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RPI 2026 Off-Season: Please Pardon Our Appearance As We Upgrade This Area

More golf tidbits:
- The team is physically big, much bigger than past rosters. There are a lot of kids in the 6'0 + 200 lb range
- We do have a new assistant coach whose name escapes me, but nice guy and already engaged
- Good turnout, full room ( i don't know what the attendance # was)
- Alumni present included Murley, Basiuk, Jake Lee, Chuck Rancourt ...I know there were others who I've missed
- Post event gathering --comments were brief (Lang, Vines and Bowers spoke) No player introductions or speeches
 
Wicked Slappaahs said:
More golf tidbits:
- The team is physically big, much bigger than past rosters. There are a lot of kids in the 6'0 + 200 lb range
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"Bigger" will get Doc excited. I think he sees 6' 200 as a baseline with a requirement for a few Luke Curadi sized guys, preferably with a nasty on-ice attitude.
 
Ralph Baer said:
Neutral Zone has moved Evaschesen from 2026 to 2027. We are the 18th best recruit class for 2026 and still #1 in the ECAC. We are #55 for 2027 with just 3 recruits; Evaschesen, Witkowski and Chingwaru.
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We are now #19, but will probably move to about #12 if Serlin is coming.
 
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rpi82 said:
"Bigger" will get Doc excited. I think he sees 6' 200 as a baseline with a requirement for a few Luke Curadi sized guys, preferably with a nasty on-ice attitude.
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Big is a good start - obviously it takes a lot more but you can never teach size and the physical nature of this game now necessitates at least having several players who are tall and wide. It certainly looks like we will not be an easy team to push around. Now we will have to see if we can be a team that is also not easy to skate around!!
 
FWIW, besides for Serlin, Guelph has lost their first round choice Declan McNally.

www.instagram.com

Guelph Storm on Instagram: "General Manager George Burnett and the Guelph Storm were officially made aware that 2026 first-round pick Declan McNally would not be reporting to the team’s training camp. McNally’s representative made it clear ahead of

guelph_storm_ohl on August 25, 2026: "General Manager George Burnett and the Guelph Storm were officially made aware that 2026 first-round pick Declan McNally would not be reporting to the team’s training camp. McNally’s representative made it clear ahead of the 2026 OHL Priority Selection that...
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I highly doubt that he is going to RPI as a 2010 d-man.
 
RPI announces Matt Nicholson as the new assistant coach.

Comes to RPI after a season at Bowling Green, following stints at Robert Morris (second time), Mercyhurst, Niagara, the Amarillo Bulls and Robert Morris (first time). Was there when Robert Morris made the NCAA tournament two times.

Nice quote from Coach Lang: "Matt has an incredible track record of developing players, programs, and people. He is an all-world human being, first and foremost. Anywhere Matt has been, he has left the program better than he found it. He's a winner with a proven ability to recruit and elevate programs, especially during times of transition. We are incredibly fortunate to have a coach with his level of experience."

rpiathletics.com

RPI Men's Hockey Announces Matt Nicholson as Assistant Coach - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

TROY, N.Y. — The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's hockey program has announced the hiring of Matt Nicholson as an assistant coach.
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Ralph Baer said:
It proves nothing, but rpi_mhockey is following his Instagram account. https://www.instagram.com/leoserlin/https://www.instagram.com/leoserlin/ I could follow Serlin's account and find out if it works the other way also, but that still wouldn't prove anything.

Also cinnamoroll
cinnamoroll

Post in thread 'CHL to NCAA Recruiting Megathread'

07 Liam Lefebvre flips commit to BU and will return to Cape Breton for the season

09 G Mason Courville commits to Penn State, plays for Flint Firebirds. One of the very rare cases where a goalie goes from OHL Draft to spent most of the year with the OHL team, he was the backup for incoming Stonehill goalie Mason Vaccari. Ok numbers in 18 games, but considering he was 16 it's promising. Pennsylvania native, his dad Larry ended his career with Reading Royals and held various roles in the org for a long while. He was part of team USA for this year's Hlinka Gretzky Cup, split time in net on...
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Serlin announced his commitment to RPI on Instagram about an hour ago.
 
DavidNardolillo said:
Serlin announced his commitment to RPI on Instagram about an hour ago.
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RPI also posted it on Instagram.

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RPI Men's Hockey on Instagram: "Locked in. 🔒 Leo Serlin is officially an Engineer! 🔴⚪ Welcome to the squad, Leo! @leoserlin #LetsGoRed"

rpi_mhockey on August 25, 2026: "Locked in. 🔒 Leo Serlin is officially an Engineer! 🔴⚪ Welcome to the squad, Leo! @leoserlin #LetsGoRed".
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Serlin's

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Leo on Instagram: "I’m very excited and grateful to announce my commitment to RPI! I want to thank my family, friends teammates, the Guelph Storm organization and all of my coaches who believed in me and helped me reach this point. Can’t wait to get

leoserlin on August 25, 2026: "I’m very excited and grateful to announce my commitment to RPI! I want to thank my family, friends teammates, the Guelph Storm organization and all of my coaches who believed in me and helped me reach this point. Can’t wait to get started @rpi_mhockey".
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I suspect that these are probably finished now.

Code: 
 # Name                 Ps commitm. Team (League)                    Year  DOB      Ht    Wt  Hometown         NZ*s
14 Grayson Burzynski    LD 12/08/25 Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)        2026  06/04/05 6'04" 211 Winnipeg, MB      4.25 x
93 Kamyl Chemrouk       RW 01/30/25 Powell River Kings (BCHL)        2027  01/02/07 6'00" 152 Montreal, QU      3.75 x
22 Tafari Chingwaru     RD 10/09/24 Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL)      2028  09/26/08 6'00" 195 Edmonton, AB      3.75 x
40 Ryan Dwyer            C 01/30/25 Newfoundland Regiment (QMJHL)    2027  03/27/07 5'11" 175 Oreboro, Sweden   3.75 x
13 Jordan Gavin         LW 02/04/26 Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)        2026  11/13/06 5'11" 180 Surrey, BC        4.00 SH Vi Sk
22 Léo-Gabriel Gosselin RC 08/07/25 Sém. St-François Blizz.(QM18AAA) 2027  05/19/09 6'02" 170 Québec, QC        4.00 x
14 Luke Goukler         LW 07/18/26 Chicago Steel (USHL)             2026  08/11/06 5'11" 178 Cumming, GA       4.00 Sp SH Aw Sk
73 James Guo            RD 11/17/25 Saginaw Spirit (OHL)             2026  04/02/05 6'01" 190 Woodbridge, ON    4.00 x
10 Caleb Hadland        LW 02/04/26 Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)        2026  03/06/06 5'10" 190 Sylvan Lake, AB   4.00 SH Aw Ch Sk GS
11 Ryan Hecker          RD 10/16/25 Avon Old Farms Winged Beavers    2028  06/27/08 6'00" 173 Evanston, IL      3.50 x
 3 Logan Heroux         RD 04/27/26 Ferris State Bulldogs (CCHA)     2026  05/30/03 6'02" 205 Middletown, NJ    3.50 x
29 Harrison Lodewyk      C 12/08/25 Calgary Hitmen (WHL)             2026  03/01/05 5'11" 207 Red Deer, AB      3.75 St Ch Sk               
30 Ethan McCallum        G 03/24/26 Penticton Vees (WHL)             2026  04/11/06 6'04" 202 Brandon, MB       3.75 Aw Sk
 8 Carter Matthews      LD 12/04/23 Portland Winterhawks (WHL)       2027  04/20/06 6'01" 185 Calgary, AB       3.50 x
12 Ryan Michael         LD 01/08/26 Kamloops Blazers (WHL)           2026  02/05/05 6'02" 197 Langley, BC       4.00 Ch
18 Simon Motew          RD 04/15/26 U. of Maine Black Bears (HEA)    2026  03/31/03 6'01" 190 Highland Park, IL 3.75 x
18 Brendan Ross         RW 04/13/26 Providence College Friars (HEA)  2026  07/08/03 6'04" 190 Calgary, AB       3.75 Sp Aw Vi Sk
20 Leo Serlin           RW 08/24/26 Guelph Storm (OHL)               2026  01/20/06 6'00" 190 Toronto, ON       3.75 St Sk
 8 Guerin Slezak        LD 07/11/26 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)  2026  05/10/06 5'10" 187 Arlington, TX     3.50 x
13 Kieran Witkowski     LW 05/11/26 Brampton Steelheads (OHL)        2027  02/07/07 5'11" 176 Toronto, ON       3.75 Sp Aw Sk
27 Benjamin Yurchuk     LC 04/17/26 Merrimack College Warriors (HEA) 2026  02/02/05 5'09" 169 Montreal, QC      3.75 Sp SH Aw Sk GS

Women
10 Olivia Aquino         F 12/31/24 Mississauga Jr. Hurricanes (OWHL)2026  03/21/07 5'06" 145 Oakville, ON      3.75 x
 6 Alexine Beaulieu      D 08/01/25 Loomis Chaffee School            2027  03/xx/08 5'07" 130 Hudson, NH        4.00 x
33 Sadie Bellissimo      G 11/07/24 Cushing Academy Penguins         2026  10/xx/06 5'07" xxx Littleton, CO     x.xx x
14 Kate Elbrecht         F 03/21/25 Northwood HS (NAPHA)             2026  12/14/07 5'08" xxx New Hartford, NY  x.xx x
94 Kaylynn Fisher       RD 10/26/24 Kingston Jr Ice Wolves (OWHL)    2026  09/22/08 x'xx" xxx Peterborough, ON  3.75 x
26 Claire Jelinek       RD 03/27/25 Minnetonka HS (MN-HS)            2026  03/19/08 5'07" 145 Centennial, CO    x.xx x
22 Keira Johnson         D 03/27/25 Central York Jr. Panthers (OWHL) 2026  03/11/07 5'09" 130 Scarborough, ON   x.xx x
29 Corinne Leibowitz     F 10/13/25 Bishop Kearney Selects 19U       2027  01/xx/08 5'02" 155 Whitehouse Sta.,NJx.xx x
11 Linn Mattsson        RW 01/15/26 Djurgårdens IF (SDHL) Sweden     2026  03/29/07 5'06" 132 Stockholm, Sweden x.xx x
 9 Caely Martin         LD 08/29/24 Oakville Jr. Hornets (OWHL)      2026  09/17/07 5'04" xxx Toronto, ON       3.50 x
 8 Ellie Mehling        LD 12/18/24 NAHA Major Jr. (White Team 19U)  2027  06/xx/08 5'04" 130 Burnt Hills, NY   3.25 x
 9 Megan Meola          LW 12/09/24 Bishop Kearney Selects 19U       2026  07/24/07 5'02" 118 Long Valley, NJ   3.75 x
 4 Barbora Proskova     DF 03/16/25 Brynäs IF U19 Sweden             2026  05/07/07 5'04" 140 ? Czechia         x.xx x
47 Miriam Toet-Uddveg    F 03/27/25 MODO Hockey 2 (NDHL) Sweden      2027  04/25/07 5'09" 176 Lorenskog, Norway x.xx x

* Probably no longer an RPI recruit
# Known to have signed National Letter of Intent
[b]The years the recruits are listed as arriving at RPI are not necessarily accurate.[/b]
The dates on which some of the women are listed as committing on may be considerably after the actual dates.
"Hometown" is sometimes where the player was born and sometimes where he or she currently lives.
I am assuming that Neutral Zone regards their Star ratings as public because they often tweet them with committals.

STRENGTHS according to Neutral Zone (NZ rarely includes them for women):
Aw=Awareness/IQ, Ch=Character/Leadership, GS=Goal Scoring Ability, Sk=Skating, Sp=Speed, SH=Stick Handling Skill, 
St-Strength, To=Toughness, Vi=Vision/Passing


Code: 
 # Name                 Ps Team (League)                       Gm- G- A-  P- PM  Next Gm
14 Grayson Burzynski    LD Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)           59-11-47- 58- 58
                           playoffs                             4- 2- 1-  3-  2
                           total                               63-13-48- 61- 60 season over
24 Kamyl Chemrouk       RW Brooks Bandits (BCHL)               24- 8- 9- 17- 11
24                         Coquitlam Express (BCHL)             8- 2- 3-  5-  2
93                         Powell River Kings (BCHL)           16- 4- 4-  8-  2
                           total                               48-14-16- 30- 15 season over 
23 Tafari Chingwaru     RD Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)       10- 0- 1-  1-  7
44                         Vancouver Giants (WHL)               2- 0- 0-  0-  0
22                         Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL)         20- 1- 5-  6-  8
                           playoffs                             4- 0- 0-  0-  2
                           total                               36  1- 6-  7- 17 season over
40 Ryan Dwyer            C Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)         15- 0- 2-  2-  8
40                       C Newfoundland Regiment (QMJHL)       30- 5- 2-  7- 41
                           playoffs                            12- 2- 2-  4- 10
                           total                               57- 7- 6- 13- 59 season over
13 Jordan Gavin         LW Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)           68-16-42- 58-  6
                           playoffs                             4- 0- 1-  1-  0
                           total                               72-16-43- 59-  6 season over
22 Léo-Gabriel Gosselin RC Sémin. St-François Blizzard(QM18AAA)37-21-30- 51- 30
                           SSFB (Challenge CCM)                 4- 1- 1-  2-  0
                           playoffs                            17- 6- 8- 14-  8
26                         Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)        1- 0- 2-  2-  0
 9                         Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)          6- 0- 0-  0-  0
                           total                               65-28-41- 69- 38 season over
14 Luke Goukler         LW Chicago Steel (USHL)                56-12-19- 31- 33 season over
73 James Guo            RD Saginaw Spirit (OHL)                63- 8-31- 39- 34
                           playoffs                             4- 1- 2-  3-  8
                           total                               67- 9-33- 42- 42 season over
10 Caleb Hadland        LW Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)           56-15-29- 44- 55
                           playoffs                             4- 0- 0-  0-  2
                           total                               60-15-29- 44- 57 season over
11 Ryan Hecker          RD Northern CT Nor'Easters 18U         20- 2-10- 12-  x
11                         Avon Old Farms Winged Beavers       28- 2- 6-  8-  x
                           total                               48- 4-16- 20-  x season over
 3 Logan Heroux         RD Ferris State Bulldogs (CCHA)        32- 0- 4-  4- 24 season over
29 Harrison Lodewyk      C Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)          4- 1- 3-  4-  6 traded
 9                         Calgary Hitmen (WHL)                51-17-19- 36- 67
                           playoffs                             7- 1- 2-  3-  6
                           total                               62-19-24- 43- 79 season over
33 Ethan McCallum        G Saskatoon Blades (WHL)          13- 4- 6-0-3.49-.866
30                         Penticton Vees (WHL)            21-14- 4-1-2.21-.918
                           playoffs                         2- 0- 1-0-3.67-.824
                           total                           36-18-11-1-2.68-.903 season over
24 Carter Matthews      LD Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL)           30- 1- 8-  9- 33
 8                         Portland Winterhawks (WHL)          18- 0- 2-  2-  4
                           playoffs                             2- 0- 0-  0-  2
                           total                               50- 1-10- 11- 39 season over
12 Ryan Michael         LD Kamloops Blazers (WHL)              67- 3-30- 33- 31
                           playoffs                             4- 1- 0-  1-  2
                           total                               71- 4-30- 34- 33 season over
18 Simon Motew          RD U. of Maine Black Bears (HEA)       10- 0- 2-  2-  4 season over
18 Brendan Ross         RW Providence College Friars (HEA)      3- 0- 0-  0-  0 season over
20 Leo Serlin           RW Guelph Storm (OHL)                  68-15-26- 41- 16
                           playoffs                             4- 0- 0-  0-  5
                           total                               72-15-26- 41- 21 season over
 8 Guerin Slezak        LD Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)      0- 0- 0-  0-  0 season over
13 Kieran Witkowski     LW Brampton Steelheads (OHL)           62-14-20- 34- 19 season over
27 Benjamin Yurchuk     LC Merrimack College Warriors (HEA)    13- 2- 0-  2-  0 season over
 
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