A LOOK AHEAD

[andyw2100]

I was a lifeguard at Teagle in the 80s and I used to "watch over" that test. You wouldn't believe how many students flunked it.

I took the lifeguard qualification course at Teagle in the fall of 1982. Any chance you were in that course, Snowball?

Ah no. I was qualified before. But I worked at Teagle from about 1983-1985. Did you work there?

Nope. Never worked there.

I did lifeguard all the summers between freshman and senior year, based on having been certified at Teagle freshman year.

[billhoward]

Re Barron and pro interest in him from rg.org, what a tough-love lede in this story:

>>> While he can't sign until his team is bounced from the 2025 NCAA tournament, big winger Dalton Bancroft is drawing plenty of interest on the NCAA free agent circuit.
Source: https://rg.org/news/hockey/bruins-amongst-a-handful-of-teams-interested-in-signing-cornells-dalton-bancroft

[RichH]

Re Barron and pro interest in him from rg.org, what a tough-love lede in this story:

Bancroft, right?

You ok, bill?

[617BigRed]

Lol how did we get onto talking about the swim test...

Here is our blurb from ESPN+ story on the prospects to watch this tourney:

www.espn.com.au/nhl/insider/story/_/id/44403401/nhl-top-prospects-2025-ncaa-men-hockey-tournament-frozen-four (paywall)

Cornell Big Red

Ondrej Psenicka and Dalton Bancroft

Cornell has two players that scouts will be watching closely, as both are free agents drawing significant interest.

Psenicka stands out for a few reasons, starting with his 6-foot-6 height. The 24-year-old Czech uses his size to his advantage, leaning on defenders, bullying his way to the middle of the ice and winning battles. He lacks flashy offensive talent but is positionally sound, makes quality defensive plays and wreaks havoc at the net front. NHL clubs love big guys who are reliable and will do the dirty work, so it is easy to see why teams think Psenicka could be a reasonable bet to play bottom-six NHL minutes in the next few seasons.

Bancroft is one of the more interesting players to watch at the tournament. There are times where Bancroft looks dominant, beating defenders with ease, creating chances and catching goalies by surprise with an NHL-quality release, which is sure to bring fans out of their seats. There are questions as to whether he plays with enough pace to score at the professional level, but if he doesn't, there is a path to being a bottom-six, defensive checking winger who chips in occasionally on offense.