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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