RPI Recruit Thread 2015-16 Part II

[RegalFan]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2015-16 Part II

looking at your recruit thread if all the dmen were to come in you'd have 10 on the roster with this add on. Could it be that Cho and Reilly are 2017?

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2015-16 Part II

looking at your recruit thread if all the dmen were to come in you'd have 10 on the roster with this add on. Could it be that Cho and Reilly are 2017?

Cho could certainly be for 2016. Chris Heisenberg has always listed him that way. OTOH, Reilly has been listed by everyone (Heisenberg, Elite Prospects, College Hockey Inc and their twitter feed [see below]) always as a 2016 recruit, although it certainly is possible that he could also be delayed.

If both are delayed it just moves a logjam to 2017 with only Reno graduating a year from now. However Babichuk could end up in 2017 and maybe Praps said "one more year".

Will Reilly (Nanaimo Clippers) has committed to RPI for 2016-2017 @97WillReilly @ClippersHockey @RPI_Hockey @bchllive

— Hockey Commitments (@hockeycommits) April 21, 2016

Edit" Reilly's own tweet did not mention a year.

[turk181]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2015-16 Part II

I’m not as high on Cho as I was 2 years ago but I say either bring him in now or cut-bait (maybe they even have). As for Reilly, BIG mistake IMO if they push him back another year. This kid could be a top 6 by Nov. We may not know what’s going on behind that curtain but SA certainly does. We’ll just have to wait to maybe the golf outing to know.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2015-16 Part II

I’m not as high on Cho as I was 2 years ago but I say either bring him in now or cut-bait (maybe they even have). As for Reilly, BIG mistake IMO if they push him back another year. This kid could be a top 6 by Nov. We may not know what’s going on behind that curtain but SA certainly does. We’ll just have to wait to maybe the golf outing to know.

We could have cut Cho, but I just don't think so. Heisenberg could have been correct all along. I agree that he should come now and I certainly am as high as you are. I too am very high on Reilly and hope he comes this fall. We could go with 9 (not 10 as WaP pointed out), and Bell could be history.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2015-16 Part II

By the way, Austin Cho's twitter page https://twitter.com/auzzycho originally had '16 on the top. Now it only states that he is an RPI commit.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2015-16 Part II

As has been written, there are 10 defensemen who may play for RPI next season. Usually, RPI has only eight defensemen on the roster. Nine is possible, but ten is very unlikely.

Here are my views on each of the ten, in order by class.

Class of ’17
Parker Reno is the only senior. He had a breakout season last year before being injured. I would be very surprised if he does not return.

Class of ’18
Bradley Bell appeared to be in SA’s dog house last year. He only played in three games. He could be leaving. It also was mentioned that he may be moved to forward.
Unless he turns pro, which seems unlikely this year, Michael Prapavessis will be back.
I expect Jarred Wilson also to be back. He played in all but two games last year.

Class of ’19
Tommy Grant was a late addition last summer but played an increasing role as the year progressed. He should continue to develop.
Meirs Moore was a regular as a freshman last year. I expect him to be back. He also could be moved up front, but probably won’t be.

Class of ’20
Austin Cho was expected to be the top defenseman in this class, but he was unable to get a regular spot on two teams in the BCHL last season. He eventually ended by in Georgetown (OJHL) where he fit in better. It would not be surprising if he deferred admission until 2017. That is where Chris Heisenberg has him pegged all along.
Charlie Manley was expected to be playing at RPI already. Although, as a ’96 he could be deferred again, that seems unlikely. If he doesn’t show up this year, he probably won’t show up at all. I expect him to be on the roster.
All listings which I have seen show Will Reilly as a member of this class. Although he could be deferred, he appears ready to play in the NCAA, and I expect him to be in Troy in the fall.
T. J. Samec is probably the most likely of the ten to be in Troy in the fall. He has used up his junior eligibility, and since he just committed a few days ago, one wouldn’t expect him to decommit. The only possible exception is if he runs into an NCAA problem as Brady Wiffen did a year ago, but I would think that the coaching staff is paying attention to that now.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2015-16 Part II

Fell off the front page

 # Name                Ps Team (League)                      Gm- G- A-  P- PM Next Gm
 6 Cory Babichuk       LD Sherwood Park Crusaders (AJHL)      2- 0- 1-  1- 16 sent down
 9                        CAC Gregg Distributors (AMHL)      30- 1-20- 21- 24 
                          playoffs                            3- 0- 1-  1-  2 
                          total                              35- 1-22- 23- 42
21 Jon Bendorf         LW Team Comcast 18U (AYHL)            22-10-16- 26-  6
                          non-league                          X- X- X-  X-  X
                          AYHL playoffs                       1- 0- 0-  0-  0
                          AAHA playdowns                      X- X- X-  X-  X 
21                        The Hun School (MAHL)               X-20-26- 46-  X
                          Total                               X-30-42- 72-  X
27 Todd Burgess         C Fairbanks Ice Dog (NAHL)           60-38-57- 95- 42
                          playoffs                           12- 5- 9- 14-  6
                          Total                              72-43-66-109- 48      
 6 Austin Cho          LD Vernon Vipers (BCHL)               17- 0- 1-  1- 15 traded
16                        Langley Rivermen                    7- 0- 1-  1-  2 traded
20                        Georgetown Raiders                 26- 2-17- 19- 18
                          playoffs                           22- 0- 8-  8- 18
                          Total                              72- 2-27- 29- 51
20 Jacob Hayhurst       C Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)    52- 8-17- 25- 34
                          playoffs                            5- 1- 3-  4-  4
                          Total                              57- 9-20- 29- 38
 5 Charles Manley      LD Estevan Bruins (SJHL)              53- 2-18- 20- 25
                          playoffs                            6- 0- 4-  4-  2
                          Western Canada Cup                  2- 0- 0-  0-  0
                          Total                              61- 2-22- 24- 27
 4 Jacob Modry         LD Los Angeles Jr Kings U16AAA (T1El.)30- 2-10- 12- 14
                          playoffs                            4- 0- 0-  0-  2
                          Pacific District Tournament         X- X- X-  X-  X missing games 
                          National Tier-I 16U Tournament      3- 1- 1-  2-  2 
                          Los Angeles Jr Kings (CAHA)        13- 2- 3-  5-  2
                          adjustment for double counting     -4  0 -2  -2  -2 
                          Total                              46- 5-12- 17- 18
19 Emil Ohrvall        LW Shattuck St. Marys Prep (Elite Lea)15-12-10- 22-  2
                          non-league                         25-16-21- 37-  6
                          National Tier-I 18U Tournament      4- 2- 4-  6-  2 
                          Total                              46-30-35- 65-  8
35 Chase Perry          G Wenatchee Wild (BCHL)          43-23-16-2-2.62-.892
                          playoffs                        9- 4- 5-0-2.74-.906
                          Total                          52-27-21-2-2.64-.895
27 Patrick Polino      RW Lincoln Stars (USHL)               39-13-16- 29- 45
 6 Will Reilly         RD Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)            52- 9-23- 32- 75
                          playoffs                           14- 2- 1-  3- 32
                          Total                              66-11-24- 35-107
  2 T J Samec          LD Brookings Blizzard (NAHL)          60-10-15- 25- 57
                          playoffs                            4- 0- 0-  0-  4
                          total                              64-10-15- 25- 61

Women
 2 Kendra Farole       LD Anaheim Lady Ducks 19U              X- X- X-  X-  X
 x Jennifer Gregg       G Troy Albany Ice Cats 19U        X- X- X-X-X.XX-.XXX
28 Meg Hayes            F NAHA Major Junior White            68- 5-19- 24- 14
16 Kirsten Iwanski      D Northern Cyclones                  59- 8-21- 29-  X
99 Samantha Nolan      LW Middlesex Islanders U19 (ONTC)      X- X- X-  X-  X  
15                        St. Pauls School                   26- 5-17- 22-  X
15 Morgan Ondrick       F Chicago Young Americans U19 (HPHL)  X- X- X-  X-  X
10 Blake Orosz          F Nepean Wildcats (PWHL)             37-15-14- 29- 28 
                          playoffs                            1- 1- 0-  1- 17
                          Total                              38-16-14- 30- 45
 7 Sabrina Repaci       F Toronto Aeros (PWHL)               34- 7-14- 21- 14
                          playoffs                           11- 0- 5-  5- 12
                          Total                              44- 7-19- 26- 26
11 Katerina Seper       D Lakeville North HS (South Sub.)    25- 9-10- 19-  2
                          sectional playoffs                  2- 1- 1-  2-  0
                          Minnesota Ice Cats U19              X- X- X-  X-  X
17 Lauren Severson      F Chicago Mission U16 (HPHL)          X- X- X-  X-  X

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2015-16 Part II

This also fell off the front page.

 # Name                Ps commitm. Team (League)                   Year  DOB      Ht    Wt  Hometown
 9 Cory Babichuk       LD 11/02/14 CAC Gregg Distributors (AMHL)   2017  09/28/98 5'10" 160 Edmonton, AB
21 Jon Bendorf         LW 08/15/15 Team Comcast 18U (AYHL)         2018  02/26/99 6'00" 185 Hamilton, NJ
21                                 The Hun School (MAHL)
27 Todd Burgess *       C 04/14/14 Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)       2016  04/03/96 6'02" 185 Phoenix, AZ
20 Austin Cho          LD 02/24/14 Georgetown Raiders (OJHL)       2017  05/19/97 6'01" 190 Mississauga, ON
20 Jacob Hayhurst #     C 02/13/14 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) 2016  01/20/97 5'08  170 Mississauga, ON
 5 Charles Manley *#   LD 12/19/11 Estevan Bruins (SJHL)           2016  07/16/96 5'11" 185 Orchard Park, NY
 4 Jacob Modry         LD 07/19/15 Los Angeles Jr. Kings U16 AAA   2018  01/23/99 6'03" 168 El Segundo, CA
19 Emil Ohrvall        LW 05/17/15 Shattuck St. Marys Prep         2017  06/10/98 5'10" 151 Vaxjo, Sweden
35 Chase Perry #        G 12/02/15 Wenatchee Wild (BCHL)           2016  02/08/96 6'03" 195 Andover, MN
27 Patrick Polino *#   RW 12/09/15 Lincoln Stars (USHL)            2016  04/11/95 5'08" 172 Buffalo, NY
 6 Will Reilly         RD 04/14/16 Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)         2016  07/23/97 6'02" 195 Toronto, ON
 2 T J Samec           LD 05/15/16 Brookings Blizzard (NAHL)       2016  05/03/95 6'03" 195 St. Paul, MN


Women
 2 Kendra Farole *     LD 03/15/15 Anaheim Lady Ducks 19U          2016  01/29/98 5'08" 130 Huntington Beach, CA
 x Jennifer Gregg       G 01/23/16 Troy Albany Ice Cats 19U        2017  01/21/99 5'04" 130 Vorheesville, NY
28 Meg Hayes *#         F 04/19/15 NAHA Major Junior White         2016  01/04/98 x'xx" xxx White River Jct, VT
16 Kirsten Iwanski *    D 01/08/16 Northern Cyclones (NEWJHL)      2016  04/11/97 5'11" xxx Marquette, MI
99 Samantha Nolan *  C,LW 01/15/16 Middlesex Islanders U19 (ONTC)  2016  05/05/97 6'01" 155 Bridgeton, MO
15                                 St. Pauls School
15 Morgan Ondrick       F 02/08/15 Chicago Young Amer. U19 (HPHL)  2017  10/06/98 5'08" 145 Shorewood, IL
10 Blake Orosz *#       F 09/11/15 Nepean Wildcats (PWHL)          2016  09/04/97 5'02" 130 Chase Mills, NY
 7 Sabrina Repaci *     F 07/20/15 Toronto Aeros (PWHL)            2016  11/07/98 5'05" 145 Toronto, ON
11 Katarina Seper *#    D 12/19/14 Lakeville North HS (South Sub.) 2016  07/22/98 5'08.5155 Lakeville, MN
                                   Minnesota Ice Cats U19
17 Lauren Severson      F 02/21/16 Chicago Mission U16 (HPHL)      2017  08/05/99 5'04" 125 Rockford, IL

* In the RPI directory
# Known to have signed National Letter of Intent
The years the men's recruits are listed as committed for are not necessarily accurate.
The dates on which some of the women are listed as committing on may be considerably after the actual dates.

[turk181]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2015-16 Part II

This player was at the top of the list, for '99s, from SBNation’s coverage of the Chowder Cup games. Maybe some eyes from Troy will be watching when he arrives in Albany? 1999s

Curtis Abbott, PHDG Blue #14, RW, 6'2"/200 - He has a pro frame and made several nice passes from the right wall as he skated the puck up his off wing. He used his size as leverage to control the puck along the walls and down low. North Bay Battalion own his OHL rights. He's headed to Albany Academy.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2015-16 Part II

This player was at the top of the list, for '99s, from SBNation’s coverage of the Chowder Cup games. Maybe some eyes from Troy will be watching when he arrives in Albany? 1999s

Curtis Abbott, PHDG Blue #14, RW, 6'2"/200 - He has a pro frame and made several nice passes from the right wall as he skated the puck up his off wing. He used his size as leverage to control the puck along the walls and down low. North Bay Battalion own his OHL rights. He's headed to Albany Academy.

I would hope so.

Here is the link for the record. http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/coll...layer-rankings

BTW, the he was on top of the list only because his name was Abbott. Had it have been Zyzlowski, he would have been on the bottom.

[hab]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2015-16 Part II

Little discussion of Babichuk on this thread, and maybe for good reason. One goal in 35 games last winter and that was in Alberta Midget, not Junior A, suggests that he is not ready to add any offence at the NCAA level. I had great plans to watch one or two of his games this year but never made it. Wondering if others have seen something to suggest that he could be a real contributor in 2017? Is he going to play Junior A (Sherwood Park) this winter?

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2015-16 Part II

Little discussion of Babichuk on this thread, and maybe for good reason. One goal in 35 games last winter and that was in Alberta Midget, not Junior A, suggests that he is not ready to add any offence at the NCAA level. I had great plans to watch one or two of his games this year but never made it. Wondering if others have seen something to suggest that he could be a real contributor in 2017? Is he going to play Junior A (Sherwood Park) this winter?

Chris Heisenberg thinks that he will be in Sherwood Park on his new 2017 list although it probably is just a guess. He should be able to make the team this time.

My feeling is that he will be delayed until 2018.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2015-16 Part II

From the RPI directory:

Name: Timothy Alan Samec
Preferred name: TJ
Class: First-Year Student
Curriculum: Business and Management

That was fast. Perhaps it was in the works for longer than we knew.
Still missing: Hayhurst, Cho, Perry, Reilly.
I can't believe that either Hayhurst or Reilly isn't coming this fall, especially Perry. Hopefully neither is having troubles with admissions. OTOH, either Cho and/or Reilly could be delayed as has been discussed.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2015-16 Part II

The Select 17 camp starts on Friday 6/24 including Jacob Modry as mentioned earlier this month. http://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/2427084

Jon Bendorf may be there too. The Atlantic District Tryout Festival was last weekend http://www.atlantic-district.org/playerdev.php#2015 (the U17 info is near the bottom), but I have not found a list of selectees.


The rosters are coming soon, whatever that means. http://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/sh...-boys-17-2016-


Edit: June is next month.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2015-16 Part II

FWIW, Jon Bendorf is on The Hun School's lacrosse team http://highschoolsports.nj.com/schoo.../boyslacrosse/. However because he plays defense, he is not in the stats except for 4 ground balls. http://highschoolsports.nj.com/schoo...acrosse/stats/