Is Wisconsins class really that great?
For some reason, many people seem to think Wisconsin has the top recruiting class in the country. They certainly have two of the top new players in all of college hockey in Kyle Turris and Ryan McDonagh, but I’m still a little skeptical. I think their class looks very similar to Michigan’s 2005 class, which featured two superstars in Jack Johnson and Andrew Cogliano, a pretty good defenseman in Mark Mitera(though Wisconsin has two in Brendan Smith and Cody Goloubef), and a bunch of role players. That class has struggled the past two years, and Johnson and Cogliano have both signed pro contracts. Turris, and likely McDonagh, probably won’t be around past their sophomore season, while their freshman teammates might not start making huge contributions until after their sophomore seasons.
