>It did say, in short, that Israel, who's just finished his sophomore
>season, signed a four year deal with the Flyers.  (Actually, there was
>confliciting info in the article.  One Flyer person said the deal was
>inked, but Israel's agent said it was going to be signed before this wek
>was through.)
 
Interesting.  Neil Little and Aaron Israel compete for ice time at Hershey.
That's the same situation as last year when Clarkson's Chris Rogles and
Vermont's (Christian?) Souci were signed by Chicago and played this season
at Indianapolis.  It looks like Rogles had the better season, but Bri's off
the list now so I can't confirm.
 
>Israel said that many of his friends though his move was "stupid" and t
>was VERY clear from quotes from Harvard coach Ron Tomasonni that he wa
>not at all happy with Israel's move....
 
I'm sure that Tomasonni was not happy faced with the prospect of recruiting
another goaltender at this late date, and probably breaking up the goalie
rotation.  I'm not so sure this is a bad move for Israel;  Israel was THE
MAN this year, and and additional year or two at Harvard might only diminish
his image.  He'll need seasoning, but virtually all collegiate goalies have
to do time in the minors before they make the big show.
 
This may be just the thing that Tripp Tracy needs though.  After an outstanding
freshman year, Tracy fell off somewhat last season.  Assuming he becomes the #1
goaltender, this gives Tracy the change to show his stuff, and learn to play
consistently.  He'll have to work a little harder too with all those great d's,
like McCann and Body graduating.
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