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

[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]

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.

[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.

[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]

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

Interesting. BTW, this is the first time that I recall that uniform numbers were mentioned on the recruit announcement, thus none of us will have a chance to guess poorly. :-D

I also forwarded the list to Chris Heisenberg and told him to add Finn Brown back in, which he did. In addition, I mentioned what you wrote about Eric Fawkes, but told him that we have no proof he isn't coming. So he remains for now. I will eventually write him about several teams he has wrong, but at this point there are many players who may move before next season.

[sezenack]

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

[Ralph Baer]

The earliest since 2015

Recruit announcements:
06/03/21
08/18/20
07/17/19
06/27/18
06/26/17
07/14/16
05/19/15
06/12/14
07/15/13
07/19/12
07/25/11
05/24/10
05/06/09
06/17/08
04/25/07
05/15/06
06/13/05
11/17/04 a bit late
2003 missing
07/18/02

[Ralph Baer]

https://rpiathletics.com/news/2021/6...r-2021-22.aspx

Leibold is the other freshman???? Don't get me wrong, I like his skill set, but he is NOT ready. Hope he doesn't mind being parked on the bench for a year or two. I am baffled why he didn't take another year in juniors.

As it says, that's the Leibold who played for Merrimack. ;-D

[sezenack]

https://rpiathletics.com/news/2021/6...r-2021-22.aspx

Leibold is the other freshman???? Don't get me wrong, I like his skill set, but he is NOT ready. Hope he doesn't mind being parked on the bench for a year or two. I am baffled why he didn't take another year in juniors.

[Ralph Baer]

Today is 3 June 2021. There are 121 days until RPI's next game.


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

[sezenack]

Anyone going to the golf outing on Monday?

[Ralph Baer]

Today is 2 June 2021. There are 122 days (4 months) until RPI's next game.


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

[Ralph Baer]

Today is 1 June 2021. There are 123 days until RPI's next game.


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

[Ralph Baer]

Unless the CHL educational program has improved tremendously I just shake my head in wonder at decisions like this. Sudbury used a high pick to take him so they were obviously hopeful about signing him, but he proceeded as if he cared about education. Being ranked #222 among North American skaters makes him somewhere above 350 overwall in a draft of just over 200. He could develop into a solid NHL player, but, based on his current standing, it's more likely that he'll do his time in major junior, go undrafted and sign a free agent contract in the ECHL. Most guys put in the 3-5 years there, perhaps toss in an international year or two and then find themselves in their late 20s with no job and no degree. At least with the college route they can play a few years to assess the likelihood of a strong professional career before deciding whether to complete a degree. I hope our decision not to play this season didn't push him into making this decision. Then again, Sudbury didn't play either.

and neither did his OJHL team.

[rpi82]

He signed with Sudbury in the OHL recently.

Unless the CHL educational program has improved tremendously I just shake my head in wonder at decisions like this. Sudbury used a high pick to take him so they were obviously hopeful about signing him, but he proceeded as if he cared about education. Being ranked #222 among North American skaters makes him somewhere above 350 overwall in a draft of just over 200. He could develop into a solid NHL player, but, based on his current standing, it's more likely that he'll do his time in major junior, go undrafted and sign a free agent contract in the ECHL. Most guys put in the 3-5 years there, perhaps toss in an international year or two and then find themselves in their late 20s with no job and no degree. At least with the college route they can play a few years to assess the likelihood of a strong professional career before deciding whether to complete a degree. I hope our decision not to play this season didn't push him into making this decision. Then again, Sudbury didn't play either.