Recruits 2014

Fiegl and Tschantz both go in the 7th round, Fiegl to Arizona and Tschantz to St. Louis

jkahn

scoop85

Trotsky
Starrett draft preview

Does that ever describe a classic Cornell forward (both for better and worse)

Starrett drafted by Chicago in 3rd round, 88th overall.

And ranked 8th best name in CBSSport's hard hitting draft coverage: [www.cbssports.com]

Our best draft since 2003.

Starrett clocks in at #9 on Puck Daddy's list of awkward draft day photos:
[sports.yahoo.com]

Chris Heisenberg lists Matt Nuttle RD in Bloomington of the USHL for 2015.

ursusminor
Chris Heisenberg lists Matt Nuttle RD in Bloomington of the USHL for 2015.

He's from just east of Buffalo.

More detail on Matt Nutter:
[www.bloomingtonthunder.pointstreaksites.com]

Trent Shore of Carleton Place (CJHL) for 2016 according to Heisennerg.

ursusminor
Trent Shore of Carleton Place (CJHL) for 2016 according to Heisennerg.

More size.

Trotsky

ursusminor
Trent Shore of Carleton Place (CJHL) for 2016 according to Heisennerg.

More size.

Height. Only 170 pounds. Where's da beef?

TimV

Trotsky

ursusminor
Trent Shore of Carleton Place (CJHL) for 2016 according to Heisennerg.

More size.

Height. Only 170 pounds. Where's da beef?

He'll bulk up. Kids are freakishly light for their frames.

Also, you know, all that knowledge is heavy...

Trotsky

TimV

Trotsky

ursusminor
Trent Shore of Carleton Place (CJHL) for 2016 according to Heisennerg.

More size.

Height. Only 170 pounds. Where's da beef?

He'll bulk up. Kids are freakishly light for their frames.

Also, you know, all that knowledge is heavy...

He's already up to 195 pounds. I'd be surprised if he arrives at East Hill weighing less than 210.

cbuckser

Trotsky

TimV

Trotsky

ursusminor
Trent Shore of Carleton Place (CJHL) for 2016 according to Heisennerg.

More size.

Height. Only 170 pounds. Where's da beef?

He'll bulk up. Kids are freakishly light for their frames.

Also, you know, all that knowledge is heavy...

He's already up to 195 pounds. I'd be surprised if he arrives at East Hill weighing less than 210.

Thanks. Updated in the table.

In 2016 there will be 4 guys at least 6-5 and up to 10 at least 6-3. The 2014 squad, which was the largest in the NCAA, had 3/7, respectively.

Trotsky

cbuckser

Trotsky

TimV

Trotsky

ursusminor
Trent Shore of Carleton Place (CJHL) for 2016 according to Heisennerg.

More size.

Height. Only 170 pounds. Where's da beef?

He'll bulk up. Kids are freakishly light for their frames.

Also, you know, all that knowledge is heavy...

He's already up to 195 pounds. I'd be surprised if he arrives at East Hill weighing less than 210.

Thanks. Updated in the table.

In 2016 there will be 4 guys at least 6-5 and up to 10 at least 6-3. The 2014 squad, which was the largest in the NCAA, had 3/7, respectively.

Why dont we just recruit blocks of concrete?

Towerroad

Trotsky

cbuckser

Trotsky

TimV

Trotsky

ursusminor
Trent Shore of Carleton Place (CJHL) for 2016 according to Heisennerg.

More size.

Height. Only 170 pounds. Where's da beef?

He'll bulk up. Kids are freakishly light for their frames.

Also, you know, all that knowledge is heavy...

He's already up to 195 pounds. I'd be surprised if he arrives at East Hill weighing less than 210.

Thanks. Updated in the table.

In 2016 there will be 4 guys at least 6-5 and up to 10 at least 6-3. The 2014 squad, which was the largest in the NCAA, had 3/7, respectively.

Why dont we just recruit blocks of concrete?

If they can skate, I'm all for it.

Towerroad

Trotsky

cbuckser

Trotsky

TimV

Trotsky

ursusminor
Trent Shore of Carleton Place (CJHL) for 2016 according to Heisennerg.

More size.

Height. Only 170 pounds. Where's da beef?

He'll bulk up. Kids are freakishly light for their frames.

Also, you know, all that knowledge is heavy...

He's already up to 195 pounds. I'd be surprised if he arrives at East Hill weighing less than 210.

Thanks. Updated in the table.

In 2016 there will be 4 guys at least 6-5 and up to 10 at least 6-3. The 2014 squad, which was the largest in the NCAA, had 3/7, respectively.

Why dont we just recruit blocks of concrete?

We don't?

Jim Hyla

If they can skate, I'm all for it.

Skating is nice. Finishing would be better.

TimV

Jim Hyla

If they can skate, I'm all for it.

Skating is nice. Finishing would be better.

They finish their checks, we need that other scoring thing.

TimV

Jim Hyla

If they can skate, I'm all for it.

Skating is nice. Finishing would be better.

In my experience, someone else usually does the finishing for concrete blocks.

Jim Hyla

TimV

Jim Hyla

If they can skate, I'm all for it.

Skating is nice. Finishing would be better.

In my experience, someone else usually does the finishing for concrete blocks.

And they're seldom very pretty, but often quite effective. I could live with that.

For you people

marty

TimV

Jim Hyla

If they can skate, I'm all for it.

Skating is nice. Finishing would be better.

They finish their checks, we need that other scoring thing.

Is that important?

Wing Alex Limoges of Selects Academy (@South Kent) U16 for 2016 according to Heisenberg.

He's actually on their U18 team [southkentschool.org].

ursusminor
Wing Alex Limoges of Selects Academy (@South Kent) U16 for 2016 according to Heisenberg.

He's actually on their U18 team [southkentschool.org].

From a Selects scouting review from last February:

Deceptively agile for his size, Limoges hockey sense and awareness make him an unignorable offensive threat. Intuitive on and around the puck with great short-passing, though his skating can improve.

He was considered the #35 best non-commit at that time. O'Leary was #32:

The Halifax-native and QMJHL draft eligible is an athletic force in the making. Sharp pivot with a high compete level and a lot of tools to work with.

ursusminor
Wing Alex Limoges of Selects Academy (@South Kent) U16 for 2016 according to Heisenberg.

He's actually on their U18 team [southkentschool.org].

I like the description in this report that "he's very slick with the puck."

Over the Boards article about three recent Cornell recruits.

ursusminor
Over the Boards article about three recent Cornell recruits.

Wow, that was a fun read.

Drop the puck already, dammit.

Alex Green, D, Chicago Mission U-16. Was a 5th round pick by Green Bay in the USHL futures draft.

scoop85
Alex Green, D, Chicago Mission U-16. Was a 5th round pick by Green Bay in the USHL futures draft.

Brief SBN article.

Very excited to announce my commitment to play for Cornell University. Too many people to thank for helping me make a dream come true. #red

— Luc Lalor (@LucLalor) October 28, 2014

Lalor was AJHL ROY in 2012-13. He missed almost all of 2013-14 with an injury. He also appears to be a vampire. This season he has moved over to Green Bay in the USHL.

Trotsky
Lalor was AJHL ROY in 2012-13. He missed almost all of 2013-14 with an injury. He also appears to be a vampire. This season he has moved over to Green Bay in the USHL.

Seems more like a child of the corn.

We're on a recruiting roll:

Congrats to (D) Brendan Smith (@b_smitty3) who has committed to Cornell University!

— Omaha Lancers (@OmahaLancers) October 29, 2014

ursusminor

Very excited to announce my commitment to play for Cornell University. Too many people to thank for helping me make a dream come true. #red

— Luc Lalor (@LucLalor) October 28, 2014

Hopefully, this will mean we'll see many LLs in our box scores.

Is it just me, or is the quality of our recruiting much better this year?

Swampy
Is it just me, or is the quality of our recruiting much better this year?

So far, it's just quantity. Quality is proven on the ice.

Cornell has 2 played drafted this year who are expected to play for the Red next fall - Beau Starrett and Anthony Angello.

CAS
Cornell has 2 played drafted this year who are expected to play for the Red next fall - Beau Starrett and Anthony Angello.

And Sucks has how many draftees every year? I'll give Schafer a little more credit for utilizing talent than Donato, but the proof is in the pudding.

Jeff Hopkins '82

Swampy
Is it just me, or is the quality of our recruiting much better this year?

So far, it's just quantity. Quality is proven on the ice.

Of course that's true, but the same could be said at any level of sports recruiting, or drafting. If we are getting more of those, and I don't have the stats to say yes or no, I'm happier. I'd rather have more acknowledged "Class A" recruits, than have them go to the competition. Wouldn't you?

Jeff Hopkins '82

Swampy
Is it just me, or is the quality of our recruiting much better this year?

So far, it's just quantity. Quality is proven on the ice.

The quantity is impressive, anyway. In most seasons the list of "commitments who didn't come this Fall but are expected in future years" is about 8 or 9. This year it's 15.

This may just reflect that colleges are getting commitments from younger and younger players. It's not as if the roster is growing, so what seems to be happening is we are getting commitments for years out farther into the future. And of course as we've seen many times lately, those commitments are not locked in.

Jeff Hopkins '82

CAS
Cornell has 2 played drafted this year who are expected to play for the Red next fall - Beau Starrett and Anthony Angello.

And Sucks has how many draftees every year? I'll give Schafer a little more credit for utilizing talent than Donato, but the proof is in the pudding.

Yeah, I made a similar point last year. Union had one NHL draft pick when they steamrolled to the NCAA title. Cornell seems like a less-extreme Harvard in the "makes use of highly-ranked recruits" category.

Whatever happend to our pipeline to the Nanaimo Clippers ? We had a great run of getting top end talent from that organization 5-10 years ago. Was it the assistant coaches, Brekke & Garrow. who had that area on the radar ?

Yes Union had only 1 drafted player, albeit an outstanding one. But the other 3 teams in the Frozen Four were loaded with draft picks.

Cop at Lynah
Whatever happend to our pipeline to the Nanaimo Clippers ? We had a great run of getting top end talent from that organization 5-10 years ago. Was it the assistant coaches, Brekke & Garrow. who had that area on the radar ?

Their coach may have moved on. IIRC he and Schafer had a mutual admiration thing going on.

Cop at Lynah
Whatever happend to our pipeline to the Nanaimo Clippers ? We had a great run of getting top end talent from that organization 5-10 years ago. Was it the assistant coaches, Brekke & Garrow. who had that area on the radar ?

Bill Bestwick was the coach and GM of the Clippers for like 15 years. His daughter was a CU hockey player.

There was some weirdness around the time Braden Birch moved from the Ontario to the BCHL to play for the clippers, and then was traded to the AJHL pretty quickly, didn't play, and ended up back in Ontario. It may be total coincidence and I'm reading too much into it, but that was right around the time we stopped getting players out of the Clippers or parking players there.

That said, recruiting over the last 10 years seems to have swung from the BCHL to Ontario to the US. Those Nanaimo-heavy teams (06-07 for example, with 5 Clippers on the roster) were 17/27 players from Canada (really 18 of 26 if you consider Justin Krueger Canadian, and remove Matt Hedge from the roster as he wasn't recruited). This year's team has 10 Canadians (maybe 9.5, Christian Hilbrich is listed as Canadian but his Bio says his family lives in the states now). This change seems to be about shifts in assistant coaches and where their recruiting contacts are, combined with the shift in relative strength of leagues.

Trotsky

Jeff Hopkins '82

Swampy
Is it just me, or is the quality of our recruiting much better this year?

So far, it's just quantity. Quality is proven on the ice.

The quantity is impressive, anyway. In most seasons the list of "commitments who didn't come this Fall but are expected in future years" is about 8 or 9. This year it's 15.

This may just reflect that colleges are getting commitments from younger and younger players. It's not as if the roster is growing, so what seems to be happening is we are getting commitments for years out farther into the future. And of course as we've seen many times lately, those commitments are not locked in.

This. It's hard to get very excited about early commitments.

CAS
Yes Union had only 1 drafted player, albeit an outstanding one. But the other 3 teams in the Frozen Four were loaded with draft picks.

And most of Union's roster was collecting a pension from their first jobs. This isn't a criticism of the recruiting - do what works within the rules - but a 23-year-old who isn't a draft target may well be better on the ice than a teenager getting drafted for his potential.

My basic position is that in the absence of a scout's eye or the ability to compare statistics across a wide variety of pre-college leagues, I'd rather have more highly-rated kids than fewer. It's great that Schafer finds/develops these diamonds in the tundra (and it's great that Donato squanders his) but I'm still going to get a little more excited if there's some external validation of a recruit's potential when the news breaks that he's heading to Cornell.

Chris '03

Trotsky

Jeff Hopkins '82

Swampy
Is it just me, or is the quality of our recruiting much better this year?

So far, it's just quantity. Quality is proven on the ice.

The quantity is impressive, anyway. In most seasons the list of "commitments who didn't come this Fall but are expected in future years" is about 8 or 9. This year it's 15.

This may just reflect that colleges are getting commitments from younger and younger players. It's not as if the roster is growing, so what seems to be happening is we are getting commitments for years out farther into the future. And of course as we've seen many times lately, those commitments are not locked in.

This. It's hard to get very excited about early commitments.

Agreed. but in the current environment it would be worrisome if we weren't getting a bunch of early commitments, even if we expect a decent attrtion rate from them.

ugarte

CAS
Yes Union had only 1 drafted player, albeit an outstanding one. But the other 3 teams in the Frozen Four were loaded with draft picks.

And most of Union's roster was collecting a pension from their first jobs. This isn't a criticism of the recruiting - do what works within the rules - but a 23-year-old who isn't a draft target may well be better on the ice than a teenager getting drafted for his potential.

Isn't Air Force notorious for this? And well, Ned's great teams?

Looking at the rosters. Union currently has seven 23+ year-olds (They had nine at the FF in April). Cornell will get one in a couple weeks (Lowry). Of note, Cornell has a 22 year-old Sophomore (Weidner).

In the NCAA Final, the only teenager on the ice for Union turned 20 the next day. CU has six skaters under 20.

RichH

ugarte

CAS
Yes Union had only 1 drafted player, albeit an outstanding one. But the other 3 teams in the Frozen Four were loaded with draft picks.

And most of Union's roster was collecting a pension from their first jobs. This isn't a criticism of the recruiting - do what works within the rules - but a 23-year-old who isn't a draft target may well be better on the ice than a teenager getting drafted for his potential.

Isn't Air Force notorious for this? And well, Ned's great teams?

Looking at the rosters. Union currently has seven 23+ year-olds (They had nine at the FF in April). Cornell will get one in a couple weeks (Lowry). Of note, Cornell has a 22 year-old Sophomore (Weidner).

In the NCAA Final, the only teenager on the ice for Union turned 20 the next day. CU has six skaters under 20.

Exactly! It's a tactic! Guys in their 20's with diminishing pro prospects looking for college degrees are people too! It's the same logic that allows teams with seniors like Mercer and Lehigh to knock off Duke.*

This post was 99% to make fun of Duke.

Jim Hyla
Follow up on one we lost. Union recruit Shier named OJHL playoff MVP.

Shier leaves Union

Kevin Shier leaves #UnionHockey team, school announces.

— Ken Schott (@slapschotts) January 12, 2015

Chris '03

Jim Hyla
Follow up on one we lost. Union recruit Shier named OJHL playoff MVP.

Shier leaves Union

Kevin Shier leaves #UnionHockey team, school announces.

— Ken Schott (@slapschotts) January 12, 2015

And his brief article.

And his noticeably upset coach calls him a quitter in an interview with the press. I am not sure I blame the kid for leaving the team if that is how the supposedly-mature adult in the dynamic handles the situation. There is always more to a story like this.

dag14
And his noticeably upset coach calls him a quitter in an interview with the press. I am not sure I blame the kid for leaving the team if that is how the supposedly-mature adult in the dynamic handles the situation. There is always more to a story like this.

I suppose when you're supposedly-mature national champion you can be petulant.

[www.youtube.com]

His decision doesn't seem to be tied to the hockey team, however I hope (within the bounds of the rules) some contact is made with him on the off chance he might like to give another school a shot...

Jim Hyla

Chris '03

Jim Hyla
Follow up on one we lost. Union recruit Shier named OJHL playoff MVP.

Shier leaves Union

Kevin Shier leaves #UnionHockey team, school announces.

— Ken Schott (@slapschotts) January 12, 2015

And his brief article.

Schott's update after getting in touch.

Trotsky
His decision doesn't seem to be tied to the hockey team, however I hope (within the bounds of the rules) some contact is made with him on the off chance he might like to give another school a shot...

Yeh. He'd be perfect for us. Scoring line: 0 2 2.

RichH

Jim Hyla

Chris '03

Jim Hyla
Follow up on one we lost. Union recruit Shier named OJHL playoff MVP.

Shier leaves Union

Kevin Shier leaves #UnionHockey team, school announces.

— Ken Schott (@slapschotts) January 12, 2015

And his brief article.

Schott's update after getting in touch.

It seems like he has more class than his former coach.

TimV

Trotsky
His decision doesn't seem to be tied to the hockey team, however I hope (within the bounds of the rules) some contact is made with him on the off chance he might like to give another school a shot...

Yeh. He'd be perfect for us. Scoring line: 0 2 2.

I have a soft spot for legacies. And he went 21-33-54 in 46 GP in his final year in the OJHL, FWIW.

Trotsky

TimV

Trotsky
His decision doesn't seem to be tied to the hockey team, however I hope (within the bounds of the rules) some contact is made with him on the off chance he might like to give another school a shot...

Yeh. He'd be perfect for us. Scoring line: 0 2 2.

I have a soft spot for legacies. And he went 21-33-54 in 46 GP in his final year in the OJHL, FWIW.

He also did great in the league playoffs and the Dudley-Hewitt Cup, but he was invisible in the Royal Bank Cup. I watched the latter on-line because RPI had two recruits on the same team (Mike Prapavessis, a current freshman, and Jacob Hayhurst who is expected to arrive in 2016).

ursusminor

Trotsky

TimV

Trotsky
His decision doesn't seem to be tied to the hockey team, however I hope (within the bounds of the rules) some contact is made with him on the off chance he might like to give another school a shot...

Yeh. He'd be perfect for us. Scoring line: 0 2 2.

I have a soft spot for legacies. And he went 21-33-54 in 46 GP in his final year in the OJHL, FWIW.

He also did great in the league playoffs and the Dudley-Hewitt Cup, but he was invisible in the Royal Bank Cup. I watched the latter on-line because RPI had two recruits on the same team (Mike Prapavessis, a current freshman, and Jacob Hayhurst who is expected to arrive in 2016).

So, sounds like a strong D3 player. Like "AAAA" players in baseball, who can dominate AAA but are blown away by MLB.

Has any Cornell player ever tranferred to D3 and done well there? Only guy who comes to mind is the Utavian... whose name doesn't come to mind. Levi something?

Trotsky
So, sounds like a strong D3 player. Like "AAAA" players in baseball, who can dominate AAA but are blown away by MLB.

Has any Cornell player ever tranferred to D3 and done well there? Only guy who comes to mind is the Utavian... whose name doesn't come to mind. Levi something?

Matt McKeown left Cornell and went to Fredonia and had a solid three year career there.

Also had a few guys leave and go play CIS hockey, most recently Jacob Johnston and Jordan Berk.

pfibiger

Trotsky
So, sounds like a strong D3 player. Like "AAAA" players in baseball, who can dominate AAA but are blown away by MLB.

Has any Cornell player ever tranferred to D3 and done well there? Only guy who comes to mind is the Utavian... whose name doesn't come to mind. Levi something?

Matt McKeown left Cornell and went to Fredonia and had a solid three year career there.

Also had a few guys leave and go play CIS hockey, most recently Jacob Johnston and Jordan Berk.

I suspect that he will go to a CIS school. According to HockeydB he is born on 8/27/93. If he sits out a year, he will be almost 26 when he graduates.

A new commit -- our first Russian perhaps, Trotsky?

98 F Vlad Dzhioshvili (WBS/Bloomington) commits to Cornell. Big Red snag a talented Moscow native with great finishing and skillset.

— Over The Boards (@OTBPuckWatch) April 26, 2015

Did I read the tweet correctly to say that he's a "great finishing" forward?

scoop85
A new commit -- our first Russian perhaps, Trotsky?

98 F Vlad Dzhioshvili (WBS/Bloomington) commits to Cornell. Big Red snag a talented Moscow native with great finishing and skillset.

— Over The Boards (@OTBPuckWatch) April 26, 2015

Did I read the tweet correctly to say that he's a "great finishing" forward?

What's the over/under on the number of unique pronunciations that visiting announcers will use during his (illustrious, productive, record-breaking - we can hope!) career?

scoop85
A new commit -- our first Russian perhaps, Trotsky?

I believe so.

Australia	  1
Belarus	          1
Canada	        337
Czech Republic	  2
Denmark	          1
Finland	          1
Germany	          1
Singapore	  1
Slovakia	  1
South Africa	  1
Sweden	          1
Switzerland	  1
Ukraine	          1
United Kingdom	  1
USA	        171

scoop85
A new commit -- our first Russian perhaps, Trotsky?

98 F Vlad Dzhioshvili (WBS/Bloomington) commits to Cornell. Big Red snag a talented Moscow native with great finishing and skillset.

— Over The Boards (@OTBPuckWatch) April 26, 2015

Did I read the tweet correctly to say that he's a "great finishing" forward?

There must be a mistake, his brother Maxim at 6'5", 220lb, seems more like a Cornell player.

scoop85
Did I read the tweet correctly to say that he's a "great finishing" forward?

Lord knows if it will carry over to D-1, but, yeah.

Robb
What's the over/under on the number of unique pronunciations that visiting announcers will use during his (illustrious, productive, record-breaking - we can hope!) career?

And the over/under on Big Red/Red Army/Soviet puns used by sportswriters?

RichH
And the over/under on Big Red/Red Army/Soviet puns used by sportswriters?

Our mascot is a bear.

scoop85
A new commit -- our first Russian perhaps, Trotsky?

98 F Vlad Dzhioshvili (WBS/Bloomington) commits to Cornell. Big Red snag a talented Moscow native with great finishing and skillset.

— Over The Boards (@OTBPuckWatch) April 26, 2015

Did I read the tweet correctly to say that he's a "great finishing" forward?

I am sure we can fix that flaw in his defensive game.

Towerroad
I am sure we can fix that flaw in his defensive game.

Only Dean Smith could hold MJ to 20 points a game.

More on Vlad the Impaler (sorry, couldn't resist -- it's the end of a long workday)

Trotsky

RichH
And the over/under on Big Red/Red Army/Soviet puns used by sportswriters?

Our mascot is a bear.

And he's onlhy about 25 years too late to be a truly Big RED!

Kyle Betts, F, for 2016-17 probably
[www.570news.com]

Swampy

Trotsky

RichH
And the over/under on Big Red/Red Army/Soviet puns used by sportswriters?

Our mascot is a bear.

And he's onlhy about 25 years too late to be a truly Big RED!

Will the band learn to play "Georgia on My Mind?"

Jeff Hopkins '82
Will the band learn to play "Georgia on My Mind?"

No, but the crowd should learn this.

Your performance is better, but I always think of this one:
[youtu.be]

BMac
Your performance is better, but I always think of this one:
[youtu.be]

Those are the Soviet words.

It really is the coolest anthem.

Trotsky

BMac
Your performance is better, but I always think of this one:
[youtu.be]

Those are the Soviet words.

It really is the coolest anthem.

I'm a little over half an hour and 23 years too late, but I still like this one better.

Think metaphorically and ask yourself, "Of what have Big Red fans been most starved?" and you'll see the relevance.

Am I the only one that thought of this version?
[youtu.be]

Some nice words on some incoming recruits from:
[www.sbncollegehockey.com]

Sam Sternschein, RW, 6-1/180, Tri-City Storm (Hockey Essentials White) - He was the best player on the ice all weekend for this observer's money. He was my ninth-ranked forward at last summer's Select 16s, but he was even better this weekend. He's continued to develop, get stronger and use his power to his advantage. He has an explosive first stride and can really pick up steam heading up ice. He had a heavy shot and is just a constant presence on the ice. College: Cornell

Mike O'Leary, LW, 6-2/180, Salisbury School (Boston Generals Draft) - The Nova Scotia native is a little more raw than Sternschein, but he has exceptional physical tools as well. He has the size and skating ability and can get off a quick, hard shot. He still has to put it together, but he has the potential to be a second to third round selection in next summer's draft. College: Cornell

We need scoring. Any eligibility left?

pfibiger
Some nice words on some incoming recruits from:
[www.sbncollegehockey.com]

Sam Sternschein, RW, 6-1/180, Tri-City Storm (Hockey Essentials White) - He was the best player on the ice all weekend for this observer's money. He was my ninth-ranked forward at last summer's Select 16s, but he was even better this weekend. He's continued to develop, get stronger and use his power to his advantage. He has an explosive first stride and can really pick up steam heading up ice. He had a heavy shot and is just a constant presence on the ice. College: Cornell

Mike O'Leary, LW, 6-2/180, Salisbury School (Boston Generals Draft) - The Nova Scotia native is a little more raw than Sternschein, but he has exceptional physical tools as well. He has the size and skating ability and can get off a quick, hard shot. He still has to put it together, but he has the potential to be a second to third round selection in next summer's draft. College: Cornell

I saw Sam Sternschein play a few times for his primary fall/winter team, the NJ Avalanche U18AAA team. Hockey Essentials is a spring/summer program coached by his Avs coach. The NJ Avalanche U18AAA team was a very strong team this past year, they lost in the USA Hockey national championship game in OT. Sam played up as a 16 year old on this team. Many of his teammates and competitors were 2 years older. He held his own at this level, he wasn't overly fast or physical at this level but as a young player competing at a very advanced level he did quite well. He often played on the top line of this team. If his development curve continues and he gets faster he will be quite a college player.

Former Cornell commit Michael McCarron will be playing for the Oshawa Generals in the Memorial Cup Final tonight (NHL Network at 7 EDT). As a scout for the Sabres said to me in Florida in December, Michael may be the only player to commit to three different NCAA teams and attend none of them. He first committed to Michigan State approximaely at the beginning of ninth grade, then switched to Cornell after his brother John enjoyed a good freshman year. After not being accepted he switched his commitment to Western Michigan, but after getting drafted in the first round by the Canadiens, he decided to go the major junior route instead.
Tonight's game is also the last game at the Colisee in Quebec, as a new arena is being built there,

RPI received a commitment for this fall from former Cornell commit Cam Hackett

Proud to announce my commitment to play at RPI this coming season, thank you to everyone who has helped me, especially the @LincolnStars

— Cam Hackett (@CamHackett) June 15, 2015

He replaces A*** D***** who will forever live in infamy.

ursusminor
RPI received a commitment for this fall from former Cornell commit Cam Hackett

Proud to announce my commitment to play at RPI this coming season, thank you to everyone who has helped me, especially the @LincolnStars

— Cam Hackett (@CamHackett) June 15, 2015

Is he also going to go to school there?

Swampy

ursusminor
RPI received a commitment for this fall from former Cornell commit Cam Hackett

Proud to announce my commitment to play at RPI this coming season, thank you to everyone who has helped me, especially the @LincolnStars

— Cam Hackett (@CamHackett) June 15, 2015

Is he also going to go to school there?

Well, he is not in the Directory yet, so maybe not.

How come nobody wanted to check that guy?

Very excited about the group of recruits coming to Cornell in 2017. O'Leary, Sternschein, Limoges and Dzhioshvili in particular should be impact players from day 1. The attached is from the Dubuque Fighting Saints tryout camp held recently.

[m.youtube.com]