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RPI 2019-2020: Life after Lovisa

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Players need to go where they will be happy and best of luck to her.

With that said, the one position where there is a glut of talent in women’s hockey is goaltending. A lot of good goalies never see the ice. The other freshman had very similar numbers in heavy minutes. Like this year, RPI’s season will hinge on if any of the forwards can get the puck out of the zone and then find the back of the net. Goaltending will not be the issue, assuming no injuries.
 
Cornholio said:
Players need to go where they will be happy and best of luck to her.

With that said, the one position where there is a glut of talent in women’s hockey is goaltending. A lot of good goalies never see the ice. The other freshman had very similar numbers in heavy minutes. Like this year, RPI’s season will hinge on if any of the forwards can get the puck out of the zone and then find the back of the net. Goaltending will not be the issue, assuming no injuries.
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Back to back winless seasons!!!!
 
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We knew about her already

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We wanted to give Ashlyn #31 NAHA a Huge Congrats for her Academic and Athletic achievements from her Junior year & on her Commit to RPI 21/22 D1 Hockey / Conference: ECAC / Go Engineers. We love you M & D <a href="https://twitter.com/ecachockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ecachockey</a><a href="https://twitter.com/RPI_WHockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPI_WHockey</a><a href="https://twitter.com/RPIAthletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPIAthletics</a><a href="https://twitter.com/rpi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPI</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RPIConnects?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RPIConnects</a> <a href="https://t.co/5pFrkdwor9">pic.twitter.com/5pFrkdwor9</a></p>— Daniel (@CyclingHockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/CyclingHockey/status/1261862569452732417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 17, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Ralph Baer said:
We knew about her already

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We wanted to give Ashlyn #31 NAHA a Huge Congrats for her Academic and Athletic achievements from her Junior year & on her Commit to RPI 21/22 D1 Hockey / Conference: ECAC / Go Engineers. We love you M & D <a href="https://twitter.com/ecachockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ecachockey</a><a href="https://twitter.com/RPI_WHockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPI_WHockey</a><a href="https://twitter.com/RPIAthletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPIAthletics</a><a href="https://twitter.com/rpi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPI</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RPIConnects?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RPIConnects</a> <a href="https://t.co/5pFrkdwor9">pic.twitter.com/5pFrkdwor9</a></p>— Daniel (@CyclingHockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/CyclingHockey/status/1261862569452732417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 17, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Can she score goals??? That's THE MOST IMPORTANT missing ingredient for this team. The 2019-20 season proved that. A new coach would probably help too. So far there has been no "life after Lovisa" and that's very sad. I think this thread needs to be replaced by a new thread because having or not having Lovisa on the team anymore is irrelevant. I said it way back, she didn't score goals either. She was and is a great goalie, but obviously she's not the answer to what this team needs.
 
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I’d agree 100% – this team will succeed or not based on if any of the current forwards improved significantly or if any of the forwards coming in can score. Shelfit had a really good observation in another thread about how hard it is for traditionally weak programs to get strong since there is not really enough talent to go around. This seems to be the biggest difference in the men’s vrs women’s game. In the men’s game, you can argue there is too much talent and not enough schools so schools like Union are able to compete (and win!) for national titles if you have the right staff. Read the Penn State thread and their scoring issues with a very respected coach. It seems for whatever reason most top end players would rather play 4th line at a Wisconsin than be presumably 1st line somewhere else (and on full scholarship you would assume). I watched a bit of Harvard this year and they had really only 1 forward who stood out but it resulted in a top 10ish team. An injury or two you go from top 10 to bottom 10 really fast for most programs.
 
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RPI0007 said:
Not gossip, but fact: call the coaching staff and inquire. Or ask her yourself.
Or check with her teammates.
But it’s fact!!!
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Now that there is confirmation of the transfer, it is worth saying that my questioning was more about the anonymous leaking of it. I'll speak for myself, but I don't like participating in the transfer rumor gossip until somebody puts their real name next to the reporting or there is a press release. I think the players and the team should have some control over the timing of these announcements.
 
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rpi82 said:
Perhaps there are goalies who don't like being used for 60 minute shooting drills. Who knew?
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I can get why it is demoralizing to the point of transferring when you are on an 0-33-1 team, regardless of the position you play, but if you are a goaltender, don't you want to face a lot of shots, even 60 minutes worth? What else is there for you to do other than stand there?
 
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Cornholio said:
Players need to go where they will be happy and best of luck to her.
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I think that is right, and regarding this particular transfer, it appears that she will be immediately eligible. I am assuming that RPI must have granted a release in order for her to avoid sitting out a year. Or is there another factor or rule that applied here?
 
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DavidNardolillo said:
I think that is right, and regarding this particular transfer, it appears that she will be immediately eligible. I am assuming that RPI must have granted a release in order for her to avoid sitting out a year. Or is there another factor or rule that applied here?
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The rule is different for women.
 
Cornholio said:
Yes, since women's ice hockey (as opposed to men) is a 'non-revenue sport', anybody can transfer and have immediate eligibility. Though it looks like the rules will change so all sports will allow https://www.si.com/college/oklahoma...on-with-ben-dyson-of-oklahoma-state-complianc
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Not true. WCHA, women’s hockey rules are you have to sit out a year if you transfer within the conference Transfer to a different conference or transfer into the WCHA from a different conference, however, and you can play right away.
 
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Correct, each conference can set their own rules more strict than the NCAA. Ivy league for example not allowing a redshirt year.
 
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Ivy league does not allow medical redshirts under normal circumstances nor can they be enrolled as a graduate student. Several high end players had to transfer to other schools upon graduation because of these rules. Your daughter would still have a year of eligibility for NCAA, just elsewhere (non-Ivy). Here are a couple of articles.

https://www.thedartmouth.com/articl...ill-the-ivy-league-become-a-free-agent-market

https://brownbears.com/sports/2018/4/27/compliance-medical-hardship.aspx
 
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Cornholio said:
Ivy league does not allow medical redshirts under normal circumstances nor can they be enrolled as a graduate student. ...[/url]
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Is this rule recent? My daughter had surgery right before her senior season started due to a training accident. She was allowed to "red shirt" that season and then played the following year.
 
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There are waivers allowed for nearly any rule, but if your D graduated after her 4 years and then applied (and was granted) another year while a grad student, it must have been an exception situation.
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Iwanski cherishes final two seasons at <a href="https://twitter.com/RPIAthletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPIAthletics</a> women's hockey: <a href="https://t.co/wxIOVJArVe">https://t.co/wxIOVJArVe</a> <a href="https://t.co/nW2E7mtAwL">pic.twitter.com/nW2E7mtAwL</a></p>— Daily Gazette Sports (@dgazettesports) <a href="https://twitter.com/dgazettesports/status/1266135126330703873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">SCS | Our Senior Celebration Series recognition of the <a href="https://twitter.com/rpi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rpi</a> student-athletes in the Class of 2020 continues.<br><br>THANK YOU Blake Orosz of <a href="https://twitter.com/RPI_WHockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPI_WHockey</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RPIHockey?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RPIHockey</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ECACHockey?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ECACHockey</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RPI2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RPI2020</a><a href="https://t.co/YmvIPO550c">https://t.co/YmvIPO550c</a> <a href="https://t.co/MgWDA66csN">pic.twitter.com/MgWDA66csN</a></p>— RPI Athletics (@RPIAthletics) <a href="https://twitter.com/RPIAthletics/status/1266385765388423171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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