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2024 SUNYAC additions ,subtractions and Tomfoolery......

Sk8save! said:
So everyone in the SUNYAC is now playing for third with the financial aid disparity with Hobart and Skidmore. Sounds like a win.
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Cortland just won a sunyac title with 15 guys from ny and a majority of their roster from American leagues like the NAHL NCDC and the EHL. Hobart just won back to back national titles with a roster that's mostly NAHL and NCDC guys. Platty and Oswego have 5 ny guys between the 2 rosters. I thinks it's pretty clear that with every passing year the American junior leagues are becoming better than the Canadian ones and that suny tuition becomes a better bargain every year as well. I think the future for all suny schools is to have more NY guys that can take advantage of the cheaper tuition to counter Hobart and Skidmore instead of having mostly Canadian rosters like the past.
 
Lord_Zubin said:
Cortland just won a sunyac title with 15 guys from ny and a majority of their roster from American leagues like the NAHL NCDC and the EHL. Hobart just won back to back national titles with a roster that's mostly NAHL and NCDC guys. Platty and Oswego have 5 ny guys between the 2 rosters. I thinks it's pretty clear that with every passing year the American junior leagues are becoming better than the Canadian ones and that suny tuition becomes a better bargain every year as well. I think the future for all suny schools is to have more NY guys that can take advantage of the cheaper tuition to counter Hobart and Skidmore instead of having mostly Canadian rosters like the past.
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Canadian Jr hockey isn’t tuition free anymore and that pushed a lot of kids south of the border. BC is the only one still free. NAHL is clearly the strongest and NCDC right behind it as far as American leagues go
 
bakdraft21 said:
yes and throw in CCHL and OJHL as well for the up north guys that come south
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yes but the main point is the new kids on the block are starting to overcome the old guard and maaaaaybe the old guard needs to pivot where they recruit their kids now
 
Lord_Zubin said:
yes but the main point is the new kids on the block are starting to overcome the old guard and maaaaaybe the old guard needs to pivot where they recruit their kids now
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thats a big 10-4......the 35 goals in the ojhl/cchl does not mean your gonna lite it up in D3...
 
Every roster in D3 is becoming more inclusive of different junior leagues and even portal additions. It doesn't matter if your an old guard or new guard, players are going to go to schools that give them the best financial assistance and packages. Parents are consumers too. Plattsburgh has lost a number of players because the Financial Aid Office wouldn't match other schools package, even within the SUNYAC. Their packages are less then Oswego and Geneseo. The bottom line is you have to recruit good players who want to attend your school and can afford to go, especially for international students.
 
Sk8save! said:
Every roster in D3 is becoming more inclusive of different junior leagues and even portal additions. It doesn't matter if your an old guard or new guard, players are going to go to schools that give them the best financial assistance and packages. Parents are consumers too. Plattsburgh has lost a number of players because the Financial Aid Office wouldn't match other schools package, even within the SUNYAC. Their packages are less then Oswego and Geneseo. The bottom line is you have to recruit good players who want to attend your school and can afford to go, especially for international students.
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Agreed. Also its easier than ever to scout and reach out to players, so talent can spread out further and have more options.
 
Sk8save! said:
Every roster in D3 is becoming more inclusive of different junior leagues and even portal additions. It doesn't matter if your an old guard or new guard, players are going to go to schools that give them the best financial assistance and packages. Parents are consumers too. Plattsburgh has lost a number of players because the Financial Aid Office wouldn't match other schools package, even within the SUNYAC. Their packages are less then Oswego and Geneseo. The bottom line is you have to recruit good players who want to attend your school and can afford to go, especially for international students.
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Yep which is why I believe (or at least hope) that said SUNY schools with pivot to having more NY talent on their rosters don't need as much financial assistance with those kids when the starting price is already half of the other schools plus dealing with FAFSA I'd imagine is much easier than the Canadian equilvalent
 
JSicedog said:
Chatham lands Austen Swankler out of the portal. Could be one of the most decorated D3 players in history.
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WOW,kid had 19 goals and 44 pts at BGSU as a soph. and 26 pts his frosh campaign...not to mention a pretty good yr in the OHL....be on the look out...
 
bakdraft21 said:
WOW,kid had 19 goals and 44 pts at BGSU as a soph. and 26 pts his frosh campaign...not to mention a pretty good yr in the OHL....be on the look out...
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So why did he only suit up for 10 games last year and why is he on his third school in four years?
 
spwood said:
So why did he only suit up for 10 games last year and why is he on his third school in four years?
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Evidently he stole from the teams locker room at BGSU and he proceeded to go to the police with hazing allegations when he got caught as retaliation. Although the coach got fired no one was charged with anything. He reported all of this and transferred within 1 month of last season starting which is definitely suspicious timing. Also due to the timing of his transfer it appears he wasn't eligible to play in the fall semester only the spring
 
bakdraft21 said:
WOW,kid had 19 goals and 44 pts at BGSU as a soph. and 26 pts his frosh campaign...not to mention a pretty good yr in the OHL....be on the look out...
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IDK, Drafty...

Elite D-3 prospects (yes, that's an oxymoron) don't transfer to Chatham. I have read that his family lives close by, though.

BG played in a weak D-1 conference, but that doesn't mean that he won't shine in D-3. (How many times have we seen an end-of-the-bench D-1 castoff do just that?)
 
Fishman'81 said:
IDK, Drafty...

Elite D-3 prospects (yes, that's an oxymoron) don't transfer to Chatham. I have read that his family lives close by, though.

BG played in a weak D-1 conference, but that doesn't mean that he won't shine in D-3. (How many times have we seen an end-of-the-bench D-1 castoff do just that?)
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Agree , several have sat the bench on many good D3 teams, never know.....This player seems to have a little problem getting along, if he can straighten up I would imagine he should put up some nice #'s....
 
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