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RPI Hockey 2014-2015 Part II: Dedicated to Rich Curadi

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Ralph Baer said:
Those two did lead as freshmen. I don't think anyone else did in the last 20 years. Before that. Juneau and Servinis.
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That is not bad company to be in-Hamelin, Croxton, Juneau and Servinis. 2 had excellent RPI NCAA careers, one played for 6 NHL teams and scored over 150 NHL goals and 550 points, and one won an NCAA championship (and may have been a tad off sides;)). I think it is actually quite a feat for any freshman to be leading this team since SA has always made it well known that he counts on his upperclassmen to lead and usually plays the freshmen sparingly at first. Also, keep in mind that DM lost some games to mononucleosis this year and actually may not have been 100% for a while after coming back and played on the 4th line for a bit. Also, having the officials call back his obviously good goal up at Quinnipiac could have helped his numbers a bit more.
Grant me another freshman coming in next year who can have the same kind of success and I'll be a happy RPI fan. No, wait, i think I will need a bit more than that. Give me two solid defensive defensemen also.
 
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DrDemento said:
That is not bad company to be in-Hamelin, Croxton, Juneau and Servinis. 2 had excellent RPI NCAA careers, one played for 6 NHL teams and scored over 150 NHL goals and 550 points, and one won an NCAA championship (and may have been a tad off sides;)). I think it is actually quite a feat for any freshman to be leading this team since SA has always made it well known that he counts on his upperclassmen to lead and usually plays the freshmen sparingly at first. Also, keep in mind that DM lost some games to mononucleosis this year and actually may not have been 100% for a while after coming back and played on the 4th line for a bit. Also, having the officials call back his obviously good goal up at Quinnipiac could have helped his numbers a bit more.
Grant me another freshman coming in next year who can have the same kind of success and I'll be a happy RPI fan. No, wait, i think I will need a bit more than that. Give me two solid defensive defensemen also.
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Conceivably either Tironese or Wiffen will have similar success next year. OTOH, we are not getting two defensive defensemen next season. Manley may be that, but Moore is far from a defensive defenseman.
 
Re: RPI Hockey 2014-2015 Part II: Dedicated to Rich Curadi

Ralph Baer said:
Conceivably either Tironese or Wiffen will have similar success next year. OTOH, we are not getting two defensive defensemen next season. Manley may be that, but Moore is far from a defensive defenseman.
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i should also have added, hopefully they can stand up to the rigors of NCAA play. Our injury list played a big role for much of the season.
 
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DrDemento said:
i should also have added, hopefully they can stand up to the rigors of NCAA play. Our injury list played a big role for much of the season.
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I suspect that Wiffen can. AS you probably know Tironese is out for the year with a shoulder injury. Manley and Moore both have played the entire season. Moore is slight. Manley is a mystery.
 
Re: RPI Hockey 2014-2015 Part II: Dedicated to Rich Curadi

DrDemento said:
That is not bad company to be in-Hamelin, Croxton, Juneau and Servinis. 2 had excellent RPI NCAA careers, one played for 6 NHL teams and scored over 150 NHL goals and 550 points, and one won an NCAA championship (and may have been a tad off sides;)). I think it is actually quite a feat for any freshman to be leading this team since SA has always made it well known that he counts on his upperclassmen to lead and usually plays the freshmen sparingly at first. Also, keep in mind that DM lost some games to mononucleosis this year and actually may not have been 100% for a while after coming back and played on the 4th line for a bit. Also, having the officials call back his obviously good goal up at Quinnipiac could have helped his numbers a bit more.
Grant me another freshman coming in next year who can have the same kind of success and I'll be a happy RPI fan. No, wait, i think I will need a bit more than that. Give me two solid defensive defensemen also.
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Counterpoint -- Servinis, Juneau, and maybe the other guys had much more upperclassmen talent to outscore than this year's crop of upperclassmen. What's the trend of drop-off of these four, versus the last 3-4 years.
 
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ServinisScores said:
Counterpoint -- Servinis, Juneau, and maybe the other guys had much more upperclassmen talent to outscore than this year's crop of upperclassmen. What's the trend of drop-off of these four, versus the last 3-4 years.
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All valid which is why making any comparisons is really not possible-just fascinating.
 
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DrDemento said:
All valid which is why making any comparisons is really not possible-just fascinating.
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Good morning! Ready for a weekend of playoff hockey? LGR! Shout out to DrD!
 
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