Wisconsin Recruiting Vol. III - Building a better tomorrow...today!

[gwhinwi]

This is just me being nitpicky, but it should be Roman Ahcan and not Romah.

This chart is actually a really useful tool. Thanks!

Updated again. Man, so many mistakes lately. Too much paint thinner.

[MadCityRich]

Updated again. Man, so many mistakes lately. Too much paint thinner.

You do a fantastic job; you certainly put in a lot of time to research & post. A couple "mis-speaks"....no big ****ing deal! Appreciate the charts.

[gwhinwi]

You do a fantastic job; you certainly put in a lot of time to research & post. A couple "mis-speaks"....no big ****ing deal! Appreciate the charts.

Aww, shucks... you cranky curmudgeons are going to make me blush today.

[MadCityRich]

Aww, shucks... you cranky curmudgeons are going to make me blush today.

Don't get too comfortable, snowflake. I could drop a bomb at any time . (Seriously, nice job.)

[MadCityRich]

There is/was some very good Wisconsin talent (8) playing for the Frozen Four teams. I wonder if things would've been stable here, which ones would be Badgers.

[MaizeRage]

There is/was some very good Wisconsin talent (8) playing for the Frozen Four teams. I wonder if things would've been stable here, which ones would be Badgers.

FWIW, Wisconsin thought they had a pretty good chance at landing Henrik Borgstrom until the previous coaching staff got fired.

[MadCityRich]

FWIW, Wisconsin thought they had a pretty good chance at landing Henrik Borgstrom until the previous coaching staff got fired.

Eaves probably thought so, but I'm sure Borgström wasn't too interested because of the style. The kid is quite a talent for sure; I think Denver is happy they got him.

[Timothy A]

There is/was some very good Wisconsin talent (8) playing for the Frozen Four teams. I wonder if things would've been stable here, which ones would be Badgers.

Stable as in not totally fall apart?

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

There is/was some very good Wisconsin talent (8) playing for the Frozen Four teams. I wonder if things would've been stable here, which ones would be Badgers.

I can't remember if we ever had a chance at Butcher.

[GBBadger14]

I can't remember if we ever had a chance at Butcher.

Any time I see a Wisconsin kid doing well at another school, I just assume he's not at UW because Oz wasn't here.

[Wisko McBadgerton]

I can't remember if we ever had a chance at Butcher.

I have a connection to Butcher. His Dad and Steve Miller were very tight, so (pseudo-uncle) Steve got him to DU. Otherwise he would have been a Badger for sure. Of course Steve moved on to Providence...

I still get mad every time I think about it.

[Timothy A]

Any time I see a Wisconsin kid doing well at another school, I just assume he's not at UW because Oz wasn't here.

I think it's more that MM was here. Considering what a crushing grand slam BA did landing G2O, all those recruiting misses and game losses seem worth it.

I am still in awe that Tony would openly encourage a player like Kunin to leave, and embrace the departure, being supremely confident that he will simply re-load and not lament. I don't know if other coaches from BC or BU or UND openly embrace departures like Tony does.

[UWisco]

Does anyone know if Weissbach is hurt or something? Hasn't played in a month.

[GBBadger14]

Per Todd Milewski and Lakeville South via twitter, Joshua Ess has signed a letter of intent with UW.

[gwhinwi]

Per Todd Milewski and Lakeville South via twitter, Joshua Ess has signed a letter of intent with UW.

I have him penciled in as a '19-'20 at this point.

[joecct]

@MikeMcMahonCHN: The team with the most commits on their list currently is Wisconsin, who has 34 listed. Most (27) are projected between 2018-2021 arrivals.

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You only have 18 scholarships to give. A few kids' dreams are going to run into the harsh realities.

[WiscTJK]

Per Todd Milewski and Lakeville South via twitter, Joshua Ess has signed a letter of intent with UW.

Does LOI mean he is coming in 2017?

[gwhinwi]

Does LOI mean he is coming in 2017?

I would say no. He has only had 2 USHL games, so I would think he's still going to be at least a year out.

[GBBadger14]

I would say no. He has only had 2 USHL games, so I would think he's still going to be at least a year out.

Can they do that? I just assumed signing an NLI meant he'd be here next season. Milewski also mentioned the possibility of him coming in next year in an article in February.

[Great Day for Hockey]

@MikeMcMahonCHN: The team with the most commits on their list currently is Wisconsin, who has 34 listed. Most (27) are projected between 2018-2021 arrivals.

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You only have 18 scholarships to give. A few kids' dreams are going to run into the harsh realities.

I would guess the few that may be affected are those kids that committed to Eaves. Some of his remaining recruits on the list may not end up at Wisconsin. If you add in early departures and the fact you can divide the 18 scholarships among up to 30 players, that 27 number doesn't look so bad.