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RPI Off-Season Thread 2011 Part II: The Bryce is Right

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Ralph Baer said:
It seems that historically Boston and Washington have taken a liking to RPI players. I wonder if there is a readon for it or just the case of a small sample size.
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Perhaps an awful question, but is there any relation between Boston GM Peter Chiarelli and RPI legend Frank Chiarelli?
 
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The difference is not really significant but at #157 Kasdorf was picked before York who was #168 and Marsters who was #165.
 
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knsmith said:
Perhaps an awful question, but is there any relation between Boston GM Peter Chiarelli and RPI legend Frank Chiarelli?
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Likewise, between Washington GM George McPhee and former RPI defenseman Mike McPhee?
 
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knsmith said:
Perhaps an awful question, but is there any relation between Boston GM Peter Chiarelli and RPI legend Frank Chiarelli?
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Pete is Frank's son. However, most RPI players that Boston has had (Oates, Juneau, Carter, ...) were earlier.
 
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engineerhockeyfan said:
Koudys to the Caps. :)
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Great news on several counts. Caps are VERY deep on the blue-line and would seem to be unlikely to be in a position where they want to rush Koudys to the pros. Hopefully they see a lot of Brian Pothier in him and recognize how 4 years of college can be immensely helpful to a player's NHL success.
 
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I am a bit more concerned (strictly from a short-to-medium-term prospective) about Kasdorf going to Winnipeg. It is an excellent opportunity for him to go to his hometown team, but I wonder if they might be in a position to put more pressure on him to jump early than your average NHL franchise.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
None that I have ever heard mentioned.
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They are only 2 years apart and both players embraced the NCAA route despite surely having other options. However, George is from Ontario while Mike is from Nova Scotia.
 
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A drink or two in honor of these picks will be happening tonight at the wedding I am going to. Congrats to Pat and Jason for getting picked. The easy part is over now is when it gets tough.
 
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knsmith said:
I am a bit more concerned (strictly from a short-to-medium-term prospective) about Kasdorf going to Winnipeg. It is an excellent opportunity for him to go to his hometown team, but I wonder if they might be in a position to put more pressure on him to jump early than your average NHL franchise.
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Not really remember this is an established franchise not an expansion team so I wouldn't think so
 
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Round 6 is over Jason Kasdorf openned the goalie flood gates as 6 more goalies were chosen in this round.
 
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That's it. The two most likely to be drafted got drafted.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
That's it. The two most likely to be drafted got drafted.
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All in all a really successful draft for us. If we can have 2 draft picks per year we could have 8 on the roster at any given time-that would be spectacular. These two boys went about as expected. Things are really coming together in Troy-RPI hockey will be a lot of fun for the forseeable future.
 
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DrDemento said:
All in all a really successful draft for us. If we can have 2 draft picks per year we could have 8 on the roster at any given time-that would be spectacular. These two boys went about as expected. Things are really coming together in Troy-RPI hockey will be a lot of fun for the forseeable future.
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Interesting that to date 5 of the 7 SA recruits who have been drafted have been defensive players (3 dmen [Foss, Bergin, Koudys] and 2 goalies [York, Kasdorf]) while only 2 forwards (Pirri, D'Amigo).
 
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Ralph Baer said:
Interesting that to date 5 of the 7 SA recruits who have been drafted have been defensive players (3 dmen [Foss, Bergin, Koudys] and 2 goalies [York, Kasdorf] while only 2 forwards (Pirri, D'Amigo).
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From his very first recruiting class, he has recruited very good defensemen. It is true that defense wins championships and we are building a very good defense. With the fire power coming in at forward, the next four years are going to be very exciting, and dare I say, very rewarding.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
Interesting that to date 5 of the 7 SA recruits who have been drafted have been defensive players (3 dmen [Foss, Bergin, Koudys] and 2 goalies [York, Kasdorf] while only 2 forwards (Pirri, D'Amigo).
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Interesting point. And the two forwards were gone after one year. Perhaps SA is building a defensive dynasty? I really like that approach as I have always felt that defense keeps you competitive in every game.
 
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DrDemento said:
Interesting point. And the two forwards were gone after one year. Perhaps SA is building a defensive dynasty? I really like that approach as I have always felt that defense keeps you competitive in every game.
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The better forwards that we have gotten have been somewhat undersized (even Pirri and D'A really), making them less likely to be drafted.
 
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