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RPI 2017 Off-Season (Part II): Mr. Smith Goes to Troy

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Waite21 said:
Living as far as I do from the Capital District, I hadn't realized that Albany's AHL franchise was about to go out of existence, but apparently, so it has.

Here's a link to an article on the subject (including a brief mention of the RPI Field House) by the always-readable Stan Fischler.
http://www.dailyfreeman.com/sports/20170506/stan-fischler-era-ends-with-loss-of-albany-devils
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As a lifetime Capital District resident, yes it is true. A very well written article by Mr. Fischler. What he didn't mention in regards to the HFH was that they hosted the NY Islanders franchise (called the Capital District Islanders) for two years prior to the move to Albany.
 
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RPI fan 4 life said:
As a lifetime Capital District resident, yes it is true. A very well written article by Mr. Fischler. What he didn't mention in regards to the HFH was that they hosted the NY Islanders franchise (called the Capital District Islanders) for two years prior to the move to Albany.
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Especially considering that NY Islanders great, Butch Goring, coached the CD Islanders..... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_District_Islanders
 
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Today is 8 May 2017. There are 146 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 1 October 2017 for the start of next season.
 
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rvd5star69 said:
Arod and bell also gone
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Interesting. I am somewhat surprised about AR since he was in a couple of the training videos with Coach Smith. Bell never seemed to find a regular spot in the lineup and his departure will open up a roster spot for a recruit.
 
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So we currently have the following forwards:
Liljegren, Tironese, J. Ohrvall, Wiffen, Hayhurst, Polino, Marrello, Reisinger, Rappaport, Burgess, E. Ohrvall, Payne, Stout, and Jerry. That's just 14 and we don't know if Burgess is fit to play and if Rappaport has D-I talent.
 
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rvd5star69 said:
When's last time we had a forward that big and tall and can screen the goalie amen
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If the "big" part refers to weight, then there have been many at more than 190 lb. Assuming that the 6'4" is real, the answer is probably Kevin Beauregard. I don't remember if he did much screening.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
So we currently have the following forwards:
Liljegren, Tironese, J. Ohrvall, Wiffen, Hayhurst, Polino, Marrello, Reisinger, Rappaport, Burgess, E. Ohrvall, Payne, Stout, and Jerry. That's just 14 and we don't know if Burgess is fit to play and if Rappaport has D-I talent.
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That's not ideal to say the least.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
If the "big" part refers to weight, then there have been many at more than 190 lb. Assuming that the 6'4" is real, the answer is probably Kevin Beauregard. I don't remember if he did much screening.
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It's pretty hard to set a screen from the stands.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
Well, he screens whoever is sitting behind him. ;) Being 5'4", it happens to me often. :D
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Size is not the most important aspect of knowing how to screen well. Bigger question is he fast enough to get down in front of the goalie to set the screen before the shot is taken?
 
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Ralph Baer said:
So we currently have the following forwards:
Liljegren, Tironese, J. Ohrvall, Wiffen, Hayhurst, Polino, Marrello, Reisinger, Rappaport, Burgess, E. Ohrvall, Payne, Stout, and Jerry. That's just 14 and we don't know if Burgess is fit to play and if Rappaport has D-I talent.
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I'm praying on Burgess and not expecting anything from Rappaport. I'm still holding out faint hope on Conger until I see that he's been released and committed to another school. With 7 defensemen returning and 2-4 in-bound, perhaps we'll see a Brutlag-like transformation or two.
 
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rpi82 said:
I'm praying on Burgess and not expecting anything from Rappaport. I'm still holding out faint hope on Conger until I see that he's been released and committed to another school. With 7 defensemen returning and 2-4 in-bound, perhaps we'll see a Brutlag-like transformation or two.
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I suspect that we will still get another forward recruit.
 
Re: RPI 2017 Off-Season (Part II): Mr. Smith Goes to Troy

Today is 9 May 2017. There are 145 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 1 October 2017 for the start of next season.
 
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