A very good question. I have a feeling, as often is the case in situations
like this, there is A LOT more going on than what we know about ...

--- Deron Treadwell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> So, the question is, if he can't get into UNH how can he get into
> Maine?  I realize each school has its own admission guidelines, but at
> two STATE schools in New England where hockey is a big sport, I have to
> wonder how he (or Maine) makes this happen.
>
> -Deron
>
>
> --- William <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > This story just recently appeared on the us hockey report ....
> >
> > The Next Stop for Keith Yandle
> >
> >
> > Cushing defenseman Keith Yandle, who has struggled
> > academically for a long time, has been denied
> > admittance to the University of New Hampshire for this
> > fall. The admissions department reportedly felt the
> > big defenseman would be unable to handle the
> > coursework. At any rate, there are three scenarios now
> > open to Yandle.
> >
> >
> > 1. Head to another NCAA school. In that scenario, it
> > appears Maine, where his friend Billy Ryan plays, has
> > him locked up, though Northeastern’s new head coach
> > Greg Cronin is making a big push as well.
> >
> > (Note: It’s a rare school that has scholarship money
> > floating around at this time of year.
> >
> > Maine is one that does, though, as freshman forward
> > Tim Maxwell is transferring to Bowling Green; junior
> > defenseman Jeff Mushaluk is graduating early and will
> > be going for his master’s starting in the fall; and
> > sophomore defenseman Tom Zabkowicz is academically
> > ineligible.)
> >
> >  2. The Moncton Wildcats have reportedly just acquired
> > – or are about to acquire -- Yandle’s QMJHL rights in
> > a trade with Gatineau. Moncton, which already has Adam
> > Pineault and will soon have Yandle’s Cushing teammate
> > Chris Bourque on their roster, will be hosting next
> > spring’s Memorial Cup. Coach/GM Ted Nolan and
> > deep-pocketed owner Robert K. Irving are likely to
> > make a big push for Yandle.
> >
> >  3. There’s a slight chance Yandle could go to the USHL
> > (Omaha owns his rights) or to the Boston Junior Bruins
> > (EJHL) and reapply to UNH for the fall of ’06. That’s
> > what UNH would like, but nobody really sees that
> > happening.
> >
> > Yandle’s academic problems stem from neglect over a
> > long period of time. Over the past year he’s made an
> > effort to accelerate, but was unable to pull it off
> > and get into UNH, where he had hoped to be able to
> > play with his brother, Brian, on the Wildcats
> > blueline.
> >
> >  The most likely scenario now has Yandle heading for
> > Orono. Presuming he gets there, how long will he stay?
> > With Moncton lurking around, cash in hand, that’s the
> > big question.
> >
> >
> > --- Jon Eggert <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > >  Anybody heard this rumor, saw it on USCHO via
> > > http://clik.to/Midgetdboard
> > >
> > > We Need D so bring him on,
> > > BTW he is younger brother of Yandle at UNH
> > >
> > > Jon
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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