I was surprised when I turned it on at 6 and there was a show.
They talked about the new league. Jim said he does not know much at this point about teams like Anchorage and Mankato. Said it was tough to fill out the preseason poll, not playing teams regularly in the past.
He talked about the freshman some. They recruited more speed with more games on the olympic ice this year. He said Angus and Clemente are smaller quick players. He said Nardi is a special player that could see some time on the point for the power play down the road. Globke was another one he mentioned that came in well conditioned. I believe he said Globke, Radke, and Campbell will be one line combination to star the year.
For returning guys, he stated that Schmitt came back much stronger, and will move to wing this season. Dommett, Perfetto, and Radke will need to produce for the team to be successful. Vernace and McKay also worked hard in the offseason and are much better conditioned.
On defense, things will look the same as last year. Spratte is the 7th D and will get opportunities to play early to earn more playing time. He made it sound like Harris has a lot of work to do in the weight room, and will not have much chance if any to play this year. Drapluk and Loesch worked hard this summer and came back in great shape. He expects good things from Loesch this year.
Not much info on new recruits. I think they have 2-3 lined up that have been posted on here previously, but they did not mention names. They have been able to travel more with back to the attack funds. I believe they noted that all 3 coaches can be recruiting at the same time this season due to changes in NCAA rules, so all 3 coaches have been out of town at the same time some of the past few weekends. He said guys going pro like Robinson, Lain and Jean have led to them having chances to recruit players they would have never had a shot at in the past.
