RPI Recruit Thread 2011-12 Part II

[Ralph Baer]

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http://www.insidehalton.com/communit...article/874458 from two eyars ago

Phil Hampton
Phil's a newcomer this year. I AP'ed him when I was in Burlington. His hockey IQ is what sticks out as the best part of his game. He's a good skater, and he'll be looked upon to provide some offense. He had a great tournament in Vermont and showed us that he's going to be a big part of this team. He's got a flair for offense and should put up some points.

[Ralph Baer]

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Indeed. Not surprising though, especially considering his interest in engineering and being teammates with Mark McGowan while playing for Mark Jooris 2 seasons ago in Oakville. Ive had him on my list of potential targets for a while now. Glad to have him aboard.

Impressed http://board.uscho.com/showthread.ph...=1#post5301543.

[rpi82]

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Defintely short.

Perhaps true when compared with the Incredible Hulk type defensemen of recent classes (reminiscent of another team in red), but I'm hoping we found a replacement for the mobile, puck-moving defenseman role that Bailen will leave open after next season.

OK, the roster is almost set. I'm ready for some hockey. Can we start now?

[engineerhockeyfan]

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I take a week off during a very slow off season, and I come back to a walk on and an new dman.
Sounds like the team for 2012/13 is finally set.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I am ready to start the season now.

[Ralph Baer]

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Perhaps true when compared with the Incredible Hulk type defensemen of recent classes (reminiscent of another team in red), but I'm hoping we found a replacement for the mobile, puck-moving defenseman role that Bailen will leave open after next season.

OK, the roster is almost set. I'm ready for some hockey. Can we start now?

I would think that he and Dolan would attempt to fill that position, but I expect us to recruit another for 2013.

[Ralph Baer]

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I take a week off during a very slow off season, and I come back to a walk on and an new dman.
Sounds like the team for 2012/13 is finally set.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I am ready to start the season now.

It's set assuming that no one, except Bergin, leaves and Bubela gets cleared by the NCAA. I expect to see the official recruit release this week, perhaps even today.

[redhead18]

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Impressed http://board.uscho.com/showthread.ph...=1#post5301543.

I did take some pics and videos of Hampton when I went to see McGowan and Leonard play for the league championship a few years ago. If I can find the file with the pictures, Ill post them here.

I missed not having a recruit to follow or go see in the OJHL or CCHL for the better part of this past season. Seems like the coaches have put most of their attention towards USHL players recently.

[DrDemento]

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I did take some pics and videos of Hampton when I went to see McGowan and Leonard play for the league championship a few years ago. If I can find the file with the pictures, Ill post them here.

I missed not having a recruit to follow or go see in the OJHL or CCHL for the better part of this past season. Seems like the coaches have put most of their attention towards USHL players recently.

That does seem to be the case lately. I hope that we are keeping our options open to anyone from anywhere at anytime. It is extremely difficult to compete for the biggest fish in one small pond when every program is fishing there.

[Wicked Slappaahs]

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Impressed http://board.uscho.com/showthread.ph...=1#post5301543.

I too am impressed ! If I didn't know better, I'd say you were trading on inside info....

[Wicked Slappaahs]

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That does seem to be the case lately. I hope that we are keeping our options open to anyone from anywhere at anytime. It is extremely difficult to compete for the biggest fish in one small pond when every program is fishing there.

5 frosh from Ontario plus Hampton....why are we thinking we're not recruiting eastern Canada ??

[Wicked Slappaahs]

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video interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D232oGyIEck. Defintely short.


Brown, Dartmouth, and Niagara had interest.

Same size (roughly) as Malchuk, Neal, Dolan, AAG, CJ Lee, Higgs, O'Grady. Yes, all forwards admittedly. Taller than Bailen (5'9") I have no trouble with his size...especially given his supposed high hockey IQ and puck moving skills. I'll take a dman who can anticipate and skate/pass any day of the week.

[FlagDUDE08]

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...especially given his supposed high hockey IQ and puck moving skills.

Not to be a negative Nancy, but didn't we supposedly have that in a certain player that is leaving?

[Ralph Baer]

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I did take some pics and videos of Hampton when I went to see McGowan and Leonard play for the league championship a few years ago. If I can find the file with the pictures, Ill post them here.

I missed not having a recruit to follow or go see in the OJHL or CCHL for the better part of this past season. Seems like the coaches have put most of their attention towards USHL players recently.

You can't blame them. The USHL has become the primary producer of college hockey players in recent years and offers the highest level of competion.

[Ralph Baer]

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5 frosh from Ontario plus Hampton....why are we thinking we're not recruiting eastern Canada ??

We are still recruiting from Ontario, like we should, but emphasis has shifted.

5? Laliberte, Neal, McGowan, and Leonard. Who else?
On the other hand besides for Hampton, Fulton in this fall's class played there.

[redhead18]

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5 frosh from Ontario plus Hampton....why are we thinking we're not recruiting eastern Canada ??

Before we recently just picked up Travis Fulton and Phil Hampton, it was 14 months since RPI got a commitment from a player in either the OJHL or CCHL, the last one being Curtis Leonard back in Dec of 2010.

Going back to when JL committed in 2008 heres a list of players we picked up from either of those two leagues:

2-23-08 Laliberte
8-1-08 Pirri
12-9-08 O'Grady
5-20-09 Koudys
11-9-09 Higgs
2-23-10 Leboeuf
9-22-10 Neal
10-9-10 McGowan
12-20-10 Leonard
2-22-12 Fulton
5-29-12 Hampton