Opponent and other news and results of interest 2024-2025

[BearLover]

Quinnipiac's incoming class of ten players consists of:
7 overagers from the CHL
1 transfer from RPI
1 draft pick (Matthew Lansing) from the USHL
1 goalie from the NAHL

The strategy of importing old players continues, now focused on the CHL rather than grad transfers.

Of the 10 players in this year's class, 8 committed since 12/9/24 (i.e. in the last 6.5 months). How many recruits were told not to come, or pushed back a year, to make room for all these new commitments?

[Trotsky]

Quinnipiac's incoming class of ten players consists of:
7 overagers from the CHL
1 transfer from RPI
1 draft pick (Matthew Lansing) from the USHL
1 goalie from the NAHL

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1Sx4lxkV5Y&ab_channel=DennyPratt[/video]

[chimpfood]

Clarkson already managed to lose their star goalie recruit, Jackson Parsons. Has already been mentioned by Adam and Mike McMahon but I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of these CHL guys flake on college teams halfway through the year because they aren't getting the playing time or development that they're looking for.

[The Rancor]

Clarkson already managed to lose their star goalie recruit, Jackson Parsons. Has already been mentioned by Adam and Mike McMahon but I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of these CHL guys flake on college teams halfway through the year because they aren't getting the playing time or development that they're looking for.

The 29-34 game regular season is pretty short for goalies in particular, or a skater looking for valuable on ice experience. One of many pluses and minuses that hockey players have had to think about before going NCAA. There's so much about the new rules right now have to shake out.

Will NCAA skaters go play for CHL teams over break? Go skate for them after the regular season or playoff runs are over and return next year? What about CHL players that get called up to the NHL and are returned before the 9 game limit? Can they play NCAA hockey?

[stereax]

What about CHL players that get called up to the NHL and are returned before the 9 game limit? Can they play NCAA hockey?

This one I can answer for you: no. NCAA requires that you not have signed a professional sports contract; those players on 9-game tryouts have.

[Trotsky]

Will NCAA skaters go play for CHL teams over break?

No.  Ignoring the dislocating effect, the CHL does not want them.

[marty]

Whether an article references $700,000 or $200,000 these early NIL stories are giving me a very bad feeling about college hockey going forward.

[Trotsky]

"I know how this one ends." --Windows, The Thing

[jts15]

Ben Syer to coach US U18 team.

https://x.com/princetonhockey/status/1945887561081053373

[adamw]

Ben Syer to coach US U18 team.

https://x.com/princetonhockey/status/1945887561081053373

to clarify - assistant for the Hlinka Cup team at that tournament in August. Not the actual U-18 team, which is a permanent position.

[Trotsky]

Still pretty cool.  Congrats, Ben.

[ursusminor]

RPI lost a recruit, Joseph Henneberry (Cape Breton, QMJHL) to Merrimack because Merrimack offered him money. Someone sent me a message with the amount which I can't post, but I will say that I don't blame him for taking it. I do wonder why Merrimack is doing this. They will still be at or near the bottom of HEA.

[upprdeck]

These new NIL rules are going to make it hard to justify many of these amounts.

[adamw]

These new NIL rules are going to make it hard to justify many of these amounts.

Which rules? Because they change daily.

[Trotsky]

Watching the transition of college sports from the prior time-honored form of hypocrisy to the next is heart-warming.  The green shoots of new corrupt life.

Academia truly is the world in microcosm.  Apes shivving each other for sex and money, all the while blatting on about Core Values.