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Maine Recruit Updates: Monarchs and More......

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Runsub5 said:
This appears to be a very good recruit. I think he will be a legitimate Division 1 hockey player. Good size and scoring capability. Apparently, a good student if Princeton was also recruiting him. This season is suddenly looking much more promising.
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I agree. This kid is going to put Maine over the top and get Maine into the Frozen Four this year, if not further. He must be good with all the D1 powerhouses (Umass, Penn State, Princeton) that were chasing him. Maine lucked out for sure getting his verbal.

It is odd that Whitehead has several commitments from Boston Advantage, then gets several from Hill Academy, and now several from Stanstead. You don't see this too often, especially with programs that aren't well established D1 providers (SSM, Cushing, etc).
 
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Nick Papagiorgio said:
It is odd that Whitehead has several commitments from Boston Advantage, then gets several from Hill Academy, and now several from Stanstead. You don't see this too often, especially with programs that aren't well established D1 providers (SSM, Cushing, etc).
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It's not only "odd", but it's lazy too. It wreaks of lazy recruiting........almost like Whitehead can't go head to head with the big boys, so instead he'll canvas a few organizations and hope to "strike it rich" with 1 or 2 players from the bunch.
 
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Nick Papagiorgio said:
I agree. This kid is going to put Maine over the top and get Maine into the Frozen Four this year, if not further. He must be good with all the D1 powerhouses (Umass, Penn State, Princeton) that were chasing him. Maine lucked out for sure getting his verbal.

It is odd that Whitehead has several commitments from Boston Advantage, then gets several from Hill Academy, and now several from Stanstead. You don't see this too often, especially with programs that aren't well established D1 providers (SSM, Cushing, etc).
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Nick do us all a favor and keep the bullchit out of our team recruit thread. This is an area for the fan's of the Maine program to discuss the incoming recruits.

Should everyone check with you in advance to posting to see if their opinion will be ok to post?
 
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True Blue Fan said:
Nick do us all a favor and keep the bullchit out of our team recruit thread. This is an area for the fan's of the Maine program to discuss the incoming recruits.

Should everyone check with you in advance to posting to see if their opinion will be ok to post?
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He brings up an interesting point.
 
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True Blue Fan said:
Nick do us all a favor and keep the bullchit out of our team recruit thread. This is an area for the fan's of the Maine program to discuss the incoming recruits.

Should everyone check with you in advance to posting to see if their opinion will be ok to post?
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I've chatted with you before and have a lot of respect for you. So I respectfully bring up the following two points.

A) I disagree that this thread is for Maine fans only or any other thread on this site.
B) Doesn't it seem kind hypocritical to ask me if everyone should check with me in advance of posting to see if it's ok with me while telling me to keep out of this thread and not post my opinion? That is what it seems like to me.
 
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Nick Papagiorgio said:
I agree. This kid is going to put Maine over the top and get Maine into the Frozen Four this year, if not further. He must be good with all the D1 powerhouses (Umass, Penn State, Princeton) that were chasing him. Maine lucked out for sure getting his verbal.
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I think he is talking about this part. Kind of sarcastic and that belongs in the off season thread not in the recruit thread. BTW I agree, very lucky to get a recruit that might have been headed to that power house Princeton;)
 
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Was thinking the same thing about all the schools involved,but why would a glamorous start-up program like Penn State pursue a scrub,right..? :)
 
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Look,I understand your passive/aggressive agenda,as I'm pretty sure most of us do...And you must be old enough to understand that there are unwritten rules regarding basic manners.(Or maybe not.)

Nobody is interested in your posts anymore,if anyone ever was.

We are trying to conduct a funeral here;show some respect.
 
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Fishman'81 said:
Was thinking the same thing about all the schools involved,but why would a glamorous start-up program like Penn State pursue a scrub,right..? :)
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I would think he has some talent for Penn State to have a look see...they want to start a solid foundation as they will be competing with programs that are Light Years ahead in both Tradition and on the recruiting trail...with that said thou,Recruiting some players is a gamble...everyone is looking for that Diamond in the rough.
 
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Nick Papagiorgio said:
I agree. This kid is going to put Maine over the top and get Maine into the Frozen Four this year, if not further. He must be good with all the D1 powerhouses (Umass, Penn State, Princeton) that were chasing him. Maine lucked out for sure getting his verbal.

It is odd that Whitehead has several commitments from Boston Advantage, then gets several from Hill Academy, and now several from Stanstead. You don't see this too often, especially with programs that aren't well established D1 providers (SSM, Cushing, etc).
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Come on with the B.S. - Just admit it,you HATE Maine,the fans,the Program,etc. - Seeing Maine lose and dropping out of the Elite picture is what you relish,day in and day out.
 
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sandiegoblkbr said:
It's not only "odd", but it's lazy too. It wreaks of lazy recruiting........almost like Whitehead can't go head to head with the big boys, so instead he'll canvas a few organizations and hope to "strike it rich" with 1 or 2 players from the bunch.
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Thats WHY he needs to be shown the door next Spring so that they can get someone in with a Plan/Passion and wanting to put his mark on the program in a Positive way and direction...till that happens the recruiting trail will be lean and the product on the ice will be even more harder to watch.
 
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The main reason I don't frequent the Division 1 thread much anymore is the fact that when I started on USCHO the recruit and team threads were left for the fans of the team to discuss. Fans of other programs would view whatever thread they wanted but in general stayed out of the discussion. In the last 2 years or so that seems to have gone out the window.


Edit: Fans of all programs are free to check out any teams site to stay up to date on what is going on, that being said it does not mean that you need to come in with sarcastic pointless comments deriding someone elses opinion.
 
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I am cautiously thinking that these recruits could really turn out to be something. I think there is something to a kid having a scoring touch, and certain qualities that make a person successful. If you look at this year, Swavely would be the perfect example, while he came from a lower division, he was a scoring leader at that division, and then for maine he looked good on the ice in the 5-6 games I was able to make. He had good vision, and decent speed, and I would expect him to really contribute this year.

As for the goalies, i'm scared to death
 
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Goblackbears09 said:
As for the goalies, i'm scared to death
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I'm no hockey expert, but I think either Sullivan or Ouellette (or both) could be a pleasant surprise next year. I think the inconsistency we saw last year was due at least to some degree to the fact that we had three goalies competing for ice time with no particular pecking order. I can't think of any other year since I've been watching Maine hockey where we've had three goalies competing in that manner. Two goalies competing is healthy; with three goalies, there's not enough ice time--or practice/teaching time--to do them all justice.
 
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Nick Papagiorgio said:
I agree. This kid is going to put Maine over the top and get Maine into the Frozen Four this year, if not further. He must be good with all the D1 powerhouses (Umass, Penn State, Princeton) that were chasing him. Maine lucked out for sure getting his verbal.
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I remember laughing at the list of schools Spencer Abbott "chose Maine over" when he was being recruited as a goal scorer. If he were so special, why was he primarily recruited by the ECAC? Brian Flynn was hardly recruited at all.

There are more young players with upside than there are juggernaught college hockey teams, so just because BC wasn't chasing him doesn't mean he lacks a shot at becoming a good NCAA player.
 
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dwollstadt said:
I'm no hockey expert, but I think either Sullivan or Ouellette (or both) could be a pleasant surprise next year. I think the inconsistency we saw last year was due at least to some degree to the fact that we had three goalies competing for ice time with no particular pecking order. I can't think of any other year since I've been watching Maine hockey where we've had three goalies competing in that manner. Two goalies competing is healthy; with three goalies, there's not enough ice time--or practice/teaching time--to do them all justice.
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For Maine this season to be competitive they HAVE to have both goaies playing consistant and focused...I really think a rotation can work,I don't think Sullivan can handle a work load of games and Ouellette has alot of upside but can he stay focused for 60 minutes...hopefully your RIGHT...but IF they are both streaky Maine could very well be in for a long season.
 
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