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RPI 2021-22: Picking Up Where We Left Off

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Back to Alaska. I was a little surprised at the final score of Saturday's game. But more surprised at the fact that Marshall was in goal. This is a perfect trip to find out what our back up goalies can give us in a game situation. Not just for this year, but for next year too.
I hope that we were just experimenting with our power play. Giving up two short handed goals (I know that one of the goals was at the very end of the power play) in one game should not happen.
I don't mind losing these games as long as we learn from them. The only way we make the playoffs this year is through the ECAC.
Lets get ready for that.
 
I decided to post this here because there are people who don't read the RPI recruit thread who might be interested. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaGJ316WIkM

It is the game that The Hill School played on Sunday vs. The Winchendon School. Ryan Sanborn, supposedly arriving in Troy in 2024, is The Hill School's goalie. He is #1 in white. He saved 41 of 42 shots in the 54-minute game according to the box score. That would translate to facing about 47 shots in a 60-minute game. IMHO, he kept The Hill School in the game in the first period.

I assume that the game was not simulcast on radio because the announcer provided very minimal information. There were a lot of great save by Ryan Sanborns. Sadly, the camera work by a single camera on the red line would never be mistaken for RPI-TV. So it is often hard to see Sanborn when a lot of skaters are near him. Some of the great saves did not seem all that great to me.

I don't know if the game will remain on-line for a long time. FWIW, the game was delayed 3 hours and played at Cushing Academy because of problems with Winchendon's ice.

The game itself starts at about the 12-minute mark of the video.
 
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Ralph: Everything you posted is spot on. The camera angle for the game was just far too low (and fixed in position) to see much of the goal tending. he seemed to stop just about everything he saw but the quality of the shots very difficult to evaluate. As you said, the announcer just felt they were all 'great saves'. My opinion about evaluating young goal tenders is that it might be the hardest position to determine how well they play. After all, they are certainly not facing the speed of the game or the shots that they will see in a few years as they progress up the ladder. In any case, he did seem to be able to handle what was asked of him very well.
 
DrDemento said:
Ralph: Everything you posted is spot on. The camera angle for the game was just far too low (and fixed in position) to see much of the goal tending. he seemed to stop just about everything he saw but the quality of the shots very difficult to evaluate. As you said, the announcer just felt they were all 'great saves'. My opinion about evaluating young goal tenders is that it might be the hardest position to determine how well they play. After all, they are certainly not facing the speed of the game or the shots that they will see in a few years as they progress up the ladder. In any case, he did seem to be able to handle what was asked of him very well.
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Assuming that the "2024" is correct, he has two years after this one to move up the ladder. The fact that a couple of weeks ago, Dubuque (USHL) saw fit to have him as their backup goalie shows that he is well thought of and should move up somewhere. I wonder how he looked in practice there and if he is in their plans for next season.

The Hill School plays Albany Academy later in the season, but sadly for Tri-City residents who might be interested, it's a home game for The Hill School. As far as you are concerned, they play at Princeton Day School which I suspect is in Princeton and also at The Hun School which I know is also somewhere in NJ. The Hill School itself is in Pottstown, PA.


Edit: The Hill School's own schedule which may be more reliable. https://www.thehill.org/athletics/team-pages/boys/ice-hockey
 
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engineerhockeyfan said:
Back to Alaska. I was a little surprised at the final score of Saturday's game. But more surprised at the fact that Marshall was in goal. This is a perfect trip to find out what our back up goalies can give us in a game situation. Not just for this year, but for next year too.
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Not odd to see your starter play two in a row, especially with the schedule a little bit lighter in the coming weeks. Would be surprised if he played all four, but I don't think we ever got an update on the injury situation with the other goaltenders. Recall the discussion on why Marshall was not pulled during the 'Gate/Cornell trip; reports surfaced the following week that the other two goalies were unavailable. Not sure whether injuries still an issue.
 
Ralph Baer said:
Assuming that the "2024" is correct, he has two years after this one to move up the ladder. The fact that a couple of weeks ago, Dubuque (USHL) saw fit to have him as their backup goalie shows that he is well thought of and should move up somewhere. I wonder how he looked in practice there and if he is in their plans for next season.

The Hill School plays Albany Academy later in the season, but sadly for Tri-City residents who might be interested, it's a home game for The Hill School. As far as you are concerned, they play at Princeton Day School which I suspect is in Princeton and also at The Hun School which I know is also somewhere in NJ. The Hill School itself is in Pottstown, PA.


Edit: The Hill School's own schedule which may be more reliable. https://www.thehill.org/athletics/team-pages/boys/ice-hockey
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Know all those schools well. Before all the shut downs we used to visit many of their games. Princeton Day and the Hun have produced some pretty fair talent over the years. They are highly rated academically also so lot of the folks around her who can afford it, send their kids.
 
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That's interesting. I guess it is cheaper to make two trips than to stay overnight.
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Hill is only about 1.5 hours from Hun, and the trip to Hun looks like it might be paired up with the Lawrenceville away game a couple of days later. Lawrenceville is 5 miles from Hun. But overnights for trips of that distance used to be very rare on the boarding school circuit. Do NEPSAC schools still adhere to the Wed/Sat class schedules for sports (school on Wednesday and Saturday ends at noon so teams can travel)? Hill and Lawrenceville are huge rivals, so there may be some special accommodation for travel in that case.
 
Alaska just tripled its wins for the season tonight, winning its second against RPI. Not much good coming from this road trip.
 
RPI only mustered 17 shots last night...certainly tough to win games with that tally. Fortunately, they have the opportunity tonight to go for a win to salvage a series split...which I think we'd all agree would be an acceptable outcome for a 4,000 + mile road trip. We'll see if they can get it done.

Smith was on Wyland's radio show yesterday. He sounded very positive about the trip was a great experience for the team and the welcome they've received. He noted that UA hockey in Fairbanks is a big deal and the only show in town (literally) in the winter with lots of fan support and interest.
 
Engineers outplayed in every aspect of game 4 in Alaska. This team cannot afford to play from behind. Hard to find any positives from this series.
 
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Engineers outplayed in every aspect of game 4 in Alaska. This team cannot afford to play from behind. Hard to find any positives from this series.
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They got outplayed in every game. Marshall was the only reason they won game 1. I don't know how the team has been controlling play so well all season, and then did the complete opposite this weekend
 
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RPI only mustered 17 shots last night...certainly tough to win games with that tally. Fortunately, they have the opportunity tonight to go for a win to salvage a series split...which I think we'd all agree would be an acceptable outcome for a 4,000 + mile road trip. We'll see if they can get it done.

Smith was on Wyland's radio show yesterday. He sounded very positive about the trip was a great experience for the team and the welcome they've received. He noted that UA hockey in Fairbanks is a big deal and the only show in town (literally) in the winter with lots of fan support and interest.
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There is also the Fairbanks Ice Dogs in the NAHL. Todd Burgess played there.
 
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They got outplayed in every game. Marshall was the only reason they won game 1. I don't know how the team has been controlling play so well all season, and then did the complete opposite this weekend
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I still don't understand why at least one of the other goalies did not play in a game.
 
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