What's new
By:
USCHO Fan Forum

This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!

  • The USCHO Fan Forum has migrated to a new plaform, xenForo. Most of the function of the forum should work in familiar ways. Please note that you can switch between light and dark modes by clicking on the gear icon in the upper right of the main menu bar. We are hoping that this new platform will prove to be faster and more reliable. Please feel free to explore its features.

RPI 06-07..."Houston, we have a problem"

H

hab

Registered User
Will Houston Field House see any sort of revival for the Engineers in the coming season? There seems to be reason to believe in incremental improvement, but maybe no big forward strides. We are graduating only 3 forwards and one D. All strong performers but in particular hate to see us lose the gritty play of Christoff. Lots of incoming players (thanks as always to Ralph Baer...see the RPI recruit thread on the men's page). Four forwards, four D and one goalie. I haven't had time to check them all out, but nobody stands out. Have we ever recruited anyone from the Canada or US U18 teams or prospect lists? Kaylynn Fisher, captain of Kingston Ice Wolves seems certain to be a solid add to our D, but I know little about the other recruits. Anyone have better info?
 
Hab: Agree with what you have said in both threads posted. Same old Same old. Until there is some sort of major change at the top of the program there will be very little for us to talk about otherwise. If anything, we lost some real grit from this past season even though only a few ladies graduated. Davidson will provide quite a bit if she stays but we will need a lot more in the always tough and competitive ECAC
 
Always like to get your perspective Dr. D. I haven't yet focused on the incoming class. Hope to see some gems there, but based on recent experience, not optimistic.
 
...Bill Cahill was well known amongst the top teams in Canada and Western US, even though he only represented a D3 team. We need to have that kind of recruiting presence again.
 
Hab: All true. Recruiting is indeed the biggest part of the job but utilizing the talent you have on ice and being able to make adjustments between periods and even on the fly during play also very important. There has been so much that has not been done or has been done wrong over the past few years that it is hard to know even where to start.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top