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RPI 2025–26: Off the Critical List and In Recovery

Wicked Slappaahs said:
Ok....so call me crazy, but if you look at the players in the back row, several of their heads appear to have lighting "halos" around them and lighting levels differ from one face to another (some lighting levels are dimmer, some brighter) ....Is it me or does this appear to be a Kardashian level photo shop ?
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Some is from the back lighting from the windows. I always felt the lighting was never fully equal on the ice
 
In honor of Matthew Jovanovic and Charlotte Wensley, today is 1 October 2025. There are 4 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 5 October 2025 for the start of next season.
 
Somehow this slipped past my radar until a friend pointed out that Vines was awarded a "Multi-year contract extension". Holy heck...

Can someone , anyone please explain to me why a coach who's resume includes somehow, miraculously surviving "leading" the squad through an 0-33 season and a glowing career winning percentage that is what, 320 ??? is granted a multi-year extension? (Oh, and he's rewarded the school by getting the team off to a an 0-4 start this year by the way....)

At what point do your on-ice results factor into your coaching job status at RPI ? I keep trying to give this A.D. a chance, but honestly don't know how anyone expects me to take her seriously....... I am at a loss. This is somehow worse than the extension they gifted to Smitty.

rpiathletics.com

RPI Athletics Announces Multi-Year Contract Extension for Women's Ice Hockey Head Coach Bryan Vines - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

TROY, N.Y. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Department of Athletics and has announced a multi-year contract extension for Head Women's Hockey Coach Bryan
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Wicked Slappaahs said:
Somehow this slipped past my radar until a friend pointed out that Vines was awarded a "Multi-year contract extension". Holy heck...

Can someone , anyone please explain to me why a coach who's resume includes somehow, miraculously surviving "leading" the squad through an 0-33 season and a glowing career winning percentage that is what, 320 ??? is granted a multi-year extension? (Oh, and he's rewarded the school by getting the team off to a an 0-4 start this year by the way....)

At what point do your on-ice results factor into your coaching job status at RPI ? I keep trying to give this A.D. a chance, but honestly don't know how anyone expects me to take her seriously....... I am at a loss. This is somehow worse than the extension they gifted to Smitty.

rpiathletics.com

RPI Athletics Announces Multi-Year Contract Extension for Women's Ice Hockey Head Coach Bryan Vines - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

TROY, N.Y. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Department of Athletics and has announced a multi-year contract extension for Head Women's Hockey Coach Bryan
rpiathletics.com rpiathletics.com
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When Smith got his extension, they were coming off of 19-20 and a good 21-22 year being a game away from Lake Placid. At least he showed signs of life. Vines best year is 18-19 when they finished 8th in the league getting carried by Selander with a 0.941 SV%, and they wasted that year by scoring 1.33 goals per game. Crazy that he's being held to such a different standard than the men's program
 
sezenack said:
When Smith got his extension, they were coming off of 19-20 and a good 21-22 year being a game away from Lake Placid. At least he showed signs of life. Vines best year is 18-19 when they finished 8th in the league getting carried by Selander with a 0.941 SV%, and they wasted that year by scoring 1.33 goals per game. Crazy that he's being held to such a different standard than the men's program
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Exactly right. I don' get it, and it certainly doesn't give me the warm and fuzzy for the A.D. As a Union player told Ken Scott when they were coming off of their ugly 0-33 season...."...if this were the men's team, they wouldn't put up with it.." And shortly thereafter the coach was a goner...

I'm from Missouri now....Bowers needs to show me. This one doesn't pass the smell test...
 
Just a note for those who do not wish to pay for ESPN+ (like me). The first home game against Miami on October 10th is scheduled to be covered live on Sports Channel NY and repeated as a replay the next day. i have seen scheduled events like this changed at times but the listing is up for now.
 
Wicked Slappaahs said:
Somehow this slipped past my radar until a friend pointed out that Vines was awarded a "Multi-year contract extension". Holy heck...

Can someone , anyone please explain to me why a coach who's resume includes somehow, miraculously surviving "leading" the squad through an 0-33 season and a glowing career winning percentage that is what, 320 ??? is granted a multi-year extension? (Oh, and he's rewarded the school by getting the team off to a an 0-4 start this year by the way....)

At what point do your on-ice results factor into your coaching job status at RPI ? I keep trying to give this A.D. a chance, but honestly don't know how anyone expects me to take her seriously....... I am at a loss. This is somehow worse than the extension they gifted to Smitty.

rpiathletics.com

RPI Athletics Announces Multi-Year Contract Extension for Women's Ice Hockey Head Coach Bryan Vines - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

TROY, N.Y. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Department of Athletics and has announced a multi-year contract extension for Head Women's Hockey Coach Bryan
rpiathletics.com rpiathletics.com
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Just for comparison sake. The previous women's coach's record over 12 years was 144-217-49 for a winning percent of 411 (better by about 90 points). What did that coach get??? Canned by an Athletic Director emeritus!!! Based on an "analysis" of the data available, cannot answer your question of at what point do your on ice results factor into your coaching job status at RPI. Not calling for 320 to get canned at all, but, after 411 actually getting canned??? As the robot on Lost In Space used to say "it does not compute"
 
In honor of Kendal Davidson, today is 2 October 2025. There are 3 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 5 October 2025 for the start of next season.
 
There did not seem to be a great clamoring for a change in the way game thread scoring is done. So I will leave things alone. Games won in regulation or OT will be worth two points, and shootouts will count as 1-point ties. Threads can be started after midnight. Winners will have to start the next thread.

Last-minute input?
 
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Ralph Baer said:
There did not seem to be a great clamoring for a change in the way game thread scoring is done. So I will leave things alone. Games won in regulation or OT will be worth two points, and shootouts will count as 1-point ties. Threads can be started after midnight. Winners will have to start the next thread.

Last-minute input?
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There’s really only two options, IMO. Either leave the game thread the way it is or start a brand new one. Since there doesn’t seem to be any “great clamoring for change”, we might as well keep things the way they are.
 
sezenack said:
My ECAC preview is out now. Worked pretty hard on it and wrote a lot. Hope you all enjoy!
www.rpifieldhouse.com

ECAC Preview 2025-26

What's Quinnipiac's ceiling? Which teams are due for a rise up the standings? Who could surprise?
www.rpifieldhouse.com www.rpifieldhouse.com
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Incredible work with more detail than I have ever seen. With so much changed this year at RPI, in the ECAC, and in the NCAA overall - Will be using this preview as a template for most of the season to follow along with the progress of the entire league. Nothing to disagree with as i know little about most of the new names listed as transfers and incoming freshmen. I am hopeful that our boys can use the depth described on offense along with better communicative play on defense to rise above the prediction to be competitive for an 8th place finish. Even being the eternal optimist tells me that would be our ceiling for this first year of the new coaching reign. Big thanks to Sez for all the work and discussion. Now I think I am finally ready to start this season so - Let's Go Red!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Ralph Baer said:
Really great.

You didn't mention our new player with IMO the highest upside and the lowest downside, namely Matt Jovanovic. Comments about the omission?
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I only mentioned players that the model had as key newcomers, and since he hasn't played in 4 years, the model doesn't view him as adding anything. The post was already really long, so I can't mention every player for every team. He'll be mentioned in RPI specific posts
 
sezenack said:
My ECAC preview is out now. Worked pretty hard on it and wrote a lot. Hope you all enjoy!
www.rpifieldhouse.com

ECAC Preview 2025-26

What's Quinnipiac's ceiling? Which teams are due for a rise up the standings? Who could surprise?
www.rpifieldhouse.com www.rpifieldhouse.com
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Overall great work!!! However, there is one thing that I am just not getting.

It is my understanding that the Ivy League institutions in ALL sports will have no involvement of any kind with NIL or redshirting. I am also under the impression that they will have next to nothing to do with the transfer portal except, of course, for outgoing transfers.

My question is that if they still insist on operating that way then how the hell are any of them ever going to finish 3th, 4th or 6th in this new world order??? That is where you have three of them finishing. Tell me what I am missing!!!
 
In honor of Jimmy Goffredo, today is 3 October 2025. There are 2 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 5 October 2025 for the start of next season.
 
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