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Thought we could use a general thread for tracking how gophers are doing in the pros… my question that brought this up, does Walker look a bit lost on every shift or am I just not used to the style of pro hockey (I only watch college)?
 

I didn't watch tonight's game, but in previous games I have thought he looks like he fits really well with Boldy and Freddy. His speed is still above average, he is controlling the puck and driving play, and seems to be playing quite confident.
 





You take a look at the list of Gopher D-men dating back to Jordan Leopold with Calgary and now with guys like Justin Holl and Brady Skjei. Also what are the chances Blake Wheeler finishes his career in Winnipeg?
 



I pulled the top 50 cap hits (for next season) for former college players. Michigan and the Boston schools are dominating in pumping out high impact/big money NHL players. When the Michigan kids from last year get past their entry level deals they'll probably jump BC. Not included in these counts would be big money UFA/RFAs like Larkin, Zegras, Terry, Caufield, K'Andre Miller, etc.

The three biggest Gophers' contracts end in 2024 (Wheeler and Skjei) and 2025 (Schmidt).

By school:
BC
9​
UM
7​
BU
6​
UND
4​
ND
4​
MIAMI
3​
UMN
3​
UMD
2​
MSU
2​
CC
2​
 



Gostisbehere to Carolina to join Skjei for the playoff run. May not want to talk to him at first after what he did to the Gophers in 2014.
 


Walker getting minutes today, I still have the feeling that he seems lost on every shift.
 

NHLers will play in the Olympics and there will also be a 4 nations tournament in 2025. Faber looking like the most likely Gopher to make those teams.

Potential 2025 USA Roster:
Goaltenders:
Hellebucyk (UMass Lowell)
Demko (BC)
Swayman (Maine)
Note: Oettinger (BU) next in line

Defense:
Quinn Hughes (UM)-Charlie McAvoy (BU)
Zach Werenski (UM)-Adam Fox (Harvard)
John Carlson-Jaccob Slavin (CC)
Noah Hanifin (BC)-Brock Faber (UMN)
Note: Sanderson (UND) or L. Hughes (UM) could replace Hanifin/Faber

Forwards:
Matthew Tkachuk-Auston Matthews-Patrick Kane
Kyle Connor (UM)-J.T. Miller-Brock Boeser (UND)
Brady Tkachuk (BU)-Jack Eichel (BU)-Jack Hughes
Jason Robertson-Dylan Larkin (UM)-Alex DeBrincat
Tage Thompson (UConn)-Clayton Keller (BU)
 




Casey Mittelstadt inks a three year deal with the Avs - sucks for the wild but great to see Casey starting to finally turn into the player everyone thought he was capable of becoming in the pros.
 


www.nytimes.com

Making Brock Faber's case for Calder: NHL players and coaches on why he could edge Connor Bedard

Bedard may be a phenomenon, but around the league, many are struck with how Faber has led the Wild: "He's a stud."
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Brock Faber, D, Minnesota Wild

Faber, the 45th overall selection from the 2020 NHL Draft (by LAK), placed third among rookies with 8-39—47 while skating in all 82 contests.

He topped rookies in both average (24:58) and total (2,047:53) time on ice – the latter nearly 300 minutes more than the next-closest player and the highest single-season figure by a rookie since the statistic began being recorded in 1997-98.

Faber also ranked among the top 2023-24 rookie performers in blocked shots (1st; 150), assists (t-1st; 39), power-play assists (3rd; 13), power-play points (3rd; 16), power-play goals (t-6th; 3) and shots on goal (8th; 136).

He set single-season franchise records for assists by a rookie (ahead of Calen Addison’s 26 in 2022-23) and points by a rookie defenseman (besting Filip Kuba’s 30 in 2000-01), while also establishing a team mark for the longest point steak by a rookie blueliner (Jan. 15-25: 2-7—9 in 6 GP).

The 21-year-old Faber is the second player in Wild history who has been voted as a finalist for the Calder Trophy and is vying to join teammate Kirill Kaprizov (2020-21) as a winner.
 


Maybe two of the best five rookies in the world should have been on this ice to start OT of their last college game the year before.
 





Faber is about to get paid even more
 




No brodzinski, Huglen, Pitlick. Pitlick the interesting one to me
 

All the teams are okay letting them go.
 

The rock bottom years of Gopher hockey at the end of the Lucia era is now evident in the NHL.
Only 13 Gophers on opening night rosters plus 2 on the IR.

Michigan has 24 on opening night rosters plus 2 on the IR.
 

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