before the medal round.
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Since this seems to be the spot for the Under 18 tourney....the US is down 4-3 to SWE in the gold medal game early third.
Swedish goalie has been lights out.
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Ya their goalie is insane today.
McGroarty is a beast. 5-4.
Shot are 51-14 US.
6-4 ENG game over
McGroarty is a beast. 5-4. Shot are 51-14 US.
I'm usually a little skeptical when someone gives me shots on goal but good grief 51 shots...and to give up 4 goals on 14 shots? Oof.
I guess the story of this one is goal tending.
McGroarty is a beast. 5-4. Shot are 51-14 US.
I’m usually a little skeptical when someone gives me shots on goal but good grief 51 shots…and to give up 4 goals on 14 shots? Oof. I guess the story of this one is goal tending.
I didn’t watch the entire thing but it was clear that Sweden’s goalie was making some ridiculous saves and the US goalie didn’t really have one in him.
Several "pipes" too.
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McGroarty is a beast. 5-4. Shot are 51-14 US.
I’m usually a little skeptical when someone gives me shots on goal but good grief 51 shots…and to give up 4 goals on 14 shots? Oof. I guess the story of this one is goal tending.
I didn’t watch the entire thing but it was clear that Sweden’s goalie was making some ridiculous saves and the US goalie didn’t really have one in him.
Maybe Swedens goalie wants to come play college hockey…
Watching the U18 tournament this weekend, I see a lot of Ryan Lindgren in Ryan Chesley's game.
Brady Yakesh taken in the 2nd round of the USHL phase II draft by Whioux Falls
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https://twitter.com/futuregophers/status/1522237985286197248?s=21&t=E-VVt2KuG6Q5dqn96OBgpw
Four Gophers, one Eagle, one Bulldog, one Pioneer, no Wolverines.
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Rinzel seems like one of the highest upside players in the pipeline. With a year in the USHL after his draft year, curious how long he is on campus.
He's still raw enough (senior year next year), that the expected number of years on campus should be around 2.5. If Faber stays three years, no one other than a physical Lindgren type should be leaving after two.
Pretty sure Lindgren left after the coaching change too which isn’t a typical scenario.
I think Bob hasn't been doing the whole 5th year thing because it would cause a backup in the recruiting pipeline. Since we only have 3 forwards lined up for fall 2023, I wonder if Bob tosses a guy like Nelson a fifth year. Undrafted so he wouldn't have an NHL team breathing down his back, and would be physically imposing as a 5th year (already is). Good for both parties. Obviously a year away but I wonder if we see Bob and co. start to use that option more down the road.
Every time I see a new post I here I get excited for some actual news about additions for the fall... And now I might be doing the same thing to other people.
I think Bob hasn’t been doing the whole 5th year thing because it would cause a backup in the recruiting pipeline. Since we only have 3 forwards lined up for fall 2023, I wonder if Bob tosses a guy like Nelson a fifth year. Undrafted so he wouldn’t have an NHL team breathing down his back, and would be physically imposing as a 5th year (already is). Good for both parties. Obviously a year away but I wonder if we see Bob and co. start to use that option more down the road.
I also don’t know how much pro hockey is in Nelson’s future. This is just a rumor I’ve heard from a couple of people involved in hockey down in SW Minnesota but apparently when he’s done at the U he might give the pros a shot (probably the minors) but would eventually like to go back down and farm.
I think Bob hasn’t been doing the whole 5th year thing because it would cause a backup in the recruiting pipeline. Since we only have 3 forwards lined up for fall 2023, I wonder if Bob tosses a guy like Nelson a fifth year. Undrafted so he wouldn’t have an NHL team breathing down his back, and would be physically imposing as a 5th year (already is). Good for both parties. Obviously a year away but I wonder if we see Bob and co. start to use that option more down the road.
I also don’t know how much pro hockey is in Nelson’s future. This is just a rumor I’ve heard from a couple of people involved in hockey down in SW Minnesota but apparently when he’s done at the U he might give the pros a shot (probably the minors) but would eventually like to go back down and farm.
I keep thinking there is more to Nelson's game that hasn't come out yet. He's physical and has some skill, but he hasn't put it all together. I get a little irritated watching him shadow opponents when they have the puck. He's not nearly disruptive enough for me, and, with his size and strength, he could be.
He has the pro physique, but he's a long way from signing an NHL contract.
ere is more to Nelson’s game that hasn’t come out yet. He’s physical and has some skill, but he hasn’t put it all together. I get a little irritated watching him shadow opponents when they have the puck. He’s not nearly disruptive enough for me, and, with his size and strength, he could be. He has the pro physique,
At this stage in their careers (entering year four on campus), we know who players are and massive leaps are rare.
Pronman released his Top 29 for the 2022 NHL Draft.
Cooley at 3. Snuggerud at 24. No Chesley or Rinzel.
ere is more to Nelson’s game that hasn’t come out yet. He’s physical and has some skill, but he hasn’t put it all together. I get a little irritated watching him shadow opponents when they have the puck. He’s not nearly disruptive enough for me, and, with his size and strength, he could be. He has the pro physique,
At this stage in their careers (entering year four on campus), we know who players are and massive leaps are rare.
Rare but not unheard of. I could see him being a 10 goal scorer this season.
Pronman released his Top 29 for the 2022 NHL Draft. Cooley at 3. Snuggerud at 24. No Chesley or Rinzel.
I’ve seen Chesley in just about every first round mock draft in the 25-32 range, and Rinzel in quite a few. When’s the last time we had 4 first rounders in the same year?
I'm guessing it will be three. It will be interesting to see how many Michigan gets, too. If they get more near the end of the first, it likely means they're taking the spots from guys like Chesley and Rinzel.
I'd think 6 or 7 from the two teams combined.
2006
1-Johnson
5-Kessel
7-Okposo
20-Fischer
Oh ya, duh. Looked right over Fischer's name in my doc.
Oh ya, duh. Looked right over Fischer’s name in my doc.
In your what?
Oh ya, duh. Looked right over Fischer’s name in my doc.
In your what?
I keep word docs for draft picks by school, first and second round draft picks by college, etc.
Craig's List: https://www.tsn.ca/shane-wright-nhl-draft-lottery-ranking-1.1797605
Cooley 2, Snuggerud 8, Rinzel 38, Chesley 56
Every time I see a new post I here I get excited for some actual news about additions for the fall… And now I might be doing the same thing to other people.
Maybe we should get GoldyShuffle to have his/her own thread. Since they seem to have all the "ins" and "outs" of Gopher Hockey. And only they can post in it... Name it 'Goldy's Truffle Shuffle'!!!
Keep your stick on the ice...
Devils fans don't seem to see Cooley fitting team needs so he will likely go 3+.
He seems to be like Mittelstadt (magic hands and creativity), just improved in like every facet of the game. A super high ceiling but honestly it might also benefit from 2 years before going to the NHL... Not that I expect it.
2 years seems realistic barring a coaching change. 1 year wouldn’t be entirely unexpected but if Michigan’s players are any indication then 2 years seems likely.
1 year wouldn’t be entirely unexpected but if Michigan’s players are any indication then 2 years seems likely.
Michigan has worked it another way, though. They are getting a lot of their top end guys in their draft eligible years (Power, Johnson, Brisson, Fantilli), which allows them to get two years more often.
2006 1-Johnson 5-Kessel 7-Okposo 20-Fischer
There's the bonin effect in all its glory.
2006 1-Johnson 5-Kessel 7-Okposo 20-Fischer
There’s the bonin effect in all its glory.
Huh
2 years is unexpected but would be sweet. A lot of the time the team that drafts him matters in this. Hearing he’s likely 3rd overall so Arizona. They might want him after a year.