Recruits 2026 and Beyond

[BearLover]

Depending on whether Walsh returns, we have 24 or 25 spots accounted for on next year's roster: 12-13 forwards, 9 defensemen, 3 goalies.

Forwards (12-13)
[Walsh?]
Major
Ryan
Kraft
Zadvernyuk
Long
DiGiulian
Devlin
Hiscock
Pirtle
Catalano
Arseneault
Murray

Defensemen (9)
Veilleux
Fegaras
Ashton
Fisher
Gorski
Wolfenberg
Hamilton
McCrady
Mosko

Goalies (3)
Rosseau
Roest
Katz

Then we have the following recruits incoming or possibly incoming:

Forwards (4-5)
[Dec?]
Arend
Armstrong
Wehmann
Hughes

Defensemen (2)
Randle
Tuminaro

So we'd end up with 16-18 forwards, 11 defensemen, 3 goalies, for 30-32 players total.

This assumes everyone currently on the roster sticks it out to next year.

That's a really big roster. The sheer number of forwards makes me think Walsh could be leaving and Dec could be staying in juniors. Not bringing in Dec seems like it could come back to bite us, similar to when we had a chance to bring in [Redacted] last season and did not. [Redacted] will run away with the USHL MVP award this season. The coaches may wish for Dec to develop his defensive game in juniors, but production-wise he is the best forward in our pipeline.

Either way, we are going to be deep at forward. On defense you can pencil in the top 4 and then Randle/Tuminaro/Gorski will likely compete for the final two spots, though most of the other defensemen got some ice time this season so who knows. Goaltending is the biggest question mark; will be interesting to see what Rousseau can do.

[adamw]

So we'd end up with 16-18 forwards, 11 defensemen, 3 goalies, for 30-32 players total.

This assumes everyone currently on the roster sticks it out to next year.

and ursusminor made reference to a forward recruit that RPI lost to Cornell.

[BearLover]

So we'd end up with 16-18 forwards, 11 defensemen, 3 goalies, for 30-32 players total.

This assumes everyone currently on the roster sticks it out to next year.

and ursusminor made reference to a forward recruit that RPI lost to Cornell.

Hmm. Matriculating this fall?

[ursusminor]

So we'd end up with 16-18 forwards, 11 defensemen, 3 goalies, for 30-32 players total.

This assumes everyone currently on the roster sticks it out to next year.

and ursusminor made reference to a forward recruit that RPI lost to Cornell.

Hmm. Matriculating this fall?

I wonder now if it is true because it has been a while. It might have been that we lost him to Cornell, but Cornell didn't get him either. It could however be that it takes a while for him to get through Cornell admissions. He has not appeared on anyone else's list either. Since he was born in 2005, if he is an actual recruit he would be going to Ithaca this fall.

[stereax]

So we'd end up with 16-18 forwards, 11 defensemen, 3 goalies, for 30-32 players total.

This assumes everyone currently on the roster sticks it out to next year.

and ursusminor made reference to a forward recruit that RPI lost to Cornell.

Hmm. Matriculating this fall?

I wonder now if it is true because it has been a while. It might have been that we lost him to Cornell, but Cornell didn't get him either. It could however be that it takes a while for him to get through Cornell admissions. He has not appeared on anyone else's list either. Since he was born in 2005, if he is an actual recruit he would be going to Ithaca this fall.

I thought that was Armstrong, but seems there's another one in the wings.

[ursusminor]

So we'd end up with 16-18 forwards, 11 defensemen, 3 goalies, for 30-32 players total.

This assumes everyone currently on the roster sticks it out to next year.

and ursusminor made reference to a forward recruit that RPI lost to Cornell.

Hmm. Matriculating this fall?

I wonder now if it is true because it has been a while. It might have been that we lost him to Cornell, but Cornell didn't get him either. It could however be that it takes a while for him to get through Cornell admissions. He has not appeared on anyone else's list either. Since he was born in 2005, if he is an actual recruit he would be going to Ithaca this fall.

I thought that was Armstrong, but seems there's another one in the wings.

Not Armstrong although he probably has strong arms.

[stereax]

Depending on whether Walsh returns, we have 24 or 25 spots accounted for on next year's roster: 12-13 forwards, 9 defensemen, 3 goalies.

Forwards (12-13)
[Walsh?]
Major
Ryan
Kraft
Zadvernyuk
Long
DiGiulian
Devlin
Hiscock
Pirtle
Catalano
Arseneault
Murray

Defensemen (9)
Veilleux
Fegaras
Ashton
Fisher
Gorski
Wolfenberg
Hamilton
McCrady
Mosko

Goalies (3)
Rosseau
Roest
Katz

Then we have the following recruits incoming or possibly incoming:

Forwards (4-5)
[Dec?]
Arend
Armstrong
Wehmann
Hughes

Defensemen (2)
Randle
Tuminaro

So we'd end up with 16-18 forwards, 11 defensemen, 3 goalies, for 30-32 players total.

This assumes everyone currently on the roster sticks it out to next year.

That's a really big roster. The sheer number of forwards makes me think Walsh could be leaving and Dec could be staying in juniors. Not bringing in Dec seems like it could come back to bite us, similar to when we had a chance to bring in [Redacted] last season and did not. [Redacted] will run away with the USHL MVP award this season. The coaches may wish for Dec to develop his defensive game in juniors, but production-wise he is the best forward in our pipeline.

Either way, we are going to be deep at forward. On defense you can pencil in the top 4 and then Randle/Tuminaro/Gorski will likely compete for the final two spots, though most of the other defensemen got some ice time this season so who knows. Goaltending is the biggest question mark; will be interesting to see what Rousseau can do.

Very light pencil sketching of lines:

At F:
Kraft-Walsh-Ryan
Long-Zadvernyuk-Major
Hiscock-DiGiulian-Devlin
Armstrong-Catalano-Arend/Pirtle (ES whichever isn't on L4)

If Walsh signs over the summer, you probably bump Z to top line center (he's a center, he takes FOs), then either Gio 2C and maybe Arend 3C, or Major 2C, bump Devlin up to 2RW, stick someone in at 3RW. For what it's worth, unless someone puts Major through faceoff bootcamp, I think I'd prefer Gio at 2C.

I think Arso and Murray can rotate in for injury or based on matchup. I think you want to get Arend in the lineup somehow, if Dec comes you want to have room for him too. I also think that you can't expect the healthiness that the team generally had this year - but you obviously don't want a disaster season like 24-25 injurywise either.

At D:
Veilleux-Fisher
Ashton-Fegaras
Gorski/Randle/Tuminaro on the 3rd pairing

Ashton-Fegaras works. Don't break that up. Veilleux needs a more stay-at-homey guy to play with and I think Fish can do that well. I feel like Gorski seemed to be the favorite of the guys they were rotating into the third pair last year - Tuminaro can def play a role there, as can Randle. Alternatively, you stick Tuminaro nedt to Veilleux, Gorski-Fisher, and pray.

And then in net, you probably give Rousseau the reins but monitor development and try to get Roest into a bit of game action as well. Katz too but I suspect that there's a preference for Roest due to class, plus the fact that he was dressed as 3G last year over Katz.

[adamw]

I wonder now if it is true because it has been a while. It might have been that we lost him to Cornell, but Cornell didn't get him either. It could however be that it takes a while for him to get through Cornell admissions. He has not appeared on anyone else's list either. Since he was born in 2005, if he is an actual recruit he would be going to Ithaca this fall.

What could all the possible reasons be why this has not come out yet?

[BearLover]

I wonder now if it is true because it has been a while. It might have been that we lost him to Cornell, but Cornell didn't get him either. It could however be that it takes a while for him to get through Cornell admissions. He has not appeared on anyone else's list either. Since he was born in 2005, if he is an actual recruit he would be going to Ithaca this fall.

What could all the possible reasons be why this has not come out yet?

The kid doesn't have an instagram

[ursusminor]

I wonder now if it is true because it has been a while. It might have been that we lost him to Cornell, but Cornell didn't get him either. It could however be that it takes a while for him to get through Cornell admissions. He has not appeared on anyone else's list either. Since he was born in 2005, if he is an actual recruit he would be going to Ithaca this fall.

What could all the possible reasons be why this has not come out yet?

It sounds like you know whom I was referring to. The only reasons that I could think of was that my info was wrong, it is still going through Cornell admissions, and he didn't pass admissions.

[ursusminor]

I wonder now if it is true because it has been a while. It might have been that we lost him to Cornell, but Cornell didn't get him either. It could however be that it takes a while for him to get through Cornell admissions. He has not appeared on anyone else's list either. Since he was born in 2005, if he is an actual recruit he would be going to Ithaca this fall.

What could all the possible reasons be why this has not come out yet?

The kid doesn't have an instagram

He does have one.

[BearLover]

OK, well I don't think you're violating anybody's privacy by just posting the kid's name. This teasing is getting to be silly.

[stereax]

Reposting this here:

The 2026-27 roster is currently showing!

Notable: Walsh is still there.

Incoming!

Forward 6'0" 185 lbs Left
Charlie Arend
Freshman Wilmette, Ill. Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)

Forward 6'0" 185 lbs Right
Coco Armstrong
Freshman West Vancouver, British Columbia Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

Forward 6'1" 170 lbs Left
Callum Hughes
Freshman Basking Ridge, N.J. Erie Otters (OHL)

Defenseman 5'10" 170 lbs Left
Ryland Randle
Freshman Winnipeg, Manitoba Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

Goaltender 5'11" 175 lbs Left
Mathis Rousseau
Sophomore Boisbriand, Québec University of Maine (HEA)

Defenseman 6'4" 229 lbs Right
Cole Tuminaro
Freshman South Beloit, Ill. Chicago Steel (USHL)

Forward 6'3" 209 lbs Left
Louie Wehmann
Freshman Wayzata, Minn. Penticton Vees (WHL)

Forward 6'3" 200 lbs Left
Ivan Zadvernyuk
Junior Moscow, Russia Brown University (ECAC)

Dec staying in juniors another year, it looks like.

[pfibiger]

I wonder now if it is true because it has been a while. It might have been that we lost him to Cornell, but Cornell didn't get him either. It could however be that it takes a while for him to get through Cornell admissions. He has not appeared on anyone else's list either. Since he was born in 2005, if he is an actual recruit he would be going to Ithaca this fall.

What could all the possible reasons be why this has not come out yet?

The kid doesn't have an instagram

He does have one.

Looking at OHL '05s that have good numbers and a family connection that would make ursusminor think they're unlikely to commit to RPI I was wondering if it's Brad Gardiner (Barrie) -- drafted in the 3rd by Dallas, father Bruce was a captain at Colgate.

Another interesting '05 is Jack Pridham at Kitchener who appears to have decommitted from BU.

The last one that was interesting was Braiden Clark who was at Providence and then left after his freshman year to go to London in the OHL -- dad Chris was a star at Clarkson -- but he committed to Colgate a couple days ago.

[chimpfood]

Hmm, don't love sending Dec back but maybe he's shit defensively or something