MSU Spartan recruiting

[owslachief]

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Somebody should send that article to Hollis in the hope that it somehow gets under his skin.

I'm not sure if apathy is lethal or not, but it sure seems poisonous.

The first person I had in mind when I saw it.
Do we need a Drayton McLane-caliber alum to step up? Or is the other argument earning more validity?

 

[STATEdude3]

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Somebody should send that article to Hollis in the hope that it somehow gets under his skin.

I'm not sure if apathy is lethal or not, but it sure seems poisonous.

He would see "hockey" in the subject line and send it to his spam box. I love Hollis for his dedication to excellence at MSU, but hockey has always been a big part of that and he has completely ignored us since taking over for Ron Mason.

 

[Arwen22266]

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Yet another sign there is a perception out there that MSU Athletics (with a capital "A" to signify those at the top) doesn't give a high priority to hockey.

So Mark, is it the facilities? The personnel? Or could it be both?

You know what? Let the kid go to Minnesota and join a program that, as observers of college hockey saw this year, was a collection of NHL draft picks that did not play together as a team. You want to learn to play as an individual and showcase yourself for the NHL? Go to Minnesota. You want to learn how to be a team player? Come to Michigan State.

If all this kid cares about is going to the NHL, I don't want to come within 10 feet of him. I'd rather have a kid who wants to come here for the team experience and for the education - like Matt Crandell - and if they get to the next level, it's a bonus.

There is an overemphasis of late on fans being worried that their team is somehow not getting the best possible players. Let things take their course, be fans regardless, and GET LIVES OUTSIDE OF HOCKEY

 

[Arwen22266]

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Anyone else a little sad seeing Matt Duchene win the Calder? He should be in Green and White right now!!

As much as it would have been nice to see him in an MSU sweater, Matt Duchene quite obviously didn't need college.

 

[Arwen22266]

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That is what happens when the W Mich coach got canned. All bets are off with the players...

January 28, 2010


Chicago Steel forward Greg Wolfe. (USHL Images)
Wolfe Commits to Western Michigan UniversityThe Chicago Steel announced that forward Greg Wolfe has committed to Western Michigan University and will attend the school beginning in the fall of 2010.

Um, epic fail ...

http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/042110aab.html

 

[STATEdude3]

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As much as it would have been nice to see him in an MSU sweater, Matt Duchene quite obviously didn't need college.

I totally agree. I just cant help but think how different things would have been if he was here. Sure he probably would have been a one and done, but it would have been a fun "one" to watch.

 

[JTWRJW]

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As much as it would have been nice to see him in an MSU sweater, Matt Duchene quite obviously didn't need college.

He couldn't pass up all that $$$ in the O!

 

[owslachief]

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The newest Spartan commitment is for 2011 (at earliest). He's 5'10, 175# Tanner Sorenson - a minor rarity for Michigan State to pick up a commitment from a forward from Shattuck St. Mary's in Minnesota.

Story here.

 

[aallenpollreisz]

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Nice to see the lineage of Alaskans attending Michigan State will extend beyond yours truly.

 

[STATEdude3]

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Nice to see the lineage of Alaskans attending Michigan State will extend beyond yours truly.

Let's hope he comes in with your tenacity too!!

It sounds like he really wants to be here, and not just settling for an opportunity to get playing time. Sounds like a good kid from a good pedigree.

 

[owslachief]

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detnews chelios article says jake has verballed to join dean.

 

[gomsuman]

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detnews chelios article says jake has verballed to join dean.

Link?

 

[owslachief]

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in printed version. dont know abt online..

My bad - let's make that Free Press.

 

[gomsuman]

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Obviously he is a Chelios but is he any good?

 

[wsummers]

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Mentioned on another thread, but Travis Walsh also a verbal for MSU.

 

[owslachief]

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Obviously he is a Chelios but is he any good?

Good rookie numbers. Better in fact than Dean in his first season at Cedar Rapids. If he more than doubles his points like Dean did in his 2nd season expect good things.

2011 is suddenly starting to look pretty good.

 

[gomsuman]

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so anybody want to update the complete list...?

 

[Hokydad]

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the younger chelios is coming this season, not 2011

 

[owslachief]

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the younger chelios is coming this season, not 2011

I'd be pretty shocked if we had a scholarship to offer him. On the other hand ... he is a Chelios

 

[owslachief]

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so anybody want to update the complete list...?

Assuming Hokydad's correct here's what I got. Feel free to correct the quoted text if you have more info. Anything I'm confident about for 2010 is like this:

--2010--
Name		Pos.	Birthdate	Home Town		Current Team		Height	Weight	Status	Previous Team	
----		----	---------	---------		------------		------	------	------	-------------
[B][COLOR="Green"]Willie Yanakeff	G	4/30/1992	Jerome, Michigan	Waterloo (USHL)		6'2	185	NLOI	Sioux City
Lee Reimer	C	8/2/1990	Landmark, Manitoba	Canmore (AJHL)		6'0	170	NLOI	OCN Blizzard
Greg Wolfe	C	4/25/1990	Canton, Michigan	Omaha (USHL)          	5'10	187	NLOI	Chicago (USHL)
Jake Chelios	F/D	3/8/1991	Bloomfield Hills, MI	Chicago (USHL)		6'1	170	NLOI	Little Caesar's AAA
+Chris Sandmeyer D	8/6/1990	Portage, Michigan	Green Mountain (EJHL)	6'1	170	Verbal	Portage Central HS[/COLOR][/B]

--2011--	
Tanner Sorenson	D	2/17/1993	Anchorage, Alaska	Shattuck St. Mary's	5'10	175	Verbal	Anchorage Bantam Tier II	
Michael Gunn¹ 	D	5/11/1992	Livonia, Michigan	Chicago (USHL)		6'2	180	Verbal	St. Louis (NAHL)
Brent Darnell	C	3/23/1992	Canton, Michigan	Sioux Falls (USHL)	5'11	186	Verbal	USNTDP U17
Andrew Sinelli	F	3/23/1992	Dexter, Michigan	Sioux City (USHL)	5'10	165	Verbal	Honeybaked AAA
David Johnstone	RW	11/26/1991	Grand Ledge, Michigan	Indiana (USHL)		6'0	170	Verbal	Traverse City (NAHL)

--2012--	
Reid Boucher²	F	9/8/1993	Grand Ledge, Michigan	NTDP-U17 (USHL)		5'9	180	Verbal	Belle Tire AAA
Travis Walsh	D	6/4/1993	Lansing, Michigan	Muskegon (USHL)		6'0	180	Verbal	Sioux City (USHL)

<super>+</super> Sandmeyer and Chelios will walk-on in the Fall
¹ Gunn is a 10th-round pick of London Knights (OHL)
² Boucher is a 14th-round pick of Sarnia Sting (OHL)