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D1 Commitments 2012-2013

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Bumbles said:
I didn't really notice till now but BU is graduating 3 D and so far has none signed for the next class....., wth is Durocher doing down there...uh oh?
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Probably has a few Canadian players that we haven't heard have committed. BU has a policy of releasing info on their recruits only after the late signing period.
 
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Bumbles said:
I didn't really notice till now but BU is graduating 3 D and so far has none signed for the next class....., wth is Durocher doing down there...uh oh?
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Waddayu mean None ?. There is two D's in these listings including one TUSA-U18 playah.
 
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http://www.pursuitofexcellence.ca/news.php?all

To Ohio State

Cara Zubko, D, Pursuit of Excellence
Preeceville, Saskatchewan

To Boston University

Alexis Woloschuk, D, Pursuit of Excellence
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Anyone have any insight on Woloschuk? I noticed she played in the U18 Series once for Canada a few years back but wasn't even invited back for tryouts after that. Did she regress or something?
 
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From MN Let's Play Hockey

Princeton
Maddie Peake, F Mounds View HS Shoreview, MN

Union
Maddie Dahl, G Edina HS Edina, MN
Lizzy Otten, D Edina HS Edina, MN
 
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96IllinoisDad said:
She is listed as a 2012 grad ('94). Somehow, they will exclude the 2 overage kids on their roster from their u16 tournament bound team. They have played U19 tournaments this year - they just won Polar Bear I believe.

http://home.cogeco.ca/~juniorsabres/SHOWCASE2011TournamentTeams.htm
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In their league, Lower Lakes they play in the Midget AA which is u17 as are a lot of US tournaments to allow for Midget AA teams. They just have a separate roster that they use for their u16 "national bound" roster and those 94s can't play on it. Rochester is in the same boat, but they decided to keep the 94s on, so they are filing as u19 for USA Hockey purposes.
 
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Wisconsin

Erika Sowchuck ..................F ......................(CAN 18s/Edge Mountaineers) ......................Cochrane, AB
 
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To Northeastern:

Tori Hickel...............F ......................(NAHA) ............................Anchorage, AK

Great kid and outstanding player.
 
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Hux said:
she was taken off the list. I don't list walk-ons. I only list one team, and use the school team as the primary.
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Hux, it's your thread so you can list whoever you want or don't want, but I would like to make an argument to respectfully request you change your position:

1. "I don't list walk-ons." I beg to differ. There are A LOT of walk-ons listed here year after year, not just Ivy's where EVERY girl is technically a "walk-on" as there is no letter of intent and it's not until later in the year that you find out the official releases. When you take information from a club website, that's not "official" from the school. So, there are many that are walk-ons that are listed (I won't name names because that's not the intent to disrespect however any girl gets there whether scholarship or financial aid).

There are A LOT of girls on here that no one really knows what they are getting how much, etc. I know of two examples, two different schools in different leagues that the families turned down money (or full money) so the school was able to use that extra money to attempt to bring in a high profile recruit and/or other players. That parents and players agreed that it was better to have a better team/better environment for their daughter, than it was to get the money they really didn't need. It's no less respect for those players and they are on the team's roster in the fall, but these girls have earned this recognition (as they dont' get much elsewhere). So, for that one, out of respect for any girl that is officially "committed" publicly to a school, they should be listed.

2. "I only list one team, and use the school team as the primary." Again, I beg to differ, or else it's not consistent and I dont' think that's fair to the girls (who make the commitment to also play for a club team) or the club team's themselves because let's be honest, outside of New England Prep Schools, girls aren't getting the exposure from their school teams. There are A LOT of girls that play for school teams and club teams. For example, MANY Canadian girls play for Ridley or Appleby but you only list their club teams. Take this list itself -- Mary Parker plays for Nobles, Allie Hughes plays for Brewster -- if you are fair and apply this rule to all girls, you shouldn't list Assabet on ANY girl because they all play for New England Prep Schools. So, again, out of respect for those club teams, but more importantly for the girls, you should list both their school and club teams.
 
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pakidnyc said:
Hux, it's your thread so you can list whoever you want or don't want, but I would like to make an argument to respectfully request you change your position:

1. "I don't list walk-ons." I beg to differ. There are A LOT of walk-ons listed here year after year, not just Ivy's where EVERY girl is technically a "walk-on" as there is no letter of intent and it's not until later in the year that you find out the official releases. When you take information from a club website, that's not "official" from the school. So, there are many that are walk-ons that are listed (I won't name names because that's not the intent to disrespect however any girl gets there whether scholarship or financial aid).

There are A LOT of girls on here that no one really knows what they are getting how much, etc. I know of two examples, two different schools in different leagues that the families turned down money (or full money) so the school was able to use that extra money to attempt to bring in a high profile recruit and/or other players. That parents and players agreed that it was better to have a better team/better environment for their daughter, than it was to get the money they really didn't need. It's no less respect for those players and they are on the team's roster in the fall, but these girls have earned this recognition (as they dont' get much elsewhere). So, for that one, out of respect for any girl that is officially "committed" publicly to a school, they should be listed.
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It isn't about who is getting how much money, or not. It is about who has been recruited. There are walk-ons, who show up basically unannounced for tryouts, and recruited walk-ons who the coaching staff has invited to join the team without the promise of a scholarship. The former are rarely acknowledged by the coaching staff or listed in an official release, while the latter are.

2. "I only list one team, and use the school team as the primary." Again, I beg to differ, or else it's not consistent and I dont' think that's fair to the girls (who make the commitment to also play for a club team) or the club team's themselves because let's be honest, outside of New England Prep Schools, girls aren't getting the exposure from their school teams. There are A LOT of girls that play for school teams and club teams. For example, MANY Canadian girls play for Ridley or Appleby but you only list their club teams. Take this list itself -- Mary Parker plays for Nobles, Allie Hughes plays for Brewster -- if you are fair and apply this rule to all girls, you shouldn't list Assabet on ANY girl because they all play for New England Prep Schools. So, again, out of respect for those club teams, but more importantly for the girls, you should list both their school and club teams.
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You are right, it isn't consistent. But it is as consistent as I can make it, and given the character restraints in formatting, I only have room for one. I probably ought to just list the club teams, as rarely do players get scouted playing for their school teams (unless you are in Minnesota, or playing for an Academy program, or in the CEGEP etc) As for not listing the schools of players in the GTA or Capital district, that is a result of the girls playing for PW teams which are invariably the place where they were scouted.
 
Hux said:
It isn't about who is getting how much money, or not. It is about who has been recruited. There are walk-ons, who show up basically unannounced for tryouts, and recruited walk-ons who the coaching staff has invited to join the team without the promise of a scholarship. The former are rarely acknowledged by the coaching staff or listed in an official release, while the latter are.

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I guess I disagree because in the instance that caused me to question why you removed someone, the player is a recruited walk-on. She was not mentioned in the release because she didn't sign a letter of intent which is only required for scholarship players. So, there are some that you are (unfairly I think) leaving off. When a club team announces so and so player going to such and such school, generally we don't know if that's as a recruited walk-on or scholarship. But, I doubt a player would announce she's going to play at a school if she just intended to tryout. Obviously the coach would form an opinion of said player.

The club vs school, I agree ;)
 
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pakidnyc said:
She was not mentioned in the release because she didn't sign a letter of intent which is only required for scholarship players. So, there are some that you are (unfairly I think) leaving off. When a club team announces so and so player going to such and such school, generally we don't know if that's as a recruited walk-on or scholarship.
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Hux is being consistent in listing the players that the program lists. This is nothing against walk-on players, but as you said earlier, there is a lot of dissimilarity between the process at scholarship schools and others like the Ivies. The teams' releases are the one common denominator, and even they vary greatly as far as timing. It's a big enough job for Hux to track, compile, and format the way it is.
 
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