RPI Recruit Thread 2018-19

Ralph Baer · Aug 22, 2018

It's high time I started this.

Ralph Baer · Aug 22, 2018

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2018-19

Code:

 # Name                Ps commitm. Team (League)                   Year  DOB      Ht    Wt  Hometown         NZ*
21 Tristan Ashbrook #*  C 10/10/17 Lincoln Stars (USHL)            2019  07/16/98 5'10" 173 Manistique, MI   3.75 yes
xx Cory Babichuk *     LD 11/02/14 Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)      2019  09/28/98 5'10" 170 Edmonton, AB     3.75 yes
22 Jonathan Bendorf *  LW 08/15/15 Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)           2019  02/26/99 6'00" 180 Yardville, NJ    3.75 yes
23 Jack Brackett       LW 03/08/18 Boston Bandits (NCDC)           2019  12/31/00 5'09" 155 Manassas, VA     3.75 ???
15 Matt Cameron        RW 07/28/16 New Jersey Titans (NAHL)        2019  06/08/00 5'11" 190 Berwyn, PA       3.50 probable
xx                                 Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)                                                    unlikely
xx Mike Cameron        LW 09/12/17 North Jersey Avalanche (U16?)   2020  07/24/02 5'08" 158 Berwyn, PA       4.00 yes
xx                                 Salisbury School                                                               yes
24 Zach Dubinsky       LW 02/15/18 Lincoln Stars (USHL)            2019  03/14/00 5'07" 177 Deerfield, IL    3.75 yes
xx Gunnarwolfe FontaineLW 01/16/18 Chicago Steel (USHL)            2020  09/16/00 5'11" 170 E. Greenwich, RI 3.75 yes
12 Rory Herrman        LW 08/21/18 Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)       2019  03/16/99 6'00" 190 Poway, CA        x.xx yes
xx Reid Leibold         C 09/08/17 Northwood School                2020  10/23/01 5'10" 165 Ashburn VA       3.75 yes
15 Christian Sarlo     LW 07/09/18 North Jersey Avalanche U18      2020  06/29/01 6'00" 194 Lynbrook, NY     3.75 ???
xx                                 New Jersey Titans (NAHL)                                                       ???
xx                                 Chicago Steel (USHL)                                                           ???

Women 
44 Mary Jane Alexander  D 09/23/16 Chicago Young Amer. U19 (JWHL)  2019  11/08/00 5'08" 140 Deerfield, IL    3.50
14 Julia Blitz          F 11/28/16 Washington Pride U19 (JWHL)     2019  08/14/01 5'08" 155 Potomac, MD      3.75
22 Sarah Bukvic         F 12/16/16 Stoney Creek Sabres (PWHL)      2019  07/25/01 5'05" 130 ..., ON          3.25
10 Ellie Kaiser         C 11/28/17 Chicago Mission U16             2020  01/19/02 5'08" 125 Westmont, IL     3.25
12 Emily King *        LW 03/15/17 Cretin-Derham Hall (Suburb.East)2019  10/30/00 5'04" 130 St. Paul, MN     3.75
                                   Minnesota Northern Starzz
24 Madisyn Papineau     F 05/17/18 Sudbury Lady Wolves Midget AA   2020  03/29/02 5'06" 136 Sudbury, ON      x.xx
39 Maddy Peterson       F 11/29/17 Princeton HS (Mississippi 8)    2019  06/28/01 5'04" 126 Princeton, MN    4.00
 3 Hannah Price        RD 09/27/17 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite U16   2019  02/03/01 5'10" 140 Cannonsburg, PA  x.xx
29 Amanda Rampado       G 01/31/17 Stoney Creek Sabres (PWHL)      2019  11/27/01 5'05" 145 Grimsby, ON      3.75
21 Asiah Taylor-WaltersLW 11/25/17 Oakville Hornets MAA (LLMAA)    2020  08/21/02 5'05" 145 Toronto, ON      3.75

* In the RPI directory
# Known to have signed National Letter of Intent
[b]The years the men's recruits are listed as committed for are not necessarily accurate.[/b]
The dates on which some of the women are listed as committing on may be considerably after the actual dates.
I am assuming that Neutral Zone records their Star ratings as public because they tweet them with committals.

Ralph Baer · Aug 22, 2018

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2018-19

Code:

 # Name                Ps Team (League)                      Gm- G- A-  P- PM Next Gm
21 Tristan Ashbrook     C Lincoln Stars (USHL)                0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/08/18 exh
xx Cory Babichuk       LD Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)          0- 0- 0-  0-  0 08/28/18 exh 
22 Jonathan Bendorf    LW Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)               0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/19/18 prob earlier exh
23 Jack Brackett       LW Boston Bandits (NCDC)               0- 0- 0-  0-  0
15 Matt Cameron        RW New Jersey Titans (NAHL)            0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/14/18 prob earlier exh
                          Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)         0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/27/18 prob earlier exh
16 Mike Cameron        LW Philadelphia Jr. Flyers U16 (T1EHL) 0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/08/18
                          Philadelphia Jr. Flyers U16 (AYHL)  0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/08/18
                          Philadelphia Jr. Flyers U16 (Beast) 0- 0- 0-  0-  0 08/27/18
                          correction for double counting     -0 -0 -0  -0  -0 09/08/18
                          total                               0- 0- 0-  0-  0 
24 Zach Dubinsky       LW Lincoln Stars (USHL)                0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/08/18 exh
xx Gunnarwolfe FontaineLW Chicago Steel (USHL)                0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/07/18 exh
12 Rory Herrman        LW Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)           0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/14/18 exh
xx Reid Leibold         C Northwood School                    0- 0- 0-  0-  0
15 Christian Sarlo     LW North Jersey Avalanche (T1EHL)      0- 0- 0-  0-  0 ?????
                          North Jersey Avalanche (AYHL)       0- 0- 0-  0-  0 ?????
                          Islanders Hockey Club (NCDC)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 ?????
                          total                               0- 0- 0-  0-  0
xx                        New Jersey Titans (NAHL)            0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/14/18 prob earlier exh
xx                        Chicago Steel (USHL)                0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/07/18 exh

turk181 · Aug 22, 2018

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2018-19

......geesh, scoop Ralph on a commit & he changes Threads

Ralph Baer · Aug 22, 2018

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2018-19

Robert (Rory) Herrman on elite hockey https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/312261/robert-herrman. He played 3 games for the USNTDP several years ago. I guess he counts as our third player from there.
on USHL https://www.ushl.com/view#/player/7676/62/robert-herrman

Ralph Baer · Aug 22, 2018

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2018-19

interview with Rory Herrman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pWUgjh0C1A

Ralph Baer · Aug 22, 2018

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turk181 said:
......geesh, scoop Ralph on a commit & he changes Threads

Actually the one whom you scooped is Herbst20. He posts most USHL recruits.

Ralph Baer · Aug 22, 2018

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always good to get a player who makes the USHL as a 17-year old. http://carubberhockey.com/poways-herrman-making-the-grade-as-first-year-player-in-ushl/

Ralph Baer · Aug 22, 2018

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from USHR https://www.ushr.com/news/20150624/5387?label=Teal+Invite+Review%3A+The+U16s

Rory Herrman, #15 Top Shelf Hockey/New Hampton, ’99 – A true power forward in every sense of the term. Drives to the net with a purpose and looks to finish his checks along the boards. Has a heavy shot which he used to score a nice goal in a tight area. His feet still need some work, but with a work ethic like his, they will likely get better in the near future.

Ralph Baer · Aug 22, 2018

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2018-19

turk181 said:
Would love to start seeing 6’1-3” Forwards but take a look at CH’s list of commits for ECAC players. Discard the goalies & Dmen & see how many are over 6’. RPI is not alone. Even Cornell! BTW, when I see a player listed at 6’ I tend to believe he’s actually 5’11” but even the number of 6 footers is few. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...qQ9K11zAUm49gtzBmwMdJlLCs/edit#gid=1466169803

I agree that we are not alone with getting relatively small forwards, but his USHL page https://www.ushl.com/view#/player/7676/62/robert-herrman states "Height and weight confirmed by NHL Central Scouting (10/1/17)", so 6'0" is as accurate as we will ever get. I realize that your comment wasn't directed specifically against Herrman's listed height.

rpi82 · Aug 22, 2018

Ralph Baer said:
I agree that we are not alone with getting relatively small forwards, but his USHL page https://www.ushl.com/view#/player/7676/62/robert-herrman states "Height and weight confirmed by NHL Central Scouting (10/1/17)", so 6'0" is as accurate as we will ever get. I realize that your comment wasn't directed specifically against Herrman's listed height.

I'm not so concerned about size as speed. Many of our recruits (Bendorf, Sarlo, Herrman, etc.) seem to have drawn similar comments - something along the lines of "has the makings of a solid 2-way player if he can improve his skating." While acknowledge that can be said of a lot of teenage hockey players that go on to successful careers, and I'm not necessarily looking for Butryn/Hernberg type speed and mobility, I'd at least like my smaller to mid-sized forwards to have D-I wheels. Hopefully these guys will add that missing ingredient before arriving in Troy.

DrDemento · Aug 23, 2018

Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2018-19

rpi82 said:
I'm not so concerned about size as speed. Many of our recruits (Bendorf, Sarlo, Herrman, etc.) seem to have drawn similar comments - something along the lines of "has the makings of a solid 2-way player if he can improve his skating." While acknowledge that can be said of a lot of teenage hockey players that go on to successful careers, and I'm not necessarily looking for Butryn/Hernberg type speed and mobility, I'd at least like my smaller to mid-sized forwards to have D-I wheels. Hopefully these guys will add that missing ingredient before arriving in Troy.

Agree in many ways but I seem to post the following every year before the season starts - "You cannot teach size" Size alone is rarely if ever enough. But as all RPI graduates remember, Newton's Third Law still holds true. In a collision that is unavoidable, i would rather be in a Lincoln Navigator that a Toyota Prius. There is however the possibility that a boy can play bigger than his listed size (and numerous examples that we all have seen of boys who just do not play up to their given size).

rpi82 · Aug 23, 2018

DrDemento said:
Agree in many ways but I seem to post the following every year before the season starts - "You cannot teach size" Size alone is rarely if ever enough. But as all RPI graduates remember, Newton's Third Law still holds true. In a collision that is unavoidable, i would rather be in a Lincoln Navigator that a Toyota Prius. There is however the possibility that a boy can play bigger than his listed size (and numerous examples that we all have seen of boys who just do not play up to their given size).

I like size too. Hockey has evolved away from the immovable object approach, but I still ponder trying Jaren Burke in a Tim Kerr/Phil Esposito screen and pick up garbage goals role on the PP. As for the overall size of the members of our roster, in the absence of mass, velocity and leverage can still be a formula for creating (or avoiding) and winning physical battles.

FlagDUDE08 · Aug 23, 2018

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rpi82 said:
I like size too. Hockey has evolved away from the immovable object approach, but I still ponder trying Jaren Burke in a Tim Kerr/Phil Esposito screen and pick up garbage goals role on the PP. As for the overall size of the members of our roster, in the absence of mass, velocity and leverage can still be a formula for creating (or avoiding) and winning physical battles.

Didn't we try that during Curadi's senior year? I don't recall it working out all that well.

Ralph Baer · Aug 24, 2018

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FlagDUDE08 said:
Didn't we try that during Curadi's senior year? I don't recall it working out all that well.

Didn't work out well at all.

Ralph Baer · Aug 24, 2018

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I noticed on a link in a post by turk on the last thread that Herrman won a community service award. Bendorf won his team and league award for service also. At least we will have competition for something in the future.

rpi82 · Aug 24, 2018

Ralph Baer said:
I noticed on a link in a post by turk on the last thread that Herrman won a community service award. Bendorf won his team and league award for service also. At least we will have competition for something in the future.

Let’s hope Leo Durocher was wrong.

rpi82 · Aug 24, 2018

Ralph Baer said:
Didn't work out well at all.

That’s because size alone isn’t enough. It looked simple for Kerr and Esposito, but the hand/eye coordination required to tip a high-speed shot or pick up a loose puck in a tangle of legs is quite extraordinary. Add to that a defenseman, who has spent his entire life clearing the area above the crease, not occupying it, and it was a long shot for Luke to make it work. Top it off with a team and scheme that struggled to get pucks on net and it was probably doomed to failure.

Would it work with Burke or any other big guy we could find? Probably not (as I said, the game has changed and Esposito/Kerr were unique talents even if they weren’t particularly great athletes) but when I remember the teams of my youth picking up lots of “cheap”, defense demoralizing goals, I understand why a desperate Seth gave it a shot.

Ralph Baer · Aug 25, 2018

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some updates. I still have multiple possibilities for some players.

Code:

 # Name                Ps Team (League)                      Gm- G- A-  P- PM Next Gm
21 Tristan Ashbrook     C Lincoln Stars (USHL)                0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/08/18 exh
xx Cory Babichuk       LD Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)          0- 0- 0-  0-  0 08/28/18 exh 
22 Jonathan Bendorf    LW Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)               0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/19/18 prob earlier exh
23 Jack Brackett       LW Boston Bandits (NCDC)               0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/15/18 exh also?
15 Matt Cameron        RW New Jersey Titans (NAHL)            0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/14/18 prob earlier exh
                          Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)         0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/27/18 prob earlier exh
xx Mike Cameron        LW North Jersey Avalanche 16U (T1EHL)  0- 0- 0-  0-  0 11/16/18
                          North Jersey Avalanche 16U (AYHL)   0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/08/18
                          total                               0- 0- 0-  0-  0
24 Zach Dubinsky       LW Lincoln Stars (USHL)                0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/08/18 exh
xx Gunnarwolfe FontaineLW Chicago Steel (USHL)                0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/07/18 exh
12 Rory Herrman        LW Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)           0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/14/18 exh
xx Reid Leibold         C Northwood School                    0- 0- 0-  0-  0
15 Christian Sarlo     LW North Jersey Avalanche 18U (T1EHL)  0- 0- 0-  0-  0 11/17/18
                          North Jersey Avalanche Premier(AYHL)0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/07/18
                          Islanders Hockey Club (NCDC)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/15/18 exh also?
                          total                               0- 0- 0-  0-  0
xx                        New Jersey Titans (NAHL)            0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/14/18 prob earlier exh
xx                        Chicago Steel (USHL)                0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/07/18 exh

Ralph Baer · Aug 27, 2018

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Tuesday’s game
Babichuk schedule http://www.ajhl.ca/schedule/schedule__results.html

I will post the summary whenever.

Going by last season, the AJHL did not post box scores for preseason games, only the final scores. There will probably be tweets which I will eventually post if relevant.

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