Transfer season has arrived in the NCAA with several players applying for transfers daily. Among the list of players who entered today is Wild prospect Charlie Stramel, per Brad Elliott Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald.
The 19-year-old was a first-round pick by Minnesota back in June, going 21st overall. Stramel had a successful run in the U.S. National Team Development Program and then went to college for the 2022-23 campaign. He had a quiet year offensively in 2022-23 but that is often the case for freshmen. With a sound defensive game, the hope was that the offense would come along, making him a viable two-way threat and someone the Wild hope will be part of their long-term core.
However, things didn’t go quite according to plan this past season. After putting up a dozen points in 33 games in 2022-23, they actually went down in his sophomore year as Stramel had just three goals and five assists in 34 contests and he wound up spending a good chunk of the year on the fourth line. That’s not the type of progression Stramel or the Wild were hoping to see.
Now, Stramel will seek out a new place to play and a program where he will have a better opportunity to develop as a prospect. Oddly enough, Max Olson and Michael Russo of The Athletic relay (subscription link) that Stramel has made it known that he doesn’t want to be contacted by schools. Whether that means that he has a place to play in mind or if he wants to do his own research and then reach out to other programs remains to be seen. Either way, wherever Stramel lands, expectations will be considerably higher for a player already halfway through his college career.
Hall Gill skates faster than Charlie.
Forrest Gump as a boy could run faster than Stramel skates