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For the most part he went one season out, which means he relied heavily on late bloomers and guys that other programs overlooked. There were some exceptions. Kellan Lain was recruited a couple of seasons out. Kelin Ainsworth and Tyler Marble committed around three seasons out I think, although in their cases there were some prior connections to the program. I think there were may have been a couple of others as well although I don't remember who. He did try to recruit Owen Headrick although he wasn't able to get a commitment from him while still coach.
Some players mature later. You also see plenty of players who tore it up at the college level that never make it out of the ECHL. None of these guys have been a big star at the next level. Trotman & Lain were both pretty decent players at LSSU that left early. Buddy Robinson left 2 years early. Trotman is the only one on a one way NHL deal and has a total of 12 NHL points in 67 games. Nehring never got past the ECHL until the 14-15 season. Were his coaches in Idaho, Arizona & Las Vegas substandard as well? How exactly did Roque's coaching fail them? He got them to the next level, didn't he?