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[hockeyboy]

I dont like it. Say my team has the first pick in the futures draft and now 10-20 players could be "recruited" before they make a selection.

[CC313]

Fargo is the first team to venture down this route. Ryan reported on his Twitter they signed a highly sought after WMU commit from Compuware.

[thetruthhurts]

Ryan, on 13 February 2012 - 04:40 PM, said:

At least that article notes that it is indeed losing a 1st round futures pick. I suppose it's not such a bad idea if you find a kid that you think is top notch and think other teams want him, to offer a tender. Just sucks in the fact that he has to play in at least 30 games next season. Could be a liability being that young, but I guess we will see if the risk is worth the reward.

So he goes from from midget minor to USHL six months later and will be playing in 32 games? Not sure if the risks are worth it. Maybe forward, but you can't hide a defenseman.....

Interesting selection seeing that Fargo already has a similar young defenseman also playing midget minor for SSM.

[TheShow]

thetruthhurts, on 14 February 2012 - 08:08 AM, said:

Interesting selection seeing that Fargo already has a similar young defenseman also playing midget minor for SSM.

Pelnik? Dude should have made the team this year. He's miles ahead of Goff.

They should have gone the goalie route. All of the goalies in the system are either tiny or terrible. Maybe they will take one in the Entry draft...shrug.

Edited by TheShow, 14 February 2012 - 08:30 AM.

[thetruthhurts]

TheShow, on 14 February 2012 - 08:20 AM, said:

thetruthhurts, on 14 February 2012 - 08:08 AM, said:

Interesting selection seeing that Fargo already has a similar young defenseman also playing midget minor for SSM.

Pelnik? Dude should have made the team this year. He's miles ahead of Goff.

They should have gone the goalie route. All of the goalies in the system are either tiny or terrible. Maybe they will take one in the Entry draft...shrug.

Yes, Pelnik, though I'm not sure I agree with you as to where you think he is compared to Goff

[herbst20]

Per Ryan Clark.......Green Bay has tendered Brendan Lemieux ( North Dakota)

[CC313]

Claude Lemieux was in attendance at this past weekend's Teddy Bear Toss. I believe that is his son, a '95 birth year commit to UND. If we are able to land this kid, it would be huge for the league as well as next year's team.

[Ryan]

CC313, on 15 February 2012 - 07:05 PM, said:

Claude Lemieux was in attendance at this past weekend's Teddy Bear Toss. I believe that is his son, a '95 birth year commit to UND. If we are able to land this kid, it would be huge for the league as well as next year's team.

He is a 96 and is committed for 2014. If he signs a tender, then I'd think it is pretty good indication he will end up in Green Bay, but you never know, I suppose.

http://www.grandfork...icle/id/229487/

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Although Claude played Canadian major juniors, Brendan said he decided on the NCAA route after visiting quite a few Ontario Hockey League teams.


“I think the lifestyle and everything about the NCAA – the style of hockey, the atmosphere, the fans – suits me,” Brendan said. “Being around NHL locker rooms, it seemed that the guys respected players who went the extra mile, like Douglas Murray in San Jose . . . the professional hockey players with an education.

[CC313]

The OHL or the Q will throw some money at him after drafting him in the upcoming draft. That will be where the war begins.

[TheShow]

CC313, on 15 February 2012 - 08:35 PM, said:

The OHL or the Q will throw some money at him after drafting him in the upcoming draft. That will be where the war begins.

When your father is Claude Lemieux, I don't believe you or your family is pent up for money...

[hockeyboy]

Sounds Familar. I would assume after he commits to Green Bay and All the OHL teams pass London will draft him late and you know what happens there.

[TheShow]

hockeyboy, on 16 February 2012 - 06:28 AM, said:

Sounds Familar. I would assume after he commits to Green Bay and All the OHL teams pass London will draft him late and you know what happens there.

Good ole Max Domi.

[gbpuckfan]

Lemieux official:

GAMBLERS SIGN BRENDAN LEMIEUX TO TENDER…
(Green Bay, WI) –) The Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) are pleased to announce that forward Brendan Lemieux has been signed as a tender by the team and will play for the Gamblers in the upcoming 2012-13 season.

Lemieux is the son of four-time Stanley Cup champion and Conn Smythe winner Claude Lemieux. Currently, Lemieux plays for the Toronto Red Wings AAA program and comes to the Gamblers highly touted as one of the top ‘96 birthdates in North America. Lemieux will join top prospect and fellow North Dakota Recruit Nick Schmaltz as high profile player to play in Green Bay next season.

“We are very excited to sign Brendan as our first tender,” said Head Coach and General Manager Derek Lalonde, “To have the caliber of players like Brendan and Nick to decide to play here in Green Bay is a credit to the Gamblers organization and the USHL as a league.”
Both Lemieux and Schmaltz are scheduled to join North Dakota in the fall of 2014.

[hydrogyrum]

I was just thinking: if the earth should tilt and Lake Michigan's water level rises, maybe Wisconsin will disappear under the waves and Muskegon can get some of Green Bay's players.

[Ryan]

I know this isn't a tender that the Storm signed, but Ryan S. Clark has a blog entry talking with Grant Opperman, who the Storm added at the USHL trade deadline. Want to point out a section.

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Listening to what others have had to say has been a big theme for Opperman this season, who will join the Tri-City Storm following the end of the state tournament. Opperman signed with Tri-City during the USHL’s Trade Deadline.

Opperman said he had the chance to speak with a variety of USHL teams such as Dubuque, Indiana and Omaha while Fargo called his future coach at Dartmouth.
But it was Tri-City that stood out.

“They showed the most interest in me,” Opperman said about Tri-City. “I really liked their coaches and what they were about. To me, that was enough.”
Opperman said Tri-City’s coaching staff really talked to him a lot about wanting him to be a part of the team’s future.

I think it's a good thing that despite having top organizations like Dubuque, Indiana, and Omaha come calling, he still listened to what Tri-City had to say and eventually decided that was the best place for him. I guess my point is that perhaps the teams lower on the totem pole also have the ability to sign a tender with highly touted players as well and this tender system can still make things somewhat even and not the rich getting richer, so to speak.

[Mr Ricochet]

Ryan, on 07 March 2012 - 06:18 PM, said:

I know this isn't a tender that the Storm signed, but Ryan S. Clark has a blog entry talking with Grant Opperman, who the Storm added at the USHL trade deadline. Want to point out a section.

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Listening to what others have had to say has been a big theme for Opperman this season, who will join the Tri-City Storm following the end of the state tournament. Opperman signed with Tri-City during the USHL’s Trade Deadline.

Opperman said he had the chance to speak with a variety of USHL teams such as Dubuque, Indiana and Omaha while Fargo called his future coach at Dartmouth.
But it was Tri-City that stood out.

“They showed the most interest in me,” Opperman said about Tri-City. “I really liked their coaches and what they were about. To me, that was enough.”
Opperman said Tri-City’s coaching staff really talked to him a lot about wanting him to be a part of the team’s future.

I think it's a good thing that despite having top organizations like Dubuque, Indiana, and Omaha come calling, he still listened to what Tri-City had to say and eventually decided that was the best place for him. I guess my point is that perhaps the teams lower on the totem pole also have the ability to sign a tender with highly touted players as well and this tender system can still make things somewhat even and not the rich getting richer, so to speak.

Yea, it is good to see big clubs lose out on a kid to a TC. But, I'm willing to guess this is the exception rather than the rule.....

[TheShow]

Mr Ricochet, on 07 March 2012 - 08:30 PM, said:

Yea, it is good to see big clubs lose out on a kid to a TC. But, I'm willing to guess this is the exception rather than the rule.....

I'm willing to bet that Hauge makes that team championship material by 2013. I may be biased in regards to Hauge, but he's probably the best junior hockey coach in the country in my opinion. I think he will make an awesome college coach soon as well. Kids will(and are) want to play for him.

Edited by TheShow, 08 March 2012 - 06:32 AM.

[FargoForceFan]

TheShow, on 08 March 2012 - 06:32 AM, said:

Mr Ricochet, on 07 March 2012 - 08:30 PM, said:

Yea, it is good to see big clubs lose out on a kid to a TC. But, I'm willing to guess this is the exception rather than the rule.....

I'm willing to bet that Hauge makes that team championship material by 2013. I may be biased in regards to Hauge, but he's probably the best junior hockey coach in the country in my opinion. I think he will make an awesome college coach soon as well. Kids will(and are) want to play for him.

I'm seeing/thinking the same thing.....and I'm not biased towards him

[minor life]

Interesting that Lemieux's son is going USHL over Major Junior. Considering he was a QMJHL supporter for years, this is definitely a change in direction.

[Sinbin2005]

minor life, on 08 March 2012 - 08:18 AM, said:

Interesting that Lemieux's son is going USHL over Major Junior. Considering he was a QMJHL supporter for years, this is definitely a change in direction.

Is it going to be used as a bargaining ploy with the CHL?