Siren R. Chudgar writes:
>
> On Wed, 6 Dec 1995, John Edwards wrote:
>
> > And, I heard that Clarkson's 16-year-old, Gregori Baumgartner, had left
> > the team and is now playing with the Gatineau (Que.) Intrepide Midget AAA
> > club. Is there any truth to this?
>
> And Arthur Berman wrote:
> >Baumgartner, I believe, played against BU on [US] Thanksgiving weekend.
>
> The word on the campus streets is that our 16 year old Gregor Baumgartner
> has indeed left the team for what is being cited as a variety of reasons.
 
What I had heard (and what Siren alluded to) was that he was unhappy with his
ice time.
 
> I could begin by saying that first off he is only 16 years old and only been
> in Canada for a year or two.  Going to college is tough for a 16 year old
> regardless of how well you do on the SAT's(heard he broke 1250).
 
I know that situation extremely well (I started University at 16, though in
hockey terms I was a 17-year-old). It is a tough adjustment to make, and I
can't imagine getting used to everything and having to balance hockey on
top of that.
 
The fact that he had only been in Canada since the fall of 94 makes it
even tougher, because I'd bet his command of English wasn't perfect yet.
 
> at Clarkson and has applied for Canadian citizenship.  Either way he cannot
> return to play college hockey ever again, and will undoubtedly look to get
> a minor league contract as soon as possible.
 
I assume that you mean he can't play College Hockey in the "no coach would
have him" sense. He hasn't done anything to legally toast his eligibility
that I can see.
 
But you're right, he's almost certainly played his last college game. I doubt
Mark Morris would want him back, and he's not the kind of kid to sit out a
year.
 
He will only be a 17-year-old next year, and he will likely play Major
Junior, I would think. He'll be in the CHL's European draft next summer,
and there was a chance that even if he had stayed at Clarkson, he would
have gone Major this season.
 
[Note: This assumes that Baumgartner has left Clarkson, and until we see
either the Gatineau Intrepide with him in the lineup, or Clarkson with him
off the roster, we won't know for sure.]
 
See you later,
John
 
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