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Another '01 F Commit

BradyThomas

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Austen Swankler of the Oakland Grizzlies has committed. He is currently the leading scorer in the High Performance Hockey League with 11 points in 7 games. Supposedly not the best skater but an incredibly productive offensive player. The '01 F commits include Johnny Beecher of the US NTDP, Dylan Wendt (3rd in HPHL in scoring), Josh Groll (who was leading the Tier 1 Elite League in scoring before his call-up to Omaha of USHL), speedy Nicholas Zabaneh of the Toronto St. Michael's Buzzers and big Pat Guzzo of Little Caesars. Wendt and Groll were on the US Select team with D Cole McWard. It will be interesting to see which are in the 2019-2020 class vs. 2020-2021 class.

As good as the '01 commits are, the '02 class is off to an even better start with Antonio Stranges and Cole Perfitti, two somewhat undersized offensive talents that are absolutely dynamic, and arguably better than anyone in the '01 class.

Dylan Duke is one of the best '03 forwards in the country and is committed. Other top '03s are starting to drop so would not be surprised to see more '03s.

The talent upgrade will hit the roster in the coming years. ND and WI are also recruiting very well. MN has a great natural base. Penn State's recruiting is improving. OSU and MSU are trailing the pack. The Big Ten will be a very tough and good conference.
 
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