RPI 2011 - 12 Recruit Thread

[pfibiger]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Recruit Thread

http://twitter.com/Canuckscout/statu...3297330520064*

"Local boy Charles Manley '96 (Selects Academy) has committed to RPI. #ECAC"

[NYhockeyguy]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Recruit Thread

http://twitter.com/Canuckscout/statu...53297330520064

"Local boy Charles Manley '96 (Selects Academy) has committed to RPI. #ECAC"

fixed the link,thanks!

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Recruit Thread

There doesn't seem to be much out there about him out there. Is this the Selects Hockey Academy which appears to be affiliated with South Kent?

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Recruit Thread

23 Riley Bourbonnais   LC Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) 2012  08/08/93 5'10" 191 Rochester, NY        21- 6- 5- 11-  6 12/28/11 #599
 3 Chris Bradley *     LD Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)      2012  05/20/93 6'04" 190 Williamsville NY     18- 1- 5-  6-  8 12/28/11 #601
22 Charles Manley      LD Selects Academy                 201x  07/16/96 5'08" 155 Orchard Park, NY      0- 0- 0-  0-  0 01/04/12
27 Drew Melanson       LW Delbarton School (Gordon Conf)  13/14 01/10/95 5'11" 145 Paramus NJ            5- 3-11- 14-  x 12/20/11 #605
26 Mark Miller *        F Omaha Lancers (USHL)            2012  07/26/92 5'11" 180 Massena NY           26- 3- 1-  4- 11 12/31/11 #600
11 Jake Wood           LW Junior Bobcats U-18 Elite       2013  08/06/93 5'08" 170 Georgetown ON        17- 4- 5-  9-  0 season over, missing games
23                        Gunnery School (NEPSHC)                                                        9- 2- 4-  6-  x 12/29/11 #608
                          					                   total                26- 6- 9- 15-  x
15 Mike Zalewski *     LW Vernon Vipers (BCHL)            2012  08/18/92 6'03" 205 New Hartford NY      31-17-22- 39- 43 12/29/11 #612
33 Jason Kasdorf        G Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)    2012  05/18/92 6'03" 190 Winnipeg MB      17- 7- 9-1-3.03-.907 12/28/11 #601

Women
24 Brandi Banks         D Stoney Creek Sabres (PWHL)      2012  05/11/94 5'08" 140 Burlington ON        16- 1- 9- 10-  8 12/23/11
xx Jennifer Godin       D Tabor Academy                   2012  02/09/94 x'xx' xxx Clarence Center NY    0- 0- 0-  0-  0 01/04/12 no stats
14                        Massachusetts Spitfires U19 Major (NEGHL)                                     15- 2- 1-  3-16.5season over, missing games
                                                                                   total                15- 2- 1-  3-16.5
 3 Alexa Gruschow       F Washington Pride (JWHL)         2012  04/16/94 x'xx" xxx Mechanicsburg PA     32-18-31- 49- 58 01/07/12
10 Lauren Wash          F New Jersey Rockets U19          2012  06/24/94 5'04" 115 Belle Mead NJ         0- 0- 0-  0-  0 12/27/11 no stats

* In the RPI directory

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Recruit Thread

There doesn't seem to be much out there about him out there. Is this the Selects Hockey Academy which appears to be affiliated with South Kent?

I can't connect to the South Kent website http://www.southkentschool.org/. Can anyone else?

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Recruit Thread

Roster http://www.selectshockey.com/index-h...&parent_id=927
Schedule http://www.selectshockey.com/index-h...&parent_id=927

There don't appear to be stats out there.

[knsmith]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Recruit Thread

It's interesting that we'd sign a 15yo 5'-8", 140lb defenseman. It made a lot of sense, of course, to grab smaller young forwards like Wood and Melanson, who wouldn't need to grow up to necessarily make an impact. But for a defenseman, we're banking on Manley growing at least three inches and at least 40 pounds. Not that it's unlikely, but it's much more of a gamble than with the forwards, who could stay the same size and still potentially be effective.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Recruit Thread

It's interesting that we'd sign a 15yo 5'-8", 140lb defenseman. It made a lot of sense, of course, to grab smaller young forwards like Wood and Melanson, who wouldn't need to grow up to necessarily make an impact. But for a defenseman, we're banking on Manley growing at least three inches and at least 40 pounds. Not that it's unlikely, but it's much more of a gamble than with the forwards, who could stay the same size and still potentially be effective.

He is only 15 years old. He could grow that much. BTW, I wrote to Heisenberg, and he said he weighs 155 lb. He knows nothing else about him.

[redhead18]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Recruit Thread

Piece from USHR:

5’8”, 140 lb. Selects Academy sophomore defenseman Charles Manley has committed to RPI.

A 7/16/96 birthdate from Orchard Park, NY, Manley formerly played in the Buffalo Regals organization. He’s a fluid skater, and very light on his feet -- a good puck- handling defenseman.

Manley is pretty small right now – 5’8” might be generous. However, a growth spurt seems likely: his older brother is 6’5”, 234 lb. Richard Manley, a former NTDP forward now a sophomore at SUNY-Geneseo.

[redhead18]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Recruit Thread

He is only 15 years old. e could grow that much. BTW, I wrote to Heisenberg, and he said he weighs 155 lb. He knows nothing else about him.

Looks like he'll be a 2014 or 2015 recruit, could be a possible replacement for Koudys or Leonard.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Recruit Thread

Looks like he'll be a 2014 or 2015 recruit, could be a possible replacement for Koudys or Leonard.

Perhaps even later. I am going to wait until I see what year(s) Heisenberg uses until I add that to my file. I do like that he has a 6'5" brother (a forward BTW). I never realized that some NTDP players end up in D-III.

[DrDemento]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Recruit Thread

Perhaps even later. I am going to wait until I see what year(s) Heisenberg uses until I add that to my file. I do like that he has a 6'5" brother (a forward BTW). I never realized that some NTDP players end up in D-III.

Maybe we should have grabbed his brother when we could? That is one big mother forward to put in front of the net on power plays.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Recruit Thread

Maybe we should have grabbed his brother when we could? That is one big mother forward to put in front of the net on power plays.

I would think that he has a serious deficiency (speed?) if he left the USNTDP and then took several more eyars to end up in D-III http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/p...php?pid=104237.

[Red Cloud]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Recruit Thread

I would think that he has a serious deficiency (speed?) if he left the USNTDP and then took several more eyars to end up in D-III http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/p...php?pid=104237.

Especially at Geneseo which, unless he was dead set on being an engineer, might be an indication that the Oswegos, Plattsburghs, Middleburys, and Norwichs of the world weren't interested.

Then again, if his 15-year-old brother already wants to go to RPI, maybe being an engineer is a family thing.

Or maybe he just wanted to be relatively close to home. Reasonings abound.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI 2011 - 12 Recruit Thread

Especially at Geneseo which, unless he was dead set on being an engineer, might be an indication that the Oswegos, Plattsburghs, Middleburys, and Norwichs of the world weren't interested.

Then again, if his 15-year-old brother already wants to go to RPI, maybe being an engineer is a family thing.

Or maybe he just wanted to be relatively close to home. Reasonings abound.

According to Geneseo's website the only engineering programs appear to be of the 3-2 type, (including with Clarkson ). Wanting to be an engineer would, however, explain the younger Manley's early interest in RPI. In any case, we could have a long time to discuss him here.