RPI Recruit Thread 2020-21

[Ralph Baer]

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https://twitter.com/smolinski_max/st...349814785?s=21

Max Smolinski's Elite Prospects page. https://www.eliteprospects.com/playe.../max-smolinski

I hope that he will grow to the size of his father, Bryan Smolinski. As a 17-year-old, he still may.

 

[Ralph Baer]

Smolinski's Tri-City Storm page.https://www.ushl.com/view#/player/8700/73/max-smolinski

 

[Ralph Baer]

An OHL (eek!) interview of MS on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zdrM_y0Zb4. Nothing really important there.

 

[Ralph Baer]

 # Name                 Ps Team (League)                       Gm- G- A-  P- PM Next Gm
 7 Kareem Al-Azem       RD Rockets Hockey Club 16U (non-league)     no stats    01/30/21
                           Rockets Hockey Club 16U (USPHL)      0- 0- 0-  0-  0 01/09/21 missing game
XX                         Morristown-Beard HS                  0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
                           total                                0- 0- 0-  0-  0
28 Alexander Babich      C South Shore Kings (NCDC)            17- 3- 5-  8-  8 01/06/21
13 Mathieu Bourgault    LW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
16 Finn Brown           RW St. Michaels Buzzers (OJHL)          0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
10 Danny Ciccarello     RW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
16 Zach Dubinsky         C Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
 8 Eric Fawkes           C Northeast Generals (NAHL)            9- 1- 2-  3- 31 12/31/20
18 Tyler Hotson         LW St. Andrews College (CISAA)          0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
18 Max Itagaki          RW Janesville Jets (NAHL)               5- 1- 3-  4-  4 12/31/20
15 Reid Leibold          C Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)         14- 5- 5- 10- 10 01/01/21
 6 Hunter McDonald      LD Omaha Lancers (USHL)                 8- 0- 0-  0- 27 12/26/20
25 Sutter Muzzatti       C Austin Bruins (NAHL)                 9- 1- 1-  2-  4 12/31/20
49 Payton Robinson      RD Collingwood Blues (OJHL)             0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
28 Max Smolinski        RD Tri-City Storm (USHL)                1- 0- 0-  0-  0 12/26/20
30 Jack Watson           G Coquitlam Express (BCHL)            0- 0-0-x.xx-.xxx TBD

 

[Ralph Baer]

I took the year of arrival, 2003, from Chris Heisenberg's site.

 # Name                 Ps commitm. Team (League)                    Year  DOB      Ht    Wt  Hometown          NZ*s
 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
22                                  Landon Prep (MAPHL)
28 Alexander Babich      C 02/16/19 South Shore Kings (NCDC)         2022  03/13/03 5'10" 173 Chicago, IL       3.25 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 x
16 Finn Brown           RW 10/07/19 St. Michaels Buzzers (OJHL)      2021  06/06/02 6'04" 189 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
16 Zach Dubinsky *#      C 02/15/18 Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)    2021  03/14/00 5'09" 175 Deerfield, IL     3.75 x
 8 Eric Fawkes           C 10/17/18 Northeast Generals (NAHL)        2021  03/13/01 6'03" 195 Winnipeg, MB      3.50 x
18 Tyler Hotson         LW 12/11/20 St. Andrews College (CISAA)      2022  03/17/03 6'00" 163 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
15 Reid Leibold #        C 09/08/17 Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)      2021  10/23/01 5'10" 165 Ashburn VA        3.75 Sp SH
 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 x
49 Payton Robinson      RD 10/21/19 Collingwood Blues (OJHL)         2022  04/30/03 6'03" 195 Mississauga, ON   3.50 x
28 Max Smolinski        RD 12/22/20 Tri-City Storm (USHL)            2023  04/02/03 5'10" 150 Bloomfield Hills, MI 3.75 x
30 Jack Watson           G 12/24/19 Coquitlam Express (BCHL)         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
 3 Sophie Helgeson       D 04/30/19 Roseau High School               2021  03/10/03 5'06" 125 Roseau MN         4.25
 8 Mika Jahnke           F 03/09/20 Dallas Stars Elite 19U           2021  07/16/03 5'02" 130 xxxx, TX          3.75 same
19 Aliya Jomha *         F 02/07/19 Edge School (CSSHL)              2021  09/27/02 5'06" 155 Edmonton, AB      3.25
 6 Sophia Jones          D 05/02/19 Connecticut Polar Bears 19U      2022  09/23/03 5'03" 135 Westfield, MA     3.75 added
 6                                  Williston Northampton  School
31 Ashlyn Lewis #        G 03/11/20 NAHA White                       2021  01/21/03 5'09" 135 Breckenridge, CO  3.75 same
13 Audrey McCutcheon #   F 03/04/19 Stanstead College                2021  02/22/03 5'04" 135 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC 3.50 same
 2 Michelle Nutescu     LD 12/07/18 Shattuck-St. Mary's Prep         2021  11/19/02 5'07" 150 Northfield, IL    3.50 same

* 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

 

[Ralph Baer]

On Saturday, the Omaha Lancers lost to the Tri-City Storm 5-1. Hunter McDonald is out injured. https://www.ushl.com/view/#/game-summary/9335

McDonald's line is now 8-0-0-0-27.

This was the only game which Smolinski has played for the Storm so far this season. He played 3 games for them a year ago.

Edit: Interestingly, he also played in Janesville's (Itagaki's team) exhibition games vs the USNTDP 17U team recently and scored a goal. https://twitter.com/JanesvilleJets1/...76985385771015 The Storm game was more recent.

 

[Ralph Baer]

FWIW, both Elite Prospects and Neutral Zone list Smolinski as a 2022 recruit. I think that I will use that the next time i post the list. As I have written several times no one is sure since we don't know which players will leae and which will stay for an extra year.

 

[RPI fan 4 life]

2022 is more like it since on Post #465 you had him as a 2003 recruit, which would have made him the youngest ever RPI player...

 

[Ralph Baer]

2022 is more like it since on Post #465 you had him as a 2003 recruit, which would have made him the youngest ever RPI player...

Huh? He is listed as 2023 there. Conceivably I originally wrote 2003 and changed that in the early morning.

 

[Ralph Baer]

https://twitter.com/chnews/status/1341789894071468039

Sons of Jason Muzzati Bryan Smolinski Brian Dubinsky all committed to RPI? That's quite a group for old school college hockey fans.

And RPI has Ken Klee's (BGSU) son on their roster as well as Patric Kjellberg's son, but PK didn't go to college.

I wonder if there is significance to the fact that Jason Muzzatti and Bryan Smolinski were teammates at MSU.

Someone asked about Loris Muzzatti when Sutter Muzzatti committed.
https://twitter.com/CHeisenberg/stat...87592640106498

Sutter Muzzatti's uncle, Loris, was an RPI player in 70s

 

[Ralph Baer]

Saturday’s games

McDonald https://www.ushl.com/view/#/game-summary/9343
Smolinski https://www.ushl.com/view/#/game-summary/9341

I will post the summaries whenever. : eek:

 

[Ralph Baer]

On Saturday, the Omaha Lancers defeated the Des Moines Buccaneers 4-1. Hunter McDonald is out injured. https://www.ushl.com/view/#/game-summary/9343

McDonald's line is now 8-0-0-0-27.

 

[Ralph Baer]

On Saturday, the Tri-City Storm lost to the Lincoln Stars 5-2. Max Smolinski did not dress. https://www.ushl.com/view/#/game-summary/9341

Smolinski's line is now 1-0-0-0-9.

 

[Ralph Baer]

 # Name                 Ps Team (League)                       Gm- G- A-  P- PM Next Gm
 7 Kareem Al-Azem       RD Rockets Hockey Club 16U (non-league)     no stats    01/30/21
                           Rockets Hockey Club 16U (USPHL)      0- 0- 0-  0-  0 01/09/21 missing game
XX                         Morristown-Beard HS                  0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
                           total                                0- 0- 0-  0-  0
28 Alexander Babich      C South Shore Kings (NCDC)            17- 3- 5-  8-  8 01/06/21
13 Mathieu Bourgault    LW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
16 Finn Brown           RW St. Michaels Buzzers (OJHL)          0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
10 Danny Ciccarello     RW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
16 Zach Dubinsky         C Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
 8 Eric Fawkes           C Northeast Generals (NAHL)            9- 1- 2-  3- 31 12/31/20
18 Tyler Hotson         LW St. Andrews College (CISAA)          0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
18 Max Itagaki          RW Janesville Jets (NAHL)               5- 1- 3-  4-  4 12/31/20
15 Reid Leibold          C Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)         14- 5- 5- 10- 10 01/01/21
 6 Hunter McDonald      LD Omaha Lancers (USHL)                 8- 0- 0-  0- 27 12/27/20
25 Sutter Muzzatti       C Austin Bruins (NAHL)                 9- 1- 1-  2-  4 12/31/20
49 Payton Robinson      RD Collingwood Blues (OJHL)             0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
28 Max Smolinski        RD Tri-City Storm (USHL)                1- 0- 0-  0-  0 12/31/20
30 Jack Watson           G Coquitlam Express (BCHL)            0- 0-0-x.xx-.xxx TBD

 

[Ralph Baer]

Sunday’s game

McDonald https://www.ushl.com/view/#/game-summary/9346

I will post the summary whenever. : eek:

 

[Ralph Baer]

On Sunday, the Omaha Lancers lost to the Des Moines Buccaneers 2-0. Hunter McDonald is still out injured. https://www.ushl.com/view/#/game-summary/9346

McDonald's line is now 8-0-0-0-27.

 

[Ralph Baer]

 # Name                 Ps Team (League)                       Gm- G- A-  P- PM Next Gm
 7 Kareem Al-Azem       RD Rockets Hockey Club 16U (non-league)     no stats    01/30/21
                           Rockets Hockey Club 16U (USPHL)      0- 0- 0-  0-  0 01/09/21 missing game
XX                         Morristown-Beard HS                  0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
                           total                                0- 0- 0-  0-  0
28 Alexander Babich      C South Shore Kings (NCDC)            17- 3- 5-  8-  8 01/06/21
13 Mathieu Bourgault    LW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
16 Finn Brown           RW St. Michaels Buzzers (OJHL)          0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
10 Danny Ciccarello     RW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
16 Zach Dubinsky         C Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
 8 Eric Fawkes           C Northeast Generals (NAHL)            9- 1- 2-  3- 31 12/31/20
18 Tyler Hotson         LW St. Andrews College (CISAA)          0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
18 Max Itagaki          RW Janesville Jets (NAHL)               5- 1- 3-  4-  4 12/31/20
15 Reid Leibold          C Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)         14- 5- 5- 10- 10 01/01/21
 6 Hunter McDonald      LD Omaha Lancers (USHL)                 8- 0- 0-  0- 27 12/31/20
25 Sutter Muzzatti       C Austin Bruins (NAHL)                 9- 1- 1-  2-  4 12/31/20
49 Payton Robinson      RD Collingwood Blues (OJHL)             0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
28 Max Smolinski        RD Tri-City Storm (USHL)                1- 0- 0-  0-  0 12/31/20
30 Jack Watson           G Coquitlam Express (BCHL)            0- 0-0-x.xx-.xxx TBD

 

[Ralph Baer]

weekly post

 # Name                 Ps commitm. Team (League)                    Year  DOB      Ht    Wt  Hometown          NZ*s
 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
22                                  Landon Prep (MAPHL)
28 Alexander Babich      C 02/16/19 South Shore Kings (NCDC)         2022  03/13/03 5'10" 173 Chicago, IL       3.25 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 x
16 Finn Brown           RW 10/07/19 St. Michaels Buzzers (OJHL)      2021  06/06/02 6'04" 189 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
16 Zach Dubinsky *#      C 02/15/18 Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)    2021  03/14/00 5'09" 175 Deerfield, IL     3.75 x
 8 Eric Fawkes           C 10/17/18 Northeast Generals (NAHL)        2021  03/13/01 6'03" 195 Winnipeg, MB      3.50 x
18 Tyler Hotson         LW 12/11/20 St. Andrews College (CISAA)      2022  03/17/03 6'00" 163 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
15 Reid Leibold #        C 09/08/17 Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)      2021  10/23/01 5'10" 165 Ashburn VA        3.75 Sp SH
 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 x
49 Payton Robinson      RD 10/21/19 Collingwood Blues (OJHL)         2022  04/30/03 6'03" 195 Mississauga, ON   3.50 x
28 Max Smolinski        RD 12/22/20 Tri-City Storm (USHL)            2022  04/02/03 5'10" 150 Bloomfield Hills, MI 3.75 x
30 Jack Watson           G 12/24/19 Coquitlam Express (BCHL)         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
 3 Sophie Helgeson       D 04/30/19 Roseau High School               2021  03/10/03 5'06" 125 Roseau MN         4.25
 8 Mika Jahnke           F 03/09/20 Dallas Stars Elite 19U           2021  07/16/03 5'02" 130 xxxx, TX          3.75 same
19 Aliya Jomha *         F 02/07/19 Edge School (CSSHL)              2021  09/27/02 5'06" 155 Edmonton, AB      3.25
 6 Sophia Jones          D 05/02/19 Connecticut Polar Bears 19U      2022  09/23/03 5'03" 135 Westfield, MA     3.75 added
 6                                  Williston Northampton  School
31 Ashlyn Lewis #        G 03/11/20 NAHA White                       2021  01/21/03 5'09" 135 Breckenridge, CO  3.75 same
13 Audrey McCutcheon #   F 03/04/19 Stanstead College                2021  02/22/03 5'04" 135 St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC 3.50 same
 2 Michelle Nutescu     LD 12/07/18 Shattuck-St. Mary's Prep         2021  11/19/02 5'07" 150 Northfield, IL    3.50 same

* 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

 

[Ralph Baer]

Article about Max Smolinski's commitment. https://www.stormhockey.com/news_article/show/1138464

Max Smolinski announces commitment to RPI


By Kendall Grayson, 12/26/20, 1:45PM PST

STORM DEFENSEMAN COMMITS TO RPI

Kearney, NE. – Tri-City Storm defenseman Max Smolinski has recently announced a commitment to play college hockey at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). Smolinski has appeared in one game this season for the Storm and made his USHL debut as an affiliate list callup on October 26th, 2019 in Tri-City’s 3-2 overtime win against the Omaha Lancers.

Max Smolinski, 17, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan was drafted 60th overall in the 4th Round of the 2019 USHL Phase I draft and made his USHL debut during the 2019-2020 regular season as an affiliate list callup. Prior to joining the Storm, Smolinski skated for the Little Caesars youth program in Detroit, MI. He also previously played for the Honeybaked youth program in Detroit, MI. Smolinski scored eight goals and registered fifteen assists in forty-nine games played for the Little Caesars 16U AAA team during the 2019-2020 season. He netted six goals and recorded thirty-two assists in seventy-two games played for Little Caesars 16U during the 2018-2019 season. Smolinski has appeared in four career games with the Storm.

“RPI was definitely the right place for me. Not only are Dave Smith, Chuck Weber, and Scott Moser great coaches with so much knowledge of the game, but they are also very genuine and high character people, which for me, spoke volumes about the RPI culture. The program has a team-first and hardworking identity that we have here in Tri-City, and I think that will make my transition to college hockey much easier. Aside from hockey, RPI is also a fantastic school that will provide me with an excellent education that I can use for the rest of my life. I feel that RPI is the best place for me to not only grow as a hockey player, but also as a person. Playing college hockey has always been a dream of mine. I think it is so special to have the chance to play for a school while also being able to get an education, especially at such a high caliber school like RPI. I cannot thank my family, billet family, past coaches, and current coaches at Tri-City enough for all they have done for me thus far. I certainly would not be the person I am without all of their help and sacrifice. Throughout this entire season, I have really been focusing on my skating. Skating has become such an important skill and can help me become a better player. We as hockey players always try to improve our overall game. I am using this time to work in the weight room and using video to improve and play at a faster pace in an older league. I have been learning to make strong and confident decisions and being strong defensively. Being strong defensively will also allow me to make an impact in the offensive zone. Tri-City has been a great place for me to grow and develop in my endeavor to get to the next level.” - Defenseman Max Smolinski

“We’re extremely proud of Max and happy for him and his family. RPI is getting a great hockey player and an even better person. Max is committed to getting better every day and has an enthusiasm and love for the game that is infectious”- President of Hockey Operations/Head Coach Anthony Noreen

 

[Ralph Baer]

Red Army article about Kareen Al-Azem http://redarmy.union.rpi.edu/?p=362.