Recruits 2023 and beyond

[Trotsky]

Michael Sandruck.  I missed this guy.  He announced his commitment in Instagram.

[profudge]

Listed at 6'1"  and 205 lbs  he should give the forwards good size.

[Redpucks1!]

Tomorrow is a big day on the college hockey recruiting calendar - 8/1 is the first day that '07 birth years can commit.  (First day they could be contacted by schools was 1/1/23).  I have no inside connection to Cornell Hockey, just a fan, but I'm really hoping they are in on these 3 players.  In no particular order they are:

1.  Cooper Dennis - Ithaca, NY!!  On the small side but, who cares, the guy can score.  Plays for the Bishop Kearney Selects and has lit it up at each level.  Some are saying he has the best shot in his age group and have heard that he should have made the USNTDP U17's but did not.

2.  William Moore - NTDP U17 team for the 2023-'24 season.  Elite Prospects lists him as hailing from Mississauga, Ontario but the USA Hockey U17 roster lists him as being from Ithaca.  (Not certain but think his father may be a Cornell professor so that may be the reason behind listing Ithaca as his hometown).

3.  Aidan Lane - Will be playing for St. Andrew's College this season and obviously Cornell has had tremendous success recruiting there.

These players are all extremely high end and therefore it may be a long shot getting any of them since they will all be heavily recruited by the typical college hockey powers.  Really tough when you have the built-in recruiting disadvantages that Cornell has; fewer games, lack of scholarships, stringent admissions standards and extremely challenging academics.  CU does however seem to have a connection with these players through Ithaca or St. Andrew's College so who knows?  Let's Go Red!!!

[billhoward]

Love your optimism. Which too often is followed by soul-crushing setbacks. I saw my HS team lose the NYS sectional semifinals on a buzzer shot from midcourt. Within 5 years I saw Cornell leading Wisconsin in the NCAA semifinals 5-2 start of the third and lose in OT. And got to see the lax title game vs. Syracuse just a decade ago. I'm not sure I even believe in pragmatic optimism any more. Okay, I thought the basketball team had the chance to lead Kentucky in the early going and it was 12-6 early, then the pragmatic part kicked in.

But thank you.

[Weder]

Tomorrow is a big day on the college hockey recruiting calendar - 8/1 is the first day that '07 birth years can commit.  (First day they could be contacted by schools was 1/1/23).  I have no inside connection to Cornell Hockey, just a fan, but I'm really hoping they are in on these 3 players.  In no particular order they are:

1.  Cooper Dennis - Ithaca, NY!!  On the small side but, who cares, the guy can score.  Plays for the Bishop Kearney Selects and has lit it up at each level.  Some are saying he has the best shot in his age group and have heard that he should have made the USNTDP U17's but did not.

2.  William Moore - NTDP U17 team for the 2023-'24 season.  Elite Prospects lists him as hailing from Mississauga, Ontario but the USA Hockey U17 roster lists him as being from Ithaca.  (Not certain but think his father may be a Cornell professor so that may be the reason behind listing Ithaca as his hometown).

3.  Aidan Lane - Will be playing for St. Andrew's College this season and obviously Cornell has had tremendous success recruiting there.

These players are all extremely high end and therefore it may be a long shot getting any of them since they will all be heavily recruited by the typical college hockey powers.  Really tough when you have the built-in recruiting disadvantages that Cornell has; fewer games, lack of scholarships, stringent admissions standards and extremely challenging academics.  CU does however seem to have a connection with these players through Ithaca or St. Andrew's College so who knows?  Let's Go Red!!!

This story says it was William Moore's grandfather who was a Cornell professor, and after some Googling it appears that it's Laurence Moore (emeritus prof. of American Studies).

[Redpucks1!]

I get your way of thinking Bill - I generally do the same.  I remember that Wisconsin game back in the day - I think Dean Talafous was the Badger who had a big day to mount the comeback against the Red in that game.  Add to the list the high stick disallowed goal against UNH in the 2003 Frozen Four.  Ugh - that call was big.
Nice find Weder; thanks for passing along that article on William Moore!

[abmarks]

This story says it was William Moore's grandfather who was a Cornell professor, and after some Googling it appears that it's Laurence Moore (emeritus prof. of American Studies).

Same story also says "His mother, Vanusa, is originally from Brazil and owns two restaurants and a catering business. Moore's father, Patrick, is a Cornell-educated finance broker who grew up in Ithaca, N.Y., where his own father was a professor at Cornell."

So his dad is an alum as well...hopefully that is a strong pull for the kid.  And with mom a restauranteur we can hope for a future Hotelie!

[Swampy]

Then there's this guy:

Matthew Schaefer, D, Halton Hurricanes: Schaefer is certain to be the first defenceman taken and there are scouts who have him No. 1 on their lists. Schaefer captained Team Ontario at the Canada Winter Games, where he scored in double overtime to lead Ontario to the championship over Saskatchewan.

Might this be another top player with a Cornell connection?

[Trotsky]

Not with that spelling.

[Swampy]

Not with that spelling.

His grandparents may have changed their name to get into a country club.

[BearLover]

Tomorrow is a big day on the college hockey recruiting calendar - 8/1 is the first day that '07 birth years can commit.  (First day they could be contacted by schools was 1/1/23).  I have no inside connection to Cornell Hockey, just a fan, but I'm really hoping they are in on these 3 players.  In no particular order they are:

1.  Cooper Dennis - Ithaca, NY!!  On the small side but, who cares, the guy can score.  Plays for the Bishop Kearney Selects and has lit it up at each level.  Some are saying he has the best shot in his age group and have heard that he should have made the USNTDP U17's but did not.

2.  William Moore - NTDP U17 team for the 2023-'24 season.  Elite Prospects lists him as hailing from Mississauga, Ontario but the USA Hockey U17 roster lists him as being from Ithaca.  (Not certain but think his father may be a Cornell professor so that may be the reason behind listing Ithaca as his hometown).

3.  Aidan Lane - Will be playing for St. Andrew's College this season and obviously Cornell has had tremendous success recruiting there.

These players are all extremely high end and therefore it may be a long shot getting any of them since they will all be heavily recruited by the typical college hockey powers.  Really tough when you have the built-in recruiting disadvantages that Cornell has; fewer games, lack of scholarships, stringent admissions standards and extremely challenging academics.  CU does however seem to have a connection with these players through Ithaca or St. Andrew's College so who knows?  Let's Go Red!!!

Lane committed to Harvard yesterday. Harvard won the first day of recruiting (among all teams in the nation) with three very high-end commitments.

[Redpucks1!]

You beat me to it Bear!
Bill Howard - you are a very wise man and 100% correct with the comment "followed by soul-crushing setbacks."  Yesterday may not have been soul-crushing but it was not good on the recruiting front.  As Bear mentioned one of the guys, Aiden Lane, that I was hoping would commit to Cornell, has instead chosen Harvard. Oh well, his loss and poor choice, not Cornell's concern. Harvard really did well yesterday though as they cleaned up on day 1.  Clarkson got a highly regarded prospect and Yale came away with two guys but I'm not sure of their potential.  SLU and Dartmouth also picked up a player each as did a bunch of out of conference schools. (This is all through Chris Heisenberg's recruiting website). Not a big issue; Cornell often times isn't in on the first day kids and their are a huge number of exceptional players remaining.  Still holding out hope for Cooper Dennis and William Moore!

[billhoward]

It could be worse -- a Michigan football fan in the Bo Schembechler era. And memorialized in Big Chill.

[Pghas]

Cole Tuminaro - a 6'4", 190 pound offensive defenseman out of Chicago - is Cornell's first 2007 birth year commit.

[Trotsky]

6' 4"
190
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