BU offseason thread - this begs some questions!

[BU Fan 84]

Re: BU offseason thread - this begs some questions!

You're right, defkit. It's 9 counting Brady, #4 in last month's draft. The most recent BU Hockey Yearbook/Almanac lists eight previously taken prior to #14:
DiPietro #1
Eichel #2
Lachance #4
Whitney #5
Wilson #7
Keller #7
Young #11
Quinn #13
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Rest of the first rounders (including this year's draft)
Shattenkirk #14
McAvoy #14
Farabee #14
Fabbro #17
Keith Tkachuk #19
Bellows #19
Kealty #22
Oettinger #26
Coyle #28
Bowers #28

Amonte was a fourth round pick by NYR in '88. Drury, a 3rd rounder by Quebec in '94, was the second Terrier taken by Quebec that year after Kealty (the new assistant GM in Nashville). One other BU pick in '94: Albie by the Islanders in the 5th.

Three Terriers were taken early in NHL supplemental drafts: John Cullen, #3 in '86 by Buffalo; Sniper Tomlinson #3 in '89 by Toronto; and Jacques Joubert, #9 in '93 by Dallas.

The first Terriers ever drafted: In 1970, Ric Jordan, Bobby Brown, Tim Regan and Bob Gryp. Grypper was the first to reach the NHL.

2/3 of the 1st Round picks have been in the past 15 or so years. With better players having been picked in later rounds in the past (Amonte, Drury, McEachern, etc.) it seems like talent evaluation at the NHL level is improving.

 

[RoughEmUp]

Re: BU offseason thread - this begs some questions!

Hmmmm. Only four players with a gpa over 3.0 last year? Is that a typical number?

 

[defkit]

Re: BU offseason thread - this begs some questions!

You could add McEachern to that list - he fits right in, IMO. And he was a 6th rounder.

I was thinking as I typed those three that if I had four, he would be number 4. His straight ahead speed was just ridiculous. And he and Amonte together were a lethal combination.

Amonte and Eichel were the only two that came in as freshman and were clearly the best players on the team. Drury was different - solid freshman season, but just crushed it after that, going from 12 goals (mostly on the 4th line - boy how times have changed) to 36 the next year. And with him, his dogged determination to get the puck was part of what made him special.

 

[joecct]

I was thinking as I typed those three that if I had four, he would be number 4. His straight ahead speed was just ridiculous. And he and Amonte together were a lethal combination.

Amonte and Eichel were the only two that came in as freshman and were clearly the best players on the team. Drury was different - solid freshman season, but just crushed it after that, going from 12 goals (mostly on the 4th line - boy how times have changed) to 36 the next year. And with him, his dogged determination to get the puck was part of what made him special.

McEachern's OTGWG v Maine in the 1991 HEA finals is still one of my favorites.

What they did to us 3 weekends later was not nice.

 

[defkit]

Re: BU offseason thread - this begs some questions!

For whatever it's worth Ryan Cloonan is no longer on the roster listed on the website.

https://goterriers.com/roster.aspx?path=mhockey

0 goals in 49 games over the past 2 seasons - not a surprise. He doesn't bring the "other" aspects that you get with a guy like Curry, so if he ain't scoring, it's hard to justify playing him.

 

[defkit]

Re: BU offseason thread - this begs some questions!

Same with Colin Wilson, he was the best forward in the country during his sophomore year, when he was young enough that he could've been a freshman instead. But he was a 1st round pick.

I have to admit that Wilson's NHL career has been disappointing to me - I expected him to be able to do more, based on how good he looked that sophomore year. I thought he would slot in as a dependable two way forward with a nice scoring touch - 2nd line material.

 

[defkit]

Re: BU offseason thread - this begs some questions!

McEachern's OTGWG v Maine in the 1991 HEA finals is still one of my favorites.

What they did to us 3 weekends later was not nice.

I'm confused by your last statement - do you mean what NMU did to BU? Or are you a Clarkson fan and mean what BU did to you? Or was 3 weekends the Michigan series?

 

[Scarlet]

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He’s a Clarkson fan.

 

[joecct]

I'm confused by your last statement - do you mean what NMU did to BU? Or are you a Clarkson fan and mean what BU did to you? Or was 3 weekends the Michigan series?

3 weekends after the HEA final was the NCAA final 4.

Weekend 1: byes for Maine & BU
Weekend 2: Quarterfinals
Weekend 3: Under the glass boards at St. Paul.

 

[Rogie21]

Re: BU offseason thread - this begs some questions!

Bobo (#72) working on his shootout moves in Devils' development camp
https://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2018/07/watch_jesper_boqvist_bobo_carpenter_put_on_shootou.html

 

[boblav1]

Re: BU offseason thread - this begs some questions!

From the UVM thread:

Mark Cheremeta has flipped his commitment to BU

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Excited to announce my commitment to play hockey at Boston University this fall. Thanks to everyone who has helped me along the way. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Terriers?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Terriers</a> </p>— Mark Cheremeta (@Markcheremeta) <a href="https://twitter.com/Markcheremeta/status/1018281931967029248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 14, 2018</a></blockquote>
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https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/355936/mark-cheremeta

 

[Berkshire BU Fan]

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Hmmmm. Only four players with a gpa over 3.0 last year? Is that a typical number?

Summer plus: reading about the newcomers on terrierhockey blogspot (What happened to Evan Tironese?)

Summer minus: Four guys above 3.0 gpa? Must hit the books! Maybe Albie can point out the value of the education...

 

[Rogie21]

Re: BU offseason thread - this begs some questions!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This Wise guy’s got our attention!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HawksProspects?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HawksProspects</a> <a href="https://t.co/ue5dtArrPH">pic.twitter.com/ue5dtArrPH</a></p>— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLBlackhawks/status/1018992431570833408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Krys and Wise at Blackhawks development camp this week. Wise is blogging for NHL.com throughout the camp.
https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/news/view-from-the-ice-getting-started-at-camp/c-299505546
https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/news/blog-development-camp-updates---day-1/c-299500180

 

[Ralph Baer]

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(What happened to Evan Tironese?)

http://board.uscho.com/showthread.p...emory-of-WaP&p=6684716&viewfull=1#post6684716

 

[OldAlum]

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When might we reasonably expect a decision from Brady Tkachuk on his plans moving forward? I think another year (at a minimum) at BU would be best for adding strength, filling out, and starting to put up the numbers that build confident, assured play....

 

[Tater]

Re: BU offseason thread - this begs some questions!

When might we reasonably expect a decision from Brady Tkachuk on his plans moving forward? I think another year (at a minimum) at BU would be best for adding strength, filling out, and starting to put up the numbers that build confident, assured play....

5 days ago still undecided.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Brady Tkachuk (OTT) is listed on the Boston University team roster for 2018-19, but he told me he hasn't yet decided where he'll play next season. He is expected to join Team USA at the World Jr Summer Showcase in Kamloops later this month.</p>— Mike Morreale (@mikemorrealeNHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/mikemorrealeNHL/status/1019604813657575424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Rogie21]

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">OFFICIAL: Former NHLer Mike Grier will join the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJDevils?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJDevils</a> staff as an assistant coach! <a href="https://t.co/mfVoUqyjnn">https://t.co/mfVoUqyjnn</a></p>— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) <a href="https://twitter.com/NJDevils/status/1021440573427933186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Grier, an All-American and Walter Brown Award winner on BU's 1995 national champions, was a teammate of Devils coach John Hynes.
https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/devils-name-mike-grier-assistant-coach/c-299558994

 

[northeastern]

Re: BU offseason thread - this begs some questions!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">OFFICIAL: Former NHLer Mike Grier will join the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJDevils?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJDevils</a> staff as an assistant coach! <a href="https://t.co/mfVoUqyjnn">https://t.co/mfVoUqyjnn</a></p>— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) <a href="https://twitter.com/NJDevils/status/1021440573427933186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Grier, an All-American and Walter Brown Award winner on BU's 1995 national champions, was a teammate of Devils coach John Hynes.
https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/devils-name-mike-grier-assistant-coach/c-299558994

..great guy. good for him/ them.

 

[Scarlet]

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5 days ago still undecided.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Brady Tkachuk (OTT) is listed on the Boston University team roster for 2018-19, but he told me he hasn't yet decided where he'll play next season. He is expected to join Team USA at the World Jr Summer Showcase in Kamloops later this month.</p>— Mike Morreale (@mikemorrealeNHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/mikemorrealeNHL/status/1019604813657575424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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When I read that Mike Morreale tweet last week, I thought he said "Brady hasn't told me yet where he'll play next season" as if to say he was the one that was going to get the info to Brady for him to share with others and I was like "why are you the person that's going to get this information out to everyone???" I had to read it three times to realize what he was saying.

Regardless of my small lapse of reading comprehension, I hope he makes a decision soon. I think it will suck for him to wait till August. No wait...it will suck for the team/coaches if he doesn't make his decision till August.

I want to buy my Comm Ave Classic tickets, but according to the Comm Ave Classic Twitter feed, there are only going to be BC players playing in it, and Brandon Hickey apparently.

 

[Berkshire BU Fan]

Re: BU offseason thread - this begs some questions!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">OFFICIAL: Former NHLer Mike Grier will join the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJDevils?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJDevils</a> staff as an assistant coach! <a href="https://t.co/mfVoUqyjnn">https://t.co/mfVoUqyjnn</a></p>— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) <a href="https://twitter.com/NJDevils/status/1021440573427933186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Grier, an All-American and Walter Brown Award winner on BU's 1995 national champions, was a teammate of Devils coach John Hynes.
https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/devils-name-mike-grier-assistant-coach/c-299558994

Solid Terrier.
All the best on his new AC gig!