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RPI Recruit Thread 2020-21 (Part II)

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 # Name                 Ps commitm. Team (League)                    Year  DOB      Ht    Wt  Hometown          NZ*s
 8 Jack Agnew *         RD 04/28/21 Boston College (HEA)             2021  10/22/01 5'11" 192 Oakville, ON      3.75 Sp St Vi Sk
 7 Kareem Al-Azem       RD 09/24/20 Rockets Hockey Club 16U (USPHL)  2023  01/02/04 6'02" 197 Dunn Loring, VA   3.75 St Vi Sk To
 6                                  Morristown-Beard HS (MCSSIHL)
28 Alexander Babich      C 02/16/19 South Shore Kings (NCDC)         2022  03/13/03 5'10" 173 Chicago, IL       3.25 x
19 Anthony Baxter        D 04/13/21 Massachusetts Lowell (HEA)       2021  11/26/97 6'00" 185 Oakville, ON      3.00 x
13 Mathieu Bourgault    LW 12/10/20 Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)    2022  03/31/03 6'02" 176 St-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC 3.75 Sp St GS
24 Jack Brackett *#     LW 03/08/18 Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)      2020  12/31/00 5'10" 175 Manassas, VA      3.50 x
15 Finn Brown *         RW 10/07/19 Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)   2021  06/04/02 6'03" 190 Toronto, ON       4.00 St Sk To GS
10 Danny Ciccarello *   RW 10/31/20 Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)    2021  03/23/01 6'00" 201 Kirkland, QC      3.75 Sp SH Vi Sk
51 Zach Dubinsky *#      C 02/15/18 Omaha Lancers (USHL)             2019  03/14/00 5'08" 180 Deerfield, IL     4.00 x
xx Eric Fawkes           C 10/17/18                                  2021  03/13/01 6'03" 195 Winnipeg, MB      3.25 x
44 Tyler Hotson         LW 12/11/20 Islanders Hockey Club (NCDC)     2022  03/17/03 6'00" 170 Stratford, ON     3.75 x                  
18 Max Itagaki          RW 09/23/18 Janesville Jets (NAHL)           2021  06/18/02 5'05" 150 Glenview, IL      3.50 Sp SH Aw Sk
20 Jakob Lee *           C 04/17/21 Merrimack College (HEA)          2021  02/12/99 6'00" 186 Owen Sound, ON    3.75 St Aw Vi GS
15 Reid Leibold *#       C 09/08/17 Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)      2021  10/23/01 5'10" 165 Ashburn VA        3.50 Sp SH
18 Ottoville Leppanen * LW 05/11/18 S-Keikko (Suomi-sarja)           2018  06/08/98 5'10" 185 Espoo, Finland    x.xx x
 6 Hunter McDonald #    LD 11/27/18 Omaha Lancers (USHL)             2021  05/11/02 6'03" 195 Fairport, NY      3.75 x
25 Sutter Muzzatti       C 10/30/20 Austin Bruins (NAHL)             2022  06/28/03 6'04" 203 Okemos, MI        3.50 St To
20 Henri Schreifels *#  LW 01/19/20 Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)        2020  07/02/00 6'01" 195 Agoura Hills, CA  3.75 x
 4 Max Smolinski        RD 12/22/20 Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)       2022  04/02/03 5'10" 175 Bloomfield Hills, MI 3.75 x
13 T.J. Walsh *         LW 04/09/21 Northeastern University (HEA)    2021  04/29/00 5'09" 165 Shrewsbury, MA    4.00 Sp SH Aw Vi
30 Jack Watson *         G 12/24/19                                  2021  03/14/00 6'03" 195 Toronto, ON       3.50 x

Women
13 Nina Christof         F 05/30/19 Selects Academy 16U              2022  08/18/03 5'04" 141 Hammelburg, Ger.  2.75
24 Meg Hildner *         F 04/08/21 Dallas Stars Elite 19U           2021  12/07/02 5'05" 130 xxxx, TX          x.xx
 8 Taryn Jacobs         LD 05/02/21 Southwest Wildcats               2022  01/25/04 5'05" 125 Walpole Island,ON x.xx
 8 Mika Jahnke *         F 03/09/20 Dallas Stars Elite 19U           2021  07/16/03 5'02" 130 xxxx, TX          3.75
19 Aliya Jomha *         F 02/07/19 Edge School (CSSHL)              2021  09/27/02 5'06" 155 Edmonton, AB      3.00
 6 Sophia Jones          D 05/02/19 Connecticut Polar Bears 19U      2022  09/23/03 5'03" 135 Westfield, MA     3.75
 6                                  Williston Northampton  School
31 Ashlyn Lewis *#       G 03/11/20 NAHA White                       2021  01/21/03 5'09" 135 Breckenridge, CO  3.75
13 Audrey McCutcheon *#  F 03/04/19 Stanstead College                2021  02/22/03 5'04" 135 St-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

* 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 and goalies):
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
 
Babich's tender got me thinking about what league recruits will play in next year. I'll give it a go I guess.

Al-Azem: NCDC (with the Rockets)
Babich: NAHL
Bourgault: BCHL
Brown: RPI
Ciccarello: BCHL
Fawkes: AJHL
Hotson: BCHL
Itagaki: USHL
Leibold: USHL
McDonald: USHL
Muzzatti: NAHL
Smolinski: USHL

Ralph, I know you think Ciccarello will come in, but I think it'll be Brown with Ciccarello staying in juniors. What do you think of my predictions?
 
Ralph Baer said:
Code: 
# Name Ps Team (League) Gm- G- A- P- PM Next Gm
8 Jack Agnew RD Boston College (HEA) 6- 0- 0- 0- 0 season over
7 Kareem Al-Azem RD Rockets Hockey Club 16U no stats season over
6 Morristown-Beard HS (MCSSIHL) 11- 2- 2- 4- x season over
28 Alexander Babich C South Shore Kings (NCDC) 37- 5- 7- 12- 19
playoffs 3- 0- 1- 1- 0
total 40- 5- 8- 13- 19 season over
19 Anthony Baxter D Massachusetts Lowell (HEA) 16- 3- 2- 5- 25 season over
13 Mathieu Bourgault LW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) 16- 2- 5- 7- 10 season over
24 Jack Brackett LW Maryland Black Bears (NAHL) 13- 5- 0- 5- 10 reg season over
playoffs 0- 0- 0- 0- 0 05/26/21
total 13- 5- 0- 5- 10
15 Finn Brown RW Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) 20- 4- 6- 10- 13 season over
10 Danny Ciccarello RW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) 18- 3- 4- 7- 6 season over
51 Zach Dubinsky C Omaha Lancers (USHL) 32-14-19- 33- 37
playoffs 2- 0- 0- 0- 2
total 34-14-19- 33- 39 season over
8 Eric Fawkes C Northeast Generals (NAHL) 10- 1- 2- 3- 31 not on team
44 Tyler Hotson LW Islanders Hockey Club (NCDC) 10- 2- 8- 10- 6
playoffs 5- 0- 0- 0- 2
total 15- 2- 8- 10- 8 season over
18 Max Itagaki RW Janesville Jets (NAHL) 39-11-20- 31- 10 reg season over
playoffs 2- 0- 1- 1- 4 05/28/21
total 41-11-21- 32- 14
20 Jakob Lee F Merrimack College (HEA) 13- 0- 0- 0- 10 season over
15 Reid Leibold C Maryland Black Bears (NAHL) 41- 7-11- 18- 40 reg season over
playoffs 2- 0- 0- 0- 0 05/26/21
total 43- 7-11- 18- 40
18 Ottoville Leppanen LW S-Keikko (Suomi-sarja) 8- 8- 7- 15- 0 season over
6 Hunter McDonald LD Omaha Lancers (USHL) 36- 2- 3- 5- 96
playoffs 2- 0- 0- 0- 2
total 38- 2- 3- 5- 98 season over
25 Sutter Muzzatti C Austin Bruins (NAHL) 30- 5- 8- 13- 18 season over
55 USNTDP 18U (USHL and other) 1- 1- 0- 1- 0
total 31- 6- 8- 14- 18
20 Henri Schreifels C Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) 20-12- 9- 21- 12 season over
28 Max Smolinski RD Tri-City Storm (USHL) 2- 0- 0- 0- 0
4 Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) 31- 1-15- 16- 12 reg season over
playoffs 2- 1- 0- 1- 4 05/26/21
total 35- 2-15- 17- 16
13 T.J. Walsh LW Northeastern University (HEA) 15- 0- 3- 3- 2 season over
30 Jack Watson G Coquitlam Express (BCHL) 0- 0-0-x.xx-.xxx not on team
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elite prospects has updated stats for Alazem https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/626947/kareem-al-azem
 
sezenack said:
Babich's tender got me thinking about what league recruits will play in next year. I'll give it a go I guess.

Al-Azem: NCDC (with the Rockets) I hope NAHL, but you are probably correct
Babich: NAHL Agree
Bourgault: BCHL Agree
Brown: RPI I think BCHL since an article said he was returning, but without that I would have agreed with you.
Ciccarello: BCHL He seemed the next most likely after Brown, and I eliminated defensemen from consideration because I counted 9 already. Otherwise I agree.
Fawkes: AJHL I think we no longer are interested, but otherwise I agree.
Hotson: BCHL Agree
Itagaki: USHL NAHL
Leibold: USHL Ttossup, but I think NAHL
McDonald: USHL Agree
Muzzatti: NAHL USHL
Smolinski: USHL Agree

Ralph, I know you think Ciccarello will come in, but I think it'll be Brown with Ciccarello staying in juniors. What do you think of my predictions?
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I entered my predications above.
 
I found out what happened with Watson. He broke either his foot or his leg and was going to miss the entire month of the BCHL season because of it. It served no purpose for Coquitlam to keep him on the roster with that. Hopefully he'll be ready to play by August when practice starts
 
sezenack said:
I found out what happened with Watson. He broke either his foot or his leg and was going to miss the entire month of the BCHL season because of it. It served no purpose for Coquitlam to keep him on the roster with that. Hopefully he'll be ready to play by August when practice starts
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I wonder if something similar happened to Brackett.
 
Might be a little too early to say this, but I'm going to say it anyways. The 2022 freshman class could be a program changer.

If Brown goes back, that's a 4 star with an extremely tantalizing skill set with another year to hone his game. Brown's power forward and goal scoring profile will be great for RPI when he comes.
Ciccarello has one of the best skill sets that Smith has recruited. If he puts it all together, you're looking at an All-ECAC player as an upperclassmen. His size, speed, strength, shooting, and puck possession combination is rare.
Bourgault is similar to Ciccarello except he is even younger. He had a decent first year in the BCHL, and I expect him to put up some big numbers next season.
Hotson had a point per game as a 17 year old in his first year of junior hockey. Even though it's the NCDC, that's certainly a positive. I hope he moves up to the BCHL.
Itagaki had close to a point per game in the NAHL this year as an 18 year old. I think that'll be good enough to get him the USHL next year and put up solid numbers. His skill set reminds me of Hayhurst, although I don't think he'll be quite as good at RPI as Hayhurst was.
Leibold started off hot and then fell off, not sure why that was. The skill and speed are there though, and he's good at creating off the rush. Probably needs to get stronger if I had to guess.
McDonald is a potential draft pick. His size, strength and skating profile is outstanding, and he is going to be an outstanding shutdown dman. If he can develop his offense, he's another player who has sky high potential.
Muzzatti is a very unique player with size and skill. I think he is still pretty raw, but I am intrigued to see what type of player he becomes. He's the type of player whose development could go many different ways.
Smolinski is a great offensive defenseman. I am hoping he'll be able to replace what Babichuk brought to the table. Having more than 0.5 PPG in the NAHL as a 17 year old is outstanding though. I think he's a lock to move up to the USHL, and I am also high on his potential.

Fawkes is going to be parked on the bench the entirety of his RPI career if he comes. I would be surprised if Babich came in 2022.
 
On Wednesday, the Johnstown Tomahawks lost to the Maryland Black Bears 3-2. Max Smolinski did not dress. Jack Brackett is still out injured. Reid Leibold had no points or penalties. 3 SOGs. Maryland leads the best-of-5 playoff series 2-1. http://nahl.com/game-center/#/game-summary/31843

Smolinski's playoff line is now 2-1-0-1-4.
His total is 35-2-15-17-16.
Brackett's playoff line is now 0-0-0-0-0.
His total is 13-5-0-5-10.
Leibold's playoff line is now 3-0-0-0-0.
His total is 44-7-11-18-40.
Johnstown only dressed 5 D. MS is probably injured or sick.
RL mentioned in a tweet https://twitter.com/BlackBearsNAHL/s...11075840303107.
 
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Code: 
 # Name                 Ps Team (League)                       Gm- G- A-  P- PM Next Gm
 8 Jack Agnew           RD Boston College (HEA)                 6- 0- 0-  0-  0 season over
 7 Kareem Al-Azem       RD Rockets Hockey Club 16U             68- 3-28- 31-  x
 6                         Morristown-Beard HS (MCSSIHL)        5- 2- 2-  4-  2
                           total                               73- 5-30- 35-  x season over
28 Alexander Babich      C South Shore Kings (NCDC)            37- 5- 7- 12- 19
                           playoffs                             3- 0- 1-  1-  0
                           total                               40- 5- 8- 13- 19 season over
19 Anthony Baxter        D Massachusetts Lowell (HEA)          16- 3- 2-  5- 25 season over
13 Mathieu Bourgault    LW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)       16- 2- 5-  7- 10 season over
24 Jack Brackett        LW Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)         13- 5- 0-  5- 10 reg season over
                           playoffs                             0- 0- 0-  0-  0 05/27/21
                           total                               13- 5- 0-  5- 10
15 Finn Brown           RW Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)      20- 4- 6- 10- 13 season over
10 Danny Ciccarello     RW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)       18- 3- 4-  7-  6 season over
51 Zach Dubinsky         C Omaha Lancers (USHL)                32-14-19- 33- 37
                           playoffs                             2- 0- 0-  0-  2
                           total                               34-14-19- 33- 39 season over
 8 Eric Fawkes           C Northeast Generals (NAHL)           10- 1- 2-  3- 31 not on team
44 Tyler Hotson         LW Islanders Hockey Club (NCDC)        10- 2- 8- 10-  6
                           playoffs                             5- 0- 0-  0-  2
                           total                               15- 2- 8- 10-  8 season over
18 Max Itagaki          RW Janesville Jets (NAHL)              39-11-20- 31- 10 reg season over
                           playoffs                             2- 0- 1-  1-  4 05/28/21
                           total                               41-11-21- 32- 14
20 Jakob Lee             F Merrimack College (HEA)             13- 0- 0-  0- 10 season over
15 Reid Leibold          C Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)         41- 7-11- 18- 40 reg season over
                           playoffs                             3- 0- 0-  0-  0 05/27/21
                           total                               44- 7-11- 18- 40
18 Ottoville Leppanen   LW S-Keikko (Suomi-sarja)               8- 8- 7- 15-  0 season over
 6 Hunter McDonald      LD Omaha Lancers (USHL)                36- 2- 3-  5- 96
                           playoffs                             2- 0- 0-  0-  2
                           total                               38- 2- 3-  5- 98 season over
25 Sutter Muzzatti       C Austin Bruins (NAHL)                30- 5- 8- 13- 18 season over
55                         USNTDP 18U (USHL and other)          1- 1- 0-  1-  0
                           total                               31- 6- 8- 14- 18
20 Henri Schreifels      C Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)           20-12- 9- 21- 12 season over
28 Max Smolinski        RD Tri-City Storm (USHL)                2- 0- 0-  0-  0
 4                         Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)          31- 1-15- 16- 12 reg season over
                           playoffs                             2- 1- 0-  1-  4 05/27/21
                           total                               35- 2-15- 17- 16
13 T.J. Walsh           LW Northeastern University (HEA)       15- 0- 3-  3-  2 season over
30 Jack Watson           G Coquitlam Express (BCHL)            0- 0-0-x.xx-.xxx not on team
 
Ralph Baer said:
I will post all RPI USHL hockey Phase 2 draft selections.

The USHL hockey Phase 2 draft will be posted here https://ushl2draft.rinknet.com/.

Neutral Zone will be commenting on the selections https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjJlaN2KuAY.
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Eligible players are:
Kareem Alazem
Xander Babich
Mathieu Bourgault
Finn Brown
Danny Ciccarello
Eric Fawkes
Tyler Hotson
Max Itagaki
Reid Leibold
Sutter Muzzatti

Smolinski is still an affiliate I believe. I expect Itagaki and Leibold to be selected. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the canadian players that I have pegged for the BCHL are also selected.
 
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