RPI 2020 Off-season Overtime (Part II): The Hunt for Red October

[Waite21]

The list of new players on the RPIathletics website is a bit confusing.

Jakob Lee's last team is listed as the Brooks Bandits, but the informational blurb starts by saying he had one year at Merrimack.

Reid Leibold's last team is listed as Merrimack, but the informational blurb starts by saying he spent two years with the Maryland Black Bears and doesn't say anything about his playing at Merrimack.

[Ralph Baer]

The list of new players on the RPIathletics website is a bit confusing.

Jakob Lee's last team is listed as the Brooks Bandits, but the informational blurb starts by saying he had one year at Merrimack.

Reid Leibold's last team is listed as Merrimack, but the informational blurb starts by saying he spent two years with the Maryland Black Bears and doesn't say anything about his playing at Merrimack.

The blurbs are correct. That last teams are messed up.

[Ralph Baer]

Today is 4 June 2021. There are 120 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 2 October 2021 for the start of next season.

[Wicked Slappaahs]

Anthony Baxter still isn't in the RPI directory, which is strange. I figured they could not do anything until he was admitted

His UG degree is in Finance/Accounting so I can't imagine that grades are an issue...

[Ralph Baer]

His UG degree is in Finance/Accounting so I can't imagine that grades are an issue...

I assume you mean that he can fake anything. :-D

[sezenack]

Some way too early line predictions because I'm bored.

Sellar - Dubinsky - Lacka
Leppanen - Linden - Gagnon
Schreifels - Beaton - Walsh
Brackett - Herrman - Lee
Scratched: Nykanen, McIsaac, Mahshie, Bowman, Leibold

Kjellberg - Hallbauer
Baxter - Sertti
Johnson - Klee
Agnew
Scratched: Helsen, Davies

Marshall
Watson
Miller

[Ralph Baer]

Some way too early line predictions because I'm bored.

Sellar - Dubinsky - Lacka
Leppanen - Linden - Gagnon
Schreifels - Beaton - Walsh
Brackett - Herrman - Lee
Scratched: Nykanen, McIsaac, Mahshie, Bowman, Leibold

Kjellberg - Hallbauer
Baxter - Sertti
Johnson - Klee
Agnew
Scratched: Helsen, Davies

Marshall
Watson
Miller

I am not convinced that all of the transfers will play regularly.

[sezenack]

I am not convinced that all of the transfers will play regularly.

Baxter and Walsh definitely will. I have Agnew and Lee at the bottom of the lineup, so I agree with you

[Ralph Baer]

Today is 5 June 2021. There are 119 days (17 weeks) until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 2 October 2021 for the start of next season.

[engineerhockeyfan]

Its great to finally get some real hockey news on this board.
A lot of question marks going into the season, but I believe that will be the same for most of the teams this year.
Defense looks pretty good going in. Marshall is ok, but I don't know anything about the other goalies.
The forwards are going to need a lot of help.
I wish I felt better about this team chances, but at best, I see the middle of the pack.
Hopefully coach Smith can do for this team what he did for the last RPI team.
Lets go Red!!!

[DrDemento]

Its great to finally get some real hockey news on this board.
A lot of question marks going into the season, but I believe that will be the same for most of the teams this year.
Defense looks pretty good going in. Marshall is ok, but I don't know anything about the other goalies.
The forwards are going to need a lot of help.
I wish I felt better about this team chances, but at best, I see the middle of the pack.
Hopefully coach Smith can do for this team what he did for the last RPI team.
Lets go Red!!!

At least middle of the pack for sure. If we get above average goal tending, could be considerably higher and a real threat. There is talent on this team as there was before the shut down. i am one who believes this coach will get the best out of this group.

[Ralph Baer]

Today is 6 June 2021. There are 118 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 2 October 2021 for the start of next season.

[Ralph Baer]

Today is 7 June 2021. There are 117 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 2 October 2021 for the start of next season.

[engineerhockeyfan]

At least middle of the pack for sure. If we get above average goal tending, could be considerably higher and a real threat. There is talent on this team as there was before the shut down. i am one who believes this coach will get the best out of this group.

I am sure that the coach will get the best out of this group. I just don't know the talent level of the incoming players.
I hope that you are right.

[DrDemento]

I am sure that the coach will get the best out of this group. I just don't know the talent level of the incoming players.
I hope that you are right.

i get most from reading what Ralph posts and his links to other sites. But I have been following though not commenting. Being stuck indoors for 18 months gave me little else to do. i am not happy with some of what we lost for sure but I expect we can make up for most of it. My only question is the level of goal tending we see and if the defense is as good as it might be, even that may not be as important as it usually is. Sure you need a goal tender to make that stop every so often but if your defense can be that effective, there are far less of them to make. I can remember the Montreal Canadiens of the 1950's and even 1960's and with their defense I think I could have taken a shot at goalie. Of course so much depends upon the chemistry that can be found and what the opponents are bringing in against us.