RPI Recruit Thread 2021-22

[sezenack]

A lot to catch up on after ignoring RPI hockey for more than a year. Ralph, can I put you on the spot and ask you to identify the top three prospects from the current list of recruits? I know that you follow this more closely than anyone else.

I may not be Ralph, but I would rank them as Brown, McDonald, Hotson. However, I like almost all of our recruits

[Ralph Baer]

Tuesday’s game(s)

Bourgault & Ciccarello https://bchl.ca/stats/game-center/10932 preseason
Itagaki https://bchl.ca/stats/game-center/10931 preseason

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

[Ralph Baer]

Tyler Hotson may have just played last weekend for Muskegon as an affiliate. He may now be back at SAC. We'll see if he plays for SAC on Thursday.

[rpi82]

A lot to catch up on after ignoring RPI hockey for more than a year. Ralph, can I put you on the spot and ask you to identify the top three prospects from the current list of recruits? I know that you follow this more closely than anyone else.

It will be fascinating to see how many recruits we bring in for next season. By my calculation we only have 3 guys that will exhaust their eligibility (Marshall, Baxter and Sellar). In addition, we have 7 guys that will finish their 4th year of college but will retain eligibility. That includes Addamo, who is listed as a graduate student after playing 3 years at RMU, of which the last doesn't count against his 4 seasons of play. I presume we are still looking for a goalie but we have a lot of candidates for the 2-9 skating slots. Fortunately only Ciccarello and Fawkes (probably not coming here but still on our list for now) are exhausting their junior eligibility. However, I expect that many of our best recruits weren't planning on being 21 year old freshmen so there may be limited flexibility. Then again, there have to be similar issues on many other rosters so alternatives may be limited too. Players and coaches may have to make some tough decisions over the next few years until the Covid backlog has worked its way out of the system.

[Ralph Baer]

On Tuesday, the Nanaimo Clippers lost to the Cowichan Valley Capitals 4-2 in a preseason game. Max Itagaki had no points or penalties. https://bchl.ca/stats/game-center/10931

Itagaki's preseason line is now 3-0-1-1-0.

[Ralph Baer]

On Tuesday, the Salmon Arm Silverbacks defeated the Vernon Vipers 4-3 in overtime in a preseason game. Mathieu Bourgault had a too many men on the ice penalty. (He gets 2 minutes the 2 minutes.) Danny Ciccarello did not dress. https://bchl.ca/stats/game-center/10932

Bourgault's preseason line is now 2-2-1-3-2.
Ciccarello's preseason line is now 2-0-1-1-2.

[Ralph Baer]

 # Name                 Ps Team (League)                       Gm- G- A-  P- PM Next Gm
xx Kareem Al-Azem       RD Kimball Union Academy                0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
11 Alexander Babich      C Anchorage Wolverines (NAHL)          6- 3- 1-  4-  4 09/30/21
13 Mathieu Bourgault    LW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 10/01/21 preseason
16 Finn Brown           RW Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)       0- 0- 0-  0-  0 10/01/21 preseason
10 Danny Ciccarello     RW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 10/01/21 preseason
10 Eric Fawkes           C Winnipeg Blues (MJHL)                4- 6- 4- 10-  2 10/01/21
17 Tyler Hotson         LW Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)          2- 1- 0-  1-  2 10/02/21
18                         St. Andrew's College (CISAA)         2- 0- 3-  3-  6
                           total                                4- 1- 3-  4-  8
19 Max Itagaki          RW Nanaimo Clipper (BCHL)               0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/29/21 preseason
 6 Hunter McDonald      LD Omaha Lancers (USHL)                 2- 1- 0-  1-  0 10/01/21
25 Sutter Muzzatti       C Austin Bruins (NAHL)                 6- 0- 7-  7-  2 10/01/21
 8 Max Smolinski        RD Fargo Force (USHL)                   2- 0- 0-  0-  2 10/09/21
18 Hunter Wallace        C Brooks Bandits (AJHL)                4- 1- 4-  5-  6 10/01/21

[Ralph Baer]

Wednesday’s game(s)

Itagaki https://bchl.ca/stats/game-center/10937

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

[Ralph Baer]

Tyler Hotson may have just played last weekend for Muskegon as an affiliate. He may now be back at SAC. We'll see if he plays for SAC on Thursday.

He has been added to Muskegon's protected list, so this is probably a false alarm.
https://portal.usahockey.com/tool/pu...ors/ushl#team9

[Ralph Baer]

On Wednesday, the Nanaimo Clippers defeated the Cowichan Valley Capitals 3-1 in a preseason game. Max Itagaki had an assist. https://bchl.ca/stats/game-center/10937

Itagaki's preseason line is now 4-0-2-2-0.

[Ralph Baer]

 # Name                 Ps Team (League)                       Gm- G- A-  P- PM Next Gm
xx Kareem Al-Azem       RD Kimball Union Academy                0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
11 Alexander Babich      C Anchorage Wolverines (NAHL)          6- 3- 1-  4-  4 09/30/21
13 Mathieu Bourgault    LW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 10/01/21 preseason
16 Finn Brown           RW Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)       0- 0- 0-  0-  0 10/01/21 preseason
10 Danny Ciccarello     RW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 10/01/21 preseason
10 Eric Fawkes           C Winnipeg Blues (MJHL)                4- 6- 4- 10-  2 10/01/21
18 Tyler Hotson         LW St. Andrew's College (CISAA)         2- 0- 3-  3-  6 left team
17                         Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)          2- 1- 0-  1-  2 10/02/21
                           total                                4- 1- 3-  4-  8
19 Max Itagaki          RW Nanaimo Clipper (BCHL)               0- 0- 0-  0-  0 10/01/21 preseason
 6 Hunter McDonald      LD Omaha Lancers (USHL)                 2- 1- 0-  1-  0 10/01/21
25 Sutter Muzzatti       C Austin Bruins (NAHL)                 6- 0- 7-  7-  2 10/01/21
 8 Max Smolinski        RD Fargo Force (USHL)                   2- 0- 0-  0-  2 10/09/21
18 Hunter Wallace        C Brooks Bandits (AJHL)                4- 1- 4-  5-  6 10/01/21

[Ralph Baer]

Thursday’s game(s)

Babich http://nahl.com/game-center/#/game-summary/32115
Hotson (SAC) https://www.theeojhl.ca/stats/game-center/7984

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

I suspect that Hotson has not returned to SAC, but I want to check if he plays in this game.

[Ralph Baer]

Hotson (SAC) https://www.theeojhl.ca/stats/game-center/7984

I suspect that Hotson has not returned to SAC, but I want to check if he plays in this game.

SAC won 8-2. Hotson did not play.

[Ralph Baer]

On Thursday, the Anchorage Wolverines lost to the Chippewa Steel 4-3. Alexander Babich had no points or penalties. http://nahl.com/game-center/#/game-summary/32115

Babich's line is now 7-3-1-4-4.

[Ralph Baer]

 # Name                 Ps Team (League)                       Gm- G- A-  P- PM Next Gm
xx Kareem Al-Azem       RD Kimball Union Academy                0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
11 Alexander Babich      C Anchorage Wolverines (NAHL)          7- 3- 1-  4-  4 10/01/21
13 Mathieu Bourgault    LW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 10/01/21 preseason
16 Finn Brown           RW Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)       0- 0- 0-  0-  0 10/01/21 preseason
10 Danny Ciccarello     RW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 10/01/21 preseason
10 Eric Fawkes           C Winnipeg Blues (MJHL)                4- 6- 4- 10-  2 10/01/21
18 Tyler Hotson         LW St. Andrew's College (CISAA)         2- 0- 3-  3-  6 left team
17                         Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)          2- 1- 0-  1-  2 10/02/21
                           total                                4- 1- 3-  4-  8
19 Max Itagaki          RW Nanaimo Clipper (BCHL)               0- 0- 0-  0-  0 10/01/21 preseason
 6 Hunter McDonald      LD Omaha Lancers (USHL)                 2- 1- 0-  1-  0 10/01/21
25 Sutter Muzzatti       C Austin Bruins (NAHL)                 6- 0- 7-  7-  2 10/01/21
 8 Max Smolinski        RD Fargo Force (USHL)                   2- 0- 0-  0-  2 10/09/21
18 Hunter Wallace        C Brooks Bandits (AJHL)                4- 1- 4-  5-  6 10/01/21