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Message: [QUOTE="freescooter, post: 834110, member: 1023"] I don't follow it that closely but it is a little bit complicated for those reasons and because it isn't uncommon for players to change plans at the last minute. UConn has a kid on this year's team, Segalla, who originally supposed to spend the year in Junior hockey. At the last minute he and Cavanaugh decided he was ready and he enrolled at UConn. The other thing is recruiting is really changing for UConn. In the past the Huskies landed a lot of older guys who were playing their last Jr seasons as well as a lot of borderline talent. they often brought in 10-11 guys since with no scholarships, they were always trying to recruit over guys. Not to say they didn't land some pretty solid guys. But they had to go through a lot of players to get them. They also took some "damaged goods" and hoped they'd work out. I remember a goalie from a few years ago who was considered a very high prospect as a high school player until he was badly injured and fell off the radar. Marshall kept in touch and he came to UConn and was a very solid goal tender, at times brilliant. Then he got re-injured and never came back. Most of their guys were unheralded players who wanted a shot to play D1 Hockey. UConn would have a handful of recruits then at the end of the season, they'd announce a whole slew of players. Hockey East with 18 rides is a whole different animal and you are already seeing the results. Smaller classes. Guys lined up for 15-16-17. [/QUOTE]

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