RPI Recruit Thread 2017-18

[Ralph Baer]

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Leading scorer Jakub Lacka of the @ciflyingaces announced his NCAA commitment to RPI today, becoming the 19th player on the roster headed to a D-I program. He has 9 G, 5 A in 18 games. Aces play Saturday on the road against the @USAHockeyNTDP u18 squad in Plymouth, Mich.

— Joe Deacon (@Pg_Deacon) December 9, 2017

[Ralph Baer]

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I wonder if there is a significance to the fact that both Lacka and Milos Bubela are listed here http://www.aasportsman.com/en/content/8/referencie/

[Ralph Baer]

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A post here says Lacka is indeed for 2018. http://www.slovaknhl.sk/diskusia_tem...=1008&list=278

It's in Slovak.

[Ralph Baer]

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A Hockey's Future video interview with Jakub Lacka from the Ivan Hlinka Tourney in 2015. http://www.hockeysfuture.com/article...acka-slovakia/

[Ralph Baer]

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Well that flew under the radar for a few days. I guess that's what happens when the player doesn't have a twitter account in today's world.

I'm guessing this means Bendorf definitely isn't coming next year. Getting 4 forwards to come in is already a lot when you're only losing 1 forward to graduation. I'm assuming Ashbrook and Lacka are coming.

I probably would have seen it if I didn't unsubscribe to the Central Illinois twitter account when Babichuk left.

[Ralph Baer]

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I intend to go to the WLC's game today, so probably Reid Leibold won't be playing.

Well I went to this. I am not a scout and don't really know what to look for. I probably should say no more, but I was not overly impressed. The WLC lost 6-1. Their only goal was on a two-man advantage. Amazingly enough overall the WJC seemed the better team, but ...

IIRC Leibold was not on the ice for their goal and was rarely on the ice when the other team scored. (That is good.) He is a bit undersized but is a fast skater with apparently good hockey sense. His faceoff skills could use improvement. (He will fit in well in that regard.)

Leibold seemed to leave the defensive zone often waiting for breakout passes which rarely came, and when they did his shot seemed accurate but he did score. He also usually seemed to pass well.

Maybe I will go to another game early next calendar year.

[Ralph Baer]

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On Sunday, the Lincoln Stars lost to the Madison Capitols 3-2. Tristan Ashbrook had no points or penalties. http://www.ushl.com/view/#/game-summary/7658

Ashbrook's line is now 17-4-4-8-10.

GWG was a penalty shot with 1:18 left.

[turk181]

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NASHVILLE (The Draft Analyst) — The 2018 NHL draft is expected to boast a talent pool rich in skill and star potential — an assessment that could force teams to decrease the number of former draft holdovers they select. Nevertheless, there always are NHL-caliber prospects who simply need to marinate an additional year or two (or three) before NHL clubs are willing to commit a valuable draft pick for them.........3) LW Jakub Lacka (Central Illinois, USHL): Slovak puck magician who has had a seamless transition to the North American game. Lacka is an outstanding playmaker and passer who effortlessly makes any teammate a threat to score. Arguably one of hockey’s top set-up forwards under the age of 20...... https://www.thedraftanalyst.com/2018...250-overagers/

[turk181]

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From the 2015 KHL Draft...... 3. Slovan Bratislava draft F Jakub Lacka from Ruzinov 99 Bratislava (Slovak U18 League). The first non-Russian picked in the draft is another high-scoring forward, with an eye-popping line of 38 gp, 34-43-77 this past season on Slovakia’s U18 circuit (he added another 23 points in 13 playoff games). This production earned Lacka a berth on the Slovak team at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Ontario. He will not turn 17 until November, and still has some growing to do (5’8″, 155 lbs.), but has clearly earned a shot at the next level of hockey. Of course, what becomes of Lacka in 2015-16 and beyond will depend to a certain extent on whether Slovan can maintain their KHL membership. That seems unlikely at the moment, so we will have to wait and see what happens, but this is a kid who bears some watching. https://conwaysrussianhockey.wordpre...015-khl-draft/

[Ralph Baer]

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Chris Heisenberg shows Ture Linden of Lone Star (NAHL) as an RPI recruit.

[Ralph Baer]

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Proud to announce my commitment to play college hockey for @RPI_Hockey! Thanks to my family, friends, and coaches who supported this dream!

— Ture Linden (@Ture_Linden6) December 11, 2017

[Ralph Baer]

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Linden's Elite Prospect page
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=323711

[Ralph Baer]

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Linden's NAHL page
http://nahl.com/game-center/player?p...730&season=102

[Ralph Baer]

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 # Name                Ps commitm. Team (League)                   Year  DOB      Ht    Wt  Hometown
21 Tristan Ashbrook #   C 10/10/17 Lincoln Stars (USHL)            18/19 07/16/98 5'10" 173 Manistique, MI
55 Cory Babichuk       LD 11/02/14 Surrey Eagles (BCHL)            2018  09/28/98 5'10" 170 Edmonton, AB
22 Jonathan Bendorf *  LW 08/15/15 Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)           18/19 02/26/99 6'00" 180 Yardville, NJ
15 Matt Cameron        RW 07/28/16 New Jersey Titans (NAHL)        2019  06/08/00 5'11" 190 Berwyn, PA
16 Mike Cameron        LW 09/12/17 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers U16     2020  07/24/02 5'08" 158 Berwyn, PA
91 Danny DiGrande       C 11/06/17 Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)     2018  08/05/97 5'11" 185 Macomb, MI
 2 Brady Ferner #      RD 09/17/17 Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)    2018  08/27/97 5'10" 190 Dakota Dunes, SD
27 Jakub Lacka         RW 12/08/17 Cent. Illinois Flying Aces(USHL)18/19 11/20/98 5'11" 161 Bratislava, Slovakia
11 Tommy Lee           RW 09/24/17 Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)        2018  11/07/97 5'08" 166 Calgary, AB
16 Reid Leibold         C 09/08/17 Washington Little Caps U16      2020  10/23/01 5'10" 165 Ashburn VA
19 Ture Linden          C 12/10/17 Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)        2018  07/06/97 6'00" 181 Great Falls, VA
26 Jacob Modry         LD 07/19/15 Wenatchee Wild (BCHL)           18/19 01/23/99 6'05" 185 El Segundo, CA
31 Owen Savory          G 12/04/17 St. Catherines Falcons (GOJHL)  2018  10/11/97 5'11" 170 Cambridge, ON

Women 
44 Mary Jane Alexander  D 09/23/16 Chicago Young Amer. U19 (JWHL)  2019  11/08/00 5'08" 140 Deerfield, IL
12 Ebba Berglund #     LD 11/17/17 Linköping HC (SDHL)             2018  06/13/98 5'03" 143 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
14 Julia Blitz          F 11/28/16 Washington Pride U19 (JWHL)     2019  08/14/01 X'XX" XXX Potomac, MD
22 Sarah Bukvic         F 12/16/16 Stoney Creek Sabres (PWHL)      2019  07/25/01 5'05" 130 ..., ON
22 Mikayla Capelle #    F 01/25/17 Okanagan Hockey Acad Prep(CSSHL)2018  03/07/00 5'05' 130 Dawson Creek, BC
20 Emma Hicks           F 11/06/17 Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins (PWHL)   2018  03/22/00 5'03" 135 Burlington, ON
10 Ellie Kaiser         C 11/28/17 Chicago Mission U16             2020  01/19/02 5'08" 125 ..., IL
12 Emily King          LW 03/15/17 Cretin-Derham Hall (Suburb.East)2019  10/30/00 5'04" 130 St. Paul, MN
                                   Minnesota Northern Starzz
 3 Hannah Price        RD 09/27/17 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite U16   2019  02/03/01 5'10" 140 Cannonsburg, PA
39 Maddy Peterson       F 11/29/17 Princeton HS (Mississippi 8)    2019  06/28/01 5'04" 126 Princeton, MN
29 Amanda Rampado       G 01/31/17 Stoney Creek Sabres (PWHL)      2019  11/27/01 5'05" 145 Grimsby, ON
17 Delaney Weiss #      D 09/09/16 Chicago Young Amer. U19 (JWHL)  2018  11/30/99 5'07" 152 Lake Forest, IL

* In the RPI directory
# Known to have signed National Letter of Intent
The years the men's recruits are listed as committed for are not necessarily accurate.
The dates on which some of the women are listed as committing on may be considerably after the actual dates.

[turk181]

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Chris Heisenberg shows Ture Linden of Lone Star (NAHL) as an RPI recruit.

Will be 21 next Nov. Man, what is next year’s Team going to look like?