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RPI Off-Season Thread 2012 Part II: (Insert Title Here)

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Ralph Baer said:
Do you think that we should have a Part III or should the next thread be the first 2012-13 thread?
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If we generate 157 more posts between now and when the season starts, we could have the next thread be "Pre-Season / Early Season Thread" instead of "Off-Season III"

Just a thought.
 
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FreshFish said:
If we generate 157 more posts between now and when the season starts, we could have the next thread be "Pre-Season / Early Season Thread" instead of "Off-Season III"

Just a thought.
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FlagDUDE08 said:
We tried that in the 2009-10. We were into Part II by the time the season started.
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We seem to go in spurts. Sometimes, there are three countdown posts in a row, and sometimes we have three pages of posts in one day. It's hard to predict what will happen here.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
The writeup and boxscore for today's Ivan Hlinka game http://www.usahockey.com/Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=TU_04_02_05&id=318480. No mention of Melanson. The US plays Slovakia, whom they beat in an exhibition contest, on Friday for 7th place.
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It's certainly a great honour for any RPI player or recruit to have a chance to play for their national team, but with competing for 7th in this tournament, as well as going to relegation in WJC, I'm beginning to wonder if there is something amiss with USA hockey that we aren't medal competitive anymore.
 
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FlagDUDE08 said:
It's certainly a great honour for any RPI player or recruit to have a chance to play for their national team, but with competing for 7th in this tournament, as well as going to relegation in WJC, I'm beginning to wonder if there is something amiss with USA hockey that we aren't medal competitive anymore.
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Wow.
 
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FlagDUDE08 said:
It's certainly a great honour for any RPI player or recruit to have a chance to play for their national team, but with competing for 7th in this tournament, as well as going to relegation in WJC, I'm beginning to wonder if there is something amiss with USA hockey that we aren't medal competitive anymore.
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The US does not send its best age-group players to the Ivan Hlinka tourney (e.g. no USNTDP players). They want to give others a chance to experience international competition. There are clearly plusses and minuses with that.

BTW, it will be intersting to see how the Waterloo Black Hawks team from the USHL does in Russia over the weekend. http://mhl.khl.ru/en/worldcup/ They are from Waterloo, NY http://mhl.khl.ru/en/worldcup/teams/220/137491/. :D (Not as bad as the Sadbury Wolves (OHL).)
 
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Ralph Baer said:
The US does not send its best age-group players to the Ivan Hlinka tourney (e.g. no USNTDP players). They want to give others a chance to experience international competition. There are clearly plusses and minuses with that.

BTW, it will be intersting to see how the Waterloo Black Hawks team from the USHL does in Russia over the weekend. http://mhl.khl.ru/en/worldcup/ They are from Waterloo, NY http://mhl.khl.ru/en/worldcup/teams/220/137491/. :D (Not as bad as the Sadbury Wolves (OHL).)
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Waterloo NY? I'm going to EVERY game! :D (for those who don't know, Waterloo is near Seneca Falls, and is a mid-sized village on the north edge of Seneca Lake)

Consider me now informed regarding the Hlinka tournament.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
The US does not send its best age-group players to the Ivan Hlinka tourney (e.g. no USNTDP players). They want to give others a chance to experience international competition. There are clearly plusses and minuses with that.

BTW, it will be intersting to see how the Waterloo Black Hawks team from the USHL does in Russia over the weekend. http://mhl.khl.ru/en/worldcup/ They are from Waterloo, NY http://mhl.khl.ru/en/worldcup/teams/220/137491/. :D (Not as bad as the Sadbury Wolves (OHL).)
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5-2 Hawks win today.
 
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FreshFish said:
Will you be in Manhattan on Monday, Aug 27?

Perhaps we could meet for lunch in mid-town?
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Do we have a tailgate here in NYC on the 27th if Ralph is in town ? My family and I live in Albany, but I work in NYC all week and am Park / 51st (midtown east). We should try to get some people together to the extent that we can.
 
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