They might have had interest in Nelson? Kimbrel's going to Wisconsin but Minnesota doesn't have the greatest track record with undersized players and I never heard them connected.
“Neutral Zone” has released an almost final ranking for the top 275 class of ‘26 North American recruits. They say there will be a final list put out following the “USA Hockey” nationals and Canadian provincial tournaments in April. As this is a pay site I will only list the top 10, plus other Gopher recruits and the top rated recruit for other WCHA teams not previously covered.
1. F Nela Lopusanova (BK Selects) 🇸🇰 Wisconsin recruit
2. F Adrianna Milani (Etobicoke) 🇨🇦 
3. F Sofia Ismael (Etobicoke) 🇨🇦 Penn State recruit
4. F Maddie McCullough (Etobicoke) 🇨🇦
5. F Rosalie Tremblay (Stanstead College) 🇨🇦 Wisconsin recruit
6. D Rosalie Breton (Limoilou) 🇨🇦 Quinnipiac recruit
7. F Kylie Amelkovich (Shattuck) 🇺🇸 Penn State recruit
8. G Marilou Grenier (Limolou) 🇨🇦 UMD recruit
9. F Caileigh Tiller (Burlington) 🇨🇦 UConn recruit
10. F Alida Korte (RHA Kelowna) 🇨🇦 Ohio State recruit
17. F Rachel Piggott (Etobicoke) 🇨🇦
25. D Sloane Hartmetz (Shattuck) 🇺🇸
27. D Katya Sander (Holy Family) 🇺🇸 
32. D Mia Miller (Northfield) 🇺🇸 Mankato recruit
46. Tayla Lamabe (St. Albert) 🇨🇦 St. Cloud State recruit
48. Kenleigh Fischer (Fargo North-South) 🇺🇸 St. Thomas recruit
161. Dior Stringer (Stanstead College) 🇨🇦 Bemidji State recruit
I did not see Gopher goalie recruit Peyton Rolli listed here. She is likely coming in with the expectation that she is the third goalie. I think we should look for a top goalie in the class of ‘28 recruiting cycle.
How do they miss out on the Ismael girl to a team like Penn St when they have half of her teammates committed to the U?“Neutral Zone” has released an almost final ranking for the top 275 class of ‘26 North American recruits. They say there will be a final list put out following the “USA Hockey” nationals and Canadian provincial tournaments in April. As this is a pay site I will only list the top 10, plus other Gopher recruits and the top rated recruit for other WCHA teams not previously covered.
1. F Nela Lopusanova (BK Selects) 🇸🇰 Wisconsin recruit
2. F Adrianna Milani (Etobicoke) 🇨🇦
3. F Sofia Ismael (Etobicoke) 🇨🇦 Penn State recruit
4. F Maddie McCullough (Etobicoke) 🇨🇦
5. F Rosalie Tremblay (Stanstead College) 🇨🇦 Wisconsin recruit
6. D Rosalie Breton (Limoilou) 🇨🇦 Quinnipiac recruit
7. F Kylie Amelkovich (Shattuck) 🇺🇸 Penn State recruit
8. G Marilou Grenier (Limolou) 🇨🇦 UMD recruit
9. F Caileigh Tiller (Burlington) 🇨🇦 UConn recruit
10. F Alida Korte (RHA Kelowna) 🇨🇦 Ohio State recruit
“Neutral Zone” has released an almost final ranking for the top 275 class of ‘26 North American recruits. They say there will be a final list put out following the “USA Hockey” nationals and Canadian provincial tournaments in April. As this is a pay site I will only list the top 10, plus other Gopher recruits and the top rated recruit for other WCHA teams not previously covered.
1. F Nela Lopusanova (BK Selects) 🇸🇰 Wisconsin recruit
2. F Adrianna Milani (Etobicoke) 🇨🇦
3. F Sofia Ismael (Etobicoke) 🇨🇦 Penn State recruit
4. F Maddie McCullough (Etobicoke) 🇨🇦
5. F Rosalie Tremblay (Stanstead College) 🇨🇦 Wisconsin recruit
6. D Rosalie Breton (Limoilou) 🇨🇦 Quinnipiac recruit
7. F Kylie Amelkovich (Shattuck) 🇺🇸 Penn State recruit
8. G Marilou Grenier (Limolou) 🇨🇦 UMD recruit
9. F Caileigh Tiller (Burlington) 🇨🇦 UConn recruit
10. F Alida Korte (RHA Kelowna) 🇨🇦 Ohio State recruit
17. F Rachel Piggott (Etobicoke) 🇨🇦
25. D Sloane Hartmetz (Shattuck) 🇺🇸
27. D Katya Sander (Holy Family) 🇺🇸
32. D Mia Miller (Northfield) 🇺🇸 Mankato recruit
46. Tayla Lamabe (St. Albert) 🇨🇦 St. Cloud State recruit
48. Kenleigh Fischer (Fargo North-South) 🇺🇸 St. Thomas recruit
161. Dior Stringer (Stanstead College) 🇨🇦 Bemidji State recruit
I did not see Gopher goalie recruit Peyton Rolli listed here. She is likely coming in with the expectation that she is the third goalie. I think we should look for a top goalie in the class of ‘28 recruiting cycle.
Fischer would've looked nice in Maroon and Gold but I guess they're probably set at D. Rolli, lifelong Gopher fan. Assuming she took that job at her dream school...your synopsis is probably spot on.
“Neutral Zone” puts out their rankings for the top 275 North American players for the class of ‘27. Again expecting a more final list following the USA Hockey nationals (March 24-29). Like the ‘26 list, I’ll list the top ten, other Gopher recruits and the top rated recruit for the other WCHA teams. Afraid this list might look significantly different in a couple weeks following the coaching change.
1. F Jane Daley (Shattuck) 🇺🇸 Ohio State recruit
2. D Maggie Averill (Phillips Andover Academy) 🇺🇸 Princeton recruit
3. D Chyna Taylor (Lovell Academy) 🇺🇸 Wisconsin recruit
4. D Megan Mossey (Etobicoke) 🇨🇦 Gopher recruit
5. F Emily Pohl (Hill-Murray) 🇺🇸 Wisconsin recruit
6. F Annabelle Lovell (Lovell Academy) 🇺🇸 Gopher recruit
7. G Sophie Jovanovic (Toronto Nationals) 🇨🇦 Wisconsin recruit
8. F Talla Hansen (Benilde) 🇺🇸 Gopher recruit
9. F Maggie Hughson (Nepean) 🇨🇦 UConn recruit
10. D Aurora Matt (Durham West) 🇨🇦 Cornell recruit
11. G Maija St-Pierre (Etobicoke) 🇨🇦 St. Thomas recruit
17. F Bailey Rupp (Bemidji) 🇺🇸 UMD recruit
20. F Jaycee Chatleain (Hill-Murray) 🇺🇸 Gopher recruit
25. F Sydney Stoughton (Lovell Academy) 🇺🇸 Gopher recruit
58. F Katie Zakrajsheck (Benilde) 🇺🇸 St. Cloud recruit
66. F June Semling (Champlin Park) 🇺🇸 Mankato recruit
134. G Tarynn Sutter (Saskatoon Stars) 🇨🇦 Bemidji State recruit
“USA Hockey” nationals start tomorrow. Girl’s Tier I take place in Amherst, New York. Results can be found HERE.
Gopher recruits in the event:
19u division
Sloane Hartmetz (Shattuck) ‘26
Katya Sander (Tradition Vegas) ‘26
Talla Hansen (Tradition Vegas) ‘27
16u division
Annabelle Lovell (Lovell Academy) ‘27
Jaycee Chatleain (MN Silver) ‘27
Gopher ‘27 recruit Sydney Stoughton would be playing for Lovell Academy, but she has been injured almost the entire season.
May said in the press conference he's happy with the 2026 and 2027 recruits. Not surprising but good to hear that reiterated.
May said in the press conference he's happy with the 2026 and 2027 recruits. Not surprising but good to hear that reiterated.
Sorry, but the Gophers are starting from the wrong position already. Everything possible should be done to get Pohl away from Wisconsin, or he's going to lose the other two as well. A self-inflicted injury to the program.
No surprise here as almost every coach in the country is in Amherst this week.
https://twitter.com/GopherWHockey/status/2036448369388728805?s=20
I've probably said this before but I do play-by-play and when Lovell was 12 I called a youth tournament she was playing in, on a boys' team. She actually played defense then.
@outofstateoutofmind Sounds cool. Do we expect great things from her? Any past or present players she reminds you of (even from other teams)?
Great skater, stops and starts, change of direction. She is very small which may hinder her effectiveness at the college level, but she is pretty feisty.
Some smaller players coming in. Hartmetz, Piggott, and Milani in this year's class.
I can't imagine leaving St. Thomas for an equal or lesser opportunity, so I imagine Boom will be on the phone.
Another couple of solid Tommies in the portal:
Former Hill-Murray defender Ellah Hause
Former Duluth Marshall forward Ilsa Lindaman
I guess a reunion probably isn’t likely but I saw Isa Goettl is back in the portal from Bemidji State.
18 pts in 36 games at Bemidji last season, I would be curious to see how she would look back at Minnesota. Size likely an issue though.
https://twitter.com/GopherWHockey/status/2037152588957671451?s=20
Every player on that Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins team is committed to a D1 school. Four of them to Minnesota obviously.
Another couple of solid Tommies in the portal:
Former Hill-Murray defender Ellah Hause
Former Duluth Marshall forward Ilsa Lindaman
Lindaman off to Hamden, Connecticut in the fall.
The Milinkovich girl from Breck is very interesting.
https://www.youthhockeyhub.com/news_article/show/1358147
Another couple of solid Tommies in the portal:
Former Hill-Murray defender Ellah Hause
Former Duluth Marshall forward Ilsa Lindaman
And Hause joins Colgate's Sydney Sawyer in Buckeyeland.
“USA Hockey” NATIONALS.
Gopher recruits playing for a national championship tomorrow (Sunday):
19u division
Shattuck (Sloane Hartmetz) vs. Traditional Vegas (Talla Hansen, Katya Sander)
16u division
East Coast Wizards vs. Lovell Academy (Annabelle Lovell)
14u division
Boston Jr. Eagles vs. MN Lakers. Players in this division are too young to be committed to a school. The Lakers represent “Minnesota Hockey” district 6. Several players on the Lakers you’ll be hearing about in coming years. The one who’s probably made the biggest name for herself at this point is Audrey Nichols. She is leading the tournament in scoring at this point, had a strong freshman season at Holy Family this year including making the All Tournament team at the high school state tournament.
In the other big women’s recruiting event this weekend Etobicoke (with Gopher commits Maddie McCullough, Rachel Piggott, Adrianna Milani and Megan Mossey) finish off their dominant season by sweeping through the OWHL U22 Championship Weekend ending in a 4-2 win over Durham West.
The season is over the various girls hockey teams around North America. Lovell Academy stats are up now after not being poster previously.
2026
USA Hockey Nationals 19u All-Tournament Team
F Jane Daley (Shattuck) ‘27 Ohio State recruit, from Medfield, Massachusetts
F Evelyn Doyle (Assabet Valley) ‘26 Dexter Southfield School, Yale recruit, from Needham, Massachusetts
F Nela Lapusanova (BK Selects) ‘26 Wisconsin recruit, from Zilina, Slovakia
D Maggie Averill (Assabet Valley) ‘27 Phillips Andover Academy, Princeton recruit, from Wayland, Massachusetts
D Sloane Hartmetz (Shattuck) ‘26 Gopher recruit, from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
G Janie McGawn (MN Tradition Vegas) ‘26 Blake, Dartmouth recruit
G Kayla Swartout (MN Tradition Vegas) ‘26 Holy Family, Wisconsin recruit
USA Hockey Nationals 16u All-Tournament Team
F Annabelle Lovell (Lovell Academy) ‘27 Gopher recruit, from Hingham, Massachusetts
F Catherine McCool Boston Americans) ‘28 Noble and Greenough School, from West Roxbury, Massachusetts
F Mia Shawn Daley (Easr Coast Wizards) ‘27 Williston Northampton School, Yale recruit, from Lynnfield, Massachusetts
D Taylee Manion (MN Silver) ‘28 Proctor/Hermantown
D Chyna Taylor (Lovell Academy) “27 Wisconsin recruit, from Louisville, Kentucky
G Olivia De Lisle (Lovell Academy) ‘28 From Grand Island, New York
STORY on Taylee Manion from WDIO in Duluth. She will be a likely target in the next recruiting cycle.
USA Hockey Nationals 14u All-Tournament Team
F Abigale Loring (Boston Jr. Eagles) ‘30 Dexter Southfield
F Audrey Nichols (MN Lakers) ‘29 Holy Family, from Victoria
F Madeline Staffieri (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers) ‘29
D Graycen Bowman (Chicago Mission) ‘29 Daughter of Edmonton Oilers GM Stan Bowman, Granddaughter of NHL Hall-of-Fame Coach Scotty Bowman
D Marie Coplean (Fox Motors)
G Melanie Allen (Boston Jr. Eagles) ‘29 St. Mark’s, from Norwood, Massachusetts
First transfer commit of the new cycle: Lauren Goldsworthy of Mankato. Two years of eligibility.
First transfer commit of the new cycle: Lauren Goldsworthy of Mankato. Two years of eligibility.
Is Sean her dad?
That should be it for the defense for next year.
Lefties: Goldsworthy, Graham, Humphrey, Primerano (Jr.), Sander (Fr.)
Righties: Jordan (Sr.), Bailey (So.), Hartmetz (Fr.)
Bailey played a good chunk of this year at forward, but this team will need at least two more transfers (or surprise freshmen) to fill out the roster and they'll all probably be up front.
I guess a reunion probably isn’t likely but I saw Isa Goettl is back in the portal from Bemidji State.
Winds up at Clarkson
Rylee Bartz to Ohio State
Very underwhelming portal season.
Very underwhelming portal season.
Kind of an underwhelming group. Bartz and Goldsworthy were the two I had my fingers crossed for. One girl I’ve always been impressed with in her pre-collegiate days is Ella Pukala who is leaving UMD. Big, strong, skilled forward who I really liked in her Chicago Mission days. Got into 31 or 33 (depending on which source you want to believe) games this past season with the Bulldogs and didn’t register any points. Not exactly sure what happened there.
Only Allard and Schalin of the players remaining really do anything for me. I guess there are some other players with U18 backgrounds that I could understand getting.
Only Allard and Schalin of the players remaining really do anything for me. I guess there are some other players with U18 backgrounds that I could understand getting.
For those that don’t follow this stuff closely:
Julia Schalin: Played for Finland in Milano
Not recruiting but have we heard if Sarah Paul will be back or not next fall?
Not recruiting but have we heard if Sarah Paul will be back or not next fall?
The initial plan was for her to play two years at Minnesota. So if she's healthy enough, she'll be back.
Not recruiting but have we heard if Sarah Paul will be back or not next fall?
The initial plan was for her to play two years at Minnesota. So if she's healthy enough, she'll be back.
Hopefully, she's back and healthy. I liked her game a lot in her limited games last season. Assume she'd be a top six option next season if healthy!