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2010 Division III Commitments

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NUProf said:
I'm sure the NU Coaching Staff would just as soon these leagues didn't publish these kinds of lists, but you can't blame them for marketing themselves as a place to get noticed by NCAA programs.
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It’s the law – the law of nature – survival of the fittest.

Also, of course, they (the development leagues) are recruiting the future recruits.
 
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LoudHorns31 said:
they may need it, depending on their goaltending situation with Klinger gone.:confused:
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Am I the only one that doesn't think Klinger will be as big of a loss as people are making it out to be?

Sure he had a great year this year and is a great story but I was just as impressed with the Norwich defense (if not more) in the games I saw them play live this year and on webcasts.

I'm sure McShane has already locked up a goalie or two to come in and compete for the job and judging by the kids he has been bringing in lately, I'm sure he has found a suitable replacement that will do just fine for the Cadets.

I forgot that Norwich got those three guys from Humboldt. Humboldt was one of the best junior A teams in all of Canada last year and might have actually won the whole thing IIRC. Their outstanding season this year was a bit more predictable now looking back on it in hindsight with those caliber recruits.
 
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PrezdeJohnson09 said:
Am I the only one that doesn't think Klinger will be as big of a loss as people are making it out to be?

Sure he had a great year this year and is a great story but I was just as impressed with the Norwich defense (if not more) in the games I saw them play live this year and on webcasts....
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Part of the problem with losing a great goalie is convincing the remaining team that the replacement goalie is comparable. All too often consciously or unconsciously, a team lacking sufficient confidence in their goalie will tend to play too defensively and fail to take the chances that can lead to scoring opportunities. The convincing of the team will likely be a tougher challenge for McShane than replacing the goalie.
 
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http://www.notredame.sk.ca/all_item.php?id=1527

Note Dame Hound press release on the Travis Janke commitement to Norwich. Didn't realize that assistant coach Cory Gustafson played for Notre Dame before going to Harvard. To me it looks like Norwich is starting to recruit guys with stats like the players that have gone to Oswego the last few years. Solid addition for the Cadets.
 
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hawk said:
http://www.notredame.sk.ca/all_item.php?id=1527

Note Dame Hound press release on the Travis Janke commitement to Norwich. Didn't realize that assistant coach Cory Gustafson played for Notre Dame before going to Harvard. To me it looks like Norwich is starting to recruit guys with stats like the players that have gone to Oswego the last few years. Solid addition for the Cadets.
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Oswego's players have been coming from the OPJHL (or whatever they call it now) the Ontario provincial junior A league, which is basically a hit or miss league as far as talent. Usually the top echelon is loaded with solid D-III players and sparingly a few D-I recruits.

However, some of the bottom teams in the league are pretty bad and some of the recruits that put up big stats, pad their stats a bit against some of these weaker teams and thus their numbers don't translate well to the D-III level. Also sometimes a player's linemates make them look better than they really are.

Oswego rarely if ever gets players from western canada where teams like SNC, Manhattanville, Norwich have been plucking kids from.

The BCHL and USHL kids rarely find their way to the shores of Lake Ontario for whatever reason.

Oswego did get Selleck, Laganiere, and Beckwith from the Pembroke Lumberkings but years like that are few and far between.

It will be interesting to see if the Wellington Dukes/Oswego pipeline keeps up this season.
 
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PrezdeJohnson09 said:
Oswego rarely if ever gets players from western canada where teams like SNC, Manhattanville, Norwich have been plucking kids from.

The BCHL and USHL kids rarely find their way to the shores of Lake Ontario for whatever reason.
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Speaking of the BCHL, that's where Rick Cleaver came from. Yeah, NU does very well with Western Canada. The list of NU greats from Western Canada is long, including NU Women's coach (and former NU Captain and Hall of Famer as a player) Mark Bolding.
 
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CROSBYNU63 said:
Our goaltending is going to be just fine.....Dubois will be just fine and believe me the players believe in him.
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McShane believed in him enough to let him play 10% of the time and at 2-0-1, with a .902 save %age and a 1.78 GAA is good enough to scare off any goalie recruit who realizes he would have to compete with him.
 
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norm1909 said:
McShane believed in him enough to let him play 10% of the time and at 2-0-1, with a .902 save %age and a 1.78 GAA is good enough to scare off any goalie recruit who realizes he would have to compete with him.
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Better than Rossy's numbers;)
 
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PrezdeJohnson09 said:
Oswego's players have been coming from the OPJHL (or whatever they call it now) the Ontario provincial junior A league, which is basically a hit or miss league as far as talent. Usually the top echelon is loaded with solid D-III players and sparingly a few D-I recruits.

However, some of the bottom teams in the league are pretty bad and some of the recruits that put up big stats, pad their stats a bit against some of these weaker teams and thus their numbers don't translate well to the D-III level. Also sometimes a player's linemates make them look better than they really are.

Oswego rarely if ever gets players from western canada where teams like SNC, Manhattanville, Norwich have been plucking kids from.

The BCHL and USHL kids rarely find their way to the shores of Lake Ontario for whatever reason.

Oswego did get Selleck, Laganiere, and Beckwith from the Pembroke Lumberkings but years like that are few and far between.
It will be interesting to see if the Wellington Dukes/Oswego pipeline keeps up this season.
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You could also put Kelly in that group of Lumberkings players who went to the RBC and are now on Oswego although he did come by way of the Air Force Academy.
 
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Havnt heard of any Oswego recruits, i know they dont need to many, but a few would b nice.....didnt think Nu need to many either as both clubs have many young guns.......
 
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bakdraft21 said:
Havnt heard of any Oswego recruits, i know they dont need to many, but a few would b nice.....didnt think Nu need to many either as both clubs have many young guns.......
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They don't need a lot of players but they do need some and as Herb Brooks put it:

"I'm not looking for the best players, I'm looking for the right ones."
 
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Matthew Webb said:
Wasn't that Kurt Russell?
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Again, again, again ;)

Dream on... :cool:

Herb Brooks:
You win with people, not with talent. So the quality of the people is very important in building your team. I always look for people with a solid value system. Then I recruited kids from a cross-section of different personalities, talents and style of play.
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At elite levels of competition, coaches and managers are always looking for people with character, or what they call the 'intangibles.' What constitutes good character? I would say self managers who are motivated by challenges, are mentally tough and have good attitudes. All are important and complex, especially motivation and attitude. Those types of individuals, who are highly motivated and have a positive attitude, see possibilities in tough situations rather than obstacles.
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I don't know if there is any one real definition of a leader. Leadership is not a function of titles but of relationships. You have to wear a lot of different hats as a leader. There is a time to talk and a time to listen, and a good leader knows this. Leadership is a much debated topic. Leaders are visionaries. Leaders are not managers. Leaders give people something to believe in, then they've got something to belong to and then they have something to follow. That is a real key component of a good leader. Most importantly, leadership is the battle for the hearts and minds of others. It is not a spectator sport and it is not necessarily a popularity contest either. Leaders have to show good habits and have to display a sincere purpose and passion for what they are doing.
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Birdwatcher said:
First Herb said it, then Carl Malden, and third Kurt Russell!!
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I think Herb preferred Kurt to Karl. I mean who would you want portraying you, Snake Pliskin or Omar Bradley? I didn't think Herb's nose was that big either.
 
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mdmadison said:
I think Herb preferred Kurt to Karl. I mean who would you want portraying you, Snake Pliskin or Omar Bradley? I didn't think Herb's nose was that big either.
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Hearing the name of Karl Malden reminds me of a flashback on Family Guy where Peter talked about having a worse time than doing blow with Karl Malden. :D
 
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