RPI 2020 Off-season: Off-season Cancelled

[Ralph Baer]

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I believe the #7 pick in the USHL phase 1 draft is Eric Healey's son.

It is indeed.

[Ralph Baer]

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Today is 5 May 2020. There are 151 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 3 October 2020 for the start of next season.

[Ralph Baer]

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This tweet doesn't mention alums.

Join us on Thursday, May 7th for an insiders look at our RPI Hockey program with Head Coach Dave Smith! https://t.co/2C61gw3dzV pic.twitter.com/LEBNaKBtW2

— Matt Siegel (@siegelm11) May 5, 2020

[sezenack]

Re: RPI 2020 Off-season: Off-season Cancelled

Take a shot. If we had finished 11th again I doubt this would be happening. It's clearly intended to leverage the good feelings at the end of the year so why not share it with some of the non-alumni fans?

I haven't received an invitation yet, but was able to register using sezenack's link. It didn't require using my alumni username/password (which I generally can't remember anyway). All it asked for is name, email address and graduation year. All of those match the information in my alumni file, but I doubt they are checking before sending out the viewing credentials.

I'm hoping Coach Dave can say something about the incoming recruits. I noticed that Penn State issued their release last week (yes, including one of those that shall not be named) so it's that time of year. Unfortunately, it's more likely that the virus will actually push back such announcements from many schools.

Make sure you submit that question. From the confirmation email I received, it looks like questions need to be submitted in advance.

[Ralph Baer]

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SCS | Our Senior Celebration Series recognition of the @rpi student-athletes who are members of the Class of 2020 continues.

THANK YOU Shane Bear of @RPI_Hockey #RPIHockey #ECACHockeyhttps://t.co/FDnrD6yRgG pic.twitter.com/Ugu3RQIybq

— RPI Athletics (@RPIAthletics) May 5, 2020

[Ralph Baer]

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Today is 6 May 2020. There are 150 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 3 October 2020 for the start of next season.

[Ralph Baer]

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GEN | Dana McGuane Named AEMA District 1 Equipment Manager of the Year https://t.co/iK0pKhvc8z#RPIHockey @RPI_Hockey @RPI_WHockey #ECACHockey pic.twitter.com/1JqH6MzFk6

— RPI Athletics (@RPIAthletics) May 6, 2020

[Wicked Slappaahs]

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GEN | Dana McGuane Named AEMA District 1 Equipment Manager of the Year https://t.co/iK0pKhvc8z#RPIHockey @RPI_Hockey @RPI_WHockey #ECACHockey pic.twitter.com/1JqH6MzFk6

— RPI Athletics (@RPIAthletics) May 6, 2020

Good for Dana ! A great guy who works hard for the program....well deserved!

[rpi82]

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Not directly an RPI or hockey issue, but given the concern about what it will take to reopen colleges and whether we will have a season, I give you the Connecticut plan (more of an outline as each school must develop its own detailed plan) for reopening. It proposes phased reopening in the summer with full residential programs in September, subject to conditions. When you read the conditions and caveats the timeline seems highly unlikely to be achieved.

https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Office...ties.pdf?la=en

[Ralph Baer]

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Today is 7 May 2020. There are 149 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 3 October 2020 for the start of next season.

[engineerhockeyfan]

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Nobody wants a college hockey season more than I do.
But lets be real. It would take all college hockey schools to be on the same page.
If the New York schools open, but the Connecticut schools do not, the hockey season goes out the window.
With the states starting to loosen the guidelines, I can only see more people infected and more deaths coming.
I just can't see how they are going to get all these schools on board by August.
I hope all of you are still safe and healthy.
Lets go Red!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ralph Baer]

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Coach Smith stated that there will be 4 goalies, 9 dmen, and 16 or 17 forwards next year. The goalies are clearly 3 returnees and Brett Miller. The dmen are 6 returnees and Helsen and two recruits, Sertti and Davies. There are one senior, 6 juniors, and 4 sophs returning. That leaves 5 or 6 others. We know 5 incoming forwards: Beaton, Brackett, Gagnon, Schreifels, and McIsaac. He said that there would be a transfer which would fill this. However he also there may be 9 freshman. I suspect that was an error and he really meant 8 new players and a transfer.

[sezenack]

Re: RPI 2020 Off-season: Off-season Cancelled

Coach Smith stated that there will be 4 goalies, 9 dmen, and 16 or 17 forwards next year. The goalies are clearly 3 returnees and Brett Miller. The dmen are 6 returnees and Helsen and two recruits, Sertti and Davies. There are one senior, 6 juniors, and 4 sophs returning. That leaves 5 or 6 others. We know 5 incoming forwards: Beaton, Brackett, Gagnon, Schreifels, and McIsaac. He said that there would be a transfer which would fill this. However he also there may be 9 freshman. I suspect that was an error and he really meant 8 new players and a transfer.

I thought the same thing. I think he just meant 9 total incoming players.

Edit: He also said specifically that all the players on the team last year are returning this year (at least as of now)

[sezenack]

Re: RPI 2020 Off-season: Off-season Cancelled

As for non-conference opponents, he could not say because of the way COVID-19 might affect the schedule, but he did say that we have a series with Canisius over the next few seasons.

[Ralph Baer]

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I thought the same thing. I think he just meant 9 total incoming players.

Edit: He also said specifically that all the players on the team last year are returning this year (at least as of now)

Exactly. At the time I wondered if he meant Burgess also, but he clarified it. Namely, we lost TB.

BTW, congrats on having the first question.