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ideal DI hockey player size

Re: ideal DI hockey player size

Osorojo said:
The only opinions mentioned in this thread's starter were those of USCHO, not me. The article makes specific mention of the size of nine of the ten players it describes, six of them described as "small" and only one as large ("jumbo". USCHO obviously believes player size is a significant fact. If you disagree with any of these opinions you should address the USCHO moderator rather than kvetch about this thread or me.
I tried to pose a substantive question. If you have no answer or think it's a dumb question why in blazes do you respond?
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Because we think it's dumb you have to create another thread for it, regardless of the title of it, when one already exists. See Post #12 for the thread.
 
Re: ideal DI hockey player size

Osorojo said:
Apparently 60% of the best forwards in DI hockey are remarkably small, since the article remarks they are small. Is this because:

1.) the author favors smaller players?
2.) talented average size and big players favor major juniors?
3.) the rules and/or style of play in DI hockey favor smaller players?
4) DI concession stands sell lo-cal nachos?
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Osorojo said:
The only opinions mentioned in this thread's starter were those of USCHO, not me. The article makes specific mention of the size of nine of the ten players it describes, six of them described as "small" and only one as large ("jumbo"). USCHO obviously believes player size is a significant fact. If you disagree with any of these opinions you should address the USCHO moderator rather than kvetch about this thread or me.
I tried to pose a substantive question. If you have no answer or think it's a dumb question why in blazes do you respond?
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You posed 4 questions, not one. Each question implies your unsubstantive opinion.
Why do you lie?

Here's another fact finding search for you. After you've figured out the average size of a D-1 hockey forward, total up the number of forwards playing D-1 hockey. You'll probably find the percent of forwards considered 'small' to be significantly less than 60%.
 
FiveHole12 said:
You posed 4 questions, not one. Each question implies your unsubstantive opinion.
Why do you lie?

Here's another fact finding search for you. After you've figured out the average size of a D-1 hockey forward, total up the number of forwards playing D-1 hockey. You'll probably find the percent of forwards considered 'small' to be significantly less than 60%.
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I read the article to mean small by NHL standards, not compared to the average size of an NCAA forward. Is this not how others are interpreting it?

The average NHLer is 73.33" (6' 1 1/3") tall, weighs 204.42 lbs, and is 27.36 years old.
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<a href="http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2010/10/15/1751273/sizing-up-the-nhl-by-height-weight-and-age">Sizing Up NHL by Height, Weight, and Age</a>

Don Lucia: For all of us, it's a new age. We're trying to find a mix. We have to try to find kids who can go play a couple years of juniors that won't be drafted. (Boston College) is the smartest of all. They have a bunch of smaller kids that are great college players. The trick is not losing payers. When BU won, they didn't lose one player. BC this year had all their guys. The trick is to recruit talented players who don't leave. What's the balancing act?
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<a href="http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2010/08/02_qaminnesota.php">Don Lucia Interview</a>
 
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Re: ideal DI hockey player size

Osorojo said:
From the USCHO "top ten" forwards to watch:
#10 - "small guy"
#9 - "just 5-foot-8 and weighs just 160 pounds"
#7 - "although smallish (5-foot-9, 170 pounds)"
#6 - "he is undersized"
#4 - "the little guy"
#3 - "just 5-foot-6 and 165 pounds"

Apparently 60% of the best forwards in DI hockey are remarkably small, since the article remarks they are small. Is this because:

1.) the author favors smaller players?
2.) talented average size and big players favor major juniors?
3.) the rules and/or style of play in DI hockey favor smaller players?
4) DI concession stands sell lo-cal nachos?
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Big guys coast and rely on their brawn, smaller guys rely on their heart and their brains.
 
Re: ideal DI hockey player size

Osorojo said:
From the USCHO "top ten" forwards to watch:
#10 - "small guy"
#9 - "just 5-foot-8 and weighs just 160 pounds"
#7 - "although smallish (5-foot-9, 170 pounds)"
#6 - "he is undersized"
#4 - "the little guy"
#3 - "just 5-foot-6 and 165 pounds"
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#10 - “He’s pretty scrappy,” said Flynn, who is now a Buffalo Sabres prospect. “For a small guy he’s very tough." That was the opinion of his former teammate, not USCHO.

#9 - "Even though he stands just 5-foot-8 and weighs just 160 pounds, Czarnik proved last year as a Miami freshman to be quite a handful." Written by the author.

#7 - "Although smallish (5-foot-9, 170 pounds), Gensler is valued as much for his heady play..." Written by the author.

#6 - “Kyle is a very impressive hockey player,” St. Lawrence coach Greg Carvel said. “He has NHL ability. He is undersized, but with his hockey ability and hockey sense, he’s the complete package." Coach's quote, not USCHO.

#4 - "There always seems to a big spot in the Boston College offense for the little guy, and 5-foot-8 left wing Gaudreau is the latest in a long and talented line." Written by the author.

#3 - "Listed at just 5-foot-6 and 165 pounds, Grimaldi was the shortest player ever taken in the NHL Entry Draft when Florida chose him in the second round (33rd overall) back in 2011." Written by the author.
 
Re: ideal DI hockey player size

mnstate0fhockey said:
I read the article to mean small by NHL standards, not compared to the average size of an NCAA forward. Is this not how others are interpreting it?
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I don't see where the author makes any comparisons to NHL or NCAA size forwards. He just makes a comment, or quotes someone else's comment, on a players size.
 
Re: ideal DI hockey player size

FlagDUDE08 said:
Because we think it's dumb you have to create another thread for it, regardless of the title of it, when one already exists. See Post #12 for the thread.
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"WE?" Who the devil is "we?" I'm guessing it might be like Queen Elizabeth II, who refers to herself as "we," or maybe you are a member of a secret college hockey fan confederacy with a secret handshake and the like. Do tell.
 
Re: ideal DI hockey player size

Osorojo said:
"WE?" Who the devil is "we?" I'm guessing it might be like Queen Elizabeth II, who refers to herself as "we," or maybe you are a member of a secret college hockey fan confederacy with a secret handshake and the like. Do tell.
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Dear God, I hope our Ivy Leagues are producing better graduates than this.
 
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I like to usually have one short and fat guy, two of the average sized guys, and two of the tall, skinny guys.
 
Re: ideal DI hockey player size

Osorojo said:
"WE?" Who the devil is "we?" I'm guessing it might be like Queen Elizabeth II, who refers to herself as "we," or maybe you are a member of a secret college hockey fan confederacy with a secret handshake and the like. Do tell.
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We is not you. and never will be.
 
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