New Cornell Recruits

[Rob \'98]

listed on Heisenber's site

this coming year's class
Mike Stachurski-LD (3/26/03) Espoo Finland 6'2 215 -84


also listed on the 04 recruit page

Matt McKeown-LW (2/8/03) Burlington (OPJHL) 5'11 190 1-16-85 36-9-14-23-37 || 45-13-17-30-52

[Section A]

Mike Stachurski is ranked #89 on the NHL Central Scouting for European players.

Anyone have any idea what his numbers over in Finland are? From a first glance, it looks like we're trying to replace Doug.

[Rob \'98]

Cant read the website but this is  what i can find

http://www.blues.fi/juniorit_ja_naiset/a-juniorit/pelaajakortit/#



also i found this


239. Stachurski Michael John, Blues A  

O  M  S  P  P+  P-  + / -  RM  L  L-%

33    1    4    5    17    11    6    84    35    2,86  

from this page

http://www.sm-liiga.fi/finhockey2/sjl_tulospalvelu_stat.asp?TID=958&top=0&porssi=1&laaja=1&tilasto=porssi&pelaajatyyppi=0

[French Rage]

From the one page:

Syntynyt:
13.11.1984

Pituus:
187

Paino:
91

Maila:
Left

 Yleistiedot:
Mike is oldest of three boys. He spends most of his time weightlifting and training. He also wrestles and boxes. Dating with long time Canadien girlfriend. He loves living in Finland and hopes to live here permanently in the future. Näin kertoo viime kaudella Jokereissa pelannut puolustaja. Taklaava pelityyli ja kovat laukakset kaipaisivat kohennusta käsien taitoon.

And the picture definitely looks like a Dougie replacement.

[Keith K \'93]

Well, Stachurski may be similar in size to Murray, but he certainly doesn't have the offensive game.  Not that I have a problem with that - we need stay at home defenders too.

[Adam]

Question.  I know we were able to evaluate and recruite Dougie because he played in New York after moving from Sweden.  How the heck did we get to evaluate and recruit this new kid?  Does Cornell now make recruiting trips to Europe?

[ugarte]

Adam '01 wrote:

Question.  I know we were able to evaluate and recruite Dougie because he played in New York after moving from Sweden.  How the heck did we get to evaluate and recruit this new kid?  Does Cornell now make recruiting trips to Europe?

1. It wouldn't surprise me if he recruited us by sending in a tape.
2. Maybe through "Dating with long time Canadien girlfriend"?

[Adam]

So does that mean she's been a Canadian for a long time or his girlfriend for a long time? B-]

[Al DeFlorio]

Well, Stachurski is not your typical name for a Finn.  It wouldn't surprise me if he's Canadian but playing in Finland and perhaps going to school there, too.  The fact that one of the quotes above speaks to his wanting to live in Finland eventually somehow signals to me that he isn't a native.  Speculation, of course.

[Greg Berge]

Yep, I think Al nailed it. Now the next question of course is why he decided to play in Finland.  Maybe he has a short-time Finnish girlfriend. ;-)

4 F and 4 D, many of them huge.  "Ex-cellent."

[calgARI \'07]

The former Cornell coach (the one before McCutcheon) is a scout in Finland and found Stachurski.  He is a Canadian that is on some type of exchange program in Finland.  Schaefer billed him as a top notch defensive prospect in the same mold as Murray.  His numbers may seem a little modest, but the league he plays in is not only an outstanding league (probably better than USHL, BCHL and those types) but a very low scoring league.  The leading scorer of the Finish junior league rarely even has a point-a-game average.  
With this addition, Cornell clearly has the top defensive recruiting class-if not the top overall recruiting class in the country.

[Al DeFlorio]

With a D like that, how could Lenny even think about leaving? ::help::

[Jim Hyla]

I assume you mean Lou Reycroft. I still see him at some Lynah games. It always amazes me that guys who were essentially fired, like those two, still feel good about the program. What that says, I don't know.

[ugarte]

It is probably the nature of the profession.  I think if you are going to make a career of coaching (especially at a high level), you have to accept that "what have you done for me lately" is both the general rule and an occupational hazard.

[calgARI \'07]

Lou Reycroft it is.