RPI Recruit Thread 2021-22

[Ralph Baer]

weekly post

 # Name                 Ps commitm. Team (League)                    Year  DOB      Ht    Wt  Hometown          NZ*s
17 Kareem Al-Azem       RD 09/24/20 Kimball Union Academy            2023  01/02/04 6'02" 197 Dunn Loring, VA   3.75 St Vi Sk To
11 Alexander Babich      C 02/16/19 Anchorage Wolverines (NAHL)      2023  03/13/03 5'10" 173 Chicago, IL       3.50 x
13 Mathieu Bourgault #  LW 12/10/20 Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)    2022  03/31/03 6'02" 176 St-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC 3.50 Sp St GS
16 Finn Brown *#        RW 10/07/19 Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)   2022  06/04/02 6'03" 190 Toronto, ON       3.75 St Sk To GS
11 Felix Caron          RW 12/06/21 Col Esther-Blondin Phenix(QM18AAA) 23  12/01/04 5'10" 165 Terrebonne, QC    3.50
 x
10 Danny Ciccarello *#  RW 10/31/20 Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)    2022  03/23/01 6'00" 201 Kirkland, QC      3.25 Sp SH Vi Sk
17 Tyler Hotson #       LW 12/11/20 Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)      2022  03/17/03 6'00" 163 Stratford, ON     3.75 x                
 6 Hunter McDonald #    LD 11/27/18 Omaha Lancers (USHL)             2022  05/11/02 6'04" 207 Fairport, NY      3.75 x
25 Sutter Muzzatti #     C 10/30/20 Austin Bruins (NAHL)             2022  06/28/03 6'04" 203 Okemos, MI        3.75 St To
 1 Ryan Sanborn          G 10/05/21 The Hill School                  2024  01/15/05 6'02" 190 Brookfield, CT    4.00 Sp Aw Sk
 8 Max Smolinski #      RD 12/22/20 Fargo Force (USHL)               2022  04/02/03 5'11" 171 Bloomfield Hills, MI 3.75 x
18 Hunter Wallace        C 09/14/21 Brooks Bandits (AJHL)            2023  02/05/03 5'07" 165 Oak Lake, MB      3.75 x

Women
 9 Alexis Brunet         F 12/06/21 Kingston Ice Wolves (PWHL)       2023  xx/xx/05 5'06" 140 Kingston, ON      3.25
13 Nina Christof #       F 05/30/19 Selects Academy 19U              2022  08/18/03 5'04" 141 Hammelburg, Ger.  3.50
 8 Taryn Jacobs #       LD 05/02/21 Southwest Wildcats               2022  01/25/04 5'05" 125 Walpole Island,ON x.xx
 6 Sophia Jones          D 05/02/19 Connecticut Polar Bears 19U      2022  09/23/03 5'03" 135 Westfield, MA     3.75
 6                                  Williston Northampton School
22 Taryn Rathwell        D 11/24/21 Kingston Ice Wolves (PWHL)       2023  01/28/04 5'04" 136 Belleville, ON    x.xx
16 Kyley Toye #          F 08/25/21 The Lawrenceville School         2022  02/xx/03 5'08" 170 Brick, NJ         3.25
16                                  New Jersey Titans 19U-AAA

* 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):
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

[sezenack]

Ralph I cannot find the posts from back when Hunter Wallace committed. This thread is only going back to 9/24 for some reason?

[Ralph Baer]

Ralph I cannot find the posts from back when Hunter Wallace committed. This thread is only going back to 9/24 for some reason?

It goes back to 8/14 for me. First post about Wallace: https://fanforum.uscho.com/forum/col...75#post3681775

[Ralph Baer]

Red Army review of Hunter Wallace http://redarmy.union.rpi.edu/?p=519.

[Ralph Baer]

RPI French Canadian hockey players stick together. https://twitter.com/PL1962/status/1473038248872136712 :-)

For those who were not around, Pierre Langevin was a defenseman on the 1985 NCAA championship team.

[sezenack]

It goes back to 8/14 for me. First post about Wallace: https://fanforum.uscho.com/forum/col...75#post3681775

I figured out the problem and can find it now. Thanks for the link, that helped me out! I still don't like the forum update and probably never will

[Ralph Baer]

Results of the of the USHL investigation of the Omaha Lancers (where Hunter McDonald plays) as a result of alleged incidents a month ago. https://www.ushl.com/news_article/show/1200170

I will refrain from comment besides for saying that they found that the situation was exaggerated.

[sezenack]

Results of the of the USHL investigation of the Omaha Lancers (where Hunter McDonald plays) as a result of alleged incidents a month ago. https://www.ushl.com/news_article/show/1200170

I will refrain from comment besides for saying that they found that the situation was exaggerated.

https://twitter.com/chrismpeters/sta...904974350?s=20
https://omaha.com/sports/local/ushl-...422ddff1d.html

[Ralph Baer]

Kareem Al-Azem has been lowered from 3.75 *s to 3.50 *s by Neutral Zone.

[Ralph Baer]

Rapid fire interview with Finn Brown. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZxY72wZ2kE

Should we be concerned about the Western University (formerly Western Ontario) sweatshirt? Probably not unless we don't need him any more, and I don't think that is the case. He also still has "RPI commit" on his BCHL page and personal accounts.
I remember when Jerry Knightley and Bruce Tisdall played for them after graduating in 1965 and were one of the teams that demolished RPI in 1965-66.

[DrDemento]

Rapid fire interview with Finn Brown. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZxY72wZ2kE

Should we be concerned about the Western University (formerly Western Ontario) sweatshirt? Probably not unless we don't need him any more, and I don't think that is the case. He also still has "RPI commit" on his BCHL page and personal accounts.
I remember when Jerry Knightley and Bruce Tisdall played for them after graduating in 1965 and were one of the teams that demolished RPI in 1965-66.

Jen and I remember the Dec.29th 1990 game in the RPI invitational tournament against the then Western Ontario. That was a game in which they slashed Juneau across the hand and I believe badly injured or even broke his thumb. We were staying in the Holiday Inn in Troy as most of the visiting teams did and were at the bar (as usual) with many of the Western Ontario players who were eligible to drink as they were much older that the usual US college players. Jenny asked one of the assistant coaches why that slash had happened and he responded -"That's hockey, and you should really not complain since he is still able to walk". They were a rough tough brutish sort of team made up of a lot of former US college hockey players - but as is usually the case - off ice they were all dressed incredibly well with cashmere topcoats!

[Ralph Baer]

Alexander Babich is asked if he is "naughty or nice" at the start of this: https://twitter.com/WolverinesKits/s...83482285539328.

[Ralph Baer]

Felix Caron will play for the West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) next year. https://twitter.com/BCHLWarriors/sta...85289385340932

Certainly an advancement from the 18U team in Quebec where he currently is.

Article linked in above tweet: https://www.westkelownawarriors.ca/n...it-felix-caron

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 24th, 2021

WEST KELOWNA B.C. – The West Kelowna Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club are excited to announce the commitment of forward Felix Caron (‘04) for the 2022-23 season.

The Terrebonne, Quebec native currently has 13 goals and 19 assists in 25 games played with Coll?ge Esther-Blondin Ph?nix (QMAAA) this season. “We are very excited for Felix to join the Warriors family”, said Warriors General Manager & Head Coach Simon Ferguson. “Felix is a dynamic player who can score, makes plays and competes at both ends of the ice.”

The 5’11, 165 pound forward considers himself ready for the BC Hockey League. “ I’m looking forward to be part of the Warriors organization. It will be my first experience in BC,” stated Caron. “I’m a player who is playing on 200 feet and I’m really involved in the game. I don’t hesitate to sacrifice myself for the team and I’m able to put the puck in the net at the good moment.”

Caron also has a long history with Warriors Felix Trudeau and his family. “I played with Felix’s brother Alexis when I was young and I became friends with Felix. He (Felix Trudeau) is a player I look up to and I would like to follow his path.”

Current Warriors forward Felix Trudeau stated that Caron brings great energy, skill and a fantastic one timer on the powerplay.

Caron is committed to RPI (NCAA). The Warriors would like to welcome Felix and his family to the City of West Kelowna and the Warriors organization.

The Warriors are back in action next Wednesday when they host the Penticton Vees. It will be a part of Retro Night for the Warriors where they honour the Westside Grizzlies. Tickets are available online at WestKelownaWarriors.ca. Remember that there will be a Westside Grizzlies alumni game at 4pm prior to the Warriors/Vees game. Admission is free with the purchase of a Warriors/Vees game ticket.

[Ralph Baer]

Hunter McDonald was named to play in the USHL All Star game on 1/17. :-)

https://www.ushl.com/news_article/show/1200355#

[Wicked Slappaahs]

Results of the of the USHL investigation of the Omaha Lancers (where Hunter McDonald plays) as a result of alleged incidents a month ago. https://www.ushl.com/news_article/show/1200170

I will refrain from comment besides for saying that they found that the situation was exaggerated.

More questions than answers for sure. Lancer's former coach Chad Cassidy had been on a promising career path --worked with Rolston at the USNDTP and then in Rochester (AHL) before heading up Northwoods Prep.