BU Recruiting Update, Part 3

[Bonin21]

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Why even say this if your mind isn't really made up yet?

To build your bargaining power. $$$

[brassbonanza]

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June 5: “I felt more comfortable going the USHL route. The ‘Q’ (QMJHL) was there, but my dream has been to go to BU.”

Why even say this if your mind isn't really made up yet?

He had a few too many discussions with Charlie Coyle. Mike McMahon has been reporting the same thing as well, he's as good as gone.

[PPGuru]

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I thought I'd seen some recruiting Dog & Pony shows, but Askew's Excellent Adventure might take the cake. How many schools and franchises has this kid and his family left holding the bag?

[bothman]

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I thought I'd seen some recruiting Dog & Pony shows, but Askew's Excellent Adventure might take the cake. How many schools and franchises has this kid and his family left holding the bag?

When you recruit mercanaries, sometimes you get outflanked.

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Askew was recruited by the past recruiter who is no longer employed by Boston University. Let's say with this particular recruit going in a different direction everyone wins here.

[Nick Papagiorgio]

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I thought I'd seen some recruiting Dog & Pony shows, but Askew's Excellent Adventure might take the cake. How many schools and franchises has this kid and his family left holding the bag?

Ah this isn't that bad. It's just that it all happened in a small time-frame before he ever even enrolled anywhere.

I know "recruiting" you mention above does imply prior to any enrollment... but if you look at the wider view, I think a guy like Eddie Caron transferring from UNH to Yale to UNH was a classic... That's just me though. Honorable mention to Vinny Saps for his BU to BC (kinda but not really) to NU. Vinny was only slightly less of a crapshow because his BC stint that fell through quicker than Mike Milbury coaching the Eagles was not really his own choice.

[PPGuru]

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Eddie Caron was interesting but it only involved Colleges. This kid went from St. Seb's to Cushing; NU to Indiana and BU; then to Drummondville. He's been Caron on three different levels.

[Rogie21]

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Globe feature on BU 2014 recruit Shane Starrett, ranked #15 among N.American goalies.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/20..._campaign=8315

[Rogie21]

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Lowell Sun feature on 2014 recruit Jack Eichel, who will play for the NTDP U18s next season.

Eichel took extra classes last summer and is again taking extra classes this summer, with the goal of returning to Ann Arbor as a senior. He plans to play one more year with the national program and then attend Boston University in the fall of 2014.

He admits to being disappointed that longtime coach Jack Parker retired after last season.

"Obviously I was excited to play for coach Parker," said Eichel, who committed to BU in April 2012. "He's a legend. But obviously I'm excited to play for coach (David) Quinn. I think he's going to be really good for me."

[Rogie21]

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Boston Globe's Fluto Shinzawa's update of 2014 BU recruit Jack Eichel, who returns to the NTDP U18s.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/20..._campaign=8315

[bothman]

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BU just picked up a nice recruit in Charlie McAvoy. Offensive D playing for the USNDT - 17 team.

[mookie1995]

BU just picked up a nice recruit in Charlie McAvoy. Offensive D playing for the USNDT - 17 team.

Tin Puck??

[Rogie21]

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BU just picked up a nice recruit in Charlie McAvoy. Offensive D playing for the USNDT - 17 team.

McAvoy is a right-shot D who played for the NJ Rockets last season and was the Metro Junior Hockey League's Offensive Defenseman of the Year (17-39-56 in 69 games). Was a 6th round draft pick by Kitchener in this year's OHL draft. From Long Island so he's certain to be a Dave Starman favorite.

[Rogie21]

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More info on McAvoy, whose NJ Rockets coach compares him to another former Rocket, John Carlson, now on the Caps.

Barring early departures, BU's defense in 2015: Grzelcyk, Oksanen, Somerby, MacAfee, MacLeod, McAvoy.

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[QUOTE=Rogie21;5759137]More info on McAvoy, whose NJ Rockets coach compares him to another former Rocket, John Carlson, now on the Caps.

Barring early departures, BU's defense in 2015: Grzelcyk, Oksanen, Somerby, MacAfee, MacLeod, McAvoy.

Not what you would call an intimidating defensive core. No wonder why teams are banging on the door to play BU.