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Even without the house settlement, there's still the question of number of scholarships available. It might be the case of "we're not renewing your scholarship, you should go look to play elsewhere because RPI is $70k/year"

Quote from: chimpfood on May 19, 2026, 05:10:47 PMHuh. Yeah might not be much point in investing resources into recruiting younger guys any more.

That was a big component of the hockey think tank podcast with topher that someone posted last week. Coaches are focusing on "what wins next year" not "building a program" and they're not fighting for young kids, they're letting them develop in the CHL and recruiting later. Also there are fewer slots on average and kids are getting cut to bring  in these new CHL players. It's a weird time.

Quote from: BearLover on May 17, 2026, 01:05:44 AMYou all realize Jane writes for the school paper, right? She's a college student. Pretty sure she doesn't want nor need this level of praise or criticism.

I have to ask —- do you feel like this doesn't apply to students who play for the college varsity hockey team?

Quote from: ursusminor on May 14, 2026, 05:34:59 AMHedge fund manager Xavier Majic (RPI '94 and Harvard Business School '06) is apparently becoming a co-owner of the Owen Sound Attack (OHL). https://x.com/GregCowanST/status/2052769927073873988 and https://www.linkedin.com/in/xavier-majic-7849803/

It will be interesting to see whether we see individual CHL teams become feeders to particular NCAA programs like prep schools and junior A programs have. Having an owner steering kids can't hurt RPI.

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Quote from: ursusminor on April 19, 2026, 12:32:46 PMI wonder now if it is true because it has been a while. It might have been that we lost him to Cornell, but Cornell didn't get him either. It could however be that it takes a while for him to get through Cornell admissions. He has not appeared on anyone else's list either. Since he was born in 2005, if he is an actual recruit he would be going to Ithaca this fall.

What could all the possible reasons be why this has not come out yet?

The kid doesn't have an instagram

He does have one.

Looking at OHL '05s that have good numbers and a family connection that would make ursusminor think they're unlikely to commit to RPI I was wondering if it's Brad Gardiner (Barrie) -- drafted in the 3rd by Dallas, father Bruce was a captain at Colgate.

Nailed it.

https://alumni.cornell.edu/cornellians/hockey-jones-first-season/

"People panic when they see a player going to the portal, but you've got to trust the process. We do a good job of getting players who believe in the value of a Cornell education; they come here because it's a great hockey tradition and a great place to develop as a person."

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Quote from: ursusminor on April 19, 2026, 12:32:46 PMI wonder now if it is true because it has been a while. It might have been that we lost him to Cornell, but Cornell didn't get him either. It could however be that it takes a while for him to get through Cornell admissions. He has not appeared on anyone else's list either. Since he was born in 2005, if he is an actual recruit he would be going to Ithaca this fall.

What could all the possible reasons be why this has not come out yet?

The kid doesn't have an instagram

He does have one.

Looking at OHL '05s that have good numbers and a family connection that would make ursusminor think they're unlikely to commit to RPI I was wondering if it's Brad Gardiner (Barrie) -- drafted in the 3rd by Dallas, father Bruce was a captain at Colgate.

Another interesting '05 is Jack Pridham at Kitchener who appears to have decommitted from BU.

The last one that was interesting was Braiden Clark who was at Providence and then left after his freshman year to go to London in the OHL -- dad Chris was a star at Clarkson -- but he committed to Colgate a couple days ago.

Brad Gardiner also spent (at least part of) two years at St Andrews and played with Luke Devlin and Jonathan Castagna (and Justin Ertel).

Quote from: ursusminor on April 20, 2026, 01:07:52 PMCorrect that he did not commit to RPI, but RPI was after him. There are, however, seven known WHL players expected in the fall, which I assume if what pfibiger means. (He must have big hands.)

That is what I meant. And the handful was only the '05s, not all RPI recruits in the WHL.

Quote from: ursusminor on April 20, 2026, 11:33:01 AMI wrote CHL, not necessarily OHL.  https://elf.elynah.com/index.php?msg=285785

I know you did. I actually flipped through 05's in the Q first, figuring Casey has an advantage there. I didn't find anyone that fit my criteria. Did the same in the WHL, handful of RPI commits but no uncommitted, father played NCAA hockey, decent stats players available. I have no idea if that criteria is right but if it is I stand by my short list

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Quote from: ursusminor on April 19, 2026, 12:32:46 PMI wonder now if it is true because it has been a while. It might have been that we lost him to Cornell, but Cornell didn't get him either. It could however be that it takes a while for him to get through Cornell admissions. He has not appeared on anyone else's list either. Since he was born in 2005, if he is an actual recruit he would be going to Ithaca this fall.

What could all the possible reasons be why this has not come out yet?

The kid doesn't have an instagram

He does have one.

Looking at OHL '05s that have good numbers and a family connection that would make ursusminor think they're unlikely to commit to RPI I was wondering if it's Brad Gardiner (Barrie) -- drafted in the 3rd by Dallas, father Bruce was a captain at Colgate.

Another interesting '05 is Jack Pridham at Kitchener who appears to have decommitted from BU.

The last one that was interesting was Braiden Clark who was at Providence and then left after his freshman year to go to London in the OHL -- dad Chris was a star at Clarkson -- but he committed to Colgate a couple days ago.

Quote from: BearLover on March 16, 2026, 08:39:19 AMVeilleux has 6 goals and 26 points so far. How does that stack up historically among Cornell freshmen defensemen?

He eclipsed Chris Norton '88 and your arch nemesis Ben Robertson for most points by a freshman defenseman:

https://cornellbigred.com/news/2026/3/11/mens-ice-hockey-2026-ecac-hockey-all-second-team-release.aspx#:~:text=27%2C%20Veilleux%20broke%20his%20tie,had%20seven%20in%202023%2D24.

Quote from: BearLover on February 13, 2026, 07:00:14 AMOn this week's CHN podcast, when talking about Ethan Wyttenbach, Quinnipiac freshman leading the country in scoring (and it's not even close), Adam Wodon mentioned that "all of his family played at Cornell." I don't know what this means exactly (parents? cousins?) and I can't find anything at all on the internet about this kid's family, but if true you have to wonder if the Cornell coaches totally missed him or if he was a horrible student. He's from Roslyn, Long Island, btw, a town that produces more Cornell kids per capita than maybe anywhere else on earth.

Looks like Ethan's dad and two brothers all went to Cornell. I saw an article that talked about one of the brothers scoring for the JV squad:

https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=prre19921102-01.1.19&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN----------

It's a bummer to look back at stud legacies like Wyttenbach and Mark Jankowski and wish they'd come to Cornell, but for an upper middle class family that tuition/aid gap between Cornell and Q is no joke. Lot of reasons he might have made a different choice.

I'm flying to Syracuse tomorrow and coming to the games this weekend -- bringing my 10th grader. Scheduled to fly back to FL Sunday around 11. Not feeling great about getting out of Syracuse on Sunday, though I guess there aren't a lot of airports better equipped to deal iwth it.

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Quote from: Trotsky on January 08, 2026, 07:31:34 PMHe's good with people.

This is exactly the type of post that is going to de-escalate the bickering on this forum. I ask that if you post something of no substance just to egg on another poster that you at least make it funny or original! But this post is so stupid that I just don't see the point   

I made a dumb joke from Office Space. Trotsky kind of quoted the same character. Feels like pretty standard message board banter.

As for league performance -- the USHL is in a league of its own in juniors and maybe as good as the worst major junior league. This is a pretty interesting analysis of league performance:

https://hockey-graphs.com/2020/03/02/which-league-is-best/

Quote from: BearLover on January 08, 2026, 02:20:06 PMCornell currently has 17 committed players, which is a good amount. We don't typically decommit guys, so there isn't much room for more recruits. Of those 17, only Michael Dec, Cole Emerton, and Nolan Long stand out to me. There are a few young recruits who haven't started junior hockey yet, but most of our guys are in juniors and not producing much if at all.

Some of these kids may well blossom into good players, but on average this is definitely less production than I'm used to seeing.

What are you used to seeing? This year is totally unprecedented. Our list of recruits is FULL of kids who are playing their first year of major junior hockey, not juniors. That's a totally different level of hockey and a different transition. What's considered good for a first year player in the Q? It's certainly not the same PPG as a second year in the BCHL. These kids aren't first round NHL talent who are expected to come in and light up major juniors.

I spot checked half a dozen kids playing major junior committed to Quinnipiac and it seems like the spread of production is pretty similar (without anyone producing like Dec).

Don't worry, though, I bought you a present: