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Recruiting The Recruited
by Paul on 08/29/10 at 07:39 AM ET
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from Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe,
Had things remained as planned, Jarred Tinordi would have started fall classes at Notre Dame last week, extending the summer sessions in which the 18-year-old already had enrolled.
But Tinordi is long gone from South Bend. On Aug. 11, Tinordi signed with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League, said goodbye to Notre Dame, and gave up his NCAA eligibility. By doing so, Tinordi, drafted 22d overall by the Canadiens this year, became the second highly touted defenseman to withdraw his Notre Dame commitment in the last two years. Cam Fowler, Anaheim’s first pick in June, would have been a Fighting Irish freshman in 2009-10. Fowler opted for Windsor of the OHL.
Naturally, Paul Kelly, executive director of College Hockey, Inc., is disturbed by the departures.
“We have to stop the continuing relentless recruiting that goes on after a kid enrolls or commits to a college program,’’ said Kelly, head of the 9-month-old program. “If Jarred Tinordi enrolls at Notre Dame, starts taking college classes, intends to stay with the program, and physically moves to campus, once that happens there shouldn’t be any continued recruiting until the end of the season.
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College Hockey is the reverse of the pros. The coach is King and quite often a martinet. The coaches make money the players do not. Why would a kid risk injury to play for someone who may try to change his game to show him who’s boss. If he turns pro he will be paid to play and be placed on a track to get him to the pros if he has the talent? Also these OHL teams pay some nice money to these kids under the table. I’m not talking about a marginal kid I’m talking about the top guys. The Islanders got Okposo out of Minnesota because they did not like the way he was being treated.
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Again, this is why the NCAA needs to do something or they will lose collegiate hockey altogether, because the Bog Boys will go form their own association and rules, and exclude the NCAA entirely.
Posted by Primis on 08/29/10 at 11:56 AM ET