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RPI Recruit Thread 2014-15 Part II

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ServinisScores said:
this is not a good sign for the program. And Seth's comments leave me with a dull ring in my ears.
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It's certainly not a good thing for the program, but these days it happens everywhere. E.g., Clarkson lost a 2016 recruit to the WHL a few days ago.
 
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turk181 said:
I mentioned on the Season Thread that maybe SA thinks about Jared Rutledge as a possible replacement for Dillon. 21 yrs old.... could serve as Kazzy’s backup while SA tries to get a future #1 for 2017. Another possibility might be Lincoln Stars goalie Cam Hackett. He de-committed from Cornell last year. Had a good year (not stat-wise) for a bad Lincoln team. Turns 19 on Monday. Trying to watch the Ana/Chi game but keep drifting back to today’s news. BTW, from what I understand, the reason Hackett de-committed was he wanted to go to Cornell last year but Schaeffer wanted him to delay a year.
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I had wondered for a long time why no one picked up Rutledge. I had the gut feeling that he is going to go directly to the pros next season. He would be good pickup.

You are correct about Hackett.
 
ServinisScores said:
this is not a good sign for the program. And Seth's comments leave me with a dull ring in my ears.
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What do you expect him to say? It does no good to trash the kid or the poachers in the juniors. He needs to go find a decent goalie pronto. It does no good to waste time and energy on a kid who didn't want to be here. It sucks, but time to move on.
 
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Jasma said:
What do you expect him to say? It does no good to trash the kid or the poachers in the juniors. He needs to go find a decent goalie pronto. It does no good to waste time and energy on a kid who didn't want to be here. It sucks, but time to move on.
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It sounded to me that he was mad at AD as per the quote in post 816.

It is not clear what AD wanted except for making the LA Kings happy. Clearly, he is looking for the best route to the pros. That's what it seemed like a year ago and what it appears like now.
 
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Jasma said:
What do you expect him to say? It does no good to trash the kid or the poachers in the juniors. He needs to go find a decent goalie pronto. It does no good to waste time and energy on a kid who didn't want to be here. It sucks, but time to move on.
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The entire quote passively-aggressively trashed him, and included a dollop of "feel-sorry-for-me" 'If you give us your word, it’s a done deal and not continue to explore options.' Is any of that helpful? At the end of the day, a high profile recruit left the program before even starting. Not a good look for anyone associated with the program. And for him to come out and say he has no Plan B? Really? I'd like to think no D1 coach goes without a "plan B" especially given, as Ralph said, a) it's a position that isn't stocked to be deep, and b) it happens everywhere.

You are 100% correct - time to move on. I hope Seth can do so.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
Alec Who? ;)
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My sentiment exactly. Unless he becomes an NHL star with in a few years, it is most certainly his loss. The best insurance against being a failure at the NHL level is a solid RPI degree. Not everyone who jumps at the offers from the NHL becomes a star and not everyone earns the big dollars. Unless you come form a wealthy family and either go into the family business or inherit the money, a college degree, and especially an RPI degree, could be the most valuable thing you can obtain.
The list is quite long for those who either chose not to come here or who left very early and never cam back to finish a degree. The list of those who became successful NHL level players is not.
 
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DrDemento said:
My sentiment exactly. Unless he becomes an NHL star with in a few years, it is most certainly his loss. The best insurance against being a failure at the NHL level is a solid RPI degree. Not everyone who jumps at the offers from the NHL becomes a star and not everyone earns the big dollars. Unless you come form a wealthy family and either go into the family business or inherit the money, a college degree, and especially an RPI degree, could be the most valuable thing you can obtain.
The list is quite long for those who either chose not to come here or who left very early and never cam back to finish a degree. The list of those who became successful NHL level players is not.
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SA also said http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2015/may/30/rpidillon530/

“We’ll be fine,” Appert said. “It’s Alec that I’m worried about. This program’s been around for over 100 years. This program is going to be fine without Alec Dillon. But it’s Alec that you worry about because he’s, in my opinion, he’s giving up a lot as a student-athlete, as a person, as a goalie and his development not only for hockey, but for his life.”
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This has fallen off the front page:

Code: 
 # Name                Ps Team (League)                      Gm- G- A-  P- PM Next Gm
22 Cory Babichuk       LD CAC Gregg Distributors (Alb MAAA)  32- 4-14- 18- 38
                          playoffs                            5- 0- 0-  0-  2 
                          total                              37- 4-14- 18- 40
27 Todd Burgess        RW Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)          46-15-21- 36- 48
                          playoffs                            6- 2- 2-  4-  4
                          total                              52-17-23- 40- 52
19 Austin Cho          LD St. Andrews College (CISAA)        15- 1-12- 13-  6
                          playoffs                            4- 1- 2-  3-  2
                          non-league                         32- 6-20- 26- 17
                          NISIC Tournament                    5- 1- 2-  3-  0
                          total                              56- 9-36- 45- 25
28 Lonnie Clary        LW Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)          54- 8-15- 23-123
                          playoffs                            6- 0- 1-  1-  8
                          total                              60- 8-16- 24-131
10 Carlos Fornaris      C Topeka RoadRunners (NAHL)          50- 9-19- 28- 30
                          playoffs                            8- 2- 4-  6-  2
                          total                              58-11-23- 34- 32
 4 Tommy Grant         RD Bay State Breakers (USPHL)         38- 7-18- 25- 58
                          playoffs                            2- 0- 0-  0-  2
                          total                              40- 7-18- 25- 60
12 Jacob Hayhurst       C Toronto Patriots (OJHL)            49-23-32- 55- 16
                          playoffs                           22- 9-14- 23- 12
                          Dudley-Hewitt Cup                   4- 2- 3-  5-  0
                          total                              75-34-49- 83- 28
 5 Charles Manley      LD Estevan Bruins (SJHL)              48- 4- 9- 13- 14
                          playoffs                            5- 1- 2-  3-  0
                          total                              52- 5-11- 16- 14
15 Meirs Moore         LD Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)          58- 7-40- 47- 44
                          playoffs                            6- 0- 3-  3-  4 
                          total                              64- 7-43- 50- 48
88 Emil Ohrvall        LW HV71 J18 (J18 Elit)                19-13-16- 29- 12
                          HV71 J18 (J18 Allsvenskan)          7- 5- 6- 11-  2
                          HV71 J20 (Superelit)                2- 0- 1-  1-  2
                          total                              28-18-23- 41- 16
19 Jesper Ohrvall      RW Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)          26-24-12- 36-  8
                          playoffs                            6- 1- 4-  5- 14 
                          total                              32-25-16- 41- 22
17 Alex Rodriguez      RW Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)       51- 6-11- 17- 80
                          playoffs                            5- 0- 0-  0-  6
                          total                              56- 6-11- 17- 86
15 Evan Tironese       LC Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)     19- 8-25- 33- 28
94 Brady Wiffen        LC Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL)        52-53-39- 92- 66
                          playoffs                           16-13- 9- 22- 14  
                          total                              68-66-48-114- 80
<s>30 Alec Dillon          G Tri-City Storm (USHL)          41-23-11-4-2.27-.914
                          playoffs                        6- 4- 2-0-2.17-.923
                          total                          47-27-13-4-2.26-.915</s>
Women
 2 Kendra Farole       LD California Wave U16                 x- x- x-  x-  x
76 Jaimie Grigsby       F Whitby Wolves (PWHL)               32-10-11- 21- 12
                          playoffs                            9- 2- 5-  7-  2
                          non-league                         19- 4- 6- 10-  2
                          total                              60-16-22- 38- 16
16 Josefine Hansen      D Shattuck-St. Mary's Prep           46- 2- 5-  7- 12 missing games
15 Morgan Ondrick       F Chicago Young Americans U16 (HPHL) 13- 5-11- 16- 24
                          non-league                          x- x- x-  x-  x
12 Ana Orzechowski      D Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (T1EHL)   x- x- x-  x-  x
12 Taylor Schwalbe      F Shattuck-St. Mary's Prep           56-12-16- 28-  8 missing games
18 Makenna Thomas       F Chicago Young Americans (HPHL)      5- 5- 4-  9-  0
                          non-league                          x- x- x-  x-  x
 1 Kira Bombay          G Nepean Jr. Wildcats (PWHL)     20-11- 6-2-1.73-.935
                          playoffs                        7- 4- 3-0-2.04-.917
                          non-league                     12- 6- 4-2-2.32-.xxx
                          total                          39-21-14-4-1.94-.xxx
35 Lovisa Selander      G SDE hockey (Damlag)             x- x- x-x-6.13-.874 looks wrong
                          non-league                      x- x- x-x-x.xx-.xxx
 
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Code: 
 # Name                Ps commitm. Team (League)                   Year  DOB      Ht    Wt  Hometown
22 Cory Babichuk       LD 11/02/14 CAC Gregg Distributors(Alb MAAA)2017  09/28/98 5'10" 155 Edmonton, AB 
27 Todd Burgess        RW 04/14/14 Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)       2016  04/03/96 6'02" 180 Phoenix, AZ
19 Austin Cho          LD 02/24/14 St. Andrews College (CISAA)     2016  05/19/97 6'01" 190 Mississauga, ON
28 Lonnie Clary *      LW 04/13/15 Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)       2015  09/20/94 5'11" 170 Riverside, CA
10 Carlos Fornaris      C 02/13/13 Topeka RoadRunners (NAHL)       2016  02/17/95 5'08" 157 Miami, FL
12 Jacob Hayhurst       C 02/13/14 Toronto Patriots(OJHL)          2016  01/20/97 5'08" 160 Mississauga, ON
 4 Tommy Grant *       RD 04/23/15 Bay State Breakers (USPHL)      2015  04/04/94 6'03" 210 Sparta, NJ
 5 Charles Manley *    LD 12/19/11 Estevan Bruins (SJHL)           2016  07/16/96 5'11" 185 Orchard Park, NY
15 Meirs Moore *       LD 05/20/13 Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)       2015  12/04/94 5'09" 180 Duluth, MN
88 Emil Ohrvall        LW 05/17/15 HV 71 J18 (J18 Elit)            2017  06/10/98 5'09" 148 Halmstad, Sweden
19 Jesper Ohrvall      RW 04/06/15 Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)       2015  11/19/94 5'09" 170 Halmstad, Sweden
17 Alex Rodriguez *    RW 03/12/14 Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)    2015  12/15/95 6'00" 183 Miami, FL
15 Evan Tironese *     LC 05/01/12 Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)  2015  08/02/95 5'11" 175 Qualicum Beach, BC
94 Brady Wiffen *      LC 09/21/14 Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL)     2015  06/09/94 6'03" 205 St. Marys, ON
<s>30 Alec Dillon *#       G 09/22/13 Tri-City Storm (USHL)           2015  05/05/96 6'05" 175 Victoria, BC</s>


Women
 2 Kendra Farole       LD 03/15/15 California Wave U16             2016  01/29/98 5'05" 129 Huntington Beach, CA
76 Jaimie Grigsby *     F 04/15/14 Whitby Wolves (PWHL)            2015  04/18/97 5'09" 140 Whitby, ON
16 Josefine Hansen *#   D 12/19/13 Shattuck-St Mary's Prep         2015  01/24/97 5'02" 119 Princeton Junction, NJ
15 Morgan Ondrick       F 02/08/15 Chicago Young Amer. U16 (HPHL)  2017  10/06/98 5'08" 145 Shorewood, IL
12 Ana Orzechowski *#   D 01/10/14 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite(T1EHL)2015  12/24/96 5'06" xxx Tonawanda, NY
12 Taylor Schwalbe *#   F 09/17/14 Shattuck-St Mary's Prep         2015  05/15/97 x'xx" xxx Anchorage, AK
18 Makenna Thomas *     F 04/15/14 Chicago Young Americans (HPHL)  2015  07/12/97 5'06" 145 Hartland, WI
 1 Kira Bombay *        G 11/19/14 Nepean Jr. Wildcats (PWHL)      2015  09/19/97 5'06" 135 Ottawa, ON
35 Lovisa Selander *    G 04/15/14 SDE Hockey (Damlag)             2015  03/14/96 5'10" 152 Sollentuna, Sweden

* In the RPI directory
# Known to have signed Letter of Intent
The years the men's recruits are listed as committed for are not necessarily accurate.
The dates on which some of the women are listed as committing on may be considerably after the actual dates.
 
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brings back fond memories of the kid who left RPI to go to Harvard and got booed for four years.
 
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