New recruit

[RichH]

Illinois native coming out of the USHL.  Looks like that's the primary pipeline for us now.  I wonder if the BC spigot has completely closed.

Illinois Pipeline:
Topher Scott '08
Christian Hilbrich '16
Jeff Kubiak '17
Michael Booth '18? (he's only 16 yrs. old)

What, no Stephen Baby? Sorry, the "pipeline" I was referring to was the USHL one: "Cornell University is a member of the ECAC and has 11 USHL alumni on the roster this season for the Ivy League school; Cole Bardreau (Team USA), Armand de Swardt (Chicago Steel), Andy Iles (Team USA), Vince Mihalek (Cedar Rapids RoughRiders), Joakim Ryan (Dubuque Fighting Saints), John McCarron (Lincoln Stars), Brian Ferlin (Indiana Ice), Jacob MacDonald (Waterloo Black Hawks), Christian Hilbrich (Indiana Ice), Gavin Stoick (Team USA), and Teemu Tiitinen (Lincoln Stars)."

[jkahn]

Illinois native coming out of the USHL.  Looks like that's the primary pipeline for us now.  I wonder if the BC spigot has completely closed.

Illinois Pipeline:
Topher Scott '08
Christian Hilbrich '16
Jeff Kubiak '17
Michael Booth '18? (he's only 16 yrs. old)

What, no Stephen Baby? Sorry, the "pipeline" I was referring to was the USHL one: "Cornell University is a member of the ECAC and has 11 USHL alumni on the roster this season for the Ivy League school; Cole Bardreau (Team USA), Armand de Swardt (Chicago Steel), Andy Iles (Team USA), Vince Mihalek (Cedar Rapids RoughRiders), Joakim Ryan (Dubuque Fighting Saints), John McCarron (Lincoln Stars), Brian Ferlin (Indiana Ice), Jacob MacDonald (Waterloo Black Hawks), Christian Hilbrich (Indiana Ice), Gavin Stoick (Team USA), and Teemu Tiitinen (Lincoln Stars)."

I understood what you were referring to and I was just trying make a related point.  It's no coincidence that with Topher as an assistant coach that Illinois has become a natural recruiting area for us.

[jkahn]

NHL Central Scouting's mid-term rankings of North American skaters have Matt Buckles #134, Clint Lewis #164 and Cole Bardreau #205.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=85643

[pfibiger]

NHL Central Scouting's mid-term rankings of North American skaters have Matt Buckles #134, Clint Lewis #164 and Cole Bardreau #205.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=85643

And Michael McCarron #31

[sah67]

When I first looked at that box score, I quickly skimmed down the list and thought, "What's so fun about that?  10 goals and he only managed to get the first one?"  Then I looked more closely...

Hmm...averaging a hat trick per game? Not bad.

[Trotsky]

And Michael McCarron #31

I'm sure we would be grinding our teeth if we knew everybody who got away.  

[scoop85]

Another USHLer has committed to Cornell -- Eric Freschi, a forward from Minnesota who plays for Dubuque:  https://twitter.com/freshdaddy14/status/291373436520001536

[profudge]

Eric is listed as 5' 10"  and 185 lbs.  He wears #14 in the USHL for the Eastern conf. leading Fighting Saints.

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TEAM  GP W L OTL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME AWAY
Dubuque   33 25 6 2 52 .788 132 77 570 17-1-0 8-5-2



His stats this year:  

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PLAYER P    GP  G    A PTS   +/-  PIM PP   PPA   SH SHA GWG   SHOTS    S%
Eric   F    51 12   7 19     +1   69 0    0     0 0 2     69     .174


[Trotsky]

Going by Heisenberg we now have 11 players incoming for Fall 2013.  Presumably some of them will defer.

[RatushnyFan]

Rauter looks like he needs another year.  Sade probably needs a year in a better junior league.  Buckles and McCarron, wow.  Hopefully ready to go next year.  Hudson is 20, it's now or never.

[Trotsky]

Hudson is 20, it's now or never.

Didn't RPI have a goalie who entered when he was about 23?    (Neil Little, maybe?)

[pfibiger]

Rauter looks like he needs another year.  Sade probably needs a year in a better junior league.  Buckles and McCarron, wow.  Hopefully ready to go next year.  Hudson is 20, it's now or never.

According to this set of tweets, the answer is "never." Hudson is no longer committed to Cornell:

https://twitter.com/ChicagoSteel/status/290496299437002752

[Josh '99]

Hudson is 20, it's now or never.

Didn't RPI have a goalie who entered when he was about 23?    (Neil Little, maybe?)

Not Neil Little, he was was 18 when he started at RPI in 1990.

[Trotsky]

Hudson is 20, it's now or never.

Didn't RPI have a goalie who entered when he was about 23?    (Neil Little, maybe?)

Not Neil Little, he was was 18 when he started at RPI in 1990.

Yeah, I saw.  I'm sure Ralph will know who I mean.

Nobody beats Bertrand for aged frosh, though.  

[RatushnyFan]

Just curious what options are out there when you're 21 or 22..........how would one improve his game while maintaining NCAA eligibility?