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Quinnipiac Bobcats 2026 Off-season

I think we are going to see Quinnipiac go more with the year to year recruiting method and less committing guys when they are 16 unless they are bigger talented guys. I have to think that at least a 1/3 or more of the players on my recruiting spreadsheet never make it to Hamden. This is based on what I’ve seen in the past year committing 6 players from the CHL for this years team. If commits don’t develop in juniors the way the program expects then I see QU pushing them back further until they decide switch their commitment elsewhere because the program can find plenty of talent available north of the border and many of them drafted by NHL teams.
 
QUAlum2004 said:
I think we are going to see Quinnipiac go more with the year to year recruiting method and less committing guys when they are 16 unless they are bigger talented guys. I have to think that at least a 1/3 or more of the players on my recruiting spreadsheet never make it to Hamden. This is based on what I’ve seen in the past year committing 6 players from the CHL for this years team. If commits don’t develop in juniors the way the program expects then I see QU pushing them back further until they decide switch their commitment elsewhere because the program can find plenty of talent available north of the border and many of them drafted by NHL teams.
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I think all recruiting will drastically change for everyone if the NCAA passes the proposed 5 yr rule. It will dramatically affect D-I hockey.
 
Skate79 said:
  • 2008 ECAC Quarterfinals: Harvard won the best-of-three series 2–0.
  • 2016 ECAC Championship: Quinnipiac defeated Harvard 4–1 in the title game.
  • 2022 ECAC Championship: Harvard defeated No. 1 seed Quinnipiac 3–2 (OT) to claim the Whitelaw Cup.
  • 2023 ECAC Championship: Quinnipiac won 3–2 (OT), avenging the previous year's loss.

You call Donato an overrated coach yet in head to head when it mattered, he's dead even with your coach. So how does that make him the most overrated coach in D-1 when you guys can't even dominate us in the games that really matter? Cripes, get a grip.
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HES OVERRATED BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS HAVE 186 NHL DRAFT PICKS ON THE ROSTER. SIT DOWN
 
Joey Macrina no longer committed to Quinnipiac. Nature of the business in upping the talent level via the CHL.
 
QUAlum2004 said:
I think we are going to see Quinnipiac go more with the year to year recruiting method and less committing guys when they are 16 unless they are bigger talented guys. I have to think that at least a 1/3 or more of the players on my recruiting spreadsheet never make it to Hamden. This is based on what I’ve seen in the past year committing 6 players from the CHL for this years team. If commits don’t develop in juniors the way the program expects then I see QU pushing them back further until they decide switch their commitment elsewhere because the program can find plenty of talent available north of the border and many of them drafted by NHL teams.
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It's comical how you guys talk about your own players/recruits and how your coaching staff treats them. Miss on a player in recruiting? No problem, just force them to decommit. Player struggles his freshman year? Don't even try to develop them, simply cut them for a 20-year-old in the CHL. Zero loyalty to players or recruits. There's no honor in Hamden, but that's the way it's always been.
 
CornellFan13 said:
It's comical how you guys talk about your own players/recruits and how your coaching staff treats them. Miss on a player in recruiting? No problem, just force them to decommit. Player struggles his freshman year? Don't even try to develop them, simply cut them for a 20-year-old in the CHL. Zero loyalty to players or recruits. There's no honor in Hamden, but that's the way it's always been.
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Game has changed in college hockey for all parties with NIL. There is no loyalty anywhere really unless maybe your the Ivy League and even players are leaving those schools for bigger better opportunities. I’d rather my team stay relevant and if they have to say goodbye to commits that don’t develop in juniors so be it. Quinnipiac is never going to fall back in the ECAC ever with the resources they have and the money they invest in the program and frankly I don’t give two shits what other fans in the ECAC think. They aren’t breaking any rules in college hockey. Take for example Nathan Tobey. They committed him when he was at the developmental program. He never developed there then played another year in the USHL and wasn’t very good there then went to the BCHL and wasn’t very good there either before landing in Tier II NAHL where he put up a decent stat line but against weak competition. That's a player Quinnipiac was smart to walk away from. He is not a division 1 player at this point. You can’t be right 100% of time when you commit them early. Moving on from a player like him is the right decision when college hockey is a business at this point.
 
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QUAlum2004 said:
Game has changed in college hockey for all parties with NIL. There is no loyalty anywhere really unless maybe your the Ivy League and even players are leaving those schools for bigger better opportunities. I’d rather my team stay relevant and if they have to say goodbye to commits that don’t develop in juniors so be it. Quinnipiac is never going to fall back in the ECAC ever with the resources they have and the money they invest in the program and frankly I don’t give two shits what other fans in the ECAC think. They aren’t breaking any rules in college hockey. Take for example Nathan Tobey. They committed him when he was at the developmental program. He never developed there then played another year in the USHL and wasn’t very good there then went to the BCHL and wasn’t very good there either before landing in Tier II NAHL where he put up a decent stat line but against weak competition. That's a player Quinnipiac was smart to walk away from. He is not a division 1 player at this point. You can’t be right 100% of time when you commit them early. Moving on from a player like him is the right decision when college hockey is a business at this point.
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Don’t care for the Cornell post at all, but Cornell and a few of the ivies would surpass Quinnipiacs resources and do the same exact thing you’re talking about if they could touch even a bit of their own money. The Ivy League gets in it’s own way when talking about competing for titles.
 
ZYanksRule said:
The idea we don't develop players, by the way, is laughable. The amount of low-round or undrafted players we find, develop, and send to the NHL is higher than anyone else in the league.
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Zach Metsa was a great example of a player that came in fighting for playing time and was developed over the years. Led team to Championship. He is now a legend in Hamden and playing in the NHL.
 
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