The Gophers recently got commitments from four recruits. I don’t think any of them will come in next season, even though three will be high school seniors.

Maybe those three — the Reilly twins of Holy Angels and Justin Holl of Minnetonka — will come in for the 2011-12 season.  Travis Boyd, who played for Hopkins the past two years, will be a sophomore on the U16 national development team this season.

Boyd, unless he accelerates his education and completes three years of high school in two years, will join the Gophers in 2012-13 at the earliest.

Here is the revised list of committed players to the U:

Class of 2010

Mark Alt                 Cretin-Derham Hall               D
Nate Condon           Fargo (USHL)                      F
Max Gardiner         Minnetonka                            F
Eric Haula                Shattuck-St. Mary’s             F
Christian Isackson  St. Thomas Acad.                F
Nate Schmidt          St. Cloud Cathedral             D
Ryan Walters          Des Moines (USHL)            F
Jake Youso              Des Moines (USHL)            F

Class of 2011

Seth Ambroz            Omaha (USHL)                    F
Nick Bjugstad           Blaine                                    F
Justin Holl                 Minnetonka                          D
Ben Marshall            Mahtomedi                           D
Connor Reilly            Holy Angels                         F
Ryan Reilly                Holy Angels                        F      

Class of 2012

Travis Boyd              Natl. devel. team                F

BADGERS BALANCED 

Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves said he has six to eight players who will battle for a spot on his top line this season. Two of them are sophomore from Minnesota: Derek Stepan of Hastings and Jordy Murray of Shattuck St. Mary’s in Faribault. 

RADIO SWITCH FOR UMD 

A Midwest Communications radio station, either KDAL (610-AM) or KHQG (102.5-FM) has broadcast UMD men’s hockey for the past 49 years, or since 1961.

That long run, called the longest in Division I hockey on a Duluth News-Tribune blog by Kevin Pates, is over.

UMD and Red Rock Radio has signed a two-year contract. RRR will carry Bulldogs football and men’s hockey on KQDS, the Fan (1490-AM).

TIDBITS

* Senior right wing Mike Testwuide has been named the captain at Colorado College for this season.

Here are links to blogs on the other nine WCHA teams: 

Alaska-Anchorage: UAA Fan Blog

Colorado College: Eye of the Tiger 

Denver: All Things Colorado Sports 

Michigan Tech: Huskies Hockey Blog 

Minnesota-Duluth: Rink and Run 

Minnesota State Mankato: Puckato

North Dakota: News, notes and comments

 St. Cloud State: Pucks and bats

Wisconsin: Badger Beat 

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