New Cornell Recruits

[Greg Berge]

Brian McCutcheon has been present at several Cornell hockey events throughout the last few years.

All coaches are aware that they are hired to be fired, and a good successor like Mike is both smart and honorable to repair bridges rather than burn them.

Good luck to all the prospects this summer.  Stay healthy!  :-)

[rhovorka]

Greg wrote:

Brian McCutcheon has been present at several Cornell hockey events throughout the last few years.

All coaches are aware that they are hired to be fired, and a good successor like Mike is both smart and honorable to repair bridges rather than burn them.

Yep.  From the INCH notes from last week: http://www.insidecollegehockey.com/sectionsINCH/9NCAA/buffalo_day1.htm
[Q]Brian McCutcheon, assistant coach of the Buffalo Sabres and member of Cornell's 1970 national championship team is among the most notable Big Red supporters this weekend. He stopped by the Big Red dressing room -- the one used by the Sabres during the regular season -- to offer his congratulations and best wishes on Wednesday after practice.[/Q]

[ugarte]

[Q]Brian McCutcheon, assistant coach of the Buffalo Sabres and member of Cornell's 1970 national championship team is among the most notable Big Red supporters this weekend. He stopped by the Big Red dressing room -- the one used by the Sabres during the regular season -- to offer his congratulations and best wishes on Wednesday after practice.[/Q]
And he gave to us his only son.  And that son could walk on water.  

Frozen water, sure, but I am looking for signs and wonders and miracles in the coming year.  And I am willing to be more than a little blasphemous to get my miracles.



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[lrf]

why does everyone assume that he just 'gave' away his son? i mean, surely the kid has a choice about where he wants to go, and perhaps brian decided to be impartial and let his own kid decide.  why is everyone assuming he is so domineering that he is making the college decisions for his kid, or badmouthing the school because of whatever negative experiences he's had?

[ugarte]

lrf wrote:

why does everyone assume that he just 'gave' away his son?

It's just a bad Jesus joke, not a challenge to Mark's character.

[Jeff Hopkins \'82]

So let's see...

We have the second coming of Ken Dryden and a son who can walk on water.

We often have the fishes, so we just need the loaves.

Let us play....

JH

[Greg Berge]

And we have two abbotts. :-)

[Greg Berge]

Short article on Dan Glover in a local BC rag: http://www.vernonmorningstar.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=35&cat=40&id=58181 forwarded to me courtesy of RPI's Ralph Bear.



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[Section A]

Have any of the other recruits been drafted? And if they haven't, are they expected to be drafted this summer?

[cbuckser]

Dan Glover is the only draftee of the eight in the class of 2007; Evan Salmela is the only other recruit who was eligible for last year's draft.  This summer, Mark McCutcheon, Ryan O'Byrne, Byron Bitz, and Mitch Carefoot are eligible for the draft (without opting in and forfeiting their NCAA eligibility).  All four are listed on the Central Scouting Service midterm rankings.  I'd expect at least three will be drafted.

Among the class of 2006, Shane Hynes and Matt Moulson will be drafted this summer.  Cam Abbott has a remote chance of joining them.

[Greg Berge]

Cornell draft picks list here: http://www.spiritone.com/~kepler/players/cornellNHLDraft.html

The record for Cornellians taken in one draft is 6, set in 1989.



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[atb9]

Have...to...post...this...

Did anyone else notice that Glover was drafted in the same way Murray was?  Here's to hoping he blossoms like Murray did.  The similarity would have been even more striking if they had gone to the same team but you have to understand I've been absent for a while with school work and I'm dying to post something...anything...  ;-)

[Tub(a)]

It doesn't sound like Glover has a lot of offensive potential, but there is nothing wrong with hope

[CUlater]

Here's the link to the Central Scouting Bureau, where you can find the midseason rankings.  http://centralscouting.nhl.com/

In addition to the Cornell players and recruits, I see Ithaca native Dustin Brown is at #2 among domestic skaters (one spot ahead of Minnesota's Thomas Vanek).

[ugarte]

CUlater '89 wrote:

Here's the link to the Central Scouting Bureau, where you can find the midseason rankings.  http://centralscouting.nhl.com/

No surprise, Marc-Andre Fleury (the guy Lenny backed up on the Canadian WJC team) is the #1 domestic goalie.

It is also interesting that Ryan Hughes and Etienne Belzile, both drafted in the 2d round in 1990 never went anywhere, hockeywise. (Since I recall that Schafer mentioned in an interview with Adam that Belzile is now a doctor, I think "hockeywise" is a very important caveat.)



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