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RPI Recruit Thread 2018-19 (Part II)

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They agree with Heisenberg and me that he is for 2022.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Xander Babich (Chicago Mission 15's) has committed to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for 2022-2023. <a href="https://twitter.com/RPI_Hockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPI_Hockey</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/XanderBabich16?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@XanderBabich16</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ChicagoMission?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChicagoMission</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HPHL_Hockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HPHL_Hockey</a></p>— Hockey Commitments (@HockeyCommits) <a href="https://twitter.com/HockeyCommits/status/1097941411901648898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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Ralph Baer said:
They agree with Heisenberg and me that he is from 2022.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Xander Babich (Chicago Mission 15's) has committed to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for 2022-2023. <a href="https://twitter.com/RPI_Hockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPI_Hockey</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/XanderBabich16?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@XanderBabich16</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ChicagoMission?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChicagoMission</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HPHL_Hockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HPHL_Hockey</a></p>— Hockey Commitments (@HockeyCommits) <a href="https://twitter.com/HockeyCommits/status/1097941411901648898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Seems like a nice pickup. Stats look like he's currently about 5'11 170 ish....with plenty of time to fill out. Left hand shot. Attends science HS in CHI, so he ought to be fine with the school work.
 
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Wicked Slappaahs said:
Seems like a nice pickup. Stats look like he's currently about 5'11 170 ish....with plenty of time to fill out. Left hand shot. Attends science HS in CHI, so he ought to be fine with the school work.
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I am concerned about the 3.25* rating by Neutral Zone, but it could improve or they could be wrong. Only about 10% at that level end up at D-I schools. Then again, Savory was also a 3.25.
 
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I am concerned about the 3.25* rating by Neutral Zone, but it could improve or they could be wrong. Only about 10% at that level end up at D-I schools. Then again, Savory was also a 3.25.
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I'm not too worried about it and I don't think I'd be too excited if they gave him a 4.0. He won't even celebrate his 16th birthday for another 3 weeks. The best NHL scouts drafting 18 year olds have mixed results. Recruiting 15 years olds will have even more variability. We have to have faith in our coaches and hope he develops as they project. I like how some of Smith's early recruits (Fontaine, Sarlo, Beaton, etc.) are developing. Perhaps he has a good eye for potential.

P.S. Not only did the NZ scouts underestimate Savory, but he was also much older and more developed at the time. Savory's junior coach said he was the best junior goalie in Canada. While that was probably part hometown hyperbole for a guy that was still playing Junior B, it was probably a better assessment than NZ's, which I suspect was based as much on the level he was playing as his actual play.
 
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I'm not too worried about it and I don't think I'd be too excited if they gave him a 4.0. He won't even celebrate his 16th birthday for another 3 weeks. The best NHL scouts drafting 18 year olds have mixed results. Recruiting 15 years olds will have even more variability. We have to have faith in our coaches and hope he develops as they project. I like how some of Smith's early recruits (Fontaine, Sarlo, Beaton, etc.) are developing. Perhaps he has a good eye for potential.

P.S. Not only did the NZ scouts underestimate Savory, but he was also much older and more developed at the time. Savory's junior coach said he was the best junior goalie in Canada. While that was probably part hometown hyperbole for a guy that was still playing Junior B, it was probably a better assessment than NZ's, which I suspect was based as much on the level he was playing as his actual play.
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rpi82, I agree with all of that, spot on. Like Ralph, I also use NZ and do like it a lot. But I don’t take what they have in there as gospel, they watch literally 1000’s of kids, they can’t rate them all accurately. Also, I believe the ratings are more right now, they aren’t projecting. I will say if they’re a 4 or higher I assume they must be good, but not beingthat doesn’t necessarily mean they’re not good recruits.

Most importantly, based on our small sample size, I feel Smith and his staff know what they’re looking for, and are doing an overall good job at recruiting.
 
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rsfs04 said:
rpi82, I agree with all of that, spot on. Like Ralph, I also use NZ and do like it a lot. But I don’t take what they have in there as gospel, they watch literally 1000’s of kids, they can’t rate them all accurately. Also, I believe the ratings are more right now, they aren’t projecting. I will say if they’re a 4 or higher I assume they must be good, but not beingthat doesn’t necessarily mean they’re not good recruits.

Most importantly, based on our small sample size, I feel Smith and his staff know what they’re looking for, and are doing an overall good job at recruiting.
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I agree that NZ is not the end all. It does give interesting information if taken with a grain of salt.
 
Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2018-19 (Part II)

On Wednesday, the Boston Bandits (NCDC) lost to the Northern Cyclones 3-0 including 2 ENGs. Jack Brackett had no points or penalties. https://www.usphl.com/view#/game-summary/211

Brackett's line is now 37-16-14-30-2.
RPI alum Bill Flanagan coaches the Cyclones as mentioned before.
 
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Code: 
 # Name                 Ps Team (League)                       Gm- G- A-  P- PM Next Gm
21 Tristan Ashbrook      C Lincoln Stars (USHL)                34-11- 8- 19- 16 02/22/19
16 Alexander Babich     LW Chicago Mission 15U (HPHL 15U)      20- 8-14- 22- 16 completed
                           HPHL playoffs                        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 completed
                           Chicago Mission 15U (nonleague)      0- 0- 0-  0-  0 completed
                           Illinois state playoffs              0- 0- 0-  0-  0 02/21/19
                           total                               20- 8-14- 22- 16
55 Cory Babichuk        LD Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)          26- 6-14- 20- 26 02/22/19
 7 John Beaton          LW Kemptville 73's (CCHL)              48-10-32- 42- 10 02/21/19
17                         Canada East in WJAC                  4- 1- 3-  4-  0 completed
 9                         Team East in CJHL Prospects game     1- 1- 0-  1-  0 completed
23 Jack Brackett        LW Boston Bandits (NCDC)               37-16-14- 30-  2 02/23/19
18                         Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)      5- 0- 0-  0-  0 no longer with team
                           total                               41-16-14- 30-  2
23                         Team National in NCDC All-Star game  0- 0- 0-  0-  0 D.N.P.
15 Matt Cameron         RW Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)         13- 1- 3-  4-  2 traded
 9                         Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)         25- 2- 5-  7- 25 02/22/19
                           total                               38- 3- 8- 11- 27
 2 Dylan Davies         LD Austin Bruins (NAHL)                33- 0- 4-  4- 27 02/22/19
24 Zach Dubinsky        LW Lincoln Stars (USHL)                 6- 1- 2-  3- 19 02/22/19
 9 Eric Fawkes           C Winkler Flyers (MJHL)               55-12-18- 30- 46 02/22/19
 9                      LW MJHL Garbutt (SJHL-MJHL showcase)    2- 0- 2-  2-  0 completed
13 Gunnarwolfe Fontaine LW Chicago Steel (USHL)                43-16-16- 32-  4 02/22/19
12 Rory Herrman         LW Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)           34-10-12- 22- 46 02/22/19
18 Max Itagaki          RW Chicago Mission 16U (HPHL 16U)      15- 6- 6- 12-  4 completed
                           HPHL playoffs                        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 completed
                           Chicago Mission 16U (nonleague)      0- 0- 0-  0-  0 02/23/19
                           total                               15- 6- 6- 12-  4
 4 Simon Kjellberg      LD Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)      43- 2- 3-  5-  8 02/22/19
 6 Mason Klee           RD Lincoln Stars (USHL)                45- 2- 6-  8- 60 02/22/19
26 Reid Leibold          C Northwood School Jr. (USPHL 18U)    12- 6- 8- 14-  0 completed
                           playoffs                             0- 0- 0-  0-  0 02/22/19 2 games
                           Northwood School Jr. (other)         1- 0- 0-  0-  0 03/02/19 missing games
                           total                               13- 6- 8- 14-  0
11 Hunter McDonald      LD Rochester Coalition 16U (Beast)     12- 1- 1-  2- 14 completed
                           other                                0- 0- 0-  0-  0 03/09/19 missing games
 6                         Fairport High School                17-12-12- 24- 45 season completed
                           sectional playoffs                   1- 0- 0-  0-  2 02/21/19
                           total                               30-13-13- 26- 51
12 James McIsaac      C/RW Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)         39- 7- 9- 16- 48 02/21/19
30 Brett Miller          G Austin Bruins (NAHL)            18- 9- 5-0-2.70-.889 02/22/19
33                         Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)  1- 0- 1-0-5.00-.839 no longer with team
                           total                           19- 9- 6-0-2.83-.886
15 Christian Sarlo      LW North Jers. Avalan.Prem.18U (Beast) 11-10- 3- 13-  2 no longer with team 
                           North Jers. Avalan.Prem.18U (T1EHL)  8- 6- 2-  8-  2 no longer with team 
                           North Jers. Avalan.Prem.18U (AYHL)   6-11- 9- 20-  6 no longer with team 
11                         Chicago Steel (USHL)                31-10- 8- 18-  4 02/22/19
                           total                               56-37-22- 59- 14
 
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I will post the Fairport (McDonald) summary in the morning or whenever it is posted. The Chicago Mission 15U team (Babich) defeated the Chicago Young Americans 3-1.
 
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Fairport won, but still no box score

Code: 
 # Name                 Ps Team (League)                       Gm- G- A-  P- PM Next Gm
21 Tristan Ashbrook      C Lincoln Stars (USHL)                34-11- 8- 19- 16 02/22/19
16 Alexander Babich     LW Chicago Mission 15U (HPHL 15U)      20- 8-14- 22- 16 completed
                           HPHL playoffs                        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 completed
                           Chicago Mission 15U (nonleague)      0- 0- 0-  0-  0 completed
                           Illinois state playoffs              0- 0- 0-  0-  0 02/23/19 missing game
                           total                               20- 8-14- 22- 16
55 Cory Babichuk        LD Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)          26- 6-14- 20- 26 02/22/19
 7 John Beaton          LW Kemptville 73's (CCHL)              49-10-32- 42- 12 02/24/19
17                         Canada East in WJAC                  4- 1- 3-  4-  0 completed
 9                         Team East in CJHL Prospects game     1- 1- 0-  1-  0 completed
23 Jack Brackett        LW Boston Bandits (NCDC)               37-16-14- 30-  2 02/23/19
18                         Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)      5- 0- 0-  0-  0 no longer with team
                           total                               41-16-14- 30-  2
23                         Team National in NCDC All-Star game  0- 0- 0-  0-  0 D.N.P.
15 Matt Cameron         RW Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)         13- 1- 3-  4-  2 traded
 9                         Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)         25- 2- 5-  7- 25 02/22/19
                           total                               38- 3- 8- 11- 27
 2 Dylan Davies         LD Austin Bruins (NAHL)                33- 0- 4-  4- 27 02/22/19
24 Zach Dubinsky        LW Lincoln Stars (USHL)                 6- 1- 2-  3- 19 02/22/19
 9 Eric Fawkes           C Winkler Flyers (MJHL)               55-12-18- 30- 46 02/22/19
 9                      LW MJHL Garbutt (SJHL-MJHL showcase)    2- 0- 2-  2-  0 completed
13 Gunnarwolfe Fontaine LW Chicago Steel (USHL)                43-16-16- 32-  4 02/22/19
12 Rory Herrman         LW Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)           34-10-12- 22- 46 02/22/19
18 Max Itagaki          RW Chicago Mission 16U (HPHL 16U)      15- 6- 6- 12-  4 completed
                           HPHL playoffs                        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 completed
                           Chicago Mission 16U (nonleague)      0- 0- 0-  0-  0 02/23/19
                           total                               15- 6- 6- 12-  4
 4 Simon Kjellberg      LD Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)      43- 2- 3-  5-  8 02/22/19
 6 Mason Klee           RD Lincoln Stars (USHL)                45- 2- 6-  8- 60 02/22/19
26 Reid Leibold          C Northwood School Jr. (USPHL 18U)    12- 6- 8- 14-  0 completed
                           playoffs                             0- 0- 0-  0-  0 02/22/19 2 games
                           Northwood School Jr. (other)         1- 0- 0-  0-  0 03/02/19 missing games
                           total                               13- 6- 8- 14-  0
11 Hunter McDonald      LD Rochester Coalition 16U (Beast)     12- 1- 1-  2- 14 completed
                           other                                0- 0- 0-  0-  0 03/09/19 missing games
 6                         Fairport High School                17-12-12- 24- 45 season completed
                           sectional playoffs                   1- 0- 0-  0-  2 02/25/19 missing game
                           total                               30-13-13- 26- 51
12 James McIsaac      C/RW Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)         39- 7- 9- 16- 48 02/22/19
30 Brett Miller          G Austin Bruins (NAHL)            18- 9- 5-0-2.70-.889 02/22/19
33                         Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)  1- 0- 1-0-5.00-.839 no longer with team
                           total                           19- 9- 6-0-2.83-.886
15 Christian Sarlo      LW North Jers. Avalan.Prem.18U (Beast) 11-10- 3- 13-  2 no longer with team 
                           North Jers. Avalan.Prem.18U (T1EHL)  8- 6- 2-  8-  2 no longer with team 
                           North Jers. Avalan.Prem.18U (AYHL)   6-11- 9- 20-  6 no longer with team 
11                         Chicago Steel (USHL)                31-10- 8- 18-  4 02/22/19
                           total                               56-37-22- 59- 14
 
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Friday’s games

Ashbrook, Klee, & Dubinsky vs Cameron https://www.ushl.com/view/#/game-summary/8325
Babichuk https://ajhl.esportsdesk.com/leagues/hockey_boxscores.cfm?clientID=1705&leagueID=3464&gameID=1794330
Davies & Miller https://nahl.com/game-center/#/game-summary/23498
Fawkes https://www.mjhlhockey.ca/stats/game-summary/3556
Fontaine & Sarlo https://www.ushl.com/view/#/game-summary/8535
Herrman https://www.ushl.com/view/#/game-summary/8352
Kjellberg https://www.ushl.com/view/#/game-summary/8232
Leibold https://www.usphl.com/view#/game-summary/4451 and https://www.usphl.com/view#/game-summary/4464
McIsaac https://www.ushl.com/view/#/game-summary/8505

I will post the summaries whenever. :eek:
Change https to http for any of the following: Babichuk, Davies/Miller, and McDonald (Fairport).

The USPHL has apparently mixed up the Northwood Junior team, which Leibold plays on, with the Northwood Prep team. The 2 games listed above for Leibold are the ones on the league page, but they are the opponents listed for the Northwood Prep team on the Northwood site and they are indeed prep opponents. The USPHL should eventually straighten things out, but the games may be https://www.usphl.com/view#/game-summary/4450 and https://www.usphl.com/view#/game-summary/4453 which are listed as for the Prep team but have Junior opponents.


Edit: It's consistent now. The following are the correct links: https://www.usphl.com/view#/game-summary/4450 and https://www.usphl.com/view#/game-summary/4453
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">GAMEDAY!<br><br>8️⃣ USHL games on the schedule tonight, including the <a href="https://twitter.com/MyHockeyTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MyHockeyTV</a> Free Game of the Week between the <a href="https://twitter.com/ChicagoSteel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChicagoSteel</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/TriCityStorm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TriCityStorm</a> at 7:05 PM CT! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WhosNext?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WhosNext</a> <a href="https://t.co/Sw2MIW30L3">pic.twitter.com/Sw2MIW30L3</a></p>— USHL (@USHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/USHL/status/1098973695106666496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">GAMEDAY!<br><br>8️⃣ USHL games on the schedule tonight, including the <a href="https://twitter.com/MyHockeyTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MyHockeyTV</a> Free Game of the Week between the <a href="https://twitter.com/ChicagoSteel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChicagoSteel</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/TriCityStorm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TriCityStorm</a> at 7:05 PM CT! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WhosNext?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WhosNext</a> <a href="https://t.co/Sw2MIW30L3">pic.twitter.com/Sw2MIW30L3</a></p>— USHL (@USHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/USHL/status/1098973695106666496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Yes, I saw that 4 times this week. :)
 
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