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RPI 2020 Off-season: Off-season Cancelled

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">MH| Dr. Lee McElroy & Dave Smith announce the end of the season. Thanks to all of our student athletes, coaches, administrators, loyal fans, Sodexo, DPS, Aux. Services, our student & part time staff who make us one of the best collegiate hockey experiences! ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/RPIAthletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPIAthletics</a>⁩ <a href="https://t.co/erVxpQjzHE">pic.twitter.com/erVxpQjzHE</a></p>— Houston Field House (@RPI_HFH) <a href="https://twitter.com/RPI_HFH/status/1239297577436303366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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DrDemento said:
Can you imagine if we could turn the clock back and have a line of Cavosie, Tapper and Murley playing up front with our current defense (before this season ended) on the back line and Savory in goal??
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Pothier, Eberly, and Munn with Joel Laing in goal wasn't too shabby back then either.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
Pothier, Eberly, and Munn with Joel Laing in goal wasn't too shabby back then either.
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Was just having a thought as to how close we are to something special. Put those three offensive threats with what we already have and I do not think many teams will be able to handle us.
 
RPI fan 4 life said:
Speaking of Murley, one of my friends is Matt Murley’s cousin. She recently told me that he is still playing in Sweden and his wife just recently gave birth to a 9-pound daughter. She thinks he is going to retire after this season (if the season hasn’t been completed already due to the virus) and return to the states. Maybe this should be on the other thread, but thought I’d mention it here.
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Murley is coaching now per his father
 
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DrDemento said:
Was just having a thought as to how close we are to something special. Put those three offensive threats with what we already have and I do not think many teams will be able to handle us.
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I would take just one of those scorers with this team. It has been a long time since we had someone that put fear into the opposition.
That said, we actually finally had a team that scored by committee.
Just a personal note, I hate the off season.
 
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engineerhockeyfan said:
I would take just one of those scorers with this team. It has been a long time since we had someone that put fear into the opposition.
That said, we actually finally had a team that scored by committee.
Just a personal note, I hate the off season.
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ehf: The off season would have most likely started now anyway. This way at least it ended on a good note, without any frustration due to a loss. As far as RPI hockey is concerned, the future is so bright, you have to wear shades!!! now let us hope that all of us are back here to enjoy the resurgence of the Beast of the East.
 
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Mike McMahon
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There are already rumblings of college hockey players who have entered (or will be entering) the transfer portal. Don't expect a lot to happen with that for a while, with all communication shut down.
 
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Most likely places to find out about who is in the Trans. Port. unfortunately is Twitter. After being on there that’s when I wash my hands.....<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Zach Risteau, leading scorer for St. Lawrence, and A.J. Villella of Northeastern have entered NCAA transfer portal</p>— Mark Divver (@MarkDivver) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkDivver/status/1239262983722799113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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DavidSec17 said:
Brian Tapper was pretty solid as well, but not sure when he graduated.
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Bryan graduated inn 1998 and got to play one year with his brother Brad. Fought through a rather serious back problem while at RPI or would have been even more productive.
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">These three are brick walls in net ‼️<br><br>Congratulations to Matthew Galajda, Frank Marotte, and Owen Savory - finalists for the Ken Dryden Goaltender of the Year Award, powered by <a href="https://twitter.com/MACGoaltending?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MACGoaltending</a> .<br><br>&#55357;&#56599; <a href="https://t.co/OwHC4GyI3Y">https://t.co/OwHC4GyI3Y</a> <a href="https://t.co/crB6hEjkcj">pic.twitter.com/crB6hEjkcj</a></p>— ECAC Hockey (@ecachockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/ecachockey/status/1239597093641236481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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Ralph Baer said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">These three are brick walls in net ‼️<br><br>Congratulations to Matthew Galajda, Frank Marotte, and Owen Savory - finalists for the Ken Dryden Goaltender of the Year Award, powered by <a href="https://twitter.com/MACGoaltending?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MACGoaltending</a> .<br><br>�� <a href="https://t.co/OwHC4GyI3Y">https://t.co/OwHC4GyI3Y</a> <a href="https://t.co/crB6hEjkcj">pic.twitter.com/crB6hEjkcj</a></p>— ECAC Hockey (@ecachockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/ecachockey/status/1239597093641236481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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3 really excellent choices and one could not complain whichever gets the top spot (but we all know who we would pick!!)
 
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Ralph Baer said:
I bet it isn't the same person whom they think it should be on eLynah. :)
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I have never put much stock in the ECAC awards. partially because i disagree with who wins at times but I must admit, really nice that our boys and our coach got some notice this year.
 
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DrDemento said:
3 really excellent choices and one could not complain whichever gets the top spot (but we all know who we would pick!!)
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Does this mean that Marotte is likely to win the goalie award?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">These 3️⃣ were the best of the best this season ‼️<br><br>Congratulations to Nick Abruzzese, Morgan Barron, and Frank Marotte on being named finalists for the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ECACHockey?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ECACHockey</a> Player of the Year award!<br><br>&#55357;&#56599; <a href="https://t.co/MMGZu8gfYG">https://t.co/MMGZu8gfYG</a> <a href="https://t.co/S02Jx2lM47">pic.twitter.com/S02Jx2lM47</a></p>— ECAC Hockey (@ecachockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/ecachockey/status/1239644306736058371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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DrDemento said:
Was just having a thought as to how close we are to something special. Put those three offensive threats with what we already have and I do not think many teams will be able to handle us.
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I encourage everyone to recognise what we had without three offensive threats from the past. What made this year's team better (and unfortunately we will never know if the team's peak had been reached or not) was it performed better than the sum of its parts. And it got better and more consistent with each game especially after Christmas. Look at some other D1 schools this year that had lots of talent (BU and Wisconsin come to mind) who performed far below what was expected of them. And now their talent is starting to bail and go pro. My hope going forward is we continue on the same path and play like a team. Problem with having stars is they are fun to watch and put up impressive numbers, but when opponents realize who they need to focus on and your teammates begin to rely on your production, the team performance takes a hit. My hope for next year is the new players fit into the system with as little disruption as possible. Hopefully we can pick up where we left off.
 
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25+years said:
I encourage everyone to recognise what we had without three offensive threats from the past. What made this year's team better (and unfortunately we will never know if the team's peak had been reached or not) was it performed better than the sum of its parts. And it got better and more consistent with each game especially after Christmas. Look at some other D1 schools this year that had lots of talent (BU and Wisconsin come to mind) who performed far below what was expected of them. And now their talent is starting to bail and go pro. My hope going forward is we continue on the same path and play like a team. Problem with having stars is they are fun to watch and put up impressive numbers, but when opponents realize who they need to focus on and your teammates begin to rely on your production, the team performance takes a hit. My hope for next year is the new players fit into the system with as little disruption as possible. Hopefully we can pick up where we left off.
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Excellent post. Does anyone have an idea when we last performed better than the sum of our parts?
 
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