They added another yesterday so, depending on whether you use Heisenberg or their fan site, they have either 40 or 41 still active commitments. This one is an '06 that was a mid-round draft pick last year. I think college hockey may become increasingly like basketball with one-and-dones. We've always had them, but they were only the top draft pick outliers like Celebrini. This kid entered the CHL instead of the USHL or Junior A so he clearly was thinking first and foremost about a pro career. If he stayed in major junior he'd have to play one more year before he could be sent to the minors (CHL players under 20 that don't make an NHL active roster must be returned to their junior team). Instead he'll probably play one year in Orono and sign then with plans to be on an AHL or ECHL roster. Combine that with one year grad transfers and we may see a significant portion of some rosters turn over every year.
Yup. This is the time of year when coaches used to issue their fall recruit press release and actually get a vacation. I'll bet Lang and the staff are still working the phones with advisors and families of players that are being pushed back or even off commitment lists entirely.