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RPI 2025 Off-Season: Help Is On the Way

bgtrpi said:
So you think the administration acted illegally?
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Could be. It is illegal to pass a law that only impacts a single person. Whether you can penalize a single private institution for acting within existing laws seems to be in the same vein of judicial thinking. One thing is for certain, Harvard is going to go all the way to the supreme court with this one and they are going to bring much better lawyers than the admin has. And it would not surprise me if their lawsuit is joined by many other institutions that have foreign students. It's simply impossible to run a campus or a business with the day to day inconsistencies and short term thinking of this administration.

Now that all said, it might seem possible to scoop up skaters that may now shy away from ivy league schools. But then again, RPI just had a black woman as president who served in a democratic admin. In a rational world has nothing to do with the path ahead. Problem is... rationality no longer seems to be a virtue in government law/rule enforcement. So if I'm a Canadian kid - I might think twice about RPI and maybe avoid playing for a school in a blue state.
 
jmhusker said:
Could be. It is illegal to pass a law that only impacts a single person. Whether you can penalize a single private institution for acting within existing laws seems to be in the same vein of judicial thinking. One thing is for certain, Harvard is going to go all the way to the supreme court with this one and they are going to bring much better lawyers than the admin has. And it would not surprise me if their lawsuit is joined by many other institutions that have foreign students. It's simply impossible to run a campus or a business with the day to day inconsistencies and short term thinking of this administration.

Now that all said, it might seem possible to scoop up skaters that may now shy away from ivy league schools. But then again, RPI just had a black woman as president who served in a democratic admin. In a rational world has nothing to do with the path ahead. Problem is... rationality no longer seems to be a virtue in government law/rule enforcement. So if I'm a Canadian kid - I might think twice about RPI and maybe avoid playing for a school in a blue state.
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Ah yes the honorable Shirley Jackson. She is missed dearly lol
 
Wicked Slappaahs said:
RPI lands Austrian commit from Madison USHL ....

www.eliteprospects.com

Ian Scherzer - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Ian Scherzer, 2005-07-03 Villach, AUT Austria. Most recently in the NCAA with RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.). Complete player biography and stats.
www.eliteprospects.com www.eliteprospects.com
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Nice frame for a 19 yr old...

Ian Scherzer Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com

Statistics of Ian Scherzer, a hockey player born Jul 3 2005 who was active from 2021 to 2025.
www.hockeydb.com
 
I always thought that Rensselaer was the word in RPI which was often misspelled. :)
www.instagram.com

Ian Scherzer on Instagram: "I am proud to announce my commitment to play NCAA D1 Hockey at Rensselaer Ploytechnic Institute. I would like to thank everyone who helped me get to this point."

390 likes, 47 comments - ianscherzer__ on May 25, 2025: "I am proud to announce my commitment to play NCAA D1 Hockey at Rensselaer Ploytechnic Institute. I would like to thank everyone who helped me get to this point.".
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Ralph Baer said:
I always thought that Rensselaer was the word in RPI which was often misspelled. :)
www.instagram.com

Ian Scherzer on Instagram: "I am proud to announce my commitment to play NCAA D1 Hockey at Rensselaer Ploytechnic Institute. I would like to thank everyone who helped me get to this point."

390 likes, 47 comments - ianscherzer__ on May 25, 2025: "I am proud to announce my commitment to play NCAA D1 Hockey at Rensselaer Ploytechnic Institute. I would like to thank everyone who helped me get to this point.".
www.instagram.com www.instagram.com
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And this is the downside of disabling 'spell check'... but it is altogether appropriate to disable 'auto correct.'
 
jmhusker said:
Could be. It is illegal to pass a law that only impacts a single person. Whether you can penalize a single private institution for acting within existing laws seems to be in the same vein of judicial thinking. One thing is for certain, Harvard is going to go all the way to the supreme court with this one and they are going to bring much better lawyers than the admin has. And it would not surprise me if their lawsuit is joined by many other institutions that have foreign students. It's simply impossible to run a campus or a business with the day to day inconsistencies and short term thinking of this administration.

Now that all said, it might seem possible to scoop up skaters that may now shy away from ivy league schools. But then again, RPI just had a black woman as president who served in a democratic admin. In a rational world has nothing to do with the path ahead. Problem is... rationality no longer seems to be a virtue in government law/rule enforcement. So if I'm a Canadian kid - I might think twice about RPI and maybe avoid playing for a school in a blue state.
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Don’t even think about the possibility of losing foreign students. Not only wouldn’t we be able to field (ice?) a hockey team, but I’d imagine recitation sections would disappear in many disciplines.
 
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Wicked Slappaahs said:
RPI appears to have landed Austrian commit from Madison USHL ....

www.eliteprospects.com

Ian Scherzer - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Ian Scherzer, 2005-07-03 Villach, AUT Austria. Most recently in the NCAA with RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.). Complete player biography and stats.
www.eliteprospects.com www.eliteprospects.com
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Good pickup. I like any player that’s listed as both “physical” and a “speedster.” Too often we get kids that are one or the other but not both. The only problem may be ECAC ref’s’ tendency to call penalties based on the violence of the collision rather than the legality of the technique.

Now if we could add one that’s got “natural goal scorer” attached to his bio……
 
Ralph Baer said:
Scherzer was a Miami recruit.
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I wonder if he’s the first example of a guy we got because he was over-recruited in favor of CHL grads. After he committed Miami added 2 centers from the OHL, one an ‘04 so he has to enter this year. Miami may have wanted Scherzer to push out enrollment for a year so his advisors picked up the phone to call Coach Lang(e).
 
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