Recruits

[Swampy]

Amid the misery of a so-far-less-than-stellar season (for men's hockey, and dare I say it, bball, that is), some cheer might come from ghosts of Xmas future.

Leon has already mentioned Joel Lowry's very excellent season, currently currently 4th in the BCHL in total points, 3rd in assists and 11th in goals, even though he has played only 28 games while the first, second, and third player in total points have played 29, 31, and 30 games respectively.

Madison Dias has been tapped for the CJHL Prospects Game, which "was created to showcase the top 40 NHL draft eligible players in the CJHL." Previous players in the Prospects Game include several first-round draft picks, including one Riley Nash.

Phillipe Hudon, at Choate, plays his first game on Dec. 1 and is taking advantage of the late start to accelerate his coursework (don't you just love those preppy academic standards?) to push up his enrollment at Cornell to Fall 2011. Hudon has been described as possibly "the top-rated scholastic player" in next year's draft.

Cole Bardreau currently ranks sixth in overall scoring on the U-18 USNDPT.

Looked at somewhat differently, according to Werner's grandson, Cornell has the #1 and #24 recruits in the Northeast, nobody from Minnesota & the Midwest, nobody from the U-17 USNDPT, the #9 and #32 players in the USHL, nobody from the NAHL (not many commitments to strong schools), nobody in Tier I Elite, #25 in Ontario & Eastern Canada (several ECAC schools recruited players higher up the list, especially Clarkson, Toothpaste, and Halloween), nobody from SJHL & MJHL, nobody from AJHL, and #14, #16, and #18 from the BCHL. Of course, when you're dealing with a Heisenberg, there's always some uncertainty, but if we could find a suitable weighting scheme, I'd be surprised if as group this class does not rank in the top 10.

So hang in there, Tiny Tim. In the words of Dexter Fong (and I think Nick Danger), "Help is on the way!"::banana::

[Trotsky]

Phillipe Hudon, at Choate, plays his first game on Dec. 1 and is taking advantage of the late start to accelerate his coursework (don't you just love those preppy academic standards?) to push up his enrollment at Cornell to Fall 2011. Hudon has been described as possibly "the top-rated scholastic player" in next year's draft.

Quoted from that link:

Central Scouting's Gary Eggleston likes what he sees in Hudon.

"He is a classic power forward who takes a straight line to the net or to the puck in the corners," Eggleston said. "He has good size and strength, hits hard, plays the body in all zones and is an aggressive forechecker. He has some grit to his game and plays with an edge. He has very good hands and possesses a hard and heavy shot with a quick release."

Sounds more than a little dream crushing and perhaps a tad soul devouring.

[CAS]

I can't wait to see all this talent wearing a Cornell sweater next year [and 2012]!

[RatushnyFan]

Joakim Ryan is having a great first USHL season, he has size and speed and is playing well at a young age.  Curious if he'll end up seasoning more or head straight to Ithaca next year.  Joakim Ryan - Dubuque

He's the top scoring defenseman for Dubuque, currently #1 in the western conference standings.  9 of his 12 points are on the PP.

[Josh '99]

Phillipe Hudon, at Choate, plays his first game on Dec. 1 and is taking advantage of the late start to accelerate his coursework (don't you just love those preppy academic standards?) to push up his enrollment at Cornell to Fall 2011. Hudon has been described as possibly "the top-rated scholastic player" in next year's draft.

Quoted from that link:

Central Scouting's Gary Eggleston likes what he sees in Hudon.

"He is a classic power forward who takes a straight line to the net or to the puck in the corners," Eggleston said. "He has good size and strength, hits hard, plays the body in all zones and is an aggressive forechecker. He has some grit to his game and plays with an edge. He has very good hands and possesses a hard and heavy shot with a quick release."

Sounds more than a little dream crushing and perhaps a tad soul devouring.

Sounds like Greening.  (That's a good thing.)

[jkahn]

Leon has already mentioned Joel Lowry's very excellent season, currently currently 4th in the BCHL in total points, 3rd in assists and 11th in goals, even though he has played only 28 games while the first, second, and third player in total points have played 29, 31, and 30 games respectively.

I was having trouble figuring out who Leon was, since I was the one who recently mentioned Lowry's excellent season.  Then I realized that it was likely meant to be a reference to Greg (aka Trotsky), who originated the "Joel Lowry" thread in September.

[Swampy]

Leon has already mentioned Joel Lowry's very excellent season, currently currently 4th in the BCHL in total points, 3rd in assists and 11th in goals, even though he has played only 28 games while the first, second, and third player in total points have played 29, 31, and 30 games respectively.

I was having trouble figuring out who Leon was, since I was the one who recently mentioned Lowry's excellent season.  Then I realized that it was likely meant to be a reference to Greg (aka Trotsky), who originated the "Joel Lowry" thread in September.

Hey Jeff, nice going. Have to keep everyone on their toes. Otherwise, one never knows when someone with a hatchet will sneak up. I thought the bit about Werner's grandson would sort of set the tone of the post and give things away. This is an Ivy League board, after all.::drunk::

[Trotsky]

Otherwise, one never knows when someone with a hatchet will sneak up.

Ice pick.  It was an ice pick.

[Swampy]

Otherwise, one never knows when someone with a hatchet will sneak up.

Ice pick.  It was an ice pick.

See, I was right about keeping everyone on their toes::laugh::

[profudge]

Nice profile of  Cole can be found:  USA Hockey Profile - Cole Bardreau

This season, Bardreau ranks among the U-18 scoring leaders with seven points (3 goals, 4 assists) in 12 games. He came back ready to play after working hard over the summer

. . .

'I actually visited Cornell three times and I knew that it was the place that I wanted to be. The atmosphere at the games is incredible. I also know that I cannot play hockey forever and Cornell has an excellent education reputation.'

[ursusminor]

An interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRIl3VZw4IE with Cornell recruit John Knisley's father starts at about 3:18. BTW, the son of the other father being interviewed, who also plays for Vernon, made a wiser choice of college. :-D

[scoop85]

BRP (he lives!) reports that we've snagged a USHL defenseman:

[scoop85]

A nice article on new recruit Jacob MacDonald.  Note the comment that he's one of the most offensively gifted D-men in the USHL

[CAS]

Looks like another outstanding recruit for Cornell.  Can't wait to watch all these talented players on the Lynah ice.

[Swampy]

Already one of the most offensively skilled defensemen in the league, MacDonald is improving in other areas.

"His game's coming," O'Handley said. "He just needs a little work on things like positioning and some techniques."

Sounds like he made exactly the right choice of a college program.