Recruits 2026 and Beyond

[BearLover]

Fwiw, Heisenberg's list for 2026 & beyond, with updated teams, shows the following number of recruits planning to play in the CHL this season:

Cornell - 7
Harvard - 6
Colgate - 3
Clarkson, QU - 2
Dartmouth, Princeton, Yale - 1
Brown, RPI, SLU, Union - 0

But I was told Cornell was going to have problems recruiting from the CHL...

I wasn't one of the people who said that. But for what it's worth, most of these kids were recruited prior to going to the CHL. They then went to the CHL where before they would have gone to the BCHL or USHL.

[ithacat]

Fwiw, Heisenberg's list for 2026 & beyond, with updated teams, shows the following number of recruits planning to play in the CHL this season:

(Q/O/W)
Cornell - 7 (3-2-2)
Harvard - 6 (2-3-1)
Colgate - 3 (0-2-1)
Clarkson, QU - 2 (1-1-0) (0-1-1)
Dartmouth, Princeton, Yale - 1 (Q), (W), (W)
Brown, RPI, SLU, Union - 0

But I was told Cornell was going to have problems recruiting from the CHL...

Genuine question tho, can you break it down by league? It feels like most of our recruits stem from the Q, would be interested to know if other ECAC teams are pulling from the O and W or if we're all mostly dealing with the closest league.

Updated. I don't know if there's any discussion around changing the territorial rights for the CHL.

[Trotsky]

Q's strategy seems to have been to kick most of their longtime recruits to the curb (either tell them they no longer have a roster spot, or send them back to juniors for another year) in favor of bringing in 7 CHL overagers. These kids were likely lined up to come to Q this summer until the CHL players became eligible, and a few months later those kids were told to kick rocks. Quinnipiac is surely not the only team doing this, but they're probably the only team in the ECAC doing this.

Hopefully it damages Pecknold's reputation for future recruiting.

[scoop85]

New forward recruit, Declan Wotton, a 6'1 200 lb 16 year old from Maine. Drafted by Fargo of the USHL and Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the QMJHL
 
https://www.instagram.com/p/DM0sDt5gdc8/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

[ursusminor]

New forward recruit, Declan Wotton, a 6'1 200 lb 16 year old from Maine. Drafted by Fargo of the USHL and Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the QMJHL
 
https://www.instagram.com/p/DM0sDt5gdc8/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Looks good judging by Neutral Zone reviews although only 3.75 *'s.

A little disconcerting to me that Cornell is working on the supposedly 2027-entering class while RPI still needs two for this fall after two recent decommits. (One there is a rumor about.)

[Trotsky]

A little disconcerting to me that Cornell is working on the supposedly 2027-entering class while RPI still needs two for this fall after two recent decommits. (One there is a rumor about.)

He's 16.  He might be 2030-entering.

[ursusminor]

A little disconcerting to me that Cornell is working on the supposedly 2027-entering class while RPI still needs two for this fall after two recent decommits. (One there is a rumor about.)

He's 16.  He might be 2030-entering.

That's why I wrote "supposedly". :-)

[jts15]

The Cornell Big Red have received a commitment from Charlie Puglisi!

The '08 born Forward from NY had 19 points in 28 GP during the 2024-25 season for The Winchendon School.

https://x.com/CollegePuckNXT/status/1960831274937147637

[Trotsky]

Good to see a local lad (Latham) stay home.

Favorite sons fleeing to the CHL or rivals is always irritating, even though yeah get outta dodge the second you can, I feel ya.

[Iceberg]

Good to see a local lad (Latham) stay home.

Favorite sons fleeing to the CHL or rivals is always irritating, even though yeah get outta dodge the second you can, I feel ya.

I don't know about the "staying home" part. If he were really doing that, he'd be a Union or RPI commit as Latham is a suburb of Albany

[Trotsky]

Commits born during the Obama presidency aren't freaking me out at all.

[stereax]

Commits born during the Obama presidency aren't freaking me out at all.

People stopped being born after like, 2007. 2009??? That kid's still in diapers ::cry::

[Trotsky]

People stopped being born after like, 2007

Which is odd, given all 20-year olds think they invented sex. ::banana::

[fastforward]

Glad to see so many New York guys staying in NY and committing to Cornell!
It make us have a "homegrown" feel, at least in my opinion

[ursusminor]

A short free evaluation on Neutral Zone of Puglisi. https://neutralzone.com/2025/09/02/ncaa-commitments-aug-25-31/ He has been evaluated several other times .

Charlie Puglisi (F, R, 5'9, 152, The Winchendon School, 04/16/2008, Cornell)

Puglisi played 28 games with The Winchendon School, recording six goals and 19 points. In 2028, he will go to play at Cornell.

Puglisi was evaluated by NZ scouts at the NYSAHA Spring Selection Camp.

"Puglisi has shown some physical growth in his frame. He was displaying his stride and speed to create scoring chances. He was also showing his puck skills off the rush as he was driving wide around defenders or slipping through holes to the net for opportunities. While Puglisi was not lighting up the scoresheet, he was involved offensively consistently."