Gopher Hockey Recruiting

Another solid pickup. Bob restoring the pipeline and with guys varying years out. Crushing the in state volume thus far

Need to see some defensemen now. Would imagine there's still room for Schneider and Fitzhenry if they're interested. Would have each of them over Jarvis at this point imo
 

We judge the football recruiting first and foremost by keeping the top Minnesota kids at home. Class of 2027 forwards:
Fitzhenry
Schneider
Sammy Nelson (ND)
Rooney (might move down)
Cullen (UMN)
Conboy (UMN)(might move up very quickly hopping Rooney and Cullen)
Jarvis (UMN)
Zasada
 

We judge the football recruiting first and foremost by keeping the top Minnesota kids at home. Class of 2027 forwards:
Fitzhenry
Schneider
Sammy Nelson (ND)
Rooney (might move down)
Cullen (UMN)
Conboy (UMN)(might move up very quickly hopping Rooney and Cullen)
Jarvis (UMN)
Zasada
think I'd put Rooney below Cullen and Conboy. Agree on the rest. Rooney is so hard to eval given playing at Gentry. Nelson looks like he should be a very solid player for ND, much like his brother was.
 


Is this the best class the Gophers have put together in the past 20 years?
no, at least not on paper. you still need some star power. None of these guys, at least at this point, are viewed at that level.
you have the cooley, Snuggy, Chesley (2 1st rounders and a 2nd rounder) class off top of my head. depends on how you want to view classes of when they hit campus/how you count, but that Fr class also includes the Mittelstadts, Thomas, Lamb, and Kurth as well
 
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Lmao at comparing this class to Cooley/Snuggerud
Yeah that class is far better. Think this is more people don’t follow recruiting as closely so are asking. It’s ok to be inclusive and try provide some insight for others my dude
 


Weren't Johnson/Kessel/Wheeler/Okposo all the same class? I may be wrong, also that is pushing up against that 20 year mark.
different classes in regards to Wheeler/Kessel. Looking at roster, Okposo, Johnson 1st rounders in 06 with Fischer and Obrien (07) also being 1st rounders who didn't pan out. you also had 3 more 06 draftees in Flynn, Carman, and Barriball
 
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05-06 was the best of em around then with Wheeler, Kessel, Stoa

Nuts that I had a class with RJ from that class. I'm old. We thought our freshman class was going to be legendary with Schroeder and Ness and to a lesser extant Sacchetti and Hansen. What we got was pain lol. Thank goodness HaulaBjugstad/Schmidt came in two years later and Rau the next to rescue our senior year.
 




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