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RPI 2020 Off-season Overtime: In Memory of Turk181

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In honor of Delaney Weiss, today is 22 November 2020. There are 314 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 2 October 2021 for the start of next season.
 
copied from this post https://fanforum.uscho.com/forum/col...02#post3619702 on the UML threadLowell Sun article on Owen Savory.

Savory verbally commits to UML

Goalie will transfer from RPI

By Barry Scanlon

Correspondent

Goaltender U. has netted another top player.

UMass Lowell, long known for producing quality goaltenders, has landed a verbal commitment from Owen Savory, who decided to transfer from RPI after the Troy, N.Y., school announced, due to the pandemic, it would not play hockey during the 2020-21 season.

He’s considered a huge get for UML after he opted to join the NCAA Transfer Portal.

Savory will take classes at RPI until December. Unknown is when he will be eligible to play for UMass Lowell. In a best- case scenario, Savory will be eligible to play after Christmas. There’s a chance, though, he won’t become eligible until next September or December.

UML head coach Norm Bazin wasn’t able to comment on Savory because student hasn’t been officially accepted into the university.

Savory, 23, had two terrific seasons at RPI. The native

of Cambridge, Ont., was named an ECAC Second Team performer after an outstanding sophomore season which saw him rank in the top 10 in two categories.

Savory was tied for third in the nation with five shutouts and tied for seventh with a .932 save percentage. He went 13- 9-2 with a 2.06 goals against average as RPI made a nice turnaround. He allowed one goal or fewer in 11 games.

Savory did not play last season when UMass Lowell skated past RPI, 4- 0.

But he does have fond memories of playing at the Tsongas Center. He made his first collegiate start at UMass Lowell. He was superb, kicking aside 26 of 27 shots in RPI’s 2-1 victory.

Two days later, in Troy, N.Y., UML defeated Savory and RPI, 5-2. Savory made 30 saves that day.

Under Bazin, UML has featured outstanding goalies. Connor Hellebuyck is the gold standard. Hellethe buyck, who played two seasons at UML, has reached NHL stardom with the Winnipeg Jets. He recently was named the Vezina Trophy winner for being the NHL’s top goaltender.

Hellebuyck’s not the lone success story. Kevin Boyle transferred from UMass Amherst to UMass Lowell with little fanfare. Then he produced two solid seasons, his last one earning him co- Hockey East Player of the Year honors. His pro career has included five NHL games.

Then Tyler Wall took over. Wall graduated this past spring after winning more Division 1 games

than any goalie in UML’s history.

UML returns four of its top six scorers and all of its defensemen. Inexperience in net was expected to be the team’s major question mark. Sophomore Logan Neaton started only two games as a freshman. Current freshman Henry Welsch has no college games under his belt.

The arrival of Savory will give the River Hawks experience between the pipes, whenever he becomes eligible.
 
[In honor of Taylor Larsen, today is 23 November 2020. There are 313 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 2 October 2021 for the start of next season.
 
Ralph Baer said:
From the amount of games which have already been postponed, I cannot completely disagree with RPI cancelling the season, however, as others have said, the players should still have been allowed to practice and exercise on campus.
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I listened to Ken Schott's interviews with both RPI and Union coaches and staff. It should be noted that Union indicated that the players WILL be allowed to practice/skate/workout together upon their return to campus after the holidays. So if RPI doesn't reverse their decision to allow teams to practice, the players will fall even further behind in skill development.... Given the level of testing occurring on campus at RPI, there really isn't any sound reason to prevent the players from skating and working out.
 
Wicked Slappaahs said:
I listened to Ken Schott's interviews with both RPI and Union coaches and staff. It should be noted that Union indicated that the players WILL be allowed to practice/skate/workout together upon their return to campus after the holidays. So if RPI doesn't reverse their decision to allow teams to practice, the players will fall even further behind in skill development.... Given the level of testing occurring on campus at RPI, there really isn't any sound reason to prevent the players from skating and working out.
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Any glimmer of hope in those interviews that one or both would reverse their decisions ala RIT?
 
Today is 24 November 2020. There are 312 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 2 October 2021 for the start of next season.
 
Any idea what the upcoming roster will look like next year. With incoming freshmen for 20/21 and incoming freshmen for 21/22. Will this years seniors remain to play one more year?
What is the limit on scholarships and roster personnel?
Are this years freshmen receiving their scholarships even though they are not playing?
Just askin.
 
engineerhockeyfan said:
Any idea what the upcoming roster will look like next year. With incoming freshmen for 20/21 and incoming freshmen for 21/22. Will this years seniors remain to play one more year?
What is the limit on scholarships and roster personnel?
Are this years freshmen receiving their scholarships even though they are not playing?
Just askin.
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So much will depend on what pandemic statistics look like down the road. Probably not the best place to put this but I am just not sure that all this hop-e about the vaccines will be reflected in any way in the over all picture (numbers) for some time, perhaps more than a year. Given that the vaccines are not a treatment for current infection and will not immediately be expected to stop any spread, and add to that the fact that perhaps as many as 50% or more of people will simply not take any of them. the number of new cases and deaths just might not decrease much for some time. If that is the case, I wonder what the powers that be (politicians, school president,s, ECAC, etc) will do then. Will they continue to use the stats as they do now or will they begin to ignore them, or will they use some other metric to bolster whatever decisions they make??
BTW if the number of new cases and number of new deaths reported falls precipitously, then something else has to be going on. So it is near impossible to predict that we will have anything resembling a return to normal in NCAA hockey even that far out.
 
DrDemento said:
So much will depend on what pandemic statistics look like down the road. Probably not the best place to put this but I am just not sure that all this hop-e about the vaccines will be reflected in any way in the over all picture (numbers) for some time, perhaps more than a year. Given that the vaccines are not a treatment for current infection and will not immediately be expected to stop any spread, and add to that the fact that perhaps as many as 50% or more of people will simply not take any of them. the number of new cases and deaths just might not decrease much for some time. If that is the case, I wonder what the powers that be (politicians, school president,s, ECAC, etc) will do then. Will they continue to use the stats as they do now or will they begin to ignore them, or will they use some other metric to bolster whatever decisions they make??
BTW if the number of new cases and number of new deaths reported falls precipitously, then something else has to be going on. So it is near impossible to predict that we will have anything resembling a return to normal in NCAA hockey even that far out.
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Extrapolation, prediction, of new cases is difficult. You maybe entirely correct. But there are some MD scientist types that believe the current exposure rates are vastly under-reported, that many were asymptomatic, were not tested, and are not in the database, and now have antibodies. If true it wouldn't take as many vaccinations to attain herd immunity. But then if the virus mutates.......all bets are off. We will be using advanced hindsight to figure out WTF happened.....
 
engineerhockeyfan said:
Any idea what the upcoming roster will look like next year. With incoming freshmen for 20/21 and incoming freshmen for 21/22. Will this years seniors remain to play one more year?
What is the limit on scholarships and roster personnel?
Are this years freshmen receiving their scholarships even though they are not playing?
Just askin.
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Schott asked Smith this question ... i.e. what does the season cancellation do to recruiting. Smith (paraphrasing) said that they 'll have to review the current roster and the recruits slated to come in 2021 and they'll be some decisions made on returning players vs. recruits he wants/needs to bring in.
 
Sol Diablo said:
Extrapolation, prediction, of new cases is difficult. You maybe entirely correct. But there are some MD scientist types that believe the current exposure rates are vastly under-reported, that many were asymptomatic, were not tested, and are not in the database, and now have antibodies. If true it wouldn't take as many vaccinations to attain herd immunity. But then if the virus mutates.......all bets are off. We will be using advanced hindsight to figure out *** happened.....
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I have no trouble believing that the actual case load is FAR higher than current data shows...given the asymptomatic tendencies of the virus in many demographic segments. This of course would cause the overall mortality rate to plummet and the herd immunity rate to climb...which may not fit some peoples agendas. I do know that all of the countries that locked down early and hard, despite all of the measures taken, are now experiencing rather steep case load spikes. This demonstrates the singular reason why lockdowns aren't a solution ...because much like Ralph, the virus doesn't sleep it just waits.

Bottom line is you can't keep the world shut down forever....unless you enjoy the prospect of a future that resembles Mad Max.
 
engineerhockeyfan said:
Any idea what the upcoming roster will look like next year. With incoming freshmen for 20/21 and incoming freshmen for 21/22. Will this years seniors remain to play one more year?
What is the limit on scholarships and roster personnel?
Are this years freshmen receiving their scholarships even though they are not playing?
Just askin.
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The maximum number of athletic scholarships is 18, but these can be divided among more than 18 players. There is a maximum number who can receive all or part of a scholarship, but I couldn't find it just now. I am pretty sure it is more than 30. As far as I know, there is no limit on how many can be on the roster including non-scholarship players. I suspect that no one including the coaching staff is sure about much of anything for next year. Savory may not be the last person whom we lose. OTOH we could gain players similarly. Some current seniors could come back. Etc. Etc.
 
DrDemento said:
So much will depend on what pandemic statistics look like down the road. Probably not the best place to put this but I am just not sure that all this hop-e about the vaccines will be reflected in any way in the over all picture (numbers) for some time, perhaps more than a year. Given that the vaccines are not a treatment for current infection and will not immediately be expected to stop any spread, and add to that the fact that perhaps as many as 50% or more of people will simply not take any of them. the number of new cases and deaths just might not decrease much for some time. If that is the case, I wonder what the powers that be (politicians, school president,s, ECAC, etc) will do then. Will they continue to use the stats as they do now or will they begin to ignore them, or will they use some other metric to bolster whatever decisions they make??
BTW if the number of new cases and number of new deaths reported falls precipitously, then something else has to be going on. So it is near impossible to predict that we will have anything resembling a return to normal in NCAA hockey even that far out.
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I had my yearly physical yesterday, and I asked my doctor similar questions. FWIW, he thought that 40% of the people won't take the vaccine. I guess that fits with your estimate.
 
I think the numbers will get bad....worse than last spring.....over the next several weeks. But after the new year things will improve. And moving forward vaccinations will start and ramp up. We will get to see in real time how good/safe the vaccines are. I don’t know, though, if the 40-50 % who say now they won’t take it....will that number stay that way when they sit and watch what happens over the next several weeks. My guess is they will be more willing to take it. And then life will begin to look a bit brighter.
 
In honor of M. J. Alexander, today is 25 November 2020. There are 311 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 2 October 2021 for the start of next season.
 
In honor of Ellie Kaiser, today is 26 November 2020. There are 310 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 2 October 2021 for the start of next season.
 
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