Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Recruit Profile: Cam Johnson

Photo-USHL.com
Current Team:  Fargo Force (USHL)
Anticipated Arrival at UND: Fall 2014
Position: Goaltender
Birthday:  July 11th, 1994
Hometown:  Troy, MI
Height:  6'2"
Weight:  200
Catches: Left


Profiles & Press Clippings:
2013-14:
  • Will play for the Fargo Force of the USHL
2012-13:
  • Playing in 28 regular season games for the Fargo Force he went 14-8-6 while posting a 3.10 GAA and .908 Save %. In eight playoff games he went 4-3 with one shutout while producing a 2.40 GAA and .931 Save % as Fargo advanced to the Clark Cup Finals.
2011-12:
  • In 25 games with the Little Caesar's Midget Major team he posted a 2.61 GAA with one shutout.
2010-11:
  • Spearheaded Summit Plastics to the USA Hockey Tier 2 Under-16 national championship by stopping 84 of the 85 shots he faced during the tournament. In five games, he posted four shutouts to go along with a 0.25 GAA and .988 Save %.
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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Recruit Profile: Gage Ausmus

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Previous Team:  US National Team Dev. Program Under-18 Team
Arrival at UND: Fall 2013
Position:  Defense
Birthday:  April 22nd, 1995
Hometown:  East Grand Forks, MN
Height:  6'1"
Weight:  204
Shoots:  Left


Profiles & Press Clippings:
2012-13:
  • Played in 66 games for the USA Hockey NTDP Under-18 Team, registering 14 points (2G, 12A) and a +22 rating.
  • In April he helped Team USA earn silver at the Under-18 World Championships in Sochi, Russia. In seven tournament games he notched a pair of assists and a +5 rating.
  • In February he & Team USA participated in the 2013 Under-18 Five Nations Tournament in Jonkoping, Sweden. He went pointless in four games as Team USA finished the tournament with a 2-2 record.
  • In November he played on Team USA's gold-medal winning team at the 2012 Under-18 Four Nations Tournament in Ann Arbor, MI. He recorded zero points in four tournament games as Team USA finished with a 3-1 record.
  • Along with fellow UND recruits Luke Johnson and Keaton Thompson, he participated in the CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game September 29 in Buffalo, NY.
2011-12:
  • He played for the USA Hockey NTDP Under-17 Team, producing six points (2G, 4A) in 59 games.
  • Played on Team USA's silver medal winning team at the 2012 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, earning All-Tournament honors.
  • Played on Team USA's undefeated gold medal winning team at the 2011 Under-17 Four Nations Cup and had one goal and two assists in four games.
  • In June of 2011 he attended USA Hockey's Select 16 Development Camp, where he earned All-Star honors. The US Hockey Report ranked him as the #16 defenseman at camp after picking up one assist in five games.
2010-11:
  • As a sophomore at East Grand Forks (MN-HS), he recorded 12 points (4G, 8A) in 17 games.
  • He participated in the Upper Midwest High School Elite League for Team Great Plains, registering two goals in 15 games.
  • In July he attended the USA Hockey Select 15 Development Camp where he recorded one goal in five games. USHR ranked him as the #16 defenseman at camp, calling him an "Agile, athletic, physical defensive defenseman."
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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Recruit Profile: Matt Hrynkiw

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Previous Team:  Humboldt Broncos (Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League)
Arrival at UND: Fall 2013
Position:  Goaltender
Birthday:  April 4th, 1992
Hometown:  Saskatoon, SK
Height:  5'11"
Weight: 179
Catches:  Left


Profiles & Press Clippings:
2012-13:
  • Played in 40 regular season games for the Humboldt Broncos (SJHL), posting a record of 27-11-2 while leading the league with a 1.83 GAA, .939 Save %, and six shutouts. In the postseason he recorded a 10-6 record to go along with a 2.11 GAA and .932 Save %.
  • He earned SJHL Goaltender of the Month honors four of the six months the award was handed out, ultimately taking home SJHL Goaltender of the Year honors as well.
  • He was named Canada's national Junior A Goaltender of the Year.
  • He was named the Humboldt Bronco Team MVP, Hardest Worker, Best Team Player, Most Dedicated Player, and 3 Star Award winner.
2011-12:
  • Produced a sterling 22-3-0 record in 27 appearances during the Humboldt Broncos' regular season, leading the SJHL with a 2.28 GAA and four shutouts. His 0.921 Save % was second best in the league. He helped guide the Broncos to the SJHL's Canalta Cup (playoff championship) by going 8-1 with two shutouts and a playoff best 1.73 GAA & .933 Save %.
  • At the 2012 Anavet Cup (seven game series featuring the SJHL and MJHL playoff champions) he went 3-2 with one shutout while posting a GAA of 1.62 and a Save % of 0.939.
  • He played in four games at the 2012 RBC Cup (Canada's Junior A national championship tournament), going 3-1 with a .930 Save % and 2.48 GAA.
2010-11:
  • In 25 regular season games with Humboldt, he went 10-12-0 with a 3.69 GAA and .885 Save %.
2009-10:
  • Played with the Saskatoon Contacts of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League, producing a 17-7-4 record in 29 regular season games while leading the SMAAAHL in shutouts (4), GAA (2.56) and Save % (.910). In the postseason he went 8-3 with a league-best 2.37 GAA to go along with a .914 GAA.
  • Earned an invite to the SMAAAHL All-Star Game and was the starting goaltender for the North All-Stars.
2008-09:
  • Played in 19 regular season games for the Saskatoon Contacts, going 8-8-3 with two shutouts, a .909 Save %, and a league-leading 2.21 GAA. In four playoff games he went 3-1 with a 2.59 GAA and .922 Save %.
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Friday, April 12, 2013

Recruit Update

  • North Dakota received its latest verbal commitment from Sioux City (USHL) forward Trevor Olson. Olson is a Duluth, Minnesota native who is expected to arrive on campus in the fall of 2014. For more information, check out his recruit profile. Olson and the Musketeers (including fellow UND recruit Ryan Mantha) will be closing out their USHL regular season with a weekend set against Charlie Pelnik (featured in this video profile) and the Fargo Force. This is a good opportunity to check out three future Sioux if you can make it out to Scheels Arena either Friday or Saturday night.
  • Keaton Thompson and the NTDP Under-18 team will be seeking to win the fifth consecutive Under-18 World Championship for USA Hockey, a streak that began with the 2009 event held in Fargo-Moorhead. The tournament begins next week in Sochi, Russia, and Thompson will play a key role for Team USA.
  • Recruit Adam Tambellini and the Surrey Eagles begin the BCHL Finals tonight against the Penticton Vees, whose roster includes UND commits Wade Murphy and Troy Stecher. The winner of the best of seven series will hoist the Fred Page Cup as BCHL champions and advance in the RBC Cup playoffs to take on the Alberta Junior Hockey League champions. Tambellini, who earlier in the playoffs squared off against his older brother Jeff's former team, is the leading goal scorer in the BCHL playoffs and he is third in total points with 13 (9G, 4A) in 11 games.  Murphy is averaging a point per game in the postseason with nine points (3G, 6A) in nine games while Stecher has recorded four assists in nine contests.
  • Nick Schmaltz will finish the regular season as the highest scoring 1996-born player in the USHL. He has recorded 50 points (17G, 33A) in 62 games for the Green Bay Gamblers and has ten more points than Youngstown forward Kyle Connor. Schmaltz and the Gamblers have already clinched a playoff spot but they will be looking to earn home ice this weekend as regular season play wraps up.
  • With two games left to play, Paul LaDue holds a five point edge as the USHL's top point producing defenseman. LaDue has recorded 47 points (12G, 35A) in 60 games for Lincoln.
  • Rhett Gardner recently earned the Moose Jaw Generals' Team MVP and Top Forward awards. He also made his USHL debut with the Green Bay Gamblers, but he is unsure as to whether he will play with the Gamblers next season or remain with the Generals.
  • Christian Evers was recently named to the All-NAPHL Under-16 First Team. He averaged more than a point per game from the blueline in NAPHL play this season, producing 29 points (10G, 19A) in 23 games. Evers, who is expected to play for the USA Hockey NTDP for the next two years, was selected by the London Knights in the fifth round of the OHL Priority Selection last weekend. He was considered to be a second round talent heading into the draft, but he dropped to the last pick of the fifth round due to his commitment to UND and expected commitment to the NTDP.  
  • Thompson and Tambellini both made NHL Central Scouting's Top 10 lists of 2013 NHL Draft-eligible players for their respective divisions.
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Recruit Profile: Trevor Olson

Photo: USHL.com
Current Team:  Sioux City Musketeers (United States Hockey League)
Potential Arrival at UND: 2014
Position:  Forward
Birthday:  November 22nd, 1993
Hometown:  Duluth, MN
Height:  6'2"
Weight: 190
Shoots: Right


Profiles & Press Clippings:
2012-13:
  • Began the season with the USHL's Green Bay Gamblers, where he recorded 16 points (7G, 9A) in 31 games. A mid-season trade sent him to Sioux City, where he has produced 30 points (9G, 21A) in 30 games while serving as an alternate captain with the Musketeers.
2011-12:
  • He played in seven games for the Green Bay Gamblers, recording zero points.
  • Playing in an injury shortened senior season for Duluth East (MN-HS), he recorded 35 points (11G, 24A) in 20 games in helping the Greyhounds to a 5th place finish at the Minnesota State HS AA Hockey Tournament.
  • In the fall of 2011 he participated in the Upper Midwest High School Elite League, leading Team North in both goals (13) and points (25) in 24 games played.
2010-11:
  • As a junior at Duluth East, he led the 'Hounds in scoring with 69 points (28G, 41A) in 30 games, helping them to a runner-up finish at the 2011 Minnesota State HS AA Hockey Tournament. In the state championship game he scored both Greyhound goals in a 3-2 triple OT loss to Eden Prairie.
2009-10:
  • As a high school sophomore, he produced 15 points (7G, 8A) in 29 games for Duluth East, which finished 5th at the Minnesota State HS AA Hockey Tournament.
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Friday, April 5, 2013

Signings, Awards, Etc.

Signings:
  • Danny Kristo signed a two-year Entry Level Contract with the Montreal Canadiens Wednesday. He has reported to Hamilton, the Canadiens' AHL affiliate, and he is expected to be in action tonight when the Bulldogs take on San Antonio. He is excited to take on this new challenge.
  • Captain Andrew MacWilliam signed a two-year ELC with the Toronto Maple Leafs Wednesday and he will report to the Toronto Marlies, their AHL affiliate.
  • Former Sioux captain Chris Porter signed a two-year, one way contract with St. Louis yesterday. It is the first one way deal for Porter, who celebrated the signing by picking up a pair of assists in the Blues' 4-3 shootout win over Chicago last night.
  • North Dakota junior defenseman Derek Forbort is expected to forsake his senior year of eligibility and sign with the Los Angeles Kings, who will be making a push to get their former first round pick into the fold.
  • Dillon Simpson tweeted his intentions of returning to North Dakota for his senior season.
Awards:
  • Danny Kristo was named the College Hockey News Player of the Year this week. He was also named to the All-CHN First Team, while linemate Corban Knight made the All-CHN Second Team.
  • The Ontario Reign's Mario Lamoureux led all ECHL rookies with 65 points (25G, 40A) this season and was named to the ECHL All-Roookie Team. Lamoureux, who was a very impressive +30 on the season, also finished second in the ECHL Rookie of the Year voting.
  • Michael Forney of the Colorado Eagles finished the ECHL season with 79 points (35G, 44A) in 71 games, and for his efforts he was named to the All-ECHL First Team. Forney's 79 points were second most in the league while his 35 goals were the fourth most.
  • Aaron Dell of the Allen Americans led the CHL in GAA (2.30) and finished second with a save percentage of .916, numbers good enough to earn him CHL Most Outstanding Goaltender honors for the 2012-13 season. He was also named to the All-CHL Team and the CHL All-Rookie Team.
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Friday, March 29, 2013

North Dakota vs. Niagara: Gameday Links

Here are more links and notes on today's first-round NCAA tournament match-up between North Dakota and Niagara. For yesterday's links, check out this post.

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Thursday, March 28, 2013

NCAA Tourney Links

Here is a handful of links regarding North Dakota's first round NCAA tournament match-up with Niagara:
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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Final Five Notes, Part II

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

A Few Final Five Notes & Links

  • North Dakota's final appearance in the WCHA Final Five begins tomorrow evening against Colorado College and the play of the ultra-competitive Danny Kristo will go a long way in determining UND's postseason success.
  • Similar to Kristo, Nick Mattson made his way from the Twin Cities to Grand Forks to play his college hockey, and he knows bragging rights are on the line at the Final Five.
  • UND Sports TV recently featured North Dakota senior forward and Hobey Baker candidate Corban Knight. Knight has 48 points (15G, 33A) on the season and with two more, he and Kristo would become UND's first 50+ point duo since Ryan Duncan and TJ Oshie accomplished the feat in 2006-07.
  • As for North Dakota's Thursday opponent, a rejuvenated Colorado College team advanced to the Final Five with some timely contributions from a pair of freshman forwards.
  • North Dakota will be looking to claim its fourth consecutive and ninth overall Broadmoor Trophy. Colorado College, despite all of its regular season WCHA success over the past two decades (six MacNaughton Cups since the 1993-94 season), has never won the Broadmoor.
  • For plenty of detailed information on Thursday's match-up, check out UND's game notes, the WCHA's Final Five press release, or the Colorado Springs Gazette's Final Five preview capsules.
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