RPI 2025 Off-Season: Help Is On the Way

[Engineers]

Dan muse hired as the new head coach for penguins. Wonder what that means for Kirk?

 

[Ralph Baer]

Two games @ Niagara 11/28, 29. That looks like all of the games against AHA schools. https://atlantichockeyamerica.com/calendar.aspx?path=mhockey


Edit: Some of the teams don't include the nonconference games.

 

[DavidNardolillo]

Is that a carryover from Dave Smith's/Kristie Bowers' plans or is this new under Coach Lang? Even if it was the former, Lang keeping the game would certainly show a willingness to jump into the deep end of the pool right away. An overwhelmingly new roster learning a new system playing a top 5 team on the opening weekend.............

Comparing to where this falls on the calendar with past seasons, I think @sezenack is right in thinking this could be an exhibition/scrimmage that has no Pairwise impact.

 

[DavidNardolillo]

Dan muse hired as the new head coach for penguins. Wonder what that means for Kirk?

Job security while the Penguins figure out what to do with one of the oldest rosters in the league coming off a sub .500 season.

 

[rpi82]

Comparing to where this falls on the calendar with past seasons, I think @sezenack is right in thinking this could be an exhibition/scrimmage that has no Pairwise impact.

It certainly could be either. Last year we opened on that weekend with an exhibition against UMass, but BU opened at home on October 5 with an official game against Holy Cross. It doesn't really matter to me. Regardless of whether it's a real game or exhibition, it's an aggressive move to take what is virtually a completely new team and coaching staff into a game with a top 5 program. I'm looking forward to it.

Job security while the Penguins figure out what to do with one of the oldest rosters in the league coming off a sub .500 season.

That was my first thought too. I doubt Kirk was a serious candidate this time because he just finished his first season at the upper level of the minors. It's better for Kirk to establish himself as a winner in the AHL while someone else has to deal with the rebuilding job in Pittsburgh. He will hopefully have a track record to put him in play when they make the next change.

 

[Ralph Baer]

Today is 5 June 2025. There are 121 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 4 October 2025 for the start of next season.

 

[Ralph Baer]

It certainly could be either. Last year we opened on that weekend with an exhibition against UMass, but BU opened at home on October 5 with an official game against Holy Cross. It doesn't really matter to me. Regardless of whether it's a real game or exhibition, it's an aggressive move to take what is virtually a completely new team and coaching staff into a game with a top 5 program. I'm looking forward to it.

BU also hosts LIU on October 4.