Recruits 2026 and Beyond

[BearLover]

I got some grief a couple months ago for saying our recruiting seemed underwhelming and, uh...

[marty]

I got some grief a couple months ago for saying our recruiting seemed underwhelming and, uh...

This thread reads like a well done Mad Magazine satire from the 60's.

Bravo. Mad at its best was hard to beat. 

[Trotsky]

I've (finally) learned to take my own prescription with half-trolls who post decent stuff half the time and cringe the other half.  Respond to the former, do not engage at all with the latter.

Trolling dies when ignored.  A full troll will leave.  A half-troll will gradually switch over to more higher effort posts.  We all grow; the site is less mired in shit.

[BearLover]

I got some grief a couple months ago for saying our recruiting seemed underwhelming and, uh...

This thread reads like a well done Mad Magazine satire from the 60's.

Bravo. Mad at its best was hard to beat.

I have a helpful exercise for you and a few other posters:

1. If you read one of my posts, pause for 30 seconds or however long it takes for the urge to respond to dissipate.

2. Pretend someone besides BearLover wrote it (substitute any poster you prefer). You can choose scoop85, or chimpfood, or Dafafone, or anyone!

3. Re-read the post. Now that the author is this other person, does the post still offend you? OR is it totally innocuous, perhaps written in a jokey manner?

If you perform this quick and easy exercise, I suspect your urge to respond with a cringe zinger will disappear! And even better, BL won't respond back at you. You'd avoid a flame war altogether!

Optional part 4 of this exercise: reflect for 30 seconds on why you wouldn't bat an eye if anyone else wrote the post.

[BearLover]

I've (finally) learned to take my own prescription with half-trolls who post decent stuff half the time and cringe the other half.  Respond to the former, do not engage at all with the latter.

Trolling dies when ignored.  A full troll will leave.  A half-troll will gradually switch over to more higher effort posts.  We all grow; the site is less mired in shit.

This is fair but I really don't think my above post comes anywhere to close to rising to this level of meta-analysis. Save the tone-policing for when I write something actually offensive. 

[marty]

I got some grief a couple months ago for saying our recruiting seemed underwhelming and, uh...

This thread reads like a well done Mad Magazine satire from the 60's.

Bravo. Mad at its best was hard to beat.

I have a helpful exercise for you and a few other posters:

1. If you read one of my posts, pause for 30 seconds or however long it takes for the urge to respond to dissipate.

2. Pretend someone besides BearLover wrote it (substitute any poster you prefer). You can choose scoop85, or chimpfood, or Dafafone, or anyone!

3. Re-read the post. Now that the author is this other person, does the post still offend you? OR is it totally innocuous, perhaps written in a jokey manner?

If you perform this quick and easy exercise, I suspect your urge to respond with a cringe zinger will disappear! And even better, BL won't respond back at you. You'd avoid a flame war altogether!

Optional part 4 of this exercise: reflect for 30 seconds on why you wouldn't bat an eye if anyone else wrote the post.

With true apology to ugarte

QED

[CornellLonghorn]

Collegepucknxt on Instagram posts that CHL --> NCAA recruit Easton Walos has a chance to go to Cornell 48 points in 68 games in the OHL and is 27 eligible. Think we have a shot?

[BearLover]

Collegepucknxt on Instagram posts that CHL --> NCAA recruit Easton Walos has a chance to go to Cornell 48 points in 68 games in the OHL and is 27 eligible. Think we have a shot?

I'm extremely skeptical of these accounts "predicting" where a recruit might land. Pretty sure they just went into his Instagram follows and saw which college hockey pages he's following. He's following Cornell's, but also each of the other teams the listed as potential destinations.

I'd love to be wrong here, but seems like a longshot.

[BearLover]

I mean, I guess the fact this presumably high end recruit is ostensibly considering us at all is a positive. But we've had many past stars consider Cornell or even commit to us, but never matriculate. Mark Schiefle and Charlie McAvoy, to name a few couple.

[stereax]

Collegepucknxt on Instagram posts that CHL --> NCAA recruit Easton Walos has a chance to go to Cornell 48 points in 68 games in the OHL and is 27 eligible. Think we have a shot?

48 in 68, 27 eligible... my hopes are low tbh

[chimpfood]

Quick lowdown on our prep guys:

Nolan Long: Aiden's brother, at Saint Andrews. Center that put up 52 points in 35 games in his age 17 season this year. Great offensive numbers but doubt we bring him in now. Would guess he spends next year in the OHL and we'll see what he can do there.

Charlie Puglisi: This is an interesting one. Forward, 107 points in 60 games this year in his age 17 season. Plays at the Winchendon school. He is ranked on the NHL draft rankings. Should he go undrafted, I assume we give him a year in his junior league of choice before bringing him in. But, if he is drafted we have a decision to make. Bring him in this year, when I don't think he'll be able to consistently crack the lineup, or give him a year in juniors which leaves him with only 2 years in college before likely leaving to sign with his NHL team. Curious to see what plays out with him.

Jack Broderick: Kent school forward,  97 points in 51 games which is great but he's been 18 all season so a bit old for the level. Should get a year of juniors before coming in as well.

Luca Diplacido: Saint Andrews defenseman. Age 17 season this year, 24 points in 29 games. Will spend at least a year in the O before coming.

Charlie Sullivan: Saint Andrews defenseman. 14 points in 35 games in his age 16 season. Will return to Saint Andrews next year and probably at least a year of juniors after that.

[stereax]

The one thing about Puglisi - from my understanding, the 4-year clock starts once he enters the NCAA, not necessarily when he's drafted. Or at least that's how it's been explained to me - the concept being that they want drafted players to be able to earn their degrees in 4 years and then still have their rights retained by their org for that 30-day negotiation window.

[The Rancor]

The one thing about Puglisi - from my understanding, the 4-year clock starts once he enters the NCAA, not necessarily when he's drafted. Or at least that's how it's been explained to me - the concept being that they want drafted players to be able to earn their degrees in 4 years and then still have their rights retained by their org for that 30-day negotiation window.

Yes, as far as I know, this is correct.

[chimpfood]

Im so lost... tried looking this up a little while ago and couldn't find anything I could understand. So it's 4 years starting when you enter college? Then why would Castagna/Hoyts rights expire if they didn't leave this year?

[Will]

Im so lost... tried looking this up a little while ago and couldn't find anything I could understand. So it's 4 years starting when you enter college? Then why would Castagna/Hoyts rights expire if they didn't leave this year?

Off the top of my head:

• They may have gotten better deals (money, playing time, etc.) at this season's end rather than waiting a year.
• They may feel their hockey development has reached its zenith in terms of what Cornell can provide, and it's time to take that next step.
• Maybe they've grown tired of the rigors of school. (Seems unlikely as both have made all-academic teams in the past, but you never know.)
• Winning championships would be nice, but maybe they see that as far less likely next season, even if they returned.

Edited to add: I guess I didn't really answer the question of would their rights expire. Their rights weren't expiring yet, but they still may have felt compelled to depart Cornell for any or all of my above listed reasons.