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RPI Recruit Thread 2012-13 (Part III)

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Slap Shot said:
Small sample size, but I have seen DE play at least a dozen times the past two seasons. Although HS play doesn't always transfer to the college game he is very gifted with the puck, and plays very smart positional hockey defensively. Obviously will never be a bruiser, yet his probable lack of NHL potential shouldn't deter him at RPI.
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Lack of NHL potential is a plus since it won't result in a Pirri-D'Amigo situation again.
 
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thetruthhurts said:
look at Ferris State D-core two years ago. I think everyone was under 6'. But they all could skate. System wise, they all played a very tight gap in the nuetral zone, challenging every pass. They were able to do this because there was alway a back checking forward coming back through the middle. They were able to plug up the neutral zone, forcing turn over and then, quickly transitioning to offense of the turnover they forced. Teams would then result to dump and chase, then just lost the race to the loose puck to those speedy, small defensemen, who once again, were transitioning to offense from thier.

Point I'm trying to make, systems are key here, were some will support your team personal strengths.

Also, with the way the college game is now being called, the big/harding hitting defensemen can be a real liability with the head contact, etc point of emphasis, on top of the NZ crackdown on inference.
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However in the ECAC many teams still play a relatively slow, big man's game, although this is changing.
 
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DrDemento said:
Times certainly do change though. When I was playing a bit as a young man-5'9" and 180 was either a big bruising power forward or a very decent sized defenseman. As most here know-I am one of those who strongly believes you cannot teach size. But at teh college level in particular-talent and speed can make up for much of that and be an even more important asset. As long as the entire defensive corps is not of similar size, we should be able to defend against the bigger forwards of the Division I teams without any problem.
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I was thinking the same thing. Prapavessis is 6'1" which should partially compensate for Manley and Moore.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
I was thinking the same thing. Prapavessis is 6'1" which should partially compensate for Manley and Moore.
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Hopefully. There is no question that talent and speed are important. But matching up against other teams is just so important and if you do not have the size on defense to handle the strength of those 6'2" 230 lb forwards who cruise into the crease or camp out just in front of it-I do not care how skilled you are-moving a big body out of the way or riding him to the boards takes size and strength. If I am recruiting a 6 man defense for ECAC college hockey as it is played now-i want 3 or 4 Luke's along with those smaller quick defensemen. IMO you just have to have the speed and skill to compete withose quick small forwards on some teams but if you do not have the size to deal with the bigger boys on others, you will just be pushed all over the place.
 
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DrDemento said:
Hopefully. There is no question that talent and speed are important. But matching up against other teams is just so important and if you do not have the size on defense to handle the strength of those 6'2" 230 lb forwards who cruise into the crease or camp out just in front of it-I do not care how skilled you are-moving a big body out of the way or riding him to the boards takes size and strength. If I am recruiting a 6 man defense for ECAC college hockey as it is played now-i want 3 or 4 Luke's along with those smaller quick defensemen. IMO you just have to have the speed and skill to compete withose quick small forwards on some teams but if you do not have the size to deal with the bigger boys on others, you will just be pushed all over the place.
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I think that the ECAC is changing and Yale's victory accelerated the change. Be that as it may, one still needs big defensemen.

I wish that I had been paying attention to Moore in the MN State tourney.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
I think that the ECAC is changing and Yale's victory accelerated the change. Be that as it may, one still needs big defensemen.

I wish that I had ben paying attention to Moore in the MN State tourney.
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Yale was a good team all year-that got on a roll where they played so well together that they became a very good team. They matched up well against just about anyone except a certain team from Troy who smoked them twice. I agree totally-and i would not want to go up against a team with size unless we were able to match up with them somewhat.
 
Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2012-13 (Part III)

DrDemento said:
Yale was a good team all year-that got on a roll where they played so well together that they became a very good team. They matched up well against just about anyone except a certain team from Troy who smoked them twice. I agree totally-and i would not want to go up against a team with size unless we were able to match up with them somewhat.
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Unless they are true pylons. :)
 
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I just compiled a list of our verbally committed recruits and when their USHL team is having its tryout camp. (I hope that I got them all correct.) This will enable us to see who is actually interested in playing in the USHL next season, and to see how they do in scrimmages assuming that results are posted.

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Fornaris       Cedar Rapids         5/30-6/02
Manley         Waterloo             6/01-6/03
Moore          Sioux City           6/19-6/23
Prapavessis    Lincoln              6/06-6/09
Tironese       Green Bay            6/16-6/20
 
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I debated several days over whether to post this, but why not. :)


The real reason Meirs Moore picked RPI over UMD. :D

 
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This has fallen off the front page again. (Yes, I didn't add Lester Averman. :) )

Code: 
 # Name                Ps commitm. Team (League)                   Year  DOB      Ht    Wt  Hometown             Gm- G- A-  P- PM Next Gm
23 Riley Bourbonnais * LC 09/18/11 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) 2013  08/08/93 5'10" 190 Rochester, NY        17- 7- 9- 16-  8 traded
23                                 Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)                                                  16- 9- 6- 15- 26 traded
14                                 Lincoln Stars (USHL)                                                          30- 9- 9- 18- 12
                                                                                            playoffs              3- 0- 3-  2-  2
                                                                                            total                66-25-27- 52- 48
20 Jimmy DeVito *      RW 01/10/12 Lincoln Stars (USHL)            2013  04/02/94 5'10" 165 Bloomingdale, IL     57- 6-14- 20-113
                                                                                            playoffs              5- 0- 0-  0-  2
                                                                                            total                62- 6-14- 20-115
 ? Carlos Fornaris      C 02/13/13 Springfield Rifles U18 (Mass18) 2014  02/07/95 5'09" 150 Miami, FL            10- 5- 4-  9-  4
10                                 Northfield Mt. Hermon (NEDI)                                                  27- 8-24- 32-  x
                                                                                            total                37-13-28- 41-  x
22 Charles Manley      LD 12/19/11 Selects Hockey Academy (USEHL)  2014  07/16/96 5'09" 155 Orchard Park, NY      0- 0- 0-  0-  0 no stats
26                                 Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)                                                    4- 0- 2-  2-  2
27 Drew Melanson #*    LW 01/28/11 Omaha Lancers (USHL)            2013  01/10/95 5'10" 160 Paramus, NJ          61-13-16- 29-  4
15 Meirs Moore          D 05/21/13 Duluth East H. S.               2014  12/04/94 5'08" 172 Duluth, MN           25-17-21- 38- 10
                                                                                            sectionals            3- 1- 8-  9-  0
                                                                                            state tourney         3- 1- 1-  2-  2
23                                 Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)                                                   9- 0- 0-  0- 20     
                                                                                            total                40-19-30- 49- 32
27?Michael Prapavessis LD 02/02/13 Mississauga Rebels Midget Major 14/15 01/07/96 6'01" 170 Oakville, ON          0- 0- 0-  0-  0 promoted, no stats
77                                 Toronto Lakeshore Patriots(OJHL)                                              25- 2- 9- 11-  2
                                                                                            playoffs              6- 0- 3-  3-  2
                                                                                            total                31- 2-12- 14-  4
 5 Parker Reno #*      RD 11/12/12 Edina H.S.(Lake Conf)           2013  01/20/95 6'01" 195 Edina, MN            25- 1-17- 18- 22
                                                                                            sectionals            3- 1- 1-  2-  0
                                                                                            state tourney         3- 0- 3-  3-  0
13                                 Lincoln Stars (USHL)                                                           2- 0- 0-  0-  0 
                                                                                            total                33- 2-21- 23- 22
15 Evan Tironese       LW 05/01/12 Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)  2014  08/02/95 5'09" 163 Qualicum Beach, BC   51-19-38- 57- 62
                                                                                            playoffs             14- 4- 8- 12- 26
                                                                                            total                65-23-46- 69- 88
26 Jake Wood #* @      LW 01/10/11 Lincoln Stars (USHL)            2013  08/06/93 5'07" 160 Georgetown, ON       60-11-15- 26-151
                                                                                            playoffs              4- 0- 0-  0-  4
                                                                                            total                64-11-15- 28-155
 1 Jake Soffer *        G 02/12/13 Boston Bandits (EJHL)           2013  12/17/92 6'01" 165 Potomac, MD      43- 9-14-2-3.17-.909
                                                                                            playoffs          3- 0- 0-0-x.xx-.xxx 
                                                                                            total            46- 9-14-2-3.16-.909
Women
11 Hannah Behounek #*   D 06/01/12 Minnetonka H.S. (Lake Conf)     2013  xx/xx/9x x'xx" xxx Minnetonka, MN       25- 5- 4-  9-  8
                                                                                            sectionals            3- 1- 1-  2-  2
                                                                                            state tourney         3- 2- 0-  2-  2
                                                                                            total                31- 8- 5- 13- 12
15 Laura Horwood *      F 11/29/12 Durham West Lightning (PWHL)    2013  05/20/95 5'06" 135 Belleville, ON       38-19-15- 34- 22
                                                                                            playoffs              7- 2- 3-  5-  2
                                                                                            nonleague games      18-12-12- 24-  x
                                                                                            total                61-33-30- 63-  x
15                                 Ontario Team Blue                                                              5- 0- 1-  1-  0 
13 Katie Rooney *       F 08/05/12 Buffalo H.S. (Mississippi 8)    2013  xx/xx/9x x'xx" xxx Buffalo, MN          25-37-26- 63- 12
                                                                                            sectionals            2- 1- 2-  3-  0 
                                                                                            total                27-38-28- 66- 12
 ? Shayna Tomlinson     F 04/08/13 St Pauls School                 2014  xx/xx/95 x'xx" xxx Wolfeboro, NH         0- 0- 0-  0-  0
 ?                                 Assabet Valley U19                                                             0- 0- 0-  0-  0
                                                                                            total                 0- 0- 0-  0-  0

* In the RPI directory
# Known to have signed Letter of Intent
@ It is known that Jake Wood did not play in one game which in the stats he is listed as playing in.
 
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