Recruits 2026 and Beyond

[stereax]

I have us with 7 draft picks on the team now.  I'm sure I missed somebody.

Your list is missing the great Cournoyer

Who? We ran Keopple for every game last year, silly.

[marty]

I have us with 7 draft picks on the team now.  I'm sure I missed somebody.

Your list is missing the great Cournoyer

You HATE to tell us.   

[adamw]

Question: post-secondary school implies college.

Will he come in as a sophomore? Or, what I consider to be way more likely, will they not transfer his credits in to preserve eligibility?

Fun fact: when I was looking up Gardiner, I pulled up some of the '23 combine results. Among them, Castagna. So that gives you a little bit of perspective.

"Throughout the season, Gardiner posted a 90% academic average through American Public University"

Good catch. Coming in as a 21 year old probably just makes sense to start him as a sophomore if they can, seems unlikely he stays all 4 if things go well.

I have literally never heard of that before.

It's an online education thing - looks like their billing is affordable, flexible degrees. Not sure if Cornell would even accept that transfer credit tbh...

I have never heard of it either. Maybe he did it to become college eligible or something? I doubt he comes in as a sophomore, or that he doesn't plan to stay 4 years. I mean, sure, if he blows up and has pro teams after him, then he might leave early, but given he was drafted 3 years ago and the Stars didn't offer him a contract, I think he is making the smart decision to get a great degree and play high level college hockey.

Note that this is under the old rules - which are changing - but are still valid as of this year. ...

The "delayed enrollment" rule in college hockey - until now - was 20 years old to be still considered a freshman. But for when a player turns 21 after Jan. 1 of his final season of junior hockey, so they don't have to decide whether to leave their junior team mid-year, but in order to be considered a freshman in the fall, they have to take full-time college classes in the spring semester. Then they can still come to the NCAA in the fall and be considered a freshman with four years of eligibility remaining. They lose one year off their "5 to play 4" clock - but still have "4 to play 4"

Just an esoteric aspect of things that has been in place for a while.

[stereax]

Question: post-secondary school implies college.

Will he come in as a sophomore? Or, what I consider to be way more likely, will they not transfer his credits in to preserve eligibility?

Fun fact: when I was looking up Gardiner, I pulled up some of the '23 combine results. Among them, Castagna. So that gives you a little bit of perspective.

"Throughout the season, Gardiner posted a 90% academic average through American Public University"

Good catch. Coming in as a 21 year old probably just makes sense to start him as a sophomore if they can, seems unlikely he stays all 4 if things go well.

I have literally never heard of that before.

It's an online education thing - looks like their billing is affordable, flexible degrees. Not sure if Cornell would even accept that transfer credit tbh...

I have never heard of it either. Maybe he did it to become college eligible or something? I doubt he comes in as a sophomore, or that he doesn't plan to stay 4 years. I mean, sure, if he blows up and has pro teams after him, then he might leave early, but given he was drafted 3 years ago and the Stars didn't offer him a contract, I think he is making the smart decision to get a great degree and play high level college hockey.

Note that this is under the old rules - which are changing - but are still valid as of this year. ...

The "delayed enrollment" rule in college hockey - until now - was 20 years old to be still considered a freshman. But for when a player turns 21 after Jan. 1 of his final season of junior hockey, so they don't have to decide whether to leave their junior team mid-year, but in order to be considered a freshman in the fall, they have to take full-time college classes in the spring semester. Then they can still come to the NCAA in the fall and be considered a freshman with four years of eligibility remaining. They lose one year off their "5 to play 4" clock - but still have "4 to play 4"

Just an esoteric aspect of things that has been in place for a while.

My math is breaking, but wouldn't that have applied to a player like Hiscock (July '04 birthday)?