Early Departures 2019-2020

[InThePipes]

Hearing Jeannette leaving DE for USHL. Can anyone confirm?

Decisions can always be reconsidered, but all indications appear to indicate this is true.

[Duluth_Topper]

Yes this is confirmed. He even played on the Duluth Marshall team 2 weekends ago in a tournament since Randolph has banished him skating from anything to do with East.

[muckandgrinder65]

That sounds like a bunch of Hooey
If it were true he would have skated with Denfeld

[kniven]

Yes this is confirmed. He even played on the Duluth Marshall team 2 weekends ago in a tournament since Randolph has banished him skating from anything to do with East.

Banished? What the heck would a high school hockey coach be throwing out the “I banish you” words. That’s not the language of a high school hockey coach/leader/mentor for our kids is it? I can’t believe Coach would “banish players” high school kids....

[OldManRiver]

Yes this is confirmed. He even played on the Duluth Marshall team 2 weekends ago in a tournament since Randolph has banished him skating from anything to do with East.

Banished? What the heck would a high school hockey coach be throwing out the “I banish you” words. That’s not the language of a high school hockey coach/leader/mentor for our kids is it? I can’t believe Coach would “banish players” high school kids....

I agree with Kniven on this one - for a coach to use the words "banish" to a player sounds way out of character. If he said he was going to leave and the coach doesn't play him and opens up a spot for another player, that sounds like moving forward. However what do I know...everyone can act a bit irrational at times...

[InThePipes]

Yes this is confirmed. He even played on the Duluth Marshall team 2 weekends ago in a tournament since Randolph has banished him skating from anything to do with East.

Banished? What the heck would a high school hockey coach be throwing out the “I banish you” words. That’s not the language of a high school hockey coach/leader/mentor for our kids is it? I can’t believe Coach would “banish players” high school kids....

I agree with Kniven on this one - for a coach to use the words "banish" to a player sounds way out of character. If he said he was going to leave and the coach doesn't play him and opens up a spot for another player, that sounds like moving forward. However what do I know...everyone can act a bit irrational at times...

I've only been around Randolph in arena lobbies and seen him in the state tournament, but I"m going to assume Randolph probably didn't say "JJ, I hereby banish you forever!"

[PuckNA]

But, could you hear him say... "I don't want you back here..."? I know of plenty of coaches who have uttered those words to a player.

[hockey59]

Banished? What the heck would a high school hockey coach be throwing out the “I banish you” words. That’s not the language of a high school hockey coach/leader/mentor for our kids is it? I can’t believe Coach would “banish players” high school kids....

I agree with Kniven on this one - for a coach to use the words "banish" to a player sounds way out of character. If he said he was going to leave and the coach doesn't play him and opens up a spot for another player, that sounds like moving forward. However what do I know...everyone can act a bit irrational at times...

I've only been around Randolph in arena lobbies and seen him in the state tournament, but I"m going to assume Randolph probably didn't say "JJ, I hereby banish you forever!"

JJ isn’t the first player to leave DE early (for Juniors or NTDP) and he won’t be the last. Do know that regarding a DE player who left for USHl a bit more than a decade ago (who later played on the UMD NC team in 2011) by no coincidence...several years later his twin brothers played HS hockey for Duluth Marshall.

[kniven]

I was just looking at the the Duluth East jV roster from last year. Two 8th graders and two 9th graders brought up early to play JV puck.

[blueblood]

9th graders may have run out of bantam eligibility

[kniven]

Was Clafton playing for Gran Rapids in goal this weekend? Anybody?

[InThePipes]

Was Clafton playing for Gran Rapids in goal this weekend? Anybody?

Yes

[O-townClown]

Banished? What the heck would a high school hockey coach be throwing out the “I banish you” words. That’s not the language of a high school hockey coach/leader/mentor for our kids is it? I can’t believe Coach would “banish players” high school kids....

Alec Baer already forgotten.

[GoldenBear]

Alec Baer already forgotten

OTC, was thinking the same thing. Low point in Pauley's career in my opinion. GB

[goldy313]

Maddox Fleming leaving Rochester Mayo for Shattuck.

[That guy for that thing]

I agree with Kniven on this one - for a coach to use the words "banish" to a player sounds way out of character. If he said he was going to leave and the coach doesn't play him and opens up a spot for another player, that sounds like moving forward. However what do I know...everyone can act a bit irrational at times...

I've only been around Randolph in arena lobbies and seen him in the state tournament, but I"m going to assume Randolph probably didn't say "JJ, I hereby banish you forever!"

JJ isn’t the first player to leave DE early (for Juniors or NTDP) and he won’t be the last. Do know that regarding a DE player who left for USHl a bit more than a decade ago (who later played on the UMD NC team in 2011) by no coincidence...several years later his twin brothers played HS hockey for Duluth Marshall.

Randolph is trying to build his kids up for the next year. Why would he give up a spot to a kid who thinks he is better than the program to train, over a younger kid who needs the experience before the season starts. If a kid thinks that the program he should be at is not good enough for him, why should that program help him out?

Watching DE last year, I don't see why these kids are leaving the program. They would all be starters on a team that is competitive and seems to get the bounces year in an year out come playoff time? They were third line kids last year, and they think they can make the jump up to Juniors, especially the USHL? The starters from last year might make them, but third line kids that imo were not that gritty, and became selfish, are going to sit if they make the team at all.

My .02

[muckandgrinder65]

JJ is a first line anywhere but DE last season
Gritty too
IMO

[yesiplayedhockey]

Muck..you sure about that?

Edina, Blaine, Tonka, Chaska, Eden Prairie, Maple Grove and probably even Andover all had top lines that would have been tough to crack

The kid is very good but that's a tough statement to support

[blueblood]

Truth (see above)

[InThePipes]

Truth (see above)

Agree

[kniven]

He’ll now disappear into the large pool of junior hockey and just be another player trying to make it. Unless he plays with Hermantown, Denfeld, or Duluth Marshall this year and next

[ThatMNHockeyGuy62]

He’ll now disappear into the large pool of junior hockey and just be another player trying to make it. Unless he plays with Hermantown, Denfeld, or Duluth Marshall this year and next

Kniven is probably right on this one. See Jake Hale from Minneapolis. Tough to predict how any one kid will adapt though.

[muckandgrinder65]

JJ was he best forward player on the ice for HP17 tryouts in GR
He did well the 54s and made Natty Camp- I think??
..seems like he maybe he was under rated /was a late bloomer/wasn't seeing ice time at DE?
Good for him.
What happened?
Otherwise why would Randolf even care?

[Section 8 guy]

Muck..you sure about that?

Edina, Blaine, Tonka, Chaska, Eden Prairie, Maple Grove and probably even Andover all had top lines that would have been tough to crack

The kid is very good but that's a tough statement to support

Plus about 10 other teams you don’t have listed but I’ll save the typing........you’ve made the point.

[Dog]

He’ll now disappear into the large pool of junior hockey and just be another player trying to make it. Unless he plays with Hermantown, Denfeld, or Duluth Marshall this year and next

He will be just fine (but he is not coming back). He's big, strong, hard worker and more importantly: has great character and is a nice and polite young man. Regardless of what happened to cause his departure, he will do not only do well...he'll do exceptionally well. The kid is a class act, as his family.