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RPI Recruit Thread 2021-22

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On Saturday, the Salmon Arm Silverbacks defeated the West Kelowna Warriors 4-2 in a preseason game. Mathieu Bourgault had 2 goals (1 PPG) and an assist. He was named the #1 Star. :-) Danny Ciccarello had an assist and a charging penalty. https://bchl.ca/stats/game-center/10924

Bourgault's preseason line is now 1-2-1-3-0.
Ciccarello's preseason line is now 2-0-1-1-2.
 
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 # Name                 Ps Team (League)                       Gm- G- A-  P- PM Next Gm
xx Kareem Al-Azem       RD Kimball Union Academy                0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
11 Alexander Babich      C Anchorage Wolverines (NAHL)          6- 3- 1-  4-  4 09/30/21
13 Mathieu Bourgault    LW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/28/21 preseason
16 Finn Brown           RW Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)       0- 0- 0-  0-  0 10/01/21 preseason
10 Danny Ciccarello     RW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/28/21 preseason
10 Eric Fawkes           C Winnipeg Blues (MJHL)                4- 6- 4- 10-  2 10/01/21
18 Tyler Hotson         LW St. Andrew's College (CISAA)         2- 0- 3-  3-  6 09/30/21
19 Max Itagaki          RW Nanaimo Clipper (BCHL)               0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/28/21 preseason
 6 Hunter McDonald      LD Omaha Lancers (USHL)                 2- 1- 0-  1-  0 10/01/21
25 Sutter Muzzatti       C Austin Bruins (NAHL)                 6- 0- 7-  7-  2 10/01/21
 8 Max Smolinski        RD Fargo Force (USHL)                   1- 0- 0-  0-  2 09/26/21
18 Hunter Wallace        C Brooks Bandits (AJHL)                4- 1- 4-  5-  6 10/01/21
 
weekly post

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 # Name                 Ps commitm. Team (League)                    Year  DOB      Ht    Wt  Hometown          NZ*s
xx Kareem Al-Azem       RD 09/24/20 Kimball Union Academy            2023  01/02/04 6'02" 197 Dunn Loring, VA   3.75 St Vi Sk To
11 Alexander Babich      C 02/16/19 Anchorage Wolverines (NAHL)      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 Sp St GS
16 Finn Brown *         RW 10/07/19 Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)   2022  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)    2022  03/23/01 6'00" 201 Kirkland, QC      3.75 Sp SH Vi Sk
10 Eric Fawkes           C 10/17/18 Winnipeg Blues (MJHL)            2022  03/13/01 6'03" 195 Winnipeg, MB      3.25 x
17 Tyler Hotson         LW 12/11/20 Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)      2022  03/17/03 6'00" 163 Stratford, ON     3.75 x                  
19 Max Itagaki          RW 09/23/18 Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)          2022  06/18/02 5'06" 155 Glenview, IL      3.50 Sp SH Aw Sk
 6 Hunter McDonald #    LD 11/27/18 Omaha Lancers (USHL)             2022  05/11/02 6'04" 207 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
 8 Max Smolinski        RD 12/22/20 Fargo Force (USHL)               2022  04/02/03 5'11" 171 Bloomfield Hills, MI 3.75 x
18 Hunter Wallace        C 09/14/21 Brooks Bandits (AJHL)            2023  02/05/03 5'07" 165 Oak Lake, MB      3.50 x

Women
13 Nina Christof         F 05/30/19 Selects Academy 16U              2022  08/18/03 5'04" 141 Hammelburg, Ger.  3.50
 8 Taryn Jacobs         LD 05/02/21 Southwest Wildcats               2022  01/25/04 5'05" 125 Walpole Island,ON x.xx
 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
xx Kyley Toye            F 08/25/21 The Lawrenceville School         2022  02/xx/03 5'08" 170 Brick, NJ         3.25
16                                  New Jersey Titans 19U-AAA

* 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
 
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 # Name                 Ps Team (League)                       Gm- G- A-  P- PM Next Gm
xx Kareem Al-Azem       RD Kimball Union Academy                0- 0- 0-  0-  0 TBD
11 Alexander Babich      C Anchorage Wolverines (NAHL)          6- 3- 1-  4-  4 09/30/21
13 Mathieu Bourgault    LW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/28/21 preseason
16 Finn Brown           RW Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)       0- 0- 0-  0-  0 10/01/21 preseason
10 Danny Ciccarello     RW Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)        0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/28/21 preseason
10 Eric Fawkes           C Winnipeg Blues (MJHL)                4- 6- 4- 10-  2 10/01/21
17 Tyler Hotson         LW Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)          2- 1- 0-  1-  2 10/02/21
18                         St. Andrew's College (CISAA)         2- 0- 3-  3-  6
                           total                                4- 1- 3-  4-  8
19 Max Itagaki          RW Nanaimo Clipper (BCHL)               0- 0- 0-  0-  0 09/28/21 preseason
 6 Hunter McDonald      LD Omaha Lancers (USHL)                 2- 1- 0-  1-  0 10/01/21
25 Sutter Muzzatti       C Austin Bruins (NAHL)                 6- 0- 7-  7-  2 10/01/21
 8 Max Smolinski        RD Fargo Force (USHL)                   2- 0- 0-  0-  2 10/09/21
18 Hunter Wallace        C Brooks Bandits (AJHL)                4- 1- 4-  5-  6 10/01/21
 
A lot to catch up on after ignoring RPI hockey for more than a year. Ralph, can I put you on the spot and ask you to identify the top three prospects from the current list of recruits? I know that you follow this more closely than anyone else.
 
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A lot to catch up on after ignoring RPI hockey for more than a year. Ralph, can I put you on the spot and ask you to identify the top three prospects from the current list of recruits? I know that you follow this more closely than anyone else.
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Until he passed away, Turk and I used to exchange e-mails often on this topic. It seems harder now because Appert used to get a greater mix of recruits -- high and low talent level, while Smith seems to get all or most recruits at a pretty similar level. Perhaps Appert gave several full scholarships and other small ones or walk-ons while Smith spreads the 18 scholarships out.

It is also hard to compare recruits playing in different leagues, at different positions, and at different stages of development. So, I will get out of this by using Neutral Zone's rankings, not that they are infallible. That would mean Brown is #1, and Al-Azem, Ciccarello, Hotson, McDonald, and Smolinski are #2 to #6 in some order.
 
Great answer...that was all that I was looking for. Living in Alberta I may get a chance to watch Wallace once or twice this year. Brooks has had a powerhouse franchise in recent years but that may have led to a lot of their players getting recruited on the basis of the team's success rather than the individual, but I will reserve judgement on that.
 
hab said:
A lot to catch up on after ignoring RPI hockey for more than a year. Ralph, can I put you on the spot and ask you to identify the top three prospects from the current list of recruits? I know that you follow this more closely than anyone else.
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I may not be Ralph, but I would rank them as Brown, McDonald, Hotson. However, I like almost all of our recruits
 
Tyler Hotson may have just played last weekend for Muskegon as an affiliate. He may now be back at SAC. We'll see if he plays for SAC on Thursday.
 
hab said:
A lot to catch up on after ignoring RPI hockey for more than a year. Ralph, can I put you on the spot and ask you to identify the top three prospects from the current list of recruits? I know that you follow this more closely than anyone else.
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It will be fascinating to see how many recruits we bring in for next season. By my calculation we only have 3 guys that will exhaust their eligibility (Marshall, Baxter and Sellar). In addition, we have 7 guys that will finish their 4th year of college but will retain eligibility. That includes Addamo, who is listed as a graduate student after playing 3 years at RMU, of which the last doesn't count against his 4 seasons of play. I presume we are still looking for a goalie but we have a lot of candidates for the 2-9 skating slots. Fortunately only Ciccarello and Fawkes (probably not coming here but still on our list for now) are exhausting their junior eligibility. However, I expect that many of our best recruits weren't planning on being 21 year old freshmen so there may be limited flexibility. Then again, there have to be similar issues on many other rosters so alternatives may be limited too. Players and coaches may have to make some tough decisions over the next few years until the Covid backlog has worked its way out of the system.
 
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