Grad transfers

[Trotsky]

Mullin with a goal in both of Vermont's losses this weekend. Ties for team lead with 4.

Urge to cry rising.

[RichH]

F Tristan Mullin headed to Vermont for 2nd semester. Would have been a captain at Cornell this season. Excellent add for building program. (Mark Divver on Twitter)

Agree. Vermont has been a really bad team for the last few years, so adding a (woulda been) senior captain coming from a consistently league-winning program is huge add for team culture alone...the talent level is a bonus.

From this success, UVM is going the route of "targeted transfers." CHN's Mike McMahon reports this now includes Joe Leahy.

https://twitter.com/MikeMcMahonCHN/status/1376542954484011013

[scoop85]

Leahy was good for us. Sorry to see him go but wishing him the best.

[Trotsky]

Huh.  

Well, that aint good.  I thought the defections would end once we were playing again.  What advantage has Leahy transferring to UVM when he can play with us?

I wonder if he is looking at the Reincarnate Eight and thinking the conference will be a dumpster fire for a while.  But if so, why didn't he split last summer and save the year of play?

[blackwidow]

Huh.  

Well, that aint good.  I thought the defections would end once we were playing again.  What advantage has Leahy transferring to UVM when he can play with us?

I wonder if he is looking at the Reincarnate Eight and thinking the conference will be a dumpster fire for a while.  But if so, why didn't he split last summer and save the year of play?

This is what I read from Coach Schafer's email a while back "Each case is unique, but the outcome so far is that seniors Matt Galdjda, Cam Donaldson and Tristan Mullin have all decided to transfer to play out their eligibility as graduate students elsewhere. In addition, two juniors, Mike Regush and Joe Leahy also decided to transfer after accelerating graduation plans because of the Ivy rule. All of these players have gone from playing a number one ranked national team to leaving the school, hockey program and the teammates that they love"

I think the advantage is, he could potentially play for Vermont for 2 seasons back to back, whereas if he had stayed at Cornell, he would just play one more season and sit out for a year and play one more year of college hockey elsewhere? Did i get the NCAA rule right???

[Trotsky]

I think the advantage is, he could potentially play for Vermont for 2 seasons back to back, whereas if he had stayed at Cornell, he would just play one more season and sit out for a year and play one more year of college hockey elsewhere? Did i get the NCAA rule right???

I thought (and I could be wrong) that if the Ivies cock-blocked you from playing as a grad student the one year transfer waiting period was dropped.

[ugarte]

I think the advantage is, he could potentially play for Vermont for 2 seasons back to back, whereas if he had stayed at Cornell, he would just play one more season and sit out for a year and play one more year of college hockey elsewhere? Did i get the NCAA rule right???

I thought (and I could be wrong) that if the Ivies cock-blocked you from playing as a grad student the one year transfer waiting period was dropped.

i think that is correct - no waiting period after graduation

[blackwidow]

I think the advantage is, he could potentially play for Vermont for 2 seasons back to back, whereas if he had stayed at Cornell, he would just play one more season and sit out for a year and play one more year of college hockey elsewhere? Did i get the NCAA rule right???

I thought (and I could be wrong) that if the Ivies cock-blocked you from playing as a grad student the one year transfer waiting period was dropped.

i think that is correct - no waiting period after graduation

Playing for one more season at Cornell means one more year of tuition though. I wonder if money was a factor. (It's a lot of money)

[Weder]

I think the advantage is, he could potentially play for Vermont for 2 seasons back to back, whereas if he had stayed at Cornell, he would just play one more season and sit out for a year and play one more year of college hockey elsewhere? Did i get the NCAA rule right???

I thought (and I could be wrong) that if the Ivies cock-blocked you from playing as a grad student the one year transfer waiting period was dropped.

i think that is correct - no waiting period after graduation

Playing for one more season at Cornell means one more year of tuition though. I wonder if money was a factor. (It's a lot of money)

If you can get your degree in 3 years at Cornell and play another season on partial/full scholarship somewhere else, seems like a good move.

[billhoward]

If you can get your degree in 3 years at Cornell and play another season on partial/full scholarship somewhere else, seems like a good move.

Think of all the great Collegetown bars you'll no longer have nearby.

[dbilmes]

Galajda going to Notre Dame.

[RichH]

Galajda going to Notre Dame.

This reality was coming. Reality bites.

[Trotsky]

We might as well face a complete reboot.  We will recover, but it could take a few years.  Until then, hockey is fun to watch anyway, and we are going to have a hell of a struggle just restoring the Lynah Faithful and implanting some sense of the specialness of the experience in the undergrads.  The traditions -- well, they will create their own new traditions.  Hopefully it won't just be an NHL crowd sitting on its hands waiting for something to happen as in most college barns.  Cheel destroyed the Clarkson students.  It can happen.

Very few of the students who come next year will have much if any experience at Lynah.  Hopefully the alumni a little closer in age than we old farts can take some time to prevent Forever September destroying a fine 55-year tradition.

Maybe this will kill Remote Control Goalie, anyway.  And FFS take every song older than 1990 out of the band repertoire expect Sing Sing Sing.  Gen Z or whatever they are don't deserve warmed over Boomer dreck.  Throw some Lil Jon in there or some such.  Shit, even he's 50.  DaBaby?  I dunno.  Drake if Drake didn't suck.

[arugula]

So McGrath next fall?

[upprdeck]

Free yr for him vs pay to play..