CHL to NCAA Commits

[AUS Fan]

18 year old Jackson Smith, Tri-City commits to Penn State for 2025 season.

 

[dm8895]

G. Alexis Cournoyer (2005) - Cape Breton - Cornell

 

[AUS Fan]

Now that the CHL playoffs and Memorial Cup are done, will there be more Big commits to the Big schools?.
Ivankovic was the 1st, now talk of McKenna, Martone, Misa and others.
Maybe the Big schools are working hard getting the NIL money organized.
I would not be surprised to see other top guys going NCAA in the coming weeks.

 

[waingro]

I would put Malcolm Spence, Jackson Smith, Cole Reschny, and Keaton Verhoeff in the big commits category (probably bigger than Ivankovic actually, since all of those guys will definitely be first-rounders this year, or next year in Verhoeff's case).

I figure Misa is most likely to go - he's already got three years in the OHL under his belt, won a Memorial Cup, put up goofy numbers this year. He could go to Penn State for a year, play with his brother, and if he tears it up, probably burn a year on his entry-level deal after the college season ends.

Really wouldn't be surprised if the majority of the CHL prospects projected to go in the first, or thereabouts go south, actually. Just seems like its following in the footsteps of USNTDP/USHL-to-NCAA-for-a-year-or-two as the en vogue route now, and there aren't many (if any) players expected to immediately jump to the NHL next season, not even Schaefer.

I would expect an announcement about McKenna soon. I'd be pretty surprised if he doesn't go (Michigan, right?).

 

[AUS Fan]

I would put Malcolm Spence, Jackson Smith, Cole Reschny, and Keaton Verhoeff in the big commits category (probably bigger than Ivankovic actually, since all of those guys will definitely be first-rounders this year, or next year in Verhoeff's case).

I figure Misa is most likely to go - he's already got three years in the OHL under his belt, won a Memorial Cup, put up goofy numbers this year. He could go to Penn State for a year, play with his brother, and if he tears it up, probably burn a year on his entry-level deal after the college season ends.

Really wouldn't be surprised if the majority of the CHL prospects projected to go in the first, or thereabouts go south, actually. Just seems like its following in the footsteps of USNTDP/USHL-to-NCAA-for-a-year-or-two as the en vogue route now, and there aren't many (if any) players expected to immediately jump to the NHL next season, not even Schaefer.

I would expect an announcement about McKenna soon. I'd be pretty surprised if he doesn't go (Michigan, right?).

Good points. I missed the Victoria guys. Thought of them, Smith and Spence but got lazy and didn't add.

I'm getting slack...

 

[waingro]

Mathis Rousseau (Moncton) and Justin Poirier (Baie-Comeau) to University of Maine.

 

[dm8895]

G. Alexis Cournoyer (2005) - Cape Breton - Cornell

He’s a good story btw . Started the season with Truro of the MHL , great numbers in the Q .

I know kids came from other Jr.A leagues when the rule changed but the MHL essentially produces zero D.1 players and he was a “call-up” as opposed to a guy jumping leagues because of the rule change (had already played a few QMJHL games).

 

[UNB Bruins Fan]

Wildcats G - Mathis Rousseau to Maine

Edit - Whoops, missed the post above

 

[UNB Bruins Fan]

Wonder if Maine is planning on icing three teams this fall??

 

[AUS Fan]

Wonder if Maine is planning on icing three teams this fall??

A bit dated, but Maine has 31 commits for this season.
QMJHL - 5
OHL - 3
WHL - 1
BCHL - 8
USHL - 5
AUS - 1
NAHL -3

 

[AUS Fan]

Saw this the other day:

CHL execs staying confident amid changing junior hockey landscape

London Knights GM Mark Hunter says it’s concerning. Canadian Hockey League president Dan Mackenzie isn’t panicking.

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