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In that case hopefully he is ineligible because he needs to play pro ASAP at his age.

1991-borns normally graduate in 2013 (4 year program) - it's 2015 now.

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in case people were wondering exactly how much McNally mattered to Harvard. before he was injured the team was 11-1-2. since he's been injured (including the game he was injured in, and the one game he came back and got re-injured in) the team has gone 2-7-0. they were ranked 4th nationally, and has slid down 2 slots to 6th with no signs of turning it around.

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MOST ALARMING NUGGET

Patrick McNally ripped up his knee in January, tearing both his ACL and MCL. The 2010 Canucks draft pick was finishing his final year at Harvard when he injured the knee.

Tough to picture him playing next year at this point.

Wow that's brutal. Some seriously bad news after what seemed to be a great bounce back year.

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we never knew the extent of his injury, but i have a hard time believing he won't be back next season. he still has another potential year at harvard (ncaa still hasn't made a decision on it i guess). If it's bad enough that he gets surgery he'll be back in a couple months. it makes no sense to say that it's doubtful he'll play hockey next year.


ACL or MCL Surgery Recovery

After ACL or MCL surgery, you will likely use crutches and a knee immobilizer for a few weeks. Full ACL or MCL recovery might take a few weeks to a few months. Physical therapy or rehabilitation exercises might be part of your recovery after surgery.

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well he was born in december of 1991, so he'd already be behind by 1 year. then he started university one year late, so technically he should have graduated this year. he's only behind by a year.

I was aware and always puzzled at why McNally was behind in entering college in comparison to his age group (1991-borns). Having a late birthday (Dec 1991) is a big advantage for players opting to go the NCAA route imo because it allows them to show their stuff at the college level to raise their draft stock

For example, Thatcher Demko is a Dec 1995, so he went to college with his age group (1995-borns) but was eligible for draft for the year after (with the 1996s) - that gave Demko a full year of NCAA exposure before his draft

Had McNally gone to college on time and played a full year at Harvard before entering the draft, his draft stock probably would have been higher and McNally would not have been available where we picked. My only guess as for why he was behind on his schooling is that his parents might have put him into elementary school a year behind

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Very disappointing that he is out for the season. That's a real blow to his chances of gaining an NHL contract.

Hopefully the NCAA allows him to play his "senior" year at Harvard next year and he rips it up (not his knee, but the scoresheet)

Still though.. he'll be a 24/25 year old with no pro experience.. tough to see a future in the NHL for him.

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we never knew the extent of his injury, but i have a hard time believing he won't be back next season. he still has another potential year at harvard (ncaa still hasn't made a decision on it i guess). If it's bad enough that he gets surgery he'll be back in a couple months. it makes no sense to say that it's doubtful he'll play hockey next year.

Well he tore both and it really depends on the severity of the tears, but I think for a higher level athlete it's at the very least 4 months and typically in the 6-8 month range for a full tear. However that still would allow him to play most of next year.

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I was aware and always puzzled at why McNally was behind in entering college in comparison to his age group (1991-borns). Having a late birthday (Dec 1991) is a big advantage for players opting to go the NCAA route imo because it allows them to show their stuff at the college level to raise their draft stock

For example, Thatcher Demko is a Dec 1995, so he went to college with his age group (1995-borns) but was eligible for draft for the year after (with the 1996s) - that gave Demko a full year of NCAA exposure before his draft

Had McNally gone to college on time and played a full year at Harvard before entering the draft, his draft stock probably would have been higher and McNally would not have been available where we picked. My only guess as for why he was behind on his schooling is that his parents might have put him into elementary school a year behind

some school districts require kids to be a certain age before the school year begins, instead of just being born in a specific year. odds are this is what happened, and then he may have been held back a year at some point too (either academically or due to missed school days. one kid in our school kept getting tonsillitis and then had his tonsils out and as a result he missed too much school and was held back as a result). we'll probably never know why he was held back.

with this injury, i can't see the NCAA rejecting his application for another season in the NCAA, so he should get another season. hopefully this injury doesn't permanently set him back.

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Well he tore both and it really depends on the severity of the tears, but I think for a higher level athlete it's at the very least 4 months and typically in the 6-8 month range for a full tear. However that still would allow him to play most of next year.

even at 6-8 months, he tore it in january, that puts him recovered at July - september, and harvard doesn't even play any games until the last week of october/beginning of November. there is no reason to even suggest he won't play next year because of the injury. The only reason would be if the ncaa refuses to let him play and he chooses to not go pro. I highly doubt the canucks wouldn't even use a comets contract on him. he has a lot of potential and if he can make the transition he could be amazing.

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even at 6-8 months, he tore it in january, that puts him recovered at July - september, and harvard doesn't even play any games until the last week of october/beginning of November. there is no reason to even suggest he won't play next year because of the injury. The only reason would be if the ncaa refuses to let him play and he chooses to not go pro. I highly doubt the canucks wouldn't even use a comets contract on him. he has a lot of potential and if he can make the transition he could be amazing.

Yea I agree, not sure how Botch came to that conclusion. I still think he might start the season a bit late, given that 6 months is usually the bare minimum for a full tear and there's no word if he's even had his procedure yet. But, there is no reason to think that he won't be back on the ice before the end of the calendar year. Just hope that he heals 100% as those types of injuries can be career ending for some athletes

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even at 6-8 months, he tore it in january, that puts him recovered at July - september, and harvard doesn't even play any games until the last week of october/beginning of November. there is no reason to even suggest he won't play next year because of the injury. The only reason would be if the ncaa refuses to let him play and he chooses to not go pro. I highly doubt the canucks wouldn't even use a comets contract on him. he has a lot of potential and if he can make the transition he could be amazing.

Him, Hutton, Subban, Corrado, Tryamkin, Forsling, etc. This team could have a bombshell of a young defense.

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Yea I agree, not sure how Botch came to that conclusion. I still think he might start the season a bit late, given that 6 months is usually the bare minimum for a full tear and there's no word if he's even had his procedure yet. But, there is no reason to think that he won't be back on the ice before the end of the calendar year. Just hope that he heals 100% as those types of injuries can be career ending for some athletes

sometimes botch goes to the sensationalized side of the spectrum to cause more concern than something warrants.

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I had pretty much the exact same injury and it's not looking good the minimum recover time is about six months and for the first three months the leg is pretty much toast, I lost so much muscle in the leg in those three months. My knee was never really the same. It matters the extent in which he tore them but I wouldn't keep my hopes up of him making the NHL he might play hockey next year but he won't be the same. Sad stuff to see!

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