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RPI Hockey 2017 - 2018: A Wealth of Notions

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I’ve been putting all my Posts in what should have been here and not the Recruit Thread because......<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Join us in congratulating forward Donovan Ott on joining Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and committing to play Division I hockey. Donovan will start with RPI immediately. <br><br>He ends his Tomahawk career with*numerous accolades including most goals in a season (32, set in 2016-17) <a href="https://t.co/ZPlxqw***1">pic.twitter.com/ZPlxqw***1</a></p>— Johnstown Tomahawks (@johnstownhawks) <a href="https://twitter.com/johnstownhawks/status/951585789850333185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congrats bud! We’ll be teammates soon enough!</p>— Jon Bendorf (@bendy321) <a href="https://twitter.com/bendy321/status/951589653844582400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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turk181 said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congrats bud! We’ll be teammates soon enough!</p>— Jon Bendorf (@bendy321) <a href="https://twitter.com/bendy321/status/951589653844582400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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It's good to see confirmation that JB is still going to RPI.
 
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I am extremely proud of Donovan for working for and earning this opportunity to play Division 1 hockey at RPI," head coach Mike Letizia said. "Since Donovan came to our hockey team in 2016, he has been a standout player, and proved to be one of the best players in the NAHL. Returning to our team this season in late October provided a real veteran boost through on ice performance and off-ice leadership and accountability.”.... http://nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=22824
 
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Bu my count, we are back to 21 forwards for next season. 14 returnees including Ott, Gornall, and 6 newcomers (Bendorf, Ashbrook, Lee, Linden, Lacka, DiGrande).
 
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Ralph Baer said:
Bu my count, we are back to 21 forwards for next season. 14 returnees including Ott, Gornall, and 6 newcomers (Bendorf, Ashbrook, Lee, Linden, Lacka, DiGrande).
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We presently have 15 forwards. One graduates (Liljegren), four must start next year on account of age, and Gornall on account of a transfer. That brings us to 19. I have a feeling there'll be more deferrals, notably Ashbrook and Lacka. Maybe also a cut or two, but who knows.
 
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Earlier this year turk and i had a conversation on how small the incoming forward recruits were overall . it looks as though Smith felt the same way and decided to do something about it!!
 
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FWIW, it’s a little ironic that #26 in the latest USCHO poll, is ranked #26.
Is Donovan Ott practicing with the team already? Just curious.
 
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jstadts said:
Earlier this year turk and i had a conversation on how small the incoming forward recruits were overall . it looks as though Smith felt the same way and decided to do something about it!!
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I don't mind so much about the size if you have the skill and speed to back it up. Some of our players most certainly do, but I don't blame Coach Smith for not wanting to go for that crapshoot.
 
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Random.. If im Todd Burgess I would be so discouraged with how things have gone the last few years with injuries.If it weren`t for bad luck....
 
jstadts said:
Random.. If im Todd Burgess I would be so discouraged with how things have gone the last few years with injuries.If it weren`t for bad luck....
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FWIW, I saw him Tuesday night walking around without the sling, so hopefully he's back in the lineup soon.
 
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FlagDUDE08 said:
We presently have 15 forwards. One graduates (Liljegren), four must start next year on account of age, and Gornall on account of a transfer. That brings us to 19. I have a feeling there'll be more deferrals, notably Ashbrook and Lacka. Maybe also a cut or two, but who knows.
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I think cuts are more likely., or maybe both. Bendorf can also defer although his recent tweet makes it sound like he won't. I would be surprised of Lacka defers, Ashbrook maybe.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
I think cuts are more likely., or maybe both. Bendorf can also defer although his recent tweet makes it sound like he won't. I would be surprised of Lacka defers, Ashbrook maybe.
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It's possible Bendorf could defer... when they say teammates, it doesn't necessarily mean all four years.
 
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