LIU adds Men's D-1 Hockey

[J.D.]

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Seems like a good fit for what they wanna do at least

[sshablak]

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You guys got a tremendous, young, coach with a great bloodline, I'm bummed that he left Colgate, in his one year there he brought in some very good recruits.

The CHN article is inaccurate, he coached Albany Academy for three years after playing at Hobart. He then recruited Wilkes first year ever D3 team to a 16-8-2 record where they were nationally ranked.

[J.D.]

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You guys got a tremendous, young, coach with a great bloodline, I'm bummed that he left Colgate, in his one year there he brought in some very good recruits.

This can't be true. Nobody was interested in this job!

[DavidNardolillo]

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You guys got a tremendous, young, coach with a great bloodline, I'm bummed that he left Colgate, in his one year there he brought in some very good recruits.

The CHN article is inaccurate, he coached Albany Academy for three years after playing at Hobart. He then recruited Wilkes first year ever D3 team to a 16-8-2 record where they were nationally ranked.

He turned Academy around in the NEPSAC and got them back into the large school finals within a couple of years. It's been clear for a while he has a lot of potential as a head coach.

[Split-N]

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This can't be true. Nobody was interested in this job!

There are always young turks looking to get a foothold in the D1 hockey world any way they can. Billy Riley (an uncle?) took UMass Lowell from obscurity to a force to be reckoned with. See also Army hockey, where successive generations of Rileys somehow squeezed blood out of a stone (recruiting-wise) more often than not.

[HofstraHockey]

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https://www.espn.com/college-sports/...od-now-july-31

So does this mean there is a dead period now for hockey as well? So this guy can't even reach out to prospective high school players until August?

Curious how many of the recruits he had going to Colgate will follow him to LI.

[rpi82]

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https://www.espn.com/college-sports/...od-now-july-31

So does this mean there is a dead period now for hockey as well? So this guy can't even reach out to prospective high school players until August?

Curious how many of the recruits he had going to Colgate will follow him to LI.

I believe electronic recruiting contacts are still allowed, just no in person visits to or by the recruit. He's probably going to put together his first class via Zoom.

I will be surprised if any recruits follow him to LI as they've all signed Colgate LOIs by now. However, I suppose it's possible that there might be a player recruited with a partial ride (or even a walk-on) that would ask for a release to take a bigger scholarship at LIU - although I've yet to hear the LIU AD confirm what, if any, level of scholarships they will offer. Otherwise, why would one turn down a chance to play in an established program/league at a quality school in a beautiful facility for the complete unknown that is LIU hockey?

[DavidNardolillo]

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https://www.espn.com/college-sports/...od-now-july-31

So does this mean there is a dead period now for hockey as well? So this guy can't even reach out to prospective high school players until August?.

I think the recruiting ban is limited to in-person visits to campuses or coach-in-home visits for obvious reasons. I would be stunned if coaches were not permitted any electronic or phone contact with prospective athletes.

[Sol Diablo]

There are always young turks looking to get a foothold in the D1 hockey world any way they can. Billy Riley (an uncle?) took UMass Lowell from obscurity to a force to be reckoned with. See also Army hockey, where successive generations of Rileys somehow squeezed blood out of a stone (recruiting-wise) more often than not.

Excellent point!

[Split-N]

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Excellent point!

Forgot to add that Jack Riley also coached the US to a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics. An upset for the ages that almost equals the 1980 gold medal but has since faded into history.

[PuckVoice]

Elite Prospects has them down with their first recruit.. D-man from the AJHL.

[PuckVoice]

Elite Prospects has them down with their first recruit.. D-man from the AJHL.

Two more signees today

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

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Any indication on… ya know… who or where they will play when we don’t even know when the rest of the teams plan on playing?

[turk181]

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Any indication on… ya know… who or where they will play when we don’t even know when the rest of the teams plan on playing?

As has been speculated, Northwell Health Ice Center will be @LIUMHockey home ice in its inaugural season, per source. It's NY Islanders practice rink

— Mark Divver (@MarkDivver) June 3, 2020

[turk181]

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Hearing @LIUMHockey is putting together very challenging schedule for Year 1, including 18 D-I games so far. Opener at Lowell. Things can change, but games vs. Wisconsin, BU, BC, Brown are on the table, though nothing is official yet

— Mark Divver (@MarkDivver) June 3, 2020