RPI Recruit Thread 2021-22 (Part II)

[Ralph Baer]

1st team MJHL All-Star https://twitter.com/mjhlhockey/statu...46579496669184

MVP of Centennial Cup (before playoffs) https://www.mjhlhockey.ca/carson-che...top-goaltender

[Ralph Baer]

Interview last September https://www.dauphinkings.com/getting-to-know-cherepak

[rpi82]

I am listing Cherepak as a '23 recruit, but he could be for this fall. We should find out soon.

I've got to believe he's for this year. With the transfer from WMU, we thought we had 3 goaltenders, each with up to 3 years of eligibility. This only makes sense if one has decided not to be in Troy for Labor Day or has an injury that would prevent playing this season. If so, Cherepak looks like a very good get at this late date.

[Ralph Baer]

I've got to believe he's for this year. With the transfer from WMU, we thought we had 3 goaltenders, each with up to 3 years of eligibility. This only makes sense if one has decided not to be in Troy for Labor Day or has an injury that would prevent playing this season. If so, Cherepak looks like a very good get at this late date.

Agreed. That summarizes it well. Hopefully, it isn't Watson.

[sezenack]

I have some news on our potential USHL players.

First, Kareem Alazem has made it through Green Bay's camp. He'll be in their training camp in early September, but it is unknown if he will be there all season or if he will end up back in Maryland in the NAHL.
Second, Jackson Kyrkostas made Muskegon's roster but has chosen to go back to KUA because he'd like to graduate there.
Lastly, I don't know if Sanborn made it out of Dubuque's camp, but he is not going back to the Hill School. If he doesn't make Dubuque, he's going to play in the NAHL.

[Ralph Baer]

I have some news on our potential USHL players.

First, Kareem Alazem has made it through Green Bay's camp. He'll be in their training camp in early September, but it is unknown if he will be there all season or if he will end up back in Maryland in the NAHL.
Second, Jackson Kyrkostas made Muskegon's roster but has chosen to go back to KUA because he'd like to graduate there.
Lastly, I don't know if Sanborn made it out of Dubuque's camp, but he is not going back to the Hill School. If he doesn't make Dubuque, he's going to play in the NAHL.

That's all quite interesting. I certainly can't fault Kyrkostas for wanting to stay in what is supposedly a very good prep school. I suppose that he could still play the end of the season in Muskegon like last year.

[Ralph Baer]

Fell of front page

 # 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   3.50 St Vi Sk To
11 Nicolas Ardanaz *    LD 04/03/22 West Kelowna Rockets (BCHL)      2022  05/30/02 5'10" 175 Langley, BC       3.75 x
35 Alex Aslanidis        G 05/02/22 Western Michigan Broncos (NCHC)  2022  01/20/01 6'05" 205 Moorestown, NJ    3.50 x
28 Alexander Babich      C 02/16/19 El Paso Rhinos (NAHL)            2023  03/13/03 5'10" 173 Chicago, IL       3.50 x
13 Mathieu Bourgault *# LW 12/10/20 Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)    2023  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
15 Danny Ciccarello *#  RW 10/31/20 Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL)  2022  03/23/01 6'00" 200 Kirkland, QC      3.25 Sp SH Vi Sk
 1 Carson Cherepak       G 06/18/22 Dauphin Kings (MJHL)             2023  10/09/02 6'00" 161 Winnipeg, MB      3.50 x
 7 Charlie Lieberman    RD 02/10/22 Janesville Jets (NAHL)           2024  01/12/04 6'04" 220 Naperville, IL    3.50 St Ch Vi
14 John Evans *         RW 04/03/22 West Kelowna Rockets (BCHL)      2022  04/08/02 5'10" 158 South Surrey, BC  3.75 Sp SH Aw Vi Sk GS
12 Austin Heidemann *   RW 04/13/22 Mercyhurst University (AHA)      2022  06/27/99 6'00" 190 Maple Grove, MN   3.75 x
17 Tyler Hotson *#      LW 12/11/20 Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)      2022  03/17/03 6'00" 163 Stratford, ON     3.75 x    
 9 Jackson Kyrkostas     C 01/27/22 Islanders Hockey Club (NCDC)     2023  08/19/04 5'10" 165 Windham, NH       3.50 Sp Aw Vi
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
55 Nick Strom           LD 04/16/22 Western Michigan Broncos (NCHC)  2022  03/21/00 6'00" 185 Dayton, MN        3.75 x
 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
19 Georgia Bailey        F 01/05/22 Northwood School (NAPHA)         2023  03/17/05 5'09" 125 Sherbrooke, QC    x.xx
87 Sabrina Beaudoin      F 05/22/22 John Abbott Coll. Islanders(QCHL)2023  10/24/01 5'07" 149 St. Sauveur, QC   3.75
 9 Alexis Brunet         F 12/06/21 Kingston Ice Wolves (OWHL)       2023  02/07/05 5'06" 165 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 (OWHL)       2022  01/28/04 5'04" 136 Belleville, ON    x.xx
xx Morgann Skoda         F 04/21/22 Connecticut Polar Bears 19U      2023  10/26/03 5'10" 170 Mont-Royal, QC    3.50
17                                  Choate Rosemary Hall
16 Kyley Toye *#         F 08/25/21 The Lawrenceville School         2022  02/03/03 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

[Ralph Baer]

 # Name                 Ps Team (League)                       Gm- G- A-  P- PM Next Gm
17 Kareem Al-Azem       RD Kimball Union Academy               33- 5-17- 22-  x (33-5-21-26 @USHR)
11 Nicolas Ardanaz      RD West Kelowna Rockets (BCHL)         53- 4-31- 35- 22
                           playoffs                            14- 0- 4-  4-  6
                           total                               66- 4-35- 39- 28
35 Alex Aslanidis        G Western Michigan Broncos (NCHC)  0- 0- 0-0-x.xx-.xxx
11 Alexander Babich      C Anchorage Wolverines (NAHL)         38- 8- 4- 12- 36 traded
28                         El Paso Rhinos (NAHL)               21- 4- 3-  7- 10
                           total                               59-12- 7- 19- 46
13 Mathieu Bourgault    LW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)       51-12-20- 32- 25
                           playoffs                            12- 2- 3-  5-  6
                           total                               63-14-23- 37- 31
16 Finn Brown           RW Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)      47-15- 8- 23- 14
                           playoffs                            10- 1- 1-  2-  0
                           total                               57-16- 9- 25- 14
11 Felix Caron          RW Coll Esther-Blondin Phenix (QM18AAA)36-19-27- 46- 48
                           other games                          6- 4- 3-  7- 10
                           playoffs                             6- 1- 4-  5-  6
                           total                               48-24-34- 58- 64
 1 Carson Cherepak       G Dauphin Kings (MJHL)            38-30- 7-0-2.21-.921
                           playoffs                        18-12- 4-0-2.32-.923
                           Centennial Cup                   5- 3- 2-0-1.19-.961
                           total                           61-45-13-0-2.16-.925
10 Danny Ciccarello     RW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)       27- 4- 6- 10- 25 traded
15                         Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL)     16- 9- 4- 13- 48
                           playoffs                            11- 3- 3-  6- 20
                           total                               54-16-13- 29- 93
14 John Evans           RW West Kelowna Rockets (BCHL)         47-19-29- 48-  6
                           playoffs                            14- 9- 8- 17-  6
                           total                               61-28-37- 65- 12
12 Austin Heidemann     RW Mercyhurst University (AHA)         38-12-16- 28- 18
18 Tyler Hotson         LW St. Andrew's College (CISAA)         2- 0- 3-  3-  6
17                         Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)         60- 7-20- 27- 57
                           playoffs                             9- 2- 2-  4-  8
                           total                               71- 9-25- 34- 71
XX Jackson Kyrkostas     C Islanders Hockey Club 18U           20-16- 7- 23-  x
11                         Kimball Union Academy               29-10-33- 43-  x (28-10-31-41 @USHR)
 9                         Islanders Hockey Club (NCDC)         2- 1- 0-  1-  2
                           total                               51-27-40- 67-  x
 6 Charlie Lieberman    RD Selects Academy (PHC 18UAAA)        58- 7-18- 25-  x
 7                         Janesville Jets (NAHL)               9- 0- 2-  2-  0
                           total                               67- 7-20- 27-  x
25 Sutter Muzzatti       C Austin Bruins (NAHL)                50-12-34- 46- 82
                           playoffs                             3- 0- 1-  1-  6
                           total                               53-12-35- 47- 88
30 Ryan Sanborn          G Buffalo Regals 16U               5-xx-xx-x-2.60-.924 missing info
 1                         Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)   0- 0- 0-0-x.xx-.xxx
 1                         The Hill School                 29-xx-xx-x-2.28-.929
 8 Max Smolinski        RD Fargo Force (USHL)                  62- 4-17- 21- 24
                           playoffs                             2- 0- 1-  1-  2
                           total                               64- 4-18- 22- 26
55 Nick Strom           LD Western Michigan Broncos (NCHC)      0- 0- 0-  0-  0
18 Hunter Wallace        C Brooks Bandits (AJHL)               58-18-22- 40- 48
                           playoffs                            13- 4- 2-  6-  6
                           Centennial Cup                       5- 2- 2-  4-  8
                           total                               76-24-26- 50- 62

[sezenack]

Now in the directory
Austin Heidemann BMGT (also is #12 according to his social media)

[Ralph Baer]

Now in the directory
Austin Heidemann BMGT (also is #12 according to his social media)

I will add the directory notation above.

[Ralph Baer]

Carson Cherepak (Dauphin Kings) has committed to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for 2022-2023.

https://twitter.com/HockeyCommits/st...31222239354881

[Ralph Baer]

The RPI Red Army has posted 3 recruit summaries recently (Heidemann, Strom, Aslanidis). http://redarmy.union.rpi.edu/

[Ralph Baer]

FWIW, a ranking of incoming classes including transfers putting us as #36
top 25 https://twitter.com/evanpace17/statu...92880500002816
rest https://twitter.com/evanpace17/statu...14805000462337

We're #4 in ECAC (after Harvard, Clarkson and Colgate) which overall is quite poor.

[Engineers]

Considering the **** coach smith had to deal with past two years I’d say he did a great job. We need more NHL picks tho.

[Engineers]

Kudos to the whole coaching staff.