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Charlie Major!!  Told you guys before he got to Ithaca that he was going to be good.  :-)  He played a great game.

Terrible news!

He hung up the skates and is skiing/golfing at college now.  Got some interest from St. Lawrence but didn't want to grind it out in juniors for two years.  Honestly, it was a good decision for him.  You have to be 100% dedicated and for some when you start skating at 2 and doing power skating at 4 the interest level wanes.

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Quote from: Jeff Hopkins '82FWIW, Dunbar's was very thorough about checking IDs when I was a student.

Back when we had a more rational drinking age, I suspect a great many bars were much more thorough in checking IDs. Separating the high-school crowd from the college crowd makes sense; separating the college crowd from itself never really has.

During my years (88-92) it was usually a backup goalie (Jim Crozier).  Tough to get in underage (unless you were on the team of course).

And regarding the legal drinking age, there was a pure arbitrage opportunity just waiting to be exploited --> Montreal!!  Toronto was closer, but Montreal was worth the extra couple of hours.  Drinking age was 18 and back in my day it was C$2/US$1.  Went there many many times.

Quote from: PghasMy understanding is that Wishart is headed to play at  Middlebury.

Such a difficult thing to predict who will develop and how.  Guys who lit it up in juniors sometimes get to college and are a little fried and maybe don't push as much as they once did.  Or maybe they hit a ceiling while other kids really do not.  I have a son who is a good player and what they tell you is that as you move up you have to improve and dominate at every level that you reach.  That's hard to do! I think its safe to say that the USHL is largely D1 commits and that provides the highest level of competition for players to develop so that's probably the best place to play if you're a D1 commit.  So expect a kid like Charlie Major to come in and contribute immediately a la Ryan Walsh.  Sean Donaldson dominated the BCHL which is different.  Jacob Kraft didnt dominate but put up great numbers for Cedar Rapids in the USHL.  DeGiulian was drafted by the Lincoln Stars and my understanding is he will play juniors for a least a year.

As my son's coach put it this year, you're not playing college hockey until you're on the ice playing college hockey!

My son played with Charlie Major a couple of seasons ago (Bishop Kearney U18 AAA).  My kid played defense and he used to laugh that he got a lot of assists just passing the puck to Charlie.  Ryan Conmy (UNH, 31 points as a freshman last year) was also on the team.  He and Charlie were the offensive go-to guys, it will be great to see Charlie play for Cornell this season, wishing him the best!

By the way, we absolutely annihilated St. Andrew's College that season........

Quote from: Scersk '97Just noticed Ryan St. Louis, Martin's son, transferred to Brown, after a sojourn back in the USHL this last year, from Northeastern. Watch out for Bruno next year!

He's a good player, my son played with him a bit (dad was the coach, and super nice guy).  But the numbers at Northeastern are what they are, I think he had every opportunity there.  Wish him the best at Brown (other than 2x a year).

Quote from: TrotskyThe hell are the Yale Jr. Bulldogs 18U AAA and how do we get one of those?

My son played for them a couple of years ago when he was at Gunnery.  Split season team for New England prep school kids.  (Usually better than you'd think given the name)

Very sad news.  RIP, Ray.

They were big but not so lumbering........I was impressed with their skating and tenacity which led to long stretches of possession.  It wasn't a fluke or even very close IMO.

Quote from: CASThink the Harvard recruit is Ben MacDonald, who's dad is former Harvard player Lane MacDonald.

Amazing how much taller he is than his dad.  I met Lane a few times when he was at Alta Communications (PE fund).  Super nice guy.  I think he mentioned he married a Cornell grad who is a Cornell hockey fan?

Sean Collins played last season in Europe?  I haven't seen whether he's returning or retired.  2009-10 Cornell hockey register

Interesting this is happening with draft picks.  Tyler Boucher (1st round pick) left BU after just 17 games.  What I don't like is they're giving up a college education and have 1-2 years to become pro ready against weaker competition.  Not sure it's the right move, I wouldn't want my kid to do it.  Suck it up, work harder, force your way into the line-up.

The boys wanna run and gun when they play Atlantic teams

Quote from: scoop85Western Michigan beat Northeastern 2-1 on a goal early in OT.

Michigan now manhandling AIC 2-0 halfway through the 1st, and it could be a lot worse. Michigan Freshman D Luke Hughes is absolutely filthy and he will be a great addition to the Devils, who already are loaded with excellent young talent.

He is amazing for a 2003 birth year.  Absolutely controls the game offensively at times.  NCAA hockey will be good for him defensively...........can't just rely on skating ability.  But he is going to be really good.

Minn State is really tough.  If they can get past that game (10%-20%??) I like their chances versus Notre Dame or North Dakota.  Abruzzese line is filthy.  QPac - I feel like they're going to get absolutely slapped silly by Michigan.  I might even pick St. Cloud.