Recruit Updates - October 2007

[redhair34]

[quote bothman]
Message to Mike S: You need goal scorers, not grinders and you won't have to settle for a 0-0 draw against a Canadian B team......[/quote]


Instead you'll get this...
http://www.uscho.com/box/?date=20051021&vis=other&home=hu&gender=m


By the way, who the hell is "Mike S?"  Is he related to Fat Mike?

[sah67]

[quote redhair34][quote bothman]
Message to Mike S: You need goal scorers, not grinders and you won't have to settle for a 0-0 draw against a Canadian B team......[/quote]


Instead you'll get this...
http://www.uscho.com/box/?date=20051021&vis=other&home=hu&gender=m


[/quote]

Ouch...if only Man-beast Biega wasn't but a wee lad at that point in time...he could have defeated McGill single-handedly.

[Trotsky]

[quote bothman]There is actually some critical mass forming, believe it or not.  Who would have thought.

Message to Mike S: You need goal scorers, not grinders and you won't have to settle for a 0-0 draw against a Canadian B team......[/quote]

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Figureskating Horns"...

[jtwcornell91]

[quote ugarte][quote Al DeFlorio][quote bothman, who got an A in spelling]Seem like a bunch of roll players, which you need, but still waiting for some high impact guys - both for the Class of 2008 and 2009 (admittedly early for 2009).[/quote]
And we're still waiting for Harvard to win an NCAA tournament game.

[So...do "roll " players come in different shapes?  Hot dog?  Hamburger?  Kaiser?  Bulkie?][/quote]
Grinder rolls, Al. Weren't you paying attention?[/quote]

6-inch and footlong.  Duh.  (Or at the Subways I go to, 15cm and 30cm.)

[ugarte]

[quote redhair34][quote bothman]
Message to Mike S: You need goal scorers, not grinders and you won't have to settle for a 0-0 draw against a Canadian B team......[/quote]


Instead you'll get this...
http://www.uscho.com/box/?date=20051021&vis=other&home=hu&gender=m
[/quote]
But that's a Canadian A team according to Harvard's grading.

Important notes from that link:

McGill 4, Harvard 3

Exhibition Game
Friday, October 21, 2005 at Bright Hockey Center (Att: 615)

[Al DeFlorio]

[quote ugarte][quote redhair34][quote bothman]
Message to Mike S: You need goal scorers, not grinders and you won't have to settle for a 0-0 draw against a Canadian B team......[/quote]


Instead you'll get this...
http://www.uscho.com/box/?date=20051021&vis=other&home=hu&gender=m
[/quote]
But that's a Canadian A team according to Harvard's grading.

Important notes from that link:

McGill 4, Harvard 3


Exhibition Game
Friday, October 21, 2005 at Bright Hockey Center (Att: 615)

[/quote]
Hey, they were all working hard to earn their obligatory A's.

[bothman]

Going back 2 seasons for that result....

Gripping at straws aren't we?

[Al DeFlorio]

[quote bothman]Going back 2 seasons for that result....

Gripping at straws aren't we?[/quote]
"Gripping at straws?"

[sah67]

[quote bothman]
Gripping at straws aren't we?[/quote]

[quote bothman]
Message to Mike S: You need goal scorers, not grinders  [/quote]

Dear Pot,

Havard sucks.

Sincerely,
Kettle

[pfibiger]

[quote Townie]Any goalie prospects??[/quote]

To recap the complete list for 2008-2009, since those two kids were just the latest additions:

2008
Braden Birch-RD      Nanaimo (BCHL)         6'3 195lbs
Mike Garman-G      Nanaimo (BCHL)         6'1 180lbs
Locke Jillson-RC   Des Moines (USHL)      5'10 160lbs
Chris Moulson-LW   Alberni Valley (BCHL)   5'11 190lbs
Keir Ross-RD      Omaha (USHL)         6' 185lbs
Sean Whitney-LD      Cushing Prep         6'4 185lbs      

2009
Eric Axell-RW      St.Mike's (OPJHL)      6'3 197lbs
Kevin Cole-C      Binghamton (AtlJHL)      5'11 175lbs
Nick D'Agostino-LD   St.Mike's (OPJHL)      6'3 192lbs
Vincent Mihalek-RW   Cedar Rapids (USHL)      5'11 180lbs

[Josh '99]

[quote jtwcornell91][quote ugarte][quote Al DeFlorio][quote bothman, who got an A in spelling]Seem like a bunch of roll players, which you need, but still waiting for some high impact guys - both for the Class of 2008 and 2009 (admittedly early for 2009).[/quote]
And we're still waiting for Harvard to win an NCAA tournament game.

[So...do "roll " players come in different shapes?  Hot dog?  Hamburger?  Kaiser?  Bulkie?][/quote]
Grinder rolls, Al. Weren't you paying attention?[/quote]

6-inch and footlong.  Duh.  (Or at the Subways I go to, 15cm and 30cm.)[/quote]Wow, "30cm" doesn't have nearly the same ring to it as "footlong".

[Josh '99]

[quote bothman]Going back 2 seasons for that result....

Gripping at straws aren't we?[/quote]Says the guy who cherrypicked one exhibition game played by a team with seven freshmen in the lineup as evidence that Schafer doesn't know what he's doing?

[Beeeej]

[quote Josh '99]Wow, "30cm" doesn't have nearly the same ring to it as "footlong".[/quote]

That's why I won't date women who use Metric.

[Trotsky]

[quote Beeeej][quote Josh '99]Wow, "30cm" doesn't have nearly the same ring to it as "footlong".[/quote]

That's why I won't date women who use Metric.[/quote]

cm Beeeej, not mm.

[Beeeej]

[quote Trotsky][quote Beeeej][quote Josh '99]Wow, "30cm" doesn't have nearly the same ring to it as "footlong".[/quote]

That's why I won't date women who use Metric.[/quote]

cm Beeeej, not mm.[/quote]

Well-played!!  I had to double-check to make sure you weren't ugarte.