Michigan Hockey: Jack Randl Commits to Michigan

Submitted by Fnrmerse on
According to chatter across the internets he was a high prospect for the 2016 OHL draft. He has 5 points in 4 games this year. He was born in 2000, that's crazy to think about, anyway glad he chose Michigan. Maize n Brew http://www.maizenbrew.com/2015/11/2/9661770/jack-randl-commits-to-michi… Points Streak http://pointstreak.com/players/playerpage.html?playerid=7079938&seasoni…
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Pepto Bismol

November 3rd, 2015 at 9:50 AM ^

Very happy for the young man.  That's exciting.

But 15?  At best this kid is a sophomore in H.S.  And the head coach he's committing to will undoubtedly be gone by the time he enrolls... in 2018.

*shrug* 

Cool!  See you then, Jack.

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Pepto Bismol

November 3rd, 2015 at 11:46 AM ^

Thanks for the info, gentlemen.  I don't pay too much attention to hockey recruiting.

 

After reading that link with the CHL restrictions, it's obvious why college coaches need to get after these guys and offer this young - to prevent them from opting for the OHL and killing their NCAA eligibility.  Makes sense from M's perspective.

But if the player is set on playing collegiately, there's really no reason for him to commit so early, is there?  A verbal to a college doesn't preclude him from playing Juniors.  He can change his mind and join a CHL team whenever.  Or he can flip his commitment at any time to any other school before his signing period in 2017. 

I guess the bottom line is it's still just a verbal from a 15 year old for 2018. 

 

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Mr Miggle

November 3rd, 2015 at 12:52 PM ^

to commit now. But when other kids in your class are committing, some of the schools will no longer be an option. It's like the other sports in that regard, just accelerated.

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WCHBlog

November 3rd, 2015 at 3:15 PM ^

College hockey recruiting can be a fickle thing. There are not a lot of spots for a lot of kids with not a huge amount of difference between them. Most kids are given a pretty firm deadline--"Accept our offer by Wednesday or it's off the table"--and once a team moves on, odds are good they aren't coming back. College hockey is also different from football or basketball in that not all scholarshis are equal;they can be split into whatever increments a team wants, so by waiting, you might not get offered as much money down the road.

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Wolverine Devotee

November 3rd, 2015 at 12:09 PM ^

Hockey commits

2016-

Player Pos. Ht/Wt Hometown Team
Kenny Johnson D 6-1/201 Ann Arbor, MI Shattuck St. Mary's Prep
Hayden Lavigne G 6-3/203 Brampton, ONT Bloomington Thunder
Will Lockwood F 5-10/150 Bloomfield Hills, MI US NTDP Under-18
Griffin Luce D 6-2/205 St. Thomas, ONT US NTDP Under-18
Luke Martin D 6-2/201 St. Louis, MO US NTDP Under-18
Connor Murphy F 5-10/174 Ancaster, ONT Green Bay Gamblers
Nick Pastujov F 6-0/194 Bradenton, FL US NTDP Under-18
James Sanchez F 6-1/176 Northbrook, IL US NTDP Under-18

2017-

Player Pos. Ht/Wt Hometown Team
Michael Pastujov F 6-0/194 Bradenton, FL US NTDP Under-17

2018-

Player Pos. Ht/Wt Hometown Team
Quinn Hughes D 5-8/150 Orlando, FL US NTDP Under-17
Blade Jenkins F 5-10/152 Jackson, MI Detroit Compuware U15
Josh Norris D 5-10/150 Oxford, MI US NTDP Under-17
Jack Randl F 5-11/180 Carpentersville, IL Chicago Mission U16
Jacob Semik D 5-9/146 Canton, MI Honeybaked U16

2019-

Player Pos. Ht/Wt Hometown Team
Mattias Samuelsson D 6-2/190 Sweden Northwood Prep

 

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WCHBlog

November 3rd, 2015 at 3:17 PM ^

I definitely can't see Kenny Johnson playing for Michigan next year, and maybe ever playing there depending on who the next coach is.

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Esterhaus

November 3rd, 2015 at 6:11 PM ^

 

Why the two neg votes on WD for publishing factual information, literally a table? Fantastic phenomenon transpiring here. Fantastic and ignorant.

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