Neither Amonte or McInnis even close to being drafted. It proves that dad can call in favors after coaching their own kids to USHL and their college alm mater but the NHL exposes them as middle of the pack at best. Sorry dad’s, only so much you can do for your benders.

I think Amonte is an '00 and McInnis a '98 so I don't know what that means for being drafted but as a '98 I'd think LM's time is over. Amonte (6-3-9 in 36 games) might have other shots at it. People have posted here before that LM has always been overrated and the believers have pretty much been proven wrong. With any rational decision making by coaching staff he wouldn't be on BC (0-5-5 / 28 games 34 PIM), not even close. Biggest question there is why he was never moved to be a forward years ago. Good skater, OK hands but lacks size, decision making and responsible play to be even close to effective as a defensemen. The biggest difference between a D-1 and a D-3 player is often bloodline.

The Amonte at BU is a 98. You might be confusing him with his younger brother, who just graduated from Thayer.
McInnis has a younger brother, who is an 01 and a soph at Dexter. He committed to Northeastern this past winter.

So the son of a BC assistant coach committed to Northeastern? Interesting I guess. Someone posted how BC has over recruited and as such I wouldn't be surprised based on play (if all things were equal) if LM got cut. It only goes for so long. BC certainly could use some talent to keep pace in the Beanpot race.

Not sure what the deal is or was there. Saw the kid play D1 h.s. hockey and just got run over. In way over his head then he goes to Dexter and heard he did O.K. in the USHL but then saw the BC games and he still gets run over. Sometimes they peak at 12 or 13.

That's great. Kill a kid and his dreams after they've said no to others and have taken a year or two hiatus from real life to play a game and hopefully fill the stands for the $chools pocketbook. The system is screwed-up and hockey is the worse of the worse.

Hold on there Bernie. College athletes have an obligation to come in and perform. If they can’t then they get replaced. End of story. It is a business. Commitment is two-sided. One from the school to the player, and one from the player to the school. If the player can’t hold up their end of the bargain and they get replaced. The subject at hand is a joke. Only there because of daddy. Just like OW, verbals from kids mean nothing. The smart ones develop first then commit when ready vs inflate the kids ego with this verbal commitment crap. And there is no “commitment” ever by a coach that a kid will play or keep their job!

Go cry somewhere else Mr. everyone gets a trophy...

Exactly why ' The system is screwed-up and hockey is the worse of the worse.'

And so share with us all of your direct knowledge of other sports?

You mean this might be the end of the road for 'The Lil' Superstar'??? I'll never forget standing with a few scouts watching him play a public high school game when he was trying to get noticed for junior hockey. Two walked out mid-way through the game and one from the USHL/WHL said 'he might be the worst defensemen I've had to watch in my 9 years of scouting...no lie.' After I heard that I had to follow his career! It's been a good ride, now hit the books.

Guy knows what he's talking about. I lived through two years of it; couldn't beleive my eyes.

Yes we all know hockey, but to say it's by far the worst of any ncaa sport is ignorant. I know that's shocking for the dboard.

Ok article about this...

http://www.courant.com/sports/college/hc-jacobs-age-of-hockey-players-0410-20160409-story.html

NCAA Basketball has become a joke. Kids are finishing their high school requirements now a year early so they can do their "one and done" college commitment which is complete opposite of hockey.

Why other sports don't do what hockey does:

D-1 Basketball teams: 347 4,500 scholarships available
D-1 Football teams: 252 18,700 scholarships available (128 FBS--85 FULL scholarships available; 124 FCS--63 scholarships)
D-1 Baseball teams: 298 3,500 scholarships available

Almost all of the scholarships on these teams go to American kids. In order to field competitive teams these sports need to get kids into school and can't afford to push them off 2-3 years.

The reason D-1 hockey teams can make kids jump through hoops:

D-1 Hockey teams 60 1,100 scholarships (18 per team) Total number of players (@25 per team) = 1500

Canadians and Europeans make up almost 40% of the total number of players - 600

Hockey spots for Americans 900 or 225 per year

There are literally thousands of kids who are good enough to play college hockey. There just aren't the spots. So hockey schools hold all the cards and can push kids off as long as they are willing to delay their lives. Which is surprisingly long time for a lot of them. And its not going to change unless a lot more schools take up hockey.

WAy off topic here boys. Question is do you think MM and TA know their kids simply shouldn’t be playing at the level that they are? Think they feel shame?

NCAA is about winning and making money. If your kid is good enough, he has leverage and can play at 18 with a 4/4. If he's not, he gets jerked around, pushed out and or cut to make room for next years superstar.

Welcome to life.

Moan and groan all you want about how unfair it is but all your really saying is my kids not good enough.

The whining from hockey parents about how you can no longer control the outcome for your kids is so amusing.

So your saying that a kid who has played HS hockey as a senior in Massachusetts has absolutely no chance to play D3 hockey-i can think of a number of examples the last 5-7 years that would refute your claim, including a number from the town that I live in which plays D2 HS (had been D3).

I can't think of any other NCAA sport that routinely shelves players (go play juniors for a few) without burning eligibility the way hockey does. The only applicable example in other sports that I can quickly think of is JUCO for football, baseball, hockey and unless the rules have changed (which is always possible) the time a player is enrolled in JUCO starts his 5 year clock ticking. So at least in that regards, hockey is the worst.

Make commitments binding from both sides and put an upper age limit as to what a 4th year player can play at in college (23?). Away with the 13 year old 'commits' long before anyone knows if they can play, away with the repeat kids doing two years of juniors and showing up on campus as a bearded 21 year old, enough of 'committing' when it means nothing, away with spots being pulled at the last minute because a team over committed to kids...you sign them and you're on the hook for at least X% of 4 years of college...