RPI Recruit Thread 2012-13 (Part III)

[herbst20]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2012-13 (Part III)

Yeti says Camp starts this afternoon and Devito is not expected to be there. He says he heard Jimmy will be at RPI this year.

[turk181]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2012-13 (Part III)

https://twitter.com/Drewfro27/status/339472020981047296

Not to read too much into this, but it sounds like Drew expects to be back in Omaha next year.

...as a followup to that Tweet, Drew Melanson @Drewfro27 4 Jun
@heal_talk ya I'm home. Back in Omaha for a week starting Thursday for main camp. But then I'm home for the summer.
Hide conversation Reply Retweet Favorite More .............Sounds like he will be in Omaha for 2013-14.

[herbst20]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2012-13 (Part III)

You should know more about Devito soon as Lincoln kicks off their camp in Minneapolis today. Yeti is there. I will try to touch base with him to see if Jimmy is participating.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2012-13 (Part III)

How do you sue a word?

It looks like I fixed that before you quoted.

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2012-13 (Part III)

Until the 2012-13 season, 15 was the norm. There does seem to be an increase in injuries, or more exactly, an increase in being careful with injuries, so it makes sense to have 16 or even 17. My gut feeling is that we will stay with 15, although your scenario, get a non-scholarship player to be #16. I do wonder if we can get a useful one at this time.

I do think that DeVito is indeed coming. On this twitter page at the top, he is already using the word "playing".

My concern about Melanson is not that he is waiting a year, since I think that he could use it, but that he won't come at all. As opposed to our other recruits, there is no indication of RPI on the top of his twitter page. This, of course, could be me being overly concerned.

How do you sue a word?

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2012-13 (Part III)

Hmm. That makes the forward situation kinda dicey with Commers leaving if Melanson doesn't come until 2014 (which had previously been a possibility, the only reason we expected him this year was the LOI). Sounds like DeVito is in, but the only other forwards we have right now aren't ready - Tironese and Fornaris.

Not that I mind Melanson getting another year of seasoning, mind you, it's more that it would be nice to have a bit of padding when it comes to injuries to forwards. Without Melanson we're at 15, which is kinda thin (especially with the injury rate we've had for forwards lately). And that assumes DeVito, who has had his own rumors.

Might need to be on the lookout for a late, non-scholarship signing to replace Commers if this goes down - someone who would be a pretty much confirmed #16 on the depth chart.

Also, if this is true, recruiting is pretty much complete for 2014, although there could be one more forward if Appert is looking to get back to 17 eventually. Was that an anomaly to begin with?

Until the 2012-13 season, 15 was the norm. There does seem to be an increase in injuries, or more exactly, an increase in being careful with injuries, so it makes sense to have 16 or even 17. My gut feeling is that we will stay with 15, although your scenario, get a non-scholarship player to be #16. I do wonder if we can get a useful one at this time.

I do think that DeVito is indeed coming. On this twitter page at the top, he is already using the word "playing".

My concern about Melanson is not that he is waiting a year, since I think that he could use it, but that he won't come at all. As opposed to our other recruits, there is no indication of RPI on the top of his twitter page. This, of course, could be me being overly concerned.

[Red Cloud]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2012-13 (Part III)

Another tweet from Melanson which sounds like he won't be in Troy in the Fall.

Hmm. That makes the forward situation kinda dicey with Commers leaving if Melanson doesn't come until 2014 (which had previously been a possibility, the only reason we expected him this year was the LOI). Sounds like DeVito is in, but the only other forwards we have right now aren't ready - Tironese and Fornaris.

Not that I mind Melanson getting another year of seasoning, mind you, it's more that it would be nice to have a bit of padding when it comes to injuries to forwards. Without Melanson we're at 15, which is kinda thin (especially with the injury rate we've had for forwards lately). And that assumes DeVito, who has had his own rumors.

Might need to be on the lookout for a late, non-scholarship signing to replace Commers if this goes down - someone who would be a pretty much confirmed #16 on the depth chart.

Also, if this is true, recruiting is pretty much complete for 2014, although there could be one more forward if Appert is looking to get back to 17 eventually. Was that an anomaly to begin with?

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2012-13 (Part III)

This has fallen off the front page again.

 # Name                Ps commitm. Team (League)                   Year  DOB      Ht    Wt  Hometown             Gm- G- A-  P- PM Next Gm
23 Riley Bourbonnais * LC 09/18/11 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) 2013  08/08/93 5'10" 190 Rochester, NY        17- 7- 9- 16-  8 traded
23                                 Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)                                                  16- 9- 6- 15- 26 traded
14                                 Lincoln Stars (USHL)                                                          30- 9- 9- 18- 12
                                                                                            playoffs              3- 0- 3-  2-  2
                                                                                            total                66-25-27- 52- 48
20 Jimmy DeVito *      RW 01/10/12 Lincoln Stars (USHL)            2013  04/02/94 5'10" 165 Bloomingdale, IL     57- 6-14- 20-113
                                                                                            playoffs              5- 0- 0-  0-  2
                                                                                            total                62- 6-14- 20-115
 ? Carlos Fornaris      C 02/13/13 Springfield Rifles U18 (Mass18) 2014  02/07/95 5'09" 150 Miami, FL            10- 5- 4-  9-  4
10                                 Northfield Mt. Hermon (NEDI)                                                  27- 8-24- 32-  x
                                                                                            total                37-13-28- 41-  x
22 Charles Manley      LD 12/19/11 Selects Hockey Academy (USEHL)  2014  07/16/96 5'09" 155 Orchard Park, NY      0- 0- 0-  0-  0 no stats
26                                 Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)                                                    4- 0- 2-  2-  2
27 Drew Melanson #*    LW 01/28/11 Omaha Lancers (USHL)            2013  01/10/95 5'10" 160 Paramus, NJ          61-13-16- 29-  4
15 Meirs Moore          D 05/21/13 Duluth East H. S.               2014  12/04/94 5'08" 172 Duluth, MN           25-17-21- 38- 10
                                                                                            sectionals            3- 1- 8-  9-  0
                                                                                            state tourney         3- 1- 1-  2-  2
23                                 Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)                                                   9- 0- 0-  0- 20     
                                                                                            total                40-19-30- 49- 32
27?Michael Prapavessis LD 02/02/13 Mississauga Rebels Midget Major 14/15 01/07/96 6'01" 170 Oakville, ON          0- 0- 0-  0-  0 promoted, no stats
77                                 Toronto Lakeshore Patriots(OJHL)                                              25- 2- 9- 11-  2
                                                                                            playoffs              6- 0- 3-  3-  2
                                                                                            total                31- 2-12- 14-  4
 5 Parker Reno #*      RD 11/12/12 Edina H.S.(Lake Conf)           2013  01/20/95 6'01" 195 Edina, MN            25- 1-17- 18- 22
                                                                                            sectionals            3- 1- 1-  2-  0
                                                                                            state tourney         3- 0- 3-  3-  0
13                                 Lincoln Stars (USHL)                                                           2- 0- 0-  0-  0 
                                                                                            total                33- 2-21- 23- 22
15 Evan Tironese       LW 05/01/12 Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)  2014  08/02/95 5'09" 163 Qualicum Beach, BC   51-19-38- 57- 62
                                                                                            playoffs             14- 4- 8- 12- 26
                                                                                            total                65-23-46- 69- 88
26 Jake Wood #* @      LW 01/10/11 Lincoln Stars (USHL)            2013  08/06/93 5'07" 160 Georgetown, ON       60-11-15- 26-151
                                                                                            playoffs              4- 0- 0-  0-  4
                                                                                            total                64-11-15- 28-155
 1 Jake Soffer *        G 02/12/13 Boston Bandits (EJHL)           2013  12/17/92 6'01" 165 Potomac, MD      43- 9-14-2-3.17-.909
                                                                                            playoffs          3- 0- 0-0-x.xx-.xxx 
                                                                                            total            46- 9-14-2-3.16-.909
Women
11 Hannah Behounek #*   D 06/01/12 Minnetonka H.S. (Lake Conf)     2013  xx/xx/9x x'xx" xxx Minnetonka, MN       25- 5- 4-  9-  8
                                                                                            sectionals            3- 1- 1-  2-  2
                                                                                            state tourney         3- 2- 0-  2-  2
                                                                                            total                31- 8- 5- 13- 12
15 Laura Horwood *      F 11/29/12 Durham West Lightning (PWHL)    2013  05/20/95 5'06" 135 Belleville, ON       38-19-15- 34- 22
                                                                                            playoffs              7- 2- 3-  5-  2
                                                                                            nonleague games      18-12-12- 24-  x
                                                                                            total                61-33-30- 63-  x
15                                 Ontario Team Blue                                                              5- 0- 1-  1-  0 
13 Katie Rooney *       F 08/05/12 Buffalo H.S. (Mississippi 8)    2013  xx/xx/9x x'xx" xxx Buffalo, MN          25-37-26- 63- 12
                                                                                            sectionals            2- 1- 2-  3-  0 
                                                                                            total                27-38-28- 66- 12
 ? Shayna Tomlinson     F 04/08/13 St Pauls School                 2014  xx/xx/95 x'xx" xxx Wolfeboro, NH         0- 0- 0-  0-  0
 ?                                 Assabet Valley U19                                                             0- 0- 0-  0-  0
                                                                                            total                 0- 0- 0-  0-  0

* In the RPI directory
# Known to have signed Letter of Intent
@ It is known that Jake Wood did not play in one game which in the stats he is listed as playing in.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2012-13 (Part III)

Another tweet from Melanson which sounds like he won't be in Troy in the Fall.

@heal_talk ya I'm home. Back in Omaha for a week starting Thursday for main camp. But then I'm home for the summer.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2012-13 (Part III)

It is very possible. Alot of college coaches were in attendance. With Carlos scheduled as a '14 I can imagine SA would want a year of USHL under his belt. When I said competition is going to be tough, it is because we have a Wisconsin, UNH, and UML guys viaing for a F spot as well. Should definitely get interesting at the July camp.

I did note that the Union recruit didn't make the All Star game.

[herbst20]

I wonder if part of the reason that SA went to the camp was to lobby for Fornaris.

It is very possible. Alot of college coaches were in attendance. With Carlos scheduled as a '14 I can imagine SA would want a year of USHL under his belt. When I said competition is going to be tough, it is because we have a Wisconsin, UNH, and UML guys viaing for a F spot as well. Should definitely get interesting at the July camp.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2012-13 (Part III)

Thanks Scott. 5 cuts in July then 2 more in the pre-season, correct?

I wonder if part of the reason that SA went to the camp was to lobby for Fornaris.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2012-13 (Part III)

Good news! Just got a message back saying Carlos has made the July camp.

Thanks, great to hear.

[herbst20]

Thanks Scott. 5 cuts in July then 2 more in the pre-season, correct?

Yes that is correct

[turk181]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2012-13 (Part III)

Good news! Just got a message back saying Carlos has made the July camp.

Thanks Scott. 5 cuts in July then 2 more in the pre-season, correct?