It's embarrassing really. AP was outed, and now AD/coaches/parents are scrambling. Nothing good happens when you get in bed with RG. And the two coaches mentioned in the article? They're really good at cashing private skills and tournament team checks, but developing young boys? Hold your breath... see what happens.
But hey... if you're willing to cut a $25K check for a subpar private school education, you are very likely to cut a $25K check for subpar 'academy' hockey.
So plan has been in place for a while. And now with J McLean as the u18 coach rhe islanders an funnel more kids into ap and eentually the academy program