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Jul 14, 2016 - 10:59AM

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Not exactly reneging on a commitment, but when the new coach at UMass came in he declined to renew a couple scholarships. Happened at Wisconsin this year too.

Anon

Jul 14, 2016 - 11:22AM

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You guys are going way off topic. You should be ******** about how this d board sucks now, etc.

anon

Jul 14, 2016 - 11:45AM

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OK, So you're angry the juvenile, meaningless, non-hockey related posters are gone....big deal. We get it, go over to Buzzfeed or The Chive or Barstool Sports if you want moronic posting by metal midgets.

We won't miss you.

Anonymous

Jul 15, 2016 - 9:30AM

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Honest to God! If you are 25 years old when you finish college hockey, have you really "made it"?

Anon

Jul 15, 2016 - 3:50PM

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Yeah an MBA or JD!

Anon

Jul 18, 2016 - 7:00AM

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What a shallow person.

Anon

Jul 18, 2016 - 7:33AM

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Anon

Yeah an MBA or JD!

Sounds like Envy!!

Good for them. Hopefully they had a chance to get a prep school education, play juniors for free ( BCHL has some extraordinarily beautiful places) and then have a college experience as a student athlete!

25! Yeah, boy they really missed the boat, eh? Way behind!. 25 year olds are still stuck between college and the real world.

My guess, unlike most of you, that guy will not feel the need to prove himself in the beer leagues when he is 40. My guess, is this guy will not have to prove himself when he is coaching his kids teams. My guess is this kid wont have go through a mid life crises at 50 because he missed out!

Anon

Jul 18, 2016 - 10:53AM

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Anon

Yeah an MBA or JD!

My guess, unlike most of you, that guy will not feel the need to prove himself in the beer leagues when he is 40. My guess, is this guy will not have to prove himself when he is coaching his kids teams. My guess is this kid wont have go through a mid life crises at 50 because he missed out!

My guess is your kid got cut! Sorry!

Anon

Jul 18, 2016 - 12:25PM

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Anon

Yeah an MBA or JD!

My guess is your kid got cut! Sorry!

Not cut yet, but some day will be cut. It is inevitable. However, I hope he takes it as far as he can, even if it means missing out on those prime earning years ( 22-25) Ha, Ha.

I am certain, he will be able to catch up and use his many contacts to help him get a great job, grad school acceptance or into hockey in some capacity. Too bad for those lost years of his 20's while your kid was gaining valuable experience in the management program at Enterprise Rent a Car or matriculating at Massachusetts School of Law while living with his college buddies and pulling tubes every night to counter effect their boring pasty white lives! Ha, Ha

Anon

Jul 18, 2016 - 1:18PM

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Anon

Yeah an MBA or JD!

My guess is your kid got cut! Sorry!

And at 40, those years from 22 to 25 don't mean jack, nor does your GPA. We definitely will look harder at executive candidates that played college sports as they tend to be disciplined and hard working.

Anon

Jul 18, 2016 - 1:52PM

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Anon

Yeah an MBA or JD!

My guess is your kid got cut! Sorry!

My point Exactly!

anon

Jul 19, 2016 - 9:59AM

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So Cap A's son goes from a Princeton commit to a Union commit -

Former Malden Catholic star Jack Adams commits to Union
Jim Clark Monday, July 18, 2016

The Malden Catholic-to-Union connection will continue for the foreseeable future, after former Lancers star Jack Adams announced his commitment to the Schenectady, N.Y. ECAC school Monday night on Twitter.

After being part of a pair of Super Eight championship teams in 2013 and 2014, Adams broke out during his junior season with 31 points while earning All-Scholastic honors. The younger brother of former MC star defenseman Mark Adams -- who played at Providence and was a draft pick of the Buffalo Sabres -- Adams originally committed to Princeton while at MC before changing course.

Adams spent last season with the Fargo Force of the United States Hockey League, where the 6-foot-5 right winger had 8-16-24 totals and 42 penalty minutes in 54 games.

Adams would be the second former Lancer to play for the Dutchmen. Former MC star and Herald Dream Teamer Mike Vecchione recently completed his junior season at Union and helped lead the Dutchmen to the NCAA championship in 2013-14.

Big Dave

Jul 19, 2016 - 11:08PM

My Kid Is Going To Be A King!

I especially miss big Dave. Hey big Dave, is your kid still a king!

Anon

Jul 20, 2016 - 6:01PM

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A commitment is defined as an agreement or promise to be loyal to someone or something now and in the future.

Why is someone's commitment to another school being celebrated after that person's commitment to a prior school has been broken without explanation?

Anon

Jul 21, 2016 - 8:05AM

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Aaaaaah, my guess is the school pulled it after he couldn't get admitted academically. Who passes on Princeton for Union?

Anon

Jul 21, 2016 - 9:14AM

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Yeah I'd drop a free ride at the #1 ranked national university for the 38th ranked liberal arts college... Yeah. Full ride based off of what I would expect Cap to make.

anon

Jul 21, 2016 - 9:34PM

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It would appear that another Tweet is in order explaining what happened with Princeton.

I love ketchup

Jul 21, 2016 - 11:15PM

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Union offered a full ride. Princeton offered grants and loans. End of story.

Anon

Jul 22, 2016 - 5:26AM

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I love ketchup

Union offered a full ride. Princeton offered grants and loans. End of story.

I am pretty sure Union is one of the few Div1 schools that do not offer full rides. Division 1 hockey, great education. Great job kid!

Anon

Jul 22, 2016 - 8:05AM

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I love ketchup

Union offered a full ride. Princeton offered grants and loans. End of story.

'Grants & loans' + Princeton Education > free Union education

Anon

Jul 22, 2016 - 8:44AM

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Anon

I love ketchup

Union offered a full ride. Princeton offered grants and loans. End of story.

'Grants & loans' + Princeton Education > free Union education

Going to Princeton as a D1 athlete < Princeton Education

Attending Princeton and maintaining strong grades as a non-athlete is hard enough. Attending as a 'scholarship' athlete is not going to be the same from an educational perspective.

anon

Jul 22, 2016 - 4:44PM

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Anon

I love ketchup

Union offered a full ride. Princeton offered grants and loans. End of story.

'Grants & loans' + Princeton Education > free Union education

"Attending Princeton and maintaining strong grades as a non-athlete is hard enough."

I just about spit out my coffee and I wasn't drinking any.

Are you new to this whole 'Ivy League education' thing or what? You know it's almost impossible to get bounced from a school like Princeton - it doesn't look good for the school from an academic recruiting perspective. Grade inflation is real and wander over to Harvard and look to see how many B's they're handing out over there. An acceptance letter is almost as good as being handed a diploma.

Anon

Jul 31, 2016 - 3:15PM

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Isn't it true that if you break your college hockey commitment the college can report you to a credit agency? While you have the right to dispute the claim with the credit bureau, in all likelihood you won't be able to buy a car, rent an apartment or get a student loan to go to graduate school. It stays on your record for seven years.

anon

Aug 1, 2016 - 9:26AM

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Anon

This is definitely true. There was a thread about this on the old dboard

G. Marmalade

Aug 12, 2016 - 5:28AM

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Breaking your college commitment is something that doesn't look good on your permanent record.

Most guys would rather commit to an Ivy or not commit at all.

Anon

Aug 12, 2016 - 9:06AM

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G. Marmalade

Breaking your college commitment is something that doesn't look good on your permanent record.

Most guys would rather commit to an Ivy or not commit at all.

Huh?

Anon

Jul 22, 2016 - 9:02AM

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I love ketchup

Union offered a full ride. Princeton offered grants and loans. End of story.

If this is true, it is a poor reflection on the student-athlete and his family. Did anyone force him to make his initial "commitment"? If you make a "commitment" and the school hasn't changed the parameters of the "commitment", you should honor it.

Character counts.

Anon

Jul 22, 2016 - 9:18AM

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Anon

I love ketchup

Union offered a full ride. Princeton offered grants and loans. End of story.

Oh, you mean like OW, the 7th Grader (2000) that was, at the time, the earliest NCAA commit ever, whose school (UMaine) and alum dad made a big deal out of, only to have him decommit a year later, while in 8th Grade, and commit to Harvard before he started 9th Grade? That isn't character?

These schools don't care about character. Even freakin' Harvard didn't care. If you can put the puck in the net more than the next kid the schools will find a spot for you. Go take a look at Frank Vatrone's "journey."

Anon

Jul 22, 2016 - 12:33PM

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Anon

I love ketchup

Union offered a full ride. Princeton offered grants and loans. End of story.

What does it even mean? So the kid is "committed" to Harvard before he even takes his first test in high school? Yeah right. Is the school even a party to this commitment, or is this the family PR machine?

Anonymous

Jul 22, 2016 - 12:57PM

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COMING SOON:

Philosophical Thoughts: The Lowdown on College Commitments Or 'Are Those Things Real?'

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