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ursaminor wrote:

According to various newpaper articles which I have read, Juneau  originally lived in the Troy area with a French-Canadian expatriate family in order to learn English. Despite that, he started off poorly academically at RPI due to not being able to understand lectures. This was apparently quickly remedied.

I seem to recall the rumor that he had a 3.9 in aeronautical engineering.



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[Rich Stamboulian]

Here's an article comparing St. Louis and Madden of the Devils.  If the guy really wanted to make it more meaningful, he could have talked about White....also an undrafted College star and smaller than Madden.

http://www.bergen.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkxMDYmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTYzNjk2NTYmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2

The story about the latter getting to the Devils is that they were scouting Brendan Morrison at Michigan...who did win the Hobey that year...and actually liked Madden just as much.  So they signed them both.

Now Morrison's Canucks advance to play Minnesota...with Clarkson's Willie Mitchell, who played very well against Colorado.  Mitchell also faces his old college coach, Mark Morris, who is with the Canucks.

Small world in many regards...:-D

[CowbellGuy]

I think he played for Brom or Darmouth. I forget which. Some cupcake team...

[Rich Stamboulian]

Adam,

Just to clarify.  If White had a terrible training camp and was sent down, it would have had to have been in his first season with Ottawa, 2000-01, when he spent most of the year in the IHL and played in the NHL playoffs after only a small # of RS games with Ottawa.  

He was not sent down last year, his second year, at all...he played the whole season with the Senators and had 50 points.  This year he improved to 60 points.

Like St. Louis, he just needed the right organization to give him a chance.  Apparantly, Bill Barber of the Flyers org liked Todd, but Clarkie loves big centers and called White "too small" for the NHL.  So they meet again in the playoffs!

[adamw]

Rich,

You are correct. I had my years slightly mixed up.  He was signed by Ottawa with the intention of him being in the NHL.  They really liked him, he was a local guy, etc... But he had a poor training camp and was sent to Grand Rapids.

Late in the season, he got a chance to come up because of injuries, and was impressive.  So they gave him another shot the next year, and he never looked back.

As for Barber - yes, he liked him.  I know that, because I was with them when White played for Barber, and subsequently, when Barber was an assistant with the Flyers.  But I won't get into the whole Barber-Clarke thing here.

[Josh '99]

CUlater '89 wrote:

Ever hear of Kurri-Gretzky-whoever?

Very few players on those Oilers teams qualified as "whoever".  :-P

[Greg Berge]

Yes, Juneau did complete his degree in three years and did grad work as a Senior. However, he also had some advanced placement credit due to the Quebec school system having a 13th grade (or something like that).

This whole thing was apparently 1% truth, 49% hype, and 50% telephone.  I used to dutifully repeat and be impressed by this as well, and then an RPI guy back-channeled me to in effect inform me that the closest Juneau ever got to aeronatics was flying coach, and if he ever had a hand in design he would have been lucky to sharpen the correct end of the pencil.

Who knows?  It's a great story, and in related news BC was invited to join the Ivies but turned it down.  :-D

[CUlater]

What makes you think your source is reliable and knowledgeable on this point, Greg?  Juneau does have a pilot's license.  And friends of mine at RPI that knew him when he was a student have never said anything to me to contradict those stories (and they are close to the hockey program, so they would know).

[Greg Berge]

As I said, "who knows?"  The answer to which is: Juneau himself and maybe nobody else.

My source seemed reliable and close to the program as well.  As far as first hand information goes, it's a complete wash: Juneau may be winding down his career waiting for his Nobel Prize, or he have occupied the Dubya Endowed Chair, er, Couch.  Doesn't particularly matter -- just figured I'd counter one unsubstantiated hockey rumor with another.  ;-)

[gtsully]

Josh Herman '99 wrote:

CUlater '89 wrote:

Ever hear of Kurri-Gretzky-whoever?

Very few players on those Oilers teams qualified as "whoever".  :-P

Can I get in my late vote for Oates-Neeley-whoever?

[Rich Stamboulian]

I tend to put stock in what Ralph B says about it...tht's earlier in this thread.

[Rich Stamboulian]

Good story...

http://www.nhl.com/cupcrazy2003/seriesi/white042903.shtml

[cquinn]

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/hnic/instigator/gfx/2002-2003/smallchange.html

 ::laugh::

[lmm9 _97]

*rotflmao*

Good stuff.  ::laugh::