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RPI Recruit Thread 2019-20 (Part II)

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Ralph Baer said:
FWIW, Espoo (Sertti) and Nummela (Nykänen) are only about 17 miles apart. They both played in the Blues system in Finland before coming to North America. As they are over two years apart in age, they were never on the same team, but they probably know each other. It has been mentioned before, but Sertti and Ottoville Leppänen (also Espoo) have played on the same team.

Leppänen retweeted Nykänen's tweet. https://twitter.com/Ovleppanen
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Perhaps we have obtained the Finnish connection after all these years from Clarkson. Years ago they seemed to have a player or two from there on their roster almost every year. I really like that our coach does not seem to limit from where he is looking at players. Recruiting has gotten far more competitive over the years and they are finding that now they have to start looking at boys at far younger ages than they did many years ago.
 
Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2019-20 (Part II)

DrDemento said:
Perhaps we have obtained the Finnish connection after all these years from Clarkson. Years ago they seemed to have a player or two from there on their roster almost every year. I really like that our coach does not seem to limit from where he is looking at players. Recruiting has gotten far more competitive over the years and they are finding that now they have to start looking at boys at far younger ages than they did many years ago.
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Good point about Clarkson. We may be looking at boys at a younger age, but they show up at a later age.
 
Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2019-20 (Part II)

Not really worth posting but we are getting Brooks' best-dressed player. I would rather get one of the first few. :)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Which Bandit is the fastest skater? Who's the best singer? Who would get the final rose on The Bachelorette?<br><br>We asked our players and the results are in!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AJHL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AJHL</a> <a href="https://t.co/xROBhpAwox">pic.twitter.com/xROBhpAwox</a></p>— Brooks Bandits (@BrooksBandits) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrooksBandits/status/1237840105961742340?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2019-20 (Part II)

I don’t have access to their insights but maybe Ralph can fill it in. Has their Rating gone up? They still list Altti ay 5’11” so we know that hasn’t been updated. The kid walked by me at HFH & he’s at least 6’2” <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Altti Nykanen to <a href="https://twitter.com/RPI_Hockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPI_Hockey</a>. Tall, athletic skater with speed and grit. Finishes checks on the forecheck and plays with an edge. Deceptively smooth hands and a quick, powerful release. Can score in tight or from the circles. Trending Upwards.<br>&#55357;&#56420;<a href="https://t.co/vvL4jPf7Kj">https://t.co/vvL4jPf7Kj</a> <a href="https://t.co/sQV6OLHP2Z">https://t.co/sQV6OLHP2Z</a></p>— Neutral Zone (@_Neutral_Zone) <a href="https://twitter.com/_Neutral_Zone/status/1237882495166644227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2019-20 (Part II)

turk181 said:
I don’t have access to their insights but maybe Ralph can fill it in. Has their Rating gone up? They still list Altti ay 5’11” so we know that hasn’t been updated. The kid walked by me at HFH & he’s at least 6’2” <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Altti Nykanen to <a href="https://twitter.com/RPI_Hockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPI_Hockey</a>. Tall, athletic skater with speed and grit. Finishes checks on the forecheck and plays with an edge. Deceptively smooth hands and a quick, powerful release. Can score in tight or from the circles. Trending Upwards.<br>&#55357;&#56420;<a href="https://t.co/vvL4jPf7Kj">https://t.co/vvL4jPf7Kj</a> <a href="https://t.co/sQV6OLHP2Z">https://t.co/sQV6OLHP2Z</a></p>— Neutral Zone (@_Neutral_Zone) <a href="https://twitter.com/_Neutral_Zone/status/1237882495166644227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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He is now 3.25. It must have been changed at the same time since I checked around 4 PM. Still far from great as they state that only 9.98% of those rated 3.25 go D-I, almost 70% go D-III. https://www.neutralzone.net/mens/educational-blog-post/neutral-zone-star-ratings-player-rankings/

He also has icons for Stick-Handling Skill, Strength, Awareness/IQ, and Skating Ability. I will repost the recruit list with that information.

NZ has been spending less effort this year than a year earlier in rating college prospects. They are doing more NHL prospect reviews. Undoubtedly that is a greater source of income.
 
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Code: 
 # Name                 Ps commitm. Team (League)                    Year  DOB      Ht    Wt  Hometown          NZ *s
16 Alexander Babich     LW 02/16/19 Chicago Mission 16U (HPHL 16U)   2022  03/13/03 5'11" 170 Chicago, IL       3.25 x
 8 John Beaton *        LW 11/26/18 Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)       2020  10/31/00 6'01" 183 Stittsville, ON   3.50 x
43 Jack Brackett #*     LW 03/08/18 Powell River Kings (BCHL)        2020  12/31/00 5'10" 175 Manassas, VA      3.50 x
16 Finn Brown           RW 10/07/19 St Michael's Buzzers (OJHL)      2021  06/06/02 6'04" 188 Toronto, ON       3.75 St Sk To GS
 6 Dylan Davies #*      LD 10/10/18 Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)      2020  02/09/01 6'02" 188 Traverse City, MI 3.75 St Aw Vi
10 Eric Fawkes           C 10/17/18 Winkler Flyers (MJHL)            2020  03/13/01 6'03" 185 Winnipeg, MB      3.50 x
27 Jake Gagnon          RW 12/19/19 Wellington Dukes (OJHL)          2020  11/04/99 5'10" 170 Pointe Claire, QU 3.75 Sp SH Vi Sk
18 Max Itagaki          RW 09/23/18 Janesville Jets (NAHL)           2021  06/18/02 5'07" 160 Glenview, IL      3.50 Sp SH Aw Sk
15 Reid Leibold          C 09/08/17 Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)      2020  10/23/01 5'10" 175 Ashburn VA        3.75 Sp SH
 5 Hunter McDonald      LD 11/27/18 Corpus Christ IceRays (NAHL)     2021  05/11/02 6'02" 180 Fairport, NY      3.50 x
22 James McIsaac #    RW/C 10/23/18 Brooks Bandits (AJHL)            2020  04/29/99 5'11" 170 Winnipeg, MB      3.50 Sp To
31 Brett Miller #*       G 11/05/18 Austin Bruins (NAHL)             2020  04/26/99 6'01" 166 Northville, MI    3.25 x
20 Altti Nykänen        LW 03/10/20 Bishop's College School          2020  09/26/01 6'03" 183 Nummela, Finland  3.25 SH St Aw Sk
49 Payton Robinson      RD 10/21/19 Burlington Cougars (OJHL)        2022  04/30/03 6'02" 185 Mississauga, ON   3.50 x
20 Henri Schreifels     LW 01/19/20 Victoria Grizzlies               2021  07/02/00 6'01" 195 Agoura Hills, CA  3.25 x
28 Lauri Sertti         LD xx/xx/19 Amarillo Bulls (NAHL)            2020  07/11/99 6'01" 192 Espoo, Finland    3.75 SH Aw Vi Sk
30 Jack Watson           G 12/24/19 Coquitlam Express (BCHL)         2021  03/14/00 6'03" 195 Toronto, ON       3.25 x

Women
36 Sara Bayne #*         F 09/18/19 HoneyBaked 19U (HPHL)            2020  04/23/02 5'06" 135 Ypsilanti, MI     3.00
16 Meagan Byrum *        C 10/28/19 Washington Pride 19U (JWHL)      2020  08/25/02 5'07" 135 Potomac, MD       3.25
13 Nina Christof         F 05/30/19 Selects Academy 16U              2022  08/18/03 5'04" 141 Hammelburg, Germany 2.75
 3 Sophie Helgeson       D 04/30/19 Roseau High School               2021  03/10/03 5'06" 125 Roseau MN         4.00
 4                                  Minnesota Northern Starzz
 8 Mika Jahnke           F 03/09/20 Dallas Stars Elite 19U           2021  07/16/03 5'02" 130 xxxx, TX          3.75
 X Riena Jahnke          F 03/09/20 Seibu Princess Rabbits (Japan)   2020  08/05/01 5'03" 118 xxxx, TX          3.75
19 Aliya Jomha *         F 02/07/19 Edge School (CSSHL)              2020  09/27/02 5'06" 155 Edmonton, AB      3.25
 6 Sophia Jones          D 05/02/19 Connecticut Polar Bears 16U      2022  09/23/03 5'03" 135 Westfield, MA     3.50
 6                                  Williston Northampton School
10 Ellie Kaiser #*       C 11/28/17 Chicago Mission 19U              2020  01/19/02 5'08" 125 Westmont, IL      3.25
31 Ashlyn Lewis          G 03/11/20 NAHA White                       2021  01/21/03 5'09" 135 Breckenridge, CO  3.75
 3 Taylor Larsen *       D 09/14/18 Mississauga Hurricanes (PWHL)    2020  04/23/02 5'07" 145 Bolton, ON        3.25
13 Audrey McCutcheon     F 03/04/19 Stanstead College                2021  02/22/03 5'04" 135 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC 3.50
 2 Michelle Nutescu     LD 12/07/18 Shattuck-St. Mary's Prep         2021  11/19/02 5'07" 150 Northfield, IL    3.50
24 Madisyn Papineau *    F 05/17/18 Oakville Hornets (PWHL)          2020  03/29/02 5'07" 138 Sudbury, ON       3.50
10 Nyah Philip *#        F 10/23/19 Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins (PWHL)    2020  11/18/02 5'04" 153 Mississauga, ON   3.50
21 Asiah Taylor-Walters LW 11/25/17 Waterloo Rangers (PWHL)          2020  08/21/02 5'06" 150 Toronto, ON       3.25

* 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 regards their Star ratings as public because they often tweet them with committals.

STRENGTHS according to Neutral Zone (NZ doesn't include them for women):
Aw=Awareness/IQ, Ch= Character/Leadership, GS=Goal Scoring Ability, Sk=Skating, Sp=Speed, SH=Stick Handling Skill, 
St-Strength, To=Toughness, Vi=Vision/Passing
 
Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2019-20 (Part II)

The 16U Nationals which Chicago Mission 16 (Babich) will go to if they win their district this weekend has been cancelled along with the other national tourneys. (See the link in the tweet below.) As of now the district tourney is still on their schedule.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">USA Hockey cancels upcoming National Championships & Disabled Festival. → <a href="https://t.co/Wc6CrbfMXR">https://t.co/Wc6CrbfMXR</a> <a href="https://t.co/guJk8hupp4">pic.twitter.com/guJk8hupp4</a></p>— USA Hockey (@usahockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/usahockey/status/1237927541777678338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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It looks like at least two of our recruits will probably not be playing.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">UPDATE: The USHL is informing teams and coaches that the league is expected to be put on hold for two weeks, but that timetable is subject to change.<br><br>Expect an official statement from the league soon.<br><br>I’ll have more on this ongoing story: <a href="https://t.co/qNbYsrlhFh">https://t.co/qNbYsrlhFh</a></p>— Peter Elliott (@PelliottSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/PelliottSports/status/1238133368291840000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The USHL Board of Governors are currently meeting to discuss next steps regarding COVID-19 and will release an official statement soon. <a href="https://t.co/ufHeTkcm6c">pic.twitter.com/ufHeTkcm6c</a></p>— USHL (@USHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/USHL/status/1238141266052988931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING UPDATE: Per a source, the USHL Board of Directors has officially voted to suspend all play and hockey operations.<br><br>Still no formal announcement.<a href="https://t.co/UqcBPGXIMS">https://t.co/UqcBPGXIMS</a></p>— Peter Elliott (@PelliottSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/PelliottSports/status/1238145150913839104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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them too

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CJHLHockey?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CJHLHockey</a>, its Executive Board, and the Commissioners/Presidents of the 10 member leagues will be holding a conference call today to further discuss the plan of action from the implications of the global COVID-19 Pandemic. <a href="https://t.co/QfQPVmSfDV">pic.twitter.com/QfQPVmSfDV</a></p>— #MJHLHockey (@mjhlhockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/mjhlhockey/status/1238146629468733441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2020</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">USHL to Suspend Season Due to COVID-19 <a href="https://t.co/CiV6mT8WUk">pic.twitter.com/CiV6mT8WUk</a></p>— USHL (@USHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/USHL/status/1238148051379814401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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Ralph Baer said:
Thursday’s game

Fawkes https://www.mjhlhockey.ca/stats/game-summary/4048

I will post the summary whenever. :eek:
Change https to http for any of the following: Brown, Gagnon, Itagaki, Leibold, McDonald, Miller, Robinson, and Sertti
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The Winkler-Virden won't be played this evening.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Due to the unfolding situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, and to use sound judgement and caution regarding the health of all persons in the public realm within which we operate, the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MJHL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MJHL</a> playoff game tonight scheduled for Virden has been postponed. <a href="https://t.co/JkX1TkY8Qo">pic.twitter.com/JkX1TkY8Qo</a></p>— #MJHLHockey (@mjhlhockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/mjhlhockey/status/1238178605718372353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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Them too

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The North American Hockey League (NAHL) has announced that the current 2019-20 regular season has been paused effective immediately upon further and continuous review of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NAHL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NAHL</a> Board of Governors. <a href="https://t.co/B1vC9ptFLI">https://t.co/B1vC9ptFLI</a> <a href="https://t.co/QKoCICLK3u">pic.twitter.com/QKoCICLK3u</a></p>— NAHL (@NAHLHockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/NAHLHockey/status/1238190092495269893?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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DavidNardolillo said:
. . . I think we all know one very good former RPI player who made a successful jump directly from a Canadian school program to RPI.
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Apparently no one knows this player? Ralph must know who I am referring to, but is too polite to jump in here. Maybe I threw people off with "very good former RPI player" instead of writing "one of RPI's all-time great players"?
 
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DavidNardolillo said:
Apparently no one knows this player? Ralph must know who I am referring to, but is too polite to jump in here. Maybe I threw people off with "very good former RPI player" instead of writing "one of RPI's all-time great players"?
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Who is Monsieur Juneau?
 
Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2019-20 (Part II)

So, with the apparent exception of Babich, no one will be playing this weekend. he won't be playing after this weekend assuming that Mission wins the district tourney.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CJHLHockey?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CJHLHockey</a> announces cancellation, until further notice, of 2020 season due to COVID-19 pandemic. Details: <a href="https://t.co/uJFumE1VzM">https://t.co/uJFumE1VzM</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/THEMHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@THEMHL</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/LHJAAAQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LHJAAAQ</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/TheCCHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheCCHL</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/OJHLOfficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OJHLOfficial</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/NOJHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NOJHL</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/SIJHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SIJHL</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/mjhlhockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mjhlhockey</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/theSJHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@theSJHL</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAJHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheAJHL</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/GoBCHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GoBCHL</a> <a href="https://t.co/kKDRIVfT29">pic.twitter.com/kKDRIVfT29</a></p>— CJHL (@cjhlhockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/cjhlhockey/status/1238265732695306243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Re: RPI Recruit Thread 2019-20 (Part II)

Ralph Baer said:
He indeed played for Lévis-Lauzon, a Cegep (prep school).
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Juneau claimed in an interview that the league was then similar in talent to the QMJHL, but he's probably being polite if you compare the NHL alumni from the two leagues. And I think Juneau had to be on the radar of major junior teams, but he and his parents valued educational opportunities.
 
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