Alumni in the pros - July 2009

fatchance72 · July 09, 2009, 10:57:22 AM

Nice article on Riley.

"We don't want to turn him pro when he's not ready to turn pro," [Asst. GM] Prendergast emphasizes. "We'll have our prospect camp in July and we'll have a pretty good idea of where he is at that point. If we feel he's getting stronger, that's great and we'll think about it at the end of next hockey season, and if not, then we'll wait the four years."

Um, so is that the end of next season? As in spring 2010?

Sounds to me like if it's up to Kevin Prendergast, Riley will be back for his junior year.

Oops, already been posted. pfibiger gets the credit for this article. . .

It seems the oilers just change the date on old articles and repost them.

billhoward · July 09, 2009, 02:34:25 PM

Ignoring for a nanosecond the alleged friction between Milo and the Cornell hockey team ... he is one amazingly unique student-athlete.

ugarte · July 09, 2009, 04:04:55 PM

[quote billhoward]Ignoring for a nanosecond the alleged friction between Milo and the Cornell hockey team ... he is one amazingly unique student-athlete.[/quote]
You mean that he's Jewish? There has to be another one, right?

KeithK · July 09, 2009, 04:09:44 PM

[quote billhoward]Ignoring for a nanosecond the alleged friction between Milo and the Cornell hockey team ... he is one amazingly unique student-athlete.[/quote]
He's hardly unique. Certainly very talented and IMO should be lauded for stcking with two sports and performing at a high level. These days there's too much pressure for kids to pick one sport and specialize early.

That said, the GCL is the very bottom of the professional baseball ladder. At his age, playing against 18 and 19 year olds, he needs to dominate at that level to have a chance of moving up in the Yankees system.

Josh '99 · July 09, 2009, 04:26:39 PM

[quote ugarte][quote billhoward]Ignoring for a nanosecond the alleged friction between Milo and the Cornell hockey team ... he is one amazingly unique student-athlete.[/quote]
You mean that he's Jewish? There has to be another one, right?[/quote]"How about this leaflet, 'Famous Jewish Sports Legends'?"

Al DeFlorio · July 09, 2009, 07:24:41 PM

[quote ugarte][quote billhoward]Ignoring for a nanosecond the alleged friction between Milo and the Cornell hockey team ... he is one amazingly unique student-athlete.[/quote]
You mean that he's Jewish? There has to be another one, right?[/quote]
There was: Bruce Cohen, '65. Lacrosse Hall of Fame and leading scorer on the soccer team. Even a starting guard on the frosh basketball team. Don't count 'em out, uggie.;-)

ugarte · July 09, 2009, 11:01:59 PM

[quote Al DeFlorio][quote ugarte][quote billhoward]Ignoring for a nanosecond the alleged friction between Milo and the Cornell hockey team ... he is one amazingly unique student-athlete.[/quote]
You mean that he's Jewish? There has to be another one, right?[/quote]
There was: Bruce Cohen, '65. Lacrosse Hall of Fame and leading scorer on the soccer team. Even a starting guard on the frosh basketball team. Don't count 'em out, uggie.;-)[/quote]
'65!?

bigredtrumpet · July 10, 2009, 12:24:24 PM

Devils sign goaltender Yann Danis

ugh...

pfibiger · July 10, 2009, 01:39:35 PM

[quote fatchance72]
Sounds to me like if it's up to Kevin Prendergast, Riley will be back for his junior year.
[/quote]

Here's an article that says he's "leaning toward" returning, but there's no actual quote about it from Riley, so who knows how much spin the author put on it.

http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/columnists/derek_vandiest/2009/07/10/10084706-sun.html

French Rage · July 10, 2009, 02:26:24 PM

[quote bigredtrumpet]Devils sign goaltender Yann Danis

ugh...[/quote]

Was part of the contract that the Devils has to create a "Danis for Vezina" website?

David Harding · July 10, 2009, 10:20:09 PM

[quote pfibiger][quote fatchance72]
Sounds to me like if it's up to Kevin Prendergast, Riley will be back for his junior year.
[/quote]

Here's an article that says he's "leaning toward" returning, but there's no actual quote about it from Riley, so who knows how much spin the author put on it.

http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/columnists/derek_vandiest/2009/07/10/10084706-sun.html[/quote]

Quote"Some people look at it like that," Nash said. "I'm just looking at it one year at time. To me hockey is the most important, but school is too; I want to get an education and a degree. But if it doesn't work out with hockey, I think I can always go back and finish my degree, I don't think it's that big of a deal."

BCrespi · July 11, 2009, 02:10:11 AM

[quote KeithK][quote billhoward]Ignoring for a nanosecond the alleged friction between Milo and the Cornell hockey team ... he is one amazingly unique student-athlete.[/quote]
He's hardly unique. Certainly very talented and IMO should be lauded for stcking with two sports and performing at a high level. These days there's too much pressure for kids to pick one sport and specialize early.

That said, the GCL is the very bottom of the professional baseball ladder. At his age, playing against 18 and 19 year olds, he needs to dominate at that level to have a chance of moving up in the Yankees system.[/quote]

Speak of the devil. Milo has been bumped up to the NY-Penn league with the Staten Island Yankees. Definitely a level that sees more college players. I'm certainly hoping to make it out to catch a game. http://www.nomaas.org/draft/?p=242

Swampy · July 11, 2009, 08:05:33 AM

[quote pfibiger][quote fatchance72]
Sounds to me like if it's up to Kevin Prendergast, Riley will be back for his junior year.
[/quote]

Here's an article that says he's "leaning toward" returning, but there's no actual quote about it from Riley, so who knows how much spin the author put on it.

http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/columnists/derek_vandiest/2009/07/10/10084706-sun.html[/quote]

When did Nash become an alum? FYP!::scared::

RichH · July 12, 2009, 02:02:19 AM

[quote Josh '99][quote ugarte][quote billhoward]Ignoring for a nanosecond the alleged friction between Milo and the Cornell hockey team ... he is one amazingly unique student-athlete.[/quote]
You mean that he's Jewish? There has to be another one, right?[/quote]"How about this leaflet, 'Famous Jewish Sports Legends'?"[/quote]

Awesome. From my upbringing, I'm a fan of any Presbyterian baseball players. Does anyone have a list of them? Why not?

Jim Hyla · July 12, 2009, 05:15:34 PM

[quote RichH][quote Josh '99][quote ugarte][quote billhoward]Ignoring for a nanosecond the alleged friction between Milo and the Cornell hockey team ... he is one amazingly unique student-athlete.[/quote]
You mean that he's Jewish? There has to be another one, right?[/quote]"How about this leaflet, 'Famous Jewish Sports Legends'?"[/quote]

Awesome. From my upbringing, I'm a fan of any Presbyterian baseball players. Does anyone have a list of them? Why not?[/quote]Of course saying Presbyterian is like saying Reformed. Saying Christian is comparable to saying Jewish.