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They needed that, good to hear.Hockeygoon00 wrote:Almquist back from Tri-City (USHL) Via Twitter last week. Great news for the fire!
The article in the Duluth Trib says he is playing for the team in Finland but is not affiliated with the U.S. National Development Program.Usthockey13 wrote:I’d be surprised if it was Donovan. I believe he was with them for the week playing before the HS season starts tomorrow.
Heard he’s on his way back and will be skating with EastWarmUpTheBus wrote:The article in the Duluth Trib says he is playing for the team in Finland but is not affiliated with the U.S. National Development Program.Usthockey13 wrote:I’d be surprised if it was Donovan. I believe he was with them for the week playing before the HS season starts tomorrow.
This makes the GR-Greenway match-up on 11/28 that much more interesting. Raiders might be favored!Usthockey13 wrote:Just say YHH post on Twitter the Blake will not return to Rapids
I totally agree, when I saw last week Blake was leading the USHL in scoring I thought he was probably gonna end up staying for all the reasons you mentioned. He obviously loved playing in GR so much he waited until the last moment to make his decision. If Hain and Stejskal had stayed then there may have been enough reason to take that last chance at playing for a ship again. Anyways, Mt. Everest has been climbed at the HS level already. Besides the players, Klatt not coming back was probably somewhat of a factor as well. They are in good hands with Marinucci, but it sure was fun having Klatt the last two seasons. He was so much fun to listen to being interview pre and post game and the handful of times he was on KFAN.karl(east) wrote:Seems like I can always count on there being a November surprise in the early departure category when I got about making preseason rankings. There were a few hints leading up to this one, but this year is certainly no exception.
For a HS fan it's sad to see Blake go, but he's already achieved an awful lot at the high school level. And coming back as a star senior and having other D-I or potential D-I players as linemates is one thing, but coming back to this Rapids team when Hain and Stejskal had already made their way to the exits is another. I thought he did a pretty good job of working with his teammates in the summer tourneys, all things considered, but there were bound to be some moments of real frustration this year. Ah well. That does probably simplify things in 7AA some, barring some heroics from Gabe Holum. Tough offseason for Rapids, but I suppose they'll always have this past March.
Agree with your statements DJ. Think if Klatt had stuck around all three would be playing HS hockey.TheHockeyDJ wrote:I totally agree, when I saw last week Blake was leading the USHL in scoring I thought he was probably gonna end up staying for all the reasons you mentioned. He obviously loved playing in GR so much he waited until the last moment to make his decision. If Hain and Stejskal had stayed then there may have been enough reason to take that last chance at playing for a ship again. Anyways, Mt. Everest has been climbed at the HS level already. Besides the players, Klatt not coming back was probably somewhat of a factor as well. They are in good hands with Marinucci, but it sure was fun having Klatt the last two seasons. He was so much fun to listen to being interview pre and post game and the handful of times he was on KFAN.karl(east) wrote:Seems like I can always count on there being a November surprise in the early departure category when I got about making preseason rankings. There were a few hints leading up to this one, but this year is certainly no exception.
For a HS fan it's sad to see Blake go, but he's already achieved an awful lot at the high school level. And coming back as a star senior and having other D-I or potential D-I players as linemates is one thing, but coming back to this Rapids team when Hain and Stejskal had already made their way to the exits is another. I thought he did a pretty good job of working with his teammates in the summer tourneys, all things considered, but there were bound to be some moments of real frustration this year. Ah well. That does probably simplify things in 7AA some, barring some heroics from Gabe Holum. Tough offseason for Rapids, but I suppose they'll always have this past March.