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RIT (aka Team Canada)

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irishfan85 said:
From being around college hockey for years, I can tell you that often times, the over-aged Canadians are more appreciative of their scholarship and their opportunity to earn a degree than a lot of the Americans.

This enrages me every time this comes up. As long as they meet the clearinghouse standards and can add to the skill level, they belong.

Further, the talent level has been watered down with more teams, kids going major junior, leaving early, want to see how bad the talent level would be if we made it Americans only? Didn't think so.
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I just read on USCHO news that RIT does not offer athletic scholarships, but the point about earning a degree is well taken. The number of "college" hockey players leaving school before graduation seems to be growing. I'm concerned with college hockey becoming "college" in name only, where players are recruited, admitted, and subsidized with no expectation by anyone of a college degree being involved. Jingoistic fear of foreign-born college students who play hockey is not so serious as concern that colleges are deliberately abandoning their mission - education - to become subsidiaries of professional sports.

"We love our country, but should love stop at the border?"
 
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SiouxTechie said:
Is that ok if I jump on the RIT bandwagon for a couple weeks? :)
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I don't think they want you: You seem to have done a number on UND and MTU.

I'm showing my support for RIT by rooting for Wisconsin. Trust me, it's for the best.
 
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Osorojo said:
I just read on USCHO news that RIT does not offer athletic scholarships, but the point about earning a degree is well taken. The number of "college" hockey players leaving school before graduation seems to be growing. I'm concerned with college hockey becoming "college" in name only, where players are recruited, admitted, and subsidized with no expectation by anyone of a college degree being involved. Jingoistic fear of foreign-born college students who play hockey is not so serious as concern that colleges are deliberately abandoning their mission - education - to become subsidiaries of professional sports.

"We love our country, but should love stop at the border?"
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This is why the APR was established, and hockey is held to the same standards as every other sport.

http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaa...05+NCAA+News&pageDesign=NCAA+News+and+Updates
 
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irishfan85 wrote,
"Further, the talent level has been watered down with more teams, kids going major junior, leaving early, want to see how bad the talent level would be if we made it Americans only? Didn't think so."

i'm sorry, did you not watch the olympics? certainly a mix of foreign-born players in any league be it MJ, NCAA, USHL, European Elite Leagues, etc. is vital.

however. i think what a lot of people are concerned about is *not* the fact there are foreign-born players on a team, but *how many* are on a given team. i agree. i think there ought to be limits on how many can play on a given team.

give people like me and others on here all the negative rep you want, and, say what you will. but, this sentiment is still here to stay. again, i will clarify, i have no problem foreign born players being on any team. rather, just there ought to be a limit to it say, max - 25% of the team.
 
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GO-4-EXCELLENCE said:
irishfan85 wrote,
"Further, the talent level has been watered down with more teams, kids going major junior, leaving early, want to see how bad the talent level would be if we made it Americans only? Didn't think so."

i'm sorry, did you not watch the olympics? certainly a mix of foreign-born players in any league be it MJ, NCAA, USHL, European Elite Leagues, etc. is vital.

however. i think what a lot of people are concerned about is *not* the fact there are foreign-born players on a team, but *how many* are on a given team. i agree. i think there ought to be limits on how many can play on a given team.

give people like me and others on here all the negative rep you want, and, say what you will. but, this sentiment is still here to stay. again, i will clarify, i have no problem foreign born players being on any team. rather, just there ought to be a limit to it say, max - 25% of the team.
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I don't need to give anyone negative rep, but what I will say is if you limit the amount of Canadian players on a team to 7 (%25), then you will see the talent even more watered down. I love college hockey now, but it would not be as good of a brand of hockey if it is limited to %25.

Think how bad the NHL would be if only %25 of each team could be Canadians. Whether you like it or not, hockey is Canada's game. If you take them out or limit the amount of players from that country, the product on the ice will suffer tremendously.
 
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I don't think we've truly arrived until we have an "RIT is Going Down the Tubes" or a "Fire Wayne Wilson" thread.;)
 
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skates said:
RIT is not overachieving.They are playing up to their potential and they are just as good as anyone that is left in the Frozen Four...and the Most Physical. They represent AHA well and I would not be surprised if they win the National Championship...Go Tigers ! Wisconsin will have thei r hands full on April 8. I predict another RIT Victory.
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The "Most Physical"? Have you seen Wisconsin play?

I've watched RIT and Wisconsin both this year a few times...Wisconsin clearly is the more talented and physical team.

Actually, RIT will have their hands full. See you on this forum after the game! ;)
 
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Jon said:
I don't think they want you: You seem to have done a number on UND and MTU.

I'm showing my support for RIT by rooting for Wisconsin. Trust me, it's for the best.
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You're right. All the teams I cheer for end up doing horribly at some point or another. Maybe I should cheer for BC and Wisconsin. I feel dirty for saying that!
 
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irishfan85 said:
I don't need to give anyone negative rep, but what I will say is if you limit the amount of Canadian players on a team to 7 (%25), then you will see the talent even more watered down. I love college hockey now, but it would not be as good of a brand of hockey if it is limited to %25.

Think how bad the NHL would be if only %25 of each team could be Canadians. Whether you like it or not, hockey is Canada's game. If you take them out or limit the amount of players from that country, the product on the ice will suffer tremendously.
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Yes, but the Gopher fans who argue in favor of restrictions on foreigners* don't care about the quality of the game. They know that such restrictions would give the Gophers a huge advantage, and they'd rather the Gophers beat up on a bunch of weaker teams every year than to have a college hockey landscape that is competitive from top to bottom.

*note that I am NOT accusing all Gopher fans of taking this position. There are many, many perfectly reasonable Gopher fans.
 
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Bullitt said:
The "Most Physical"? Have you seen Wisconsin play?

I've watched RIT and Wisconsin both this year a few times...Wisconsin clearly is the more talented and physical team.

Actually, RIT will have their hands full. See you on this forum after the game! ;)
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If both teams play like they did last weekend, the game will not be one-sided IMO. Wisconsin may be the better team - but as they way THAT'S why they play the game.
 
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Geoff said:
I count 15 Canadians and 1 Fin on RIT's roster. The other Final Four teams are mostly Americans. Apparently the NCAA has no rule against stocking your team with Canucks?
That's kind of a shame, considering how far USA Hockey has come and that the Olympics show that our youth hockey development program is almost on par with Canada. But not if we give away our college roster spots to non-Americans.
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BU's tally is very similar. I think there's maybe five Americans on that team.
 
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