RPI Recruit Thread 2025-2026

[Ralph Baer]

On Sunday, the Saginaw Spirit lost to the Kitchener Rangers 4-0. They trail in the best-of-7 playoff series 2-0. James Guo had a roughing penalty. https://chl.ca/ohl/gamecentre/28900/

Guo's playoff line is now 2-0-1-1-4.
His total is 65-8-32-40-38.

 

[Ralph Baer]

On Sunday, the Brandon Wheat Kings lost to the Calgary Hitmen 6-5 in overtime. They trail in the best-of-7 playoff series 2-0. Grayson Burzynski had a goal and a cross checking penalty. 3 SOGs. Jordan Gavin had no points or penalties. Caleb Hadland had no points or penalties. Harrison Lodewyk had an assist and a hooking penalty. 26/32 in faceoffs. https://chl.ca/whl/gamecentre/1022930/

Burzynski's playoff line is now 2-1-0-1-2.
His total is 61-12-47-59-60.
Gavin's playoff line is now 2-0-0-0-0.
His total is 70-16-42-58-6.
Hadland's playoff line is now 2-0-0-0-0.
His total is 58-15-29-44-55.
Lodewyk's playoff line is now 2-0-1-1-2.
His total is 56-18-33-41-75.
JB’s goal is at 2:35 of the embedded video.
HL’s assist is at 5:11.
HL’s ability to win faceoffs should be very valuable to us.

 

[Ralph Baer]

 # Name                 Ps Team (League)                       Gm- G- A-  P- PM  Next Gm
14 Grayson Burzynski    LD Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)           59-11-47- 58- 58 reg season over
                           playoffs                             2- 1- 0-  1-  2 03/31/26
                           total                               61-12-47- 59- 60
24 Kamyl Chemrouk       RW Brooks Bandits (BCHL)               24- 8- 9- 17- 11
24                         Coquitlam Express (BCHL)             8- 2- 3-  5-  2
93                         Powell River Kings (BCHL)           16- 4- 4-  8-  2
                           total                               48-14-16- 30- 15 season over
23 Tafari Chingwaru     RD Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)       10- 0- 1-  1-  7
44                         Vancouver Giants (WHL)               2- 0- 0-  0-  0
22                         Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL)         20- 1- 5-  6-  8
                           playoffs                             4- 0- 0-  0-  2
                           total                               36  1- 6-  7- 17 season over
40 Ryan Dwyer            C Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)         15- 0- 2-  2-  8 traded
40                       C Newfoundland Regiment (QMJHL)       30- 5- 2-  7- 41 reg season over
                           playoffs                             2- 0- 1-  1-  0 03/31/26
                           total                               47- 5- 5- 10- 49
23 Josh Evaschesen      LW Kamloops Blazers (WHL)              67-33-40- 73- 35 reg season over
                           playoffs                             2- 0- 1-  1-  0 03/31/26
                           total                               69-33-41- 74- 35
13 Jordan Gavin         LW Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)           68-16-42- 58-  6 reg season over
                           playoffs                             2- 0- 0-  0-  0 03/31/26
                           total                               70-16-42- 58-  6
22 Léo-Gabriel Gosselin RC Sémin. St-François Blizzard(QM18AAA)37-21-30- 51- 30 reg season over
                           SSFB (Challenge CCM)                 4- 1- 1-  2-  0 finished
                           playoffs                            10- 5- 5- 10-  2 03/30/26
26                         Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)        1- 0- 2-  2-  0 back to SSF
 9                         Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)          6- 0- 0-  0-  0 back to SSF
                           total                               58-27-38- 65- 32
73 James Guo            RD Saginaw Spirit (OHL)                63- 8-31- 39- 34 reg season over
                           playoffs                             2- 0- 1-  1-  4 03/31/26
                           total                               65- 8-32- 40- 38
10 Caleb Hadland        LW Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)           55-15-29- 44- 55 reg season over
                           playoffs                             2- 0- 0-  0-  0 03/31/26
                           total                               57-15-29- 44- 55
11 Ryan Hecker          RD Northern CT Nor'Easters 18U         20- 2-10- 12-  x
11                         Avon Old Farms Winged Beavers       28- 2- 6-  8-  x
                           total                               48- 4-16- 20-  x season over
29 Harrison Lodewyk      C Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)          4- 1- 3-  4-  6 traded
 9                         Calgary Hitmen (WHL)                50-17-19- 36- 67 reg season over
                           playoffs                             2- 0- 1-  1-  2 03/31/26
                           total                               56-18-24- 42- 75
33 Ethan McCallum        G Saskatoon Blades (WHL)          13- 4- 6-0-3.49-.866 traded
30                         Penticton Vees (WHL)            21-14- 4-1-2.21-.918 reg season over
                           playoffs                         0- 0- 0-0-0.00-.000 03/31/26
                           total                           34-18-10-1-2.63-.907
24 Carter Matthews      LD Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL)           30- 1- 8-  9- 33 left team
 8                         Portland Winterhawks (WHL)          18- 0- 2-  2-  4 reg season over
                           playoffs                             1- 0- 0-  0-  0 03/31/26
                           total                               49- 1-10- 11- 37
12 Ryan Michael         LD Kamloops Blazers (WHL)              67- 3-30- 33- 31 reg season over
                           playoffs                             2- 0- 0-  0-  2 03/31/26
                           total                               69- 3-30- 33- 33

 

[Ralph Baer]

Monday’s game(s)

Gosselin https://www.m18aaa.com/en/stats/sommaire.html?game=1886773

I will post the summary(ies) whenever.

 

[rpi82]

On Sunday, the Brandon Wheat Kings lost to the Calgary Hitmen 6-5 in overtime. They trail in the best-of-7 playoff series 2-0. Grayson Burzynski had a goal and a cross checking penalty. 3 SOGs. Jordan Gavin had no points or penalties. Caleb Hadland had no points or penalties. Harrison Lodewyk had an assist and a hooking penalty. 26/32 in faceoffs.

I'm looking forward to this class just to see Lodewyk take face-offs. It seems as he wins at least 2/3 of those he takes.

 

[Ralph Baer]

I'm looking forward to this class just to see Lodewyk take face-offs. It seems as he wins at least 2/3 of those he takes.

Close. .634 during the regular season for both teams, assuming that I copied the game-by-game stats correctly into Excel. https://chl.ca/whl/players/28914/game_by_game/289/ This game improved it slightly.

Edit: Cornell's Castagna was the only NCAA player with a higher percentage. https://www.collegehockeynews.com/stats/overall.php#FOPCT

Edit2: 51/68 = .750 in two playoff games

 

[Ralph Baer]

Free Neutral Zone post

NCAA Commitments: March 23 - March 29 - Neutral Zone

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Ethan McCallum (G, L, 6’4, 198, Penticton Vees, 04/11/2006, RPI)

A 2021 second-round pick of the WHL’s Medicine Hat Tigers, McCallum is currently suiting up for the Penticton Vees, where he’s posted a 2.21 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage this season. He will play at RPI in the fall.

McCallum posted a shutout against Kelowna earlier in the season, and NZ scouts took note of his performance.

“McCallum is a prototypical big netminder who consistently makes difficult saves look routine; his size and positional play allow him to cover large portions of the net with minimal, controlled movement. He handles side-to-side, point-of-attack transitions calmly and doesn’t come apart when doing so, routinely presenting sound angles on wing-based attacks and making those chances look easy. In close-quarters play he shows composed puck management—few panic moments on loose pucks and a quick, efficient tendency to smother rebounds or cover the puck. Overall, a steady 26-save shutout performance that highlights his reliability and positional strengths.”

 

[Ralph Baer]

On Monday, the Séminaire St-François Blizzard defeated Magog 5-2. They lead the best-of-5 playoff series 2-1. Léo-Gabriel Gosselin had an assist. https://www.m18aaa.com/en/stats/sommaire.html?game=1886773

Gosselin's playoff line is now 11-5-6-11-2.
His total is 59-27-39-66-32.

 

[Ralph Baer]

 # Name                 Ps Team (League)                       Gm- G- A-  P- PM  Next Gm
14 Grayson Burzynski    LD Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)           59-11-47- 58- 58 reg season over
                           playoffs                             2- 1- 0-  1-  2 03/31/26
                           total                               61-12-47- 59- 60
24 Kamyl Chemrouk       RW Brooks Bandits (BCHL)               24- 8- 9- 17- 11
24                         Coquitlam Express (BCHL)             8- 2- 3-  5-  2
93                         Powell River Kings (BCHL)           16- 4- 4-  8-  2
                           total                               48-14-16- 30- 15 season over 
23 Tafari Chingwaru     RD Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)       10- 0- 1-  1-  7
44                         Vancouver Giants (WHL)               2- 0- 0-  0-  0
22                         Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL)         20- 1- 5-  6-  8
                           playoffs                             4- 0- 0-  0-  2
                           total                               36  1- 6-  7- 17 season over
40 Ryan Dwyer            C Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)         15- 0- 2-  2-  8 traded
40                       C Newfoundland Regiment (QMJHL)       30- 5- 2-  7- 41 reg season over
                           playoffs                             2- 0- 1-  1-  0 03/31/26
                           total                               47- 5- 5- 10- 49
23 Josh Evaschesen      LW Kamloops Blazers (WHL)              67-33-40- 73- 35 reg season over
                           playoffs                             2- 0- 1-  1-  0 03/31/26
                           total                               69-33-41- 74- 35
13 Jordan Gavin         LW Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)           68-16-42- 58-  6 reg season over
                           playoffs                             2- 0- 0-  0-  0 03/31/26
                           total                               70-16-42- 58-  6
22 Léo-Gabriel Gosselin RC Sémin. St-François Blizzard(QM18AAA)37-21-30- 51- 30 reg season over
                           SSFB (Challenge CCM)                 4- 1- 1-  2-  0 finished
                           playoffs                            11- 5- 6- 11-  2 03/31/26
26                         Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)        1- 0- 2-  2-  0 back to SSF
 9                         Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)          6- 0- 0-  0-  0 back to SSF
                           total                               59-27-39- 66- 32
73 James Guo            RD Saginaw Spirit (OHL)                63- 8-31- 39- 34 reg season over
                           playoffs                             2- 0- 1-  1-  4 03/31/26
                           total                               65- 8-32- 40- 38
10 Caleb Hadland        LW Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)           55-15-29- 44- 55 reg season over
                           playoffs                             2- 0- 0-  0-  0 03/31/26
                           total                               57-15-29- 44- 55
11 Ryan Hecker          RD Northern CT Nor'Easters 18U         20- 2-10- 12-  x
11                         Avon Old Farms Winged Beavers       28- 2- 6-  8-  x
                           total                               48- 4-16- 20-  x season over
29 Harrison Lodewyk      C Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)          4- 1- 3-  4-  6 traded
 9                         Calgary Hitmen (WHL)                50-17-19- 36- 67 reg season over
                           playoffs                             2- 0- 1-  1-  2 03/31/26
                           total                               56-18-24- 42- 75
33 Ethan McCallum        G Saskatoon Blades (WHL)          13- 4- 6-0-3.49-.866 traded
30                         Penticton Vees (WHL)            21-14- 4-1-2.21-.918 reg season over
                           playoffs                         0- 0- 0-0-0.00-.000 03/31/26
                           total                           34-18-10-1-2.63-.907
24 Carter Matthews      LD Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL)           30- 1- 8-  9- 33 left team
 8                         Portland Winterhawks (WHL)          18- 0- 2-  2-  4 reg season over
                           playoffs                             1- 0- 0-  0-  0 03/31/26
                           total                               49- 1-10- 11- 37
12 Ryan Michael         LD Kamloops Blazers (WHL)              67- 3-30- 33- 31 reg season over
                           playoffs                             2- 0- 0-  0-  2 03/31/26
                           total                               69- 3-30- 33- 33

 

[Ralph Baer]

Tuesday’s game(s)

Burzynski Gavin & Hadland vs. Lodewyk https://chl.ca/whl/gamecentre/1022931/
Dwyer https://chl.ca/lhjmq/en/gamecentre/32493/
Guo https://chl.ca/ohl/gamecentre/28907/
Evaschesen & Michael https://chl.ca/whl/gamecentre/1022965/
Gosselin https://www.m18aaa.com/en/stats/sommaire.html?game=1886775
McCallum https://chl.ca/whl/gamecentre/1022941/
Matthews https://chl.ca/whl/gamecentre/1022946/

I will post the summary(ies) whenever.

 

[jericho]

Hey Ralph, if anyone passes James on the ice this year, do they get $200 for passing Guo?

 

[DrDemento]

J-Will really miss you when they take you away and put you on medication!

 

[Ralph Baer]

Hey Ralph, if anyone passes James on the ice this year, do they get $200 for passing Guo?

I think that DrD answered this well.

 

[rpi82]

J-Will really miss you when they take you away and put you on medication!

That probably was him on medication - the DIY kind.

 

[jericho]

J-Will really miss you when they take you away and put you on medication!

It’s what happens when there are no games to broadcast. I’m just glad that the posters on here are old enough to understand that joke. I can’t remember the last time I played Monopoly