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So on what basis does McNally get an "F" rating on HF? Their projection:

well, it's HF, so the one fan guy that put the rating up just doesn't like him i guess.

seriously, HF is the worst.

I suppose him being drafted out of a relatively unknown prep league, being a year older than the other players in his grade, and his little academic mishap gave them a lack of confidence. plus the 2 years bookending the scandal he wasn't performing up to his first (and most recent) year, but that's understandable, considering the scandal was dangling over his head and fresh in his mind and whatnot. after this season i'd be surprised if they don't make an adjustment to that.

HF slept on the Baertschi trade so... (apparently he's not a prospect)

We all talk about how horrible HF is for rating and covering this team's prospects. Maybe somebody should do something about it? (Please don't suggest me because I have zero time).

HF's writer position for covering the Canucks prospects appears to remain vacant and has been for several months now. I'd love to have one of CDC's more knowledgeable posters take over the job. It would be great to finally see someone redo those ratings and write some much needed updates for the players in our system.

If anyone's interested, here's the link where you can apply: http://www.hockeysfuture.com/writersneeded/

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We all talk about how horrible HF is for rating and covering this team's prospects. Maybe somebody should do something about it? (Please don't suggest me because I have zero time).

HF's writer position for covering the Canucks prospects appears to remain vacant and has been for several months now. I'd love to have one of CDC's more knowledgeable posters take over the job. It would be great to finally see someone redo those ratings and write some much needed updates for the players in our system.

If anyone's interested, here's the link where you can apply: http://www.hockeysfuture.com/writersneeded/

If i was in college, single, or without children I'd probably apply, however I am not someone who has a long or short-term goal of pursuing a writing career, or a current journalism student. I also don't have the free time available to follow a writing schedule. Maybe someone else does, but that someone is not me.

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We all talk about how horrible HF is for rating and covering this team's prospects. Maybe somebody should do something about it? (Please don't suggest me because I have zero time).

HF's writer position for covering the Canucks prospects appears to remain vacant and has been for several months now. I'd love to have one of CDC's more knowledgeable posters take over the job. It would be great to finally see someone redo those ratings and write some much needed updates for the players in our system.

If anyone's interested, here's the link where you can apply: http://www.hockeysfuture.com/writersneeded/

Snyper7 : :D

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Well the road to the NCAA championship will go through the #1 seed for Harvard. They are in the same region as The #1 ranked team in Minnesota state Mankato. if they both win their first game they will face off in the regional final.

Harvards fist game is against Omaha on Saturday at 4:30 PM on ESPN3...

A channel i don't have on TV, but apparently i can stream?

edit: yup, i can even stream to my phone... nice

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If i was in college, single, or without children I'd probably apply, however I am not someone who has a long or short-term goal of pursuing a writing career, or a current journalism student. I also don't have the free time available to follow a writing schedule. Maybe someone else does, but that someone is not me.

I could see having the time to clean up the rankings a bit at a time, but not the writing schedule. I'd nominate squeak if he can double duty with the other writing he does.

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I would assume that is a 'pre-requisite' - no bashing of the site.

you could always claim that it's because the position you are applying for has been vacant for so long that the people forced to write about the canucks with no knowledge of the teams prospects has injured the site rep with that fanbase, of which you are a part of.

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you could always claim that it's because the position you are applying for has been vacant for so long that the people forced to write about the canucks with no knowledge of the teams prospects has injured the site rep with that fanbase, of which you are a part of.

I also like my slight amount of anonymity on here haha.

But I digress - McNally woo!

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Found this detailed (but long) article about McNally today.

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/3/20/harvard-hockey-patrick-mcnally-return/?page=single

Pretty in depth about his injury before the playoffs and how he came back and was crucial in his team's comeback.

awesome article! clears up so much. for those who don't want to click and read, here's the best snippets:

But on Jan. 23 in Ithaca, McNally’s—and the Crimson’s—season changed forever. Less than six minutes into Harvard’s rivalry game at Lynah Rink, McNally’s left skate caught the stick of a Cornell forward behind the play near the Harvard goal. McNally vainly tried to support himself on his right leg, which crumpled underneath him.

Later that week, McNally learned that he would miss the remainder of the regular season.

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With McNally sidelined, Harvard’s performance sagged. The Crimson struggled with other injuries, yet no absence was felt greater than McNally’s. The team’s ability to possess the puck and break out of its zone declined dramatically, and Harvard lacked a consistent scoring threat from the point.

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“Our team definitely feeds off his confidence, his character, and his talent,” Donato said in a pre-Lake Placid teleconference Monday. “So getting Pat back, even in a limited health situation, is still a huge bonus to our team.”

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Early in the 2012-2013 season, McNally and three other players withdrew from the College. While his peers were young enough to play on junior hockey teams during their lost year, McNally had to find another means to stay sharp. He took a job at a construction management firm in Quincy, Mass., and he worked out at a local sports performance center.

Through a difficult year in which local and national media speculated on the nature of his withdrawal, McNally remained his positive self and packed on muscle. When Delia saw Pat for the first time that summer, she noticed that he must have been “working out like crazy.”

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McNally, an academic junior, does not yet know whether he will be eligible to play during his fifth year at Harvard. He will know by the end of this academic year. In the meantime, he’s savoring every shift.

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Ten minutes after Vesey’s goal, McNally lumbers over from the visitors’ locker room to speak with the press. Something is off. It’s not the huge bandage on his forehead. Everybody saw McNally’s helmet cut into his forehead after sustaining an illegal hit from behind that sent him into the backboards late in the first overtime period.

No, what is unusual is his attire. Most players dress out of their game equipment before engaging with media. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound McNally is still in his skates and leg pads, towering over the reporters.

Perhaps he is just too caught up in the moment to change. Perhaps he wants to protect his knee from prying eyes.

“Some people were saying you were playing with one leg out there,” a reporter says. “Incredibly effective with one leg.”

“I wouldn’t say one leg,” McNally laughs. “I mean, maybe one a little bit stronger leg….”

The questions continue. Did he ever doubt that he would be able to come back?

“To be honest, I had no idea…. The doctors said at best a certain time, at worst a certain time. There was never really a conclusive date….”

How close was the quarterfinal to that “at best” estimate?

McNally grins and settles on an answer that is both cryptic and matter-of-fact.

“Uhh, this weekend we were playing Yale in the second round. Even if it wasn’t the best time, there was no way I wasn’t going to try and play. So that’s pretty much the answer for that one.”

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“He’s always been the kid to put the team first and always wants to play for his team over the individual goals and stuff,” Delia says. “So I knew he was going to do whatever he could to get back in the game as quickly as possible.”

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“Patrick has a stubborn streak to him that serves him well,” Cannata says. “And in this case, I know that there are some quality people around him who advised him that this was probably not a smart thing to do, and quite frankly, it probably wasn’t.”

That’s not to say that Cannata thinks that McNally shouldn’t have returned.

“If you’re going to do things at a high level, you have to have a different way of thinking,” Cannata says. “Whatever domain you’re in…to be that successful in your particular domain, you have to think differently than 99.99 percent of the rest of the people.”

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“To come from not playing...to then playing three games in three nights, to then getting the game-tying goal late in the third period and getting the assist on the game-winner in double overtime, it’s almost a script,” Cannata says. “People don’t realize the qualities of these kids who do those things. Let’s just say they don’t grow on trees, my friend.”

Donato is the harvard coach, Delia is his sister, and Cannata is his coach from milton.

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