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RPI Recruit Thread 2012-13

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Red Cloud said:
I presumed it was him based on the info that Kuster is a d-man... he tends to do the most with the blueliners.
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I remember seeing him the one time I went to Youngstown a couple years ago. It wouldn't surprise me if, after the St. Cloud games, one of the coaches (I would assume Graham) heads down to Lincoln.
 
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Any reports on Charles Manley heading to Waterloo during his holiday break? What are the rules on temporary play like we say earlier this year?
 
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FlagDUDE08 said:
Any reports on Charles Manley heading to Waterloo during his holiday break? What are the rules on temporary play like we say earlier this year?
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Blackhawks might be looking for a Defenseman to fill a spot. Last night Victor Newell (Harvard) defenseman on the team was in a serious car accident. Manley could possibly get a call.
 
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herbst20 said:
Blackhawks might be looking for a Defenseman to fill a spot. Last night Victor Newell (Harvard) defenseman on the team was in a serious car accident. Manley could possibly get a call.
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Obviously I don't like to see it happen under that situation because it's never good to see someone be forced out due to injury. I would think, though, that they wouldn't call up Manley for that unless they thought that Newell would be back in action come January, or else they'd have to keep cycling. I do hope that Newell recovers, and wish all the best to whomever steps in his shoes, whether it be Manley or someone else.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
I am pretty sure that DrD was considering Reno and Manley and the possibility of Kuster adn the fact that we are losing Leboeuf.
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I dunno what he was considering, but 6'1 195 aint small. Lest we not forget that Bokenfohr is only a frosh -- albeit a large one.:p
 
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It would be great to have a 6'2-3" D-man who could bring the puck up the ice & also play the point on the PP at the D1 level but I don't see that from any of our current D-men ATT. So it doesn't surprise me to see SA going after the 5'9-11" types who can. Hampton (6') who had success at Oakville is still an unknown at this level. Like his style or not loosing Bailen could leave a big hole in that role. I've seen Reno doing it at the HS level (albeit a very HIGH HS level) so maybe he could be that 6'2" guy...would be nice for sure.
 
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Wicked Slappaahs said:
I dunno what he was considering, but 6'1 195 aint small. Lest we not forget that Bokenfohr is only a frosh -- albeit a large one.:p
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We certainly will have some large dmen. Luke alone brings up the average by a couple of inches and a several pounds. ;) My point was that Manley and the possibility of Kuster brings down the average.

BTW, I am already thinking about starting a thread called "RPI Hockey 2017-2018: Kuster's Last Stand". :D
 
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turk181 said:
It would be great to have a 6'2-3" D-man who could bring the puck up the ice & also play the point on the PP at the D1 level but I don't see that from any of our current D-men ATT. So it doesn't surprise me to see SA going after the 5'9-11" types who can. Hampton (6') who had success at Oakville is still an unknown at this level. Like his style or not loosing Bailen could leave a big hole in that role. I've seen Reno doing it at the HS level (albeit a very HIGH HS level) so maybe he could be that 6'2" guy...would be nice for sure.
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Good point about Hampton.

I still think that a bigger need is a forward to stand in front of the goal on power plays.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
We certainly will have some large dmen, Luke alone brings up the average by a couple of inches and a several pounds. ;) My point was that Manley and the possibility of Kuster brings down thea verage.

BTW, I am alredy thiking about starting a thread called "RPI Hockey 2017-2018: Kuster's Last Stand". :D
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I bet you were dying to get that in :)
 
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Ralph Baer said:
We certainly will have some large dmen. Luke alone brings up the average by a couple of inches and a several pounds. ;) My point was that Manley and the possibility of Kuster brings down the average.

BTW, I am already thinking about starting a thread called "RPI Hockey 2017-2018: Kuster's Last Stand". :D
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Come on dude, let's at least wait for a verbal commitment! Plus, if we win the championship in 2016, there's no guarantee he'll still be there. ;)
 
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FlagDUDE08 said:
Come on dude, let's at least wait for a verbal commitment! Plus, if we win the championship in 2016, there's no guarantee he'll still be there. ;)
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Most true, but I can think about it. :D

Seriously, whoever spoke to Kuster might just have been asking if he was interested, and he might have wanted nothing to do with a technical program.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
Most true, but I can think about it. :D

Seriously, whoever spoke to Kuster might just have been asking if he was interested, and he might have wanted nothing to do with a technical program.
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Back up in the 'dacks, we had a saying for that, and it's called "counting your chickens before they hatch". ;)
 
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Ralph Baer said:
I am pretty sure that DrD was considering Reno and Manley and the possibility of Kuster adn the fact that we are losing Leboeuf.
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Yup-i was just sort of averaging the sizes. I agree with you that it is always nice to have one bigger forward on a couple of the lines but on defense I like to see guys big and strong enough to move people out of the way or ride them into the boards. I fully understand that some of the smaller guys can do that quite well at the college level but I am still rather Newtonian about it and notice very few smaller defensemen making it to the next level above the NCAA.
 
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