aaa8316
Crusader Century Club
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Post by aaa8316 on Jan 6, 2023 14:17:39 GMT -5
It's just a list, but it certainly reflects accurately on the HC program over the last mannny years. However, if the list included one more year in 2005-06 you would see McGregor on it. - And during that era, how Quesada '06 and Sixsmith '07 didn't make All-American is a head scratcher (Napert-Frenette '06 and Landry '07 possibly as well).
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Feb 20, 2023 10:57:57 GMT -5
Guessing this is a nice pick-up for Riga as Welsh formerly committed to BC --
Welsh went to the same prep school as former HC defenseman Tommy Dwyer (Brunswick).
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Recruiting
Feb 20, 2023 13:12:51 GMT -5
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Post by hcnj on Feb 20, 2023 13:12:51 GMT -5
I don't follow hockey much but same prep as Will Janis incoming OL.
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Post by HC92 on Mar 9, 2023 7:27:09 GMT -5
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Post by matunuck on Mar 9, 2023 7:36:55 GMT -5
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Post by HC13 on Jul 3, 2023 20:02:08 GMT -5
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Post by bfoley82 on Jul 3, 2023 21:33:43 GMT -5
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Post by football44 on Jul 9, 2023 10:23:13 GMT -5
Football 44 checking in on the hockey board. As a graduate of a great high school hockey program, Malden Catholic. As a guy who has some interest in Holy Cross hockey, would I be wrong in saying that coach Riga is quietly knocking it out of the park recruiting wise. Seems to be aggressively going after talent. I can only use what he did at Quinnipiac as an example.
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 9, 2023 10:33:14 GMT -5
Football 44 checking in on the hockey board. As a graduate of a great high school hockey program, Malden Catholic. As a guy who has some interest in Holy Cross hockey, would I be wrong in saying that coach Riga is quietly knocking it out of the park recruiting wise. Seems to be aggressively going after talent. I can only use what he did at Quinnipiac as an example. Agree. These coaches we have picked up from New England Schools like Chesney, Magarity and Riga know the landscape and HC can have a better feel for them before hiring also. Those are three sports that are fully funded with no asterisks. Women's Hockey has only been ramping up scholarships and jumped from D-3 to the strongest league HC competes in. Maybe that team has a chance to turn around, too.
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Post by HC92 on Jul 9, 2023 13:29:37 GMT -5
Football 44 checking in on the hockey board. As a graduate of a great high school hockey program, Malden Catholic. As a guy who has some interest in Holy Cross hockey, would I be wrong in saying that coach Riga is quietly knocking it out of the park recruiting wise. Seems to be aggressively going after talent. I can only use what he did at Quinnipiac as an example. Does seem to my relatively uneducated eye that we are getting higher level recruits under Riga than his predecessor. The results on the ice were also a pleasant surprise last year so I’m feeling good about men’s hockey at the moment.
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Post by bfoley82 on Jul 9, 2023 16:12:30 GMT -5
Football 44 checking in on the hockey board. As a graduate of a great high school hockey program, Malden Catholic. As a guy who has some interest in Holy Cross hockey, would I be wrong in saying that coach Riga is quietly knocking it out of the park recruiting wise. Seems to be aggressively going after talent. I can only use what he did at Quinnipiac as an example. Agree. These coaches we have picked up from New England Schools like Chesney, Magarity and Riga know the landscape and HC can have a better feel for them before hiring also. Those are three sports that are fully funded with no asterisks. Women's Hockey has only been ramping up scholarships and jumped from D-3 to the strongest league HC competes in. Maybe that team has a chance to turn around, too. Men's Lacrosse might be in the conversation for a stronger league top to bottom than Women's Hockey East.
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 9, 2023 16:17:22 GMT -5
Agree. These coaches we have picked up from New England Schools like Chesney, Magarity and Riga know the landscape and HC can have a better feel for them before hiring also. Those are three sports that are fully funded with no asterisks. Women's Hockey has only been ramping up scholarships and jumped from D-3 to the strongest league HC competes in. Maybe that team has a chance to turn around, too. Men's Lacrosse might be in the conversation for a stronger league top to bottom than Women's Hockey East. I'll go with your judgement on that as an industry professional. Women's Hockey has more resources than Men's Lacrosse so a turnaround might be easier in that sport.
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Post by bfoley82 on Jul 9, 2023 16:18:34 GMT -5
Men's Lacrosse might be in the conversation for a stronger league top to bottom than Women's Hockey East. I'll go with your judgement on that as an industry professional. Women's Hockey has more resources than Men's Lacrosse so a turnaround might be easier in that sport. Yes at Holy Cross but still the worst facility in the conference in women's hockey so going to be tough to overcome that recruiting disadvantage.
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 9, 2023 16:23:36 GMT -5
Fortunately it's a desirable college to attend with a valuable scholarship to offer.
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Post by bfoley82 on Jul 9, 2023 18:01:04 GMT -5
Fortunately it's a desirable college to attend with a valuable scholarship to offer. Other schools in the conference are just as desirable or more especially with the coaching staffs.
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 9, 2023 18:42:21 GMT -5
Looking at the Women’s Hockey East schools, there are many fine institutions, but keeping within my parameters of desirable education and valuable scholarship, I don't place any of the league members ahead of HC.
Regarding coaching, players know there is a good chance of coaching changes during their six year or so recruiting and playing timeline. AD Kit is developing a pattern of extending winning coaches and replacing losing ones, so the best coaches HC's budget can afford should be the pattern going forward.
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Post by bfoley82 on Jul 9, 2023 18:56:40 GMT -5
Looking at the Women’s Hockey East schools, there are many fine institutions, but keeping within my parameters of desirable education and valuable scholarship, I don't place any of the league members ahead of HC. Regarding coaching, players know there is a good chance of coaching changes during their six year or so recruiting and playing timeline. AD Kit is developing a pattern of extending winning coaches and replacing losing ones, so the best coaches HC's budget can afford should be the pattern going forward. Your standards aren't the same as a D-1 female hockey player with multiple scholarship offers.
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 9, 2023 19:04:39 GMT -5
Maybe closer to their parents standards of assessing long term value of college selection in a sport without a current significant professional playing path after graduation. A key component of HC's scholarship sports is Kit Hughes' skill at attracting and retaining coaches who can win at HC. He's looking pretty good so far.
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Post by bfoley82 on Jul 9, 2023 20:10:11 GMT -5
Maybe closer to their parents standards of assessing long term value of college selection in a sport without a current significant professional playing path after graduation. A key component of HC's scholarship sports is Kit Hughes' skill at attracting and retaining coaches who can win at HC. He's looking pretty good so far. Hiring coaches??? Like the Men's Lacrosse coach with two career wins in two years? He did not hire Chesney, Riga or Magarity. He did extend these coaches but his hiring is tbd.
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Recruiting
Jul 10, 2023 10:27:40 GMT -5
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 10, 2023 10:27:40 GMT -5
He hired Paulsen. Many of us non industry professionals consider that an upgrade. He handled the transition of MBB head coaches with a grace and aplomb WVU and other schools can only dream of.
I don't think he was here in time to hire the M. Lacrosse coach.
I wasn't aware of Riga being extended, although I am in favor of it.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Jul 10, 2023 10:32:52 GMT -5
Fortunately it's a desirable college to attend with a valuable scholarship to offer. Other schools in the conference are just as desirable or more especially with the coaching staffs. I would think HC, to most prospective students / athletes, is more desirable than Providence, UConn, Maine, UNH, and Merrimack. Arguably more desirable than UVM, BU, and Northeastern. But, I'm also biased.
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Post by bfoley82 on Jul 10, 2023 10:51:55 GMT -5
He hired Paulsen. Many of us non industry professionals consider that an upgrade. He handled the transition of MBB head coaches with a grace and aplomb WVU and other schools can only dream of. I don't think he was here in time to hire the M. Lacrosse coach. I wasn't aware of Riga being extended, although I am in favor of it. Thanks for making my point more, it is TBD on him being good at finding good coaches.
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Recruiting
Jul 10, 2023 10:55:46 GMT -5
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 10, 2023 10:55:46 GMT -5
Any time. Life is TBD for all of us.
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Post by bfoley82 on Jul 10, 2023 11:01:46 GMT -5
Other schools in the conference are just as desirable or more especially with the coaching staffs. I would think HC, to most prospective students / athletes, is more desirable than Providence, UConn, Maine, UNH, and Merrimack. Arguably more desirable than UVM, BU, and Northeastern. But, I'm also biased. Do you want to play for National Championships? If the answer is yes, BU, BC, and Northeastern all have played in the NCAA Final in the last ten seasons. Providence has also played in the final 8 in that stretch. UVM and UConn had multiple players in the last Olympics.
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Recruiting
Jul 10, 2023 11:26:33 GMT -5
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Jul 10, 2023 11:26:33 GMT -5
I would think HC, to most prospective students / athletes, is more desirable than Providence, UConn, Maine, UNH, and Merrimack. Arguably more desirable than UVM, BU, and Northeastern. But, I'm also biased. Do you want to play for National Championships? If the answer is yes, BU, BC, and Northeastern all have played in the NCAA Final in the last ten seasons. Providence has also played in the final 8 in that stretch. UVM and UConn had multiple players in the last Olympics. I was speaking about these schools outside of hockey.
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