New Recruit- Armand De Swardt

[ithacat]

[quote pfibiger]We gain one, we lose one. Jordan Escott, who was coming in 2010, left his junior team to play for the PEI Rocket of the QMJHL:

http://www.amherstdaily.com/index.cfm?sid=191836&sc=59

Escott was given a scholarship to NCAA Division 1 Cornell University in 2010. Giving up the scholarship to play with the Rocket also made the decision tough.
"Cornell treated me like gold," Escott said.

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Did you see the reader comments? $150,000-$200,000. It's tough to compete with that...if it's true.

[cbuckser]

[quote ithacat][quote pfibiger]We gain one, we lose one. Jordan Escott, who was coming in 2010, left his junior team to play for the PEI Rocket of the QMJHL:

http://www.amherstdaily.com/index.cfm?sid=191836&sc=59

Escott was given a scholarship to NCAA Division 1 Cornell University in 2010. Giving up the scholarship to play with the Rocket also made the decision tough.
"Cornell treated me like gold," Escott said.

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Did you see the reader comments? $150,000-$200,000. It's tough to compete with that...if it's true.[/quote]

Not if we had the USC boosters who remunerated Reggie Bush when he played there.  ;-)

[ugarte]

[quote ithacat][quote pfibiger]We gain one, we lose one. Jordan Escott, who was coming in 2010, left his junior team to play for the PEI Rocket of the QMJHL:

http://www.amherstdaily.com/index.cfm?sid=191836&sc=59

Escott was given a scholarship to NCAA Division 1 Cornell University in 2010. Giving up the scholarship to play with the Rocket also made the decision tough.
"Cornell treated me like gold," Escott said.

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Did you see the reader comments? $150,000-$200,000. It's tough to compete with that...if it's true.[/quote]
And that's Canadian dollars, which I believe is now $2 million US.

[KeithK]

[quote ugarte][quote ithacat]Did you see the reader comments? $150,000-$200,000. It's tough to compete with that...if it's true.[/quote]
And that's Canadian dollars, which I believe is now $2 million US.[/quote]
Actually sanity has been restored.  $1 US = 1.28 loonies today.

[CM cWo 44]

[quote pfibiger]We gain one, we lose one. Jordan Escott, who was coming in 2010, left his junior team to play for the PEI Rocket of the QMJHL:

http://www.amherstdaily.com/index.cfm?sid=191836&sc=59

Escott was given a scholarship to NCAA Division 1 Cornell University in 2010. Giving up the scholarship to play with the Rocket also made the decision tough.
"Cornell treated me like gold," Escott said.

Escott played with 2009 recruits Nick D'Agostino and Braden Birch for Team Canada East in the Word Junior A Championship a couple weeks ago. As recently as a week ago he was talking about meeting them, and knowing people when he headed to Cornell:

http://thechronicleherald.ca/Sports/1090151.html

"And to play with Braden and Nick was great. They were unbelievable guys. They said my play will take care of itself, not to worry about hockey, just stay on top of school. They said I have the talent and the work ethic.

"And they told me how awesome it is at Cornell. Now, when I get there, I'll know a few players and won't have to worry about not knowing anyone."

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How does that team afford salaries like that?

Their rink is smaller than Lynah

[pfibiger]

this blogger thinks that Escott just used Cornell to drive up PEI's offer. I'm not quite as cynical, but it is possible:

http://theworldofjuniorhockey.blogspot.com/2008/11/escott-joins-pei.html

[Jim Hyla]

[quote pfibiger]this blogger thinks that Escott just used Cornell to drive up PEI's offer. I'm not quite as cynical, but it is possible:

http://theworldofjuniorhockey.blogspot.com/2008/11/escott-joins-pei.html[/quote]

I don't know about that, but at least he got this right,

(I say that because I believe Cornell is an Ivy League school which don't give out atheltic scholarships.).

even if he can't write or spell in correct English.

[Trotsky]

[quote pfibiger]this blogger thinks that Escott just used Cornell to drive up PEI's offer. I'm not quite as cynical, but it is possible:

http://theworldofjuniorhockey.blogspot.com/2008/11/escott-joins-pei.html[/quote]

Ancient news now, but here's an old fluff piece about it, and hey, it's June.  Also tangentially relevant re: the potential with Brisson.

[pfibiger]

[quote Trotsky][quote pfibiger]this blogger thinks that Escott just used Cornell to drive up PEI's offer. I'm not quite as cynical, but it is possible:

http://theworldofjuniorhockey.blogspot.com/2008/11/escott-joins-pei.html[/quote]

Ancient news now, but here's an old fluff piece about it, and hey, it's June.  Also tangentially relevant re: the potential with Brisson.[/quote]

Brisson was drafted 8th in the USHL, he's headed to Omaha next year (where Keir Ross played, as well as Louis Leblanc, another star Quebecer headed to the ECAC). They wouldn't have drafted him that high if he hadn't made a firm commitment to come play in the NCAA. I have pretty high hopes that he'll make it to Ithaca in 2010. PEI has pushed hard for him a couple of times with no success, according to the QMJHL East forums. Of course his rights could be traded to a team that he's more interested in, but I am cautiously optimistic.