RPI Recruit Thread 2020-21

[sezenack]

Finn Brown is in the RPI directory. Did not see any other recruits

[Ralph Baer]

Finn Brown is in the RPI directory. Did not see any other recruits

It's time for me to start checking regularly again. :-)

Guess what, he is majoring in management. ;-D

Finn Brown
Business and Management

[Ralph Baer]

Weekly post/

All of the known 2021 women's recruits are also in the directory. I posted their entries on the women's thread.

 # Name                 Ps commitm. Team (League)                    Year  DOB      Ht    Wt  Hometown          NZ*s
 7 Kareem Al-Azem       RD 09/24/20 Rockets Hockey Club 16U (USPHL)  2023  01/02/04 6'02" 197 Dunn Loring, VA   3.75 St Vi Sk To
 6                                  Morristown-Beard HS (MCSSIHL)
28 Alexander Babich      C 02/16/19 South Shore Kings (NCDC)         2022  03/13/03 5'10" 173 Chicago, IL       3.25 x
13 Mathieu Bourgault    LW 12/10/20 Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)    2022  03/31/03 6'02" 176 St-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC 3.75 x
24 Jack Brackett *#     LW 03/08/18 Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)      2021  12/31/00 5'10" 175 Manassas, VA      3.50 x
15 Finn Brown *         RW 10/07/19 Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)   2021  06/04/02 6'02" 190 Toronto, ON       4.00 St Sk To GS
10 Danny Ciccarello     RW 10/31/20 Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)    2021  03/23/01 6'00" 201 Kirkland, QC      3.75 Sp SH Vi Sk
51 Zach Dubinsky *#      C 02/15/18 Omaha Lancers (USHL)             2019  03/14/00 5'08" 180 Deerfield, IL     4.00 x
xx Eric Fawkes           C 10/17/18                                  2021  03/13/01 6'03" 195 Winnipeg, MB      3.50 x
44 Tyler Hotson         LW 12/11/20 Islanders Hockey Club (NCDC)     2022  03/17/03 6'00" 170 Stratford, ON     3.75 x                  
18 Max Itagaki          RW 09/23/18 Janesville Jets (NAHL)           2021  06/18/02 5'05" 150 Glenview, IL      3.50 Sp SH Aw Sk
15 Reid Leibold #        C 09/08/17 Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)      2021  10/23/01 5'10" 165 Ashburn VA        3.50 Sp SH
18 Ottoville Leppänen   LW 05/11/18 S-Keikko (Suomi-sarja)           2018  06/08/98 5'10" 185 Espoo, Finland    x.xx x
 6 Hunter McDonald #    LD 11/27/18 Omaha Lancers (USHL)             2021  05/11/02 6'03" 195 Fairport, NY      3.75 x
25 Sutter Muzzatti       C 10/30/20 Austin Bruins (NAHL)             2022  06/28/03 6'04" 203 Okemos, MI        3.50 St To
49 Payton Robinson      RD 10/21/19 Collingwood Blues (OJHL)         2022  04/30/03 6'03" 195 Mississauga, ON   3.50 x
20 Henri Schreifels *#  LW 01/19/20 Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)        2021  07/02/00 6'01" 195 Agoura Hills, CA  3.75 x
 4 Max Smolinski        RD 12/22/20 Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)       2022  04/02/03 5'10" 175 Bloomfield Hills, MI 3.75 x
30 Jack Watson           G 12/24/19 Coquitlam Express (BCHL)         2021  03/14/00 6'03" 195 Toronto, ON       3.50 x

Women
13 Nina Christof         F 05/30/19 Selects Academy 16U              2022  08/18/03 5'04" 141 Hammelburg, Ger.  2.75
 8 Mika Jahnke *         F 03/09/20 Dallas Stars Elite 19U           2021  07/16/03 5'02" 130 xxxx, TX          3.75 same
19 Aliya Jomha *         F 02/07/19 Edge School (CSSHL)              2021  09/27/02 5'06" 155 Edmonton, AB      3.25 same
 6 Sophia Jones          D 05/02/19 Connecticut Polar Bears 19U      2022  09/23/03 5'03" 135 Westfield, MA     3.75 added
 6                                  Williston Northampton  School
31 Ashlyn Lewis *#       G 03/11/20 NAHA White                       2021  01/21/03 5'09" 135 Breckenridge, CO  3.75 same
13 Audrey McCutcheon *#  F 03/04/19 Stanstead College                2021  02/22/03 5'04" 135 St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC 3.50 same
 2 Michelle Nutescu *   LD 12/07/18 Shattuck-St. Mary's Prep         2021  11/19/02 5'07" 150 Northfield, IL    3.50 same

* 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.
I am assuming that Neutral Zone regards their Star ratings as public because they often tweet them with committals.

STRENGTHS according to Neutral Zone (NZ doesn't include them for women and goalies):
Aw=Awareness/IQ, Ch= Character/Leadership, GS=Goal Scoring Ability, Sk=Skating, Sp=Speed, SH=Stick Handling Skill,
St-Strength, To=Toughness, Vi=Vision/Passing

[Ralph Baer]

On Monday, the Austin Bruins defeated the St. Cloud Norsemen 4-2. Sutter Muzzatti did not dress. http://nahl.com/game-center/#/game-summary/31120

Muzzatti's NAHL line is now 18-2-2-4-8.
His total is 19-3-2-5-8.

[Ralph Baer]

 # Name                 Ps Team (League)                       Gm- G- A-  P- PM Next Gm
 7 Kareem Al-Azem       RD Rockets Hockey Club 16U                  no stats    season over
 6                         Morristown-Beard HS (MCSSIHL)       11- 2- 2-  4-  x season over
28 Alexander Babich      C South Shore Kings (NCDC)            37- 5- 7- 12- 19
                           playoffs                             3- 0- 1-  1-  0
                           total                               40- 5- 8- 13- 19 season over
13 Mathieu Bourgault    LW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
24 Jack Brackett        LW Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)         12- 5- 0-  5- 10 03/26/21
15 Finn Brown           RW Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)       0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
10 Danny Ciccarello     RW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
51 Zach Dubinsky         C Omaha Lancers (USHL)                23-11-15- 26- 37 03/26/21
 8 Eric Fawkes           C Northeast Generals (NAHL)           10- 1- 2-  3- 31 not on team
44 Tyler Hotson         LW Islanders Hockey Club (NCDC)        10- 2- 8- 10-  6
                           playoffs                             5- 0- 0-  0-  2
                           total                               15- 2- 8- 10-  8 season over
18 Max Itagaki          RW Janesville Jets (NAHL)              22- 5-10- 15-  6 04/08/21
15 Reid Leibold          C Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)         26- 6- 9- 15- 14 03/26/21
18 Ottoville Leppänen   LW S-Keikko (Suomi-sarja)               8- 8- 7- 15-  0 season over
 6 Hunter McDonald      LD Omaha Lancers (USHL)                27- 0- 1-  1- 65 03/26/21
25 Sutter Muzzatti       C Austin Bruins (NAHL)                19- 2- 2-  4-  8 03/26/21
55                         USNTDP 18U (USHL and other)          1- 1- 0-  1-  0
                           total                               19- 3- 2-  5-  8
49 Payton Robinson      RD Collingwood Blues (OJHL)             0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
20 Henri Schreifels      C Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)            0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
28 Max Smolinski        RD Tri-City Storm (USHL)                2- 0- 0-  0-  0
 4                         Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)          15- 1- 9- 10-  0 03/26/21
                           total                               17- 1- 9- 10-  0
30 Jack Watson           G Coquitlam Express (BCHL)            0- 0-0-x.xx-.xxx TBD

[Ralph Baer]

https://www.apexlearning.com/blog/st...-xander-babich

Student Spotlight: Xander Babich
March 18, 2021

Alexander “Xander” Babich was three years old when he caught sight of the ice rink adjacent to the pool where he was taking swimming lessons.

“He immediately said, ‘I want to do that,’” said Stacy Babich, Xander’s mom. “And here we are, 15 years later, and he’s staying with another family in another state so he can play hockey. It went by really fast,” she says with a laugh.

Unlike a lot of junior hockey players, Xander didn’t come from a hockey family. “We’re more of a football family,” said Xander, who grew up in Northern Chicago where the Babich family lives. But their enthusiastic support of Xander’s journey as a student athlete on the ice is very apparent.

This past summer, Xander was invited to play center with the South Shore Kings, a National Collegiate Development Team (NCDC) in Wrenthan, Massachusetts. He would be the youngest player on the team (and the only one still in high school), and the invitation provided him with an incredible opportunity to advance his hockey career within the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL).

The sticking point was that Xander, who was a high school senior, needed the flexibility to attend school remotely so he could head to Massachusetts before he graduated.

“Although he needed only one class, the school couldn’t adjust his schedule at all,” said Stacy. “Before the pandemic, the only accommodation we received was a lunch period at the end of the day that allowed Xander to leave school a little early for practices in Downtown Chicago. Then, with the pandemic, the school was working so hard to support all of the students, and they just couldn’t make the accommodation we needed to get Xander to the east coast.”

Fortunately, Stacy was encouraged by a friend who is also a hockey parent and a Chicago Public School (CPS) teacher, to contact Apex Learning Virtual School (ALVS) in time to switch from in-person school to virtual school.

“Apex already had a partnership with CPS, and they were so understanding and accommodating,” said Stacy. “ALVS even made sure Xander had all the NCAA-approved credits he needed.”

Xander needed only English 12 to graduate, but as Stacy and Xander worked with the ALVS team to get him enrolled in virtual school, they discovered that the university he will attend also wanted him to have a Pre-calculus credit.

“Another thing I really like about ALVS is the Honors courses they provide,” said Stacy. “He was able to continue that Honors path even though he wasn’t in a regular school setting. We were able to get the Precalculus Honors course on his schedule in addition to the English Honors course. It’s one less thing he has to worry about.”

Xander has a lot to celebrate these days. He just graduated from ALVS and celebrated his 18th birthday. He will be attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the first technological research university in the U.S., to earn his degree while playing Division I hockey.

While many high school sports were sidelined or dramatically delayed in 2020, junior hockey organizations managed to get an entire season in, and Xander’s team is preparing for playoffs. He’s also looking forward to getting back to Chicago for the summer.

“It’s cool that we play at Foxboro Stadium. It’s a lot more open here in Massachusetts, with more trees, but I do miss the city life,” says Xander, who keeps up with his friends in Chicago via FaceTime.

What is Xander’s advice for other virtual school students?

“Get it done so you don’t have to worry about it anymore,” says Xander. “Never settle on doing just one assignment. The work can be done more quickly than when you’re in a traditional school. Sports take up a lot of time, and doing the work consistently reduces stress.”

Stacy says enrolling Xander in virtual school helped solve an immediate problem for her student athlete, but it had other benefits as well.

“I liked the program because it gave Alexander a lot of independence,” she says. “It helped him grow as a person and be accountable with his work. Our children need to have opportunities to reach a little bit. And even though he was working on his own, I still had my eye on it using the parent portal. Someone always got back to me if I had a question, and it was a great experience all the way around.”

[Ralph Baer]

The BCHL schedule begins on 4/2/21. :-) https://bchl.ca/stats/schedule/all-t...=1&gametype=-1

Next games have been added.

 # Name                 Ps Team (League)                       Gm- G- A-  P- PM Next Gm
 7 Kareem Al-Azem       RD Rockets Hockey Club 16U                  no stats    season over
 6                         Morristown-Beard HS (MCSSIHL)       11- 2- 2-  4-  x season over
28 Alexander Babich      C South Shore Kings (NCDC)            37- 5- 7- 12- 19
                           playoffs                             3- 0- 1-  1-  0
                           total                               40- 5- 8- 13- 19 season over
13 Mathieu Bourgault    LW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 04/02/21
24 Jack Brackett        LW Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)         12- 5- 0-  5- 10 03/26/21
15 Finn Brown           RW Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)       0- 0- 0-  0-  0 04/02/21
10 Danny Ciccarello     RW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 04/02/21
51 Zach Dubinsky         C Omaha Lancers (USHL)                23-11-15- 26- 37 03/26/21
 8 Eric Fawkes           C Northeast Generals (NAHL)           10- 1- 2-  3- 31 not on team
44 Tyler Hotson         LW Islanders Hockey Club (NCDC)        10- 2- 8- 10-  6
                           playoffs                             5- 0- 0-  0-  2
                           total                               15- 2- 8- 10-  8 season over
18 Max Itagaki          RW Janesville Jets (NAHL)              22- 5-10- 15-  6 04/08/21
15 Reid Leibold          C Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)         26- 6- 9- 15- 14 03/26/21
18 Ottoville Leppänen   LW S-Keikko (Suomi-sarja)               8- 8- 7- 15-  0 season over
 6 Hunter McDonald      LD Omaha Lancers (USHL)                27- 0- 1-  1- 65 03/26/21
25 Sutter Muzzatti       C Austin Bruins (NAHL)                19- 2- 2-  4-  8 03/26/21
55                         USNTDP 18U (USHL and other)          1- 1- 0-  1-  0
                           total                               19- 3- 2-  5-  8
49 Payton Robinson      RD Collingwood Blues (OJHL)             0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
20 Henri Schreifels      C Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)            0- 0- 0-  0-  0 04/02/21
28 Max Smolinski        RD Tri-City Storm (USHL)                2- 0- 0-  0-  0
 4                         Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)          15- 1- 9- 10-  0 03/26/21
                           total                               17- 1- 9- 10-  0
30 Jack Watson           G Coquitlam Express (BCHL)            0- 0-0-x.xx-.xxx 04/02/21

[Ralph Baer]

Jack Watson is no longer on Coquitlam's roster. https://bchl.ca/stats/roster/9/45/1?league=1 He is not on any other BCHL roster either. For that matter, Cornell goalie recruit Joe Howe is no longer on that roster either but he is in the AJHL.

[FLHockeyMom]

Jack Watson is no longer on Coquitlam's roster. He is not on any other BCHL roster either. For that matter, Cornell goalie recruit Joe Howe is no longer on that roster either but he is in the AJHL.

That's strange since Watson was featured as Coquitlam's "man between the pipes" on Twitter as late as March 8th:

https://twitter.com/BCHLExpress/stat...35150018093062

Apparently goalie Howe was "loaned" to the AJHL's Grand Prairie Storm.

[Ralph Baer]

That's strange since Watson was featured as Coquitlam's "man between the pipes" on Twitter as late as March 8th:

https://twitter.com/BCHLExpress/stat...35150018093062

I will check their first couple of games as conceivably they are playing with their roster.

Edit: It could have to do with the fact that their head coach stepped down, and now they have an interim coach Adam Nugent-Hopkins.

[FLHockeyMom]

I will check their first couple of games as conceivably they are playing with their roster.

Edit: It could have to do with the fact that their head coach stepped down, and now they have an interim coach Adam Nugent-Hopkins.

Right, that thought (new coach making his own mark) occurred to me as well. It appears that they also changed up the leadership group (original Captain is no longer on roster either, perhaps left for NCAA), so anything's possible.

[Ralph Baer]

Friday’s game(s)

Brackett & Leibold http://nahl.com/game-center/#/game-summary/29675
Dubinsky & McDonald https://www.ushl.com/view/#/game-summary/9545
Muzzatti http://nahl.com/game-center/#/game-summary/30871
Smolinski http://nahl.com/game-center/#/game-summary/29565

I will post the summary(ies) whenever. : eek :

[Ralph Baer]

Friday’s game(s)

Brackett & Leibold http://nahl.com/game-center/#/game-summary/29675
Dubinsky & McDonald https://www.ushl.com/view/#/game-summary/9545
Muzzatti http://nahl.com/game-center/#/game-summary/30871
Smolinski http://nahl.com/game-center/#/game-summary/29565

I will post the summary(ies) whenever. : eek :

Omaha's (Dubinsky & McDonald) game has been called off (postponed). https://twitter.com/OmahaLancers/sta...15244273881091 The problem appears to be with Tri-City.

[Ralph Baer]

On Friday, the Maryland Black Bears defeated the Northeast Generals 4-3 in overtime. Jack Brackett is still out injured. Reid Leibold had roughing and high sticking penalties. http://nahl.com/game-center/#/game-summary/29675

Brackett's line is now 12-5-0-5-10.
Leibold's line is now 27-6-8-14-18.
RL lost an earlier assist.

[Ralph Baer]

On Friday, the Johnstown Tomahawks defeated the New Jersey Titans 8-1. Max Smolinski had an assist. http://nahl.com/game-center/#/game-summary/29565

Smolinski's Johnstown line is now 15-1-10-11-0.
His total is 17-1-10-11-0.