Recruits 2006: The New Thread

Trotsky · March 02, 2006, 03:49:07 PM

[quote Omie]Not that it matters much now but Heisenberg's site just reported Brad Thiessen chose Northeastern ::wtf::[/quote]

Seems pretty weird indeed to blow off both Cornell and North Dakota for Northeastern. Maybe he really, really liked Boston.

KeithK · March 02, 2006, 05:39:49 PM

[quote Trotsky][quote Omie]Not that it matters much now but Heisenberg's site just reported Brad Thiessen chose Northeastern ::wtf::[/quote]

Seems pretty weird indeed to blow off both Cornell and North Dakota for Northeastern. Maybe he really, really liked Boston.[/quote]It's all about the Beanpaht man!

Will · March 02, 2006, 07:02:24 PM

[quote KeithK][quote Trotsky][quote Omie]Not that it matters much now but Heisenberg's site just reported Brad Thiessen chose Northeastern ::wtf::[/quote]

Seems pretty weird indeed to blow off both Cornell and North Dakota for Northeastern. Maybe he really, really liked Boston.[/quote]It's all about the Beanpaht man![/quote]

So, what, he's in love with losing the Beanpot? :-D

Josh '99 · March 02, 2006, 07:03:01 PM

[quote Will][quote KeithK][quote Trotsky][quote Omie]Not that it matters much now but Heisenberg's site just reported Brad Thiessen chose Northeastern ::wtf::[/quote]

Seems pretty weird indeed to blow off both Cornell and North Dakota for Northeastern. Maybe he really, really liked Boston.[/quote]It's all about the Beanpaht man![/quote]

So, what, he's in love with losing the Beanpot? :-D[/quote]Everyone knows you go to Harvard if you want to do that.

jtwcornell91 · March 02, 2006, 07:10:20 PM

[quote KeithK]It's all about the Beanpaht man![/quote]

What's a "Beanpart"?

Will · March 02, 2006, 07:16:51 PM

[quote jmh30][quote Will][quote KeithK][quote Trotsky][quote Omie]Not that it matters much now but Heisenberg's site just reported Brad Thiessen chose Northeastern ::wtf::[/quote]

Seems pretty weird indeed to blow off both Cornell and North Dakota for Northeastern. Maybe he really, really liked Boston.[/quote]It's all about the Beanpaht man![/quote]

So, what, he's in love with losing the Beanpot? :-D[/quote]Everyone knows you go to Harvard if you want to do that.[/quote]
As much as I love trashing Harvard, Northeastern is the true Beanpot whipping boy, given that they have less than half the Beanpot championships that the Crimson have.

KeithK · March 02, 2006, 07:21:34 PM

[quote jtwcornell91][quote KeithK]It's all about the Beanpaht man![/quote]

What's a "Beanpart"?[/quote]Eh, shaddap! :-P

Josh '99 · March 02, 2006, 09:33:45 PM

[quote Will][quote jmh30][quote Will][quote KeithK][quote Trotsky][quote Omie]Not that it matters much now but Heisenberg's site just reported Brad Thiessen chose Northeastern ::wtf::[/quote]

Seems pretty weird indeed to blow off both Cornell and North Dakota for Northeastern. Maybe he really, really liked Boston.[/quote]It's all about the Beanpaht man![/quote]

So, what, he's in love with losing the Beanpot? :-D[/quote]Everyone knows you go to Harvard if you want to do that.[/quote]
As much as I love trashing Harvard, Northeastern is the true Beanpot whipping boy, given that they have less than half the Beanpot championships that the Crimson have.[/quote]You're an embarrassment to Cornell hockey fandom. :-P

pfibiger · March 09, 2006, 01:15:56 PM

Looks like we've landed another defenseman, Justin Krueger of the Penticton Vees in the BCHL:

http://www.pentictonwesternnews.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=102&cat=40&id=604215&more=

6'2", 205lbs with 7 goals, 15 assists in 55 games played

pfibiger · March 09, 2006, 01:18:06 PM

A little more info about Justin Krueger from the Vees' website:

Valley First Vees defenseman Justin Krueger (86) has committed to Cornell University for the 2006-2007 season. Krueger recorded 7 goals and 15 assists in 55 games in his first season in the BCHL. At the recent Vees Awards Banquet Krueger was named the Vees Best Conditioned Athlete. He has been competing on the international stage for the past few seasons as a member of the German National Junior Team. This past December Krueger was part of the squad that won the Group A Division One title at the World Junior Hockey Championships in Slovenia.

Justin's father Ralph Krueger is the Coach of Team Switzerland and he guided the team to its most historic win in team history. Ralph Krueger has a special connection to Vees Head Coach Bruno Campese as well. Krueger coached Bruno in Austria where their club team would go on to win a championship. During a recent visit to Canada Ralph Krueger attended a few Penticton Vees games and also gave a talk to the team. The last few months have been exciting for the Krueger family, Justin finished first in his pool with Team Germany at the World Junior Hockey Championships and now his father has made history with Team Switzerland at the Olympics.

jtwcornell91 · March 09, 2006, 02:27:36 PM

Oh, wow, Ralph Krueger's son is coming to Cornell! This could set up a major Swiss Connection. :-D

ithacat · March 09, 2006, 09:33:02 PM

Interesting news about Krueger. Good size, once he fills out a little more. I love the fact that he's a coach's kid.

Here's some updated numbers -- includes tournaments games, select games, playoffs, etc. It's not complete, but I think it's pretty close. For goalies, games played is based on minutes (roughly).

               Gms   Gls   Ast   Pts
Blake Gallagher   69   36   29   65
Colin Greening   57   31   38   69
Justin Milo   56   26   21   47
Brendon Nash   53    9   34   43
Tony Romano   58   68   72   140
Joe Scali   43   21   23   44
Justin Krueger  60       7      16      23
          Gms   GAA   SV%
Ben Scrivens   45   2.36   92.3
Troy Davenport  32      2.63    91.9

ebilmes · March 09, 2006, 09:40:18 PM

I know Romano plays in a weak league, but he's got to have some talent to put up those numbers.

ithacat · March 09, 2006, 11:15:04 PM

[quote ebilmes]I know Romano plays in a weak league, but he's got to have some talent to put up those numbers.[/quote]

The level of play in the AJHL is cause for caution. It may take Romano longer to adjust than some of the others in his class. What's encouraging is how well he seemed to play in the Viking Cup, which was clearly a step (or two) up in competition.

calgARI '07 · March 10, 2006, 05:28:19 PM

Well, there will be freshmen next year who do not play or at least are not regulars. I wonder who they'll be. My money is on Romano to be one of them for the reason that ithacat stated. It is obviously an adjustment for anyone to go to the college level, but particularly guys like Romano who have been playing at such a comparatively low level. Greening was in a similar situation and he deferred and has spent the year at a much higher level than he was in last year.